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TH2 LZZZZ1XIZD LAST ESITIC1T, 4:00 P. II. "WeatUrr rwecast : Fair mid colder. VOL. XIV. NO. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 16, 1909. 3c PER COPY yj ill MR. RAM? CHARGES;: 1 STAND Marshal Says He Never Made I Statements Attributed to ' v; Him by Joroirs Gar j " 1 ten and Norton. - DID MR. GARREN WINK AT DEFENDANT BREESE? Government Would ,Wke to Get Tea- - timony to TMa Effect Into Hear- . . ing, Court Rules It Out J The Investigation Into the charges against Deputy Marshal . Ramsey of Improper communication', with the Jury In the recent cases Irt the federal court In which MaJ. W. E: Breese and Joseph E. blckerson were defendants, and which were sprung by Judge Charles A. Moore for the; defense be fore Judge Newman yesterday' morn ing, was begun this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. .Acting upon Instructions of the court Marshal AHUilcnn yesterday caused his deputy marshals to sum mnns every member of the Jury that tried Messrs. . Breese and Dickinson and have these Jurors report here to day. The orders of the court were carried out; some of the Jurors- were summoned by telephone while others were subpoenaed by a deputy marshal. Several of the Jurors? including Juror Oarren, one of those who tlgned an affidavit or who. Is alleged to . have signed an -affidavit against Deputy Marshal Ramsey,- and. Juror Hyder were present this morning. Other of the Jurors came In on this afternoon's trains. , When court " convened this morning at 10 o'clock it was found that, not a sufficient number of the Jurymen were present to go Into the Investigation at that time and the hearing was set for this afternoon at 3 o'clock. ,v The charge against the deputy mar J shal was contained In affidavit read 7 My'ewm.iv.-rfef'nyWitrtlay in which It was alleged that Mr. Ram sey had stated to Juror Norton and to Juror Darren that R. R. Rawls was as guilty as Breese and Dlckerson and that "they were as guilty -as . hell." The deputy marshal denies this charge absolutely. It Is understood, that at least some members of the Jury have made the statement that the only complaint they had against Deputy Marshal Ramsey was that he was a little too severe with the Jury. It is not unlikely that the Investigation will be productive of a mild sensation. Deputy Ramsey Makes Denial. Deputy Marshal Ramsey, ' the as cused officer of the court, was the first called to the stand at 8:30 o'clock this afternoon when the Investigation was gone Into. District Attorney Holtoii asked about the officer's position and elicited that Mr. Ramsey was one of the court officers In charge of the Jury. The district attorney read the affidavit of Mr. Norton and also, the affidavit of Mr. Oarren and asked the mar-thai , If he had made any such statement: 1 f ' 4 "I made no such statement," re plied Mr. Ramsey, "and no such state ment was" ever made In my presence." Mr. Ramsey after making reply to . the questions asked by the district at torney said that he would like to state what did occur on the day and at the place referred to. He said that It was on the day that MaJ. Breese was on the stand; that some of the Jurors had hwn playing cards: that 'Darren said lie didn't ate whyJlawls wasn't ln .Vllcted: that Norton got vp and said something and that the officer told him to go back. Mr. Ramsey said that Norton did and that was the end of the Incident . Plil (Jarrrn Wink at Breese? Dtatrlct Attorney Holton asked the Hwi if. as a court officer In charge .i t th jury, hei had observed anything 'wn any Of the defendants ami " of the Jurors In the court room and durtna- the rjrocreas of the court. Ju!e Charles A. Moore objected lle Mr. Craig also of counsel for - th d'tense, thought It was all right 'r the defense to let the answer go m- Mr. Holton In arguing the point sld "we want to show the feeling of Juror Garret concerning this officer of the court; wo want to show that at one time Oarren winked at MaJ. Breese; we want to show that Ramsey reported this matter to counsel en fused In the trial; to counsel for the defense." Judva Newman said tha ne didn't think the question compe tent and ruled It out Crowe-Examined. Mr. Craig for the defense asked the witness several questions on cross-ex animation. He asked , Mr. Ramsey who It was that had asked why Rawls wa not Indicted. Mr. Ramsey said that. Oarren. was the one that had aked the question. Mr. Craig wanted to fix the time that this alleged con versation occurred definitely and ask d Mr. Ramsey several questions along hat line. The cross-examination of the witness was In progress at 3:40. In Superior court his morning the matter of the Swannanoa township bond Injunction matter came up be fore Judge Adams: affidavits were "omitted and the entire matter was taken. t under advisement by the rnurt until tomorrow morning. A JO.000 bond Ismie for the perma nent Improvement of the roads of the ZY DENIES JdAIUISl'S conn GRAVE Thi Governor Underwent a Terrible Operation Yesterday There Is Hope tor Hit Recovery. Rochester, Minn., Sept. 18. The following bulletin, bearing the hour 9 a. m., has Just been 'issued: "Governor Johnson was In preca rious condition at S o'clock this morn ing, but has rallied. Temperature 99; pulse 105." v "WILLIAM MAYO, M. D." Intestinal AIimvnn. Governor John A. Johnson was op erated on In St. Mary's hospital yes terday by Dr. William 3. Mayo, as sisted by Dr. Charles "Mayo, for a deep-seated Intestinal abscess. It was a serious operation and Gov ernor Johnson's condition Is regarded as grave, although the surgeons hope for the patient's recovery. Governor Johnson was upon the op erating tables for two hours and 6:! minutes. As soon as he had recovered from the elTcctn of the anaesthetics his first words were for Mrs, Johnson, who came at once to his bedside. . Later yesterday a bulletin was Is sued which said: "The doctors found a smalt, deep- seated abscess connected with the In testines.. It was a difficult, serious and prolonged operation. Governor Johnson'stood It well and rallied. The chances arc for his recovery, Blthough he will not be out of danger for five days. He, Is suffering great pain." A number Of physicians witnessed the operation. Dr. H. H. Wltherspoon of thic city, also' a. state senator, is known to have given the governor's private secretary, Frank A. Day, a gloomy view of the case, saying that It was one of the most terrible op erations ot the kind he ever witness ed." Dr. William Mayo, who performed the operation on , Governor Johnson today said In a long distance telephone conversation at. 10;f last night with Frank A. Uay( Governor Johnson s prrvate secretary:". ' , "The governor had a bad spell at 8:110 p. m. From this he rallied and I expert him to get through tonight II right If he survives tomorrow the chances for his recovery aret good though the danger will not be over for several days. His pulse is HO and hU temperature 96." BALL F.lAriAGER DECLARES 1 . k Chattanooga Accuses Augustt, and Augusta Promptly De nied It. Chattanooga, Sept 18 A tele phone message received by the Times last night from Johnny Dobbs, mana ger of the Chattanooga baseball team, says that the members of his team were poisoned yesterday while play ing in Augusta. All the men ' who drank from a bucket of water are 111. Two, who did not drink of the water. escaped. Meek, the star catcher. Is confined to his bed with' a doctor in attendance. It Is not known how the poison got into the water or what was the nature of It Augusta Denies It. Augusta, Sept IS. Toe statement made by members of the Chattanooga team that they had been drugged or poisoned at the ball park yesterday afternoon, Is branded by both Mana ger Castro and Secretary Farr, of the local club, as false. They both claim that It Is another scheme of Manager Dobbs of Chattanooga to try to win the pennant without playing for it The ball game was compietea at about o'clock and there was no talk of any one of the team being III until after 3 o'clock, which was two hours afterwards. The only man who Is said to be 111 Is Catcher Meeks, who is manager Dobbs' right hand bower. J. E. Curtis, a Chattanooga base, ball writer who Is here with the team, stated that he drank of the water and had not felt any 111 effects. He said that other members of the Chatta nooga team had leu no oaa enecis. Manager Castro said: "It Is all false. We have Just out nlaved those fellowa from Chattanoo ga and they are trying every possible way to get public favor, we inienu t onntinus defeating them, and we will not resort to drugs. Really, treat the whole matter, as a huge Joke." PA urn TO RETIRX BOOKS " AND IS UtVES THREE MONTHS Atlanta. Sept. 1. According to the decision of the general court mar tial recently had at Fort Mcpherson Lieutenant Basil O. Moon of the coast artillery corns Is to be reprimanded and confined within the limits of his Dost for three months. The derision followed a plea of guilty entered by Lieutenant Moon to the charge of having failed to return several books borrowed from the corps library. Its la stationed at Fort Dade, Fla. ' . - X fain ' Prin"l New York- Herald and The Gazette- THEYiWON'T Many of tht Btnkert Assembled in Chicago Said to Disapprove Central Bank Scheme. Chicago, gept 16 Problems which confront savings banks of the country over were considered today by dele gates to te American Bankers asso ciation convention, In business session Pf the savings bank section of associa tion. This section, la considered to be one of the most Important of tlio divis ions of the Bankers association, and Its members In addition to listening to welcoming addresses and the an nual address of Section President Johnson, took up1 the report of ktand Ing committees on savings bank laws and postal savings banks. An address of Interest yesterday was by' Daniel S. Remson of the New York bar, author of a treutlse on the law of decadent, eatates, who spoke on the 'P'ost Mortem Adminbitrution of Wealth." . The safety of the estate, he declar ed, was the first consideration and for that reason argued that the Integrity and business ability of nn executor, whether personal or a trust company, was of the greatest Importance. Ptrong endorsement of gold as the only safe reserve fund for a bank was the bur den of the annual address ofE, C. McDougal, president of the clearing house section. The new president of the section. Sol Wexler, of the Whitney Central National bank of New Orleans, urged that the members consider In the coming year the Idea of adopting a uniform rato of charges for all Items of business transacted by on bank for another bank, and also suggested that action be planned looking to the establishment of uniformity In settling dally clearances. . - -; , As to Central Bank Idea. . -. During the day It was whispered among the delegates that the central bank Idea suggested In the annual ad dress of the president, George M. Rey nolds, was disapproved by many In Jho convention. - . president Jackson, of the trust com pany section' said In his annual ad dress that In the II years of the sec tion's existence the wisdom of Its ex istence had been' amply Justified, said it had a membership of nearly 1000 companies representing resource of four billion dollars. The national association of super visors of state banks elected Clark Williams of New York president; Giles L. Wilson, South Carolina, was chosen secretary and treasurer. ' i DlSGUSSPROBLEMSf PREACHER fUAILED; OF SAVINGS BANKS ABDUCTION CHARGE m! .. flr. XL"-.! : ; I CWm; '. ; MMSEafcnlJ '"' .- News. BE HAPPY TILL Case Similar to tha Cook-Whaley Episade This One la a Pastor at Wankegto, III. Waukegan, Ills., gept 16. Rev. Wallace M. Sturkey, pastor of the Christian church of Wllllnni.sl.iirK. Kans., and editor of the Wlllliiinnliiirg Star, Is confined in the county JhII on the charge of h.ivlog abducted l.ore na Sutherland, 16 years , of ago, daughter. of a wealthy farmer of Wil liamsburg, from her home. .The girl, originally a brunette, now blonde, also is In custody, will be returned to her parents bo used as a witness against tin but She ii lid ac- cused preached. ' In every principal feature the eiise Is like that of.ltev. Jar Knode rook, the pastor of St. George s Kl!'oml church. Long Island, N. Y., who de serted his wife and children and lied to ' San Francisco ", with lretia Whalcy. ' WHITE WOMAN Trouble Occured at Lumber Camp in ' Alabama-Both Negroet Killed, One by Woman't Husband. - Demopolis. Ala., Sept 16. News of the killing of two negroes, following the slaying of a white woman, was received from a lumber camp near here today. The negroes entered the home of a man named Gray, awaken ed Mrs. Gray, and when she failed to heed their order' to stop scream ing, was shot and killed. Gray, who occupied an adjoining room, rushed in and brained one of the negroes with an axe,, after he had been shot In the leg. The other negro escaped but was captured and made quick work of by the posse. i Mrs. Ilarrlnwn Gets ft, All. New York, Sept 1. (Bulletin) Harrlman's will leaves all his prop erty to his wife. The will makes no' directions aa to tha property, simply saying It Is be queathed to Mrs. Harriman forever, Mrs. Harriman was appointed execu trlx of the will. ' 5 Y SHOT BY riEGROES THEY GET IT 0 Greatest Volume ol Speculation on tha German Exchanges Since the Ta'lot 1905. Berlin, Sept. 16. It Is probable that the rate of discount nf the Imperial bank of Germany will be advanced to four per cent, tomorrow. The private rate of dlwoiinl han been rising stead Hy during this month, nnd Is now full one per cent, higher 'han on August 31. It l.i also now within one-fourth of one per cent, of the rate of the Imperial hank. The rlHe is due chiefly to activity In speculation on the stock exchanges, which shows a greater volume than at any time since the fall of 1900. NORTH GERMAN PRESS LEANS TOWARD COOK Hamburg Paper Commente Adversil upon Last Interview Given Out by Peary. Hamburg, Sept. 18. -Commenting on the last Interview with Commander Peary, sent out from Battle Harbor, Labrador, the Hamburger Nachrich ten, says: "These high sounding words have made extremely unpleasant impres slons and they will scarcely draw new friends to Commander Peary." This exemplifies tha general tone of the north German press which leans, In the polar controversy strongly to Dr. Cook who. Is supported by the Hamburg Geographical so clety. STRIKE SITUATION IS Pittsburg, Sept. l.-On account of prevailing conditions, street cars In Ihe vicinity of the Pressed Steel Car works were not running today. At t o'clock over 1000 strikers were con gregated at' O'Donavan bridge, the seen of the fatal riot during the last strike, and employes of tha Bchoen ville plant were not permitted to enter tha work. The strike situation la again critical. GERMAN SCOUT RATE IS ADVANCING AGAIN CRITICAL HE WILL DISPROVE DR.COOipiS Peary Gives Out Another Interview Styt the Matter Can Be Settled In l Few Weeks. SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS ARE EXPECTED FK0M PEARY The Pole Is a Theoretical Point, Ex act Location Depending Vpou Conditions, etc. HHttle Harbor, Labrador, via Mar coni Wireless, to Cape, N. K.. Sept 16.-r4'annnandcr Peary today con sented to talk further concerning hir successful dufih to the north pole. He dwelt particularly upon the observa tions taken at the apex of tho world and the movements of Harry Whit ney, the Fportwnmn of New Haven, Conn., who has been described as a bearer of records substantiating Cook's claim to have reached the pole April 21. 108. Peary said Cook was expected by the world to submit to an Impartial tribunal, or board of arbitration, a revised and authentic Hlynert state ment or his alleKcd discovery of the pole. Dr, Cook soon would reach the 1,'nited States, Commander Peary mud. and ho wiih rIiuI at the prospect pf the matter beinK submitted for consideration ut an early date. It would be done Inside of a couple of w eeks and when It was done, the com mander declnred, he was prepared to turn over to tho board of arbitration, to the public anil to scientific bodies array of testimony which would ilxprove Cook's claim for nil time. 'We took live observations prior to reaching the pule," Commander eury said, "two of them were made and worked out by the lute Prof. Ross G. Marvin, who prepHred dupli cate records in eneh case, and duly signed duplicate certificates. To guard against accident I took one set ot tliene papers and Prof. Marvin took the other. 'When at n distance of 125 miles from the pole a third observation was made by Capt. Burtlett,' ' who also signed records and certitlcati.'S in dup licate; he. retained nne set and I .the other. The fourth and fifth observa tions were made by myself, the last being taken Ave miles from the pole proper." Was there more than one obser vation taken nt the pole and by whom" the explorer was asked. There were several observations." lie replied, "and I took them all my self. . They are all agreed, you must un derstand, that the pole Is a theoreti cal point, without length, breadth, or thickness. Its actual location de pends on the accuracy nf Instruments employed and conditions under which obserVutlons are taken." It Is rumored here that Commander Peary's document will contain sen sational statements, and that a por tion of his document was prepared as long ago as the early months of 1908 when letters were received from Cook In Greenland, giving notice that he intended to make a dash for the pole. JUMPS INTO SEA The Hunt lor the Escaped Royal Ben gal Tigress, at Marseille, Ended Today. Marseilles, Sept. It. The hunt along the water front of Marseilles for the royal Bengal tigress that es caped from a steamer in the harbor on Tuesday, came to a dramatic end when the animal, mortally wounded and with blood streaming from Its head and flanks, fled from her mob of pursuers and, with enormous bounds, gained the water front. Then she sprang Into the sea and was drowned. WOMAN KILLS ANOTHER IN AT Threatened Death lor Trespass, and Carried Out Her Threat With Shotgun. Bretton, Ala., Sept 1. -Kawa has reached here of tha killing of Mrs. William Nowllng, one of the wealth iest women In southern Alabama, by Mrs. Henry Nowllng, near Pollard, Ala., yeaterday. The younger woman, Mrs. Henry Nowllng, who la a niece by marriage of tha woman killed, had forbidden the use of a small house on her place for storage of the effects of Mrs. William Nowllng, threatening to kill her If she used tt She used a shot gun In carrying ont her threat Tha woman who la alleged to have done trie shooting escaped, presumably Into Florida. TIGRESS PURSUED PIESIDEUT GETS ABimCOLlE A Oense Crowd, Restrained by Perfect ; Police) Arrangements, Meets Him In Chfctgr, : ,;:TJra SEVERAL BRIEF SPEECHES TO CR0W0S ALONG ROUTE .' v-'' . , - t. 1 i Automobile Tour or a Mile aud naif, Reviewing- 1S0.000 School . Children. . . I Chicago. Sept HI. President Taft. smiling his appreciation at the voci ferous welcome arrived here this fore noon. A dense crowd, restrained by perfect police arrangements, was at the temporary depot at Fifty-fifth street, whero the president alighted. The' crowd stitched for 15 i mllea along the route his automobile waa scheduled to travel. For an hour and a half an automobile will carry him slowly through a gauntlet of 150,000 public and parochial school pupils lin ing mllea of boulevards and carrying small American flags. ;- Tho review of the pupils will ter minate ut tiu Congress hotel where the president will make an Informal address to bis hosts, tho Commercial club. '. . "' During the afternoon the president . will witness a baseball game between the New Yotk and Chicago clubs of the National league, weather permit ting. He will be the guest of (he Ham ilton club at an Informal dinner, af ter which he will address a mass meeting at Orchestra hall. At 11 p. m., he will Attend the ball of the American Bankers' association and at . midnight he will be ascorted to his train '' 'ilch, three hours later, will leave for Milwaukee. Wherever the train stopped yester day on Its run from Boston there were, large crowds at the railway stations and the president was greeted with enthusiastic cheering. The day was typical of many that are to come, and the president was prevailed upon to make a number of live minute speech- ' es from th rear platform nf his car at points not included in the Itiner ary. In Massachusetts, Mr. Tafl ipoka at Worchester," Springfield and Pitts- , field and entering New York state he waa greeted at Albany by Governor,. Charles E. Hughes, and both made lit tle talks to the depot throng, which cheered the state and federal execu tives with equal enthusiasm. President Taft waa In rare good humor. He seemed thoroughly hap py that the Journey toward which he has been looking for several months had at Inst begun. He thanked those who came to greet him In the dlffer- cltles, and said he believed that the' long an darduoua trip would bring him Into closer touch with the peo-' pie than any other plan which could he devised. Mr. Taft aald that the' more he could see of the country and the people during his term of office, the better president he would make. Taft and Hughes. Mr. Taft and Governor Hughes are pronounced admirers of each other, , and their meetings always are char acterised by many exchanges of graceful and earnest compliments. Yesterday President Taft told of the splendid work Governor Hughes had done for him and the governor replied that the president could never call up on him In vain. Starting from Boston a little after 10 o'clock, the president headed straight for the west. It was his fif ty-second birthday and he received many congratulations and messages of . good will. At Plttsfleld some enthusi estlc admirers fairly filled the presi dent's car with flowers. The throng which lined the way from the hotel to . the station In Boston waa but a fore runner of those encountered along tha way. Even at places where the pres ident's trains did not stop, there were many to wave him a greeting. , A Slow Scliednle. The president set a precedent for the entire trip by electing to run pn a slow schedule, The New York Cen tral lines surrounded the train wttr every precaution for Its safety. There always were three men on the engine snd prominent representatives of tha traffic department were aboard from the start. Vice-President Sherman made a vain effort to see the president at Utlca, Mr. Sherman's home city. It was not known that the vice-president was at home or that he would be at the station. The train stopped about thirty seconds for orders. Mr. Bher-, man clambered aboard the rear end snd waa making his way towards the president's room when the conductor, not knowing the vice-president waa aboard, gave the signal to go ahead. Mr. Sherman shouted to one of the attaches that he was not able to go on to Syracuse, and hopped off. Ha left behind, however, a five pound bos of candy aa a birthday present. death roixows 1NJOUES rv . AS AITOMOIHLK ACCIDFmNT Death of Mrs. Nelson Morris, Widow of (Idiwgo Packer, Is Re ported from Paris. Chicago, Sept ti. Mrs. Nelson Morris, widow of a Chicago packer, died today at Saintebleu. near Paris, as a result of Injuries received In an automobile accident, according to word received here by relatives. TIIF. WF.ATIU.1L - Forecast until S p. m., Frldnv, f Aihevtlle and vicinity: InSr t. colder tonight; Frllny f '
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