The Chitina leader., 1914-03-10

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James Plew, companion of BESSIE
Wakefield, ''the woman who neve
had a chance" convicted with he
of numbering her husband, William
Wakefield, last June, today wa!
hanged in the death yard a.
Weathersfield State rrison. Plev
and Mrs. Wakefield both were sen
fenced on Novmber D, to die ON the
gallows, following Plew's admission
that he planned the murder and
aided the woman, VINO is but "a
carrying it out. Judge l.. F. Burpee
passed sentence.
Immediately the woman was sent
enced to be hanged statewide fight
was begun to save her from the gal
lows. The fight soon became nation
wide, but Governor Baldwin de-
sentence to life imprisonment. 1t
taken the life of woman by hang
Plew exerted an almost supernatural
influence over the woman, who had
been maltreated by her husband,
both before and after their mar
riage. She has two children living,
a boy six years old and girl of 4.
Shortly after the court ordered both
Plew and Mrsfl Wakefield to be
hanged on March L. The woman's
lawyer secured reprieve for her
until the court meets later this
month to receive the complete
printed records of the case.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt, wife of
hnr
this morning from the effects Of an
operation performed for appendi-
citis several days ago. She was
brought to this city by her family
physician when the operation was
found necessary in order that the
services of an eminent specialist
was with her when the end came.
Mrs. Vanderbilt before her mar
riage was Edith Stuyvesant Dresser,
daughter of Prof. Dresser, a we'll
known author residing in Maine.
Although belonging to one of the
wealthiest branches of the family
Mrs. Vanderbilt was not Unfortunately
fond of society and spent much of
her time with her husband on his
100000 acre park and farm near
Asheville, N. c.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, March T.
Jacob Huff was sentenced today by
Judge Bell to serve 10 years in the
penitentiary for the murder Of his
wife last September He was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
but was granted new trial which
resulted in verdict of murder in
the second degree. He shot his
rr1,il he
liquor.
CHICAGO, March CHARLES
Coler, whose claim that Emperor
William was his father caused
much official correspondence be-
tween the United States and German
governments, died here last night.
Up to the hour of his death he
claimed that he was entitled by right
to the throne of Germany.
PARIS, March 7.-Prefect of
Police Hennion today opened his
much heralded school for Paris
policemen. The basic principles of
all courses will be to train police
men to act according to common
sense rather than always following
explicitly the rigid rules set down
in the Paris police manuel. All
present members of the Paris force
of police will attend, after which
recruits will have to attend for from
three to six months before becoming
eligible for membership on the
force.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March T.
Chief Justice H. NJ Cltbaugh, of the
supreme court of the District of
Columbia, died this morning. He
was appointed to the position in
1904.
PITTSBURG, PA, March T.
Proceedings in the criminal court
here today were interrupted by a
man, evidently foreigner, pushing
his way up to the judges bench and
declaring that he wanted work. The
clerk of the court led him from the
room and he disappeared in the
crowd. He appeared to be in des-
perate straits.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March T.
A poll of the members of the Senate
and House today disclosed the fact
that the administration has safe
majority for the bill to repeal the
Panama Canal Tolls tct.
NELSON, B. c., March six
thousand Doukhobors, who have a
settlement near this city, have sent
a letter to the government asking
that the law compelling the regis
tration of births and deaths be re-
pealed. The letter states that if the
law is enforced that the Doukhobors
will remove their clothing and ap-
pear naked on the streets of the city
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
Statistics have been compiled by the
postoffice department which refute
the contention of the railroads thai
they were forced to carry mails al
a loss of more than 100000
last year. Assistant Postmaster
General Stewart states that the gov.
eminent is paying the railroads al
that the service is worth.
PITTSBURG, Pa, March T.
Tommy" Manville, jr., son of the
New York, Milwaukee and Pittsburs
asbestos king" was working to
day, with his father reconciled to his
wedding with Florence Huber {
chorus girl. He was filling a posi-
ton as box mailer in the Johns
Manville Company here. BY work