Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

and chests filled with JeWelry, faces
and bric-a-brac were discovered. Much
of the stolen property was found In
Guthrie's home, where he lived with his
mother, sister and brother, VINO Is
Chicago policeman.
New York, August 4: District At
torney Whitman intends to place Lieu
tenant Becker on trial during the pres
ent month, according to authoritative
sources. Plans have been made by the
district attorney to prevent any possi-
BILE tampering with the talesmen. AS
soon as the panel is drawn at least two
private detectives will be assigned to
shadow each talesman to prevent any
one attempting bribery or intimidation.
]. M. Sullivan, attorney for Jack"
Rose who, with Bridge" Webber, has
charged that Lieutenant Becker insti-
gated the murder of Rosenthal, has re-
ceived two death threats. The sender
Of the threats indicated that he had no
more use for the attorney of a "squeal-
er" than he had for the "squealer' him
self. Rose, Webber and Harry Vallon,
the three gambler prisoners, profess to
fear their lives are not worth the price
of a button" If the gangmen get a
chance to kill them for their confess
sion.
- Atlanta, Ga, August S: In raid
on the law offices Of Judge George F.
Gober today, city and private detec-
tives seized diamonds and other jew
elry valued at $1,000 alleged to be part
of the loot taken In the diamond
trunk robbery" last April, when more
than $4,000 in gems was stolen from
salesman's trunk in transit from ho-
tel to the railway station. The robbery
was alleged to have been committed by
George Wrenn and two others. all of
whom have been arrested. Judge Go
Der, a former superior court judge and
prominent in state legal circles, de-
clares he was retained in the case by
the jewelers. Protective association
and by Wrenn and that the diamonds
were withheld from the booty recover
ed from the robbers, as a retainer for
a fee due from that organization. Chief
of Detectives Landlord, who partici-
pated in the rail, said tonight 1t was
the result of Judge Gober's failure to
abide by a signed contract to turn over
the recovered booty. He said the con-
tract called for the recovery of gems
worth $4,000, for which Mr.. Gober was
to receive a $500 fee, but that he turn
ed in only s2,400 worth Of jewels.
Chicago, August 5: Every south
ern negro, who raised a contest for
seat in the national convention OF the
Progressive party was barred by the
concluding action of the national COM
mittee here today. Negroes from Flor
ida, Mississippi and Alabama declared
they would carry the contests to the
committee on credentials. The trou-
blesome negro question was faced
the national committee Of the new
party today and before the committee
men got together it was announced
that they wanted to put the matter be-
fore the colonel. A compromise was
provisional National Committeeman
Anderson and the lily whites were
seated as regularly chosen representa-
tives of that state. The contesting
delegation, headed by G. H. Aston, a
negro, were seated as supplemental
delegates without votes. Attempts to
pour oil on the troubled waters of the
question of the negro race were not at
tended by marked success. When the
five Florida negroes heard the decision
they declared they would abide by the
decision to sit as supplemental dele
gates" Aston said: IF we are to at
tend as spectators we prefer to buy our
own tickets"
Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace was declared
not guilty of trying to kill her husband
by jury in Atlanta last Friday even
ing at o'clock. Mrs. Grace, wealthy
and well known in her former home in
Philadelphia and Atlanta, was on the
verge of collapse when the II men who
had decided her fate filed into the court
room. When the verdict was announc-
ed she simply bowed her head. A
few minutes after she had been
freed she was handed a telegram say
ing her blind son was very i'll in Phila-
delphia and it is understood she would
leave for his bedside late that night.
Immediately after the verdict was given
women struggled frantically to reach
the place where Mrs. Grace sat only to
be forced back by officers. The jury
men remained in their places even af-
ter they had been discharged. A full
minute elapsed and then Mrs. Grace
arose and was assisted to the jury box.
For the first time she showed sign
of animation, as silently she grasped
the hand of each of the twelve men.
Mrs. Grace was escorted from the court
room Immediately afterwards. Argu-
ment in the case was concluded short
ly after l o'clock Friday afternoon and
Judge Roam Immediately began his
charge to the jury. In this charge he
said in part: You have heard the de-
fendant make her statement. She was
not subject to examination or cross ex-
animation and her statement was not
made under oath. The jury can take
that statement as it sees fit. 1t can be-
lieve it all, or reject it all, as it sees fit.
In other words il is for the jury to de-
termine the force and effect that shall
be given her statement" Grace was
found in bed at his home in Atlanta on
the morning of March 5th last, shot
in the side. The bullet lodged against
the spinal cord and since he has
been paralyZed from his waist down.
He charges that his wife drugged
and shot him intending to kill him
to get $4,000 insurance. Mrs. Grace
said Grace shot himself in scuffle
with her over possession Of revol-
yer after he had threatened to kill
her Mrs. Grace at first maintained she
knew nothing of the shooting. Thurs
day she was placed upon the witness
stand and told the story of the scuffie
adding that Grace had threatened to
kill her several times. 1t was this
statement referred to in the judges
charge.
The United States senate on last
Friday issued a warning to the nations
of the world against encroaching on
the continents Of North and South
America. The United States will not
see without grave concern" said the
senate, any suitable naval or military
site pass into control of a foreign
corporation, when such possession
might threaten the safety of the
United States" So vital were the is
sues discussed in the Lodge resolution
which set forth the policy of the Uni
ted States as to points situated like
Magdalena Bay, in lower California.
that the doors of the senate were
closed for three hours, while the res
olution was debated in secret ses-
sions. 1t was finally passed with only
four votes against it. Notwithstanding
the comparative unaninamity of the
senate on the note of warning, it is un-
derstood, it will not have the official
endorsement of the administration.
1t was formed entirely out of the
state department and it is understood
the executive branch of the govern
ment was not consulted with regard
to the senate's pronouncement. The
resolution arose from the reported
attempt of a Japanese syndicate to
secure land about Magdalena Bay. In
the form finally adopted by the sem
ate. it declares against the acquisi-
tion of any threatening location by