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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

50ryicw. Tha, place like al, other q it. character .r
filed with untortunatcs who ordinarily seem sell Dale
anccd. Il is only when their particular deur.r- assert
themselves that they become rayIug maniac uraH. u,
committing horrli crime, that demand their egHer'-.-
tion lest they cndangcr law and order .nt .#.n iig
No, there was something else about This man that
compelled my notice Of what hc $3.50. saving. Beside
the prominence OF his case, the rnuHfEN.. incident.
that had led % his incarceration after Ha unusual n
all these things combined 20 make ma h.-i-a,, before
refusing, and ! said.
~Wcii. If Dr. Spohr doesn't o5jco.
a don't believe he will said ne. III .oa prefer III
40, said I, I'll attend to that, and T.. goa know
When spoke to the doctor be- laughed. ~Im .lr.
priscd at Barringer, he SAID. 81 hain noted the least
suggestion Of such symptoms. So Tar D. h'll Do.
mouth shut and acted like q pretty ev.'-aetaea gen
tlcman who realized that while $50 don supply a. Oh,
uxuric Of life he was pretty lucky % have had enough
pull TO land him here instead 81 IN Oh" panlten'arl
where he would have had 20 break stone and walk III
lock step However. it won't do any harm, but, mind
YOU don't come and ask me TO help gc' him "Ht. III
IS Colonel Sparks case lie deserve aA Ae got. 'Ae
scoundrcl,"
So few DAYS aftcrwa-d sat with Robr~ Barringcr.
"a. then knew him. under cump OF shade trec- on tho
magnificent lawn Al HarbOryicW and listened o. his
story In telling it 10 YOU | must ask You i' imagine
that the man is himself telling It. Imagine II YOU can
eolidlv built man Of tlftv-Onc. with iron-gry hair cut
short deep blue eyes looking YOU trogh, IN the face
clcan-cut mouth from which ISSUES low musical voice
never raised 10 an unusual pitch, but speaking with IN
Cisivc tones tinted with the tpucn "i en- I,iS''
Add TO this general air Of absolute sincerity and can
dor and an occasional evidence Of cagcrnc scarcely L.
be suppressed That is Barringcr, or the other man.
and here is his story.
MY name" he began, @s Howard ". Blakciy. Oh,
lNI don't look like that please, as II chat statement
proved nv insanity at once, You'll see II dcuson
Nv name, then is Blakcy and my residence up to The
time came to America few month ago, was NO. oo
Park Lane. Kensngton, London. | am university
man (a these things can be readily proved and wa
educated for the clergy. The clergy. II make me
laugh to think Of it! They educated mctor The clergy
and | turned out-a thief.
have stolen all my life at first in small way and
finally as a profession. In fact in my calling have
achieved a position that would have made me cstih-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

btI' 10 Nltl H. WEI" mp SO
thc cafe Of q hotel of Broadway
one afternoon. when suddenly |
cav =, man staring AT me. The
nayt moment he had started
across the room with outstretehed
hand. and before could get out
Of his wav-for feared anything
like that-hc had me by the hand
and was shaking II vigorously
while he pattcd me on the back
and exclaimed:
"Wcll. il it isn't Bob Bar,
ringer, How are YOU. anyhow:
Il FASTENED to assure him that
he had made q mistake; bu. he
was hard 10 convince. He kept
insisting that il | wasn't Robert
Barringcr. cashier Of the Fortleth
National Bank. ne was lar.
Said he'd known Rarringcr since
bovbood. and that | was the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

as Il c1c-wraes the tangc and must leave the task
Of Strengthening things out 20 the goddess herself.
EBaaa'g. present conditon-le Is IN inmate OF the
State Institution for the Criminaly Insane due 70
frea; OF fortune he Is most certainly deserving OF pity
The longer one can look the situation from his view
point the deeper becomes ones sympathy. But re-
moved from that point Of view II may strike one th1t
Bakely however terrible his present prcdIcament IS
no worse of than he should be- and that Fate IN APP,
pearing o. mix matters hopcessy. has only rcarranged
them IN perfectly logical if unusual manner.
CALL him Blakely. Up at Harbo~yiew. the insane
prison D.. Is registered Robert Barrlngcr won
recap,ta. the occurrences that brought the man there:
they wI come out in his story later Suffice 10 say
tina, mot him purely through accident on visit 70
Dr. opoar the superintendent, who Is Trend OF ilnc'
Bakcy was, and Is, employed in the prison library
which a3'glus the doctors office and, being more or
less privileged character about the institution. stroliea
into the sha,t-ned when waiting for the supcTln-
endcnt attend % some managerial duties about the
place. There was no one present but Blakely. busy
among the books but he saw me close at iani
he dropped his work and approached me with q SMILE
calling me by name
Pardon me- said ne, "but understand that YOU are
the gentleman who interested himself in the case OF
Colonel Sparks and secured his release from this place
-Why-cr-ycs," ! replied.
shall 20 into the story Of the unfortunate Col
oncl except to say that | interested IN II only
through desire 10 see manifest wrong corrected. But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

GTLKE \ II .II.llIL
II story. Ifiti,true.
- will be III the
NOR. astonishing. but a.
m that / cannot vouch.
Personally / believe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

them Of course but have no idea Of their great value
They look on me It moderately wcll-to-do man. who
travels for London art dealer They would never guess
that my frequent trips % the Continent have been TO
carry ont some Of the biggest transactions Of recent
vcar-. Innocent souls,
Il have always been very successful: for IN AL that
have done have worked entirely alone with the result
that the police have never been able % trace anything
% me That is until short while ago,-thc affair that
brought me here.
Il was returning from Paris, when. aboard the Chan
mel boat | found an opportunity % relieve q lady Il
some valuable diamonds that she carried in her beg.
Never mind how did it successfully: but before tie
boat reached Dover she discovered her loss and up
cry. | managed 10 cudc discovery; but only by leav
ing my valisc aboard the boat. In this made fatal
error: for in that vasc was letter addressed ut
my Kensngton house / knew that the police, finding
this On board would follow up the slender clue with the
result that they would find my house full Of rare paint
ings discover that travelled great deal mysenously
and-wel feared the worst and was AFRAID TO taCe IT,
That was where Fate, who has handled this whole atiar
began 70 DO her fancy work. She made me pane
stricken and babe me flee ard did.
II managed 10 communicate with my "iIg, ana to.I
her 10 meet me at Southampton to sail for New lorE'
Fate intcrfcrcd with this arrangement Tor my WE
missed the boat train and had 10 sail alone
T ARRIVED in New York and began 20 think out
some way Of letting my wife know where was WIN
out risk but before had entirely done I'M, rae cyan
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

judge Albert y. Vail who, with
Thomas u. Catron is TO enjoy tho
honor Of representing New McSic" ~
one Of its first United states senators,
was born at Frankfort, KY, IN the
year 1861. Just al the opening Of tn
great civil war Al that time The
stirring spirit Of the times wns every
where rife In Kentucky and the hof
Fan became Infected With 81. some
Of his earliest memories deal with
Wartime scenes IN thh strife-torn
state. and the strenuourness ur the
times so took hold of him that ever
since. he has entered into every actit-
ftv with which he desired 20 Doc con
nected in a manner just as strenuous,
lust az absorbed and with inst as higf
feeling for his side ~ the issue a.
would be expected from boy reared
among The grim scene- ~ civic
strife.
His father was william u. fall and
his mother. Edmonia TAYLOR, both Of
them representing old families of the
southland.
Educafion IN those days WIS fdr
from what Il il nov. and the war and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

would be four or five votes short OF
the requisite number and the call OF
The roll proved that their estimate
was correct
For more than an hour prior to
the calling to order of the joint ses-
sion the floor Of the house was a
veritab BILE bee hive of political activ-
ity. Solomon Luna was here and
everywhere in earnest conversation
with doubtful members. while the
democrats and prosressiveness were
not less active.
When Lieutenant Governor de Baca
called the joint session to order, there
was "A tenseness in the atmosphere
that could be felt. Probably every
person present realized that upon the
result of that ballot rested the
chance Of the republicans to send two
of their party to the United States
senate and that the result of the bal
loting was anything but assured. Up
to the last moment, Luna pleaded
with Speaker Il. l.. Baca to cast his
vote for Catron. but the speaker
steadfastly refused and he voted for
Fall and Prince.
The first evidence from the voting
that Governor Mills had actually
Withdrawn from the contest, was
when Senator Bowman's name was
reached and he voted for catron.
Then came Senator Burns. an An
drews supporter. and he swung into
line for Fall, showing that both ends
Of the combination were working
and there was slight ripple of ap-
plause from the members In the au-
dience. As the roll of the house pro
ceeded il was evident that Catron
would be several votes short. ana
when the clerk called Mr.. Speakers 5
vote. Fall lacked one vote OF the
thirty-five. and as Mr.. Baca voted
for Fall and Prince. there wa 8 a
burst of applause from the Fall sup
porters on the floor and in the an-
dience.
This was nothing. however 10 equal
the wave of applause when NJ. T. Ma
zanares arose and changed his vote To
catron. A woman in the audience
stood up and waving her muff. ex-
ecuted a graceful pas=eul. and others
ioined in the demonstration Then
the changes came so rapidly that II
was imposed TO keep track Of them
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28


Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journnll
Santa Fe, n. NJ, March 2f.--
Thomas b. Catron and Albert b.
Fall will be the first two men to rep
resent the state of New Mexico in the
senate of the United States. When
the roll call for the ballot in JOINT
session of the state legislature was
finished at noon today, Fall had re-
ceiyed total of thirty-five votes and
Catron thirty-one. four less than the
number required to elect.
The stampede of changing was
started almost Immediately, however
by Representative Llewellyn, who,
however. changed from Fall to r. l.
Baca, although later changed bhck 10
Fall. This reduced Falls vote to
thirty-four and Senators Mccoy ana
Gallegos changed their vote to Fan
giving him thirty-six, one more lhan
a majority of the members votins'
but raising the question, however as
to whether il was necessary to nave
thirty y-seven votes, majority OF al
the members elected. Representative
John B. Burg. who had voted Tor
Hagerman and Gillenwater, solved
the question by changing from Hag
erman to Fall, thus giving Fall thirty
seven votes.
Then followed a scramble to gel
into the band wagon and RAPID
changes to both Fall and Catron
brought the totals up to thirty-nine
for Fall. and thirty EIGHT for Catron.
while the crowd which packed the
galleries and the floor went wiiu'
women stood up and waved handker-
chiefs and muffs and men shouted
themselves hoarse.
That the legislature was able TO
elect today was due TO a number OF
ca1nses. Chief of these were the IN
defaxigabie work of Solomon Luna
the willingness of W. n Andrews 4"
withdraw from the race rather thah
10 see the party disrupted and the
fear of the republicans that shoui"
the deadlock continue only &c"
davs longer. Felix Martinez, demo-
crat, would be elected.
Not even the republican leaders
who were managing the affair. knew
at the time the roll call commenced
IL Fan and Catron could be elected
They felt reasonably certain that
FAN could get thirty-five votes. but
were almost certain that caifo"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

and by the time the Catron vote had
reached thirty-seven. pandemonium
reigned and the lieutenant governor
pounded the desk with his gavel In
vain effort to restore order.
II was evident that there was a
feeling of relief thoroughout tho
crowd that the struggle was al last
over and New Mexico would have two
men to represent her In the senate
Friends crowded around the two sue.
cessful candidates and showered them
with congratulations. For prohub bly,
the first time in his life, Mr.. Ca.ron
was palpahly overcome by emotion.
and could hardly articulate his re-
pixies to the numerous congrn tnlations.
His face. however. spoke cloquently
and plainly for him and nobody
seemed to care what was said, any
way.
II was half hour after the result
was known 10 the men at the press
table and had been communicated by
them to the audience and members
that the tellers Strengthened out the
tangle of changes and the official an
nouncement Of the vote was made bS
the lieutenant governor.
on motion Of senator Barth. of Bcr-
nalillo county, a committee consisting
of Representatives Miguel Eaca, Con-
rad Hilton. j. w. MuIisns. j.
Smith and J. w. Chaves. and Sena-
tors Isaac Barth. r. r. Doepp ano
Eugenio Romero. was appointed TO
escort the newly elected senators 20
the speakers desk. Their entrance
was the signal for an ovation.
Mr.. catron spoke first and said In
part:
4 have devoted the work Of a lie
time 10 aiding in obtaining statehood
for New Mexico. Forty-five years
ago ! came here across the plains on
a freight wagon. and at once entered
the fight for statehood. which had al
ready begun. and | have followed the
work persistently since. thank
heaven that congress has finally
passed bill and we arc out Of the.
rut of sixty years and are advanced
to a position Of equality with the
other states Of the union.
There are many things ! hope We
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(Coniinucd on Page 3D.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28
Senator Pankey Would Create
State Land Office with Com
missioner and Assistants Ap-
pointed by Him,
IRVEIN TO BE CUSTODIAN
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Mcdonald Would be Deprived
of Position and Privileges
Now Held by Him Respecting
Those Positions

Especial Dispatch To .he Morn'ng journal.
Santa Fe Merch 2f.--Sennt- liili
No. SO designed, Il Is said, az a blow ~
Governor Mcdonald, WAS introduced
yesterday by Senator rankcy and re.
ferred TO & committen,
Tho aill provides for the establish
ment of state land office. with the
commissioner of public lands at Its
head. The commissioner is authorized
to appoint an assistant land commits
sionar with salary of S2,400 per
year. a chief clerk at $500 per year,
three clerks Ut $1,000 each, and an
additional clerk at S900.
The bill makes Commissioner Irvein
custodian of public buildings at the
seat OF government and he has the
appointment of employees for the
buildings. This would abolish the cap
iitol custodian board, now appointed
by the governor, and would effect
about dozen employees.
Another bill introduced by senator
Pankey provides for the substitution
of electrocution for hanging in capital
crimes. The electrocntion to take
place at the state penitentlary.
A message was received IN the SEN
ate from the governor naming the
following board of regents for the Las
Vegas normal school; Charles llfeld,
NJ. w, Brown, ]. ID. w. Needer. r. Il.
Olney, all of san Miguel county, and
Eugene Romero. of Mora county. The
appointments must he confirmed by
the senste M action was taken re-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

b. Fall and Hon
to the yesterday
BY the Arizona ess-
A. Ashurst to the
from
on have assumed u privileges
of severe
both states on
length oil thef
-. -. a,..sos r,o ta,,ns
1917 the terms of Class TWO expire
, n 1918 terms Three expire IN isio
ff,gnt
election
elected for terms expiring
at ifferent .oa.oa :,
the supervision OF tne
draw lots for will be assigned one from
80 draw
in
Aftcr which senators have drawn
New Mexico ana
lots 10
and which shall have to content
expiring March A. 1912 h'e s "'" '
'front.' the his election
draw the 1913 term the
the which begins
NV, January win his
of draw term expiring In
representatives would have been
elected. =, 49, - .,o.as ,oco.a ,to ov
nan Of the term third who will hold
office until A. 1914
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

A Mssourian by birth and lawyer
by profession, Thomas B. Catron who
is to represent the new state as one
of It's first United states. seaators.
was born October 6, 1910. at war
rensburg. NO. and came of solid
Missouri stock. His father was John
Catron, since dead, and his mother
before her marriage had been Mary
Fletcher. or the same family had
sprung John Catron, associate justice
Of the United States supreme court.
Mr.. Catron himself is n widower,
and has four children Mrs.
Catron died several years ago. His
children, all sons, are John w. Cat
ron, Charles G.. Catron, Thomas d.
Catron, Jr., and Fletcher Catron.
Mr.. Catron received his early edu-
cation in the public schools of
Lafayette county, and in 1856 went
to the Masonic college at Lexington.
no, where he remained as a student
until 1859. In 1859 he entered the
University of Missouri and graduated
from that institution on July 4, 1860.
At that time he received the degree
of Bachelor of Arts from that uni
versity. Se~cn years later he was
accorded the degree of Master OF Arts.
He never attended any law school.
but gained his legal education
through study carried on by himself.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

attendant DAYS OF rcconyiruction in
the sonth had made Il even more dir
ficult tu acquire because the people
were all 80 basy getting the wheels Of
industry started after the struggle
and repairing the damage done by g.
that They had small time FOR the finer
side Of NE. because Of this and other
circumstance young Albert had 10 be
content with attendance at the public
Schools of Nashville. whittier his par
outs had removed for parts Of two
terms. and with some further instruc-
dion az the hands OF his father and In
private schools In Springfield. Tenn.
and ia Pembroke. Ky These we're
country schools. ana the tWo terms
during which he attended them ag-
ercgated only about twelve months In
alL This was all the education he
ct er received from others.
As his age approached that % ma
furlty he began 20 see more and more
that there was greater opportunity
for Young man In @ new country.
where the obstacles to b. overcome
N~~-~S~~-~-~~-~~->~~-~.~
Continued on i'agr 81
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ssstions of Judge Raynolds, OF Aleu-

sssuons OF JuuRc kaNnolus, OF Alhu-
uucrque.
The House.
The house met at 1880 o'clock
speaker Bacn in the chair. Roll call.
PRAYER, reading and correction OF the
journal OF the preceding day.
After the joint ballot for United
states senators the house adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The semitic.
Senate met at l / O'clock. the leu-
tenant governor presiding Ron call.
prayer, reading and correction OF the
preceding day.
Following bills Mere introduced
BIN No. 80. hy senator Pankey.
method OF death in cases Of conviction
for capital crimes, Referred TO the
judiciary committee.
Bill No. SO, by Senator pankcy. pro.
vidin9 tor the establishment of a state
land Office.
Bill No. 81, by senator Hlnkle, TO
reimburse certain citizens Of Ros-
Well, for expenditures made in con
nection With the erection of one OF
the buildings OF the Roswell Military
Institute.
Senate Joint Memorial No. 3, by
Senator Clarke, for Burns, restricting
making OF executive orders and res
crvations and providing certain bene-
fits for the Navajo Indians.
Governors message No. 3, naming
regents of the Las Vegas Normal
school
Governors message NJ. (. transmit
ting With his signature senate snbs,l-
lute for Rouse bill No. 0 defining the
crime Of perjury
Biii No, SS. introduced by permits
sion out of The regular order by
barth providing for times for terms
"a district court Ia The second Judi
eial district Passed under u sus-
nenalnn or tho rmleN.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28

and in reading standard iaw books.
shortly after he had received his
bachelors degree the Civil war broke
, out, and with mafN Saf his fellows he
entered the Confederate forces. His
first service was in n light artillery
company, and SO well did he serve
that he was shortly afterward pro-
moted to a lieutenant In sthis arm
OF the service he remained until the
end OF the war, winning promotion
and battery commandency two
years before its close. The battery
OF which he had charge was the Third
Missouri Light Battery of the Con
federate service.
Ia 1865, en- May 12. he surrendered
his command and was released This
surrender took place at Meridian,
Miss. Immediately after the surren-
der he returned to Missouri and took
up the study of law. the profession
for which he had been trying to fit
himself. He came to New Mexico
July 27, 1856, settling at Santa Fe.
He entered the practice OF law short
ly after his arrival in New Mexico
and was soon appointed BY the gov
tiHoi ttH tiNtiitA bAioiItf VI tfit linN
judicial district, which was then com
posed of Dona Ana county. II was
at this time that he went to La
Mesilla 10 live.
In Dona Ana county he was admit
ted to the bar in June. 1857, and at
the end of "A years residence was
elected to the house of representa-
tiyes of the territorial legislative as
sembly. In this capacity he served
fer the years 1868 and 1869.
At the close OF the session of the
last named year. Mr.. Catron was Sc
lected as attorney general OF the ter
ritory and appointed to that position
by the governor. he took up his resi-
dence at Santa Fe where he since
has made his homo. He held this
office for three years and half re-
signing To accept the appointment Of
Pr sident Grant as United states at |
tori for New Mexico
Mr. Catron officiated as federal at
torney for the territory for six years
and few months. winning fame for
himself by his ability while occupy
ing a most difficult office During
the administration OF President Hayes
he resigned this office for personal
by this time his private law prae.
tice has grown Immensely, and with /
his other personal Interests he was
thoroughly occupied. II was shortly
after his resignation OF this office that
he married. and from that time forth
for "A nnmber Of years held no terri
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
sENATE.

Met az a. m.
Resumed consideration of stephen
son election case.
Iorimer investigating committee
briefly considered Lorimer case and
adjourned until Thursday.
Finance committee decided To re-
port favorably McCumber bill to re-
peal Canadian reciprocity agree
ment, except wood pulp and print
paper.
Adjourned 6i2s p. m. until Thurs
day
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28
HOUSE.


Met III noon.
Considered miscellaneous bills on
regular Wednesday calendar.
Rules committee decided not to re-
port resolutions calling for Lawrence
strike investigation.
Julian Kennedy, mechanical en-
told stanley steel trust inves-
committee a steel mill rum
ming 60 to so per cent full capacity
was economically run.
Passed bin reducing residence res
qulred on homestead lands from five
10 three wears.
Ways and means committee win
take no immediate action on cotton
tariff revision.
Adjourned $40 p. IN. until noon to-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28
WITHDRAWAL OF ANDREWS AND
MILLS MAKES CHOICE POSSIBLE

Those Votes Which These Two Had Commanded Were Di-
yded Between Successful Aspirants; Felix Martinez Poled
Twenty-Five Votes and A. A. Jones the Solid Democratic
Strength Of Twenty Three; Hagerman Got Three and Gil
ewater Two While Remaining Legislators Scattered Their
Votes to Others Newly Elected Statesmen Start Tonight or
Tomorrow for Washington and Expect to be Sworn in and
Take Seats Monday Next.