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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
PRESIDENT TAFT INFORMED.
Inquiries Sent From Beverly As to
Mayor Gaynor's Condition.

BEVERLY, Mas. August Q.-rhe re-
ports OF the attempted Assassination Of
Mayor Gaynor aroused the deepest inter
est and sympathy in the summer capital.
Immediately after the first bulletin was
received the secretary to the President.
Mr.. Norton. got in touch with Boston
and New York to secure all available in
formation. The subsequent bulletins. in
dicating that the wound was not so seri-
Gus as at first reported, were received
with much satisfaction.
President Taft was kept informed dur
ing the day.
ALBANY. n. Y. August al am in
expressibly shocked at the news Of the
shooting Of Mayor Gaynor," said Gov.
Hughes today. We hope for the best"
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HORSE IN CONDUIT KICKS
HEELS THREATEN GAS AND
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.
Grand Jim" Pulled Out After
Hour and Cincinnati Not !
Inconvenience.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 9.-Slipping,
hind feet foremost, into a manhole that
led to a conduit, struggling horse last
night endangered the gas. electric light
and traction systems of the downtown
section Of Cincinnati for more than an
hour.
The conduit carried pipes and feed
wires. The ironclad hoofs thrashins
about among these tore the insulation
and threatened to short circuit the wires,
or communicate the electric current to
the iron pipes full OF gas.
Falls Into Manhole.
The accident occurred directly in front
of the city hall. at the corner Of Sth and
Plum streets. There Grand Jim," the
horse, slipped on the asphalt and
knocked of the cap stone of the man
hole.
score Of volunteers ran to the as
sistance of the driver. Despite their ef-
inch until he was entirely beneath the
street.
A glance showed that he was resting
on a bed Of electric wires. Alarms were
sent to the fire and police departments.
the electric light. gas and traction head
quarters. AS Tue 'otl ouS Wagons anu
repair equipments raced to the place, g.
crowd that blocked the thoroughfares for
several squares gathered.
Working at Cross Purposes.
For an hour and a half the various
rescue forces were working at cross pur-
noses. Some were for tearing open the
conduit to save the horse; others for
tearing the horse to pieces to save the
conduit.
Finally a heavy derrick was rugged over
the manhole and the animal was hauled
out. ,
process. GRAND Jim disdained to ride In
~ animal ambulance and walked back
70 the stable, cheered by thousands of
sneetators in manner that the winner
or a derby might envy.
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MAYOR GAYN0R WOUNDED
BY W0ULD-BE ASSASSIN

getting ready to pose before the camera
Strengthened his collar and necktie and
stood erect and complacent while the
light was flashed.
Word had been sent to Mrs. Gaynor
at her country place, in St. James, l.. l..
of the serious injury to her husband, and
she started in an automobile on the long
ride to the hospital in Hoboken. Her
chauffeur was instructed to proceed with
all possible speed. and directions were
given the police all along the route not
to interfere with the speeding of the We
hicle.
Mrs. Gaynor bore up we'll under the
shock of the news of Mayor Gaynor's in
jury. The couples young daughters re-
manned at their home in St. James, it be-
ing decided not to call them to their
fathers bedside at the hospital unless his
condition should become critical.
Commissioner Thompson of the depart
ment of water supply. gas and electricity
who left the mayors bedside during the
noon hour. said the patient was bearing
up bravely. Mr.. Thompson was standing
within two feet of the mayor when the
shots were fired.
missioner Thompson. ''he placed his hand
over the wound and said: Isn't this a
pity?' Then he calmly asked to be taken
to his stateroom."
President Mont Sees Shooting.
President Mont Of Chile was a near
observer Of the attempt to assassinate
Mayor Gaynor. The Chilean executive
and Nine. Mont were sailing today or
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse for
Europe. AS Mayor Gaynor first came
aboard pleasant greetings were exchanged
between him and the Chilean president
The mayor then went to his cabin and
later joined his political associates on
deck. While thus engaged Nine. Mont
first noticed the assassin approaching the
mayor from the rear. She describes the
man as looking rather old. with a griz-
zled mustache and gray hair. He stood
diagonally behind the mayor as the shots
were fired.
According to one of the accounts, it
was Commissioner William II. Edwards
who first grappled with the assassin,
while Corporation Counsel Watson as
sisted. The two held the man while an
officer disarmed him. The man struggled
to continue the firing up to the time he
was disarmed. The weapon taken from
Consultation at 4 O'Clock.
1t was announced shortly before l
o'clock that all the physicians in at
tendance upon Mayor Gaynor will hold a
consultation at 4 O'Clock this afternoon,
when it would be determined whether or
not the mayor was able to stand the
strain of an X-ray examination. DR.. f.
w Caldwell Of New York city has been
directed to bring the necessary apparatus
to the hospital at Hoboken.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 8. pm, Il:
pm. IS: IL midnight. Is; August .. 4
am. 81; am. &c; IL noon, 10: pm.
30 Maximum, 70 at . pm. August Q;
minimum. 63 at 5 am. August O.
Barometer p.ms 1901; 8 pm. 2993
IL midnight, $3.50: u am. c99S; am,
1902; noon. 1904; pm, 5000.
Maximum temperature past twenty -four
hours, 20; year ago, %
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at GallaShers boarding house at about
1913 o'clock, and accompanied by Mrs So
phie Johnson Gallaghers landlady. went
at once to Gallagher's room The room.
which is small one on the third floor.
was much 1ftered w. A number OF
medicine bottles were In eFidence. and
1t was clear tnat Gallagher had spent
much Of his tina recErtly In reading ths
newspaper
1t was said IN The rrighhprhpnh that
GallaghsE had been drinking a good deal
Of late. and runor had II that be Lad
lost SOD ON thu Je1ries,Johnson fight
Inspector Russell Is TO TAXI charge of
the case aE1inE Gallagher.
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PRESIDENT TAFT SHOCKED.
Sends Telegram Of Sympathy to the
Wounded Mayor.

NEW YORK, August 9.-This afternoon
the following telegram was received at
the city hall from President Taft. at Bev-
erly:
Hon. ". J. Gaynor:
Il am greatly shocked to hear of the
outrageous assault upon you. I am very
glad to hear that the wound inflicted
upon you is not serious.
Il earnestly hope and pray your recov-
cry may be rapid
(Sikned.) civilian II. TAFT"
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LandIady Says Shooter
Is Man of Quiet Habits

NEW YORK, August 9.-Mrs. Sophie
johnson, who keeps the rooming house
at No. Az Sd avenue. where Gallagher
lives. when told this morning that her
boarder had attempted to kill the mayor,
exclaimed with an expression of disgust:
1.-The old fool. What did he do that
for?'
Mrs. johnson described Gallagher as
man Of quiet and retiring demeanor over
fifty years of age. She said he had been
living in her house for more than two
years. He evidently had employment as
a night Waterman, for it was his custom
to go out every night at 10 o'clock and
return at $40 in the morning. For the
last two or three weeks however, it was
apparent that he had been out of work.
for Mrs. Johnson said he had not been
keeping his regular hours.
Gallagher, according to Mrs johnson,
came in at half-past 6 o'clock this morn
ing and went to his room, and his land
lady did not see him go out again. He
occupied a single room at the rear of the
house and she regarded him as a first
class boarder.
AS far as she knew he was not active
in politics. He had no friends in the
house and his visitors from outside Mrs.
Johnson described as men of good an
pearance and address.
Discharged for Neglecting Duty.
Gallagher. the mayors assailant. was
appointed Waterman in the New York
city dock department April :, 1903. He
was discharged July 10, 1910, after hav-
ing been found guilty of neglect OF duty
and misconduct. With his other trans
gressions was the fact that he failed to
punch the dial on the time clock that
recorded his presence. He was also
charged with using insulting language
to an inspector. Since his discharge Gal
lagher has been writing letters to the
mayor.
Save for the servants. the Gaynor resi-
dence in Brooklyn was deserted this
morning, all the members of the family,
with the exception Of Rufus Gaynor, a
son, being down at st. James. L. l. Ru-
fus went over to the steamship to say
goodbye to his father there.
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Over 100 unemployed and undesirable"
negroes, men and women. who were pick
ed UP in the raid on the negro quarter
at Richmond, Va, SUNDAY night, were
fned ~ and costs each and sentenced to
serve thirty days in jail in default of
800 security for one year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09

Miss Sarah j. Dudley. sixty-four years
old. died at Centerville, Md, Sunday
night. She was a daughter of the late
James p. and Mary A. Dudley.
The martins have left their Cecil, Md.
haunts and flown to the south. Old
farmers say there will be frost within
six weeks of their departure.
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RAYMOND Cbenault, Ollie Fralin. Henry
Carmichael claude Carmichael and
Arthur Lantham. white youths, were ar
rested at Ivncbhurr. Va, on the charge
Of having ATTEMPTED to criminally as
sault Flossie Murray, an eishteen-year-
old girl, Sunday. 49,.
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Chile's President Near
When Shots Were Fired

Special From 4 STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK. August 9.-The city was
thrown into the greatest excitement by
the attack upon Mayor aaynor. The
first intimation came over the stock tick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09

Moses Rolnick, a merchant, died at
Annapolis. Nd, OF typhois -mala rial fever
He was fifty years old and is survived
by a widow and seven children.
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DEL VAL FOR PEACE
Reported to Be Seeking Un-
Outstanding With Spain.
VATICAN VOTE AWAITED
Announcement of Agreement or Def.
mite Rupture Expected.
KING ALFONSO IS SATISFIED
Telegraphs to Premier-Catholic
Juntas Will Be Allowed to
Continue in Existence.
VATICAN VOTE AWAITED
KING ALFONSO IS SATISFIED

ROME, August cit was reported to-
day that Cardinal Merry del Val. the pa
pal secretary, was trying through ofYicial,
semi-oflcial and private channels to reach
an understanding with the Spanish gov
eminent.
the Vatican will announce an agreement
or definite rupture between Rome and
Madrid
\ good omen was found today in the
presence of the Marquis de Gonzales. the
Spanish charge d'anaires to the Vatican.
and the stan of the Spanish embassy at
the mass celebrated by Cardinal Merry
del Val in honor Of the anniversary Of
Of the strained relations between the holy
see and Spain the decision of the Span
ish representatives to be present at the
morning function or to absent them
selves was awaited with great interest.
Protest to Canalejas.
SAN SEBASTIAN. August 9-Ten
Catholic senators and deputies today
telegraphed Premier Canalejas protest
Ing against what they describe as the
governments violence and abuses
toward the Catholics who desired to
participate in the magnificent move
ment in protestation against the gov
ernment's anti-Catholic policy
The signers of the message notify
the premier that they will call him to
account before the cortes.
MARIO. August 9.-King Alfonso. who
is visiting in England. today telegraphed
Premier Canaiejas expressing his salts
faction that trouble at San Sebastian
Sunday had been avoided.
The government has decided to allow
the Catholic juntas which are being form
ed throughout Spain to continue in exist
ence as long as they keep within the
bounds of legality.
Plan Big Demonstration.
Arrangements are being made for q big
Enforcement demonstration at Mus
cia
The publishers of several Catholic pa
.pers have been cited to appear in court
for having stated that the premier ad-
Nised the king to renounce the title of
Catholic king"
hc "a ID. " Sds tOUdS that MOnSlSnOr
Vico. papal nuncio at Madrid, is no
longer persona grata because of remarks
uttered in the presence of officials of the
king
Opinion Of Prietro.
PARIS. August 3.-The Echo de Paris
today prints from its correspondent at
Madrid an optimistic interview with Gar
ia Prietro. the Spanish minister of for
eiSn affairs, in which the minister init
mates that the Vatican is likely to aban-
don its present attitude and resume ne
got!atlons with Spain for the revision of
the concordat. The minister said, how
ever. that he was ignorant of the fact
that Cardinal Wives Tuto, as reported.
had made intercession with King Alfonso,
To the question. rs the separation Of
the church and state the ultimate aim
OF the Spanish government? Senior Prize
tro replied:
We have not reached that point vet.
Catholic Spain does not desire separation
and Rome knows It,"
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Did Not Employ Hamon.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, August B.
Gov Haskell denies that J. L. Hamon
has ever been employed as counsel for
him.
when Hamon was on his way 10
Washington" said the governor, he sus-
gested that he could aid In the passage OF
the Gore resolution directing an inquiry
into third degree methods In depart
ments of the government. and l told MIN
! would appreciate his influence.
II never employed him as counsel ana
never paid him for any services rem
dered.'
BEVERLY. August 9.-President Taft
has told several of his callers recently
that ne was fully acquainted with Vice
President Shermans attitude as to the
Indian contract cases involved in the
pending Oklahoma investigation caused
ny the Gore charges. and that he knew
the Vice President was strenuously op-
posed to allowing the big fees to attor-
news in connection with which the alleged
attempt at bribery occurred.
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Seems Pleased With Notoriety.

Gallagher was again locked up, but not
before he had been repeatedly photo
graphed by a large company of camera
men who crowded the courtroom. He
seemed rather pleased than otherwise by
the attention he was attracting, and in
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lions that may be asked In regard to tho

tions that may De asked IN TebSFo W ''s0
matter.
There is some foundation for the
statement OF Mr.. Hamon. but he must
have stated the case in an entirely dfHer-
ent manner than 1t was given to him by
McMurray.
Before leaving Muscogee in November
I tried to trade certain property Tor
eighty acres OF farm land worth $10,O 900,
agreeing to pay the difference, which
amounted to $4,000 I found that could
not meet the requirements Of the trans
action: so / made application to the state
for a loan from the school fund.
In December. after my arrival at
Washington, I received letter from
Guthrie denying my request.
Mr.. McMurray happened to be in my
Office at this time. and l explained the
situation to him and asked II he knew
where I could get the money. He re-
piled that if he had the money on hand
he would be glad to make the loan
himself.
a few days later McMurray told me
that he had the necessary money ana
could make the loan. but questioned the
propriety of our entering into deal OF
this kind This was the first time that
the matter was brought to my attention
i'm that light and it was dropped then
and there. Mr.. McMurray never loaned
me the money.
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Continued from First Page.)
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READY FOR CONTEST
Democrats in New York State
Are Getting Together.
REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED
Split Recalls the Days Of Stalwarts
and Halfbreeds.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE MARKED
Murphy Said to Have Determined
Upon a New Delegation From
New York City.
REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED
MEMBERS OF HOUSE MARKED
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From a Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, August e.-For the mo-
ment democratic politics overshadows in
public interest the affairs of the republi-
cans. The harmony conference held
at Albany yesterday by prominent demo-
Gratis Of varying shades of opinion was
of profound political Importance, as
shown by the reports of the returning
parties to the meeting.
The object Of the conference was to
bring together the several wings of the
democratic party. to talk over democratic
policies In advance Of the meeting of the
state committee. the 10th of this month.
which In turn may influence the demo-
cratic state convention to be held in
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-28
CRlPPEN|S CUIL.T'Y
AMERICAN DENTIST MUST DIE
FOR MURDER OF HIS
ACTRESS WIFE.
TO Be EXECUTED NOV. l6
Lord AIverstonc Passes Sentence I'm.
mediateIy After the Verdict 10
Brought tn.-sentenee May
Be COMMITTED.

London. England. = DR.. Hawley H
Crippen was found guilty Of hav
| Ing murdered his wife, known on the
stage as Belle Gilmore. The jury was
out just thirty minutes.
Lord Alvcrstone, donning a black
cap, passed tn, sentence of death upon
Crippen. This was the only sentence
possible under the verdict. There is
chance that this sentence will be
committed to life imprisonment, owing
to the circumstantial nature of the
case against the accused.
Crippen received the verdict with a
fair show of composure, as the speech
OF Muir and the instructions of the
court had evidently prepared him for
the worst.
Crippen will be hanged Nov. 16.
The trial of Ethel LeNeve as an &C.
cessory after the fact in the murder
OF Mrs. Crippen will begin on next
Tuesday.
1t is the rule in England to allow
three Sundays to intervene between a
sentence Of death and the execution.
The trial lasted less than five days.
Crippen's conviction followed an i'm.
FASHIONED appeal by kings counsel, R.
D. Muir, in his closing address for the
prosecution, and instructions by Pre-.
siding Judge Lord Alverstone that
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Grain, Tariffs Suspended.

Washington Oct. 2E-Tariffs filed BY
several WESTERN and northwestern rail-
roads with the interstate comnrsrce
commission. making advances OF
freight rates on grain: and grain prod
acts frcan' the middle west to EASTERN
destinations have Bsen suspended,
pending an inquiry into their reason
ableness; until March,.
They were flied by tfie Chicago. Mil
waukee g st! Raul' railway; the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway; the
Chicago, st: Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha railway. the Great Northern
railway; the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railway; THE Minneapolis, st. Paul &:
Sault Sta: Marie. railway: the Northern
Pacific railway and tf1e Chicago, Rock
Island e. Pacific railway.
No time has yet beer fixed for hear
ing; but: It Is the expectation of the
commission to reach a. decision prior~tp
March 1, 1911.
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Candy Bandit Arrested.

East ST.. Louis, Ills,. Oct. 24-After
giving details as to many local rob-
berries and limiting at two murders Lee
Rhodus who was arrested here yester-
day Was locked up bysthe police With
Instructions that no one was to see
him until noon today.
One Of tho murders Rhodus init
mated he knew about was of a man
named Michaals in Chicago. The other
was captaih Potter Of northern Mis-
souri,:
The police believe the Michaels MUIR
der referred to the mysterious death
Of DIR: f. W. Michaels in Chicago.
Aug: s. Rhodus after admitting he
was In Chicago at that time refused
to, discuss details.
Rhodus admits he is the man. who
e =, beer called the candy bandit
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were considered unusually favorable ia
the prosecution.
Muir contended that the circumstau.
tial claim against Crippen was com
plete in every link and declared that
Crippen's own story on the stand only
strengthened the prosecution. He
went carefully over the statements
made by Crippen on the stand, and
with clever analysis attempted to
break down the accused dentists de.
tense.
As to the Identification of the body
supposed to be that of Belle Elmore
Crippen, Muir declared there could be
no doubt.
IF there were no other means of
Identification than the abdominal scar, +"
he said, that would be still enough.
That Mrs. Crippen had just such scar
as was found on the remains in DR..
Crippen's cellar, we have the evidence
Of a number of witnesses, including
that Of the prisoner
"The prisoners attempt to show that
the body which we identified as that
Of his wife, might have been that of
another person and be placed in his
cellar without his knowledge, was real.
1y too fantastical for serious consider
ation."
Muir argued that the body when
found had evidently lain in the cellar
not more than few weeks instead of
several years, as the defense had tried
to show, and that not until the alb.
sence of Mrs. Crippen began to occa.
sion surprise and inquiry had Crippen
left the home for a sufficient length
OF time for anyone else to have sue
cessfully entered the Hilldrop Cres-
cent home and buried a body in the
cellar.
The instructions consisted in the
main Of a summary Of the testimony
The only feature that might have been
considered in Crippen's favor was the
usual instruction that the Jury should
resolve any reasonable doubt that /,
might have in the prisoners favor.
The instructions generally supported
most of the chief contentious of the
closing speech Of Counsel Muir.
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Poe in THE HALL OF FAME.
MELANCHOLY POET ELEcTHD 70
HONOR At LAST.
Harriet eeeeher Stowe Heads List Of
Ten Celebrities Chosen With ~
Votes.

| New York, N. Y.-Edgar Ala
Poe is at last in the hall of fame. Year
OF effort on the part of staunch sur
porters to get his name added to tn,
list was rewarded by the announce
ment OF DR.. John H. Mace Cracker, chair
man OF the senate Of. New York Uni
versity, that the author of "The Raw
en-, with ten others had been accoraet
this honor. The eleven names, added
are as follows:
Harriet Beecher Stowe, "a votes:
oliver Wendell Holmes and Edgar AL
Ian Poe, 50 votes each; Roger Will.
Hams. "a; James Fenimore Cooper, g.;
Phillips Brooks, 60; William Cullen
Bryant, So; Frances e. Willard. S.;
Andrew Jackson, George Bancroft So
each; and John Lathrop Motley, 81.
The total number Of ballots cast was
81 and the number required for choice
was 81. Poe's vote jumped from ~
In 1905 to 50, an increase Of q votes.
An analysis of the vote shows that of
this 50 votes Fl were cast by college
presidents, II by professors of history
and scientists, IL by publicists, edi.
tors and authors and Is by jurists.
Contrary to the general impression, the
memory of the melancholy poet is as
famous in the west as in the south
according to the vote. Since the last
election, his fame increased more
among college presidents than among
any of the other groups.
AS result Of the election the a,,th.
or's corner doubles it's populations and
goes far ahead of the statesmen in
number. Eleven. bronze tablets, for
the names chosen will be designed with
an .approp><te quotation from. the
words of each, and, the formal. unxeil.
ing will take place in October. 1911. in
the hall of fame at New York Unizer.
sity.
In the vote for women the, names
chosen are those of women who were.
not eligible at the last election. not
having been dead ten years at that
time. OF those who were voted for in
the last election, but still lack the nee.
essary votes, Charlotte Saunders cush.
man, shows gain from 80 to As votes.
Martha Washington from 80 to, 43; and.
Lucretia Mott from 80 to Al.