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t7. . SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $8,00 A YEAR. CIIABLOTTE, N. C THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1908. PRICE-ITVE CENTS. GLENN GIVEN A SETBACK cacccs Acnox so construed Tiiai tlhp Democrats SlKWld Have Act ed as TJicjr Did In tlie Face of the 1 Chief F.xcc-uUve'S iMseonimenaauon r ilm -Subject of Much Talk HI t Overa:loiisness In the Cause He '. Ileved to Have Had Cone iderable In. flueneo Lifted to Skle to Be feud ' 1' denly Dashed to Ground by Fate Stock Is Booming Ileprescntatlvo Doutrls. ncltvr, Introduces His Pro . . lilbltlon Bill -Hepitblleans Against Com promise Hate Measure, Special to The Observer. 2 l Raleigh. Jan. 22. The action of the Democratic caucus of the two branches ot the General Assembly In declining even to consider at this spe cial session a bill providing for lmme diate Btate prohibition as urgently recommended by Governor Cjlenn In Ms message yesterday was one of the prime topics of conversation In legls latlve circles this morning. That the compromise agreed upon, namely, lo consider a bill leaving the question to a vote of the people at the next gen eral election, was a wise and discreet move none questioned. The only top- - Jo which excited the least degree o interest was the stand of Governor Glenn on the matter and the attitude of the Legislature in the light of his message. He came out strongly for the enactment of a sweeping prohlbl Hon law effective at once, taking the advanced ground that ueh an act would be the wisest and best. - ever passed by any legislative body, and In lees than twelve hours after this pronouncement the two houses turned It down and referred the settlement to the people. 'This they did in the face ofa stirring speech delivered by the. Qovernor himself at a mass meetlis f citizens, In which he urged .thnt pressure be brought to bear upon the Legislature to enact a measure which he himself had Just recommended This was done, too, In the face of largo delegations of representative citizens from 'all sections ahlch filled the lob ties and clamored for the enactment f an Immediate prohibition law. . . BIG SURPRISE TO GLENN. It i afe to say that Governor Glsnn was about the most surprised man In the State when ie was informed of this action or tne caucus. Ana mere were others who must have wondered . Jiow the Legislature could havie acted 6b It did In the light of all the influ ence and recognized power brought to bear upon It. The State's Chief Exe rutlve had declared most urgently for Btate prohibition: Senator Simmons , had expressed the belief that It was both wise and expedient; ex-Governor Jarvis had pronounced like views; as liad also Federal Judge J. C. Pritch ard. Chairman Hugh G. Chatham, Former Chairman James H. Pou and ether leaders tof the party. And this was further augmented by the fact that both houses were themselves overwhelmingly for prohibition. Such an array of talenthas seldom been en listed In the advocacy of any cause, OVERDID THE THING. , The action of the caucus at first glance' seems incomprehensible. It run be explained only when viewed from the standpoint of the legislators themselves. The sentiment of the majority was that this matter of great - moral principle should bs left to a vote of the people, the court of last appeal, whose decision would be final and impossible of Contradiction or dispute. The Legislature Is believed ty fair-minded men. not members of either branch, to have acted with dls eretlon and Judgment. The Govern ors participation in this prohibition mass meeting In suclr-ft-ZCTlrms man- Her when the Legislature had before It vital Issues recommended by the Chief Executive himself had some thing to do with the action of the caucus. The propriety of such a 1 course was called in question by some of the" leading members of the Legis lature, who characterized It as beneath the dignity of the first citizen of the State. That it was the proper thing to do under the peculiar circumstances none will affirm. Sobsr-mlnded and InteUigent men say the Governor made ft mistake In thus throwing himself so vigorously Into the fight, while hold ing the office and while such matters of legislation were pending - BADLY USED .BY FATE. There Is a humorous side' to the whole matter, however, which ap peals to that host of politicians which la here to watch the proceedings of the Assembly. They say that the Governor has been "badly used riot toy any individual or party, but by fate. After having caught up with the band wagon and having by one headlong dash, secured the topmost seat one long covc-ted and having seised the . reins In his hands with which to make the star play of his life, suddenly and without warning the procession stopped; the music ceased; the curtain dropped. The goddess of fate had dished out a sorry deal. She should have been more mindful of the doings of men. CRAIG STOCK SOARING. C'nce he session of the Legis--Toffre convened Mr. Locke Craig, of Wville, has been sojourning for a Json in this city, meeting with his friends and talking with influential menr from the various sections of the State. The reports heard on the streets and in the lobbies of the hotels indicate . that Craig stock Is rIMrg. A number of Influential party leaders are taking good care of his interests. They, say that all will be well when the time for the holding of the Democratic State con vention rolls around. Life way. added to the political situation fo-day by the arrival from Greensboro and Durham of Con gressman W. W. Kltchln, of Rox horo. Representative of the fifth dis trict In Washington. Congressman Kltchln spent much of his time this morning circulating among his friends In the lobby of the - Tar borough. ' lie was looking In fine feather, .having Just finished with an interesting law suit at Oxford last i week.' and had a hearty handshake j for all those with whom he came1 in contact It is - understood that Messrs. , Craig, Kltchln and Ashley Horn are the three leading candi dates for the Democratic nomination for Governor. , . . BILL BT MR. DOUGLAS. Second in interest only to the de cision of the Democratic caucus not to consider a sweeping Stat prohi bition bill at this session was ..the talk occasioned by the bolting of Representatives Douglas, of Wake, and Buchanan, of Moore, when it was decided last night not to admit the delegation from the Anti-Saloon League to appear before the House in other words, when it was decided to hold stnlctly an "executive" ses sion. When the House convened this morning and the Introduction of various local measures was going on. Representative Douglas arose In his seat, reiterated his faith In the principles of the party and declared that his - conscience made it Im perative for him to Introduce a bill providing for State prohbltlon" b immediate legislative enactment. This' bill was referred to the committee on the regulation of the liquor traffic. It will never be ratified in view of tho decision. of the caucus, which Is binding. Representative Douglas said that he presented the bill merely as a declaration of principle, and as such It will be regarded. REPUBLICANS OPPOSE COMPRO MISE RATE BILL. The Republican members of . the Legislature held a caucus ' In the Park Hotel this afternoon and de cided to oppose the compromise rate Din which la expected to be intro duced into 'the two houses this week. It was decided that each member should decide for himself how he should vote on the subject of prohl- Dinon. Tne arrangement whereby the Southern should pay $17,600 to wards the expense of convening the Legislature waa vigorously con demned. Representative Bryant, of Wilkes, presided and all the Re publican members of the two branches were present. GOVERNOR BEFORE COMMITTEE Governor Glenn appeared before the Senate public service corpora tion committee, which met In 'the Senate chamber to-day Jointly with the House committee on railroads to consider the railway rate compro mise matter. He appeared by Invi tation and spoke along with Colonel Thorn, counsel for the Southern, and tho other railroad attorneys. His purpose In appearing was to give in formation relative to certain details which were not put down in writing. He urged ' - that the compromise agreed upon by the State be ratified by the Legislature after a suitable bill has been drafted. . W. D." ADAMS. Rowan's "Wet" Capital Is Pleased. Special, to The Observer. Salfsbury, Jan. 22. The "smile that won't come off" Is to be seen here on everybody's face to-day.. The decision of the Democratic caucus at Raleigh last night has pleased the great majority of Sallsburians. Great credit Is given on every side to. The Observer for its attitude on the State prohibition question, and the letters of Mr. Adams are read with avidity. Now that the harassing question Is done for till next November, every body can turn to his business and things all around will improve. It Is generally believed here 'that the letter of Senator Whitehead Kluttz, published in these notes last week, had an Important bearing on the decision arrived at last night. YOUNG MAX BRUTALLY SLAIN. Dead Body of Thomas Furr, an 18- T oar-Old Youth, Found In a Field Near Monroe . With a Gunshot Wound in His HeartTwo Ne grocM Arrested on Circumstantial Evidence. Special to The Observer. , Monroe, Jan.' 22. The dead body of Thomas Furr, an 18-year-old youth, who disappeared from his home early yesterday evening, was found in a stubble field a mile from Monroe earjy this morning. A gun shot wound in the heart was silent evidence of the cause of his death. Furr left the house of Harvet f lynn. a btoUiex-ln-law, with whom he made his home, after eating his supper. He rode a mule and car ried his gun. Before - daylight this morning the mule returned riderless, and with great splotches of blood on the saddle. Flynn Immediately started out to search for the boy and shortly afterward found hls dead body In a field a quarter of a mile from the house. After returning home with the body Flynn invoked the aid of -of ficers and together hej returned to' the scene. A nair-mtie from tho spot where the body was found Is the cabin of Susie Watts, a negress. Search of the cabin revealed a quantity of bloody clothing, Including an proa and young rurrs gun. which had been' discharged. T. woman was arrested and with her Charles Stratford, a negro man, who was with her when the officers ar rived. The arrest of 'Stratford was made on the strength of evidence that he had a quarrel with young r urr ouiiuny i J.wu ny mat miv jut:;iu7u , i-w fici ctcii film i the boy. The officers, believe that, young Furr was murdered in the ' negro oman's cabin by Stratford, assisted by the woman, and that together they dragged the body to the place where it was found this morning. The coroner has not yet held an In quest, but Stratford and the woman are safe In Union county Jail here. L1ECT. F. Ii. OLIVER WEDS. Former Charlottn Hot Socurc a Brldo at "Washington in Person of Mix Mary Lillian HcmpKtono Bcnutirul Church Ceremony. Observer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel. Washington, Jan. 22. -Lieut. Frederick Lansing Oliver, of the United States navy, was married here to-night at" o'clock at St. Stephen's Episcopal church. Rev. George F. Dudley Officiating, to Miss W T lilt TVmnatnntt iloHirlitA, a L marj uiuw JVir. H li (J JWIB. ciiwnuiu t ii . - stone?- The marriage was a beauti ful affair. The bride came In on the arm of her brother. Smith Hemp stone, and her only attendant wa; Miss Edi(th Cowles. Lieut. Percy Foote was the best -man. and - the ushers were Capt. F. M. Eslick, St. Joseph R. Delfrees, St. Clark Wood ward and Paymaster W. G. Nelll. ' Among those present -to witness the marriage were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oliver, T. C. Oliver and Misses AI'da and Florence Oliver, of Charlotte. BILLS FLOOD BOTH BOUSES LOOKS LIKE REGULAR SESSION Governor Glenn Sends In Special Message and Bill For Prevention of Merger of Competing Lines of Railroads -Committees of House nl Senate Hear Arguments on the " Rate' Question Anti-saloon League Draft Bill Calling- For Prohibition Election in August Big Reception Given Legislators and State Of ficials bj Governor last Evening Mnch .Discussion In Senate on Graliam') Resolution State Audi tor Issue Report on Receipts and rinuui ..u Ilia. .. . , Observer Bureau. . The Holleman Building. Raleigh, Jan. 22. .Your correspondent sent out last night t'.:e exclusive news that there was grave fear that the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern Railway or' some other interests which con trol these were on the point of ab sorbing the Norfolk & Southern and Seaboard Air Line roads and dividing these. This rumor flew last nlxht. and the Governor, -in the special In terview which your correspondent had with him, said it had come to him and that he would send in a mes sage transmitting a bill designed to prevent any eu;h combination. To day he sent In a, message with the bill, the text of which Is as follows: BILL TO PREVENT MERGERS. A bill to tie entitled an act to amend Sections 5S67 unU 3G71, Chapttr 61, RtvUuU of 9(S, to prevent railroad coii.niinles from merging with cr securing stock In competing lines. Section 1. That sub-action 13. Sec tion 27. Revlsal of 1W6, be amended by adding to the end thereof tho following: "Bft no railrnsul or other transportation company shall acquire, hold or guarantee the bonds or stock of, cr lease or be lrased to.' or jiurchjnw or buy, or con solidate with, orbe rvifHEed Into unv parallel or competing rallroml or trans portation company, nor shall any rull rt'utl or other tHnsportatlon company iw-ll any of Its stock r r bonds to any. holding or voting company, whereby sucn con solidation or merger may he effected." "Section 2. That Section C574 of the K vlsal of 1906 be amended by adding there to the follower: 'Provided, that no railroads or transportation company, now or hereafter doing business In this State, shall purchase, lease, absorb, take' over, buy stock in. merge with, or In nsy w-y secure an Interest In a compet ing line of railroad or transportation company, nor shall any railroad or transportation company enter Into any contract, agreement or understanding with the competing line of railroad or, transportation company calculated to de feat or lessen competition in this State, and any violation of this section shall subleot the corporation to Indictment, making H guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction lined in the (Msoxe'.ton tit the court." " Kwtlon 2. That all laws and clauses or laws in conlllct with this act are here by repealled. s "Section That this act shall be in force from and after its ratlllcation." COMMITTEES HEAR ARGUMENTS. .The House and Senate committees on railroad devoted the entire after noon to hearing speeches on the rail' road rate question. . Governor Glenn began the argument In advocacy of nis recommendations to the Legisla ture nd was followed by General Counsel Thorn, of the Southern, and State Attorneys Aycock, Winston and Woodard. All InsUted that the rec ommendatlons of the Governor In his message calling the Legislature In ses- sion should be adopted. Henry A. Page, of the Aberdeen & Asheboro road, and H. A. Mills, of the Raleigh and Southport, made araru ments asking for modifications to suit the conditions of their roads. THE llOVSE. The House was called to order by Speaker Justice at 11 sharp and the opening prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Plttenger, of Raleigh. A mes sage was sent up from Governor Glenn, recommending the passage of a bill prohibiting competing lines of railway from obtain nff control of other roaas, the design of it being the prevention or monopoly. The bill which the Governor transmitted Is practically the new Georgia law -with a few changes. The message and the bill were referred to the committee on judiciary. Several members Introduced bills asking that they be placed on ,the calendar, but there was objection to this end It was ordered that all bills should go before committees.. The following bills were Introduced and appropriately referred: ----- ' . By Douglas, of Wake To prohibit 'the manufacture or sale of Intoxicat ing liquor In North .Carolina, This Is for absolute prohibition by direct law, end Is quite largely the Alabama jaw, ana is quite largely tne AiaDama plan, with a good deal of the Georgia law. It provides for conflscatlon of liquor in possession of common car riers. It being a notorious fact that in the prohibition districts a very large proportion of liquos thus brought in Is not for private use, but for sale. By Gibhs: To allow Swain coun tv to build a court house to replace the one recently burned and to issue a ' to raise funds. By Morton: To aid in making Wll rr,ii.aon a gateway port. By palloway, of Greene:' To amend the Law, of 1835 concerning the defense of Insane persons end idiots.' By Blckett: To submit to the voters of Louisburg the questlonof dispen sary or no dispensary. By Koonce: To amend the Revisal ss in terms of courts In Onslow, and t) aow that county to ea u, ol(j county home By Watts: To amend the Alexan der county road law and to allow T-aylorsville to Jevy a special tax. By Jones, of Johnston: To reduce the fees of officials of that county. By Douglas: To require railways to provide electric equipments. By Parks:, To give additional terms 'of court to Ashe county. By Rodwell: Regarding sheriffs collection of taxes; also amending the law against public , drunkenness in Warren. ' By Parsons: To give the road tax to Rockingham and Wolf Pit town is hips la ' Kk-hniond county and to change the spring frms of court there and protect game. Also, to allow the county to arrange for the sale of bonds and to Improve the streets and side walks of Rockingham town. By 'John: To amend the law re garding pay of jurors In Robesoa. By Dowd: To amend Section t of the Kevisal. By Bailey: To amend the road law r0f Madison. By Grllfln:- To Incorporate the Town of lialley. Nish County. The House session lasted only three quarters of an hour and there was adjournment until to-morrow. The- avalanche of ., little bills was something of a surprise and things began to look, like an ordinary session. TIIK SENATE. The session began at 11 o'clock anj Rector Parbour offered prayer. Some bills were Introduced, ' these being a follows: , By Graham.: To authorize the Gov- ernor to employ counsel before the in-ter-State commerce 'commission - to push the freight discrimination cases In the suit which the commission: has brought 'x -By Redwlne: ' To amend Monroe's charter. ' By Thome: To amend the Spring Hope graded school district act. By Ormond: To amend KInston's charter and to prohibit the sale of In toxicating liquors there. ,.By Lrewry; To allow Raleigh's township school committee to levy a special tax of not over 20 cents to meet a deficit and to allow the county commlsrloners to levy such taxes. ' By. Pharr: To amend Charlotte's charter and to fund its flouting debt. By Greese: To Incorporate Webster, Jackson county. By Holt: To repeal Section 3, pub lie laws 1907, affecting notaries public By Webb: ; Amending act of 1907 regarding collection of taxes In Bun combe. 1 . By Bellamy: To allow the aldermen of Wilmington to lease certain unoc cupled property at Wrlghtsvllle own ed by them; to repeal Section 3, Chap ter 1003 Public Laws 1907: to Incor porate the Palm Club of Wilmington: also a resolution regarding grape cul ture In eastern part of the State, ask ing that wines made from grapes be. exempt from tax and also from tiie provisions of the prohibition laws. --. The Governor's message transmit ting the bill to prevent railway mer gers was. received and was appro priately referred. PHARR WQ.ULD LIMIT WORK. Pharr Introduced a resolution that the Senate do not consider any bills except the, railway rate bill' and the prohibition bill mentioned In the Gov ernor's message and in the recom mendations of the Governor as maJe In subsequent messages. Pharr declar ed he opposed going into any gonernl legislation and said his resolution was Intended tj ascertain the view of the Senate as to this matter. He opposed considering anything except the meas ures for which thi Legislature was brought together. lie wanted his resi lution to go on the calendar and It was o placed.' Long spoke In support of the resolution and as-ked its Im mediate consideration. It was then taken from the calendar and Plrarr again spoke, saying he thought the Legislature at this tine ought not to consider any matters except those for the consiJei&tlon of which It had been summoned in this extraordinary ses sion, but said ho was willing to accent an amendment .allowing consideration t Will. Daniel suggested an amendment of the resolution, so that by consent of the Senate from the district, local bills might be considered. ATCOOK WOULD PROLONG IT. Aycock considered it unwise to adopt a resolution 6f this character and tald the Legislature would be In session two or three day longer and tha there were several- measures which might be passed pending the discus sion of more important matters ThomfcS Thome offered an amend ment to the"resolution providing that it should not. apply to local measures recommended by the Senator from the particular district. Turner opposed consideration of any itgmiauon wnatever, except that op posen Dy uovernor Ulenn. foiK. considered u the duty of the Legislature to confine Its work to the question contained In jhe Governor' messages. x At this moment Senator Brown fror Yadkin, had a sudden and sever, nt tack of Illness and the Senate stoppe.' Business w niie . ur, Albert Anderson was culled in and attended to the sick man. wnator Brown was taken Into one of the ante rooms and thence to nia notei. POLK FOR BRIEF 'SESSION. HI. Tl 11- a - . mi. rum resumed n a argument saying Vie thought it to be the sense of the Kpnate that the session of the A-tgisiaiure snoum be very brW. M Leun doubted whether. the Legislature could consider matters other than those for which it had been called and suggested that the resolution bd Buuumicu m tne committee on rules wincii wuum, avau itself of all po? slble Information and which wonii port at the earliest practicable mo- .Tnw. .He 7noveJ 8Uch reference to the bill to the Judlclar 'Mm-mi..-. with Instructions to determine - the power of the Legislature rerard )nl sener.il matters of the t i.i . " fevered by the call for KtL atUre not ,10; 1 for th "Peclal Senator Graham', vm ... the Governor to employ counsel ll. b." ore thi . n ui... autnorumg .UI . i. 1 ""c tomm sslon In r f b'e UJ lamination in towns or, A . varon.ia or i5:o6oVrth;,,,""ipp?r'at.i. up. but upon Redwln; objection to Immediate connld until in.m.-. "-wni-over vasVVT. The House sent ever a messa i.. rardlng the railway rate h.n "l went to the commute,, on r.w.., Announ-ennt wa mad0 y Winston, of th s..... .7-fr'lllM Ethrldge. of Dare h.T . . lPnat0'' at. th.i cau7.nghviar'n(, ' committee on ral.laVan 1" ej Kedwlne to fill this -fvuint Journed. ' triu1't".KriJlL-Vf the nti-saloon convention ft The league', ' committee It i thought that th. lf,!nP f n." hv the Legislature foH., .1 . " M prooabiy not ef- who tlL i, Z J, V0 M' but those wno take thl view sav that .hii It seemed lat Friday or Kifrday thi? the Legislature would ensc " n dlre. prohibition law. ,tt there wa TuTte a marked chenge of sentiment in. iay three days' time. ' LEAGUE DRAFTS BILL. The executive commltiee of the league to-night drafted a bill whivh will be introduced In the Legislature to-morrow, providing for an election the llrst Tuesd-iy In August on the question whether the manufacture or the ssle of liquor shall be allowed in the State after Janurry -1st. next. Assurances are given the league that the Mil will pass. ' "Interviews with prominent legisla tors to-night In Jlcite that a hill carry ing out the compromise railway rate of I 1-3 cents will be paed by a considerable majority. GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION. The social event of the day wss ths reception given by the Governor to the L-g1sl.itur. Sut officers, etc., at the Executive Mansion, which; was es pecially aid m-st artistically decor ated for the occasion, the plan of 1BBAT10NAL;.W1IN A LAD THAW'S EARLY LIFE LAID BARE Motln-r of the Defendant Testifies to the Vnuua Actions of Her Son ax an Infant and the Contributory Causes, and Kindergarten Teacher Givca Similar Evident1 Dlstrk-t Attorney Combat Mrs. Thaw's Testimony by Heading From ; Record of Lunacy commission Tlie First- of the Alienists Takes the itand For the Defense ami Oilier. Expert Testimony Will B Offered To-Day. New York. Jan. 22. The end of the second Thaw' trial is fast ap proaching. This waa indicated late to-day when Dr. Charles Q. Wag ner, first of the alienists to be called by the defense, took the stand for his preliminary examination . Anthony Comstock, vrce president of the soci ety for the suppression of vice, bad been heard as a witness earlier In the day, and Mrs. William Thaw, moth er of lHedefendant, had completed her testimony. -The kindergarten teacher who had charge of Harry Thaw as a lad of , 6. also testi fied. Mr., Comstock's testimony, while new, had been discounted by the known facts of Thaw'a appeal to him to assist In closing up the houses where Stanford White was alleged to have maintained elaoorately furnish ed apartments, and vhere young girls were said to have been .mistreat ed. (A dosen letters Thaw wrote to Comstock regarding the matter, giv ing a detailed description of the Twen-ey-fourth street, house, were admit ted In evidence and read to tha Jury. District Attorney Jerome seemed as pleased as the defense with the let ters, and later in tne day read int the record himself most of Mr. Corn stock's replies to Thaw. The witness Indicated In his testimony .that "noth ing ever came of the complaints, legal evidence being lucklnf,-. THAW'S EARLY LIFE. j Mrs. William Thaw, still unable to walk unassisted because of her recent Illness, told of Thaw's early life, of In fluences before his birth and of the mental unsoundness of two of her brothers. She waa not cross-examined. Mr. Jerome contented himself with reading to the Jurors the affidavit made by the elder Mrs. Thaw last year when the question of her son's sanity was before a lunacy commis sion. In that affidavit she declared that in the direct line of descent there had been no Insanity in Harry Thaw's family for four generations. As to the collateral cases Mrs. Thaw said In the affidavit there were but two ind they were easily accounted for. In her statement to the commission .Mrs. Thaw also resented the Insinua tions which she said she had been compelled to suffer because of the newspaper reports of, insanity In the family, and she asserted that there were no family secrets to hide and there was no skeleton to be bared. Mr. Littleton may continue with ex pert testimony to-morrow, or he may offer as witnesses ttie doctors from Rome, Paris and London Who are to testify briefly of attending Thaw in those cities. Another doctor Is exr pected to testify about an outbreak on a train and that will end all save the expert testimony. To-day the codicil to Thaw's will was placed In evidence, but the will Itself was tem porarily ruled out, because of the In sufficiency of evidence showing Its custody since 1905. Mr. Littleton said that he would supply ' this to morrow or Friday. CODICIL TO WILL. .The codicil provided a number of bequests to lawyers and others to aid alleged victims of Siandford White to prosecute claims of damages against him and for the prosecution of all persons engaged "In such unlawful practices-as said Stanford White." Thaw named a number of young wo men on tha stage as possible claim ants against White. Following the reading of the codicil Mr. Littleton called Anthony Corn stock to the stand. Mr. Comstock said that Thaw call ed at his office In February. 1904 and complained of a party who -was wronging young gto4a. Thaw went4n decoration being one never used there before. Mr. Sherwood Hlggs was In charge Of the arrangements. Flags were used In the decorations and one group of these was particularly ef fectlve, this being composed of the United States, Confederate and State flat,-s and the Pe.ice flag, a very hand- some-otie, whkh was presented to the State last year and acrepted by the Governor. More than a thousand per sons attended the reception. There was a long receiving line. Including the uovernor, Mrs. Olenn. Miss Glenn, the State ofllcens and their wives, etrf. Many out-of-town people were pres ent, all parts of the State being rep resented. STATE AUDITOR'S ItEPORT. State Auditor fxxon to-ditv lmi..I ml. vanca sheet of his annual report of the lls-al y-ar ending November Sttli, shuw tin a balance on hand al thut luia i,r fJ2S.4. Tho stalement sl'owlns the kourcea of receipts of the pul.Ha fund con tali. Himn Inp resting figure. The State received In dividend from th At lantic & North Carolina Hallway, XM.hJl; from bank stock tax, Kli; from cor poration franchise tyx. HiW; from cor porHtlon tax. HI. 600;-dispensury taxes on reoeiots. fi.7it: ilomenllo corDora.tlin Ini. PI9.14S; Insurance iK-partment fes, Klt. 7V3; Insurance Iv-pnrtrnent llotnss. 2SJ; Insurance Ucpartment taxe. lj-J.4.; North Carolina Railroad dividends, -uh- 01; speciHl penxlon tuxes, JJlD.fiiS; piilillo taxea ry sneriirs. r-'O.lift; privilege Ux.-s on rallroi-ms, IU..V.Z; railroad uroiwrfy tuxes tliS.KO: rllrHd DenaltW tK.Vl! shell null fund, t7.W: State penltt-ntixry. ynm in iy order of m LS-gisiuture. fliJ. ); State penitentiary eanilnxs. I'r'74;: tonnage tax on fertilizer, lios.719: 1'nlted Flat government npruptiatiun, ',7M. Uiand total. 1:,3,2S3. . . - DISUU HSEM ENTS MADE. Tlie H ( hi I r men I n hllr Ihnt fhm raid to theAKrtciiltcrMl lenurtnittit nr course out of Its own funis), io,7ij- for public sohools, !?2.6frt: for publij hlifli s-hool, tU,lt.'i; Colored .Vormal i,'l.).,, l-'JW, Esstem Carolina Training School ft. Ml Cullowhe Normal no" lid:itria fc'cl.ool, la.wm; expennea of Leglidaiijr lust year. 74.6); 4 - per cent. IntoreHt. M4: Interest on 4 f-er cent Stute .lehl. 9T7.1W; Intorenf on C per cent, r-ond, tlK4.ttn; Jamestown Exposition, Jjo.oit'); jiid'clary 'i:'.S13: Ic-irnl services and ex pr.nsn', f.3ii: AertiiilturHl and Mechani cal Collegfl at JotlelBb, $!0R,1U; Agi-ril-tural Hid Mechanlc-el Coll-se nt GroeiiD brro. M.W; corrioratton rommlsnlon, $i7f. 4K,; Stnte exiierlni-nt stutlun, l.'t.Til; in tllution for denf mutes and blind, fTJ . 1(iO; sctool for dosf inuteH, Vl,i; pun. siens. t.7".M; pn-r nr-oount. pub lic prtnllng. 1.W. Soldiers' Home. Us.. 0; shell hsh fund, I7.47, geolotdral sur vey, l!ii.: N'stioml 'juiird. t.ui, fttii hocplt.-tl commlfslon. I11J.W; hrmplf.xl at e-nroro, f&.iv: noopilnl nt ilorn. nn IWHl-i' tiriarltnl nt Mrli.li.i llijit. nt.Nnrml and InJustjj.ii tidlg. jti. i iiti-riiiijr Fm roima. ri iw: i Wilkcsboro tc Jefferson turnpike, P.M. to details which the witness repeated as far as he could remember. Mr. Comstock also said he had received several letters from Thaw.- ; . On cross-examination District At torney Jerome asked Mr. Comstock if he ever got into the Twenty-fourth street house. . ' - "Xo, sir." The prosecution devoted much of his time With the witness to calling attention to the fact that the state ments In the letters were coherent. understandable and rational In their references to historic events.. ' LETTERS OF COMSTOCK. Mr. Comstoakl produced at Mr. Jerome's request a letter, copy-book containing the replies sent by Coms tock to Thaw's letters. There were also several letters wrrtten by Mr. Comstock to the Children's Society, concerning the matters complained of by Thaw. Tho latter letters indicated that the alleged crimes more properly belong to the province of the, chil dren's organization. The cross-examination ; quickly ended and John B. Gltfason, of coun sel for Thaw at the first trial, was called In connection - with proving Thaw's will. Justice Dowllng said It would be necessary beTorethe wilt could be received In evidence to produce wit nesses to show It was In Its present condition previous to 4he homicide. The district attorney attempted to question Mr. Gleason as to any let ters written by Stanford White to Evelyn Xesblt, which may have come Into his possession, but was blodced by the exercise of the at torney's professional privilege. TIIK MOTHER RECALLED. Mrs. William Thaw, the mother, was recalled to conclude her testi mony. Mrs. Thaw told of waking up one night shortly before Harry's birth and finding that her eldest child, an Infant, was dead in her bed. The nervoua shock waa so se vere, she declared, . that for seven months she scarcely slept at all. As an Infant Harry Thaw suffered the most remarkable sleeplesaneat she had ever known in a child. He was nervous and Instead of sleeping at night would Insist on being, propped up to a sitting posture. In bed, hU eyes having a wide-awake expression. Tho mother went Into the details of the defendant's early life, telling of his various 'ills and never-ending at tacks of nervousness. Mrs. Thaw told of -the various schools the boy had attended from time to time. Mrs. Thaw also testified as to the unsound mental conditions of her brothers, Josiuh Copley and Henry W, Copley, and stated that her hus band's sister, Mrs. Hlrsch, was an epllsptlc. District Attorney Jerome waived the cross-examination of Mrs. Thaw under agreement' of the defense to admit into evidence the affidavit the mother made last year before the lunacy commission. TEACHER'S TESTIMONT. Mrs. Belle Morehouse Lawrence, Thaw'a first teacher, next was called to the stand. It was as Miss More house that she taught Harry Thaw In her kindergarten school at Pitts burg. "Harry was a delicate child," she said, "with a large head. He was always brooding; he would stand with his mouth wide open, and his eyes wre blank and peculiar. When he came to me he was 6 years and 11 months old, but his speech was un intelligible. After three weeks I found he had a language of his own. I had to give him private lessons. '"Harry often would be overcome by periods of excitement or par oxysms of temper," .the witness con tinued, "and when he iiad nearly reached convulsions it would be necessary to carry him bodily from the room and pour cold water on nis wrisis ana pittce coia cloths on his head to cool his blood. TheH0 outbreaks occurred twice a day at times. The days when there was no trouble were rare. After the appli cations of water his face would be come calm and languid." She said he would sometimes try to beat against the wall with a chair. HIS ACTIONS IRRATIONAL. "Did his actions Impress you as rational or. Irrational?'' "Irrational." "Did you report to his mother the result of your observations?," ' "Yes; I told her I was' afraid something would happen to his brain from being over-stimulated, and that he lacked stamina." "Did you ever call In a physician for Thaw?" asked Mr.- Jerome. "No." "You only gave him cold water for his tantrums?" -'"Yes." - "Did you ever try spanking him for his tantrums?" "No." Mrs. Lawrence said after consult ing an eminent authority she tried corporal punishment once, but It did no good. JEROME CALLED DOWN. "I didn't say anything about punishment, I said spanking," Inter posed Mr, Jerome,, to which Mr. Littleton retorted: "I am familiar with your attempts at alleged facetl ousness about serious matters, 'but I am trying to ascertain serious facts." y 1 Justice Dowling slipped the con troversy. Dr. Charles O. Wagner, superin tendent of the State Hospital for the Insane - at Btnghampton. New York, one of the alienists for the de fense who testified last year, was then called. Dr. Wagner testified about the several visits h and Dr. Brttton D. Evans paid to Thaw in the tombs after the homicide and their physi cal examination 'of him. The testi mony closely followed Jhat of hist year. - . When adjournment was taken until to-morrow. Justice Dowllng granted permission that the witness . be with drawn for examination later in the case. Gold Coin Mlwdng From Xew Or- Irani Sub-Treasury. Xew Orleans, La., Jan. 23. An nouncement thit a bag containing l30 in under-walght gold coin ha 1 been stolen from the New Orleans suo-ireasury was made to-night. 'The coin disappeared TuesJiiy and the shortage resulting has been made good ny tne omciais wno haa the gold in charge. Submerged Wreck on Frjtng ran Shoabt. - Charleston, S. C. Jan. 22. Cap tain MacBeth, of the steamer Onon daga, reports on January 2.1st. 58 mile W. S. Wv from Frying' Pan lightship, he passed a submerged wreck In 13 fathoma of water. - PITILESS DEED OF A 0 M A X 3ICRDUU AX1) SUICIDE rXCAFE. Currying Ont a Threat That ' She -oul Kin irini n m Public Pla.-r, Mrs. .Mary" Clark, a Maiiio-uri;, J. rut ally Murders Vsnk "Brady, Advertising Solicitor, In .Mary't Cafe -',l Then Takes Her Own Life The Tragedy lcllberately Planned --lirady a Former Lodger of tbe oinaii nn His Coolncwr Toward Her Is Said to Hare liem tho Canse or tlio lUCrowt',, of Mm and VI onion In the Restaurant Stand AglwM at the Awful Deed. Xew York, Jan. 32. Sweeping throUgft the cro.dei rej!tiilurant which takes up the eighth floor of Macy's department store, and Into the gentlemen's cafe to-day. a fair, stylishly-dressed woman bent for a mo ment over the shoultler of a. diner, whispered something m .his ear, .ml then drawing a revo.ver from her muflt emptied the contests of the five chambers ,nto bis body. A the vlc- venis nT ,Pfifly' ' "vspaper ad thl ttoof ."hi1"1101"' ""PP lifeless to me noor, the Woman flunj the wemon vXrero ant takin co7d r a f he d.'ed half an ho"' later. A note found In the woman's nurse C,1? f M". MarynRoPberte 11 ' mlr 'Jurist, the widow of a police officer and rtep-mother o f a s -ear-old son, Raymond. Brady v-a hehaSm' mi,ther' ' who" ne had made a hsme. SHOOTING FOLLOWS'- QUARRELS! -iiic fc!Ionu,lg was the 0llJrT.lnM or C series of violent quarrels, and BradJ in ..f threflt to murder Brady in public place. e suicide, who 9U, years of age, waMary McLean when HUeTuX Jhn Ren- ih latter died a vm mK . the nanie Clark and supprtTdTer- womSndBt'hila fir8t M hS rdribe uoman at an uptown theatre, and then as a manicurist.- She was of a prepossessing apptarance and hid wa 1t0UHine!' abIIltr' While sh was in prosperous circumstances and before the death of her husband h feh,d iS"1' at her home and she declared th.t she helped him to ith.iUta7T Whln ne '"bsiuently, famed. A few months ago he left her home anj made a home for his moth er, whom he briujtht here from New ?hTyo ,R,ent'y Mrsi Clark thought that Brady was avoiding her and when he tailed at her home occasion. 'Jlly they quarreled. WAS DELIBERATELY PLANNED Tci-day Mrs. CUirk went to her bank, made a cash deposit, wrote a note Identifying herself anj referring the reader to her attorney, and armed with three revolvers went to the store where she knew that Brady usually lunched. She made her wiy hastily to a small smoking room for gentlemen guests off the main dining hall. The big room was filled with women who were lunching after the morning's hopping, and amid the buzz of con versation her agitated manner attract ed the attention only of the waitress es. In i moment the stvd, behind Brady's chair and spolte to him. Be fore he had time to repl she had shoved a revivor in his face anj com menced IlrlnT- The head, the neck, the shoulder, the breast am' the abdo men were succo -iilvcly plervcd by bul lets, and BraJy lay dead at her feet. TAKES HER OWN LIVIJ. Giving one glance to the half-dox-en men neurby who were momentarily stunned by the pitiless mnrJer, Mrs. Cktrk whipped another revolver from her furs and put a bullet pear her right ear and two, others in her bosom. The report of tlie discharges creat ed coresternatlon "anil there waa rush for the elevitors. The employes of the pkice quickly ilose.l the doors, shutting ott a view of tlie smoking room, and re-asaurred the women patrons, few of whom realized what had occurred. The police broke the news to Brady's axed mother and the Gerry Society took charge of the deid woman's boy. - MRS. SKMPlJVii WILL FILKP. Daughter of Pmddcnt Tyler Lcvw Iarg Collocttuti of Antiques . and Art Works to Various itciauve TI9 Will I'nlqoe Document, Washington. Jan. 22. Mrs. LetlU Tyler Semple, daughter of President Tyler, and once mistress of the White House, who died three weeks ago at the IJUlse Home In this city, left per sonal property, consisting of money In banks and a large collection: of an tiques and art works, which are be queathed to relatives by a will which, was filed for probata to-day. Tne will Is one of the most Interesting docu ments ever filed In the court house, and In It is a graphic description of Mrs. . BempieTr-possesslona, many of which have historic significance. The money leff by Mrs. Semple Is bequeathed Louis Armlstead Jone., son of Robert Tyler Jones, a nephew, and Thomas 0. S. Settle, to be used for thelr-educatlon at William and Mary College, Williamsburg. Va. Of her nephew, Robert Tyler Jones. Mrs. Semple says he was born In the White House and carried the flag of Ihe Confederacy up the heights of Gettysburg, and was one of the Ave who reacned the summit of Cemetery Ridge-" Governor Swanson receives, on be half of the State of Virginia, a large oil painting of Mrs. Sample's mother, on condition that It be placed In the Executive Mansion at. Hlchmond. A larg portrait of Governor Tyler, of Virginia., is bequeathed to L Gordon Schooley, of this city. - CALLING IX ri'BLIC MONKYS. Secretary Cortelyon Ha Ttesnn With drawal of Relief Fundn Loaned to National Hanks First tall 1-4 Made) on Nmt York. Washington, Jan. i2. The Secre tary of the Treasury late to-day an nounced that owing to the great Im provement In financial' condition throughout the country he had be gun the gradual withdrawal of de posits of public moneys. In moderate amounts .from th national banks The first call has been made up-"n New York banks and amounts to sr proxlmately ten million doilars. This Is In addition to about ten million dollars returned bv the New York banks since December 26th. The Secretary also announced th:U a gt neral call for a moderate aiv.onrt will be made upon banks I" it:ur cities at an early ila'.e. i. 11
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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