Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Ialph 5. Lathaw of the criminal court,
who will sit at DR.. Hyde's trial, should
he be held for trial, believes the law
grand jury room and hear charges
against him. He said today:
Il believe the next legislature of
Missouri will be asked TO amend the
grand jury law so as to permit per-
son charged with crime TO be present
while witnesses are tesiifying in grand
jury investigation.
The law governing the procedure of
the grand jury is wrong In other
words the person accused should be
given the right to face his accusers.
This right is given him under our
constitution in court proceedings and
there is no reason why il should not
be given him before The grand jury
In this city today the grand jury
took up what the state promises to be
a most exhaustive investigation of the
Swope mystery. simultaneously. at
the office of Frank p Walsh leading
attorney luI Ut. u. =. 1iyut, Is tdhiuB
dispositions in civil suit brought by
Hyde against John G. Paxton, for al
legged SANDER, was resumed. Still an
other inquiry into the case will be
started Wednesday, when in Kansas
City, Kans., the deposition of DR.. C.
II. Jordon, who had prescribed medi-
cine for the Swope family will be
taken.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.-All the
resources of the navy and revenue
cutters are still unsuccessful in the
search for the tug Nina. The revenue
cutter Gresham reported from Bos-
ton early today that she had spoken
to the tug Savage. which left Chesa-
peake bay in company with the Nina
last Sunday. The skipper of the Saw
age told the commander of the Ores.
ham that the sea was running so high
he decided 10 turn back with the Nina
out on the sea with waves breaking
high over her bow was the last the
Savage saw OF her. Ships of the navy
revenue service all up and down the
Atlantic coast are watching and speak
ing with every ship they can reach by
wireless for news of the tug which
seems TO be lost with all hands.
ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 14.-St. Val.
entine turned suffragette today. In
his new guise he paid visit to every
senator and assemblyman here this
morning. In the first mail each one
found an oblong envelope with the
word Valentine" in a red border of
hearts on the outside. Within was a
card showing the picture of a lovely
woman ON a pedestal looking towards
the capitol. Clinging to her skirts
were an unsightly crew labeled pau
per, mailman, idiot and criminal. Be
meath was this little message: I'VE
beseech you TO reno anyour women
constituents from the ranks of the
idiot, pauper, criminal and insane"
The valentines came from suffrag-
elite headquarters in New York.
DEW Err. Feb. 14.-Governor John
f. Shafroth announced today that he
will remove State Boiler Inspector
Alexander Il. Whitney from office on
account of charges of graft which have
been brought by State Auditor Ready
Kenehan. Whether Whitney or any
OF his predecessors will be criminally
prosecuted has not been decided by
the governor.
Kenehan declares his work now
done. He has put the evidence in the
hands of the governor, and he says il
is up to the chief executive of the
state to take care of the prosecution.
Kenehan yesterday said that Whit
ney's office was not the only one that
had been handled unlawfully.
You may say for me-" said Kene-
han, that the worst is yet to come"
Whitney, through his attorney, last
night said If proof was shown that
he had not made proper returns TO
the state he will make the shortage
good. The shortage is supposed to
be very heavy.
DENVER, Feb. 14.-Without init
mating to anyone that he was tired
OF living, and leaving no message to
explain his act, II. c. Whitman. aged
so, who came to Denver several
months ago from Pierce, Colo, and
has been making his home at the Co
lumbia hotel. this morning attempted
to kill himself by leaping into the
Platte river from the Fourteenth street
yiaduct. His leap was witnessed by
several men in the vicinity. who rush.
ed into the water as the old man fell
and pulled him out. He was seriously
injured by the fall, besides suffering
the shock. He was taken to the coun-
ty hospital, where It is believed he
cannot live. Whitman has son in
Pierce and daughter in Chicago He
refused to make any statement of the
reasons for his desire to die.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE following
are the presidential preferences of
Republican newspapers west of the
Alleghanies as ascertained by a can.
vass which the Chicago Tribune has
heen making during the past several