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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
CARUSO SHEDS TEARS
IN OPEN COURTROOM
ills Suit for Calumny Against
Famous Contralto Is Again
Postponed
ANXIOUS TO TELL TALE

MILAN Sept 7.
caruso as has been his won't for several
years. IS passing his summer vacation
here IN litigation. and the criminal court
was crowded by fashionable audience
for the opening OF caruso prosecution Of
Sisnora Ada Giachotu the famous con
trato opera singer. on charge OF cal
Nnny and defamation OF character
There arc three other defendants-Ca-
JusO's eN-chaufieur. Rom0ti. who forth
with succeeded to his masters place in
Giachettis affections and who is ALLEGED
to have hod 10 the Riviera with her IN
Caruso's motorcar. and n New York the
Rtrlcal agent named Achille Lorla. both
Of whom arc charged with completely IN
the plot against Caruso and with bribing
false Witness from Naples called Mica
l!1zi Jurco. who likewise takes his stand
81 the dock.
Caruso stylishy dressed and wearing a
conspicuous fancy walstcoa;, drove to the
court in his magnificent autocar. accom-
panied by n beautiful woman. Signorina
Carignani. who Is associatng herself with
him as prosecu;riX
When the presiding Judge had taken his
seat Giachettis lawyer presented Il cable
gram from his client at Buenos Aires. al
lcging that II was impossible for her to
appear. because all the outgoing steam
ships had their berths engaged until tho
end OF October.
The whole OF the morning was occupied
;n q debate az TO whether Signora Cha
chotti should be tried in default. At tho
afternoon session the judge finally de-
clded that the case should be tried at the
winter asslzes.
caruso wept mpressvely while his
three lawyers explained to the court the
poignant suffering no had undergone
through this unhappy love affair and the
cruel revenge that followed. Ho Is anx-
ious TO narratc the fun story in public.
When tho case eventually comes on It is
expected that 1t Will last a fortnight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
VENDETTA AFTER FORTY YEARS
Released Murderer Slabs Witness
Who Testified Against Him

ROME. Sept. I'm 1872 a barber was
murdered IN Rome by his assistant, whom
he Had dismissed The assassin. Celes-
tlno Gregori. who was defended by the
famous statesman Crspi. then an active
criminal lawyer. was sentenced 10 life-
long Imprisonment. but after serving
forty years he recently received a free
pardon from the king
Although now y years OK ago and
broken down In health. Gregoris FIRST
Thought was to proceed to Rome IN order
10 wrcak summary vengeance on one OF
the witnesses who had procured his con-
domination. After several days OF patient
stalking. ne fell upon his victim with n
dagger. inhicting wounds which were for
tunately not fatal. owing TO his excite
ment and great weakness.
ON being arrested Gregori said that lie
would gladly have ended his DAYS In
prison II he could have accomplished his
vendetta.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
RUSSIAN SPY. TRAINED
TO LAIR, CONFESSES
Makes His VIII Before He Meets
Accuscr, to Tell of
His Crimes
NOW READY FOR DEATH

PARIS. Sept :.
I, IS six years since Bourtsen. the Rus
sian revolutionary. unmasked Azen. his
brother terror.st-the organizer OF the
assassination OF NJ. de Plehyc and OF the
Grand Duke serg!us-and revealed the
dual personality OF Raslsin. the police spy.
Since then Azen has been one lost to the
world but a few weeks ago Bourtsen
learned OF his Whereabouts and arranged
for meeting with mis- erstwhile comrade
and betrayer. The result he publishes In
the Mat!n.
The meeting took place in cafe in
Frankfort Azeif sat n, a table bowed
and detected with the air OF man who
has known great sorrow. When he saw
Bourtscn a look OF terror came into his
eyes as OF one VINO stands face TO face
with death. But when ne found that ic
had nothing 10 fear ne began conies-
sion OF his crimes
II want my old comrades 10 judge me,
he said. 81 will prove TO them that ! was
never . member OF the Okhrana tsecret
poiico and that all did was for the
revolution. ! want The truth 20 be known
for Toe sake Of iny children. The police
had the utmost confidence in me- As 4
student. l proposed TO them 10 betray
revolutionary secrets AZ nrst received
a salary OF SIS month, and this was
later Increased to- $3.50 month.
I'm 1905 I mentioned the name Of Ras-
poutina to General Guerassimow without
attaching much Importance 10 it, AMI
she was arrested and hanged and I'VE
others with her" ntcrjcctcd Bourtsen.
some had TO be betrayed TO save
Others replied Azen. Some plots had
10 fail TO render others possible 1t was
only in this way that We were able 20
blow up the Grand Duke scrgius in Mos
COW and NJ. de Plohvc, the minister OF
tho interior. in St Peters burg.
Now. my old comrades Of the revolu-
t,onary society can Judge me. Azen con
cluded. And l VIII obey their verdict.
ne It one OF death. See" he said. pro-
ducing a paper from his pocket. this
is my Will. which ! made before coming
to meet YOU for l knew not what my
fate might be-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
EX-SULTAN' TIPS
BECOMING SMALLER
Mulai Hafd Begins to Realize
That He Is Not John d.
Rockefeller
BUYS DOGS, CATS. COWS
Has No Regard for Time Tables
and Acts on Inspiration
OF Moment

PARIS. sept Z.
Muiai Hnnd The ex-sultan of Morocco.
Is stnl spending money lavshiy a, vichy.
bit his tips arc not so large as they
were. and lie IS beginning TO realize that
he cannot buy everything that Is offered
TO him.
Bu, tho first thing he ala Yesterday
morning vas 10 buy 81 Bernard dog
and two handsome Augo-a cats he had
ordered tho dog because he had heard
OF tho wonderful Alpine exploits OF rs
race. The cats are for one Of his wives
who had recently suffered the loss OF a
tabby which she loved dearly When tho
sultans harem had been moved from
RABBIT TO Tansior. n Senesaiian who ap-
parcntiy held nothing sacred. had killed
and eaten the animal
Tho news OF Mulai Hands purchase
soon attracted an enormous crowd Quit
side the gates or the Villa Majestic
Dealers In cattle. horses dogs and vari-
Gus other animals haslen-d 90 the spo,
confident OF striking a bargain with the
am.ab.e sultan.
Muiai Hahd Is. However. just begin
Ming to acquire wha, am italian wi,h
monkey described as European airs. o.
and the assembly dispersed discons0int.fy
q
dealer who had brought three COWS.
which Mulal Hand from hts balcony sig
nailed olt for purcha e lie sent Ben Cha
brit to bus them TO provide milk for his
hareTn Two were whit AND ono golden.
Abou; o'clock. tust as lunch was
ready. Nlulai Hand retired for scsta.
and only rose at j.. NJ This some
what upset the days program. and an un-
expected theological discussion with n
young priest in which he engaged after
lunch caused the projected drive to the
golf links 10 be abandoned
The eN-suitan is well vcrscd In the
olosy He has written q religious work
in which some less advanced servants OF
the prophet have found It tlnse Of heresy.
After giving the young priest few lucid
points on the Roman Catholic and the
Protestant churches, the ex-suitan went
pigeon shooting and shot ono bird
Timetables have been regularly drawn
UP. but Mulai liand has already an
nounced that he prefers to act on the In
spration OF the moment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
FIVE DAYS AND NIGHTS
IN AN ALPINE RAV|NE
Swiss Girl Has Terrible Expert
cnce Before AIuch-Longcd-
for Rescue Comes
GENEVA Sept. :.

Swiss girl named Rose Ressinger,
years old whose parents live in the vii
lage OF Matzendorf canton Of soieurc.
has been found after an absence OF I'VE
days and nights. at the bottom OF an
Alpine ravine. suffering from q broken
leg and other injuries
During this time hundreds or villagers
have been searching for her IN me val
icys and on the mountain slopes She was
dscoN cred yesterday unconscious but still
living. and was tenderly removed to the
hospital at Balstal. whore the doctors
state that there is a possibility that her
HE will be saved. in spite OF such suffer
Ing as an adult could not have supported.
Rose left the village to collect flowers
in the Alpine forest above the village
without informing her parents, and fell
about thirty-fvc feet into ravinc. She
was compelled by her injuries to remain
where she fell. without food and very
little drink. and she was saturated every
day by the rain. Even her partial re
covery in such circumstances is looked
upon as remarkable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
DRASTIC TREATMENT
DRIVES PRISONER MAD
Warder Paints His Cell With
Chloride Of Lime and En-
cludcs Air
PARIS. Sept

PARIS. Sept :.
An obsircperous prisoner named Laurod
has just been submitted at the sante
prison. ~ Paris. to form OF discipline
which has resulted in his becoming IN
sane
lie was placed In solitary confinement
for having struck another prisoner. ana
as he smashed everything in his cell ana
endeavored TO assault the wardcrs. me
was put In irons. Laurel succeeded In
removing his letters. and when the head
wardcr and two OF his assistants again
entered the cell he again became violent
and force was used TO attach the irons
again
Finally. the head warder Had recours.
10 what he regarded as an infailb!c
means or silencinG the infuriatcd man. lie
sent for 4 strong solution of chloride OF
lime. With which lie coated The moor and
the walls. Then he closed Theoretically
the microscopic window and the steel
door
The effect OF the fumes was such that
when The cell WIS entered some ten hours
later il was found that Luurcd had
swooned and difficulty was experienced
In reviving him. The effect OF tho head
warder's experiment was contrary "a
what he had anticipated. for instead OF
tanning the prisoner. Laurod IS now a raw
Ing lunauc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
POLICE LOOK SMALL TO
EARTH'S TALLEST GIRL
london's Tram Cars Are Tiny
and Its Houses Only Fit
for Dolls
IS ALAlosT 8 FEET HIGH
LONnnN. -. I.

LONDON. sept. I
Trapion rrunhlic 'the woman who
iooss down On enc world" Aas jus, ar
rlvcd IN Lonaon from Berlin sic is an
in-h thor, % tsh, rect IN height. she IS
ouiy eighteen years az ase ana she
~ashs 80 pounae
Like children nho wonder what q, IS
IKE 20 he grown up ani look down on tho
world many ordinary sized men and
women might wall wonder what IL is nso
70 cox down from me heigh, OF Trauie,n
1rauhilds
When she arrived in I.onaon she ashed
Some ono, "wna; ago ihose ilt,le men In
helmets They we're our city police of
> nose stature $50 arc go proud We in
the eyes ~ h.s wonderful girl are mere
Ssmics.
You sec" sAs said TO reporter. the
:0r people ot ordinary fize. Everything.
therefore. Is out of perspective
Your iaricaos loos ;lnny littls things.
They arc Ike toys Z could never MANAGE
- got iuto our Your trans. too are
ouch l'ttie things AZ least. they appear 80
70 me. have 70 travel about ia large
.otorca- with r tpcc.niy constructed
teat Then tho houses. they all seem Just
liza dolls houses ~ home in Berlin
have n specially constructed house. with
ligh ceilings ani tis furniture.
"l' IS ils' l'ke iho house ~ the giant IN
Ehe fairy tales. AVID sometimes zeal Just
,ite s7ori"sa % fairy tale have
EeRd Guf.ver's Travels ana really
1cci myself as though j was among tho
1lllpuuans. n way sound curious Sut
YOU see am nearly two Feet ;alle- than
a. ordinary person. and things wore rot
hiade fcr people ~ iny height
81 ~ Ind mis- 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
JUDGE ARRESTED AS SPY
Hailed Before Military Authorities,
He Proves His Innocence

VIENNA. Sept. IA curious case in
which Judge was arrested as a spy, IS
reported from Trieste
sentrics noticed two men apparently
making notes and examining maps in the
Tonalc pass near where brigade maneu-
vers have been I'm progress, and promptly
placed them under arrest They we're
detained for Inquiries. and hailed before
the military authorities when they were
able to produce documents to prove their
Innocence
1t was established that the prisoners
were q Judge named Won Mole and his
clerk. who had come to the district to
investigate on the snot the circumstances
OF a criminal case which was engaging
Tho attention az the court They we're
promptly released
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
GERMANS NOW CLAIM
WORLDS BEST A|RSHIP
New Invention Said to Rise Per
pendicularly 1900 Feet in
Three Minutes
PATENT IN "A COUNTRIES

BERLIN. Sept l.
The new flying machine. which. i, is
asserted Will entirely suporsode the pres
ent tyre OF aeropiane and plnco Germany
at once In command OF the air is dc
scribed by the Taeglrhe Rundschau.
The machine. which is the invention OF
German army officer Is described as or
the rotary helicopier type. with four fan
Ike propellers for HUNG and a regular
propelicr for driving it through the air.
1t IS asserted that the machine can rise
perpe ndculariy TO height OF 1850 feet Ia
three minutes ana can ROMAN perfectly
stiil in the air.
1t has three engines O, $50 horsepower
each in hoat-shaped car equipped with
wheels FOR land propusion. which can be
converted into propeilers ;or use in water
II has a speed In the air OF thi.ty-six
miles an hour.
The machine IL Is stated. has been pat
ented IN fourteen countries, and the war
department, which has been watching the
inventors work since 1902, is keenly inter-
ested In it,
The Taeeliche Rundschau declares that
tho machine would he ideal for descend
ing noiselessiy through a thick fog in the
North sea and dropping pills down tho
tunnels of dreadnoushts.'
Tho Post says that II the expectations
raised by tho new craft are justified. Ger
many at one stroke will attain the SUI
premacy In Observation-Disclosures machines
that Il now holds in airshfps
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
COUNTS MANSION is
LOOTED BY THIEVES
Daring Burglars Garry OFF Jew
clry 10 the Amount OF
$4,000
INNKEEPER IS ARRESTED

MILAN, SeN'
Count ana Countess Soramani while
sotou-rino n, th-ii statolv sixtccnth-
.o,.,, ,,,t,. ,os c,~.oii..v,
about eight MUGS outside Mi4an' have
been roohed of jcWeiry and other Nal-
uables worth Noco.
o., -o,,-,t,. d.. ,h,t,. ,..,.o.... ..,.r
VIA nt crock W 'Ne morning after
dining az their married daughters rest
dence some distance away thoy discoy-
cred their private apartments in state
Of utter confusion Several rabinete had
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
STARTS ROUND WORLD
IN BIG TOURING CAR
London Man in Motor Will Try to
Eclipse Exploit of
Phincas Fogg
HE NAY NOT RETURN
Vehicle to Hold 100 Gallons of
Petrol and Weigh Two
Tons
LONDON. Sept.


Jules Vcrne's Imaginary trip. Round
the World in righty Days" will DO RI
vailed In peril and excitement II not IN
speed. BY Peter r. Hawker. who has just
star,ci to drive his mo,oroar round the
world via PeNln and japan. feat never
before attempted
Mt Hawker's car IS the i5O-horsepower
Flat driven oy LANCER in the 1908
Grand Prix race. and it has been fitted
with three tanks able TO hold 100 gallons
~ petrol. Altogether. II weighs exactly
two tons.
with the aid OF mechanic named
Allen. who accompanies him, Mr. Haw-
kcr hopes TO cope with any difficulties
that may arise. and he estimates. rough
iy. that The journey from London TO
Pekin saould be- done IN seventy days.
u mo- serious accident occurs. He will
go by Paris. Berlin and ST. Petersburg
20 Moscow. but after Moscow the we'll
kept roads of civilization will DO ex-
changed for a wilderness devoid In many
parts Of oven The toughest tracks. Mr..
Hlwkor Is tall. fair slight young man.
who Is emAarking on this adventure FOR
The FUN OF the thing Siberia. where
many bridges arc scarcely strong enough
for pony traffic, has few terrors for him
'One San always rush them at top speed
and trust to luck. he suggested 10 a re-
porter with cheerful abandon. He IS also
we'll provided win planks to mend or
mako his own bridges. should Il be neces-
sary. out problem as yet unsclved IL
Lake Baikai. In Inc heart of Siberia Here
there are neither roads nor pcople-noth-
Ing but vast inland sea slirted by the
Trans siberian Railway.
The only possible way to get on here
VIII be 70 run the car on tho railway track
when there is nobody about" said Mr.
Fawker. and what will happen II a train
comes along | can't imagine"
Twelve hundred miles or the trackless
Giho desert is another OF the obstacles.
for shifting sand makes bad Inotorcar
road, and wells are few and FAR between.
while tho danger from the hordcs OF
semisavages IN this part OF northern
China is considerable.
urgn. in Siberia will bc the last place
where the travellers can hope to ind an
Inn. After that they will sleep in a tent
carried on the car. and will take all their
food and water with them No definite
arrangements have yet been made for OBJ
taining petrol on the way but the Vac
unm oil Company IS already strewins
/ the civilized and uncivllized world with
| tins OF luhricatns oil for the voyagers
| From Pekin they will cross to Japan.
and from there TO America
~ dare say We shall never come back
alive said Mr.. Hawker. but that re-
mains 20 be seen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
500 Rnvnlists Denorted

LISBON. sent : Communicable
have been exchanged between the span
ish. Portuguese and Brazilian govern
ments. and II has been agreed that 500
Portuguese royalists in spain arc To be
sent TO Brazil Portugal however. nas
asked that tho roHalists should he
watched. To prevent thcm from con-
iinuinE IA conspire against the rcpub-
lican regime
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
Monastery MS a Show Place

paris, sept. The administration
or nnc arts has decided that the world
famous monastery of La Grande Char
trousc and it's dependencies shall be
classcd as an historic monument A
sum of 100000 viii be appropriated
for its restoration, and n further sum OF
$4,000 allotted annually for Its upkeep.
y charge OF 10 cents per head for ad-
mission " is estimated. Will covar the
cost OF upkccp.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
13-Ycor-old Girl Burglar

BERLIN. sept The juvenile cour,
at Dresden has sentenced Martha
Tietzc. "A i3-year-old girl. to one years
imprisonment for twelve serious bur
glaries committed during the holiday
season. Her mother, a widow with nine
children. has been sentenced to eight
cen months hard iaboi for disposing
OF tho stolen property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08

BRUSSELS. sept ~ party OF Lon
con Boy scouts are in camp ON lie
saudhlls at GronendylI. near Nicnport
Their camp Is visited daily by large
CROWDS Of holiday makers. and on SIM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
Burden of Rates in Scotland

EDINBURGH. Sept Local rates in
Scotland are steadily increasing. and in
seventeen wears tho average rate pcr
head has risen by rs ner cent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
The Morriape Penalty

GENEVA Sept. 1.-The educational
authorities In the canton OF Zurich have
decrced that henceforward schoolmis-
tresses lose their posts II they marry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-13
MCManigal Confession.


indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 12.-When
O-tie Z. McManigal today resumed
the gruesome narrative of his star
part in the alleged dynamite plot, he
was not nearly half through his re-
cital and it was eviden, that the in
formernant's testimony and cross
examination would take up the rest
Of the week.
Interests in the sensational story OF
the man who says he set off twenty
six explosions on "open shop" struc-
turai jobs under the direction of the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, was I'M
abatcd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-13

tween Cameron and Queen, had been
referred. reported that it was inexpe-
dent to pass the resolution at pres
ent, as more extensive improvements
were contemplated on the square. The
report was adopted. - !. an ..r; -,
The Committee on Streets, to whom
had been referred a petition OF the Al
cXandria Fertilizer and Chemical Com
pany for permission to erect n frame
structure on Union street between
Quee nand Princess, reported in favor
of granting the petition under certain
conditions. and the report was adopted.
a favorable report of the Committee
on Streets on petition OF William
Desmond for permission to erect a
frame kitchen to house SIS north ST..
Asaph street, was adopted.
The Committee on Streets also re-
ported in favor of grantin ga petition
of Beach &; Bro for permission to
erect a frame shed on Princess street,
between Royal and Fairfax, and INC
report was adopted.
4 resolution appropriating $500 for
the construction of a sewer OH Alfred
street between Queen and Princess. was
The following were received from the
Common Council and their action con-
Cured in by unanimous votes:
Resolution requesting the Committee
on General Laws Streets and Finance
to consider the feasibility of compell-
ing the use of iron poles for tclc-
graph, telephone and the operation or
cars.
Petition Of the Chesapeake and 70
tomac Telephone Company for fran
chisc.
Resolution appropriating 5000 for the
purchase Of two horses for the Rcliancs
Steam Fire Engine Company.
Resolution to compel the Washing
tom Virginia Railway Company to re-
move it's cable from King street.
Resolution requesting the Corpora
ton Attorney to attend joint meet
ing of the Committee on Light and
Finance in connection with the move
ment for improved electric lights or
Washington street between Duke ana
Queen.
Petition of residents of Payne street
between Cameron and Queen for street
Petition of Edward T.Bell for permits
sion to erect frame dwelling on the
west side of Payne street. between
Princess and Oronoco.
Communication from Harry Kirk,
secretary of the School B0ard.announc-
ing vacancies in that body.
The Board then adjourned.
+ F. MARBURY, President.
Teste
LUTHER II. THOMPSON, Clerk.