Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-08
Scraps and facts.

- Dallas Tex. November 4: sergeant
J. d. Manley of the Texas National
Guard. who stabbed and killed Louis
Richenstein. spectator, during the
visit of President Taft to Dallas year
ago. was given a life sentence in the
penitentiary today by jury in the
criminal court. Manley has always
claimed that the killing was accident
al, but he thanked the jury for the
sentence AS an outcome of the con-
victim of Sergeant Manley, all OF the
officers of the Third regiment. Texas
National Guard. of which Manley is a
member, have rendered their resigna-
tions to the adjutant general OF the
state.
Washington. November 6: Follow
ing much the same route from the Ia
cific to the Atlantic taken by the ore
gon i'm it's famous around-the- Horn
VOYAGE i'm Spanish war days. the ar
mored cruiser Washington, almost
three months out from San Francisco,
sailed today for St. Thomas, Danish
West Indies for Culebra. West Indies,
on route to Hampton Roads. Inc
Washington, with the rest OF the ar
mored cruiser SQUADRON, left Yokoha-
ma, Jauar, last January. visited Homo
lulu. reached the Pacific coast and on
it's way around the American contl-
nent was sent to participate IN the
celebration of the anniversary OF the
firth of the Argentine Republic at
Bueros Aires The Washington Will
ioin the other armored cruisers, the
Tennessee. Montana and North Caro-
lima. upon reaching the Roads
-. Chicago November I: James A.
Patten. retired millionaire wheat
broker. has announced that he intends
TO give his fortune to charity before
he dies Mr.. Patterns assertion ac-
companied the promise of $25.OOO or
more he will subscribe toward the
fund for new Evanston Y. NJ. c. A:
building IT believe man should
give away a good share of his wealth
while he is living" said Mr. Patter,
He cart take a dollar out of the
world with him. although I know
some men who seem to believe they
can. Personally. I mean to get rid
of the most of my fortune. | hope
70 help many charitable institutions
before I die. 7 doubt the advisablllty
Of leaving any great sum OF money 10
ones children. Many lives have been
ruined by large beQuests. The on
snring of rich man are better of II
they are required to hustle for them
selves"
Washington. November 1: A final
contest over the Interpretation of the
sherman antitrust law as a criminal
measure regan in earnest TODAY in the
supreme court Of the United states.
Noted LAWYERS fled with the court a
brief in support of the holding hy the
United States circuit court for the
southern district Of Now York that
the statute of limitations prevented the
prosecution of Gustav F. Kissel or
New York under an indictment chars-
ing him together with the American
Su~ar Refning ComDany. and "thers,
with conspiracy to drive the PennsNl-
vania Sugar Refnino cOmpanv out of
business in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law. The Federal POVHrn-
rrert rad alreadv fled a brief in sup
mort of the Indictment. 1t was nrenar-
ed nv Solicitor General Bowers 'ust
before his death, hut not submitted TO
the court until several weeks later.
Oral argument Of the case has heen
set for next Thursday.
New York World: Frank Reichel.
q sporting expert. has lust complied a
list of prizes won by aViators since the
Rheims meeting q year ago. when the
rew science made it's brilliant debut
as a money-making profession. Ac-
cording TO these Official figures men
have risked their necks for big 0airs.
the prizes amounting TO S112.655.
Paulhan. the LARGEST individual winner,
is credited with SS2.05@. which includes
the $4,000 London Manchester prize.
Norane COmes next with $4,000. La
than is close behind. with $4,000.
Poeier. who is fourth in tn" list, aban-
doned flying after a fall from causes
he could not determine. Curtiss heads
the list of American nri2e winners
with 5000. with RrOokins next. or
course these figures include only Of
fetal pri7es competed for under the
miles of the Aero club of France or al
lied organizations. IT does not include
money paid for exhibitions or instruc-
tions Reriot is down on the list with
only sS.400. although he has made
fortune hy exhibitions. So have La
than Paulhan and others. Paulhan's
exhibition tour in America. which net
ted him at least 100000, is not count
ed. The only prize won hv a woman
was gained hv Baroness De Ia Roche.
who was allowed a nrize at Rheims al
ter her accident. although she did not
fulfil the conditions. IN the thirteen
months for which the figures are made.
twenty four aviators have been killed.
DIR. H. H. CriDpen is to he hanged
in London on November %, for the
murder OF Belle Gilmore: the crlmlnaI
court of appeals having on last Satur-
=
The hearing of the appeal Saturday
drew another great crowd to the New
Pailey court Justices Darling, Cham
nell and PickfOrd heard the appeal.
Crippen was brought to the court
house. but kept in cell pending
decision on an appeal against Justice
Ridley's ruling that he could not at
tend the proceedings. This ruling was
set aside and Crippen was brought into
the dock The prisoners counsel was
the same as appeared for him at the
trial. The principal grounds upon
which they based their appeal were:
First. that one of the jurors had been
taken i'll during the trial. was remoN-
ed from the court by physicians with
out being in custody of an officer; sec
ond. the identity of the corpse found
in the cellar of the Crippen home has
not been established. and third that
the Crowns rebuttal evidence had
been improperly admitted. Solicitor
Tobin said ii was not charged that any
one had tampered with the juror while
he was temporarily excused. but that
an important principle of law was in
volved. In reply the Crown offered
the evidence Of bailiff that the juror
was in his charge throughout his i'll
ness. Deciding this point, the court
ruled that the temporary separation
of the jury did not afect the trlal
- Aristide BRAND. says a Paris dis
patch. has taken rank among the first
statesmen of his day not only in the
estimation of all decent Frenchmen.
but in the opinion of Europe at large.
After his masterful handling of the
recent strike crisis and the resigna-
ton of his ministry he has establish
ed new record in French ministe-
rial crisis by forming a government
in thirty-six hours. His declaration
of policy. which he will make to the
chamber on TUESDAY. will he as clear
cut and decisive. it is expected, as all
his recent actions. He is big enough
10 throw consistency to the winds,
and he will no doubt demand legisla-
ton depriving employees Of the pub
lie services of the right to strike while
leaving them the right to form un-
ions His reasons. which happily do
not exist i'm America are almost i'm
perative on the continent. 1t is worse
hot