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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
HARRY THAW TELLS HOW HE ESCAPED
 FROM MATTEAWAN
Says Men Who Aided Him Are Not Conspirators. Were Paid to Help After
 Escape Was Effected

New York, March Hillary Kendall and told the complete story of his escape from Metteawan. A dual purpose, his at- torneys said. prompted him to do so. Pri- marily, he desired to convince the jury trying him and his defendants on an in- dictment charging conspiracy that he had recovered his reason. He wanted also to take all the blame for the escape.
 Thaw testified that the men the state alleged conspired with him were not con spirators, but men he had employed to assist him out of the state after he him. self had effected his escape. He said he paid them seoO for their services and that he gave Roger Thompson. who accom- panied him to Canada, "a present or s1000." The witness declared he thought he had d legal right to flee from the hos pital as he believed himself sane. and that had he remained there his reason ultin ately would have been dethroned.
 Defense Loses Point
 Thaw told his story after his attor- neys had made many vain attempts to get into the fecofu the teslinio"S oA U half dozen aienists and more than a score of laymen, who before and since ms escape have had an opportunity to op- serve his actions. The presiding judge, however, refused to admit any more or this testimony than would show that Thaw had sufficient mental capacity to enter into conspiracy. The law of New York provides that insance person may commit a crime if he has sufficient men tai capacity to know that he is doing crimina, act and has an intention to com init it
 At adjournment tonight, with Thaw still on the witness stand under cross examination, he had four codefendants instead of five. After the state had closed its case, Michael O'Keefe, on the motion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
CAPTAIN TELLS WHY
 HE SANK U. s. SHIP
<Continued from Page One,

Wedgewood. we were going full speed
 ahead and the Friedrich was coming full speed, about to ram us broadsideS. She hoisted signal for us to stop. I kept right on but swerved and tried. to claw around her to get by. 1 soon saw there was no chance, for the Friedrich also swerved toward our stern. Instant ly l saw my chance to ram her and gave the order Reverse the engines
 and give em hell for all you're worth. Missed the Crash
 "I thought l had her. We were soon going full speed astern and it seemed
 we could not fail to strike. We saw men
 and women wildly motioning. They | seemed hysterical. Little did I know that there were British. French and ! Russian prisoners aboard. I only thought of the chance to ram and sinl,
 the enemy and take to sea in our own coats rather than take a chance a, rescue after the collision. But the Eitel Friedrich missed the crash by only a 1 few yards"
 Yes" spoke up A. E. Dobbing, mas ter of the British ship Mary Ada Short which had been sunk two days before and while you were doing that I was
 looking through one of the Friedich's l port holes, sure you were going to hit
 us. l measured the port and said to ny ScAA, Oilp WHoH SHo HltS, Cdi JuiIii | through this he's going to sink us
 sure as death,' but he didn't sink us." l Jack Macey, of the crew of the Frye I told of the sinking of the French steam CT Floride. She was full of champagne and other wines and you should have ] seen her burn he said. The Friedrich steamed away and came back two hours
 later when she broke out bright again Then we scooted for the Friedrich was | afraid tho OIara had haar6 thf wireless report of British warship no, for away"
 Other officers and men told how they had signed papers not to participate
 further in the war against Germany or the understanding that they were to bt placed aboard neutral ships.
 Sighted Neutral Ships we sighted 38 neutral ships but no, one was spoken by. Eitel Friedrich
 said Captain King of the British sunk
 en sailing ship Invercoe. Every t.Nne |;
 neutral ship appeared. we all were put
 below matches. When we were ap-
 preaching the Virginia capes, we were
 in the hatches and German officers satt | to us:
 "Don't be frightened. If a British
 cruiser sights us, stay down below
 We'll return fire till our mast heat l sinks"
 When Collector Hamilton boarded tn. Eitel Friedrich today, the cruisers rus streaked hull and blackened smoke
 stacks concealed contrast of ga, spirits that even the stiff regime q
 war time discipline could not repress. Il When officers came on deck flush from the banquet table of the captain
 who was celebrating his bithday. there
 was no sign of fatigue as they me
 chanically returned to their round O. n duty Behind the dirty black shield:
 that concealed the cruisers auxiliar
 guns the crew was at work polishing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
VISITING TRAFFIC
 MEN AT LUNCHEON
First of Series of Weekly Affairs Held by Traffic and Trans-
 portatiOn Club

A number of out-of-town visitors were present at the first weekly luncheon of the Traffic and Transportation club held yesterday at the Southern club. Among them were c. B. Ryan of Norfolk. general passenger agent of the Seaboard; Fred Geisler of Atlanta, general passenger agent R. L. Cheatham of Norfolk, assist ant freight traffic manager; s. P. String fellow of Atlanta, assistant general freight agent, and NJ. O'Connor of New Orleans, southwestern freight agent
 In future the luncheons will be week. ly feature of the club, and will be held at the Newspaper club. The lunch was at the Southern club yesterday on account of Fashion Week.
 Aboue 75 traffic men of Birmingham were in attendance and great enthusiasm was ma infested. There were a number of brief speeches along technical lines, all of the visitors being called on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Strike Delayed

Vancouver B. C., March IA long shoremen strike here has delayed sail ing of the Russian volunteer fleet American made cannon and ammunition for the Russian army. The ship will not get away until Saturday or Sunday. Nc more Russian steamers are on the way from Siberia and the volunteer fleet service will be discontinued temper arily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Big Cattle Shipment Made

Columbus Miss, March u.-(Special. J c. W. Evans. prominent planter and stock raiser living in the prairie section of west Lowndes county, made one of the largest single shipments of cattle yester- day that has ever moved from this sec ticn There was 90 head in the lot and three cars were required to accommodate te them The cattle were all inspected by local federal tick inspectors and given free bill of health The cattle were Here fords and were fed on ensilage, alfalfa and other products grown on MT. Evans plantation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Purchased Grain

Portland. Ore, March 11.-Heatley & Co. of London purchased while in tran sit the grain on the American sailing snip William P Frye, sunk by the Ger man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Fried rich. according to Max H. Houser. a Port land grain dealer, who loaded the cargo at Seattle
 The transfer took place before the Frye was sunk and the loss will not affect the shippers. The cargo was fully Insured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Appeals tO IT. S.

Long Beach, Cal, March I1.--Samuel S. w. Sewall of Bath. Me-, one of the owners of the schooner William P Frye. sunk by the Prinz Eitel Friedri.h, said today he had appealed to the United States to proceed against the German warship as sea rover and her crew as pirates. He has asked also that vigorous repre- sentations be made to Germany.
 "The Frye he said. "carried cargo that was marked noncontraband' by the federal insurance bureau. There was nothing but wheat aboard the ship
 Mir. Sewa1l said the vessel was worth $175,000 and the cargo of wheat, shipped at Seattle last November. was valued at $500. .0O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Troops Enter City

Eagle Pass. Tex, Marcn u.-Approx- imately 1000 Villa troops under Gen. Rosa lio Hernandez at ocock tonight en- tered Piedras Negras, the Mexican town opposite here. There was no disorder or attempt to repel thcm, the Carranza. troops having left three days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12

granted registry in 1901 with 3S persons, SIX Of whom were women, appearing as Joint owners. That ownership was never changed. The ship was named after the
 late Senator Frye of Maine and it is re-
 corded that he declared himself more hon. pred in having his name upon an Amer
 fcan built, owned and operated vessel than as if the fieetest of Atlantic liners Lad borne it.
 The Frye's gross tonnage was 337i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Chamber Directors Meet Today

The first meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce under President Crawford JohLson's administration will take place thss aft- ernoon at 3:30 o'clock. The business of the meeting will be to arrange for secretary for the ar and other business as 1t may called up by the different mer the board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. March 11.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday and probably Saturday.
 Tennessee and Georgia: Fair Friday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States Weather Bureau stations during the 24 hours ending D. n., 75th meridian time, March II, 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Sustain Objection

Did you have a business relation with Anhut?'
 Mir Stanchfie1d objected and was sus- taned.
 Justice Page excluded any reference to Anhut's attempt at bribery-the idea behind the next several questions.
 Thaw said any number of people be- side MT. Lewis had advised him there was nothing illegal about his walking out of Matteawan, provided he cared to do so and did not "employ violence or corrupt any one"
 Who were the five men who came with the automobiles?" asked MT. Cook. II did not know them" replied Thaw. Thaw said he had instructed Hoffman, his agent, to have the landaulet at the gate and the big machine "at the bot tom of the hill" How much did you pay and who did you pay for this job?" asked Cook T paid MT Butler s60sp with the un : derstanding that he was to pay all the others for the trip from Matteawan to Connecticut" Thaw replied. How much did you pay Mir. Roger Thompson for the trip to Canada?" "l paid him salary and gave him a present." Thaw said. How much was the present." l An objection by Thompson's attorneys was sustained.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11

what wonder that man would be.
In such case, Willard has nothing
to lose and $4,000 and public esteem
to win by battling with Coffey in n
no-decision bout. If Willard should
outclass Coffey, admitted to be the
most formidable claimant for the title,
| Willard would remove from the mind
of some skeptics the impression that
he isn't real champion-that he met
Johnson when the negro was in such
shape that any sort of a heavyweight
could have beaten him. sf,
Should Coffey hold Willard even for
10 rounds. or even outlook or outslug
him, it would make the fans wild to
see both men in finish fight. 1t
would be a battle that would draw a
house that might be nearly as large
as that S237,000 affair that was at
tracted when Johnson met Jeffries.
Willard. by meeting Coffey now.
would keep fresh the interest in the
heavyweight doings. He would make
a tremendous hit with the fighting
public And they wouldn't forget the
pions have been bit too lazy. if not
cowardly to do-to defend title with
out loafing around for a year.
decrease the average home game at
tendance to 1000. That means diff
ference of 5000 per game or $4,000
for the So remaining home games.
The Giants used to draw an average
of 5000 daily while on the road. II
they are out of the pennant fight that
average certainly will drop to 900.
That makes a difference of $500 per
day or a total difference of 10000
for the 60 road games.
The loss of 1926, 900 patrons at the re-
naming home games and 10000 at
the remaining road games makes
grand total of 475.OOO.
The gate receipts usually average
60 cents a head. That means that at
conservative estimate the Giants play
to $685. less if out Of the fight than
if they were in the fight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
DAWSON WILL RACE;
SEARCHES FOR AUTO

INDIANAPOLIS, May 11.-Despite
the fact that he came within an ace
of losing his life in last years Indian
apolis 5OO-ni;le ra zee, being laid up for
months as the result of injuries when
his car overturned, Joe Dawson, win
ner of the 1912 Hoosier contest, has
announced his intention of again COM
peting in that event, and is now look
ing for a car.
Joe's selection, it is thought, will
be a Maxwell, Ray Harroun, manager
of that outfit, an old racing pal of his,
having held a berth open for him for
months. Ray says he would rather
have Joe drive for him than any one
else, because he wins his races be-
fore he starts, that is, has his car in
such good shape that failure is prac-
tically impossible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
COACH SELECTS
men TO enter
AT RUSH MEET
Nohr Hopes High School
Athletes Will Make Fair
Sh0wing-Sees Very Small
Chance of Victory.

With but two exceptions the same
track team will compete in the Rush
Vile meet tomorrow afternoon that
represented the high school at Liberty.
Chances for the local school to finish
irst are exceedingly slim. If the boys
make a good showing Coach Nohr will
oe perfectly satisfied. Shelton will not
&c able to make the trip because of
i injured arm and Chapel will also
e out.
The following entries will make the
rip.
100 yard dash-Jenkins, L. Brown,
Mcclure.
22O yard dash-Jenkins, l.. Brown,
MCGUIRE
44O yard dash-C. Williams, Jessup
$50 yard run--Leiter, Jessup, Long
Mile run-Long.
100 yard high hurdles-Jessup, L.
3-own.
220 low hurdles-Jessup, L. Brown.
Running high jump-McGuire, Da-
lis, Dollns.
Running broad jump-Davis, Thorn
linson, Dollins.
Discus-Tnomlinson Dollins.
II ID. shot-Carvey, Thomlinson.
Pole vault-Leiter. Long.
Relay-McCuire Williams, Dollins,
Jenkins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
LAND WITH s. A, |,

One team of the S. A. L. is consid
ering reorganization as the play up
to date has been anything but what it
should be, and as the present lineup
goes, 1t is no match for the other five
teams in the circuit. The D. & w.
on paper looked like a strong aggre-
cation before the season started, but
for some reason or another they have
failed to get started and will try out
new men in their coming games.
Brown, the high school boy. who
tried out with the team last Saturday.
played as good as any of the others,
and probably will gain regular
berth. Clarence Porter. although max
ing an error in left field, is neverthe-
less a nice little player, and should be
given more work. as he is bound to
make good, having nice batting eye.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
cMFRANk q. MENkE

Jess Willard would become one Of
the most popular champions of many
generations past If he would battle
with Jim Coffey, The Dublin Giant,
within the next month.
or course, a finish bout would be
most desirable. but the public clamol
for battle would be silenced if Will
Lard agreed to meet Coffey even in q
no-decision bout of ten or twelve
rounds ....
80 corey today seems to stand head
and shoulders above all the other
white aspirants. The husky Irishman
has been coming along in wonderful
style since Billy Gibson took him I'M
der his wing, and his knockout vic
tory in the third round over AL Reich
last week seems to qualify him for. a
crack at the title.
The dear old public has become &C
customed to seeing champions dodge
a. real fight, with q real fighter for a
year or SO after they grab the title
They've resigned themselves to see
ing Willard idle around on the stage
and in circuses for the next ten or
twelve months. 1t would be a wonder.
full surprise-and most agreeable
one for them-if Willard busted all
precedent and met Coffey.
A 10-round Coffey- Willard bout III
New York city would draw the big
gest crowd that ever attended bat
tie In this city. Madison Square Gar
den probably wouldn't be big enough.
The bout would have to be staged in
the open. This could be done easily.
as some Of the baseball clubs would
donate their parks for such a bout
Willard would get a guarantee of
1O,O0O-probably $15.OOO-for such a
bout. That would be in the nature of
easy picking. Willard couldn't lose
his title through decision. The only
chance he would have to lose would
be for Coffey to slip over a sleep-pro-
Gucing punch. Wizards managers say
he has punch-proof jaw and heart
and that no living man could knock
him out under % rounds, no matter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
SPORTS AND ATHLETICS
SOPHOMORES LEAD
IN EARLHAm MEET
Seniors and Juniors Lag
Way in Rear in Track Con-
test.

In the first part of the interclass
meet being held at Earlham yesterday
afternoon and today the Sophomores
gave promise of carrying off first
honors. With all the events excepting
the high jump, 220 dash, and shotput
run off, the Sophs. are leading the
Freshmen 46 to 33, leaving the Ju-
niors with 8 points and the Seniors
with g. 1t is not probable that out of
the remaining event the Freshmen
be able to make enough points to win
the meet
The results so far are as follows:
100 rd-dash-Thornton, Taylor,
Morrish. Time 10 rs.
44O rd-dash-Taylor, Briggs, Roam
Time SO.
Mile run-Loree. Indy, Penning-
ton. Time SIS rs.
mile run-kemp, Hutton, Neal
Time 1875.
1870 yard hurdles-Winslow, Calvert,
Hoskins. Time IL 2-5.
22O yard hurdles-Arnett, Fellers,
Hoskins. Time :39.
$50 yard run-Briggs, Mills, Quigg.
Time 2:11.
Discus-Mills, Fowler, Thornton
Distance 1O2 fit. 2 in.
Broad jump-Taylor. Moorish, Ed
wards. Distance 20 fit. in.
Pole vault-Fellers, Logan, Witty
Height it. 10 in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
WHOLE LEAGUE TIES
FOR LEAD POSITION
GARFIELD LEAGUE.

philadelphia. z; New York 10.
BY winning the game last night the
New York team in the Garfield. league
went into tie for first place with the
other three teams. all having won and
lost one each. Adams featured at the
bat with two three-base clouts. Hook
ensmith, Bell and Adams were the
stars for the Phladelphians, while
Feeger and Milton featured for the
New Workers.
Score by innings r. H. E.
Philadelphia 49,. 0 l / 8 s s
New York ...... l l do 6
" Two-base hit, Bell. Three base hits.
Adams ,, Hockensmith l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
FOR WABASH

By having the outer-class meet early
this week Coach Whiteside hopes to
be able to place the men in the events
which they will make the best show
ing against Wabash here next Satur-
day. This meet promises to be one
of the most closely contested meets
of the season, but SO far Earlham ha S
won the majority of the dual meets
held between the two colleges. BY
comparing the times and distances
made by Wabash in their interclass
meet with those of Eariham it is seen
that this year the two teams are
evenly matched.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
ENDURANCE GRIND
TO TEST Hardest

A route that will tax the strength
and endurance of the hardest riders
and the sturdiest machines has been
selected for the 1915 endurance run of
the Los Angeles Motorcycle club.
Lonely deserts and ragged mountain
roads make up the greater part of the
500-mile course, over which a running
schedule Of 90 miles an hour is to be
maintained.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-11
JOINS STUFF TEAM.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 11.--Johnny
Aitken, veteran driver of National
cars. and for the last TWO years pit
manager of the Peugeot team in the
indianapolis 500-mile race, has been
named as fourth member of the Stutz
team in the next big Hoosier gasoline
derby. along with Earl Cooper, Howdy
Wilcox and Gil Anderson, the old
Stutz stand-bys.