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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
FOUR ARE INDICTED
Two Held For Murder BY
COatesyil.e Grand Jury.
POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED.
Judge Butler Scores Citizens of Town
Who Helped to Burn the Negro
Walker-Eieht Others Pre-
viously Indicted.

Coatesville, Pa. Sept. 21.-FollowinS
the report of the special grand jury,
Judge Butler issued warrants charging
two with murder and two with invol
untary manslaughter in connection
with the burning at the stake on Aug
13 of Zach Walker, negro.
Richard S. Tucker, insurance agent
who is accused of being the first man
to enter the hospital on Sunday night.
Aug 13, when Walker was dragged
from his bed. and Walter Markwood
mill hand, who, it is said, took only
an obscure part in the lynching, were
indicted for murder.
Policeman Stanley S. Howe. who
was on guard at the hospital, and who
it is declared did not exert himself
to prevent the crime, and the chief Of
police, C. Z. Umstead, accused of fail
ing to perform his duty properly, were
indicted for involuntary manslaughter
The grand jury censures the police
force, Burgess Shallcross, the Brand
wine fire company and the citizens OF
Coatesville having knowledge of the
lynching.
Judge Butler in discharging the jury
said THAT more information has not
been obtained is no disgrace to you
You have shown every one that the
law must be supreme. Murder by a
mob differs only from murder by an
individual because the former is more
cowardly."
The jury says Tucker was the leader
of the mob that lynched Walker and
declares the police chief, Howe ana
other policemen should have prevented
the burning.
The four men were arrested and
taken to prison at West Chester. The
policemen were admitted to bail. the
borough treasurer furnishing the bond
but Tucker and hardwood, being in
dicted for murder, must remain in
prison until tried
In addition to those indicted eight
Others, three men and five youths. al
ready are under indictment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
CANADA VOTING.
Fate of Reciprocity Being
Decided Today.
LIBERALS FEAR CITY VOTE.
Greatest Campaign In History of Our
Northern Neiehbor Ends, and .Peo-
pie Are Deciding Future Pol
icy of Government.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 21.-Canadian
nerves are stretched to the swapping
point over the result of today's cleo
ton. Turning out government in
wolves such vast political changes, so
many ambitions are killed and so
many new ambitions are reused that
entirely aside from the Importance of
The acceptance or rejection of reel.
procity the election appeals directly to
the interests Of vast number of
Canadians
Sir Wilfrid Laurier made whirl-
wind finish in Montreal. At least
10000 people attended this meeting
Sir William Van Horne's antireci-
procity meeting was well attended, but
as an audience getter he proved vastly
inferior to the prime minister. The
Liberals frankly admit that they are
afraid Of the city vote and the vote in
the Industrial centers. They expect
conservative gains In Montreal and
other large towns and are pinning
their hopes to the farmers and fisher.
men.
7 Level headed Liberals are inclined
to cut down their estimates of the
majority by which the government
Will be returned. Speculation as to
what will happen in certain contin-
gencies after election has taken the
place of guessing on nsajorities 1t is
conceded that no matter who forms
the next government one of the first
things to be done will be to pass a
redistribution bill based upon the
census just completed, by which the
west will get a greatly increased rep
resentation in parliament
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22

DEGISTER'S NO1ICE.--Notice is
LII hereby given that the accountants
herein named have settled their respective
accounts in the office of the Register of Wills
Of Of Wayne County; Pa, and that the same will
be presented at the Orphans Court of said
county for confirmation, at the Court House
IN Honesdale, on the fourth Monday of
October next-viz:
First and final account of F. p.
Kimble, and w. w. Baker, executors
OF the estate of John l.. Burcher
Honesdale.
First and final account of F. P.
Kimble, administrator of the estate
of Lydia Bennett, Carbondale, Pa.
Second and partial account of Ed
win F. Torrey, sole surviving execu-
tor and trustee of the last will and
testament of Stephen Torrey, Homes
dale.
First and final account of Gather
inc NJ. Erik, Administrative of the es-
tate of Martha Paul, Honesdale.
First and final account of Judson
e. Tiffany and Helen e. Fulkerson,
executors of the estate of John j.
Fulkerson, Mount Pleasant.
First and final account of Homer
G. Ames, administrator of the estate
of William c. Ames, Hawley.
First and final account of Ethel
NJ Oliver, Administrative of the es-
tate of Sidney l.. Oliver, Berlin.
First and final account of F. p.
Kimble, executor of the estate of
Grace Giles, Prompton.
First and final account of the
Scranton Trust Company, admins
traitors c. T. A. of the estate of
Elizabeth Sears, Prompton.
p. w. GAMMELL. Register.
Registers Office, Honesdale, Sept.
20, 1911.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
HOLD SHAKER FOR MURDER.
Coroner's Jury Decides Against Man
Who Assisted Woman to Die.


Tampa, Fla. Sept. 21.-"Willful MUIR
der was the finding of the coroner's
jury in the case of Elder Egbert B.
Gillette of the Shaker colony. He is
charged with the murder of Sister
Sadie Marchant of the colony, to
whom. with the aid of Sister Elizabeth
Sears, Gillette administered chloroform
following the giving of opiates.
This was to allay her pain and as
sist her out of life that was painful" D."
was the explanation given by the Shak-
ers when arraigned for preliminary
hearing before Judge Parker at Kis-
Simmee.
she asked us to do it, they added
Sadie Marchant was thirty-fve years
old The Shakers say she was in the
last stages of consumption. The doc
tors who examined the vital parts of
the woman when the corpse was ex-
humed on Sept. 8 say that, aside from
tuberculosis in not far advanced
stage. the organs of the woman were
in normal condition when she died.
Gillette was rearrested and placed in
Jail. where he will stay until the grand
Jury decides the degree of murder for
which he will be tried
The report of the coroner's jury
made no mention of the Sears woman.
who was held under $1,000 bond
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
NO WORSE THAN OTHERS.
Indiana Prosecutor Tells Governor 60
Keep Hands Off,

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 21.-Gov-
ernor Marshall has received letter
from Martin j. Smith, assistant prose-
cutting attorney of Lake county. in an.
swer to an order from the governor to
investigate charges of liquor law vio-
lations at Cedar Lake.
Smith In effect advises the governor
to keep his hands OF Lake county af-
fairs. He says Lake county is no worse
than other parts of tie state and re-
fers to alleged law violations in In
dianapolis, French Lick and Ohio river
cities Smith quotes a statement from
Governor Marshall's commencement
address to the law class at Valparaiso
university before he became governor.
when he said:
Even though it be written in the
statute books, nothing is law unless it
is backed up by the sentiment of the
people of the community"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22

- 1911. py american Press ASsoci8 ton
Cowes. Isle of Wight, England. Sept
21.-The White Star line steamer
Olympic. which was in collision with
the British protected cruiser Hawke
near Osborne bay, on the north side of
the Isle of Wight. and was so badly
damaged that her captain, e. ]. Smith
beached her on mud bank in the
Cowes roadstead, later was released
and started back for Southampton
where she docked safely
The Olympic sailed from Southamp.
ton. bound for New York by way of
Cherbourg and Queo nstown. She sail
ed with the largest list of first class
passengers that ever started across the
Atlantic on one ship The first cabin
passengers numbered 742, twenty-foul
more than her best previous record
Among them were between twenty and
thirty American millionaires. Some
thing like $25O,00O had been paid in
passage money. All told there were
nearly 5000 persons on board.
The mishap will upset the White Star
schedule for time or until the broken
and damaged plates can be replaced
The Olympic will be sent under her
own steam to the big dry dock there.
1t is unlikely that she will be able to
get back to Southampton under two
weeks. Her passengers will be trans
ferred to other steamers which sail
from Liverpool and London. The i'm
mense cargo of the Olympic except
that which is perishable may be kept
aboard until she is ready to sail again.
The Olympic is the biggest ship in
commission. She is equaled only by
her sister, the Titanic. which is afioat.
but not in service.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
LIFE SENTENCE FOR ACTOR.
George L. Marion, Condemned to Die
Gets Parole.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 21.-The state
board of pardons has recommended
that the sentence of death imposed
upon George l.. Marion, the actor con,
yicted of numbering his wife at Wilkes
barre, be commuted to Imprisonment
for life. He was to have been hanged
Sept. 2S.
The plea was made that Marion was
an, and in support there were present
ed many letters from officials, newspa
per men and residents of Wilkesbarre
A large petition was presented with
signatures of persons prominent in the
atrical circles.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
TAFT WATCHES RETURNS.
President Intensely Interested In Ca
madam Election.

Marquette, Mich, Sept 21.-With
the close of his visit to Marquette
President Taft turned southwark to
the lower peninsula of Michigan. to
Illinois and the states beyond the
Mississippi. where, next week. he will
invade the real ''insurgent country"
Mr. Taft is anxiously awstting the
outcome of the Canadian ele tions to-
day. Until then he eXpecrd to say
nothing further on recipr ity. al
though he is in a part of the country
intensely interested in that subject.
While he has said little about the
elections, it is believed that he expects
the Canadian government tor be sus-
tained, insuring the passage of the
reciprocity bill through the dominion
parliament.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
Market Reports.

BUTTER-Steady; receipts. ll.s4S pack
ages,
CHEESE-Firm; receipts. 2.S57 boxes;
state. whole milk, specials, per h.. I4c.
average fancy l5&c.; undergrades, liza
lsl9c.; daisies, best l4ikal4a4c; part skins.
5&a11Ac.; hard skins. 2a21sc.
EGGS-Irregular; receipts. l9.7O9 cases.
PoTATOES-Weak; Maine, per bag. $2a
2.20; Long Island, per Dbl. or bag. 81. 26a
ESQ; Jersey, S2a215; sweets. Jersey. No. 1.
per basket 81. 20; southern. yellow. per bbl.,
S2a275.
HAY AND ST'RAW-steady.
DRESSED POULTRY-Weak; chickens.
mixed sizes. per h.. l3hc.; fowls. fresh,
western. boxes. l3kal7c. bbls.. i4albc
LIVE PoULTRY-steady; fowls. per
ih. lial5c.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
Nav Revoke Whites Iicsnse

New York, Sept. 21.-Charles White,
the referee who officiated at the box
ing bout in Madison Square Garden re-
Gently between Morris and Flynn, the
heavyweights, will be summoned be-
fore the New York state boxing COM
mission to show cause why his license
should not be revoked for not having
stopped the bout
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
LOOKS BRIGHT FOR RACING

Opponents of Bill Believe Assembly at
Albany Will Pass II.
New York, Sept. 21.-Opponents of
the Gittins bill, which would re-estab.
fish racing and bookmaking on the
tracks Of the state. have almost sur.
rendered, but they haven't quit The
fight. One of the most prominent of
the men who have attacked the bill
and who is one of the stanchest sup
porters of Governor Hughes campaign
admits that he thought the assembly
would pass the measure next week.
The reformers, however, are not
ready TO admit that Governor Dix will
sign the bill. That is altogether an
other question with them.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
TO STUDY PANAMA TRADE.

French Minister of Commerce Sends
Envoy to Learn Conditions.
Paris, Sept. 21.-M Couyba. the min
lister of commerce, has just commits
stoned Claude Casimir Perier to study
the economic consequence of the open
ing of the Panama canal from the
viewpoint of French commerce.
In the course of his investigations
NJ. CasimirPerier will visit the prin-
cipal centers of Central America and
the harbors of both the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts of the United States,
particularly San Francisco and New
York.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
RICH FARMERS COMPETE.
Millionaires Exhibit at White Plains
IN w Fair

White Plains, N. Y, Sept. 21.-The
eighteenth annual horse show on the
White Plains fair grounds brought the
elite of Westchester county to see the
high steppers. All the country houses
are now open and there will be much
entertaining while the show is in
progress.
Oliver Hartman, the president of
the association; d. G. Reid, and E. H.
Wetherbee, who are among the direc-
tors. have arranged a number of in
teresting classes.
The millionaire farmers of West
chester county have entered with zeal
into the different competitions for the
best cattle, hogs and vegetables.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
POISONED PEN" INDICTMENT
Miss De Witt Charged With Sending
Defamatory Letters.

Philadelphia, Sept. 21.-Miss Harriet
de Witt, the principal figure in the
poisoned pen" case, was indicted by
the federal grand jury here. 1t is
charged that she sent anonymous, de
tamatory letters to residents of Easton
Pa. Miss de Witt is the daughter of Q
well to do resident of Easton. ,'.s
Rev. Elmer e. Snyder of EastUi
who was the principal victim of tn,
letter writer, was the main witness
Others from Easton were examined by
the grand jury,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
NEW WAR ON SCARLET FEVER
State Physicians Making Effort to Dis.
cover Bacillus of Disease.


Philadelphia, Sept. 21.-The state oi
Pennsylvania, through DR.. Samuel q
Dixon, state health commissioner, ha,
started campaign to discover the
bacillus of scarlet fever. The WORK Il
based on discoveries announced b}
Professor A. e. Vipond of Montreal.
DIR. Dixon has asked physicians
throughout the state who are treating
cases of the disease to obtain cultures
from the Emphatic glands of theI
patients. These are to be sent to Dr
ID. H. Bergey, in charge of the stat,
laboratories at Twentieth and Arcl
streets, where they will be subjected
to tests to verify the findings of Pro
fessor Vipond. 1t is hoped that III
antitoXin may eventually be discOv
cred.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL.
One Killed, Two Hurt, When Car Hits
Rock

Easton, Pa, Sept. 21.-In an autOmu.
bile accident on the North Delaware
river road near this city, Miss Gather
inc Warner of Easton was instantly
killed; her sister, Miss Helen Warner
badly hurt and George Diehl, engineer
in charge of the work on the new lie.
high river bridge, probably fatally in
jured.
The car was running at high speed
Diehl, while turning out of the way OF
an approaching machine, lost cOntro,
of his car and it was dashed against Il
rock.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22

Buechel. Ky, Sept. 21.-Laughter at
a joke by her husband caused the
death of Mrs. Joe Belmer near here.
She couldn't stop and finally fell over
dead
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
Ex.Ennlish Official Dies

London, Sept. 21.-Sir Robert Hart,
formerly inspector general of customs
in China, is dead at his home near
NARROW, Buckinghamshire.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
csmmora Trial to Last Year.

Vlterbo, Italy. Sept 21.-There Is
every indication that the Camorra trial
will continue until next March.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
DETROIT CAR MEN STRIKE.

Fifteen Hundred Employees Demand
Increase In Pay.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 21.-Fifteen hun
dred employees of the Detroit United
Railway company are on strike and no
street cars are running in the city.
The men get %, % and 2s cents an
hour and ask 20 and 80 cents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-22
TALE OF THE WEATHER.

Observations of the United
States weather bureau taken at
S p. m. yesterday follow:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
LETTER BY AEROPLANE

Transmission of mail by means of
the aeroplane is making strides. First
to reach The Times Dispatch Office by
this route. partially at least, was q
letter yesterday inclosed in an en-.
velopc postmarlted "Aeroplane Station
No /, Garden City Estates, L,I." The
letter stated that it was carried by
Lindsey Hopkins of North Caroline
and Atlanta aud Lieutenant Ellyson
u. S. N. of Richmond. in the formers
new Curtis biplane. "Paptllion,' from
the Aerodrome. Nassau Boulevard
Long Island, to Mineola, from which
place it was carried to Richmond by
train. The aerial post-offlce was re-
Gently established by Postmaster-Gen-
cral Hitchcock to aid in covering the
international aviation meet.
Mr.. Hopkins Is we'll known in North
Carolina automobile circles, and claims
to Zoe the only aeroplano owner in the
South. More than $4,000 in prizes have
been captured by Lioutcncnt Ellyson
and MIR. Honkins in tho latter's new
hiPlane. They have also established
two records for cross-cou. try flights
in point of time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
REMNANT. HOPES
ARE SHATTERED
Best Chicago Now Could Dc
Would Be to Tie New
New York.
SUNDAY
LOSES
GAME
Marquard Comes Back to Form
and Blanks the
York.

Chicago ILL.,, October l.-Chicago's
pennant hopes were shattered by New
York to-day. when they were shut out
to 0. About the best Chicago can
expect now is to tie the Fasteners for
the pennant as New York is seven and
one-half games in the lead and Chi
cago has only SIX remaining games.
while New York has twelve games to
play.
To-days game was a patchers' battle
between Marquard. who was easy for
Chicago in one of the previous games,
and Richie. who won the opening game
with ease. But to-day Vanguard
showed his old form. and was almost
invincible. He allowed but six scat
tered hits. while Richie, who held New
York TO three hits up to the eighth
Inning, weak ened ard was hit hard.
Seven hits in these two innings net
ted five runs for New York Merkle
opened the eighth inning with dou-
BILE to the left field seats, which We're
set up for the expected overflow crowd
which did not come. He was sacri-
feed to third and scored on Fletcher's
double. Fletcher advanced base on
Meyers's out, and scored on a single by
MarQuard.
Not being satisfied with their lead.
New York scored three more runs in
the next inning. l. Doyle singled. but
was forced by Snodgrass. Murray fam
ned and Mcrkle got a single. Herzog
singled and Snodgrass counted Fictch-
er doubled to right centre. scoring
Merkle and Herzog. and was himself
put out when he tried to stretch it
into n triple
Chicago got a man as far as third
base in the second inning, and again in
the seventh inning. in which all cases
were filled. Once again they got IL
man as far as third in the ninth. In
this inning Doyle and Hoffman each
stole a base, the visitors making no
attempt to catch them. The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
IN s.IoN AT STANTON.
Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
stanton, Va OCTOBER 1.-The
thirty third annual meetii.g OF the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Baltimore Conference o. the NJ.
T. Church. South, began in the Staun
ton NJ. Il. Church. south, this morning
at IL o'clock. Rev. d. II. Kern. pastor
OF the church, preached the annual
sermon a 3 =. NJ. CHI .~ren's services,
were held. and at 80 F. NJ. the open.
ing service was held. being conducted
By Mr.. Kern, after which Mrs Lee
Britt. of Suffolk. spoke on Echoes
From the Missionary Council; then
the outlook" by Mrs, j. r williams.
rails Church; "Womans Work in
China" Miss Mary Lou White, OF
Huchow, China.
Monday Will be crowded with spcaA-
ing. exercises and business Among
the speakers Will be .niss Julia Hayes,
Mrs. Britt. Mrs. Williams, .rs. II. Il. /,
Smith. Miss White, Miss Mary Cloud.
Mrs. G. Q. Homan. Mr., John : aul Tay-
lor. Mrs. w. T.. Johnson. and a number
OF reports OF officers and committee
VIII be made. On Tuesday and Tues
day afternoon among the new speak
ers will be Mrs. Charles Dice, Mrs. V.
w. Wheeler. Miss Jessie Hough, and a
number of others.
The delegates, perhaps a hundred In
number are being entertained in the
homes of the congregation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
LAST DAY OF PLAY
ATTRACTS MANY
Golfers Appear on Links in Fall
Tourney of Hermitage
Club.

Saturday was the last day for the
qualifying rounds of the fall tourna-
mcnt at the Hermitage Golf Club, and
the large number OF contestants is
evidence of the increasing popularity
OF the game at this most nvenlently
situated club. The drawings for match
play were as follows:
Glass A--W. l.. Wood versus s. L.
Hawse, DIR. 5. B. Moon versus o. b.
Hill. Is. b. Valentine versus Joel Per-
rim, Wins Wilson versus r. III. Meade
Class B-R. Massie versus w. w.
Neale. j. l.. Anderson versus r. D.
Thompson. G. II. Winston versus II. p.
Neale. G. F. Wood versus D. II. Rucker.
Glass &C. III. Dunaway versus T..
e. Washington, +. W. Wood versus
G. w. Koiner, c. p. Rucker versus L. l.
Word. C. w. Rucker. bye. II. w. Wood
versus j. NJ. Atkinson.
The first rounds will be played off
on October ?, and 4. as arranged be-
tween each pair. Handicaps will be
used in the B and c classes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
MANY { NTR|ES
FOR CUP RACES

New York. y. Y. October AFFAIRS
concerning the Vanderbilt cup and
grand prize races. which are to be run
st Savannah, Ga, under the auspices Of
the Savannah Automobile Club, are
progressing satisfactorily. The entry
list is in a healthy conuition. for thus
early fortytwo entries have been re-
ceived for the races. The Vanderbilt
cup race is TO be run on November %,
and the international grand prize event
will occur three days later. November
30 On the first named date also will
be run the Savannah challenge trophy
race. and the contest for the Tieda-
men trophy. Interest is running high
in the Southern speed carnival, and
with a splendid course, fast cars and
drivers. the races are bound to so
down in history as the greasest ever
held.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
JENNINGS INVITED TO
MANAGE NATIONALS

Washington, D. c., October l.
Hughey Jennings. manager of the De-
troit American League team. may be-
come manager and stock holder in
the Washington American League club.
During the present series between
Washington and Detroit Jennings has
conferred with President Moves. of the
Washington club, who informed him
that he would be welcome as manager
and tsockholder. II II could be arranged
with the Detroit management.
Il would like to get an interest in
the local club and manage the team
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02

Leonard. from Swarthmore Prep; Wal
ters. from the Denver High School. and
RiXey, from Jefferson School. 1.
New Cross-Country Runners.
Tomorrow the Virginia cross coun :
ry men Will dig heir spikes into the
turf on the cross-countIy course for
the first time this year. and thereafter
VIII make the circuit three times a
week--on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays at o'clock. All al Pop
Lannigan's distance men, numbering
ten or more, who for the past week
have been working out sore calves on
the cinder path, will be placed in the
cross country squad The Marathoners
will number some thirty or forty IL the
expectations of the trainer are fulfilled.
There VIII be in addition to the other
events the annual championship race.
The rcoss- country men this year will
be almost entirely new students. Sloan
VIII be the principal old runner