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- -A 1 -f 'I' THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY,-MARCH 12; 1915. two 1 .4 ' TdSbIgSpe j Defendant Had Two Reasons for Taking the Stand TAKES ALL THE BLAME Claims Two Reason for Taking the Stand One Prove His Sanity, the Other to Take All the Blame for His Escape. . . New York, March 11. Harr'yj Kendall Thaw went on the witness stand today and told the complete story of his es cape from Matteawan. A dual purpose, his attorneys said, prompted him. He ' desired to convince the jury trying and his co-defendants on an indict ment charging conspiracy that he had recovered his reason. He wanted also to take all blame. 1 Thaw testified that the men the state alleges "conspired with him were not conspirators but men he had employed to assist'him out of the state! after he himself had effected his escape. He said he paid them $6,000 for their ser vices and gave Roger Thompson, who accompanied Jiini to "Canada "a. pres ent of $1,000." The witness ! declared be thought he had a legal right to flee from the hospital as he believed him self sane and that had he remained there his Reason ultimately would have been dethroned. Thaw told his story after his attor neys ,had made many vain attempts to set into the record the testimony of a half dozen alienists and ' more than a score of laymen, who have had an op portunity to observe his actions. The presiding judge, however, refused to admit any more of this testimony than was necessary to show that Thaw had sufficient mental capacity to enter into a conspiracy. j One Defendant Dismissed. At adjournment tonight vith Thaw still on the witness stand under cross examination he had four defendants instead of five. After the state had closed its case, Michael O'Keefe, on the motion of counsel was discharged as no evidence had been a'dduced to con nect him with the alleged crime. Thaw testified later, howaver, he had five "employes." Special Deputy " At-! torney General Kennedy, in charge of the prosecution, considered that Thaw had so involved his four remaining co defendants that he requested the court to cancel their bail bonds and confine them until a verdict should be reached. The court complied. The defense will be completed tomorrow and j- the case is expected to be with the jury before night. - Thaw still was suffering with rheu matism when he entered court today. It was late in the afternoon; when he stepped briskly to the witness chair. Atfirst he kept his gaze on the face of John B. Stanchfleld, who was exam ining him. He appeared exceedingly nervous and began by answering (Ques tions in monosyllables. j After half an hour, however, Thaw began to talk more freely. The inter . est. of the jurymen, who were sitting far forward in their seats so that they might better hear every word the wit ness said, seemed to give Thaw confi dence, for from then on he went into lengthy explanation. - On cross examination Thaw several times showed signs of Impatience with the manner in which - assertive ques tions were asked him by- Frank K. Cook, a deputy attorney general. Each time, however, he quickly became apol ogetic and said that he intended to an swer Mr. Cook's questions to the best of his ability. j Thaw, was called after his counsel had tried in vain to get into the record the testimony of alientists and others regarding his sanity. Thaw's Own Story. In reply to questions Thaw said: "By August, 1913, I had .'come to be lieve that it would be an impossibility ' for me to get out by legal ! means. I was informed that the methods by which people usually got out would be unsuccessful in my case." Thaw said he slept in a ward with a score or more persons who were in sane. - - j "When they would become violent," he went on, "they were put in straight jackets." The prosecution's objections to that line was sustained. j . Thaw said he had been advised- by Alfred Henry Lewis, a writer who had since died, that he would be violating no law in escaping, providing no vio lence was used to effect the escape. "With that thought in mind, I decid ed to leave the institution," Thaw con tinued. "So I "Instructed H. A. HoC man, one of my agents; to get me two automobiles. I told Mr. Hoffman where I wanted the automobiles placed and I fixed the hour at 7 o'clock. I knew the milk wagon arrived there at that time on Sunday morning." - i "Did you believe yourself sane?" "I did. . i "Did you intend to commit a crime?" "I was exceedingly particular not to commit a crime," Thaw continued: "I never saw any of these co-defendants before that morning. I gave the men in' the automobiles their instructions and they carried them out. I wanted to get to Pittsburg without crossing the state of New York. That was why I started out to go around through .Canada." . Direct examination ended, Thaw was cross examined by Deputy Attorney General Cook. Did Xot Authorise Plea. "Do you remember when you pleaded not guilty on the ground of insanity?" FRECKLES February and March Worst Months for This Trouble How to Remove Easily. . There's a reason why nearly every body freckles in February, and March, but happily there is also a remedy for these ugly blemishes, and no one need stay -freckled. .. . - Simply get an ounce of othine double strength, from yourdruggist and apply a nttie ont mgnt ana morning, and in a few days- you should see that . even the worst freckles have begun to dis appear, while the light'ones have van ished entirely. Now is the time o rid yourself of freckles,, for if not removed now they s may stay ' ail - Summer, "and spoil an otherwise , beautiful complex ion. Your money back it othine fails asked Mr. .Cook. - ; . - -i .. ':Yes. I remember that "i Thaw re plied. "The plea was made by Martin Littleton, my counsel,, but I did not authorize it. It was made without my permission." Thaw was questioned about writs of habeas corpus -he had u sued out. He said former-Governor Stone, of: Penn sylvania, was among persons who had told him he could not hope to gain his liberty by habeas corpus writs. "Where did you first meet a lawyer named Anhut?" asked Mr. Cook. "At Matteawan," replied Thaw. "Did yetv have a business-relation with Anhut?" " - . Mr. Stanchfield's objection was sus tained. . Justice Page- excluded any reference to Anhut's attempt at bribery the idea behind the next several, questions. j Thaw said any number of people be side Mr. 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." I "Who were the five men who came with the automobiles?" asked Mr, Cook. "I did -not know them," replied Thaw, - Thaw said he iad instructed Hofff man, his agent, to hav the Landaulet at the gate and -the big machinp "at the bottom of the hill." : ANOTHER NOTE NOW " GOES TO CARRANZA (Continued from Page One.) they are responsible,. Americans will suffer by reason of the conduct of the Constitutionalist forces in the City of Mexico or because -they fail to pro vide means of protection to life and property, will . hold General Obregon and General Carranza personally re sponsible. "Therefore having reached this de termination the. government of the United States will take such measures as are expedient to bring to account those personally responsible for what may occur," . . ' ! IMPORTANT RAILROAD DAMAGE j SUIT ON TBUL DT BALEIGH Young Man Asks $25,000 for Loss of Leg on Southern Track. ! (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C., March 11. The Su perior Court spent' yesterday and today hearing the damage suit of William Sid ney Davis vs. The Southern Railway Co. In which $25,000 dafnage is asked for the loss of Davis leg in an accident just beyond Boylan Heights in July, 1910. Davis, then a lad of 14 yeads, was walking along the tracks of the South ern, when a through freight train pass ed, and he alleges .was going at such speed that the' suction of the passing cars drew him under the wheels, one leg being cut off. The defense is that Davis was really a trespasser on the tracks and right of way of the company,- and that it was not the suction of the cars, but the lad's own carelessness, that caused him to fall under the cars, and that warnings against trespassers had been amply given, so that the railroad com pany was in no "way at fault in the in jury that befell the boy. Judge Frank -Daniels concluded his charce to the jury at 3 o'clock, and the jury immediately retired with the easel iviitiuung "Aii,vujn -areiaouasei lor the plaintiff," and A.",B. Andrews, Jr., j is counsel for the railroad company. PsEWBERJT MERCHANTS SAT BUSINESS IS GOOD NOW. Even Better Than a Year Ago in Some Instances Farmers to Diversify, j (Special Star Correspondence.) J Newbern, N. C, . March 11. Newbern merchants are. of v the opinion that the little financial depression which pre vailed, a few weeks' ago, or rather a few months ago, has departed from this section and several of them have emphatically stated that . their sales now are even better than they were during a corresponding " period last year. While the farmers down in this section have depended largely upon the cotton crops, large numbers of them last season raised tobacco and as they received excellent prices for this, they have not been "in the hole" as badly as those who depended largely upon the cotton crop. Tobacco crops next season "will prob ably not be as" large as they were dur ing the past, the farmers realizing that they can glut the market with too much of the weed and practically all of them have decided to diversify their crops more than ever before; to plant a little of. everything' that can be sold on the local market, and indi cations now are that the approaching season will be one of . themost suc cessful that Craven and surrounding counties have experienced. By deed filed for record yesterday; A. C. Craft, Jr., transfers to Marcy C. Sharpless, for $10 and other considera tions, lot on west line of 12th, 132 feet south of Meares, 33x150 feet in size. Register for the charter election. Books open today, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Experienced Women Advise Mother's Friend Because it is so perfectly safe to use and has been of such great help to a host of expectant mothers, these women, experienced in this most happy period. auvise- tne use or "Mother's Friend." Applied, externally to the abdominal muscles its purpose is to relieve t the undue tension upon ; the cords and liga ments resulting frpni "muscular expansion. Beneath the. surface is a network of fine nerve threads and the gentle, soothing embrocation, "Mother's Friend," is designed to . so lubricate the muscular fibres as to avoid the unnecessary and" continuous nagging upon this' myriad of nerves. It Is a reflex action. , Applied to the breasts it affords j the proper massage to prevent caking. Thousands of women have reason to believe in thiss'plendid help under the trying ordeal of- motherhood. Their letters are eloquent evidence of Its great value to women. In use for many years it has come to be a. standard remedy for the purpose. y .'. ( . ;"; ' There la scarcely a well-stocked drug store anywhere but what you can easily obtain a bottle of "Mother's Frlend'jand in nearly every town and , village is grandma who herself Vsed it in earlier years. Expectant mothers are urged, to try this splendid assistant to comfort. m Mother's Friend is prepared by. Brad field Ilegalator Co., 410 Lamar Bldg Atlanta, Ga, Send lor ur littlo book. COilEHIOlM MM GENERAL WOOD Letters Received by Compa : nies of the N. C. N. G. Capt. J. L. Shaw of Lumber Bridge, Ap pointed Adjutant of Second Regi ment Four Men Dismissed from Raleigh Postoffice. . (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C., March 11.- A numbed of the companies of the. North Carolina National Guard are receiving letters of special commendation from Major Gen eral Leonard Wood, commanding the Eastern Division of the National Guard,, for the excellent showing made in the recent , inspections by a representa tive of the United States War Depart ment. Companies that have received these special letters to date are-Company K, Third Regiment, Oxford; Com pany F, Third Regiment, Franklihton;, Company L, Second regiment, Lumber Bridge. Adjutant General- Young says there are a number of the other, companies that wiir receive, these;" letters -of com mendation an&vtjfiat it is a fact that the companies" of . the1.1 North Carolina National Quard"-a.re' in the finest con dition as to efficlency,as well as equip ment that they have 'ever been.". Col. "WV C. vRodman of the- Second Regiment, has appointed Capt. J. L. Shaw, of Lumber Bridge, as adjutant of the regiment in the stead of Capt. N. R. Morgan, of Gold'sboro, who has resigned on "account of removal ; from the State. . Capt, George IC Freeman, now of ' Goldsboro, but recently of Wil son, has been appointed in the stead of Capt. Shaw as assistant inspector of small arms. On account of tlsese changes, an election-by Company K, Wilson, ! has been ordered to elect a successor to Capt. Freeman with the Wilson company. ' Shake-Up in Raleigh Postofflee. - Bart M. Gatling, Raleigh's new past-master,"-1 has been instructed from Washington to dismiss from the service in the ; Raleigh postoffice William M. Brown,: ' Bedford BJrown, S. W. Eason and Braxton Creel, "respectively super intendent of mails, assistant superin tendent of mails and clerks in the Ra leigh postoffice. This order is the re sult of investigation of charges made and investigated some time before Wil lis G.- Brlggs completed his term as postmaster, Thomas Adams is to get the -place as. superintendent of mails and Everett C. Wilkie as assistant sup erintendent. Found Dead in Bed. At the State's prison this morning ... of PICNIC TWIST." In every convenient twist of PICNIC you'll find the true tobacco uplift without the letdown that comes from dark, heavy, rank tobacco. PICNIC TWIST is a light colored, f soft twist of the mellow parts be surprised how much they can chew this mellow twist with its sweet, lasting ta: The Thinkers of the Country Are the Tobacco Chewers It comes, also, in economical; freshness-preserving drums of .11 twists forv50c. BALTIMORE FEDERALS NOW AT f AYETTEVILLE Otto Knabe ancj Main Body of Players Arrived Yesterday Fourteen Players Arrive, to be Follow ed by Seven Others Many News-: paper Men In Party Bender and Duncan Along. (Special Star Telegram.) Fayetteville, N. C., March 11. Otto Knabe and the; main body of his Balti more Federal League players, arrived here on. the Palmetto Limited today to go into spring training for the Federal League season." Among the players, who numbered. 14-are "Chief". Bender, formerly of the Philadelphia Athletics; "Mike" Duncan, Carolina's old star outfielder; Frank - Smith, who pitched for Raleigh 'hi the days of th$ Virginia Carolina League, and Jack Quinn, who got his start with- Richmond s in the Virginia .League . . ... -Seven other -"men will - report from their- homes, including George Suggs, of Kinston. In Addition to the players John Rudderham, c trainer ; Emanuel Daniel1" of "the "Baltimore Ne wb ; C.'T. Gibbs, of the -Evening Sun; Rodger PippiiV of the,, American; , C. Starr Mat thews; .of the' Sun; -Mrs. James Walsh, wife of the famous third baseman; two photographers, and a couple of Baltir more fans, were members of the party. Night Corporal ' W. R.. Campbell was found dead in his bed. "He had been in the service of the, prison as a guard for 20 years. The remains were sent this afternoon to Carbonton for inter ment. -- - Notice to Kerosene Engine Owners We ha.ve a limited quantity of discolored 1 50 deg. Oil :we offeryou at a Bargain. P$y you to Ask for Prices- GAPE FEAR OIL CO. WILMINGTON, N. C. i-V-TLi..; - .-.". rer-- ..-y. The Thinkers of the Country Are - the " Toboccd Chewers said one of the greatest thinkers this country ever produced. Says the Pilot: "Nosing a big stern wheelef along a muddy river with sand bars reaching up to grab her that's when you need real steadi ness. When there's nothing but your judgment between your boat and a shoal, take a chew of the leaf. Men accustomed to "strong" tobacco OA- JttRS. H. J ABNBITB DEAD. f Wife of "Well Known Coast Line Maa Dies in ' Richmond. v (Special. Star Correspondence.)" Rocky Mount, N. -C, March ll. The sad information- of the death of Mrs. rH. J. Arnett was conveyed to: friends in this city last, night, , her death fol lowing a brief and extreme illness in a Richmond hospital."- Mrs. Arnett for merly lived in this city and. her hus band has for a number of years been in the employ of the Atlantic Coast Line; In this city be held the! position of ;chief clerk to. the general superin tendent. More-recently they have lived in Richmond, where Mi?,-Arnette is in the service of the same company. 'The deceased was 27 years old- and her naturally beautiful voice highly train- ed caused her to be regarded as one of the most prominent vocalists; in this section. - ; ' . .. "!- '..'"' FEDERAL COtJRT IN WILSON. First Term fto be Held.; In 'County Court House V In April, (Special Star Correspondence.) ! Wilson, N. C, March 11. The first term of the United States cburt for Wilson is to ' be held in April. The government inspector has recommends ed the use of the Superior court room, tendered by the county commissioners, and this arrangement will be made un til the erection of the Federal building. The commissioners have also agreed that the . county officers, sheriff and? clerk shall serve the Federal-' courti Judge H. G.: Connor will preside. f Register today, charter election. Ten Years' Misery Ended. J. T. Chambers, roerchant.'SJonesboro, Ark., writes: "Foley Kidney Pills cured me of - a - ten-year - standing case of rheumatism. I suffered miserably. A friend told me of being cured; so I used them, and they cured me, too." Most middle aged tnen and women are glad to learn- that Foley Kidney Pills afford a way to escape sleep disturbing blad der weakness, backache, rheumatism, puffiness under eyes, stiff .and swollen joints and' other ills attributed to kid ney troubles,- mil will ste. mssm, iiv Csgs : In the candies where cream i ll 1 and butter are necessary for : j smoothness and richness : cream and butter areusedin ill i " t ' : II Our Sales Agents in Wilmington are Mathews Jno. W. Plummer, Jr. t Huylet's Cocoa, like Huyler's Candy, is supreme ' j j i " ' mm mm mm jpSp "Looks right when v. Jtf you buy it, Stays right after I IK you wear it." We strongly endorse this High grade Line T took us many months to decide which was the BEST line of cloth ing we could offer our customers. And after examining critically for ourselves, and inspecting minutely the many factories whose garments seemed GOOD, we felt that the ut most we could buy for our custom ers was '' ; $15 to 40 scrupulously made in the delightful big workrooms of Strouse and Brothers in Baltimore. On account of their wonderful tailoring, their exceptional fabrics and their absolutely unsur passed Style, we think these remarkable gar- ments are the greatest ever been able to furnish. This is true of "High cArt" Palm Beach J. -IN. Solky & Co. Wilmington, N. C. Star Business Locals Get Results 9 clothing-value we nave particularly Suits. 3 ft
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