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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
OFFICER SHOOTS
FUGITIVE NEGRO
DETECTIVE kELLAM FORCED TO
Use PISTOL ON DESPERATE
BANK THIEF.
FIGHT IN BASEMENT
AFTER STEALING $4,000 IN WASH
xSGToN. MORTON rs CAPTURED
HERE, ESCAPES AND
CAUGHT AGAIN.
FIGHT IN BASEMENT

After terrific struggle. in which
the life OF the detective was imperilled
at revoiver's muxzle, Webster M or
ton, the coiored fugitive bank runner
of Washington. u. G., who escaped
from Detective Sergeants Wiley and
kellam early New Years morning.
was arrested early yesterday after
noon only after Detective Sergeant
ke!Iam had been forced TO shoot him
down In self-defense.
Even after collapsing on the floor in
the house in which he was captured,
the negro still struggled and made
vain endeaxors to reach the revolver
with which he had just tried to kill
the officer. Three men were then re-
quired TO carry him from the house
and to place him In the automobile
patrol OF the First Police station. in
which He WIS rushed 70 tsss-sGs City ssex1
pitai The wound Is In the left" side.
and is so serious that the internss OF
the hospital say that he may die.
Sergeant Kellam was working on
another case, and had just telephoned
to Sergeant Wiley to meet him. when.
as he reached Twentieth and Broad
streets, he learned that Morton was
in hiding at 6eS North Seventeenth
street. Fearing that his man might
escape, the detective ran ali the dis
lance
Kinds Fugitive I'm Bssemens.
He was informed that the fugitive
had Just entered the basement OF the
house through the rear. He followed
close behind. The room was dark
and half a dozen negroes were In the
place Turning on his heels, Keiian
recognized Morton. whom he had seer
only once before, and then at night
sitting on a couch between Frank
Fitzhugh and Nellie johnson. As the
detective wheeled Morton hung his
head. but Kellam grasped him by the
arm and said. II know you, and
want you. Come"
The negro rose hesitatingly, and
then suddenly wrenched himself free,
drawing a revolver from his pocket
at the time. kellam closed in. and
cIutched him again. and long tussle
ensued. Grasping the negro by his
right arm, Kellam attempted to throw
1t behind him, but Morton was 20
powerful that he slowly turned his
arm, and brought his revolver agains,
the detectives body. Keliam in the
meanwf lille had had difiiculty In reach
ing his own gun.
Fires just In Time.
But he pulled It out just al the ne
gro's weapon pressed against his body.
He free on the instant, and Nor
toms gun clattered to the door. With
blood squirting from his wound, tbs
negro settled slowly. dropping on tor
OF his own revolver. you've rot me.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
LETTER WRITTEN BY PATRICK
TO GOVERNOR DIX SECURED
| PARDON.
RECITES MANY WOES
PAPERS ARE OPENED SHOWING
STRONG PRESSURE BROUGHT
no BEAR ON OTHER Cow
EHSoRs ALSO.

ALBANY. ~. Y. Jan. Cit was Il
personal pathetic appeal from Albert
7. Patrick. written IN his cell at the
death house of Sing Sing prison 10
Governor Dix that finally caused the
prison doors to swing open to Patrick
last Thanksgiving afternoon.
The letter was dated November 6.
1914. In 1t Patrick made a strong and
earnest plea for his wife and family.
He wrote that his father had died OF
apopiexy, while he was occupying "a
dungeon cell; his mother, then sew
enty seven years old. had become
stone deaf, and that his only hope was
her prayers and the semi-weekly let
tiers she received from him His
daughter, young girl, had married.
and the marriage had turned out badly.
She had secured divorce. and was
again infatuated with stripping.
Patricia wrote>,a,,s.a @4.. --.v-, -.
Patrick wrote Rlae that his vita
fight for his liberty had made serious
lnroads on her health. His wife was
informed. he wrote, that when Governor
Dix returned from abroad he intended
to take up the pardon. This disap-
pointment to Mrs. Patrick was a sad
blow. and Ii was pointed out that her
life was irnperiled unless her anxiety
was relieved.
Perhaps I need not tell you how
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
PUJO COMMITTEE
PROBES MORM0NS
FIVE SALT LAKE CITY BANKERS
AppEAR AT MONEY TRUST IN
QUESTION.
ONE CHURCH ADVISER
CASE OF ROCKEFELLER TAKEN
UP AND HIS AGREEMENT
TO ACCEPT SUMMONS
rs SET FORTH.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The house
money trust investigating committee
turned its Investigation today in the
direction OF the Salt Lake City Clear
ing House association. which has been
complained OF as having rules that
are In violation OF the Sherman anti
trust law.
Five Salt Lake City bankers were
called. among them William r. Nc
Cormick, who Is rated as the ]. Pier
pont Morgan. Of Utah, and the sinan-
cial adviser OF the Norman Church.
Mccormick Is not a Mormon,
Mccormick made no attempt to
justify the rules OF the association.
except TO say that they were adopt
ed to make more money for his and
other banks In the city.
ss Sxnss sas~ Unt@rEyeEq sessss@ss fs% TIRE
committee, then went hack 10 the
California Petroleum promotion, one
of the financial spectacles of Wall
street during the past year. and cali
ed George J. Henry. a member OF
the firm of Salounan & Company,
which engineered the twenty billion
dollar prom otior. Henry's testimony
was entirely about the details OF the
promotion, from which Untermyer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
VIRGINIA DIVORCE IS =.
UPHELD BY u 5. COURT
Husband Wins Suit Brought in State, Wife Wins One If
District and Supreme Court of United States Is
Called Upon to Finally Decide Case

she resided, and ne brought suit for
divorce IN the FirginiA courts. The
latter entered a decree In his favor
In Mrs. Thompson's suit for main
tenance in the District OF Columbia.
the Supreme court held the Virginia
decree invalid, and awarded her ALI
rnony of SIS a month. This decision
was reversed by the court OF appeals.
The question which decision should
prevail was carried to the Supreme
court, which held that the decree of
the virginia court WAS entitled TO full
faith, and that credit In the District
Of Colum bin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
BRITISH OFFICERS
AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. ian

WASHINGTON. Jan. Captain
c. Greatorex, engineer commander s. j.
Sutton, Lieutenant Ralph Eliot, and
Assistant Paymaster c. F. King, off,
GERS OF the British battieship Natal,
which brought to New York the body of
Ambassador Reid. were received today
at the White House by President Taft,
who thanked them, and the British
nation for Great Britain's tribute to the
dead statesman.
The officers also called on Secretary
Meyer and saw Ambassador Bryce at
the British embassy. They were the
guests at luncheon given by Secre-
tary Meyer, and tonight were the
guests at dinner In their honor. also
given by As. Nsysx.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
FRITZ SCHEFF IS
SEEKING DTvOR(

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Thc rop
that FRITZ Schen liz seeking . dive
from her husband. John Fox, Jr..
aetinitesy confirmed today. whom MI
came Known a referee Is now heaN
the evidence through which Wrx
hopes to be granted her freedous9
The trouble between .he n0NQ
and Lis wsfe seems to hA - -
out of widely divergent enlltng4
teri peranents. John Fox has c1s1!
to remain among his beloved vly0
hills. and the prinaa donna pra3efo
pursuit OF her art over this c0u2
and Europe TO the domestic tr1nQ
" that her husband firda indin
sable TO his writing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
ONE WEEK IS LEFT FOR
SPECIAL BONUS. VOTES

contestants I'm The virginian's Manu-
facturers and Merchants Prize Vot-
ing Contest have kept the contest
staff busy the last few days show
ing that they have not been idle at
all: and while other people were SIT
ting around home enjoying themselves
they were out soliciting the help OF
friends and gathering up votes.
There Is Just one week left now
for the contestants to avail them
selves OF the special offer of bonus
votes on combinations, so 1t is urgent
that all who would like to swell their
standing ny few hundred thousand
should get TO work at once.
Just as many OF these combinations
may be turned In a. the contestants
are able to secure. However. each
combination should be wrapped sep
arately and marked plainly with the
number OF the combination In order
to avoid confusion. II more than one
Of each combination is turned In.
after each - wrapped separately, they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

On and after this date no
sales slips or coupons from any
OF the merchants will be accept
ed unless tho name and address,
OF the purchaser arc entered
thereon 1.-THE name and address
may be entered by purchascrl,
and sales slips, coupons 0r csssu.
register checks issued by Tncr-
chants authorized to issue them
~ advertised In The VEginian
must be dated. Those turned
In after ten days from date IL
sued win not BE- accepted. Con-
pestanta holding salcs slips
should take sognixancc OF thix
rule and turn In their outstAnd.
tng sales slips ut once. ThiE
rule will be enforced to the
letter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.--The con-
ftct between divorce DEGREES in diff
ferent States was the subject OF an
opinion by the Supreme court OF the
United States today in the case OF
Jessie e. Thompson against her hus-
band, Charles y. Thompson. The
court decided against Mrs Thompson.
holding that Virginia was the natri-
nlonsai doniciis.
,Thcfnp9nn was O school teacher In
Washington. but claimed Virginia as
his legal residence. His wife brought
suit for divorce with aiimony against
him In the District OF Columbia, where
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

faent Is still expecting further par
ticuiars of Great Britain's objection to
the free passage OF American ships.
nothing can be done along this line
until these objections ara filed here.
He also explained his Saturdays
speech by saying that he intended to
lay the tolls question before q specsai
arbitration board, composed OF equal
numbers of representatives from each
country interested but that he did not
favor The Hague. because that tri-
bunat probably would be opposed to
the interests OF the United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
ANOTHER EDITOR IS
NAMED FOR SENATE

LITTLE ROCK. ARK. Jan. g.
Governor George w. Donaghey today
appointed j. N. Heiskeil. editor OF the
Arkansas Gazette. OF this city, United
States senator to succeed Senator
Jefferson Davis. who died last week
The appointment is for the short term
ending March 4th next.
Mr.. Heiskell is a native of Tennes-
see. and has been In the newspa per
business In Memphs. Louisville and
Little Rock for the mast twelve years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
HAGUE NOT TRIBUNAL
TO ARBI7RATE TOLLS
President Taft Did Not Have That Body in Mind in His
Speech Before International Peace Forum
on Last Saturday

WASHINGTON, Jan s.-presidess
the Panama canal tangla today. when
he told callers that the Last word from
Great Britain, with respect 10 the free
passage Of American ships through the
canal had not yet been received, and
that he did not intend, I'm his speech
before the International Peace TO.
rum, ON Saturday, to intimate that he
wanted TO lay this question before The
Hague.
The president said, rs the govern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
Turks Get Ninety-six Hours
Grace in Which to Offer
Fresh Terms
PEACE CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS SINE DIE
Breaking Up of Negotiations
Though Cloaked in Cuise
of Suspension, May
be Absolute

LONDON. Jan. again rejecting
the Turkish demands, the Balkan
peace ENJOYS at s o'clock this after
noon at ST. James palace moved an
adjournment OF the peace conference
sine die. at the same time Informing
the Turke that IL all the allies de-
mands are not acceded within rea-
sonable period, hostilitie@ In Euro
pean Turkey will be resumed ninety
ak hours after the formal breakina
Off Of the negotiations.
The period Of ninety-six hours will
give the powers ample time to take
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
Princeton Men Obtain Con-
d sent Of Inaugural Com
m;ttee and Faculty
PRESIDENT-ELECT
LIKES THE PLAN
1t Is Expected That Thou
sand Undergraduates Will
be in Line As Well AS
Number Of Alumni

PRINCETON, n. j., Jan. 6--The
plan Of the student body OF Prince
ton university TO accompany Presi-
dent Elect Wilson to Washington, and
act az his personal escort at the In
auguratton. has taken definite shape.
The president elect after a short con-
ference with Paul +. Meyers. presi-
dent Of the Woodrow Wilson club. OF
Princeton, and a. senior at the uni
versity, said:
That Ia mighty good. 1t pieases me
very much, but ! am afraid we can
not hit 1t of together, i may go to
EanAnA y&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
EXPIRES. Companies liable.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--Wiping
from the docket today long list
of asses against express companies
the Supreme court decided that In the
event Of loss or destruction of an
express package, the express COM
pany could be held only for the de-
clared value OF that package made
by the shipper, and on which he paid
the express charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
Cold in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Jan. g.
San FRANCISCO today experience the
oldest weather that has visited the
city since 1883, the weather bureau
Thermometer registering So degrees
above zero. Thermometers on the
streets registered from three to seven
degree lower, and IN many places ice
nearly quarter OF an inch formed A.
@, Leferve, an aged cigar dealer. was
found dead, victim OF the cold.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
SON OF LAWSON AN
81" IN NEW CONCERN

BOSTON. Jan. s.--Arnold Lawson,
son OF Thomas w. Lawson, has quit
the stock market and gone In for
the wool washing business. He Is
now the IL" in the Il. & NJ Wool
washing company" which hung out
its sign today In Summer street Of
Ace building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

In spite OF the fact that the Christ.
mas holidays are unusually regarded
~ the time Of the year when men
stoil not, neither DO they spins" tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

Former ". %. Treasures e.
COvINGTON, IND. jan, -
RI. Nebeksr. treasurer ~ - Hn|
States Ia the Banjam1a H4Ft1m1
mintetration. died - - 1as
tedAy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
BRING T|O|EGS Of
SEA DISASTERS
STEAMERS COMING INTO PORT
ALSO SHOW EVIDENCE OF
ROUGH WEATHER.
GALE SWEEPS OCEAN
BARK D0ROTHEA, DISMASTED,
BECOMES DEnELxCT; SCHOONER
F BESSIE WHITING T0N ED
INTO HAMPTON ROADS.

NEW YORK. Jan. e.-Steamers that
reached port today brought evidence
and reports of the damage that the
recent terrific gale has wrought on
the stormy Atlantic. The Madonna,
from Marselles. and her bulwarks
stove in, her bridge rails torn away.
and her steerage flooded on January
decks that will make il necessary for
her to be repaired before she leaves
again for Mediterranean ports.
The steamer Highbury. which arrived
from Santos and Barbados, reported
passing the abandoned. bark Carrie
Winsiow. with the loss OF foretopmas st
and maintop gallant mast. and the
sails torn into ribbons, The Cunarder
Fronconia. Or January 4th passed a
one-funnel. two nlasted steamer, hove
10 in the gale, and could not learn
hsr name. .s.y...-s,..s.. ....-4.....s...s
When the Bermudian was midway
between Bermuda and New York, on
January 9Th. she passed the bark Doro-
thea, bound from Mobile to Rio ia
Metro. abandoned, with stumps of fore
and mizzen mast stand. The Dutch
steamer Nederland encountered heavy
gales and seas the entire voyage from
Rotterdam. and the Alberto Treves,
which left Seville. December 10th, had
the most tempestuous passage since
she was launched.
The Sa.vere, with seven hundred pas
sengers. was nearly two days late. and
her cabin voyagers reported that dur
ing poker game. with big pot on
the table, and one of the players hold
ing four skies. a green sea smashed
the smoking room door. and swept the
table clean Of cards, money and glasses
The players declared the steward took
the money in the excitement, the stew
ard Indignantly stated that the sea
took everything. Three days ago the
Savere's port engine gave trouble, and
the remainder OF the trip had TO be
made with one propeller.
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lowed Into Hampton Roads.

NORFOLK. VA, Jan. e.-After being
driven a hundred miles off her course,
her ma insail and foresail carried
away, and one member Of her crew
swept overheard by high seas, and
three others injured, the three masted
! schooner Bessie Whiting. was tonight
lowed into Hampton Roads.
The whiting was leaking when
found by the revenue cutter Onondaga.
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, 1913-02-20
CHAPTER XVII.

In the Room Over the Way,
DROPPED below the, window and
above the rain l could hear the
squash OF the watchman's boots
IN the mud He flashed q night
lamp In at the window next TO, ours.
but he vas not very near. and the,
open window escaped bis notice. I
felt all the nervous dread Of q real
malefactor, and when l heard the gate
close behind him and saw Burton put
q leg v e the sill | was almost as re-
lieved as l would have been had some
body's family plate, tied up In q table,
cloth, been reposing at my feet,
Unlike the 6rst door, the second was
subdivided into rooms 1t took a
dozen precious matches to fnd our
way to the side Of the building over-
looking the club and another dozen to
find the window we wanted. When
we were there at last Burton leaned
his elbows on the stl and looked
down and across.
could anything be better?" he said
There's III theater. and we've got q
proscenium box. That room over there
stands out like a spot light"
He was right. Not mor than az
teen feet away and perhaps a fooi
lower than our window was the win
dow of the room where Fleming hat
been killed. 1t was empty as far a
we could see. The table. neat enough
now. was where 1t had been before
directly under the light. Any ont
who sat there would be an illuminat
ed target from our window. Not onl,
that. but an arm could be steadied OF
the sill. allowing for In almost per
feet aim.
Nov where's your staircasefs Bur
ton jeered-
Above the rattle Of the rain cam
the thump. thump. Of the piano and
, 1913-02-20
CHAPTER XVI,
Association Of Ideas.

TA7ARDRoPI'wa was going to tn,
wv pad. When to the doctort
" word, staircase" again b,
said scar" his demoraiiza
lion was almost complete. As for. me
the scene i'm Wardropis mind was al
ready IN mine--Schwartzsvw with the seal
across his ugly forehead and the bolt
ed door to the staircase openl
On again with the test.
Flour" after perhaps two second
from the preceding shock. brough'
bread
"Trees.p 'aLeayes.n
Night" Dark
Gate" He stopped here 90 long ]
thought he was pct going ito answer 2
AZ Presently, with an effort. he sale
WOOD bur, as before, the association
iaea came out In theSnext word Fol
electric light" he gave letters"
Attic" brought trunks at once
Closet" After perhaps a SECOND
aud a half came DUST showing whal
sloset was in his mind. and immediate
after to match" he gave 'pen."
= long list Of words followed whicl
, 1913-02-20

Il Burned Family In the Darkness.
a good reason for it. I think we will
find it is the warehouse. yet"
"You can depend on 1t, Burton" ]
maintained. that the staircase is the
place to look. If you had seen War
drops face today and his agony Of
mind when he knew he had associated
staircase with shot you would think
just as l do. A man ike Schwartz.
who knew the ropes. could go quietly
up the stairs. unbolt the door into the
room. shoot Fleming and get out
Wardrop suspects Schwartz, and he's
afraid of him"
Suppose the stairs open into the
back Of the room? he was sitting fac.
ng the window. Do you think
Schwartz would go In. walk around the
table and shoot him from In 'FRONT.'
Pooh!'
HE had a neck" I retorted. IT sup
pose he might have turned his head 70
look around"
We had been walking through the
rain. The White Cat, as Ear oC as the
poles socially, was only a hall. dozen
blocks actually from the best resi-,
dence portion Of the city. We had
stopped near the arched gate where /
had stood and waited for Hunter Q
week before. Suddenly Burton darted.
away from me and tried the gate. Il
opened easily. and I heard him splash
ing through a puddle In the gloomy
yard.
Come inI" he called softly. '~The
waters inei"
The gate swung to behind me. and
I could not see six inches from NY
nose. Burton steered me toward the
building.
IF it isn't locked too tight" he was
saying. W can get in, perhaps
through a window, and get upstairs.
From there we ought to be able to see
down into the club. What the devils
that?"
1t was a rat, ] think, and It scram.
bled away among the loose boards In
a frenzy Of excitement. Burton struck
a match. 1t burned family in the
dampness and In a moment went out,
having shown us only the approximate
location Of the heavy arched double
doors. A second match showed US a
bar and a rusty paddock. There was
no entrance to be gained in that way.
The windows were Of the eight pane
variety and In better repair than the
ones on the upper floors. We found
one unlocked and not entirely closed,
1t shrieked hideously as we pried 1t up.
but an opportune clap Of thunder GOV
cred the sound
While Burton held the window 1
crawled into the warehouse and turned
to perform the same service for him.
At first I could not see him outstde,
Then heard his voice. a whisper.
Duck" he said. "Copr'