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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31

be able to complete its work by the
middle of April.
Were going to work hard with that
end in view" Mr.. Smith said. THE
harmony that now exists among the
Democratic legislators. l believe
makes an early adjournment possible
Twenty-six Bills Ready.
Mr.. Smith said that twenty-six bills
prepared by the factory investigation
commission, workingmen's compen-
sation bill and amendments to the
Levy election law to conform with de.
cisions of the Court of Appeals, were
now ready for introduction
do you expect to make any changes
,, in the direct primary law" Mr.. Smith
was asked.
"Why, | can't see any defects In the
law as it is now, do you?" he asked in
return.
LAS to the majority leadership" said
the coming Speaker, Il mean to be fair
to everybody. l recognize that New
York State extends beyond the limits
Of New York City. 1t goes all the way
to the Canadian border and also takes
in T0nawanda and Buffalo,
Has Edward d. Jackson OF Buffalo
any chance in the majority Leadership
fght?"
Yes, Mr.. Jackson is still In the fight
and is receiving due consideration
said Mr.. Smith; but as a member Of
the factory investigation commission
he will probably find his hands full
handling the commissions bills.
This was taken to be polite way Of
dropping Mr.. Jackson out of the race
leaving Aaron j. Levy, Of New York,
as the strongest candidate.
Mr.. Sulzer has telegraphed his sec
rotary, Chester c. Plat, that he will
reach here Tomorrow noon. He and
Mrs. Sulzer will go to the Executive
Mansion 20 meet Governor and Mrs.
\ LIN. llfIl Nlfg VIII Uf Su'SlS OF MI
and Mrs. Martin II. Glynn for dinner
at which Mr.. and Mrs. William RAN
dolph Hearst Will be present
The inauguration will take place at
noon Wednesday in the Assembly
Chamber The first session Of the Leg
| islature will be held at night The
Governors message has been prepared
1t is understood he will supplement IL
with special messages on various sub
| jects as the session progressee>
Secretary Of State Lazansky COM
pleted. arrangements to-day for The in
auguration Of the new Governor The
oath of office probably will be admin
istered by Chief Judge Cullen Of the
Court Of Appeals, instead OF Secretary
of State-elect Mitchell MAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
Commutes Death Sentence OF
John Cargin to Twenty
Years Imprisonment.
CLEMENCY FOR 3 OTHERS
With a Record of "a Pardons
and SO Communications, Gov
ernor Declares This
Is the Last"
fRv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Albany, Dec. 30.-Governor DIX VIII
go out OF Office on New Years Day
with a record of thirty -four pardons
and ninety eight combinations during
his two years of office. He granted
four more combinations to-day.
rs this the last, Governor" he was
asked.
"Yes" the Governor replied with a
smile.
one Of the combinations was That
of John Cargin. sentenced to die at
Sing Sing prison during the week OF
January for the murder Of Frank j.
Connolly, i'm Westminster County last
summer. The sentence was changed TO
Imprisonment for not less than twenty
years. Justice Morschauser, District
Attorney Winslow, the jurors who'coh-
victed Cargin and number Of promi-
nent Westchester County residents rec
ommended clemency.
The jurors informed me- said Gov
ernor Dix. that under the charge OF
the court they believed they could bring
in no other verdict than murder In the
first degree, but that they recommended
clemency."
Cargin killed Connolly after the lat
ter is said TO have made threat on
his life. Cargin had not lived with his
wife, and the evidence showed mat
Connolly had supplanted him In Mrs.
Cargin's affections. A few days before
the murder Cargin is said TO nave
been thrown out OF his wife's home by
Connolly. after he had gone there TO
see sick daughter.
The sentence of Marcelino Sando,
convicted OF manslaughter in New YORK
City in 1905. was committed so that ne
can now 20 before the Parole Board at
its meeting I'm January. He was sem
fenced TO not less than eight or more
than twenty years.
John Tobin sentenced in Rensselaer,
County TO fifteen years for burglary
had his sentence changed to a minimum
OF six years.
John White. alias John Berry, sem
fenced from New York in 1907 Tor
burglary In the first degree, Will also
go before the Parole Board. His sem
tence of nineteen years was reduced
20 minimum Of six years and a maxi
mum of nineteen years.
Governor Dix took no action IN inc
application for pardon for Frank G.
Marin. sentenced in Brooklyn 10 not
less than fifteen years or more than
twenty years. for swindlIng Mrs. Caro-
line Barry. The application was made
by ex-District Attorney Jerome OF
New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
CAT FOILS Jesse P0MER0Y
Mewing Calls Keeper When
Murderer Tries to Escape.

Boston, Dec. 3o.--Jesse Pomeroy. whose
crimes startled the country nearly forty
years ago, tried to-day to escape from
the state prison ut Charlestown, where
he is sewing life sentence for torturing
two children to death when he was thir-
teen years old.
The convict left his cell by saving three
bars from the door. The mewing OF a
cat which followed him along the corridor
attracted the attention Of Thomas Bras
sci, an attendant, just before daylight,
and when he ordered Pomeroy to throw
up his hands the prisoner made no re-
sstance.
Pomeroy had made careful plans to es-
cape. dummy had been arranged In his
bed. The steel bars of the cell door were
cut with a saw made out OF two small
pieces OF steel. The prison officials have
not learned how the murderer obtained
the metal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
STATE BOMB TRIALS limited
Wickersham to Order U. S. Evil
dence Preserved.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. Dec. 30.-State prosecution
of a majority of the dynamiters SEN
fenced to prison in the federal court In
indianapolis Is possible according to the
Attorney General, who announced to-day
that he would order all evidence In the
hands OF the government prosecutors
TURNED over to the authorities OF the
states In which structures were destroyed.
Mr.. Wickersham pointed out that a
large number OF the thirty eight defend
ants found guilty Of conspiracy are liable
TO prosecution for, specific acts. which
were not necessarily taken into consid-
Grafton by the. federal authorities. He as
serts that the possible second prosecution
would not place the, defendants In
teopa rdy twice for the same offence.
The Department iof Justice. II was ex-
planned, does not have the power 10
press prosecutions for. the alleged dyna,,
hitting The Attorney General declared
that all persons against whom there was
substantial evidence were indicted by the
federal grand jury at Indianapolis, al
though he asserted that the investigation
had not yet been completed. lie sald that
agents Of the department are stlll az
work. but intimated he did not expect
that the so-called higher ups would be
incriminated by future developments. 1t
was his opinion that the federal prose-
cutors had In their possession the com
plete records involving all responsible
labor leaders.
Mr.. Wickershsm declared that toe
federal court had been extremely lenient
in imposing sentences on the dynaihiters'
This statement, the Attorney General en-
phaszed, was made without intention to
criticise Judge Anderson.
The convictions Ut Indianapolis, sara
Mr.. Wickersham, constituted one OF the
greatest accomplishment In the history OF
the American courts. They proved, he
added that officers and agents of no or
ganization, however powerful. whether OF
capital. labor or idlers. could WELD their
influence to break the laws OF the coun-
try. The results of this trial and the re-
cent Indictment at New York OF Presi-
dent Mellen OF the New York, New
Haven q Hartford Railroad and Presi-
dent Chamberlin anu Chairman n. Shithers
of the Grand Trunk. for the alleged VIOLA
ton of the Sherman antitrust law.
proved. the Attorney General asserted.
that the laws OF the United States are
enforced with impartiality against capital
and labor and rich and poor alike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
DYNAMITERS' SENTENCES
FROM 7 YEARS TO ONE
SEVEN YEARS.

Frank M. Ryan, Chicago, presi-
dent OF the International Associa-
ton Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers.
-" SIX YEARS.
John T. Butler, Buffalo, viee-pres'
dent.
Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco.
Herbert S. Hockin, ex-seeretary,
formerly of Detroit.
Michael J. Young, Boston.
John e. Munsey, Salt Lake City.
Olaf A. Tveitmoe, San Francisco,
secretary Of the California Building
Trades Council.
Philip A. Cooley, New Orleans.
Frank c. Webb, New York.
FOUR YEARS.
John n. Barry, ST. Louis.
Peter ]. Smith, Cleveland.
THREE YEARS.
Charles N. Beum, Minneapolis.
Edward Smythe, Peoria, VI.
Murray L. PenneII, Springfield ''''
Henry w. LesIeitner, Indianapolis
Ernest G. w. Basey, indianapolis.
George Anderson, Cleveland.
William e. Reddin, Milwaukee.
Paul J. Morrin, ST. Louis.
Michael j. Harmon, Scranton,
Penn.
William j. Mccain, Kansas City.
Milford Bert Brown, Kansas City,
Mo.
Michael J. Cunnane, Philadelphia.
TWO YEARS.
Richard H. Houlihan, Chicago.
Frank J. Higgins, Boston.
Frank X, Painter, Omaha.
Fred Sherman, indianapolis.
ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY.
James e. Ray. Peoria, III.
William Shupe, Chicago.
William c. Bernhardt, Cincinnati.
Edward E. Phillips, Syracuse.
Charles Westminster. Detroit.
Fred J. Mooney, Duluth, MINI.
SENTENCES SUSPENDED.
Patrick F. Farrell New York.
James Cooney, Chicago.
Hiram r. Kline, Muncie. Ind.
Frank j. Murphy, Detroit.
Edward Clark, Cincinnati.
James Coushlin, Chicago.
Sentences Of a year and a day
were imposed so that the prisoners
niaht be taken to a federal prison
instead Of being confined in county
jais. ....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
FAMOUS WAR NURSE DEAD
Mrs. Spencer, Florence Nightingale
of the Civil War" Dies at "a.
TRv Telecraph 10 ITO nm

BY Telegraph 10 Tie ltl"uhe.I
Oswego. y. Y, Dec. 30-AIrs. Elimlna
Keller Spencer, well known TO veterans
everywhere as THE Florence Nghtngae
of the Civil War" is dead at her home
here at the age OF ninety-four AS
nurse during the Civil War she cared fo'
many thousands of soldiers, and was
friend OF General Grant.
Mrs. Spencer was born in Mexico 10
this county. Her husband went TO the
war with the Nth Regiment, New YORK
Volunteers, and she accompanied him as
nurse. She served In hospitals IN
Washington and in the field at Frede''
icksburg, the Wilderness, White HouS
Crossing and Gettysburg. !.
A portrait OF Mrs. Spencer in 5ass-rehe
adorns the grand stairway in the Capita
at Albany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
ELOPEMENT 3TIRS NYACK
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Nyack. n. Y, Dec. 3o.-This village Is all
stirred up over the elopement OF Miss
Elise Jewett, daughter OF Major II. Dick
inson Jewett, and Alfred Case, son OF the
late Colonel A. J. Case. News of the
marriage Of the couple came to-day In a
telegram from the bridegroom to his
mother.
Miss Jewett Is prominent in society here
and In Washington. where the family
have home. According to the telegram.
the marriage was performed in New York
City Young Case Inherited small fort
une from his father.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
Six Plead for Mercy.

ok IISdu TOT mCTCJ,
Judge Anderson said his reason for
wanting to talk TO some OF the men was
that ne believed evidence might have been
brought out in the trial which was omit
ted.
IF there is any one Of you who has
anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced, he may step forward
said the court For moment no one
spoke or moved Again the invitation
was repeated. Finally six men arose and
stepped forward one by one. They were
Patrick F. Farrell, James Cooney. James
Coughlin, William c. Bernhard Frank j.
Murphy and Hiram Kline. OF these six
all but Bernhardt obtained liberty
through suspended sentences.
Bernhard, in pleading his cause,
began: Il" hope God may strike me
dead
But here the court intsrrup pied:
"Sit down; you know you are guilty"
Bernhardts sentence later was one year
and one day. do you think dynamiting
is right was asked of each prisoner
who pleaded. The answer invariably Was
mo, your honor" Each prisoner dis
claimed any knowledge of the dynamite
plots.
At this point the crying of a child de-
layed the proceedings. Just before pass
ing sentence Judge Anderson announced
that he wanted to read a statement. Be-
fore he had proceeded far the child in
the corridor began TO cry and the judge
paused long enough to order that the door
be kept closed. II was George Bernhardt.
four years old, son OF the Cincinnati pris-
oner. The lad had been playing in the
corridor with Christmas toys.
In consequence OF his crying about one
third OF the prisoners had been sentenced
before the doors were opened to allow
the people to 20 out The courtroom was
more crowded than usual. Among many
women present was Mrs Benjamin Harri-
son, widow OF the former President.
The sentences were read by the court
from a slip of paper, the names and the
terms of imprisonment being called off
rapidly. A few minutes later the court
room was cleared OF all except the pris-
oners, who, with their families. were per-
mitted to remain In the Federal Building
until late I'm the afternoon. There wives
wept In the arms OF their husbands.
Prisoners Sing, Women Weep.
At 3:15 o'clock tho prisoners,
shackIed to deputy marsbals, with
Marshal Schmidt and Marin ]. Hy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31

bonds. All of the prisoners are to so
to Leavcnworth.
When the special train is 10 carry
them there the United States marshal,
Edward Schmidt. refused to state, as
he has been instructed to keep secret
the time of departure and the route of
the train. 1t was understood, however,
that no efforts were to be made 70 take
the train out before tomorrow.
Less than twenty minutes were re
quired by the court actually 10 impose
sentences, although for an hour and a
half before that time Judge Anderson,
leaning over his desk, invited each pris
Oner TO step up and talk with him az
to his degree of guilt.
The scene was unusual, even for the
dynamite cases. The prisoners had
been seated three rows deep. in alpha
betical arrangement. In front sat Il
dozen of their attorneys, whose motions
for setting aside the verdicts and for
arrests OF judgment all we're over
ruled. In the rear and shut off by q
railing, were the relatives of the con-
victed men. There were perhaps sew
ersl hundred people in the room, but
one voice only was heard at a time.
That was the judges voice or the voice
OF a prisoner who had stepped forward
10 plead for mercy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-12
SAWYER -NEHER
Wedding Of Young People Monday
Afternoon

The marriage of Miss Wilhelmina
Neher and Darrell r. Sawyer took
place at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Neher on
Lincoln street, Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. G. S. Mills officiated.
Only the immediate relatives and
friends of the bride and groom were
present.
The ceremony was performed un-
der bower of evergreen, the attend
ants being Miss Wllhelmina Van Ow
and Richard Schiemenz. The bride
wore gown of white lansdowne.
with trimmings of lace and pearl and
carried bouquet of white carnations.
The bridesmaid wore yellow silk and
carried white carnations.
Following the service refreshments
were served and Mr.. and Mrs. Saw
yer left Immediately for short hon
eymoon in New York state. The
brides travelling suit was Of blue and
she wore a white hat. Upon their re-
turn from their wedding trip, they
will reside on Branch street.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sawyer of Branch street,
who lived until recently in Woodford.
He is employed in the Payne brush
back factory. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer
received a number of wedding gifts,
including silver, cut glass and furni-
ture
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-12
HERO OF MUD POND
PAYS $40 FINE
FOR ASSAULT
Guy Hill of North Adams Before
Municipal Court
COST AMOUNTED TO SOFA
Charged With Assisting Prisoner to
Escape from Deputy Warden
Allen Briggs.

Guy Hill of North Adams was fined
SO and costs of $10.14 in municipal
court Monday afternoon for assault.
The hearing before Judge h. II. Hol-
den was probably the final chapter
in what has been known as the Mud
Pond cabin episode. Last July this
cabin in Stamford, which is main
tanned by an organization OF North
Adams men, was raided by Deputy
Fish and Game Warden Allen Briggs
of Searsburg who attempted to ar
rest one of the men in the cabin on
the charge of having illegal trout in
his possession.
The man charged with illegal fish
ing naturally objected to the pro-
ceedings, but the more strenuous re-
sistance, ii was alleged, was made by
Hill. Hill, it was charged, was The
one who attacked the deputy warden
and thus permitted the fellow charg-
ed with Illegal fishing to escape.
The affair was made the subject of
considerable comment in one North
Adams paper at the time. I he
sportsmen, who had resisted the en-
forcement of the game laws in this
state, were described like dime novel
heroes.
In the meanwhile County Fish and
Game Warden +. S. Higgins had been
urging the prosecution of Hill for
whose arrest a warrant was at once
issued. Hill did not like the idea of
having a warrant hanging over his
head and recently opened communi-
cation with the states attorneys of.
flee here in Bennington. He was CIV
en- to understand that the only way
10 secure the dismissal of the war
rant was to come to Bennington,
plead guilty in municipal court to
assault and take his medicine. Ac-
companied by his personal friend
Chief of Police Dineen. he came here
Monday afternoon and the hearing
before Judge Holden was the result
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-12
HINTS ON DISTINCTION.

1t does little good to disinfect the
coop where part of the brood has died
of a contagious intestinal trouble when
you do not disinfect the old hen, for
the microbial discharge is bound to get
on her feathers and make her disease
transmitter to the well chicks. Dust
her with germicide insecticide and kill
the microbes and crawlers at one shot.
Spraying poultry runs with sulphuric
acid is poor way to reach germs I'M
der a rotten surface The way to
sweeten such ground is to cover it with
fresh slaked lime and to pillow the rot
down deep and to SOW it to a quick
growing crop.
Grass yards used alternately keep
green and stay clean.
A poultry house may be perfectly dis
infected, hut that will not ward off dis
ease if the hens track in from yard
that is microblal mess, for the whole
place thus becomes bughouse. Hens
running into a nice clean house from
Il rank manure pile do the same dirty
trick.
In renewing an earthen poultry house
floor remove the affected surface and
cover floor with slaked lime. On this
place fresh loamy soil to the required
depth. This should be done spring and
fall to prevent disease and bad odors.
Fresh hot lime wash, strong with crude
carbolic acid and sprayed well into ev-
cry crevice, is ne plus ultra dislnfec-
ter and bug killer. but care should be
taken to get prime acid, as it runs from
10 TO 80 per cent in strength, and some
dealers hand out cheap acid lemon
for the real thing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-12
FEATHERS AND eeesHeLLs.

English fanciers are Boosting that
they have Americans licked on produc-
ing colors and fancy feathering, but
that we are ahead on shape. If you
grant for sake Of argument that they
are ahead on color and fancy feathers
what is there left OF a fowl anyhow
when the shapes gone?
A flock of 500 White Leghorns is
doing laying stunts on the Ward liner
Havana, which plies between New
York. Cuba and Mexico. A large Bos-
ton hotel is also producing its own hen
fruit from n fio,' on its skyscraper
roof. while several western railroads
are running egg ranches to supply their
dining car service with eggs laid while
you wait. Poultry culture bids fair TO
become the chief industry of this eeun-
try, and that soon.
A good average sized hen lays about
five times her weight in a year. about
twenty-five pounds. If there's any
thing else on the farm beats that for
results, let us hear from you.
Among our poultry pessimists we
have some rich men who put up ex-
pensive plants, buy good stock and
then spoil it all by placing a hot air
theorist or know-not In charge.
Where fowls run on soil that con-
tains much permanganate of iron the
egg yolks are apt TO be dark. This
does not affect their eating and keep
ing quality.
Professor Elford, a Canadian agri.
culturist. declares poultry pays 239 per
cent, cows 90 per cent and fruit So per
cent Now is this a doped bait TO kid
nap us TO Canada or not?
Pigeon nests should be built library
style with slide bottoms. This makes
cleaning easy, and vermin cannot hide
as where nests are built solid:
When fowls are allowed to hang by
the legs after plucking they get that
thin and leggy appearance that isn't
popular with the buyer They should
be placed on the trough-like shaping
board to get that bon ton, compact
shape.
The poultry show that opened July
on the Million Dollar pier. Atlantic
City. was. too early for young stock
and hit the mott just when the old
hens and ROSTERS are wearing abbre
waited garments. But that's seashore
style. you know.
Green cut bone not only supplies
pure protein. the blood and muscle
builder. but ash. the bone and egg
maker. Its value for eggs IS becom
ing so well known that the butchers
are grinding and selling 1t to ordinary
trade. so that fanciers cannot get
enough for their mills.
Many young turkeys die from heat
prostration. They start out lively in
the morning and straggle back at night
with dropping wings and diarrhea. and
some one nearly always calls 1t black
head The fields are nearly denuded
Of shade. and the turkeys and cattle
are without the protection OF GRANDPA
Tiers time. when every field had its
majestic oaks and chestnuts. the fence
rows and lanes were lined with trees
and bushes and every farm had its
deep. cool wood