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New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
SNEAD DEMURRER IN.
Counsel Declares Abetting q
Suicide Is Not q Crime.

In an effort to upset the indictment
against Mrs. Caroline B. Martin, Mrs. Mary
Sneao and Miss Virginia o. Wardlaw, who
are held in the Essex County Jail at New
ark, N. J.. in connection with the death of
Mrs. Ocey w. NJ. Snead a demurrer was
filed last night with the County Clerk in
which it is claimed that aiding and abetting
suicide is not crime in New Jersey.
The action was taken by Franklin w
Fort and Chandler Rker, the lawyers who
have been engaged to defend the three
women II is pointed out that a suicide
is not to be classed as a murder In the
state, and although Wilbur A. Mott, the
prosecutor. had instructed the jury on this
point of the law, it may be several weeks
before a final decision is reached by the
Supreme Court
The papers were placed on file after an
exhaustive summary of the Snead case had
been made by the lawyers. The discovery
of morphine in the body of the dead woman
is said to have cleared up the murder the
ory and left the suicide indictment open
for the prosecution. Mr.. Rker, a former
County Prosecutor, who is representing Mrs
Martin. the mother of the dead woman
arranged with MIR. Fort to take action be-
fore the women are arraigned TO plead on
the indictments.
The demurrer will be argued before the
Chief Justice or before the Supreme Court
number of precedents will be cited by
the lawyers III their efforts 10 show that
there is no crime in suicide or aiding a
suicide If the former decisions are up-
held Ii is regarded as certain by the law
yers that the County Prosecutor will be
compelled to bring a direct charge of muir
Ger or order the release of the three wom-
en-.
In reviewing the case the lawyers are
now convinced that the woman who was
found dead in the hathtub of an East Or
ange. N. j., cottage on November 80 last
came to her death while in fainting spell
which may have been brought on by the
excessive use OF morphine. The result of
the case will involve several life insurance
companies who Issued policies aggregating
$4,000 on the life of Mrs. Snead The
Wills left by the dead woman gave her
property TO her aged grandmother. Mrs
Martha Wardlaw. who is living in seclusion
in this city.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
KILLED IN SUBW AY
LINE TIED UP IN
RUSH HOUR.
Breaks in Tzoo Express Trains
Complete Disruption of
Schedule.

The killing of a guard in the subway
at the 137th street station and the
breaking of coupling pins on two diff
ferent trains near the Astor Place sta
ton last night disrupted the schedule of
the subway for more than an hour dur
ing the period of heaviest traffic.
Charles Brown. of No. 1916 Park ave-
nue., was instantly killed by lay-up
train as he was hurrying across the
tracks just after his train. a local. had
discharged its passengers at the 137th
street station and had pulled up into the
yard for the night. The train knocked
him down and the wheels passed over
his body. The motorman, Fred NJ.
Schumacher, stopped the train after
the forward truck had passed over
Browns body and employees of the COM
pany extricated it. Dr. Caruthers, of the
]. Hood Wright Hospital reached the
scene soon after the accident, but could
do nothing, and the body was taken to
the West 125th street station. Schu-
macher was arrested on a technical
charge of homicide
Meanwhile few trains were departing
did get started on their regular schedule
the stations from 96th street down were
packed with passengers. This caused
express trains all along the line to back
up" owing to the long waits at stations.
From the Grand Central Station to
Brooklyn Bridge the delay was greatest,
and near the latter point trains crawled
along as close together as safety and the
signal system of the subway would
allow.
At 6:S4 o'clock. while the schedule was
in this chaotic condition, the untimeIy
operation of an automatic "trip" on the
Astor Place curve set the brakes of
southbound express. breaking a coupling
pin and tying up traffic for about fifteen
minutes. A few minutes later another
train had similar experience, causing
another delay of about a quarter of an
hour At so o'clock the dispatcher at
Brooklyn Bridge began turning back
express trains bound for BROOKLYN and
South Ferry Half an hour later the
schedule was being maintained. each
train being about thirty five minutes
late.
Frank Hedley. general manager of the
lntert orough. said the automatic trims
were delicately adjusted to indicate
trouble and to stop trains provided thera
was danger, and that the tie-ups had
been caused by the contrariness of the
instrument on the Astor Place curve. He
also SAID that the killing of the guard
had disrupted the schedule at q time
When IL was the hardest to maintain
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
BRITISH ELECTION
Continued from first page.

next week, and the meeting of the Cabinet
Council.
The Premiers first business at this meet
ing will be the reshufning of the ministers
as a result of Herbert ]. Gladstone's ap-
pointment as Governor of United South
Africa and the desire of one or two Of the
older ministers to retire.
1t is reported that the Premier will di-
vide the question of the privileges of the
Lords into two parts the first dealing with
the right of the House of Lords TO veto
finance bills by simple resolution: the sec
ond, which may be dealt with later, in the
form of bill based on Sir Henry Camp
bell -Bannerman's resolution limiting the
Lords veto to ordinary legislation. under
which any measure would automatically
become law after it had been thrice re-
jected by the Lords.
The polling for Lancashire's fifty-six
seats has now been completed. In 1896 the
Liberals won go, the Unionists IA, the
Laborites IL and the NationalistS l. This
year the Liberals won %, the UnioniStS
is, the Laborites Il and the Nationalists
l. Thus the coalition have lost only four
seats in Lancashire, which may be said
TO hold fast by free trade.
William O'Brien. who VIII enter the
new house with a little party of from
eight to ten independent Nationalists. will.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
MINERS LEADER CONVICTED
President of a Union in Australia Sent
to Jail for a Year.

SYDNEY. " S. W. Jan. 21-Prsssdsn.
Bowling OF the Northern Miners Fedora
tion was to-day convicted OF obstructing
work at the mines during the strike. and
sentenced TO one year az hard laher n
prison.
Three other strike leaders were givss
sentences each Of eight months at hard Ia
Dor, while number of miners were con-
demned to bricfer terms OF imprisonment
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
rNORWAY'S CABINET REsIcNs

Christiania. Jan. 27.-The elections to tn.
storthins having been adverse to the min
istry' Premier knudson to-day submitted
20 the King the resignation of the Cabinet
Ihe King requested the ministers to carry
on on t9e 9 business of the government pending
De De ~; NATION or new ministry. President
propaniy TO form new Cabinet.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28

violence. On account Of a washout a train
was thrown into river, four persons
being killed and twelve injured. These were
emigrants on their way to America.
The Pope to-day sent a large sum of
money to the Archbishop Of Paris for the
relief of flood sufferers in France.
Florence, Jan. 27.-The River Arno is out
of its banks and is flooding the adjacent
districts. Telesraphic and telephone COM
munication, as we'll as railway transporta-
ton, to points surrounding the city has
been cut off, and it is impossible to learn
the extent of the damage wrought in the
flooded villages. Squads OF relief workers
have been dispatched to nearby places from
this city.
Naples, Jan. 27.-The damage from the
storm increases. Many roads along the
sea front are under water, and the coun-
try at these points IS devastated Wreck
age thrown up by the tide proves that
many small boats have been lost. The SUI
perstitious attribute their affliction to the
recent appearance of the new comet. They
regard it as a Divine punishment, and to-
day the churches were filled with persons
who were praying fervently for the passing
of the trouble.
While shipping suffered to some extent,
no serious damage was done. The steamers
Ocean1a, with three hundred emigrants
and the Hamburg, with two hundred. left
her to-day for New York. The German
steamer Goeben, which arrived from China,
reported having sighted the wreckage of a
sailing vessel which had been deserted.
AS far as could be made out, the name of
the vessel was Manisee.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
ITALY STORMSWEPT
home, Florence and Naples
affected bu FI00ds

'o'He, Jan 27.-The rain, snow and wind
oao'h a',I increased in intensity to-day. The
ipei oohtihnes to rise. and at noon had
,eached the top of the arches OF
lo Di'uses' Dead cattle and trees are
being borne down its current
The storm In this section IS decrea Gins, in
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28

Charmenton, France, Jan. 27.-The flood
situation here continues critical. Blue
jackets and soldiers, with their canvas
ooats and barges, worked throughout the
night under the light of torches rescuing
the persons imprisoned in their homes at
lvry and Alfortyille. They took off fifteen
hundred Of the irnperiled ones, but many
still refused to leave their inundated
houses, though the buildings are in immi-
nent danger of collapsing. Before noon to-
day the waters had invaded the City Hail.
forcing its abandonment
The Marne rose three feet during the
night. To-day an immense wheel from
demolished mill lodged against the bridge
at AlfortVille. which is in danger of being
carried away by the obstructed waters.
Mines, France, Jan. 27-The Rhone~ has
risen again. and immense damage is being
done throughout the Department of Gard.
Farm homes are isolated in sections and
boats are being used to carry food to the
occupants.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
DESTROYER BLOWN ASHORE.

Dover. England. Jan. 27.-The British
torpedo boat destroyer Eden broke from
her moorings tonight during a gale in ths
Channel and was driven ashore on this
place. Tugs have gone TO her assistance.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28

cent" do hisrn utmost TO oppose the passag,
of the budget. denounce the Nationals
alliance with the Liberals and uuncJ
Parnelps policy of complete independercs
OF English parties
announced to-day is Donald MacNasrer a
Canadian and member Of the Kings
Counsel who married Ella Virginia. dassh.
ter OF Isaac Derford, o. Baltimore y
MacAIaster turned deficiency OF nirsrr.
nine at the last general election in ia
Chertsey division Of Surrey into u,ion-
ist majority Of 4.51S-
New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
OUTSIDE OF Paris.
Immense Damage Reported
from Manu- Sections

versailles, France, Jan. 27.-The flood ex-
TENDS for miles, inundating the region be-
low Paris but the work of succor is we'll
organized and the casualties are few The
property loss is enormous.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
PEACE IN WAGE WAR
BOTH SIDES MAKE MOVES TO
BRING ABOUT A SETTLE
MENT.
LONG ILLINOIS SIEGE SEEN
Miners to the Number Of 3o0, 1000 Are
Out and Wage Negotiations Are
Undertaken - Issues Will Take
Time to Adjust.

Indianapolis. Ind.-When the 3OO,-
900 miners in the soft coal fields
walked out Friday both sides were
making moves to bring about peace
in the big wage fight.
The miners demand that their new
contract must provide for a wage in
crease of 5.55 per cent. a ton on
screened and an equivalent increase
on "run-of-the-mine" coal.
Conferences between the miners or
ganizations in the various districts
and the corresponding operators as
sOciatiOns have been arranged. Ad-
justment of the difficulty may take
weeks or days. In the Brazil block
coal district of Indiana there will not
be suspension. for the operators con-
ceded the demand of the miners.
In Illinois and western Pennsyl-
vania, where the powder question and
who shall pay the shot-firers enter the
controversy, a prolonged contest is
likely.
At hundreds of meetings in large
and small miners communities, where
the people dependent on the industry
assembled to listen to the speeches
of their union leaders, the strike"
was the one subject of discussion.
National officers and members of the
executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, who had been
in secret session at their headquar-
ters in this city, departed for their
districts to advise the local organiza-
tions in the negotiations with the
mine owners.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
SAYS MEAT WILL GO HIGHER
COUNSEL OF CATTLE MEN so IN.
FORMS sE::ATE COMMITTEE.
Declares Decreasing Production and
Increasing Population Are Cause
for High Prices.

ashington.-"Unless some one can
find a way to repeal the law of sup
ply and demand there is no remedy
for rising prices" asserted Samuel H.
Cowan of Fort Worth, Tex. counsel
for the Cattle Raisers' association Of
Texas. before the senate food inves-
tigating committee. The people of
the United States need never expect
cheap meat again"
Mr.. Cowan told the committee that
It would be necessary for cattle rails.
srs to maintain as high or even higher
prices to keep pace with the increased
cost OF grazing land and feed. ~
Like other witnesses before the COM
mittee, Mr.. Cowan said the present
price of beef was caused by the de-
creasing production and the increasing
population. He said cities were turn
ing young men away from farms to
such an extent that it was almost inn
possible to get sufficient help to make
the production keep pace with the de-
mand. The only way to attract men
to the country. he said, was to in
crease the incentive by giving them
high wages, which, with the advanced
price of land and feed, made it neces-
sary for stockraisers to receive more
for their cattle
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
16 NEW GRAFT INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury at Pittsburg Return Bills
Against CounciImen - Head of
Health Board Caught.

PittSburg, Pa.-The grand Jury
which has been investigating the coun-
cilmanic graft cases threw another
broadside into the ranks of the ''sys-
TEN" Wednesday by handing down Is
more indictments against councilmen
who are alleged to have sold their
votes for money. Five of those in
dicted are members of the present
city councils.
The sensation of this lot of indict-
ments, however, was the introduction
of the name of DR.. E. r. Walters, now
head Of the department of health and
charities and leading man in the cabi-
net of Mayor Magee. The grand jury,
in indicting Walters. insists it has
proof that while he was president of
Pittsburg councils, he solicited and ac-
cepted bribo of $1,000 for his vote in
councils.
Sixteen members of the office force
of the Farmers Deposit National bank
appeared before the jury, under the
escort of detectives, and were put
through a warm session of quizzing
before they we're dismissed.
Capt. Johnny Klein. former common
councilman, whose confession of graft
pulled out the props and let the sky
fall' in the present graft crusade, was
taken to the Western penitentiary to
begin serving his three and one-half
years sentence.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
TOBACCO MARKETS.

Louisville, April 3.-Total offerings
last week were 2,452 hhds. Of this
number 1916 hhds were hurley and
1,138 hhds dark There were but 902
hhds new hurley sold at auction, quail
ity below the average, colore exceed
ingly scarce. OF the reported private
sales about $50 hhds of new hurley
were sold to the American Tobacco
Co.; 1853 hhds new hurley, 260 hhds
new dark and 95 hhds old dark were
sold to various parties.
Cincinnati, April 2.-Only 40 cases
Of thinner Spanish and seed leaf were
sold at cigar leaf sales at the Globe
warehouse. The demand was good,
market strong, quality and condition
fair The % cases of Zimmer's sold
ranged from SO to S12.75, and 27 cases
of seed leaf selling from 1925 to
S1025.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
BALLOTING ON
PEACE TERMS
STORMY SESSION AND BITTER
ARRANGEMENT OF LEADERS
FOR BROKEN PROMISES.
STIRRING SPEECHES BY LEADERS
Sentiment Apparently in Favor Of Set
tIement on As Good Terms AS Can
be Effected-cheers for Both Peace
and Fight.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The striking car
men, in a mass meeting at Labor Ly'
ceum hall, are balloting upon the
proposition of accepting the company's
terms of peace as submitted to them
through Mayor Reyburn.
Sentiment seemed to be oVerwhelm'
ingly for settlement upon the best
terms to be had, and the leaders post
poned the vote as long as possible in
an effort to stem the tide. Their in
fluence, however, appeared to be on
the wane. Stirring speeches by c. o
Pratt and Peter Driscon met with hot
responses from the men themselves
many of them rising in their seats and
denying some of the statements OF the
leaders.
Men we're shouting from the floor
and the platform at the same time.
There were cheers for both peace and
fight talk.
There was every indication that
Pratt would go down to defeat, that
he men were at last able to assert
themselves and that the movement for
settlement would stampede the entire
meeting.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
GR0SSCUP IS THREATENED
Judges Impeachment-Sabath
Wants an Inquiry.

Washington. - Behind a sweeping
resolution sent to the house OF
representatives by Congressman A.
]. SABBATH of Chicago a movement
has been started looking to an at
tempted impeachment of United States
Circuit Court Judge Peter S. Gross
cup.
Congressman Sabath's resolution
directs the attorney general to fur
nish the house with the names of all
persons connected with the depart
ment of justices, and particularly the
United States circuit and district
courts, who receive compensation
other than fixed salary.
Mr.. SABBATH said that he desired
mainly to break up the court cliques
in Chicago that have got a corner on
bankruptcy proceedings and receiver
ships"
Other federal courts of Illinois, Mr..
SABBATH charges, have been ignoring
the requests of Interested litigants
and their counsels, and apparently
throwing all their receivership and
bankruptcy cases to some one firm or
favored friend of, the court.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
BIG ROW IN PINCHOT QUIZ
Chairman Nelson Accuses CLAWS At
torney of Misleading Committee
Jones Called FaIsifier.

Washington.-There was a lively
row at the Ballinger-Pinchot congress
sional inquiry Friday.
Testimony for Secretary Ballinger
was begun, and it soon developed a
clash between Chairman Nelson of the
committee and Attorney Brandeis,
counsel for L. R. CLAWS. The chair
man accused Mr. Brandeis of conceal
ing certain evidence and trying to
mislead the committee. Brandeis re-
sented the charge and demanded a
withdrawal, which was refused.
Democratic members of the commit
tee took the side of Brandeis in urg-
ing withdrawal but Nelson was OBJ
durate, and finally the record was al
lowed to stand.
Elmer E. TODD. United States dis
trict attorney at Seattle, Wash, when
called, contradicted certain state
ments made by Special Agent H. L.
Jones when he was testifying for
Louis r. CLAWS.
The witness declared that Jones'
statement that he had advised against
criminal action in the Alaska cases
because Judge Hanford was consti-
tutionally opposed to land fraud trials
generally" was absolutely false.
The cross-examination of the wit
ness as to letter CLAWS had written
to the department at Washington
urging criminal prosecution in certain
cases soon led the committee into
quarrel and brought out anew the
strength of the partisan feeling which
has grown up.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
FATAL BALLOON ASCENSION
The Pommern Breaks Away in a
Fierce Hurricane With Tragic
Ending.

Stettin, Germany.-The German bal
loon. Pommern, which made an ascen.
sion here, met with a series of acci'
dents which ended in disaster under
most tragic circumstances in the Bal
tic sea. Three men lost their lives.
Including the radical member of the
reichstag, Werner Hugo Delbrueck.
Herr Delbrueck and another member
of the party were drowned, a third
occupant of the car was picked up
unconscious and he died from his in
iuries, while the fourth was rescued
m a serious condition by tug.
The wind was blowing a hurricane
and the Pommern broke away before
she was properly ballasted. The bal.
loon collided with telegraph wires,
which broke. almost overturning the
basket 1t then dashed into the roof
Of a neighboring factory, destroying
The smokestack. With the basket
swaying wildly, and half of its ropes
cut, the balloon scared to a great alti.
tude and disappeared in the clouds
at terrific speed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
M'VEAGH FEARS NO PANIC
Banks Are Well Supplied with Money
Credit of Country Will Not
BE Disturbed.

Washington.-Secre of the
Treasury MacVeagh has no fear that
a decision against the Standard Oil
Company or the tobacco trust by the
supreme court will bring on panic.
His information, CLEANED from the
leading bankers of the country, is that
the banks are well fortified with
money and even If slight disturb
ance was made by the announcement
of a decision it will not disturb the
credit of the country.
Mr.. MacVeagh says that fear in
the minds of some is not because of
the two decisions but because of the
speculation which will follow the an
nouncement. If a considerable part
of the population believe that the two
decisions will bring on an avalanche
of attacks on corporations, there will
be trouble. The fact that the two
big corporations are convicted will not
damage the financial condition of the
country, but suspicion that there is
to be a governmental onslaught on
capital will.
Secretary MacVeagh is viewing the
financial situation in the country with
complacency. He is giving little
thought to bond issue and says that
if things go along as smoothly as
they have been there may be no need
for an issue of bonds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07
MAKE WAR ON BUCKETSHOPS
ATTORNEY GENERAL PREPARES
TO EXTERMINATE THEM.
Arrest of Dozen Proprietors in
Prominent Cities.

hington.-Attorney General
Wickersham's hand has fallen heav-
lily ON the bucket-shop industry of
the United States and within a few
days a blow will be struck that will
practically wipe the bucket-shop gam
blers out of existence.
From an authentic source it has be-
come known that indictments have
been prepared against three score of
the most prominent bucket-shop pro-
prietors in dozen prominent cities
of the country. These indictments
await only the approval of Oliver E.
Pagan, indictment expert of the de-
partment of justice. Warrants of ar
rest, based on the indictments, have
already been prepared. Every detail
has been carefully looked after.
At a given time only several days
distant, these warrants will be served
simultaneously on the accused men
in the big cities where they are To-
Gated. 1t is planned by the depart
ment of justice to make clean
sweep. New York, Jersey City, Balti-
more, Boston, Cincinnati. Pittsburg,
Chicago and st. Louis are all included
in the list of cities to be cleaned up
and it is learned that the men listed
for indictment and arrest in these
cities include several millionaire oper-
ators, a group of wellknown book
makers and other pseudo financiers
who have been deriving a profitable
business through the operation of
bucket shops.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07

Commend US to that Toledo man
who had ten tons of turnips to sell,
but was not satisfied with the price
offered him by the wholesalers, and
deliberately gave the entire lot to the
populace, who carried those turnips
away in baskets. says Chicago Trib.
une. He could afford to do it. and he
dit 1t, and through his indignant gen.
erosity, so to speak, more people In
Toledo probably feasted on boiled tur-
nips during the next "a hours than
ever before in the history of the city,
while all the circumambient atmos-
phere was redolent of their more or
less grateful perfume. But suppose it
had been carload of onions!