Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-15


way Company for $4,000 brought by
Antonio Gulientz, laborer.
The petition of Ohas. w. Morse.
former 'ice king'' for review Of the
judgement OF fifteen years imprisonment
imposed by the Circuit Courf Of Appeals
for the Second Circuit upon him for
completely 10 the alleged NreckiDg Of the
National Bank of North America, Was
today presented to the Supreme Court
by Martin w. Littleton. The grounds
upon which the highest court Is asked to
review the case are: First, that the
sentence of Is years is excessive and
imposed 10 excess OF the courts author.
ity, also because Of errors alleged in the
charging Of the jury on matters not
covered In the indictment.
10 preliminary statement furnished
for the afternoon press, James B. Rsy-
nolds, formerly assistant secretary Of the
treasury, and now member OF the new
tariff board1 today entered broId gen.
eral denial OF the charges and innueu-
does made by Richard Psrr, chief of the
weishers' division OF the New York Gus
toms hopse, 20 the effect that he, ReY-
nolds, bad DISTRACTED the prosecution of
the sugar trust 10 various ways and had
maintained to close relations with off,
Gers OF the trust.
One of the assistant postmaster gen.
eralships will go to E. O. Duncan, a
prominent republican of North Carolina,
according to q decision reached today By
President Taft and Postmaster General
Hitchcock.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States today pronounced the following
sentences for contempt of court 10 the
case of the men charged with conspiracy
IN The lynchiDg of the negro Ed john
son on March 10, 1906, at Chattanooga,
Tenn, while the prisoner was under
stay Of execution granted by the So
preme Court: Sheriff James F. Ship,
80 days imprisonment; Deputy Sheriff
jeremiah Gibson, so days; Luther Viii.
lIsms, 90 days; Nick Nolan, 80 days,
henry Padget9 go days; William
Msyse, 60 days. All of the defend
ants we're 10 court when sentence was
pronounced, having arrived this morn
ing 10 charge OF deputy msrshslS.
The Jail In the District Of Columbia has
been designated as the place of con6ne-
ment. Attorney Chsmlee, representing
Williams arose and bowed to the court,
after sentence had been pronounced.
IL desire, If 1t please the court" he
said, "to ask, in view of the health Of
nov client that another place OF con6ne-
ment be designated. Washington is in
cold climate, and Williams is In poor
health. l desire to ask the court to
designate the peniteutiary at Atlanta"
owe will consider the matter further"
concluded Chief Justice Fuller. Later
| Marshal Wright led the men from the
room into bis Office, On May "a 1909,
Shipp, Gibson, Williams, Nolan, Pad
gett and Msyse we're found guilty of
contempt BY the Supreme Court In
divided opinion. Chief Justice Fnller,
Justices Harlan, Brewer, Holmes and
Day holding sfirmatively and Justices
Peckham, White and McKenns dissent
Jog on the ground Of failure of the
evidences to subslantisle conspiracy.
On November l the court denied
the petition for new trial and ordered
the defendants brought to the bar for
sentence on November Is. The request
of the defendants that they should be
confined at Atlantis was denied without
prejodice by the court but with the
proviso that the place Of imprisonment
might be changed later il necessary.
The Roosevelt official regime is fast
fading from the government payroll,
Removals, deaths snd designations are
cleaning out the isvorties of the last sd-
miDistrstion so rapidly that by the time
Mr. Roosevelt returns from Africa next
spring be will have the greatest difficulty
10 recognizing suy single Office by
glance at its personnel. Here is partial
list of the Offices President Taft will I'll
within the next few weeks: One justice.
ship of the U. S. Supreme Court, three
United States ambassadors, at Great
Britain, France and Austria Hungary /;
two assistant postmaster generalships;
two commissionerships of the District Of
Columbia; one governorship OF terri
tory; one interstate commerce commits
sioDership; two assistant secretaryships
one 10 the treasury and the other in
the Department OF Commerce and Labor,
and a number OF minor positions.
The first formal step toward what
promises to be new epoch 10 the rela-
lions OF the United States with the near
Esst was taken todsy 10 the reception Of
the Turkish ENJOYS, Zla Pashs and Az
Bey by Secretary Of State KnOx and
President Taft. The ostensible purpose
of the mission vas to announce officially
the accession of the new sultan to the
throne, but their visit is of far greater
importance 10 the possible results. 1t is
probable that the United States will be
one of the foremost friends OF the new
Turkey and 1t is likely that the United
States will have much to do with the
commercial development OF the new
Turkey. The two ENJOYS will dine st
the White House tonight. Tomorrow
they will visit Washington's tomb at
Mount Vernon and will see q cavalry
drill at Fort Myer.
Either today or tomorrow the corO-
mere jury which will investigate the
circumstances of the tragic death Satur-
day Of Archer Christian, half back Of
the Virginia football team IN the game
with Georgetown here, will begin its
probe and undertake to fix the blame.
Meanwhile the shock of the tragedy is
still felt here, while ct Richmond, the
home Of the dead player, there is uni