Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-21

in the residuary portion of the mil
lionaires estate"
Speaking of the private life of Col
Swope. MIR. Walsh. stated that dur
Ing the last twenty-five years OF Col
Swope's life he was drunk every after
noon. His custom OF taking tonic
containing strychnine was mentioned
Mr.. Walsh denounced the attempts to
show that Colonel Swope was not
friendly with DIR. Hyde.
''lf Col. Swope had a good friend
on earth, II was DR.. D. C. Hyde" said
Mr Walsh. "He did many deeds of
kindness for the millionaire and which
that gentleman appreciated One year
before his death he began taking
strychnine tonic. He was physically
broken down. It was his habit TO eject
the contents of his stomach. His heart
was weak. He predicted his early
death almost daily. He locked himself
in his room, and remained there an &c.
centric, choleric old man. who had FIRE.
lquent outbursts of temper that amount
ed to paroXyisms. He fell and injured
himself. A nurse attended him. DIR.
Hyde procured digestive tablets. which
were pulverized pancreas of animals
and gave them to Miss Keller, the
nurse"
KANSAS CITY. April 19.--Dr. G. T.
Twyman, considered the most import
ant witness for the prosecution In the
Swope case, who was stricken with
acute appendicitis last Saturday died
yesterday afternoon.
NEW YORK, April 19.-In the mar
riage at st. Bartholomew church to-
day of Miss Marjorie Gwynne Gould,
daughter of George J. Gould, and An
thony j. Drexel Jr of Philadelphia,
society recognized the premier event
OF its season and prepared TO do II
justice. Nearly everyb ,dy of wealth
and prominence In New York and
; many leaders of society in other cities
of the country wers OH the list of
guests. The ceremony unitas the Gould
family with one of Philadelphia s
N'hitii'eN anu ilpHt siiiHA Dii dllf
lies. The bridegroom is banker,
the second son of Mr. and Mrs. An.
J thony j. Drexel and only two years the
!, senior of his l9.year-od bride. Pink
was the keynote color of the wedding
decorations. 1t prevailed in the deco
rations of the Gould mansion for the
luncheon preceding the ceremony
J planned for the entertainment of the
bride and her attendants, including her
sisters, Miss Vivian and Miss Edith
Gould, and for the reception to follow
, The church was likewise decorated in
keeping with the prevailing color
scheme. The brides gown was OF
; white satin charmeuse cut In long
+ flower princess lines. There was an
oyerdress of wnite chiffon embroider
ca with orange blossoms and long
train, also embroidered with the flow
er. A tulleveil which fell below the
bottom of the skirt fastened with q
spray Of orange blossoms and white
roses. The costumes of the brides
{ maids and the maid of honor were in
| delicate pastel shades. The best mar
l was The brdegroom's brother, Arm
. strong Drexel. Miss Vivian Gould was
= in attendance upon her sister as maid
: of honor. Miss Gould herself selected
r Bishop Scarborough of New Jersey tc
perform the ceremony. the bishops as
r sistant being Or. Leighton Parks, rec
tor of st. Bartholomews
> WASHINGTON. April I9-Herberi
p W. Tiers, who pleaded guilty in Pitts
) burg 10 abstracting funds of The First
National bank Of that city and was sen
, fenced to five years imprisonment
which would have expired in August,
, 1919. had his sentence commuted by
, President Taft to -four years The de.
fendant appropriated $4,000 of the
banks money.
The president has commuted to ex.
pire Immediately the sentence of five
; years Imprisonment imposed on j. NJ
!, Delany. who pleaded guilty at Chicago
to making five coins in resemblance to
; n silver dime. His term would have
, expired in February, 1912.
. Lizzie Cardish. an Indian girl. had
had her sentence of confinement In
, a reform school until she reached the
age OF 81. commuted to expire imme-
diately. When she was l5 years of age
she pleaded guilty In the United States
court for the eastern district OF Wis
consin TO a charge of arson. She acted
under the influence OF older students
ROME, April 19.-Abbot Janssens Ol
: the Benedictines today sent to he
J pope his resignation as secretary Of
the sacred con sregation, accompany.
| ing IL with letter apologizing for
. his call on Theodore Roosevelt while
, the latter was here, after his break
/, with the Vatican. The resignation and
letter created sensation here imme-
diately on its announcement In his
letter of apology Abbot Jansseus OK.
presses sorrow for his grave inadver-
tent blunder." in writing the line OF
commendation to Mr.. Roosevelt in the
name OF the sacred congregation OF
III A. 4.