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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Insists That She w ill.
Make Her f light
With Crippen.
is STILL UNDER
HIS INFLUENCE
Dentist Has Further Offers of
Assistance From London, and
Replies That He Would
Appreciate Some Money.
Dew Leaves Quebec to
Escape Reporters.

Quebec, August 4.-Those mysterious
London friends OF DR.. Hawley Harvey
Crippen, who have already retained
counsel to defend him on a charge of
wife murder, proffered further assist
ance by cable to-day. Two messages
were delivered to the dentist in his
cell. The first asked II he needed
funds: the second inquired about the
rumors circulated abroad. as well as
in this country, to the effect that he
had confessed.
Crippen replied by cable that he
would appreciate some money. and he
reassured hts friends that he had made
no admission that would hurt his
case. The wording OF neither OF the
messages nor of Crippen's reply was
signed to those from London obtains
able. 1t is supposed, however. that
the letter came from Arthur Newton,
the London solicitor. who recently In
formed crippen that he had friends
who would defend him and pay for
an attorney.
1t was said that local attorney.
whose name the authorities declined
TO divulge, sent word to-day to Miss
Leneve Offering to represent her in any
legal proceedings she might care to
undertake Although this attorney
claimed he had been retained by the
girls family in England, she declined
TO accept his service.
In her answer the young typist
showed that the ifty-year-old dentist.
with the pale. pasty face and fshy eyes
still exerts a stronger influence oWeS
her than her own relatives.
She sent back word that her case
was DR.. Crippen's, and that she would
return to England to make her fight
with him. and she has let fall no
word likely TO incrinlinate the man
| for whom she cut of her beautiful ligh,
brown hair. put on boys clothing and
| fed from England.
Premier Gou!n said this afternoon
without qualification that DR.. Cripper
| has made no confession. IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
HITCHCOCK GRATIFIED
Hns Brought About s1O,OOO,OOO Reduc
tion in Postal Deficit.

Washington. b. c., August 4,-Post-
master General Hitchcock was gratified
when he returned home to-day from
Europe to learn of the fulfilment Of
his prediction Of a s1o.0oo.oOo, reduc-
tion in the yearly postal deficit. The
report of the auditor of the depart
ment showed the saving Tor the fiscal
amount Of the deficiency for the twelve
months ending June 80 was $3.50. 900.
a against $17,4s0,0oo for the preceding
fiscal year.
The savings for the year averaged
nearly $l,000.000 q month, a record
never before attained. The Postmaster
General stated that during the coming
year he hoped to make such further
reductions in the cost OF the postal
service as would wipe out entirely the
annual deficit and place the depart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Hard Fought Contest.

Memphis, Tenn, August 4,-That the
Independent judiciary ticket swept
Tennessee In to-day's election, defeat
ing the candidates for whom Governor
Malcolm r. Patterson stumped the
State, is indicated by the returns re-
ceived tonight,
Scattering returns from many parts
OF this State showed that the Repuh-
licans voted in force for the independ-
ents In the mountain regions. The
big Middle Tennessee counties did not
poll the votes expected by the Regu-
lars, and in West Tennessee the inde-
pendents appear 70 have held their own.
The count is slow and no final figures
are available.
The vote is said to he one OF the larg-
est ever recorded in the State. In
addition to the election OF u Supreme
Court and a court of appeals. judges
of inferior courts We're chosen ana
congressional primaries in four dis
4 Continued on seventh 1aSe.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
W|CKHAM ST|RS
CAPTAIN LAMB TO
WARM ANSWER.
Declares Congressman
Will Soon Be Good
Republican.
INQUIRIES IF HE
VOTED FOR BRYAN
Captain Lamb Fails to Reply to
This Question, but Earnestly
Defends Vote for Rate on
Lum b er-says High
Prices Are Not Due
to Tariff.
Points Made
in Joint Debate

"N1y distinguished opponent has
admitted that he yiolnted the Dem-
ocratic PLATFORM, and he has not
denied that lie lid not vote for the
nominee OF the Denver convention
OF 10Os."--Judse Wickham.
"The Denver platform contained
many things you would not stand
for. 1t vns made for policy, for
catching certain votes.'-Represen-
tative Lamb.
"Captnin Lamb is not good
Democrat or 81 good Republican or
good representative. But II he
keeps up his present movement,
within two years he Will be good
Republicnn.'-Judge Wickham.
"If 1 WINS in bad company in vot-
ing for tariff ON lumber, had M
colleagues most of the Democrats
from virSiniu, including Senator
Iartin.'-captain Lamb
have to defend Democratic plat
form before Democratic audience.
The only way to secure an effect
ON the high cost of living Is by a
reduction of the tnrifr."-Judge
Wickham.
"To charge the high cost of liv-
ing on the present tariff bill is ms
unfair and MS inaccurate as amy
statement ever made by public
man in the history of politics. -
Captain Lamb.
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vigorously assailing Representative

vigorously assailing Representative
John Lambs Democracy. Judge T..
Ashby Wickham aroused his opponent
last night in joint debate between
the candidates in South Richmond to
spirited defense of his official con-
duct. The charges which were made
and combated brought the campaign
to point OF interest which 1t has not
heretofore attained.
AS in the previous addresses. the
tariff was made the principal topic
for discussion In his vote on the
lumber schedule, said Judge Wickham.
the Congressman. had nisrepresented
his constituents and had departed .from
the platform laid down by the ma
tional Democracy. In his opening
speech Judge Wickham inquired il
Captain Lamb had cast his vote for
William Jennings Bryan in 1905, sor
whether he had done what he had ad
.vised some of his friends to do-go
fishing. Captain Lamb made no COM
ment on this, fact to which his
opponent called attention in his con-
clusion.
A remarkable feature OF the Con-
gressman's address was his attitude in
declaring that the present tariff was
not to blame for the increasing cost
of living. He gave as one reason
for this condition the congestion in
}ol, "a ~ har
! OF producers and increased that of
| consumers The increased amount of
| per capita money in circulation was
also given as reason for the rise in
| prices.
Tartf Not Reason.
| The tariff. he argued. did not touch
most OF what the average man buys.
| reached clothing, in which schedule hs
had made an effort to secure a lower
rate.
The meeting was held in the old
Manchester city courthouse About
100 persons werc in attendance, in
cludng those citizens who elected to.
stand in the windows. on the outside.
1t was ditticult to Judge from the ap-
plause who had the best OF the crowd.
from which the argument may be made
with apparent justice that 1t was about
equally divided.
Willis G. Pulliam, former Manches.
ter city chairman and now Washington
Ward superintendent, presided He an
nounced the terms to be as follows:
Judge Wickham TO open In twenty
minutes; Captain Lamb to reply In
thirty-five minutes; Judge Wickhanl
to close in ten minutes.
Beginning his argument, Judge
Wickham declared that the issue be-
fore the people Of the city, the dis;
trict and the country was not local
but a general one. the reduction OF the
tariff, 1t is a question. he said which
comes home to every individual. He.
called attention to the greatly in-
creased cost of living Instancing the
Insurgent victories in Kansas and
Iowa, he showed the public demand for
/ q revision downward
Pitches Into TariY.
Telling how the last Republican
platform declared for revision, he re-
/! ra,nded his hearers that 1t had been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
ONE JUROR SECURED
Venire of 200 Is Exhausted and An
VI. other Ordered.

Chicago. August 4,-Although the
jury in the second trial Of Lee ONeill
Brown. minority leader Of the Illinois
Legislature, charging him with pur-
chasing votes for William Lormer for
to-day, another venire OF 100 was or
dered drawn.
Sixteen veniremen had been ex-
amined when the criminal court ad-
journed late to-day, and OF the sixteen.
cepted tentatively by the State.
The jurymen examined We're excused
on statements that they had read the
papers about the first trial and had
formed opinions.
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Mistaken Identity.

Flora snead, now at. the Associated
Charities, and over whom commits
sion Of lunacy will be held. gives her
home as South Richmond. Through an
500 Porter Street, where another fam
lily named Snead, we'll known in South
Richmond, resides The families are
not related, e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
To E,cape mn, Reporters.

Z Montreal, August 4.-Inspector Dew.
of Scotland Yard. arrived here to-day
and spent the afternoon with Captain
Kendall Of the steamer Montrose, the
vessel on which Dr.. Crippen was ar
rested Tonight, Dew left for Toronto
and Niagara Falls. candidly confessins
that he had left Quebec to escape
rewsnaner men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
FRIENDS D1sBEL1EvE 1T.

Utica, ". ", August 4.-Vice-
President sherman left Utica this
afternoon for Big Moose, in the
Adirondacks, unaware of the charges
nude by Senator Gore Because or
n storm, which placed the telephone
system out of commission, he was
not reached until after o'clock
thi. evening. Conversation then WAS
difIcult. and Mr. Sherman would not
discuss the charges until in post
tfon to hear and address, the inter-
rogator without chance of being
misunderstood.
The charges Of Senator Gore were
received with surprise In this city.
None of Mr. Sherman's intimate as
socintes in business would place
any credence IN the suggestion.
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BITTER DEEEAT
FOR PATTERSON.
Ticket for Which He stumped
State Is Completely
Routed.
INDtEPEu D DEnTs WIN
Vote Is Said to Be Largest Ever
Polled in Ten
nessee.
i N D iEP EN- D EN- rs

Nashville, Tenn. August 4.-The in
dependents elected their judicial tick
cts in Tennessee to-day in one of the
most exciting and hard fought poll
tical contests ever known in the State.
Following are the successful tickets:
Judges of the Supreme Court-East-
ern division, John K. Shields; middle
division, D. L. Lansden, Matt N. Neil;
State at large, w. D. Beard, Grafton
Green.
Judges of the Court of Civil APP
peals-Eastern division. H. Y Hughes;
middle division, Joseph c. Higgins. S.
F. Wilson; State at large. Frank F.
Hall. John NJ Taylor.
The independent leaders here claim
that the majority will approximate
10000 votes The regular Democrats
claim these figures will be cut by 10000
| or $4,000 votes, and their leaders allege
fraud in many places. They also charge
that they were denied representation at
the polls by the election commissioner,
dominated by the Independent faction.
The latter represents In large meas
ure the Statewide prohibition element
of the Democratic party, Which has
been vigorously opposing Governor
Patterson since his memorable cam
paign with the late Ex-senator F.. wv.
Carmack for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion.
Governor Patterson entered the fight
for the regular ticket and stpmued
the State for 1t. His enemies lined up
solidly with the Independents. The
Cooper case, charges Of attempted CO.
ercion Of the Supreme Court by the
Governor in its decision OF the famous
trial. and his pardon of Colonel Cooper
played leading roles in the campaign.
The. Republican leaders. Newells San
ders and Fl. Clay Evans. entered the
fight for. the Independents, and it has
been charged that there was a deal
following a conference at the White
House, in which President Taft partic-
ipated. The Endorsement by the Re-
publican committee of the Independents
was followed by a break, In Republi-
can ranks, and the negro vote, 1t was
alleged. was solidly for the regular
| ticket.
| Enemies of Governor Patterson claim
the result to-day will have disastrous
/, effect on his political future. He is
a candidate for reelection,
In Democratic congressional prima-
ries in four districts incumbents were
renominated as follows:
Seventh District. Lemuel PadGett.
Eighth District. T. w. Simms.
| +, Ninth District, FINS Garrett.
Tenth District. George w. Gordon,
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Others Accus ed Say
Blind Senator Is Com
mon Slanderer.
PERSONS HIGH UP
ARE BESMIRCHED
Vice-President Said to Have Been
Interested" in Graft Scheme
Whereby Indians Were to
Have Been Mulcted of Mil
lions-Gore Tells of At
tempt to Bribe Him.
elias No Shadow
Of Foundation.

Big Moose, n. Y, August 4.-vice-
President James S. Sherman issued
the following statement Tonight
concerning the charges made by
Senator Gore at MuskoEee to-day:
"The story 1hnt comes to me about
the charges mnde by Senator Gore
mt Muskogee to-day Is absolutely
without the slightest shadow of
foundation"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
ONCOUNTY
men TO ATTEND
IN FULL FORCE
SECRETARY HUNT OF UP-RlvER
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
STATES His ORGANIZATION
WILL BE AT FARMINGToN.

The Marion County River Improve
ment association whose members are
also affiliated with the Des Moines
River Improvement association will
attend the waterways convention In
Harrington next Tuesday in full
force. Secretary Hunt Of the Marion
county boosters writes Secretary
Archer that his organization is wide
awake on the river Improvement ques-
tion and that delegates from Pleasant
VILE Swan, Tracy, Knoxville and other
towns in Marion county will be present
at the coming meeting.
A. G. Miller of the Greater Des
Moines Commercial association, was
quoted in the Register and Leader
this morning on the subject OF a
navigable Des Moines river.
.The Des Moines river can certain
ly be made navigable," said Mr.. Mil
Ter. "The government engineers say
SO and old steamboat men agree. 1t
ought to be made navigable for three
reasons. First, the freight rates and
facilities that navigation will bring;
second, the water power, the cheap
ness Of it's operation after it is once
installed and the small expense OF
maintaining a freight line between
river towns; third, reclamation or
waste land, which in this state will
amount to about 100000 acres. The
Des Moines river valley deposits are
rich The coal and gypsum mines, the
clay banks and the brick industry are
known all over the United States.
Thousands of acres Of fertile soil are
now useless on account Of overflows
which would be thing Of the past II
the river we're made nayigable. I'm
mense reservoirs would have to be
built up north to be filled in the rainy
season, and held for use when the dry
season comes. Cement would be the
main. building material used in the
dam and locks. and as 1t becomes
harder the Longer it remains in water,
the structures would last forever. or
course may never see 1T in my time
but 1t Is bound to come, and the
sooner the better" 0
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26

TO GATHER IN
CITY JULY 27
DATE FOR STATE CONVENTION
WAS. NAMED AT YESTERDAYS
CONFERENCE IN DEs MONIES
REEDsIs4PLEAsED.

The Democrats Of Iowa will hold
their annual state convention in OF
tumwa Wednesday July ~, according
to the decision made by the Democrat
fc state central committee In session
In Des Mofnes yesterday. This date
was agreed upon as being the best,
now that the Republicans will hold
their meeting in Des Moines ON Aug
ust 3, one week later.
Chairman Clint Price, of the com
mittee and N. r. Reed Of Ottumwa
and ]. r. Dalton of Manson, members
Of the committee, fixed the date, they
being charged with this duty by the
whole committee In it's recent meeting
in Des Moines when Ottumwa was
chosen as the convention city.
The committee will meet again in
Des Moines April 8 for general dis
cussion, and at this meeting it is like
ly that a slate will be made for rati-
fication at the convention in Ottumwa.
1t is also possible that some arrange
ment win be made for members Of the
state committee, and the manner In
which N. F. Reed Of this city is appre-
ciated BY the present committee, 1t Is
more than likely that he Will be
selected as chairman of the commit
tee for service next year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
MAY IMPORT BIG GAME
African Travellers Testify Before
House Committee on Hippo
and Rhino,

Washington, D. c., March Is. The
introduction of the hippopotamus,
rhinoceros, camel, eland, springbok,
trekbok, dikdik, coodoo, giraffe, and
other African animals into America as
a solution OF the problem Of food sup
ply was suggested by speakers before
the house committee on agriculture
yesterday afternoon.
Cap. Fritz Dequesne, Boer; DR..
Erwin OF the bureau of plant industry
of the department OF agriculture and
Maj. Burnham. who spent years in
Africa, accompanied by Colonel Roose-
velt in part of their travels, argued in
favor of the Brossard bill to import
wild and domestic animals into the
United States. Such animals. accord
ing to the bill, must prove useful eth
er as food or beasts Of burden. All
the witnesses declared that many ani-
mails Of Africa easily could be raised
in this country.
'9The hippopotamus can be led and
fed on a milk bottle" declared Du-
quesne. "The zebra would In four
generations become so tame he would
meander into your bedrooms.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
HOME ROBBED
NEAR MYSTIC
BURGLARS TAKE $445 FROM
DRESSER DRAWER IN FARM
HousE-oNE ARREST.

Mystic, Mar 25.-The home Of Hen
ry Hooten located about miles north
east of Mystic on the road that leads
to Rathbun. was burglarized last night
between the hours of 10 and IL o'clock.
Among the things missing from the
house after the burglary was discov-
cred was a drawer belonging to a
dresser that had been rified. The draw
er was found this morning in the yard
outside the house and an examination
Of 1t revealed the loss Of $445. The loss
OF the money was not discovered until
this morning and leaving the drawer
where 1t was found near the fence
which was broken by the burglars, un-
til bloodhounds could be secured, an
effort to procure the service OF the
was made but without
success. The arrest of Bill Street, an
employe Of a local livery barn, was
made this morning and he is being
held on suspicion pending the finding
OF the burglars. Street stated that
party came to the livery barn last
night and secured a horse and rig but
he would not divulge the name Of the
party and Is held until more develops.
Street refuses to talk further since his
arrest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
PRAIRIE FIRE RAGING
An Area Of More Than 800 Square
Miles Has Been Burned over
In Nebraska.

Alliance, Nebr., March 25-Reports
from towns along the Burlington rail-
road east Of here show that prairie
fires are raging in the three counties
Of Hooker, Thomas and Blaine. The
damage to ranges, fences and hay will
teen miles and is driven by a heavy
wind.
The government forest reserve on
Dismal river suffered severely from
fire. Fifty foresters fought the flames
for twenty -four hours but were un-
able to prevent them destroying a
large section Of the reserve. The fire is
known to have covered an area ex-
ceeding 800 square miles. Several large
herds Of cattle stampeded and many
were lost The entire equipment Of
several ranches is destroyed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
TAX FERRETS
SUE STECKELS.
CLAIM OF $so,a61.52 FOR BACK.
TAKES FILED AGAINST
BLOOMFIELD PEOPLE

Bloomfield, March 25. (Spscial) -
What promises to be one of the great,
est civil actions ever contested in
Davis county and one Of the largest
in the state was begun here when the
National Accounting Co., of Des
Moines filed a claim Of $9o,361.51 back
taxes against Amos and w. J. Steckel
of Bloomfield.
The National Accounting company,
represented by its tax ferret, Major e,
c. Worthin gton, claims that the de-
PENDANTS in this case have failed to
give in moneys and credits amounting
to s85O,000 each year for the last five
years.
Major Worthington has been at
work for the past two months on the
tax list OF Davis county and has
found q number Of delinquent taxes.
bat this is the first large one he has
discovered, 1t is limited at, by those
being in close touch with the work,
that other large amounts win be fer
retted out before long. This Is one
of the largest suits Of its Kind ever
Instituted In the state, only five
others being as large or larger.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
WITNESS SAYS
TWO ACCUSED
WERE INTIMATE
MRS. sAYLER AND DR.. MILLER,
ACCUSED OF MURDER, OFTEN
SEEN TOGETHER; STATE WIT.
NESS rs ACCUSED.

Watse4<a, Ills, March 25.-The
only important feature Of the Say
er murder case today was the
statement Of witness that Mrs.
SayIer and Or. Miller, both ac-
cused of the crime were often
seen together.
Watseka, ILL.,, March 25.--Failure to
declare early in his examination that
he had seen hatchet near the body OF
John b. Sayler, brought a verbal lash
ing to Witness d. H. Myer yesterday
afternoon in he trial cf William R.
Miller, Mrs. Lucy Sayler and John @.
Grunden, charged with numbering the
Crescent City banker.
Charging an "unholy combination to
suppress facts beneficial to the de-
fense," Attorney +. P. Morris excoriat-
ed the witness who was called to the
stand by the state.
The evidence came on cross exam
ination, after Meyer had told of see
ing various articles in the room where
the tragedy occurred and had not In
timated, until asked direct question,
that he had seen the hatchet.
On redirect examination by States
Attorney Pallissard. Meyer declared he
did not see the hatchet until several
hours after his first visit to the Sayler
home on the fatal July night last year.
Myer in telling of the scene in Cres-
cent City on July 6 last, was dramatic
in the extreme. He rose to his feet and
illustrated to the jury the spectacle
that met his view as he entered the
Grunden Immediately after the kill
ing. His testimony was. listened to by
a crowd which filled the court room
from door to rail.
Questioned by States Attorney Pal
lisard, the witness explained that he
had asked how the trouble happened
and Grunden said it was none Of his
business.
@. What did Mrs. Sayler say on the
telephone that night? A. She went to
the phone and called DR.. j. T.. Near. /
heard her say to Dr. Miller, when she
turned around from the phone, that he
would have to talk himself, because,
DR.. Near refused to come.
@. Then what happened? A. My rec
ollection is that Dr. Miller went to the
phone.
SAYS Mrs. SayIer Was Cool.
@. What did he say? A. He said, "1s
that you, Near? want you here. I've
shot Sayler and he's shot me through
the wrist. I've got to have attention"
@. How was Mrs. Sayler dressed? A.
She had on a wrapper.
@. What was Mrs. Sayler's demean-
or? A. She was very cool. She seemed
to me Just as usual
@. Was she excited? A.. No, don't
think she was.
@. In what position was the body?
A. 1t was lying on the floor near the
door. We had to step over it to enter.
@. Tell the jury what happened
there. A. Well, Mrs. Sayler was anx-
ious about Miller being hurt. She made
cup Of coffee for him and brought it
to him.