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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
GOVERNOR GIVES
FULL PARDON TO
COLONEL COOPER
Carnack's Slayer Re-
lieved of Punishment
for His Crime.
ACTION CREATES
TENSE SITUATION
Supreme Court Confirms Convyc,
ton, While Patterson Writes
His Passport TO Freedom.
Case of Robin Cooper Is
Remanded for Another
Trial.

Nashville, Tenn, April 13.--Mhils
the Supreme Court OF Tennessee to-
day was confirming the convection OF
slayins, on November ., IDCs, in
Nashville street. OF former United
states senator ~. w. CArmuck, Gov
ernor Patterson wrote n fun pardon
for the defcndnnt, declnrins TINT In
his beIief Colonel Cooper was not
guilty. The Supreme Court remanded
Tor retrial the cnsc of Robin Cooper,
convicted of the same crime as his
father.
rhe situation is tense to might, be-.
cause of allegations by friends of Car
mack that politics entered into tho
case. 1t is probable that Robin Coop
er will never be retired it Is SAID.
Both Coopers had been sentenced TO
twenty years imprisonment.
Court Divided.
The court was divided both in con-
tirming the sentence OF Colonel Coop
er and In remanding the case of his
son. 1t was while Chief Justice Beard
was reading dissenting opinion In
the case of Colonel Cooper that Gov
eruor Malcolm Il. Patterson pardoned
the defendant declaring in the doen-
ment:
rendnnts In guilty and they have not
had a fair and impartial trial, but
were convicted contrary to the law
and Evidence"
Colonel Cooper was still at the Cap
itol when the pardon was entered in
the Secretary or states otiice. He WAS
at once surrounded By a crowd CT
friends seeking to congratulate him.
The reversal in his sons case seemed
Na nN
own freedom
II wanted Robins vindication mora
than / wanted pardon" was his re-
| mark when told of the Governors ac-
ton Leaving the crowd, he entered
carriage, and, accompanied BY Mar
shall Robert Marshall, was driven 10
the county Jail, where formaiities IN
connection with the pardon We're gone
through with. Then he was released
Robin Cooper is under Sao.ooo ooha;
Colonel Cooper is the close personal
and political friend of Governor Pat
terson. who is the leader of the anti
prohibition forces in Tennessee car
mack was the chief of the prohibition
movement Patterson was an import
ant witness for the defense al the
trial of the Coopers for the killing or
Carmack.
Courtroom Packed.
Ihe supreme court room Was pdeheu
when the various opinions in the casea
were read Much interest was mani-
tested by many persons who thought
that the decision of the Supreme Court
at this time might have some effect
on the coming State judiciary elections
The reversal in the case OF Rool1
Cooper was based on asst sisnmehts oi
error in the trial judges falling ia
charge separately as to Robin CoopN
er,s theory of self-defense, linking thS
defense of the two defendants tosethert
excluding testimony of Governor Pat-
terson as to talks with Robin Cooper
and advice given him as to Colonel
cooper before the tragedy and the adj
mission of crosse examination of ROBIN
Cooper as to intent of certain state
witnesses when testifylng as to cer-
tain Incidents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
VESSEL IN DISTRESS
Passenger. Are Taken OF in nanser-

Gus Sea.
Eureka, Cal, April 13.-With nifty
passengers on board, and carrying a
crew of about twenty live men, the
steamer Santa Clara, bound from Port
land for San Francisco. struck the bar
in passing out from Eureka harbor 10.
day. and is in distress six miles south
of Eureka In response TO wireless
call for assistance. the tug Ranger
went out. and just before darkness fell
1t could be seen from shore that pas.
sengers We're being transferred TO the
tug.
The steamer is anchored about a
half mile OFF shore, and 1t seems that
the tug has line to her. a very high
sea Is running. which made the task
OF transferring the passengers IN two
small boats that could be made out
passing back and forth between the
steamer and the tug one. of great diff
flculty and danger.
The Santa Clara Is believed to have
sprung leak in crossing the bar.
and apparently her fires are out, as as
all efforts to communicate With the
vessel after the receipt Of the distress
signals have failed. The fact thai
the passengers are being transferred
while there is such sound sea IS
taken as an indication that the steamer
lis sinking. On account of the sea
rolling over Humboldt Bay, 1t Will be
impossible for the tug to come IN to-
night.
The steamer Santa Clara belongs to
the North Pacific Steamship Company.
She is 223 feet In length. has a ton,
mage of l.5SS, and was formerly the
James Dillar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
TRAPPED IN JAIL.
F|REMEN PERISH H
Escape Cut Off by Metal Doors
and Barred Windows. Six
Burn to Death.

New Haven, Conn, April 13.--
Trapped by metul doors and barred
windows, six hremen were caught by
n bnck draft and burned to death
during the pnrtia1 destruction of the
New Haven county Jail to-day. Three
of their comrades were saved through
the heroism of other firemen. The
bodies of the six men were found late
to-day after the debris cooled. Many
other fremen were fearfully burned
but remained at work.
Six men from truck No. were fight
ing their way through the cell room
of the Jail into the workshop when an
explosion of a gasoline tank caused a
back draft and slammed behind them
the iron doors separating the two
buildings.
Hemmed In Corner.
Three OF the men We're hemmed ir
a corner and burned to death while
the other three made their way to q
barred window to which they clune
with streams Of water playing on
them from the outside. Soon after
reaching the window the roof fell IT
and ladders were put up from the
men taken out. The other dead fire.
men were caught by the same BACK
draft as they were working at the
other end Of the building and We're
carried down by the roof when II feli
in.
The fire was discovered by a pris-
oner, and the 1T5 men in the work.
shop we're sent to their cells, When
1T was seen that there was danger OF
the fire spreading TO the main build
ing, the 246 male and 42 female In
mates were taken to the police sta
tions and the Footguard Armory, To-
night the prisoners were returned to
the jail.
The buildings destroyed We're two
workshops and several adjoining
sheds and two dwelling houses.
The nre is thought to have been
caused by crossed selectric,light wires
The loss of the New England Chair
Company, for whom the prisoners dc
contract work. is estimated at Sla5,-
900, fully insured. and the loss on
the buildings of the Jail Is $4,000
with full insurance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
.PENTON 5TANDSBY
L|BEL0US ANSWER
Unwilling to Retract Anything
He Said About Representa-
tive Stevenson.
STAR WITNESS AT HEARING
Committee Still Investigating AL
legged Lobby for Ship
Subsidy Bill.

Washington, April 13.-Referring to
the grand jury prcsentment against
him for libel as comic opera indict-
ment, declaring that the Merchant Ma
rine League of the United States had
never spent cents on any one In
its record was extraordinarily clean,
John A. Penton, of Cleveland. o.. sec
rotary of the league, was the days
star witness at the ship subsidy In
vestigation. iIeasSss salts sharply 20
account by counsel for Representative
Steenerson, who accused him of the
libel, for speaking disrespetfully OF
the processes of the law. and the re-
mark was withdrawn.
Mr. Penton told the select committee
of the House ii great galaxy oil
public men who have made speeches.
at The instance OF the league, for 1t
Taft, former President Roosevelt,
former Vice President Fairbanks
Speaker Cannon and a host OF others.
ship-Builders Suspected.
Penton told OF the organization OF
the league. and declared that it had
gotten so that man engaged in the
shin building industry had to enter
Washington by night and his vlslt
was Interpreted as necessitating call
for the police.
"J have never endeavored to become
acquainted with members of Congress
for the purpose of attempting TO lnhu.
ence them" he said, never atteinpteu
to go to their houses; never had any
communication with any shlp-pulialns
company. or officers of any organiza-
tinn onerating ships that had any leg
zisIat,on that might be benefited by this
slepislation: yet / do not know why |
shnn,d not have done SO. During
tbe consid GRAFTON of the tariff Bill IN
Congress everybody interested IN any
thing from tin whistles to eaby cur
riares. were in Washington daily
seeking concessions.
nv Penton said he wrote the artl-
o,e In the American Flag, which fig-
,,ras so conspicuously in the libel pro.
ceedings brought by Steenersoh anu
the congressional lnVestigatloil' anu
that 1t was an answer TO oteeretsol..o .
letter calling the league an orsa'''Aa- "a,
5tion Of persons who eSpecteu 70 see
bfg contracts under the proposeo ies !.
isiation Penton said he stood by MS
answer.
The Pcnton Reply
The Penton reply, as published in the
leagues organ. December l, last gives
~ Steenerson some of the honor ana
credit of our present humiliating posi-.
ton" says steenerson was either unin,
formed or malicious and guilty OF dc, J,
l,herate and malicious falsincanon'
and called him an enemy to his country
along with other sharp characteriza'
tions.
MINI, Times, has been subpoenaed "
testify next Thursday and sunpoenas
have been issued for Bernard NJ. Baker
~ baltimore; j. Fred Essary, Washing
ton; Waiter A. Post president Of ths
First National Bank Of Newport News
Va, and Superintendent Of the New
port News Ship Building and Dry Doca
Company, and j. ]. Sullivan, uf Cleve
land, treasurer Of the League. to appear
next week fs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
WALSH WILL FILED
Estate Of Mining King valued
~ 9oC0O 400.

nj s3,G0O,OOO.
Washington, =. c., April lS.-The
n,rsonai estate Of the late Thomas F.
Walsh, the mining king, is Valued at
$500. 900 by the petition of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust CompanN, ms
executor filed to-day for the probate
OF his Will. Only the assessed Valus-
petition. This places his realty holds
ings in Washington at sl.51a.a1s bpe
a conservative estimate Of Its lnarket
value would be about se.50o, 900. Stocks
and bonds We're held by MI Walsh 70
deposit in local banks 100000. HIS
household effects are valued at $4,000,
and there are debts due him 10 the en-
tent of S50,o0o. ,
With the consent of the widow, ana
the court admitted the will to probate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
WANTED---MORE PIE
Slcmp uud Groncr Discuss subject
With President

Washington, ID. c., April 13,--Nir-
ginla politics and patronage for vir-
gnians We're discussed at the White
House to-day. The President had a
conference with Representative Slemp.
Republican State chairman OF Virginia
and d. Lawrence Groner, OF Norfolk,
portance In the diplomatic service he
given to a Nirginian, The Virginia
leaders asked the President and also
the State Department to provide y
lhetter position for CAPTAIN ", r, Kent,
who was the Republican nominee for
Governor of Virginia last year and
who yesterday was nominated by the
President to he United states consul
at ST, Johns. New brunswick. Canada,
They want him pnt In the diplomatic
service Instead OF the consular service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
PURSUED BY BLACK HAND
Italian Banker of New York Pleads
- with Police for prnt eCtlop

Italian Banker of New York Pleads
with Police for Protection.
Cherbourg, April l3.--'rhe police an
srounce that when the steamer Phila-
delphin doclled sunday, an Italian. who
described himself as francesca Difeo,
a banker. OF New York City, rushed in
terror to the police station. declaring
that he was pursued by two members
of a Black Hand gang, which had
threatened him in the United States.
The two men, he said, We're passengers
On the Philadelphia, and dogged his
steps until he finally took refuge in his
stateroom. from which he did not
emerge until the steamer reached her
pier,
Difeo refused to leave for Paris un-
til assured that the suspects were not
on the same ear With him, He claimed
TO have fled from New York to escape
the Black Hand, as he was convinced
that death would be his portion If he
remained in the United States, No ar
rests have been made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
SOCIETY MAN INDICTED

ne v.,Accused of Attempting to Black-
mail Wealthy Widow.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 13.-Harry- L
Norris. the young society man, who
was arrested couple of weeks ago on
d charge of blaekmail, was indicted by
the Federal grand jury to-day on three
counts. Morris Is accused of having
sent threatening letters to Mrs Dan
o. Caswell. wealthy widow, who lives
in an exclusive residence district, de-
mandins s2onG, IN me Letters dsflafea .,,h ,ea
writer's demand her house would be
burned down and her three children
Eidna aOnad b9ss s3f4 ttEaI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
CHEERS AT EVERY STOP
Has Pleasant Day I'm Route

Roosevelt Has Pleasant Day En- Roufo
to Venice.
Aboard the Roosevelt Train, on the
Way to Venice, April 13.--ihe he country
through which Colonel Roosevelt ana
Mis- son passed to-day on the road from
Porto Maurizio 10 Venice was pleasing
to the eye, and the tourney, OF itse,e
delightful. was made aoubly enjoyapie
.Iv the welcome which the eN-President
receiyed at every stop Al all tho sta,
lions crowds collected 10 cheer, and
little knots OF Americans pressed for,
ward 10 greet Colonel Roosevelt ana
reiterated the exclamation; 'sYou must
be our President again To this ,ha
Colonel made no reply, but he had
pleasant word for all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
To ExPEL BILBo
Resolution Will he Introduced at Close
of Investigations.

Jackson, Miss, April 1s,-That q
resolution eXpellins Bilbo from mem.
bership in the Senate OF Misslssippi
would be introduced In the senate and
ii, was announced today by Senator
Anderson. who, with Senator Leftwich.
has been conducting the prosecution OF
the bribery investigation, The an
nuit an attempt on the part of the diff
ferent aM rtsisi factions as to decide how to close
the Investigation Of the charge by
State Senator Bilho that Senator Du-
laney bribed him to vote FOR Percy
for United States Senator.
The defense to-day put on witnesses
many OF them relatives, to testify tc
Bilbos good reputation.
The Senate voted TO close the IN,
4vestigation on THURSDAY, ana ad-
3ourned until tomorrow,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
SEEKING MORE LIGHT
senate Committee May Investigate
Cold Storage.

senate 0ONMhttee '""s
Cold Storage.
Washington, p, G., April l3.-The
Senate may enter upon an investigation
within an investigation, The, proposea
inquiry grows out of the, Lodge select
cost of living committees proposltion,
to prohibit the holding of food In cold
storage for more than a year, The bill
was referred to the Committee on
Manufactures, and it's chairman, sena-
tor Hepburn, to-day offered reso!u-
ton permitting that committee to In
vestigate the general subject Of cold
storage for use In considering the
Lodge bill.
icommitte would be directed to ascer-
tain the quantity OF meat, eggs and
other food held in cold storage and to
determine whether cold storage food
was injurious to health The commit :
zee would be authorized to send for
persons and papers and to contract any
expense necessary to the Inquiry. &,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
nnniels Rests Nycll.

Especial to The Times -plspatch,l
YDaytona, Fla, April l3.--Dr. Chown-
ing reports Tonight that Senator Dan-
lei hadg a good forenoon, resting we'll
or late, when awak HIS restl lessness
pr rod uces more OF less increase p u IN pu1se
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
LABOR PARTY WINS

Elections In Australia Interesting Be-
cause of Coalition.
Sydney. Australia, April l3,--Mectiop
for members Of Parliament We're, held
throughout Australia to-day, Returns
already received assure a working ma :
iorIty for the Labor party IN hoth
houses. The voting was heavy, Iaj In
tterest was taken because for the first
time a Coalition party opposed the
Labor party. 8E St
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
kun. VIC, shoots HIn,seir.

.Frayii, thirty-hv years old. a real
estate deaier shot and killed HIS Wife,.
Minnie, twentyytlye years Old and at.$
tempted suicide To-day because sha
refused to live with him. ss!s s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
c.rr.,d,s nrotbcr Dead.

Grand Rapids, Mlchn AprII E5,.-'!
Thomas GARFIELD. brother of tha
martvred President, died yesterday az
Jamestown. ottawa county, where ha
had lived for forty-thres years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
COMET PICKED UP
Approach of Dawn Prevents Definite
a 'a's SS ObservatiOn.

Cambridge, Mass, Aprll 1s.-Halley's
comet was picked up in the comet
Quarters of an hour before sunrise to-,
day, but tha dawn advanced so raptd.ly
that no definite observation could be
made. Leon Campbell, Of the sobseryal--
tory staff, who made the ohservati on,
estimates the comet at about the sixth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14

fGontinued on Second Page,l
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-10-06

Hlilman the toWnsite promoter. ana
f,al estate man of Seattle has been
lodging thu law for many years. and
waxing fat all the time. He il nov.
81 MAS a short time ago. living Oh the
Sunny side Of easy street. with bank
account IF over million dollars. but
Uncle sam has taken a nand In the
Z me and called Hnlman on the first
turn 50 that he viii now have TO show
his hand.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-10-06

ON" never knows the value or an
ather fellows stock until the question
"t taxes comes up. then the estimate
one places on the amount or capital
invested, ar required Ia conduct n
business here in Nome. goes tumbIine
down like the block houses children
love 10 build up for TIN purpose of
knocking oyer
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-10-06

There has been quite a cry raised
here in Nome that there won't b.
steamers enough To tale out those
@h" expect to leave this Fail that The
steamship companies are turning them
down every day. with the same story
can't do anything for YOU An sold
cut"
An investigation of the real cendl !
tinns brings out the following facts.
That then. are plenty Of berths left
Il" take aut au who contemplate max
ng the trip That the reason such
answers like the above are given is an
account Of people coming in at this
late hour asking for a whole state
room, or a berth in the best state
room. or for choice positions. when all
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1910-10-06


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are o,hihd prison bars telling l-.5
geiimatss IT," 1t h1Frened
Ih" Seattle spirit has hr'" mtiy'n4
t-'f quite prominent IN a"d ''.5.'
With hiz associates succeeded m -.
ting '"ea' five Thousand do''"t= =.
# che different mail raaehr- h.#af.
theA were caught.
The asHifit W. F"ry much Hz=gN1.
1frnr" tat WHEN tHr FIRM sf.F "t t#s.-
san Eeis hold Of a law hEea>er 49,.
zhe get Il Hhd 81 away aHfsN tEts..
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
CITIZENS OF LONG BEACH
MAY ELECT FREEHOLDERs
Meeting to Be Held Tuesday for
Discussion of System
of Government

LONG BEACH, Nov. 12.-The people
of Long Beach, or those who care to
take hand in the matter, will meet at
the auditorium in mass convention
Tuesday night for the purpose of de-
Gliding whether an election of fifteen
freeholders shall be called. These free
holders, if elected, are to frame new
charter for the city, and it is believed
that public opinion will cause them to
build it on the commission plan, which
is said to be in successful operation in
ninety or more other cities and towns.
The council last night decided to is
sue a call for the mass meeting. A
session will be held Thursday night for
the purpose of taking vote on the
ordinance which will call the election.
1t Is expected that the people at the
mass meeting will ask that the election
be called. as the plan is popular here
A committee of fifteen citizens, known
as the charter revision body and which
was appointed from the various civic
and commercial organizations of the
city, has reported to the council that
the commission plan of government is
recommended by the COMMITTEES.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
PASADENA CHURCH NOTES

p,SADENA. Nov. 13.--Annual IellPer
- sunday will be observed TINS &c
,,ion at 2:45 o'clock by a mass Ile eSeiH1 9bo
iI Sunday schools in the tlIsI -Ae et,.
dist church. 1t is said twenty
schools will be represented. -, An Saints
nh Rev. Leslie E. Learned OF Al 'oaaiats on,,ts
4,niscanal church will speak A' tide inIoo,,
mass meeting this afternoon III .oV Us
a. the First Baptist church uhuet tIle III
nices of the Y. NJ c. A. Inc ilee'''lh ,,,,a !
also mark the beglnnlhs ol nraver meet
Iyeel, of prayer Noon day ptaSeL ~
inTs viii he held throughout the week d.
the association rooms -, 1,.o+ Nratho-
dist church for his sermon thls eH HeI'tia .
Iii take as his subject "A Fallen He[oi an
Appreciation Of the Late
than p. Dolliver." -,,,, will
Snecial services lasting for two weeKs WI VIZ
,,onip mis- morning In fremont Baptlsl
b1rcb The Rev. ]. Lewis Smith. pastor
will be assisted by Professor B. T. S'ou''
singing evangelist of Philadelphia o,,a
The beginning of the proposed eVahgehs,
tic meeting of the First Christian churcn
has heen postponed from today 10 neA'
sunday DR.. Harvey Breeden and the SINS
ing I.indt brothers. who are TO oonuuCt oo,
the meetings. will remain Tor another ,V,'ra meeN
in Modesto at the request OF the cohsIe
me Rev A. N Fisher. assistant pastor
of the First Methodist church returned fri-
day afternoon from Norwich. N H. ms
former home. where he had been spending
his vacation. lie was accompanied Dg NiS'
Fisher. 80
The annual week n prayer for women OF
the Y W. c. A.. which is observed by
associations all over the world. viii be IN
augurated by the local association TINS al
ternoon at 4 o'clock with vesper service
in the new headquarters. rs North Marengo
avenue. Services will be held each arter-
noon throughout the week at O'CLOCK
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
AssAILANT OF GIRL
ELUDE5 HIS PURSUERS
Posse of RanChers Fail to Find
Thug Who Attacked Miss
Mclaughlin

VENICE, Nov. 12.-Hope of finding
in this vicinity the man who attacked
15-year-old Lulu Mclaughlin at the
Boyer grove Thursday was practically
given up today. Although close
search of the hills and possible hiding
places among the sand dunes Lack OF
Del Rey was made no trace of the man
was found and he is thought to have
gone to Los Angeles.
Willie walking along the Los Ange-
.1es-Pacific tracks a young daughter of
Andrew Ybarra, a rancher near the
Boyer grove, said she saw a man
answering the description given by the
McLaughlin girl of her aSsailant hid
ing under q culvert in the tracks. The
man left the place and started south
toward the hills when he realized that
he was discovered. The girl ran quick
ly to a neighboring ranch house and
reported what she had seen. When
men returned to the culvert the strang-
er was nowhere to be seen.
Friends of the Mclaughlin family
assisted in the hunt for the man,
squads of them visiting the beach cities
and their immediate vicinity. 1t was
the opinion among the ranchers tonight
that the man had made his way to Los
Angeles in the night. A nightwatchman
on Washington street is said to have
reported seeing a man of the fugitive's
description on the night of the crime.
He said the man pulled his hat down
over his eyes when he passed him and
was soon lost in the darkness.
The feeling against the man who
committed the assault is yet strong,
and from remarks made by rancherS
who have participated in the attempts
to capture him 1t will go hard with
him If he falls into their hands.