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O -"' rartly cloudy; wnrs VOL. XIV, NO. 233. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 6, 1909.- MADAME STELNHEIL, .: IJSDrLX COURT ROOM YESTERDAY, '' NOT Ci&LED TODA Y Atlanta Automobile Show and Races Open f : ::mfz niG When Cass Was Called, How ever, Examination of State's ; Witnesses Was Continued. THE POLICE WITNESSES DESCHI3E STEINHEIL H0"E This Was to Disprove Widow's Claim That Robbery Was Motive ' for the Double :' Murder. - Parts, Nov. . (.Although Madame pteinhetl, who was led fainting from the court room yesterday, was not called to the stand when the trial was resumed today, .the court elected to continue the examination of the state's witnesses. The opening exam ination was along the same lines as that of ywterday1. Police witnesses were Introduced to describe the ap pearance . of the 8telnheil home im mediately after Adolph Stelnheil and her step-mother, Madame Japy. had been murdered, the purpose being to show that there was.no genuine evi dence to support the widow's claim that robbery was the motive. . The usual curious crowd was present, ex pecting new thrills. The first witness was Jtemy Coull lard. formerly a Stelnheil servant, who told of having found Madams Stelnheil bound and gagged In bed, and the- two bodies In the adjoining room. Special emphasis was laid In the examination on the way she was bound. Coulllard was arrested when he left her service, after the crime, on suspicion of being Implicated In the murders. The pearl the woman claim ed that was stolen at the time of the murder; and found tn his pocket, he released when the woman later con fessed that she placed the pearl there. - She claimed she had been convinced the servant was guilty, and believed If he was arrested he would confess. ' Itounagln to Defcnw. .vfviUnrr... testimony- was Very 8... k to' the" "defense; He 'm slated t int when he found the woman she told only of tha J burglary, and said nothing about her husband and step-m6ther lying dead 'in their .rooms. The gag was .not. In her mouth, but near . the pillow.-. Her hands were tied In front and not be hind her back as she testified, and the rope about the wrist and ankles waa loosely Jouad. ' After the police arrived and she told the story of the murders, the telephone rang and she. feigning Illness, ordered him from the room, sprang to answer the telephone. Madame Stelnheil Interrupted the wit ness repeatedly, denying statements. S1h Has the Watch Dog Remove!. The questioning of the court brought out the statement that the alleged murderess had ordered her watch dog removed from the house the night be foro the" murder. Witness said she explained that the dog was til smelling and sometimes damaged pictures in her husband's studio. Coullard was followed ; by police witnesses. . There was . much contra dictory testimony-regarding how the woman was bound and as to whether th artist knew of his wife's Intrigues with other men. , Antanslo, a model swore the painter told him he Intended to divorce his wife for the sake of the daughter. BounaouA, Stelnheil' brother-in-law, testified that the artist Insisted his wife's character had been maligned.- .. When another brother-in-law tes tified that the artist waa familiar with his wife's escapades, the accused cried out "you have dishonored the mem ory of my husband. It Is Infamous!" . Public Against the Woman. One Is struck by the fact that the Judge and the entire public have de elded against Mme. Stelnheil, doom Ing her In advance. Nevertheless to the unprejudiced observer she ' Is a pathetic figure. First of all every portrait painted of her has lied. She Is not gross: she Is not sensual; she Is not beautiful; she is not fat. She to a thin woman with a face like wax. with a clearcut, regular prollle, a mouth that droops sorrowfully, a neck like an Ivory col umn thrust . forward, holding her head always In an attitude of atten- llon. It Is her voice that accounts for her cherm. .When one has Iieard her epak on reallr.es by what means she ensnared a president of France and fascinated a savage king. It is voice capable of expressing every shade of emotion. It can be low or high, soft or loud; but It never wavers. It Is as clear as a bell In a wood. The Jui1e went Into the history of Mme. Gti-iiihnirs parents, recounting their melancholy lot 'Rut I find In the life ot your pa rents." rpmarkM the Judge, "much sadness that I need not recall." "And why." challenged Mme. Stein hell as calmly as a statute given the power of epeech. "Ilw ." the ludire shot back In aurprlee, ' I think you have ennush for whlrh von are reaoonwlble with out iniwrr.uii for the faults of you parent," A to IlT l"a titer. " t I v h to answer at once." Irii. ,, t a remarkable women In . n( with 1 tny f.'?! I ) r . i ' , i i-l- i f I 1- I It i!l, !! a I li:ei IS SOUGHT FOR SCHOOL FUND Messrs. Erwln and Calvert of the Com mittee Last Night Presented This ; ' Matter to the Aldermen. ' MR. HEWITT GIVEN PLACE . ON POLICE COMMISSION Mr. Joaneret Elected Assistant Fire Chief Ordinance Passed Itegu ' Inting Pool Rooms and ' . ' r Howling Alleys. Tho principal- Horns of . business transacted by tho board of aldermen In regular weekly session last night were the lection of Frank R. Hewitt to place on the police commission; the election of L. W. Jeanneret ah assistant Are chief and the passage of an ordinance requiring that all pool rooms, bowling alleys and shoot ing galleries open not early than 7 a. m. and close not later than mid night Murcus Erwln and George R. Cal vert of the school committee were be fore the board asking for $2500 from the city for the school fund. This matter was referred to the finance oommitte and shortly the finance com mittee and the sub-commlttoe from the school committee will hold a Joint meeting and consider the requisition more at length. ; Street Committee Report. -. The atreet committee submitted a report recommending that the street and sidewalk at the corner of Oak and Wood fin streets commonly : known as the Oaks hotel corner be widen ed. The plan ot widening Includes the taking oft ot four-' feet at . the northeast corner of Oak snd Woodfln and by doing Hfils a' 'wider-street will be had and a clearer view for car riages, automobiles, etc., will be ob tained. -Work-on -tha reduction of the sharp angle will begin at once. The new Spring street plan, a plan calling for a new street from the milling section, was called up and the Jury's report read. It . was found that the condemning of property for the street would cost something like $2500. Alderman Hardin opposed the new street plan, saying that the city did not have the money for the prop erty condemned this year.. Mr. Har din said that there waa not a single man in that section who favored the street. The recommendation for the laying out of the street was lost when the matter came to a vote. Frank R. Hewitt was elected a member of the police ; commission without . opposition. He will succeed MaJ. t. . W. Young on the commis sion, MaJ. Young having been elected a member of the board of aldermen to succeed W. F. Randolph, resigned. Lk W. Jeanneret, for a quarter of a century a member of the Ashevllle fire department, was elected assistant chief to succeed Assistant Chief J. H. Wood, resigned. The pool room, bowling alley and shooting gallery closing ordinance was called up: a substitute waa offered for the closing hours and the ordi nance with the substitute or amend ment passed. The POl rooms, bowl ing alleys and shooting galleries are prohibited from opening earlier than T a. m. and required to close not lat er than IS o'clock midnight Corporation Counsel Bernard made report relative to the removal of dirt and rock from" the city's gravity wa ter line at a point known . as rock cut The corporation, counsel said that the city had the right to remove the dirt If It was found necessary for the protection of the water line. A building permit was granted Tho. J. Hark ins for a residence on Mont ford avenue. . . , ' I Ll -HUCD DEAD niLLlZTLYTTLE Of Prominent Tennessee Family The Woman Who Was With Kim Is Being Held. , rnver, Col., Nov. The Nkw save the man found dead In a room of the Antlers hotel. Colorado Spring. yeMerilay, Is William Ltfttle. member of a prominent Tennessee family whnwi grandfather was a Confederate general. The ratiae of the death Is a mystery A wc.mnn, Mine Jennie Mitchell, who wm with him two davs previous. b' In h.-ld. 8t! say he administered ammo! spirit of ammonls at Lyttln's reciiK-i. then both took a nap. When he aw'kf, I.yttle on dead. f,yti . wns n.K. ( up In the shootlinl of a r- ' ''i ' !- ' 'u follow U! HI I. I- ! . ...!. l-tll With a fill Wl'O t 1 1 I '-. r : T TERM MSI Hat Cost the County $2500 or More, With no Results up to This Afternoon. The two weeks' specJtil term of Su perior court for the trial of criminal gases, with Judge Joseph S. Adams presiding, camo to an nd this after noon, and Monday Judge Adams will go to Marshall to preside over he civil term of court for Madlann coun ty. ' The Madison term ordinarily la two weeks, but qwlhgfto the Import ant coses for trial hero the Special Buncombe term- was extended a weak longer than was expected and the Madison court shortened one week. After trying civil cases In Mndison for a week Judge Adams will return to Ashevlllo and preside over the reg ular November term of Superior court which convenes 'November 15. The term is for two weeks' and many cases are set down for hearing. The most important cases to be tried will be the Tweed cases from Madison coun ty. These canes Involve Indictments against Robert Tweed and Major Tweed, charged with the killing of Arthur Franklin and Andy Franklin on White Rock, Madison county, sev eral months ago. The cases were re moved to Buncombe and are set for trial Tuesday of the second week of court. ' ' Up to th's afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. although Superior court had been in session two weeks, not a conviction or an acquittal had been had. during the term. But three cases have call ed and tried: the Watktna case, a mis trial; tho Brlgman case, with the Jury not agreed up to this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock;.,and the Tom Simons Case, which-went to the Jury shortly fter 1 o'clock this ufternoon. These three cases are homlolde cases. 'The special term has probably cost - the county somewhere in- the neignnor? hood of 12600, to S3000. RICHEST Mr. Taft Went to Columbia Today and , Will Spend Sunday In Aurjusta - Tillman With Hinn Charleston, 8. C.Nov.. . After a long night's rest at the long . night's rest at the Rhett homo. President Taft left at S o'clork this morning for Columbia, to spend several hours this afternoon, and then go to. Au gusta, Oa.. to spend Sunday. Realis ing his recont hard strain the banquet given him by the city of Charleston last night, broko up early. The only set speeches were the In troduction of Mr. Taft by Mayor Rhett, snd his response, tlovrrnor Ansel, Senators Smith and Tillman, accompanied him to Columbia. , ' Kmu'Im t'oliiiuM. Columbia. Nov. . President Taft srrlved here and. was driven to the state fair ground In an automobile. As he entered the around. he was sa luted by the Charleston naval militia. A New B-ird. Niri'bin, K'vo. . I'ntilhun, the French avlutor, nimle a new record today for In b;ht In fciislnnd, reach ing 0 f.-et. :TJi!.::t. .-,rc.'!..it t I 8 p. itnliy for A l l'Vl'.n SHI I SUPERIOR RTRHETTHOME &9Sa. A' TLANTA, Nov. 6. Atlanta's National Automobile show opened with hrlsht weather and great crowds. - Seventy-seven automobile manu facturers", cars are on exhibition. '- ; Three spwlul trains carrying automobiles for the show reached here yesterday afternoon, tine of the trains was from New York, another from Chicago, and a' third from St. Ixttila , The trains hud been expected early In the morning and it big force of men and transfer vans hegan the work of unloading the models for tho coining year and thrift accessories and transporting them to the audito rium. Several shipments by water were due here from Savannah toils y. It was nearly midnight when the Inst car and tire had been Installed in the handsomely decorated booths. There was a formal dedication of the show at 3 p.' m. today' with speeches by the mayor and prominent cltlsens. The automobile specdwny, about H miles from here, will be opened Tuesday. ... COTTON MARKETS DRIFT IS BEARISH Decline Was of Sensational Proportions in New Orleans, and Liquidation in New York Was More Active Than Yes- ; terdav-Tr Confusion Among: New York Bulls, But ; i Market Has a Rally. . New York, Nov.' 8. Liquidation In the cotton market wae even more ac tive than ytsterday. with the long In terest affectrd by rumors of specula tive holders of spot In the south of fering conci'sxloiw to find buyers. Af ter an opening advance of S to 17 points, owing to good JCngllsh cables, there was s.me show of support of the floor-leaders of the southern bull party, but the ring was thrown into wild confusion by unfavorable reports from the south. January contracts declined to 14.15, with May selling at 14.47.. Subse quently, the market rallied 10 to 12 FIVE ARE IN TRAIN WRECK A Score of Passengers Injured, Road, in Jersey City The Dead All Employes r v Wreck Was Probably Caused by Mis - placed Switch. New York. Nov. t.' '-Five railroad employes were killed and a wore of passengers w-re Injured In nn ac cident to Pennsylvania train No. 104, from Philadelphia, on the elevated structure In Jersey City. Tho cause of the accident Is unknown. Hlx passengers were seriously In jured. . The wrecked train and an engine running light on an adjoining track Coperihagan Says No to Geographical Society Copenhagen, Nov. 'j'he consisto ry of tho University of Copenhagen has declined the proposal of the Na II1K iSOiTHEl'S : SHOPS KEIESThBIED Plant at Newbern Almost Completely Burned, and the Loss Is About $300X00. ' Newlern, Nov. tl. Fire today al most completely destroyed the plant of the Norfolk ft Houlhern railway l.i-rn. The loas Is CKtlrnated at'lIOO,- 000. . , The roundhouse, foundry, black smith and boiler shi,s, two passen i r r -hi Ih-h and I ' r iubt cars ! !. 1! .. Hurled In the from the lowest, but the final tone was steady and prices 10 to 15 below laxt night's. Trade sentiment ia unsettled. March Option Breaks 13 Point. New Orleans. Nov. . -Cotton broke in a sensational 'manner this morning, under new liquidation from the longs, and heavy pressure from the bears. About the middle of the session there was A drop of 45 points on March option. ( Futures opened steady with active options ten to J6 up. During the de dine March went to 14 3-6, and there were corresponding drops In other months. KILLED Six Seriously, on Pennsylvania met. posHiblv because of a misplaced switch. Both the engines and a smok ing car overturned. All the cars but the rear one left the rails. ' Practically all the Injured passen ger were In tho smoker. The Injured were rushed to hospi tals. The wreck caused Interruption to traffic and the Dartmouth football team, nrouie lo Princeton, was de layed. - tional Geographical Society that the committee." representing the American body, be present , when Or. Cook's records are examined. C. LWARRINER DECLARES THAT OTHERS ARE INVOLVED Warrant Issued for Cincinnati Big Four TrcasnMT Alleges rUnbrs . , slcmnit nf $.14,000. Cincinnati, Nov. . Admitting re sponsibility for a large shortage In accounts as local treasurer of the lilg Four railroad, C, U Warrlner says he Is not the only one involved. The shortage Is estimated at 1100,000. Mo nrst took the money, It Is said, for siHK-ulatlon. A warrant cnarging emnexmomcm of $54,000 Is Issued against Wsrriner. Pr. Ames Dead. Fremont, O, Nov. lr. V. A m. f, p ' -.1 to be t!- '- tl,.- I n I .- ' -n. il .. I. William ft In .0 ELECTRIC LIHE - TO Canton People Understand That Definite Arrangements Nave Been Made to Build Such Road. Speolal lo The Oatette-News. Canton. Nov. 6.- It was learned hero today ' that Mr. McComlck of Chicago has decided to build an elec trio line of railway from Ashevllle to Waynesvillc and that all he Is asking from tho peopln of Buncombe and Haywood counties, through which the line will pass, Is trfitt they give him free the vrlghisu tfjyJ. Jkfr.MeCo mk k, It Is stated here today, has been over the entire line, and that surveys have been made. The line. It Is said, wilt leave tho Southern railway . at Canton and follow up Pigeon river, and through the Davis gap route to Waynesvllle. Mr. 'McComlck Is well known in Waynesvllle, and Is a son-in-law of W. B. Ferguson. REFEREE TO FILE REPORT NEXTWEEK Justice Mills Is Then Expected to Order the Decree in the Divorce Case of Mrs. Astor. . New Tork. Nov. Counsel for Mm. John Jacob Astor, In her suit for di vorce, today Indicated details of the testimony that have never become public. Tho referee will file his re port next week and then. It Is said Juntlce Mills will order the decree, and the papers then be read.1 , No application for alimony Is made but Col. Astor is understood to have made a settlement of ten million on his wife. She will tako up her resi dence abroad. - SPLEflDIIEllLTII Hunting in an Unpronouncable Plateau, but Was Enjoying Himself at Last Accounts, Oct 28. . Kntehhe, British East Africa, Nov. I. There Is absolutely nd confirma tion of the reports that Theodore Roosevelt had met his death tn the protectorate. Mr. Roosevelt Is hunt Ing nn ths dsns Inglshu plateau and was in splendid health when he left the rallrosd line October II. Japanese) AnibaMMMlta'. Washington, Nov. Haron Gaauya fchlda. has hern formally appointed Jspsnese ambassador tn the United Mates, succedlna Tskahlra, accord ing to a cablegram from Mlnhiter O'brlen. ' Mr. Aldrlcli In tldcsgn. Phlcndo, Nov. 8.- Henator Aldrleh arrived hero on his Mh blrth'biy, M tlrt vlit In the w.-M In JO vciitx, ):,. v::) !i..til.. t1 1 cttrr.ncy w ? ". t ! I 1' l " - 1 ' ' WAYNESVILLE ROOSEVELT If SUREOFOuEIJ With One Accord it Reached the Agree '" ment This Morning That It Want-,: ' ed a Joy Ride. f BUT THE SHERIFF COULD f l ' ;v ONLY PRODUCE MOTOR CYCLES ine Anorncyx, Ancr Collecting Tticlr , hliattcretl ThouglitM, Offered Jfo Ohjrttion to tlie Proposed : ' '' Ivy ' Airing-. The Jury In the Grant Brlgman homicide case; the Jury, that for mora than three days has been endeavoring to reconcile the evidence and arrive at verdict, nicd Into the court room this morning about S:30 o'clock enl through Its spokesman. Jack Camp bell, a local real estate dealer, naively asked Judge Adams to give them a "Joy ride." When tho Jury came Into court there was an air or expectancy; it was thought probablo that the twelve men had agreed and that at " least one case tried during the two weeks' special term would be deter mined. Mr. 'Campbell, however, quickly dispelled any feuch expectation. In reply to a question from Deputy Clerk Cain he said that the Jury had not agreed. Judge Adams, who was facing th twelve men. was ahout to turn away and send the Jurymen back to their room when Mr. Campbell remarked that the Jury had a request to make. At the time the defendant. Grant Brig, man, was not In court and Judge Adams informed Mr. Campbell that no statement or request not having to do with a verdict could be made In the niM.-in:o t,i uir uricnaanu Mr. tris man was sent for, and then Mr. Camp bell asked Judge Adams to send tho Jury out to Big Ivy; to send them to the lumber pile where the homicide was committed that they might view the situation pveri take Into considera tion certain dlstanoes referred to dur ing the trial and possibly arrive at a verdict. 'Judge Adaroa mirraad-sthat it Would be Impossible for the) Jury to be taken to Big Ivy. a distance of more than 30 ml!-, in carriage or similar conveyances and got back to day. Then It was that Mr. Campbell got in his "Joy ride" proposition. Ha suggested to the court that there wr plenty or antomobllea In town; that the Jury could go In two or three auto mobiles; make the trip In an hour, or hour and one-half, and get back In the ssme length of time; that the Jury, In effect, could go to the scene ot th homicide; look the ground over anl get back In about three houra It W as All cry Serious. The suggestion f an automobile ride from the spokesman for the Jury came with all seriousness, and the other members of the Jury seemed to concur. Counsel for both the state and the defendant appeared for a moment to b taken tv-bark by thu novel suggestion; there were hurried conferences, and then ' the solicitor stated that the stats had no objection to the jury going and viewing tho premises;, the defense utated. that It had no objection, ' It was suggested, however, that the lumber pile which the Jury seemed desirous of looking at had been removed, that all that remained of the seen of the tragedy waa the ground where the lumber was piled. Another objection waa raised when It -waa stated that no on on the Jury knew anything ; about tho Ivy section; that no on off the lurv could legally point out to ths Jury 'he loca tions except by consent This obstacle was overcome when- the defense and tho state agreed that the officer who would accompany tha Jury might make Inquiries: that if It waa deemed necessary Mr. Clinton, on of tha wit nesses at the trial, would be permit ted to show ths Jury tha road; tha creek; tha severs! houses referred to and tha lumber pile. Conrt IteaUy Meant Junket. Judge Adams stated that If the Jury went out to Ivy everything connected therewith would have to be by agreement; that counsel for tho defense would hava to state to the court that whatever tha result no exception would be taken to the Junket the court didn't eay Jun ket, but that's about what It meant Counsel for the defense and the de fendant agreed to tha agreement and further agreed not to take exception and thereupon Judge Adams directed that Sheriff Hunter go forth at ones and endeavor to find three or four automobiles with sufficient carrying capacity to take the twelve Jurors and a sufficient number of omiyra an officer for each section. Ths sheriff receiving his Instruction hiked away on the double-quick, whlio tho Jury with high hopes of a "joy ride" was returned to the Jury room. Hhvlff Hunter, after an absence or probably It minutes, returned to tM court room end It was evident Unit his mlnsloit had been a failure. It in In fact a failure. The sheriff report--1 to the court that he was unai.ia t secure more then one aotonmi . that however. If the U Jurymen Mr. Worsley, the offlcer in char -the Jury, wvre blryrllnta, he r,, i once secure 1J Motorcycles r latent make. Judue Minns I i . t"li the eherllt not to b,i:; r ths n '. ' i r- ! th,it t: i. t ,t Ii ('! li .- W ! 5"- -,,!
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