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Of the company: Edward T.. Field. treas
urer of the Gamble Desmond Company of
New Haven. who would not either ac-
knowledge or deny that he had been an
officer OF the Billiard company, and Samuel
Morehouse, counsel for the Billiard com.
pany.
They all declined to answer questions
relating to the Billiard company on the
ground that this was a personal matter
over which the Interstate Commerce Com
mission had no jurisdiction.
Samuel Morehousc on the stand declined
to answer questions relating to personal
and private affairs of the Billiard com
pany.
Gail for the books.
The commissions lawyers called for the
books and papers, but Mr.. Morehouse ex-
planned that he had not the books and
papers in his possession. The commission
got no new information from him.
It developed among other things that
the Billiard company was allotted space
IN the vaults Of the New Haven road at
New Haven and that officials of the Bill
ard company had keys which admitted
them to this vault The Billiard company
removed everything from the vault few
weeks ago.
a. :. May Of Providence. treasurer Of
the New Haven company and of the New
England Navigation Company. could not
explain what in detail We're the financial
relations among John G. Billiard the Bill
ard company. the New England Naviga-
tion Company and the New Haven Rail
road
lie said the Billiard company had got
space in the railroad company's vaults
upon the instruction OF II. y. Kochers-
berger. financial vice president of the New
Haven. Mr. May had turned the keys of
the vault over to Samuel Hemingway.
treasurer Of the Billiard company.
Mr.. May testified that the New Haven
system so far as he knew had had trans
actions with the Billiard company amount
ing to $4,000, 900.
Mr.. May could not tell what loss the
New Haven had sustained II any, by rea-
son of its dealing with the Billiard com
pany. He testified that Mr.. Billiard was
still director Of the New Haven and that
until recently the New Haven had &c.
100 600 of Billiard company debentures
The witness could not tell what of value
or substance there was behind the Billiard
company. The hearing was adjourned
until April 22.
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osslNIN'' y. y Arr'l II SATURDAY
soon ai'er CLOCK TINS morning Warden
clancy mAIled 10 'pN. 'lEhh 'ne HI"'
appeal OF 'he sur'heh' nc 'e'''' was
written by Ief'y Louie aiter news III"
reached the death house OF the court ac-
ton befor" justice Ion IN Ne" Torn IL
was. therefore. taken to mean that the
gunner had little or no nope IN the
court proceedings. None oil the GUNNER
attempted to sleep
Lefty i'oui"'s letter follows
YOUR tNcELLtN'f VIII" thls IN o"-
halt or Harry Horowl'z JACOB Sc'oen-
sinner Frank Cirohci and myself. wish
your Excellency would to beg your pardon
appeal 20 you who is the only human one.
who has the power now on Gods earth to
still listen 10 our last plea which We beg
and pray that you will stll grant. II is
10 80 i. NJ. now and we jus; got through
saying our prayers to almighty God.
feel IL is the inspiration OF almighty God
that caused MS bows TO make our last an.
neal ms, AS WI sp, through
I'VE read Of your E>cellency's state
m MT stating that nothing could be de-
welcomed on tho new trial of Rocker tina.
could I'm any way chanva tho -esul, II, this
cas-,
"No know A. ,hs, trial that :, will no
nroy.n that WALTON and Weber fired the
shots thar killed Herman Ros.nth,l and
,a. 900 ho,s "a, raa,izo doa,,, ,o,r
H.. ,,,o. ,.,r.. ,, H., ,,,,,,,,t ,i,,,. 60
on h.f,r. m, iudi,.,,ry h,, "a, roy.r
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BEGINS TO SHOW GAIN.
February Earnings Inspire Hope OF
PrOAt for Fiscal Year.

The New Haven railroad in It's Feb
ruary earnings, just made public. begins
TO show signs OF recovery. This gain.
increasing through March. has satisfied
the management that with continued i'm
prOvement during April. May and juno
the system will complete the fiscal year
with earnings sufficient to pay all charges
and have something besides.
II was learned on high authority yes
terday that the management expects II
TO hold its own during the las, three
months OF the fiscal year contingent upon
no further slump in business.
In February. the disastrous month for
the railroads. the New Haven did not
suffer as acutely as the other big Eastern
trunk lines.
For the eight months to the end OF
February the road shows a deficit of
i,a IN net corporate income for the period
as compared with the previous year. This
showing. however. does not include the
earnings Of the subsidiaries. II thee. We're
included, ~ they will be In the final re-
port for the year, there would be shown
for the eight months a surplus after in
terest. rentals and taxes OF sl.037,29o.
according To the figures published to-day
in another column.
In the February earnings gross revenue
was si.5I0.302. "a compared with si,929 e
729 in 1918. Expenses were cut down
$lil 900 The item other income" in o.
creased $4,000. Interest. rentals md
similar expenses, however, appeared as
the heavy drain in an increase Of s22l zoe
The low condition Of general business
in New England is shown in the fact that
ten Of the sixteen companies reporting
showed decreases in gross earnings and
fourteen showed deficits In net earnings
The Connecticut company, the holding
company for the electric lines OF Con-
ne,ticut. was the single important ex-
ccption
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PREFERS PEN" TO NEW TRIAL.
Man Who M Policemen tets Nish
tsrRntrd.

John G. Judge, RrooNlyn lawyer
asked supreme Court Justice Davis yes
terday TO grant a certificate Of reasonable
doubt. pending a new trial. to Salon car
duel who WAS convicted In Special SEES
sions Oh March % and sentenced to three
months In the penitentiary for assauting
John Hofgren "A policeman. In opposition
to the application "A representative of
District Attorney Whitman handed to
the court a letter written by Carduci
in tho Tomhs to the District Attorney
in which the defendant said
HOS. JUDGE WHITMAN. want to do
the three months | was sentenced To In
the penitentiary and don't want new
trial. ] am not able to instruct my law
yer. as he doesn't come to see me.
don't intend to wait a few months for "a
new trial. ] wish You would stop any
further proceedings hN m. lawyer SO ]
can 60 10 the pen nest Tuesday
The court quickly dismissed the appli =
cation
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BARON KEPT SISTERS
IN PRISON 1S YEARS
Italian Noble Took This Method
Of Purging Family Name
One Dead: One Insane.
Sp,cini Cabie Despatch 10 THr STU

special 'dbie despatch 10 THF stu.
NAPLES. April 10.---A tragedy which re-
calls the tortures OF the Middle Ages and
reads more like one OF the grotesque tales
of Poe than a chapter of modern life has
Just been laid bare here,
The arrest of Baron Domenico Cana rda
to-day led to his revelation OF the terrible
sisters when he discovered that they had
dishonored the family name. Guided by
the idea of the head of the family WELD
Ing the power of life and death over the
younger members. Baron Camarda took
the law into his own hands.
Putting to death the children whose
coming into the world was the seal OF
his sisters dshonor he led the guilty
women to dungeon IN his castle out
side Naples and imprisoned them there
10 remain shut out from the world until
death.
This was eighteen years ago During
all this time not word of the awful
fate of the young women came TO tho
knowledge of the public. Three years ago.
Teres!na. one of the sisters succumbcd
to the horrors of her Imprisonment, What
the life of the sisters must have been,
may be imagined from the fact that
the other sister, Isobel. who was ois-
covered in the dungeon, a few days ago
by the police, Is hopelessly insane.
Baron Camarda confessed that he was
responsible for the tragedy, defending
himself on the plea that he was the only
person to avenge the dishonor to the
family name.
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Mayo Demands Parade of
Troops. Saluting Flag
as Apology.
HuERTA PROMISES INQUIRY
Garrison Commander Says the
Rebels Have Been Repulsed
at Gulf Port.
spsciai Cdbie Despatch to Tue SrN.

Mrxrco CITY, April 1O.-Americnn
marines who landed at Tampico this
morning to get supply Of gasOlene
we're arrested by order of Col. Ramon
Hinoiosa. The men went ashore in the
vhaleboat of the gunboat Dolphin in
charge Of the paymaster.
Rear Admiral Mayo took immediate
steps to have the men released. and de-
manded that Gen. Zaragoza. commander
Of the garrison. have his troops parade
and salute the American flag before
o'clock this evening as an apology for
the arrest of the marines.
Gen. Zaragoza ordered that t..c men
he set at liberty at once and repri-
handed Col. Hinojosa.
The incident was reported by the
Mexican Foreign Office To American
Charge TAffaires 'Shaughncssy. who
thereupon called on President Huerta.
Inc PROV l~lbilul isSuNu thS
following statement
"ln view of the fact that the Charge
dAffaires of the United States learns
that the whaleboat aboard which were
the American sailors was flying the
imcrican flag an investigation will be
made TO establish the full responsibility
OF Col. Hinojosa.
In accordance with the line of con-
has always followed in fulfilment Of its
International duties to all nations. 1t
depores what has occurred. This in
C!demt was due to the mistake of a
subordinate official and Gen. Zaragoza
proceeded at once to point out tina;
wha; happened was unintentional and
punished Col. Hinojosa within his dis
Cretionary faculties.
"If an investigation reveals greater
responsibility the proper penalty will
be imposed by the legally competent au-
,hority"
II is not known here whether or not
Gen, Zaragoza's troops saluted the
tnited States flag as demanded by Rear
Admiral Mayo.
Private reports from Tampico say
that the oil tanks are burning and the
OIL is pouring into the Panuco River
1t Is reported also that the American
naval commander has ordered the Fed
eral gunboats to cease firing, as the
shells are doing great damage to build
!ngs.
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RENEW FIGHT FOR TORREON.
Ne'">ro on Way Back with Recn-
forccments From Mexico CITY,
Speoai Calie Despatch to Tur srS.

Ff''uf 'htte Dtspu'cH 10 1HL Sun.
MfNlco ClrY, April l0.--The American
"Mptssy received to-day a despatch from
AN American Red Cross surgeon at SAL
'''" saying that Gen. Nelasco has effected
Junction with the forces Of Gems de
Molr" and Joaquin Mass and has begun
fierce attack on Gen. villa south OF
VUyre0n
Persons OF absolute reliability who
nave arrived here from Saltillo say that
'e hSnt'uS AT Torrcon began on March
dhd the herccst engagements were
"'Sht between March Is and April 2. On
t"' latter datc Cen Vclasco, finding his
ammunition running short and learning
'''' Gen. dc Moure WAS at San Pedro
vain rceufUlccments. decided to evacua,e
cIt place.
AdEtng the Spaniards and other
wealthy merchants of the city to accom-
''ny b.u he left Torroon with large
DON OF 'rpops at o'clock OF the morning
Ai'l ., The retreat was carried out
IN 'o1d ndcr the rebels not checking
The retr'atng troops. When the junction
Continued ON run Page.
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STRAW HATS ON BROADWAY.
Male Pnnamams Turn IN O>crroat
tOIIars-W omnn Rarc> >rrL

\ trio of Panamans, tWo Young men
and "A Young woman, gave the broadway
theatre crowd it's nrst straw hat surprise
of the season last night. II wasn't the
broad hr,mm.d, oddly shaped Panama
hats that made the crowd stop. look and
laugh as much as the fur ovcrcoats that
went with them.
Both men had their overcoats butou"d
tightly with the collars pulled up to their
ears. Their companion, however. had a
diamond lavallicrc around her neck and
did not allow the fur OF her coat to oh.
scure IT, She led n hrindle bulldog from
u leash that was fastened to collar
studded with diamonds.
At Herald square the curious ones be-
came too many and the three shot away IN
Il taYiCab
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GUNNER GET ONE MORE CHANCE TO ESCAPE CHAIR:
G0FF GRANTS HEARING TO NEW WITNESSES TO-DAY
Points of Stories on Which Gunner
Base Their Hope for New Trial

AS the suddenly heard shots the first shots
that heard whose toward
he
the big there.
defendants positive that them is the
whom shoong'WIIiI>M f.. BURwtLL
81 distinctly recognized Shapiro the chauffeur
Brigey
SchepIs standing
~ positive identification these positive
Shapiro who WALTON
Brdgey Weber
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The Interstate Commerce Commissions
attorneys in the course of the day dis
closed the purpose OF the investigation.
The commission intends to find out IL the
Billiard holding company really repre-
scented tho New Haven officials and direc-
tors IN disguise, and acted for them in
he purchase and sale of the Boston and
Maine stock.
Also the commission desires 10 as
certain whether or not the men connected
with the Billiard company really prohtcd
from the transaction involving the sale
and purchase of tho Boston and Maine
stock, and what were In fact all the rola
,ions of this company to the railroad.
Among the witnesses called to-day were
H. v. Whipple of Sew Haven, treasurer
of the BIllald company samuel j, Hon
ingway. president of the Second National
Bank of New Haven and former treasurer
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Melleu Men smile.

Mr. Mcllcn and the men associated with
him, however. sat at to-daNs hearing and
smiled at the futile efforts OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to get any
new Information as to the details OF a
transaction which. the commission has
charged. appears 10 have cost the stock
holders OF the New Haven between 49,.
500. 900 and 100000.
Walker II. Hines. New Havens counsel
asked that the examiners be specific in
referring to the man at the head of the
New Haven SO there might be no con-
fusion between Mr.. Mellen and Mr. Elliott
The commission has charged that on
the face of one transaction Mr.. Billiard
made without the investment Of a dollar
slightly over s2.700 900" and that upon
the record. as IL stands. the New Haven
company has given away the funds of that
company to Nj, Billiard and his associates
or to the stockholders OF tn. Billiard COM
pany between $2.50o,OO0 and S3,OO0,U0U of
the property of the New Haven company"
In the face of these charges the Billiard
company appeared in Washington with u
formidable array OF counsel including
Homer Cummings. the Democratic Ma
tional committeeman In Connecticut. and
interposed every possible obstacle to the
nation In regard to the officers. stock
holders or place Of business OF the Billiard
company.
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As result OF this attitude Congress Will
event of a court decision going against
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The transaction ON which the commits
sion is seeking light chiefly involves the
sale by the New England Navigation
Company. IA New Haven subsidiary, of
lO9.i9s shares of Boston and Maine stock
to MIR. Billiard. and their purchase from
him of the same shares at "A subsequent
date.
The sale is supposed to have been made
in 1908 because of agitation in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature against the owner
ship by the New Haven of Boston and
Maine stock, aud the repurchase took
place after this agitation had subsidized,
In the safe of the stock to Mr. Billiard
in 1908, however, the navigation company
got only 1928 a share, and when it came
to buying it back paid $3.50 "A share.
Billiard paid for the stock with s1l,-
OO0, 900 which he secured on 1t from the
National City Bank. and with his un-
secured note for s2.,i3,1oo. The Inter
state Commerce Commission held that
Billiard paid no money and gave no Sc
curity, but that. so far as the record
showed he had made profit of at least
100000.
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NO CARDS BY WOMEN FOR MONEY
Piusburg PoIicewomen Ordered to
Make Arrests In Home Games.

PITrsBrRG, April I0.--Declaring that
women who play cards for money brca lS
the law concerning gambling. Public
safety Director Hubbard announced to-
day that his star OF policewomen will
watch for such transgressions and ar
rests will follow detection.
"Gamblng In gambling" said the di-
rector. Merely because persons have
social standing and gamble at homo does
not exempt them from surveillance. The
policew omen will do their duty II women
are found playing games for money
they will be arrested
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RAILROADS ATTACK RATE BILL.
Declare North Carolina Law Would
Cripple Them Further.

RALEIGH. y. g, April l0,--Railroads
giving testimony in their appeal from ths
state freight act which lowers intrastato
rates 80 per cent, d'clar" that TN, IT.
revenues have been greatly reduced within
Ia" past year.
The southern hallway has completed
Its evidence. Comptroller Plant declared
that gross revenues had fallen off $4,000
in one month.
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THE KISS DEFINED BY LAW.
Leipzig Supreme Court Ho1ds In
Some Cases It's n Crime.
So..;,y r.ly. p..u..sl "a rr..u


LEIPZIG. April 10.--What is kiss
When is it offensive and when inoffensive7
Here are the answers as laid down by the
Supreme Court of tho German Empire:
"A kiss is a reaction upon the body of
another.
"A kiss always requires the permission
OF the person kissed.
without such permission one may kiss
only 10 one is sure OF the others tacit
consent. as In the cases of parents. chill
dren and lovers.
IF the kissee Ia not only coy nut
gravely objects. It is to be assumed that
the kiss is considered an illegal interfer-
ence with his or her personal freedom aud
violation OF his or her honor.
ANY one who inficts a kiss in such cir
cumstances is guilty Of assault and bat
terry"
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LEFTY LOUIE'S LAST PLEA
FROM DEATH CELL TO LYNN
Sure Second Becker Trial Will Prove hat WALTON
and Weber Fired the Shots That Killed
Herman Rosenthal

and had a motive le was brought from
Jersey prison. which gave him his
freedom. Wasn't II the same in our case?
"Thl, sam. l.uban at the Becker trial
said he knew us we'll by our names. and
he was asked to mention our names lie
stated Whitley Lewis. Dago Frank, Gip
the Blood and Lefty Louie. Then We
were called In and lined up in front
OF him and when he was asked to men
ton our names he answered: As to the
names | get mixed I'M Yet he said he
knew MS well by our names for a year
and a half Two OF his own niecos and
brother testified for the defence tina, AT
the time he sad he was on For;y-third
street h. was at their home sixteen miles
away.
mo >. William Shapiro. who was in
dcted with us boys and IN the city prison
with us for a long while. could not iden-
.ify any one OF us as the men who rode
In his car. In the month of August. 1912.
in a room adjoining the Coroner's court
shapiro was brought in there 10 identify
Jacob Se.denshncr and Frank Clronci IN
tn" presence If cx-Policc Commissioner
Doushorty. Mr.. Whitman. e. Bara and
his own lawyer. y Lovy, and his partner.
|" Libby. Doughertv ordered shapiro 10
go and identify them and shapiro sad.
No. they are not the men Then Dough-
erty said. Speak TO them. soc II YOU can
recognize their voices, and Jacob Scid-
enshner spoke to him and said to him.
Young man, did you ever sec mo in your
llf', and he answered no.
This same shapiro near the time OF
our trial WAS sent to the F'iftv-rourth
street jail where Rose. Schrpps Webhor
and WALTON were, and given the same OPP
portunity to dovetail with their stories.
no 3.-Stanish at the BECKER trial
identified Seidenschner aud said he was
in doubt about H. Horouitz and said "a,
seen Seideushncr with an automatic p.sto.
forty-'lvo feet away AZ our trial n, 81 q
hc was in doubt Of Frank and testified
/ different at Gu, trial H!s own laudlady
testified that she saw him run on; Of the
house after the shots we've fired
"Thc last witness WAS a waiter nain"o
krrs". l'ndcr oath In Juc Coroner,
Cuur, he said he saw y Wehh,r run.
/ ming away and Jack sullivan b.nd.uc owe.
I the body, Then he was asked could l..
! identify anybody else. and he ausVered
/ 10, not in their faces.
"Your ENcelleucy. could YOU scud u'
to our death on such evidence. II you don't
! want to spare our innocent lives, the.
! do il FOR the sake OF our dear pareute
wives ard all who are dear to W. luul
| EXcellcncy We beg and pray thar WOW
will still grant this plea IN the name o,
| Almighty God and justice
Your humble servants.
"L0rlE ROSES RrIc'
"HARGY lIoROWGTZ
sJACuR SEIpENsHNrU
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gAMPIco DEFENDER CONFIDENT.
NO ReenfOrcements Needed, lie
Wires 10 Vera Cruz Governor.

'by cable from THE SUNS special cor
respondent)
'tRA CRua, April lO--Gen. Gustavo
Nsass' Military Governor of the State of
vera Cruz, received despatch to-day
"oN Gen Zaragoza, commanding the gar.
SOL al Tamplco. which says that the
'eoels have been driven back at each at
'ach and have shown less dash and spirit
ach time they approached the city again.
After several days lighting Gen. cara
goa says tho garrison has not lost a
s'"e'e man and only four have been
"ound'l IIa says he does not need the
'.'"I'.eeIncnts which have been ordered
10 proceed to the oil port from this city.
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Justice Signs Order Allowing
Abb Evidence to BE-
Presented.
DOESN'T ACT AS STAY
UNLESS GLYNN ACTS
Prisoners Will BE Executed
Monday If No Word
Comes From Him.
TELL OF SEEING MURDER
One SwearS Gunmcn Were Not
There: the Other Points
to InfOrmcrs.
TELL OF SEEING MURDER

The four gunner will have another
day in court.
Justice John W. Golf. who sat at their
trial and who sentenced them. signed
an order last night, returnable at noon
to-day. whereby the District Attorney
is directed to appear before him and
show cause why new trial should
not be granted to the four
The last hour plea made by Charles
q. T.. Wahlc. counsel for Lefty Louie.
Whitley Lewis. Gyp the Blood and
Dago Frank, Is based on the affidavIts
of two men. whose names have never
figured in the case before both of whom.
Mr.. Wahle said last night will be in
court to-day. ready Ia repeat on the
stand the statements made in the aft
davits. and ready to be cross examined
by the District Attorney.
one of these men. William L. Bur
well. an exhibition billiard player swore
that he was in West Forty-third street
the night that Herman Essential was
killed in front Of tho Hotel Metropole
that he saw a man fire two shots and
then run and jump into the famous
gray murder car; that Immediately
after he heard two more shots behind
him: that he could pick the man he saw
IRE the first two shots out of any num-
Der of men and that he had seen the
' pictures Of tho four gunner sentenced
To die during the week beginning to-
morrow and that the man he SAW was
not one Of the gunner
Tells "f Ovcrbrarina Rose.
The other Now witness is n former
bartender named Karl Dresner. He was
in the Garden restaurant three nights
before the murder he sworc; he saw
Essential and his wife coming along
and he saw Jack Rose. Harry WALTON
and Br!dgey Weber standing near the
entrance to tho restaurant. He swears
that he heard Rose say to W,bbcr and
WALTON.
Now go and put - over on him"
In his affidavit Drcsnc says ne he
icvrs that Rose Wcbbcr and WALTON
though, that he was Burns detective.
and that this deferred them from put
ting over" anything
isn't still moro important than this
pam of Drosucr's affidavit is his state
ment that he was or Forty-third street
the night of the murder. He had called
IN "a A rod w..
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"i.OvlE ROSES BTIr'
"iiARGN lIORONITZ
SJACOR SEIpENSIi>NH
"l'RASl< ciRol'iCT

The lctt"r ~ IN RoseuhcrGs handwrtt.
lng, but each Of the men signed for
himself