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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
THAW WILL GO
TO MATTEAWAN
COURT SIGNS REC0MMITMENT
FOR SLAYER OF WHITE
M other of Murderer viii Continue to
Fight for Sons ReIease-Dls-
poses of Property to
Secure Costs
!Ry Associated Press.l

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-
Harry X. Thaw will go back to Mat
teawan Wednesday. August 18
Justice Mills today signed the formal
order recommitting him to the asylum
on that date.
He said he allowed Thaw to stay five
days more in the White Plains Jail on
the plea of his mother
The Justices recommendation that
Thaw be granted the privileges he en-
joyed during the first three months at
the institution was made mandatory
and a part of the order.
Proof that Mrs. WilElm Thaw is not
done fighting for her son was given
yesterday, when she disposed of a
portion of the front lawn of famous
Lyndhurst to w. w. Wilcox, the con-
sideration being cash and approx
mately 100000. The property is 250
by 900 feet and is one of the most val
liable tracts in the residence part of
Pittsburg.
Some time as Mrs. Thaw's agent
was instructed ! } seek for purchaser
for half of her property in case of sud
den call. 1t was understood the call
would not be made if Harry K. Thaw
were liberated from Matteawan. Be
fore noon yesterday there came orders
to close the deal, and Mr.. WILCOX, who
is a steel king. took up the property.
1t was but recently that Mrs. Thaw
borrowed 100000 on Lyndhurst
At the time the orders came to sell
the property work was stopped on the
interior of the Thaw home, which was
being fitted up for the reception of
Harry At noon the workmen were all
dismissed.
The order for Thaw's recommitment,
brought to Justice Mills chambers here
today by Deputy Attorney General
Amos Fl. Stephens, provided for send
ing Thaw back to Matteawan forth
with"
The state authorities had planned to
take him there this afternoon. When
the order was submitted to the justice
Charles Morschauser, Thaw's attorney,
asked that his clients transfer be de-
layed for few days, Justice Mills
granted the request
Mrs. Thaw wants time to arrange
for a residence at Matteawan so that
she can occupy it as soon as her son
returns" said Mr.. Morschauser.
Thaw's complaint that his original
commitment to MatteaWan was Illegal
will be argued before the state court
of appeals during the week of Octo-
ber 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
PRISONER ENDS
HIS LIFE IN CELL
SUICIDE is ATTRIBUTED TO
DEATH PACT
Following Demise of Former Cellmat'
by His Own Hand, Man Accused
of Murder Swings from
Bars
[By Associated Press.l

OAKLAND, Aug. 13.-With a ban
dana handkerchief around his neck and
surgeons bandages for a rope, August
Coussens, being held at the county Jail
awaiting trial for murder, committed
suicide early this morning by hanging
himself to the door of his cell.
Mark Manchester, the art connois-
seur, who killed himself in his Berkeley
home yesterday, was a cellmate of Cous-
sens the night Manchester spent as q
prisoner at the county Jail on a serious
charge of which he was later eX-
onerated.
1t is believed the two men formed a
suicide compact, and that Coussens'
self-destruction was his fulfillment Of
this agreement.
Another reason for Coussens' suicide
is suggested by the fact that he took a
great liking to Manchester during the
few hours they were together, and
when he read of the Berkeley mans
suicide last night it affected him so
much as to suggest a similar termina-
tion of his own life.
Coussens shot and killed Harry B.
Shattuck, a cook, on the morning of
May in the formers lunch room at
Sixth and Washington streets. The
murder was prompted by Coussens'
jealousy of his wife, of whose affeC-
tions he thought Shattuck had robbed
him
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
LOCAL

Councilman Dromgold tries to ignore harbor
commission by naming city engineer TO pre-
pare map.
inhaling gas.
Deserted husband beaten 'by rival. who sur
renders to police and is fined Immediately.
Captain Dixon reveals that records of houses
of i'll fame were kept by police
San Pedro citizens continue to rejoice over
consolidation election
Civic bodies adopt report of special COM
mittee which suggests employment of engineers
to watch highway work.
Keys of the city are presented to delegates
to pharmaceutical convention.
Budget shows lowest tax rate in Los Angeles
history; property owners must pay highest
percentage
Motor cars NAV be used for collection of
mail in Los Angeles.
Orange king at Christian church conYen-
tion starts fund to train young men for min
istry.
Council asks for bids on city hall property.
Parliamentary practice in council defeats
plan for public utilities commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT
OF STRIKE ARE STRONG
Believed Chicago Street Car Employees
Will Accept Terms Which Have
Been offered Them

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Hopes for a
peaceful settlement of the street car
controversy were brighter today as the
result of the offer made yesterday by
John M. Roach of the Chicago Rail
ways company to the employees of that
organization, and it was expected that
before tomorrow night further progress
would not be necessary toward a final
solution of the difficulty.
The offer of Mr.. Roach, which gives
all present trainmen an advance of 1
cent an hour in wages and graduates
upward to a maximum scale of 80 cents
an hour at the expiration of two years,
and which was practically accepted by
President Quinlan of the north and
west side street car union is expected
to be duplicated by President Mitten Of
the south side lines at a conference
held today with the leaders of the
south side union.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
New Note SUBMITTED to Greece

ATHENS, Aug 13.-The Turkish
minister today submitted a new note
to Greece concerning the dispute be-
tween the two countries over Crete.
The note says that Greece's reply to
Turkeys first note is unsatisfactory
and asks again for a formal declara-
tion by Greece that that country en-
tertains no ambition with RECORD to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
PropOse to Bond the County

MERGED, Aug. 13.-The county SUI
pervisors called a special election to-
day for September 49, when a pro-
posal to bond the county for $745,000
for highway Improvement will be laid
before the voters. The proposal con-
templates the Improvement of 242 miles
of road and the expenditure of $500, 900
for bridges and culverts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
Iudnment Default Entered

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13.-Default
judgment against the Fulton Iron
Works company was entered today in
favor of the heirs of the late Richard
Chandler, who sought tc recover loans
of S76, 302 The court ordered the sale oi
various properties, including interests
in the steamers Grace Dollar Fulton
Newburgh and Hueneme, which were
offered as securities. No defense was
made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
Is EIeoted Commander

MANILA, Aug. 13.-Major Hartigan
was elected commander of the Philip
pine department of the United Span
ish War vetrans, at the annual con-
vention held today. The American res
sidents of the islands observed the
eleventh anniversary of the fall of
Manila with an enthusiastic celebra-
tion, marked by orations, theatrical
performances and bean feast for the
veterans
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
Ministerial Crisis Possible

MADRID, Aug. 13.-The Heraldo
says a ministerial crisis is possible be-
cause of the strained relations between
the minister of the interior and the
minister of war, who, during the re-
cent disorders at Barcelona. issued
instructions diametrically opposed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
TAFT DEPOSES
ROUGH RIDER
NEW ARIZONA u. S. MARSHAL
is APPOINTED
RooseVeIt's AppoIntee, 3. F. Daniels
viii Be Succeeded by Charles A.
overlock-Presdent Visited
by Woman in White

o BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 13.-At an
% extended conference tonight with Sec
% retary Nagel of the department of COM
% merce and labor, Postmaster General :
81 Hitchcock and l.. Dana Durand. d.
@ rector of the census, President Taft
@ approved the appointment of thirty
% three supervisors of the thirteenth CEN
@ sus. There has been marked discOn-
g tent among some southern Republicans
@ over the presidents decision to divide
o the census patronage in the "solid (
<S SOUTH
g Col Cecil Lyon, Republican national (
g committeeman, came all the way from
O. Texas to tell the president that he
6. would rather have the state put In
8 charge of one supeTvisor--a good Re
% publican, of cOurse-than to have d.
% vided the congressional districts with
% the Democrats. V
8 The states where supervisors are
o divided equally between the two par 4
% ties are Virginia, South Carolina, GeOr-
o gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Ar
% kansas, Louisiana and Texas. Director
@ Durand said he hoped to have the su-
8 .pervisors actively at work by the mid
{. die of October.
s>6EDss>SSs>Sc5 o.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Presi-
dent Taft today appointed Charles A.
Overlook of Arizona as United States
marshal for that territory, with head
quarters at Tucson. The retirement of
B. f. Daniels, who has served as mar
shall during the last four years. marks
the passing from office of another of
former President Roosevelts Rough
Riders.
President Taft did not allow the
prospect of business this afternoon to
interfere with his usual morning game
of golf
While Secretary Nagel of the de-
partment of commerce and labor,
Postmaster General Hitchcock and E..
Dana Durand, director of the census,
were hurrying toward Beverly to take
UP with the chief magistrate the details
of the appointment of more than 300
census supervisors in every state and
territory of the Union, the president
motoFed away to the links of the Essex
Country club to take up the cudgels
again against Gen. Adelbert Ames and
w. j. Boardman of Washington.
With the president went John Hays
Hammond, his partner in the four
some. At the beginning of today's
match the score of games stood 2 to 0
in favor of Ames and Boardman.
Because of the attempt in Beverly
to make a mystery of the visits of a
mysterious woman in white" to the
executive offices, it was announced to-
day that the visitor was Mrs. W.
Harry Schmick of Ohio, whose hus-
band, a former bank teller, is serving
a term In Leavenworth prison. Mrs.
Schmick is seeking a pardon for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity; Fair
Saturday, overcast In the morning;
light north wind, changing to south.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 7s
degrees; minimum, SIS degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
EASTERN

Former minister to China. of de-
partner to assume position of ambassador to
Russia, urges commercial invasion OF orient.
Grand jury at New York probes into con-
dltions of loan of $4,000 made on Heinze cop
per properties.
Men at work in mills at McKees Rocks,
Pa, quit positions when they learn 400 strike
breakers are on the ground.
Hopes for amicable settlement in controversy
at Chicago between street car employees and
company are believed stronger.
Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont to give suffragettes
elegant headquarters at her new home in
Madison avenue, New York city
washington receives notice from PelSing Of
appointment Of successor to Minister Wu Ting
Fang.
wounding two.
Thaw will be returned to Matteawan asylum
August 49, as Justice Mills has signed formal
order recOmmitting slayer Of White to insti-
tuition.
Assistant commissioner of general land office
at Washington denies any filings ON power
sites in Montana have been made during Sec
retary Ballinger's administration.
National encampment of G.. A. r. at Salt
Lake City is at end, after election OF officers
for ensuing year.
Discharged printer attacks employees of
newspaper office in Bisbee, killing two and
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
COAST

Mother and son are arrested at Idaho Falls
Idaho. charge OF numbering the husband
and father.
National irrigation congress at Spokane Sc
lects Pueblo, Colo, it's next meeting place.
State Realty federation in meeting at Oak
land, discusses woman's suffrage. but reso-
luton approving such measure is laid on table.
Two thousand lucky names drawn at
Coeur d'Alene Idaho for land in F1athead
Indian reservation.
President Jordan of Stanford member of
international fisheries commission, denies con-
demning traps Stands up for Burbank. n
Prisoner in Oakland jail kills himself fol-
lowing suicide of acquaintance. Death pact
suspected
Two boys steal $1,000 from cashier in bank
in Santa Clara and escape in automobile. but
are captured
While police search San Francisco and en-
virons for murderer of Spanish girl. man
shoots himself in Oakland.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14

C AN FRANCISCO, Aug 13.-After
- brutally Staying Agnes Brascesco,
~ a laundry worker "a years old, in
rooms he occupied on Post street in
this city, George Curry, motorman,
went to other apartments rented by
him in a lodging house on Twelfth
street, Oakland, and killed himself.
The murder was detected early in
the morning, and all day the police of
the bay cities united in a diligent man
hunt.
The fugitive meantime went quietly
to his Oakland rooms in the afternoon,
locked the door and turned on the gas.
Later the landlady knocked at the
door, and Curry, drawing a revolver,
sent bullet through his head.
The body of the woman, at the time
unidentified was found by conductor,
L. d. Prosser, who roomed with Curry.
The woman's throat had been cut and
her head beaten until 1t was almost
unrecognizable. Near by a bloody
baseball bat was found.
Prosser told the police he went to
the room yesterday and found note
on the door, written by Curry, saying
there was woman in the room and
for him to go away.
Body Is Discovered
He did so, but returned In the even
ing, finding the room still occupied. He
raped on the door and asked Curry
for q shirt collar, which was handed
out to him. Prosser remained away
all night, and on going to the room this
morning found 1T locked. Looking
over the transom, he saw blood on the
floor and walls, and. summoning the
landlady. Mrs. j. G. Morris, he aided
in breaking down the door, when the
dead body was discovered. In the
room was a note reading as follows:
Poor Lucille, kid. We die together.
This is warning for all men in love.
Notify j. b. Ronstbadt, 1S4 Turk
street G."
Curry had disappeared, and the po-
lice Immediately began search for him.
He had other rooms in Oakland all
though his friend Prosser did not know
this.
This afternoon the landlady notified
the police that Curry had shot him
self there.
Goes to Oakland Room
She said he returned to his room this
morning after being out all night, went
into his room and locked the door.
Early this afternoon she smelled
gas escaping and made an investiga-
tion. She traced the smell of gas to
Curry's room and knocked upon the
q pistol shot inside the room. When
the police were ~-notified they broke
down the door and found the body of
Curry.
George Curry, the dead motorman,
who was "a years old, was sent to San
Quentin from San Francisco on Febru-
airy Is, 1908, to serve ten-year sem
tence after conviction of manslaughter
for the killing of his wife, Daisy Curry,
in a lodging house at 80 Turk street.
She had left him and was shot for
refusing to again live with him. He
was released from the penitentiary on
July 16, 190S on parole, since which
time the police kept no record of his
movements.
Miss Brascesco. who is believed to
have been of Spanish. descent, was
employed at the San Francisco laun-
dry. The manager stated today that
she left there yesterday to go to lunch
and did not return.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
FOREIGN

Soldiers at scene Of strike at Fort Williams,
ontario, compel men out of work to preserve
peace.
IrouJe reported In Mexican border states
following refusal OF governor to resign.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
SAN FRANCISCO
WOMAN VICTIM
OF FATAL LOVE
SWEETHEART'S SUICIDE FOL-
LOWS MURDER
MOTORMAN SLAYS HIS FIANCEE
AFTER NIGHTS DE5AUcH
Body of Unfortunate Girl Found in the
Morning, and While Police Search
for Murderer He Stays
Himself

g SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-Agnes e
g BrascescO, cOmely young laundry {.
g worker, lies at the morgue in this city (.
% with her throat cut and head beaten {:
@ into a pulp, while George Curry, whose {:
% Jealous rage led him first to murder 6
@ then to sef destruction, Is dead in (:
@ Oakland with n revolver bullet In his {
81 heart. The girls body was found in e
81 Currys room today, and the police had {.
q hardly begun their search for the man e
@ before word of his suicide was re- &.
g celVed. e
Z. The dead girl, It Is reported, was en- {.
81 gagged to marry Frank Kennedy of San G
g. Francisco, and 1t was the discovery of g
6, this fact which led Curry to take her e
90 life. Curry was sentenced to ten years g
@ in San Quentin for having murdered {.
@ his wife In 1905, and was parOled 6
@ year ago. Since his release he has e
% been employed as mOtOrman In this g
. city. The body of the murdered girl {.
&. was found by L. ID. Prossner, Curry's g
@ room mate.
93.l.3 .I..:ys>. S.Ss><s,.<.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
CATHOLIC STATISTICS.
Directory Gives Catholic Population
Of the United St-tes as 14,235,451.

Milwaukee, Wis.-There are 1925
States, according to advance sheets
of the 1898 "Wiltzius Catholic Direc.
tory" The directory figures include
adults and chilcren.
According to the directory there
are 16,O93 Catholic priests and 1928
Catholic churches in the United
States. There are eighty ecclesiasti
cal semnaries, with 5,6S7 students
There are 213 universities and col
leges for boys and 70S academies for
girls. The directory shows 4,703 paro-
chial schools, with the number Of
children in attendance rated at l.
197,919, and 290 Catholic orphan asy.
lums in which 44,96G orphans are
cared for. Including children in paro.
chial schools, orphans in the orphan
asylums and the young persons in
the institutions for higher education
there are 1878 children being edu-
Gated in Catholic institutions.
The Catholic hierarchy of the coun.
try at present consists of the Apos.
tOlic Delegate, one Cardlnal, thirteen
Archbishops. ninety Bishops, two
Archabbots, sixteen Abbots and one
prefect Apostolic. The Catholic popu-
la,ion Of the twenty leading dioceses,
according to the latest statistics, is
as follows:
New York, 1,219,920; Chicago, l.
$4,000; Boston, $4,000; Brooklyn
10000; New Orleans, $4,000. Phila,
dclphia, $4,000, Pittsburg, 425,OOO;
S.. Louis, $4,000; Hartford, 365.OOO;
Newark, 365,0UO; Cleveland, 100000;
| Springfield 32,121; Detroit, 267.000;
| Scranton, 265,000; ST. Paul, 100000;
| Baltimore, 255,000; San Francisco
100000; Buffalo, 244,739; Milwaukee
92J.,00; Provide ace, $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
The American Husband.

The American masculine claim of
absorption in his work does not in
the least justify such a condition.
Frenchmen support their wives and
still find time to go shopping with
them too! Englishmen do likewise,
and find energy left to place their sons
in school, energy to watch keenly the
love-affairs of their daughters, unhesi-
tatingly bidding this or that man be
gone; moral courage and physical
vitality left after the days work to
be in fact, as we'll as in fancy, "the
head of the house" They have the
wisdom to leave hours for play, for
pure boyishness OF living. And all
this may be observed in the same
middle class that with US turns the
whole issue over to the wife, expect
ing Of her all wisdom. though know.
ing her sheltered youth; and all VI
tality, to run increasingly and unaided
the whole machinery of the family
No wonder our women have nerves.!
No wonder they are becoming more
and more restless Zone OF the first
evidences of strain, more and more
discontented as time passes. Mascu-
line kindness to our women is some
times so tangled up with selfishness
that there need be no surprise that
there is some confusion regarding
them,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
BOY TORTURED IN
HYPNOTIC TRANCE
While Under the Spell, lncredu.
lous Witnesses Put Pepper
in His Eyes
~ AGONY FOR HALF AN HOUR
sry Product PIT on Young Mans
tace to Test the Genuineness Of the
stypnotlst's Power Pepper Ate
Nay INTO the Tissue.

St. Louis, Mo.-While George
schneider, twenty years old, of Col
7i1syille, ILL.,. lay under the hynotic
spell of Prof. G. l.. Norwood, in
store window at Collinsville absolute
ly unable to help himself, some In
credulous witness to the exhibition
poured essense of pepper into his
eyes, nose and mouth. The youth
suffered torment for nalf an hour, not
being able to arouse himself until a
passing physician noted his suffering
and had him brought to consciousness.
When brought out Of the trance by
Norwood at the direction % DR.. J. A.
Spiegel, manager of the Opera House
in Collinsville, Schneider fought for
half an hour with four men before
being subdued, such was his torture
with the pepper burns in his nostrils
and eyes.
The fiery product, put on the young
mans face by somebody desirous of
testing the genuineness Of the hypno-
tic trance, had eaten its way into the
tissue, and when Schneider revived
he thought he was burning up. Half
a days work on the part of the doc
tor was required to restore him.
Norwood has been showing at the
Collinsville Opera House as hypno-
tist and mind reader Before going
10 Collinsville he was in st. Charles,
Mo-, where his exhibitions were con-
Quoted with his wife as the subject
for the frances. Recently Mrs. Nor
wood became i'll after one Of the ex-
hibitions, and was brought to St
Lonis for treatment at hospital.
Young Schneider was then chosen.
Norwood announced he would keep
the lad in trance over night, just to
demonstrate his power, and that
Schneider would be on view in the
window Of the Kluge hardware store.
Doctor Spiegel passed by the win
cow to see how things were progress.
1g. and Loticed IN one glance at the
Conscious lad tnat something was
5ng. Norwood was called and
ught the lad out of the trance.
This horrible crime was probably
nmitted in thoughtlessness and
IN sheer love of mischief, never.
theless tie person who was guilty OF
it should be founA cut and severely
punished. People who perpetrate
practical jokes without regard to the
consequences to thei. victims should
either be sent to the insane asylum
or punished as criminals. A joke i:
a joke, but there is no joke in cruelty
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
CHICAGO WOMEN GAMBLE
Law end Order League Scouts Find
Them Playing Cards In
Groups Of 100,

Chicago.-"Oh, we're pinched! They
are coppers!"
This shost from an excited woman
started a hurried exodus from Douglas
Pavilion Hall, Cottage Grove avenue
and Thirty-afth street, as Detectives
Frank Huse and +. y. Hanchett, of
the Chicago Law and Order League.
broke in upon more than one hundred
women preparing to sit down to card
games.
About half the crowd had departed
when Hulse said to Mrs. Richard Z.
Finn, who was in charge: I'VE don't
claim to be policemen; we are con-
uec.ed with the Law and Order
League"
We'll, what are you doing here?"
demanded Mrs. Finn. and Hulse re-
Piled: I'VE are here to see that the
law is not violated"
oh, please go away and let us
play again." and similar pleas were
made by a score of women who
formed a semi-circle around the two
detectives. We don't play poker just
tNtuaG anu blluBt NulSb lOl Nhlhds
But Hulse was obdurate. Finally,
the women got their heads together
and decided to play anyhow. And they
did
The detectives were given lot of
j.bes. You fellows would soon go
out and lose yourselves if we hand
! ed over five spots" all of which they
took gocd-naturedly. At No. SAL
Wentworth avenue they entered hall
where fifty women were playing
| whist
Don't stop the games" urged tall
| authenticated woman. 1--WE have just
as much right to play cards as the
mcn"
And l heard that the stock yards
police said they couldn't touch us for
Just playing for prizes" cried another.
They quit.
This gambling among women of all
classes here" said Arthur Burrage
Farwell, of the league, has taken
such a strong hold upon them that
they neglect their homes and families
Some of them play both afternoon
and evening, and we shall be com
PEELED to arrest some of them before
they will stop"