New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
WHITE PLAINS.

1t will be a busy day at White Plains on
Monday. June 8, as on that date the pro-
ceedings 10 inquire into the sanity OF Harry
X. Thaw will go on before Justice Keogh.
in Part II Of the Supreme Court, while in
! Part Donate Cardillo and John F. Whalen
will be placed on trial before Justice Temp
! kins for the murder Of Stephen H. Dick
son. The two men were indicted jointly
| for the murder which took place al Ossin.
| ing on April I. The motive alleged is rob-
berry. Justice Tompkins assigned John J.
Hughes. Of White Plains, and Benjamin
| Pagan, Of Ossining, TO defend the accused
men.
Justice Mills handed down a decision last
week in which he dismissed the indictment
found against Homes Jones. OF Crestwood.
who was indicted for moving upon his
property a barn which 1t was contended he
had no right to take from the adjoining
| land. Judge Mills finds, among other
things, Il conclude that the evidence be-
fore the grand jury did not warrant the
indictment presented-in other words. that
the fair inference from such evidence was
that the relator, in removing the stable,
had acted openly and avowedly under n
claim OF right preferred In good faith and
] lAtob ClOl ., NiINS4 CSSGOu Low Oh the
penal law. his act did not constitute a lar
ceny."
The dates for the different country fairs
10 be held throughout the state have been
announced, but no arrangements have been
made for the annual Westchester County
Fair and Horse Show, and it Is believed
| that the fair will be abandoned this year
The fair grounds have been foreclosed and
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| has expired.
The No-Mcense League is to keep up its
! fight for no license in the different towns
throughout the county OF Westchester, and
| with this end IN view a big mass meeting
| will be held next Tuesday in the Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church at White
| Plains. There will be sessions in the morn
| ing, afternoon and evening. The speakers
Will be the following: The Rev. Clarence T.
Wilson, Of Chicago; the Rev. c. Henry
Mead, representing the National Temper
ance Society; Miss Anna Garln Spencer,
representing the Womans Suffrage move
ment the Rev. Harvey Wood representing
! the General Convention of Baptists OF
! North America: the Rev. Percy Y. Schel-
| ly, Of Philadelphia. representing the Pres
| byterian General Assembly Permanent
| Committee on Temperance. and the Rev.
3. II. Spence. Of Toronto. secretary OF the
! Ontario branch Of the Dominican Alliance
| James owens, tr.. Of Yonkers, has
brought an action against the New York
| Central Railroad Company for $4,000 be-
| cause a railroad detective shot at him at
the Glenwood station on the night OF March
! % The detective was after persons who
had been throwing stones at a passing
| train. One Of the bullets struck the plain
| tiff and wounded him badly.
| Announcement is made OF the engage
ment OF Melville c. Rosch and DR.. Fan
ME G. Messersmith. OF White Plains. The
wedding will take place at the home Of DR..
Messersmth's parents, in Montana, in
! August
| Mr. and Mrs J. Campbell Thompson are
occupying their country estate on Quaker
| Ridge for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman will spend
| the summer months at their mansion, st
| Purchase. Mr. Hartman is a member Of
| the American Yacht Club. and intends 10
| spend a great deal Of his time yachting
on Long Island Sound.
| The Westchester County Horse Show AS
ISOLATION has elected the. following officers:
Oliver Hartman. president; Colonel Rob-
ert w. Leonard vice-president; Henry
| Rowland. treasurer. and w. S. Bitz. secre-
| tarV