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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

FOR RENT.-A nice six room house
newly papered and painted, 1919
Queen street. $1,000 month. Apply
Slaymaker-S Schneider, 612 King st.
II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

Character witnesses for Judge Rob-
ert w. Archibald, of the Commerce
Court, had the stand today, as the last
phaseaof the presentation of the tes-
timony for the defense. They includ-
ed men who had known the accused
from boyhood, and others who had
known him only in the courtroom OF
in the practice of law in Scranton,
whsre he lives. !aJ :
After waiting nearly an hour for an
expected witness, the House Money
Trust Committee decided to recess
until this afternoon, and then when
the witness hurried in. changed their
minds and decided to begin their hear
ings at once.
The resignation of Archbishop No
eul, of Santo Domingo, is expected by
the State Department whenever the
present fractional disturbances are
quieted. The archbishop, who was
placed at the head of the government
through American influence, resigned
State Department today.
Monday, when trouble appeared with
the rebel chiefs, Vasquez and Arias,
but reconsidered his decision. AS soon
as peace is secured the archbishop
will quit. The appointment of Eduar-
do Soler as minister of finance Of
Santo Domingo, was reported to tn
Thirty Indians, representing the
Brotherhood of North American In
dians, called at the White House to-
day to pay their respects to Presi-
dent Taft. Part of them were CARRIED
in brilliant native costumes. Pre-
parations are being made for great
gathering of Indians in Washington
March g.. with a view to having them
take place of unusual prominence
in the inaugural festivities. The
Brotherhood has completed its sec
on dannua'l convention, and Will send
an annual memorial to Congress to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

FOR RENTING large light Office
rooms, water and toilet. N. E. cor.
Fairfax and Prince. Would also do
for small business Inquire 1913
S. Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va.
&c 2wks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18
HELP WANTED.

LADIES-S12.50 weekly making
plain neckwear home, experience
unnecessary Mail dime for pattern
instructions. Regal, 542z, West
145th street, New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18
Killed in Mine Explosion.

Rochum, Prussia, Dec. 1S.-Thirty
five men were reported killed and
many more injured today in a mine
explosion near her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

SUITS $1,000 up, strictly all wool;
fit guaranteed. Geo. W. A. Schrei-
ner, The Tailor, 131 S. Fairfax
street 20 &c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18
FOR RENT.

NEW BRICK HOUSE Sill south Fair
fax street. All modern improve
ments. Apply to j. D. KNIGHT,
527 south Fairfax street. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

Look out for Warning" to Alex.
andrians in our advertising columns
. ss:.s. - r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-Desirable Country resi-
dence and IS IA acres of land, i'm
proved; house in fine condition, 10
rooms, running water in house, nu-
merous outnuildings. For price and
terms phone 1872 or apply to VIM.
H. Peck. 20 I'm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

FOR. SALE-426 South Fairfax
Street, seven room frame good
condition, connected with sewer.
Lot 23x100. Stands owner more
than price asked. To quick pur-
chaser, 10000.
r. J. Fleming,
Sales, rents. loans, insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

Former Senator Joseph B. Foraker,
of Ohio, closed his defense of any
wrong doing in connection with his re-
latiens with the Standard Oil Com
pany, today by reading to the Clapp
Committee statement which alleged
that William r. Hearst, the New York
published paid $4,000 for Archibald
letters which he published. Foraker
declared he knew nothing as to the ac-
curacy of the statement, which was
secured by one of his private agents
from Willie WINFIELD, of Chicago, and
purported to be Winkfeld's version OF
how the letters We're secured. The eX-
Senator vigorously denied ever being
in any sense a lobbyist for Standard
Oil, and insisted that there was not...-
ing unethical in his acting as counsel
for the Oil Trust at one period in his
career.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18

THE OLD RELIABLE repairing and
cleaning establishment clean gloves
and cloaks equal to new. Repair
ing and dyeing a speciality. Drop me
a postal to call for the work. ).
FlaXman, 127 S. Fairfax. ID 2ot
Window shades made to order. Get
our prices. Fine paper hanging and
interior decorating. Send postal and
will call and give estimates.
See our sc Wall Paper.
Fl. E. WEBB, 921 King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18
Walter F. Oliver, of Fairfax, was
a visitor at the Capitol today.

A lot of prominent members of both
the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives will journey to Staunton next
Week to atetend the Wilson celebra-
ton to be held there on December
28th. Representative Carlin is to at
tend a Masonic banquet in Newport
Z News on the evening of December
9th. He will go from there to attend
the Wilson celebration at Staunton on
the following day.
Representative Flood, who repre-
sents the Staunton district in the
House, will also be at the Wilson
celebration. Senator Martin cannot
attend the celebration because of the
illness of Mrs. Martin Mr.. Edward
Halsley, assistant superintendent Of
the Senate Press Gallery, and colo
mel on Governor Mann's staff, is also
going to Staunton next week.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
AUCTION SALES.
THOs. J. OWEN a SON. AUcTs.

Tr,rsees' Sale 3 Improved Real Estate.
ny virtue Of 4 decd Of trust reccrded in Liber
MS folio ISL OF the Land Record, for the District.
wc will sell at public auction IN front Of the
premises On MONDAY. AUGUST 10. 1871 at
O'Clock p. M. parts Of lots 81 and 81 in square
1876 In the City Of Washington In the District OF
Columbia, beginning for the same at the north
east corner Of lot S. and running south on
w-st line Of list Street 30 feet. westerly At night
angles to said line 10 feet 10 the west line Of lot
s. north on ssid line % feet to the northwest
corner of lot S. and east to the beginning. Also
an unnumbered lot in said square. beginning at
etone g at a point wet line Of Slst Street 10
feet northery from Street and running northeriy
with the line Of 3lst Street 2 feet. west parallel
with Street ll3 feet south n feet and east
lD feet to beginning; improved by residence No.
lps 3lst Street Northwest. Terms of sale: One
third cash balance IN equal instaiinents payable
before and two years with interest
payable sem'-eBnuay secured by Trust on property.
ur all cash at OPTION Of purchaser. Deposit of
$500 required al time Of sale Conycyancfns and
recording at cost Of purchaser. II terms are not
complied With in ten days from day OF sale ths
trustees reserve the right to reseil Al hss and
cost Of defsultine purchaser BESolT BAER. Jr..
J. MCKINNEY BERRY. Trustees d&ds.eIsu
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH
" B-Followins schedule hTirs, published only a,
information and are not guaranteed
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON.
For Atlanta Montgomcry Mobile. New Orleans
50 a. m. and rs 7, m. daily. Dining
For Chattanooga and Memphis. via Ashcrille. AN
p m and 1910 n, m. daily.
Fer Atlanta. Annistnu. birmingham. so a and
4;5 p daily. Dining
For Atlanta. Annistnu. TaIlaieea. Caers Selma.
$50 a. m. and I 5 p. m daily. and for Cniontown
Dcmopolis. Meridian. s5oO q m. daily. Dining cas
For Roanoke. Bristol Knoxville. Chattanooga
birmingham. Meridian vicksburs. New Orleans
1910 y m daily. Dining
For Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga. Nashville
Memphis 40 a. m. daily. Sleeping car may he
occupied after 10 90 p m. Dining car.
For Ashcrille so a. m. SIS p m. and lo7j n m
daily. Dining cars
For Columbia. SumrDervillr Charleston. Aiken
Augusta. Savannah. Brunswick. jacksonville. and
Flnrida points, Is p N. daily. Timing
Tourist for California. Monday. "Wednesday.
Thursday Friday and Saturday. AZ n. II
For Dsnville Iooan. N a. N. daily
For Hauisonburr $50 a. m. daily trar0r car.
Is p m CrSrlor car. and 4 70 n IN. week DAYS
For Charlottesville local. 10 a and 40
p m. daily
For Wauenton. s:5a a m. II On .. m. 4:n n m.
daily. Is p. m. tnarlor carl and As y m. week
days. l. s BROWN. General Agent
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
SUPREME COURT OF THE DIsTRT

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia holding Probate Court. Estate Of Matthew
McCuIley deceased No isl2s. Administration Docket
S.-Applicatna having been made herein for letters
Of administration on said estate by Jennie T. Waker.
who asks the appointment of John c. Walker. 1t Is
ordered this 18th dav OF July A u. 1917 that Jose
phine McClley. and all others concerned. aprar In
said Court on MONDAY. the 9TH dsy of September.
A. d. 1872. at 10 O'Clock o. mr. 20 show causc why
such application should not he granted Lex notice
hereof he published in the Walhington Law Reporter
and The Washington Herald onoe in each Of three
successive weeks befcre the return day herein men
toned the first Publication 10 be not le.s than rirty
days before said return day. WRIGHT. Justice.
Attest: tSeal.) JAMES TANNER. Register n Wills
for the District of Columbia Clerk of the Probate
Court. IRVING WILLIAMSON. Attorney.
b3l-aRl3
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

s.E4 f5eASs e5ssn rsoL, 90 s sEaogseAks E4s W. TEL
Main sUl. NAksu q 7. n. @. A. Cigan
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, d; G.
Washinstou, Aug o. lsl2-Sealed proposals will Be
received at this Office until O'Clock p AUGUST
ls 1914 for the construction OF q rassaceway be-
twccn the John W. Ross School and the James
ormopd Wilson Normal School. Harvard Street
n. w, near Eleventh Street. Specifications and
form Of PROPOSAL may be obtained from Room "a.
District Ruilding Washington. ID. c. CUNO II.
RUDOLPH. John A. JOHNSTON. WILLIAM
v JUpSON Commissioner d. c. aufo.6.exSu
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
NORFOLK & WESTERN RWY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUG. II. lsl2
Leave Washington. New Union Station.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUG. ii. lNI
Leave Washington. New Union Station.
ESQ a. m. Daily-An points Norfork and Western.
1910 p m. Daily-Roanoke. Bristol. Winston
Salem, Knoxville. Chattanooga Nashville, New
Orleans Through sleeper. Dining cara
Si0 a. m.-For Bristol. Knoxville Chattanooga,
Nashville and Memphis. Washington Memphis
sleeper oren at 10 .. m.
II % q. m daily. Leave l211 noon; arfive MOI
folk S:p p m tdaiy except Sunday. Lravs liSi
noon: arrive Norfolk 80 p m. tsunday only.
Parior cars
40 .. m. Dafly-Benyrille, Luay Ehton.
Trains from the Southwest afffve s.S q. m 1910
n m. and iz:i5 l. m. daily. =
All information Fourteenth Street and New YORK
Avenue Bond Building).
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
FARMS

: BEND FOR OUR BIG LIST OF FARMS
for sale. MARION DuCKETT q SON,
ell r Street Northwest.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO LINES.

3:ls r, m. dAilr-sleerrrs 10 Louisville Cincinnati
indianapolis. ard Sc. Louis.
SIS p N. daily-Pullman 10 Cincinnati and Chizs sn
llio =, m. daily-sleepers to Va Hot Springs.
Cincinnati. and Louisville. Cincinnati sleeper open
for occupancy. 10 T. m
Onfccs SI3 p Ave. III z 81. md Cnlor Station.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY.

Schedule OF excursion trains to and from Chesa-
peske Beach effective July Isl3 subject TO change
without notice.
MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS. INCLUSIVE.
Goins-Lesre District Line Station, 30. 0D.
II 20 q. m: Is SO and f:S p n
Returnns-Lesre the Beach. T:5 n. u %.
'2ic. SOS. 500. and 1000 .. n
SATURDAYS
Gcins-Leare District Line Station. 80 lo:p.
II 30 a n: 200. 81. $50. $50. and 7:B p. N.
Returnins-Lesve the Beach. SS q n: H:D
'2io. sos. son. soo. and 1000 n m
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
Goine-Leave District Line Station 's:D. loD.
II - a. m. 100. $40 200 aad fNs p n.
Rsturuins-Leare the Beach 100 q NJ. I'D.
7Io. 500. 500. sop. and 10 90 n m
MAKE local stops: running time IS minutes
All otnsr trains make ruu IN 90 minutes
". y. jones Prrsiaens
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

ONIiLD oIAIES sfANAIE. OfFICE OF THE
Secretary. waahinston. d. O.. Aug. i3 DE-
Twelve O'Clock m. sEpTTAfBER S, Isr2, for fur
nishng statiooey for the use Of the United States
Senate for the fiscal year ending June s 1913 Blank
forms Of proposals showing the quantity and quality
of each article md the form of bond be siened hy
the hddsr and suzetio win be furnished on appica-
tion to this once. Proposals should be indorsed
Poppsas for Stationery for the United States SEN
ate." and Be directed to Charles g. Bennett secre-
tafy OF the United States Senate Washington, D. C.
Proposals and specimens must he delivered at this
once FIRE Of charEe before the hour named abors
CHARLES g: BENNETT. ssastiry.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
LEAVE UNION STATION.
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
EVERY OTHER HorR on THE ODD HOUR"
TO PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK
NEW YORK TERMINALS. LIBERTY STREET
and W. TWENTY THIRD STREET
90 go Royal spccial honrs). I'll 90 a. m.
Tr 800 Royal Limited hours), SO $50
n m. and .l22 night .a55 4 m Diners and
rarlor day trains. sleepcrs on 'r,D night
orrn at 100 p. m.
PHILADELPHIA and Atlantic City. t7fo. 800. I'll 90
a. m. q 90. 800. 400 II m.
To BALTIMORE.
EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR"
Week DAYS 90 q m. to i0n r. M
s245 500 $50 100. 10. ts00. $50 800
1870 1000 I'll 0a a m. 'I2O MON. tl2i5. 100.
sli5, fl2n, 800. r3D $50 H0 500 1901.
t5nc. so. 1900. $50. 7n. 500. 100. 1000.
1910, .II:p 'l72s nisht.
WESTWARD
CHICAGO. 1000 a. m. rs. $50 p. m. TOO
night.
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS. AND LOUISVILLE.
30 a. M. slo 7. m. 'l2:so night.
PITTSRuRG. 1000 .. m, .i5. ~ p. N,
100 night. CSleeper ready 100 n ny
CLEVELAND. 'l2oo night COLUMBUS. 50
2. m.
WHEELING e:l1 q. m, '5N 2 m.
Schedules Of local trains At ticket Offices.
DAILY tErcept Sunday Sunday only.
TELEPHONES at following ticket offices: 18th
and New York Ave. NV. Main 1891 Ils Pennsyl.
rsnia Ave, Main rs: Union Station Office. Main
TlS
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
EASTERN Shore
Direct Rapid Transit
Service
esWSa AmmaD0lIs''

For Claiborne. St Michaers. Royal Oak.
Easton. and all points on B. c. & A.
r. r. to Ocean City leave w. B. & A.
Station, Evans Building
500 A. NJ. Daily. except Sunday.
2:6 P. NJ. Daily. except Sunday.
7:05 A. NJ. Sunday.
Direct service to and from Cambridge
and Oxford. Leave W. B. q A. Sta.
ton. Evans Building
4:o5 P. NJ. Daily. except Saturday and
Sunday
Los p NJ. Saturday and Sunday.
For return time table call at W. B. q
A R p office
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-20
AT 80 MAN BUILDS SHIPS
Captain johnson Goes Daily From HE
Baltimore Home to the Plant at
Sparrow's Point.

Wilmington, Del.-Capt. Thomas
Johnson, now in his eighty-fourth
year, is experimenting the construc-
ton Of two steel steamers for the Bal
timore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Rail-
way company at Sparrow's Point, Md.
On June IL he and his wife will cele-
brate the sixty-ffth anniversary OF
their marriage. The anniversary will
be observed here for the reason that
they were married in this city. Mrs,
Johnson is in her eightieth year.
The captain goes to and from Spar
rows Point daily from his home in
Baltimore. He Is the railroads SUI
perintendent Of construction.
Everybody in Delaware knows Cap
tain Tom" Born il "Brandywine Vii.
lage," now within the limits of this
city, he was 45 years superintendent
Of the shipyard Of the old Harlan &
Hollingsworth company, now CONTROL.
ed by Charles NJ. Schwab. He enter
ed the employ of the concern in 1S49
as laborer at $3.50 a week Twenty
years ago he retired as superintend.
emit because Of ill-health and bought
two farms in Northampton county,
Virginia. His health having been re-
gained without taking a drop Of med
icine," he last winter re-entered the
shipbuilding industry.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-20
$1,000 REWARD

W. F. Refs. of Toledo, Ohio, offers
900 in cash TO any one answering
the following five questions without
using the socialist answer:
l. Why are the great bulk of the
people in poverty?
2 Why do those who do the least
work have the most, and those who do
the most work have the least?
3. Why is it that 81 per cent of the
population of the United States do not
own a home?
4. Why is it that in the United
States poverty and prostitution in
crease three times faster than our
population?
Why is it that every few years we
have panics. and men are thrown out
Of work. and why have the farm
mortgag es in North Dakota increased
80 per cent from 1900 to 1910?
Do you think it would be unfair tC
tell your old party politicians before
the next election: Unless you win that
prize of s 900 we are going to vote
for a collective ownership of trusts
which means socialist control, through
ownership of the government by the
people, by means of universal suffrage
the initiative, referendum and recall.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-20
MIR. LEY CHALLENGED
Tampa. Fla. Sept. IA. 1912.

Tampa, Fla, Sept. IA. 1912.
Rev. ]. 3. Ley, Ocala, Fla:
Dear Sir and Brother have read
your letter in the Ocala Daily Banner
of September 10th, commenting on So
cialism, and commencing the editor
ials recently published in the Banner.
attacking the principles and philoso-
ply Of socialism.
Now, as you are, like myself, a cIer-
gyman, consecrated 20 the uplift of
humanity. devoted to the dissemina-
ton Of the truth that shall make men
free, DESTROYS Of exposing all forms Of
error and pernicious doctrine, and
seeking TO hasten the realization Of
the Masters prayer, Thy kingdom
come, they will be done on earth as il
is in heaven" and believing that
free discussion is the best way TO ar
rive at true conclusion, l invite you
to- meet me on the public platform in
Ocala, to discuss or debate socialism,
its relation 20 the Industrial, econom-
ic, social religious and moral ques-
tions that are now confronting hu
manity, and demanding considerations
on the basis of exact justice to every
one Of the children of men.
While 1 am willing 10 have the pro-
posed debate limited to any lines Of
the subject that may be desired, /
would suggest the following for con-
sideration:
You say that "as long as man is as
he is. there will be poor and rich" To
this | agree, but I challenge you TO
show that there is any reason. human
or divine, why man should remain 'tas
he is"
Next, you say that "it seems TO be a
part Of the divine plan" This asser-
ton is a libel on the Divinity. and l
challenge you to substantiate it from
Biblical, Christian or material stand
point.
Referring to your representation Of
| socialism as seeking to equalize in
comes as highway to human happi-
ness" l challenge you to show where
! or when any socialist organization,
under the authority of the party, ever
advocated making the income of any
two people equal" or the making Of
anything else equal, except the right
| for each and every individual to the
full value of all he can produce. with
out being compelled TO divide up the
! product of his labor with the nom
producing class.
| l challenge you to show that there
| Is one word IN the lZth chapter OF ho-
mans Cor in the whole Bible) that is
| Incompatible with socialism, and /
assert that the 4th to the Sth verses
| are distinctly sOcialistic.
| Anticipating your favorable cOnsid-
Grafton and acceptance of this propO-
sition, and with best wishes for you
and all who seek the truth as it is in
lChrist, | remain,
Yours fraternally.
| Rev. Frank Sullivan.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-20

According to Governor Marshall in
a speech at Springfield, Ill, the other
day, this is how the protective system
works:
The tarlff schedules OF this country
which have produced the trusts and
monopolies. have been enacted by a
species of log-rolling and reverend
ing changes in these schedules are
helping one man and harming another
without right. This produces the real
cause OF the unrest in business condi-
tions.
1.-The manufacturer Is coming to re-
alize that 1t is to his interest to have
peace and certainty and to have his
business divorced from the tinkerins
of government; that the sum OF the
benefit to one man has been equalled
by the sum of injury to others; that
the legislation has been local in its
character.
"Peorle have laughed over the article
In a Sc ptember magazine on an indus
try wherein a trust magnate procured
a tariff duty OF SO cents on single
bananas in order that Jimmie might
build glass houses on the barren farms
OF New England and raise bananas.
But the exaggeration was not so
ridiculous after all Very much the
same thing has been done. An Indian
ian got under the Payne Aldrich UNI
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-20
PREDICT DOOM TO SOCIETY
Time Coming When All Will Be
Under the Influence Of Ether
or MorphIa.

Rome--A posthumous work by
Cesare Lombroso has Just been dis
covered in Italy. The subject Is State
of Society in the Next Century"
AS usual, he takes a very pessimis-
tic view and especially Of the inhabi-
tants of the United States, who, he de-
clares to be all suffering from neu-
rasthenia. He calculates that mad
negs increases in the States with
three times the rapidity Of the in
crease OF population, and that this
malsdy will increase for divers rea-
sons.
He considers that the human brain
will become larger, but that the abuse
Of alcohol will become worse and that
this In turn will be abandoned for
stimulants of greater power. He pre-
diets a time when all will be under
the influence of ether or morphia.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-20
JURY FREES SLAYER
Californians Uphold Killing Of
Home Invader.
Twelve Men Declare Husband Was
Justified in Shooting DespeiIer-
Prisoner Admitted Deed and
Did Not Plead Insanity.

Oakland, Cal-An Almeda county
jury applied the unwritten law to
Harry F. Prescott and justified his act
in having shot down the despoiler of
his home. Prescott's second trial for
having killed Ralph Thompson in the
Prescott home on the night of Febru-
airy Is last, ended two hours after the
jury had received the courts instruc-
tons.
There was little deliberation.
The big room was crowded with
men. but there was breathless still
ness as Louis Rudolph, clerk, took the
folded slip from the foreman Of the
jury and read:
we, the jury, find the prisoner at
the bar not guilty"
The verdict was a direct application
of the ''unwritten law" There was no
question as to the killing of Thompson.
Prescott admitted ii, and did not plead
insanity. He was a married man with
a wife he had sworn to protect and in
his own home he had shot dead the
man who had come between them. On
that ground he went before jury Of
his fellow men, who justified the act.
On the stand Prescott told of his
having no trade other than that Of fur
niture salesman, of his Ill health and
being out OF work, of filing on a gov
eminent claim in the mountains Of
Trinity county and of his going up
there alone and working in the hope
of making a home for himself and
wife; the hardships he suffered during
the winter; the sudden GOODNESS of
the infrequent letters of the woman
For whom he was working aroused his
suspicious and he returned home unan-
nounced; how he hid behind the por-
there's until his wife returned with
Thompson at midnight, and what he
saw that caused him to whip his re-
volver from his pocket and confront
the pair has been told. Character wit.
nesses testified as to his honesty, good
habits and desire for home. His at
torney overlooked no point in his de-
tense, and the jury agreed with him,
Prescott's wife was not in court when
the verdict was given.