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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
DR.. WEBSTER HELD
FOR W|FE-MUROER
Every Circumstance in His Con-
fession Substantiated Before
Jury.

Dixon. Ill, October "A coroner's
jury at Polo, Ill, late to-day ordered
Or. Harry Elgin Webster held in the
ogle county jail at oregon. Ill. With
second wife, Bessie Kent Webster
Webster did not appear at the inquest
In Polo Members OF the coroner's jury
were taken in automobiles to the jail
lodged his confession made in Chicago
Following the trip to Oregon. tho
jury returned to Polo. where the In
quest was concluded.
Matthias Meyers was the first wit
ness. and he told OF finding the body
Friday. when he and his wife were
gathering hickory nuts.
Or; Thomas. brother-in-law OF the
murdered woman. and also her dentist.
identiied the body as that of Mrs.
work which he had placed on her teeth
a few weeks ago. DIR. Thomas was
pnltter toward the authorities for be-
neVin8 Webster's confession. He
ing killed the woman upon a sudden
impulse was absurd
sherin Delaney told of the history
OF the case and confession, and ex-
which he said DR.. Webster had de-
clared was the weapon with which the
woman had been killed
DR.. Griffith. who assisted az the au-
topsy, described the wound, and stated
mat 1t evidently had been inflicted by
a person who had a knowledge OF sur.
gerry. In the verdict, the Jury fixed
tho place In which the crime was com
United in ogle county. States Attor.
ney Emerson Is rushing the work OF
preparation for the trial, and hopes
TO have an Indictment returned at onda
oy the regular grand jury, which Is
now in session.
What is supposed to be the missing
bundle of clothing which was stripped
from the body of the wife OF DR.. Web
ster has been turned over to the au-
thoriues by farmer who lives in tho
vicinity of the spot where the crime
was committed. They arc being taken
TO Polo. where brother-in-law is ex-
pectcd to identify them
Every circumstance in webster's
confession has hsen substantiated
MI, and Mrs. H. F. Hayden, OF Chi
ego. appears on the register of the
Dixon hotel where Webster said he had
spent tho night under that name The
Hn1sht clerks description OF Mfr and
Mrs. Hayden tallies with that Of DR..
webster and his dead wife
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
CRUEL TREATMENT
OF GIRL ALLEGED.
Especial to The rlmes.plypa,c h. |

Especial to The mes-Dispatch
Emporia. Va. October 2.-Mattie Pc
ters. an orphan girl, sixteen years Of
age. who for the past four years has
been living with a family by the name
Of Darden. whose home is near Jar
ratt was returned to the Methodist
Deputy Sheriff ]. w. Saunders. of EN-
poria. Mr.. Saunders. who served u
warrant upon the Darden family for
the possession of the girl. alleges that
Gruei treatment has been given tho
i'eters Sirl. while an inmate of tho
mouse where she has resided since
leaving the orphanage at Petersburg.
charges that the girl was forced to
COOK for family of seven, do the
laundry and act as general mental
az the home of her adoption; that
shc was maltreated by being struck
upon the head. the scalp being cut
kicked upon her body. both Of which
WOUNDS were plainly visible to-day.
When the alleged treatment OF the
young woman became so severe a
neishbor OF the Darden family swore
out q warrant for the possession OF
the child. When located the girl
was found in woods three-quarters OF
a mile from the Darden home, practi
caily nude. beinp robed only in a thin,
faded skirt and an old waist. She vas
without shoes or hat. Deputy Saunders
says the girl Is not incorrihibie.
me girl was born in Manchester and
mad been at the Methodist Orphanage
her Greenesville county home The
people In the neighborhood whore the
reters child lived are incensed over
the alleged treatment accorded her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03

rapidly as Identification proceeds. Sew
eral bodies were taken 20 nearby
towns to-day. but most of the victims
Will be laid away In Austin's burial
ground which was untouched by the
flood.
One woman applied to relief workers
to-day for food. showing a copy of
Tennyson's poems and a box half
niled with pulverized chocolate.
This is all l saved" she said. IT
slept Saturoa. night on the ground
with the book for pillow, and the
chocolate mixed with cold water is ali
that had to eat"
A gaunt old man. clad only in shirt
and trousers, appealed to an officer OF
the State police.
Cant you lend me an overcoat for
my wife. he asked. She just left
the hospital Friday and had been
there six months, and / am afraid she
VIII die IL / can't get some clothes
How about YOURSELF" questioned
the officer. Il just want to borrow a
piled.
Here" answered the officer. remov-
Ing his own overcoat. take that 10
your wife, and here Gas trooper
nearby removed his). is one for you"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03

tee of the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching since 1906.
lie has been chairman of the State
Board of Charities and Corrections
since Its organization in 1905. He Is
the author of "The Subjunctive Sc
duence After Adjective and Substan-
tive Predicates and Phrases" and has
edited Cicero's letters
Growth Of Uniyersfty.
The remarkable success which has
attended DIR. Denny's administration
at Washington and Lee University has
added to the force of the efforts to
keep him there. The number of stu
dents has increased from zoo ten years
ago to $40 to-day. The invested en-
dowment has grown so ,r cent. and
is now about s1,Oo0,0oo. The income
of the institution has more than
doubled. The plant. including build
ings and equipments, is now twice as
large as II was decade ago, when
Dr. Denny began his work. When he
took charge there was "a serious deficit
In the finances every year Now there
is satisfactory surplus from the
annual income.
His work ut Tuscaloosa. whore there
are now from 500 to 1000 students. all
departments considered. will he
watched with the keenest interests.
not only by residents of this State. but
by alumni OF Washington and Lee
everywhere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
AIRsHIP MAIL ROUTE
Hitchcock Establishes One Between
New York and Los Angeles.


Washington. d. c.. October 2.-Trans.
portation of United States mail across
the continent by aeroplane over an OIL
cially designed route. by a special mali
messenger appointed by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. is a test that will be
undertaken this week.
Earle l. Ovington, one of the avia-
tors who achieved fame at the recent
Nassau l. l.. meet, and was designated
by Mr.. Hitchcock to carry the mafls
over short route between Long
Island and New York. is completing
preparations" for the long and pcrilous
feat of transporting official mail acros :
the continent from New York to Los
Angeles. in his airship. Postmaster
General Hitchcock issued an order to-
day authorizing Ovington to act as n
mail carrier. and directing the post
master at New York to dispatch letters
via the areoplane route.
oficially. the special mail messenger
route is numbered Route 607,OOI." IT
is the longest mail messenger route
ever established. A special mail pouch
has been made for Ovington to carry.
and Will contain letters for Chicago
delivery, as well as for delivery in
Los Angeles. The aeroplane will CARY
a small sign bearing the words. United
States mail"
No date for the beginning OF the
hight yet has been announced. but,
ovington has assured the Post -of,ce
department. that he will start from
NOW York within a day or two.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
AVIATOR DIXON KILLED
Man Who Flew Across Rockies prop.
70 Death

Man Who Flew Across Rockies Drops
TO Denth.
spokane. wash, October 2.-Crom-
vel! Dixon, who awaited across the
Rocky Mountains last Saturday, fell
100 feet at the Interstate Fair Grounds
nero to-day and received Injuries
which caused his death.
Caught by an adverse current Of air.
DiXon's machine turned on it's side
and plunged into rocky railroad cut.
While falling Dixon pluckily attempt
ed TO right his aeroplane, and shouted
to the spectators: Hero I go; here I
60" He was picked up in an uncon-
scious condition and taken to a hos
pital. where II was found that his
skull was fractured, his right leg
broken and his collarbone shattered.
He died within an hour.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
News Of South Richmond

Maurice in Police Court. Part 2. to-day. He
VIII have as companion In misery o. Z.
Davis: farmer. who took too much OF the
Yesterday three email cases were called.
Two white boys caught learning to shoot
crap paid s. uItion: Egypt Hudglns.
drunk. paid $3.50 and costs. and Becky smith
and Mary 1sving tcolored), arrested on
cross-warrants charging cursing and abuse.
were each penslized a small sum and or
dered out Of sight of the court.
Make Good Start.
Although greatly handica pped by tho lack
OF proper facilities. the schools OF Man
chester District composed OF Oak Grove
and S"ansboro. made successful start
The Oak Grove School, which until its
new home at Drewry's Manslon Is put In
shape. 10 making the mos, OF wha, space
70 available large Clubhouse, we'll a.
the Oak Grove courtroom. has been put
Into good condition and many pupils pIII
De quaIssred there. II is expected thar near
IS 400 children viii attend this session. Tn.
teacninE stan consists OF principal and five
teachers II these cannot handle the chill
ureh properly another will be added.
a lie" days ago. secured the weatherford
Memorial Church building and will use this
IN conjunction with the old building until
shortly. is finished Here seven teachers
under Miss Bonnie Walden will be In charge.
and to-day the new ones will be started
Real Estate Active.
fesi estate continues to be active. More
IMAM dozen deeds were recorded last
week. involving property in all sections OF
The city. Yesterday Clerk Walter Duyal
OF the Hastings Court Part 2. recorded a
decd OF bargain and sale from E. H. Ncb-
lett to James 2. Gpdsey The property.
which includes dwelling house. is de-
scribed as fronting thirty feet on Thir-
teen'h Street and as being on the north
ives; corner OF Thirteenth and Stockton
streets The consideration named was ST..
General News Notes
Two important meetings have been called
Tor the societcs OF Meade Memorial Church
TINS week Tonight the Industrial Chapter
VIII meet at o'clock at the home of Mrs
.: Il. Weisiger Woodland Heights ON
Wednesday at p. ". the LadIe,' AUXILIARY
will meet the home OF Mrs p. C. ZyIstrs
on East Twelfth Street
An important meeting OF the vestry Of
me Meade Memorial Church Will be held
Last i}sht lndlahoia Tribe OF Red Men
held It's 'egular weekly meeting as did
the Rocky Ridge Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ
Tonight will be the regular weekly meet
ing OF stuart Lodge. lH. ]. o. o. F.
Lily Council. d. OF L.. will hold their
meeting at the usual place Tonight
4. B. Jenkins and {. II. Devote have re-
turned from visit TO Philadelphia They
expect 10 go to Cincinnati in few days.
Ollie Burrcf has returned from a two
weeks trip through Kentucky and other
Southern points.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
ASKS THAT DEADBE
SAVED FROM PYRE
Continued From First Pase.)


and there was enough 70 eat Tor ali
The distributing agents lacked shoe.
ana undergarments for the women and
rhiIdren, however. These were ordered
by telegraph and should arrive to-
morrow.
:, Across the street from the morEue
life insurance companies nailed their
shingles TO tree near a small shack
Inire within" a file of weeping wo-
men took turns at recording their
claims.
,,o a call all for aid came to-day from
conditions there parallel the situation
mere, the distinction being tina, the
town Is much smaller and less dam
aged than Austin. while the dca tn list
AT Costello remains at two. II is be-
lieved that all others escaped
siHhtseers Turned Bnck
SHORTY before l o'clock to-day State
Commissioner Dixon issued an order
that nobody but officials and employees
% the state Health Department. other
state ohiciais and newspaper men
This order was issued because news
of the disaster had attracted thou
sanas OF persons to Austin from both
north and south Few OF these sight
they applied to the public commissary
In such numbers tina. food victims
have been crowded out. and but for
would have had to go hungry.
About the time the restrictive order
was Issued trainload OF sightseers
arrived. but nobody was allowed &c
go near the ruins except relatives or
friends Of citizens. This afternoon ina
state Health Department sent men
10 Heating Summit. the junction OF
the Buffalo and Susquehanna Rail.
road. on which Austin is situated. and
the Pennsylvania and Erie with in
structions to go through trains and
notify passengers that only those hav-
Ing business ut Austin would be al
lowed to enter.
Bromley Wharton, secretary of the
state Board Of Charities. and Herbert
NJ. Peck. OF Philadelphia, special agent
of the chiidren's. Aid Society. are arr
ranging to care for chiljreh orphaned
by the food For the present they
win be put. in receiving homes and
later placed In proper permanent
homes
The first actual step toward an or
ganized movement to extricate the
community from it's desolation and
grief was ACCOMPLISHED to-day. when
DR.. Samuel G. Dix. State Commissioner
OF Health, called meeting and ap-
pointed a committee. which Immediate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
~ started work on a systematic basis.
Clearing Ruins Awny.

~ started work on a systematic basis.
Clearing Ruins Away.
An nour after the meeting ended a
steam derrick was hung and men were
at work In the main street. Telegraph
poles and logs were torn from the
ruins and laid aside while the lab orers
worked to clear the Buffalo and Sus-
quehanna tracks through the valley
to Costello.
Another hundred men started work
at Costello 10 meet the crew from this
place hundred bridge men are con-
StructinS two bridges TO replace struc-
lures washed away. TAe railroad
tracks must be replaced to get wreck
ing trains. and the company plans to
work from either side of these tracks
with the hope OF recovering any bodies
still in the debris.
\ bread line was formed for the first
time in Austin to-day. Heretofore re-
lief had been extended TO the needy by
neiShbors or friends. Supplies to-day
were placed in Odd Fellows Hall, and
were guarded by State constabulary as
they were handed out
State Sanitary Engineer F. Herbert
Snow. who is in charge Of getting out
the bodies and clearing away the
wreckagc, has sent in a requisition for
several hundred carpenters. and they
are being rushed here on a special
train, with tools. Lumber is available
from the ruins. Sheds, Kitchens and
other buildings needed TO care for the
homeless Will he erected
Collins Arriving.
Twenty-Five collins reached Austin
to-day and 100 are expected to-mor-
row. Burial permits are issued as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
South Richmond Bureau,
The Timex- Dispatch,
1910 Hull Street.

Madison lI5.
Petitions. i, is said. are again being circu-
lated lated in an effort to get the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company to the Hui
Street cars through to Highland Park dur.
ing the rush hours. Many sou,hside cit
iEens. who are compelled to go to thei,
work carly. are greatly handicapped b,
transferring at seventh and Broad Streets
me sars go TO the Locomotive Works
ntteen minutes In all sorts of weather
the men mus, stand without projection
II is said. containing many names. have
been forwarded to the company, but sfyei
no action has been taken
In Hastings Court.
Inc special fall term OF Hastings Court.
Fart !: was continued Yesterday By Judge
E in,,,,,.. H. %e!Is The 800 damage suit,
Milton Linwood selph. n9ainst the south
Atlantic Life Insurance Company occupied
the whole OF the day. and was continued
when cour, adjourned at 6 p. ". until
today. Several days Will be taken up with
ms case. ae thirty or more witnesses Will
Many In Night School.
seyenty-twY ooys and girls last night were
the South Richmond school Thi. Is the
eeSinTinE o; the third session of the school
branches will. OF course. be taughtn and a
domestic science class in cooking and sew
M! ing VIII be taught by Miss Arabelia Pitcher.
This class is for the younger girls. but
1t Is hoped in few days to have a
special class OF twenty-four girls or grown
persons started. Already .everai appi.ca-
lions have oeen received. and Il Is hoped
70 have the full number by the opening
night
The school 10 to be Ia charge Of S D.
turner. and he will have as his assistant
Miss ida Brown. The nights will be Mon.
day. Tuesday and Thursday from 7:3o 10
$50 O'Clock.
class in manual training is one OF
the Innovations planned for this year Thi.
c!at Will not be started until suHiclent
number VI boys express their desire for IL
Mechanlcal drawing Will be taught in this
c!aes. and II is expected that the BOYS
VIII eagerly welcome this feature or the
school.
Besinnins las, night the eoiored school
also opened Its night scnool Two com
petent teachers have been engaged and a
large number OF students have entered their
names
Police Matters.
charged with curs!ng, ABUSING and threat
enins 10 xii! Mounted OnSer Matthews
with knife Spencer Boyd tcoored) was
night.
Matthews. II is said. was watering his
morse which IL spirited animal. wien 4,
Jumped, narrowly missing Boyd, who, be.
coming ehEAgru. drew :. xti.t.. auu a.,xr
much cursing aud abuse made the threat
charged He Will appear brtore Justice
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
sketch of DIR. Dem,

George Hutchinson Denny was born
~ Hanover county, Va. on December
,; 1870. the son Of Rev. George II
Denny and Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Wright
Denny. He graduated at Hampden.
Sidney college in 1881 with the degree
OF bachelor of arts. and a year later
was given his master of arts degree
The University of Virginia made hin
a doctor OF philosophy in 1895. whiia
the degree Of doctor OF laws was con-
tered on him in 1903 by Furman Uni
yersity. and in 1905 by Washington
College. Maryland. on June /. ISo9
Dr: Denny married Miss jamie Junkin
Or. Benny's life has been devoted 20
school work. lie was a tutor at
Hampden- Sidney in 1872. and taupht
q Pantops Academy. Charlottesville,
from 1892 IN 1895 Returning Co
hampden- Sidney in 1896, he became
professor OF Latin and German. re-
manning t'ere until 1899. lie then be-
came professor of Latin in Washington
and Lee University was acting presi- :
dent during the session of 19oi-2. and
In June. 1902. was elected president.
an once which he has since filled.
Among other positions, Dr. Denny
was president CO the Southern Assc-
citation OF Colleges and Preparatory
Schools in 1905, 11d has been a trus-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03

University. The delicate leedles Of
this instrument have recorded micro
seismograms without interruption since
noon last Saturday. the amplitude
steadily increasing until late to-day
when IT had reached "a millimetres.
These interchangeable" said
Father Franckhauser, director of tho
Loyola Observatory. ARE similar In
all particulars to those which were
recorded for five days preceding the
disastrous Turkestan quake The prob,
able location of the upheaval, which
promises to be violent as far as wo
can ascertain now. Is southwest OF
New Orleans. In all probability this
earthquake Is OF volcanic origin"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
QUAKE is RECORDED

Disturbance Relieved to BE Southwest
OF New Orleans.
New orleans. La. October "a vio-
lent earthquake. an unknown distance
away. probably southwest of New Or
leans. is forecast by what are regard
ed as unmis takabis indications regis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
FAUCETS UPSIDE DOWN
school Children Now Must Guxx,
Woter From Stream

,a New York, n. T.. October An or
Ing the use Of public drinking cups.
the. faucets in tie city schools to .dav
were turned upside down. This has
been done pending the establishment
now have to "guEzle" from the stream
that shoots up. but thus far have made
no complaint against this method OF
auenchinR their thirst.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
Hot Metal E1plodc..

Pittsburg, Pa. October Eight men
were seriously. probably fatally, burned
tonight when ladle OF hot metal eS-s
ploded at the Edgar Thompson steel
Works s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14

1oncluo range, rev miles from tne
Arizona line and - miles north Of An
telOpe station. on the FL PasO & south
western railroad
The Eureka OF Hachita district Is
eight miles nearly due west Of Hachita
station, in the eastern foothills of the
Hachtta range
The Sylvanite district covers about
six miles long and three miles wide. in
the central portion Of the Little Ha-
chita mountains. The town Of Sylvan
lite, on the west side Of the mountains.
Is about - miles southwest Of Hachita-
The 3Iogouon District.
Although situated in Socorro county.
the MOgoilOn mining district, in the
mountains of that name. is one Of the
most important districts tributary to
Silver City. which is reached by wagon
and automobile and IS S. miles to the
southwest The 1IogollOn mountains
attain an altitude Of about 10000 feet
They are cut by steep walled canyons,
separated by sharp. cra1gy ridges, and
form one Of the most picturesque
ranges in New Mexico Owing to the
roughuess Of the country. these noun
the Apaches until those indians were
wiped out Ore was first discovered In
1876 by James c. COoney, who opened
up rich cOpper-silVer ore near the
place that now bears his name For
many years the operations Of the
Apaches hindered development There
is romance In all Of the mining dis
trtcts Of southwest New Mexico, but
probably none exceeds in picturesque
interest the story Of the MOgollOu. For
q number Of years the Apaches used
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14
Southern Counties the Stoehouse OF the States Precious
Metals, But Coal Turquois and Other Minerals
Are Found In All Parts OF the New State.

FT7HE mineral wealth o. New Mex
leo is rich beyond computation
There IS coal enough TO supply
the United States for a generation and
gold, silver. lead, turQuois. copper,
zinc. vanadium and many other prec-
ious metals and minerals
The principal coal mines are at
Dawson I'm the north Cerrillos and
Ration in the central and north cen
tral portion and Gallup on the west
VanaGum IS found IN the south cen
tral portion and turquols and gold,
silver and zinc In many sections. IN
fact In nearly aI sections Of the
territory except the extreme eastern
portion and the northeastern region,
but ia Grant county IS the greatest
mineral treasure house Of the terri
tory.
The romantic story Of this district
dotted as It is with tales Of fabulous
" rich strikes; OF indian workings
Of mysterious Aztec caves, lined with
pure metal; OF lost mines; all this
story with its wealth OF romantic
charm IS as child's story book
when compared with the tremendous
romance OF the future development Of
the Grant county region. a story the
Introductory chapters OF which just now
are being told. Aside from those In