VOL. LXXX-NO. 56
WILMINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 23 1907.
WHOLE NUMBER 12,376.
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t-,0 vtinnal Association of Manu
rc in New York, yesterday de
manded Immediate revision of the tar
iff and more reciprocity treaties, de
clared for the open enop. conaemnea
combinations of and oppression by
either capital or iaoor, uu a
in criticism of the Postofflce
Department. The referee hearing
the suit of Theodore Price concern
ing cotton classification Dy tne rew
York Cotton Exchange yesterday dis
missed the action. The majority
of the Congressional Commltttee In
vestigating the Brownsville affray,
argned yesterday that it was no use
to go to DrownsvITle, as there was
sufficient proof to show that negro
. cfcnt tin the town. In
vt-..hinptnn resterday Speaker Can
non denied that he had abandoned
stand-patten and was a candidate for
the Presidency on a tariff revision
.utfnrm The Inter-State Com
merce Commission announces that It
win proceed to compel E. H. Harri
raan to answer questions which he
declined to answer and that the com
mission will not await the outcome
of the proceedings instituted against
htrrimin. At Birmingham yester
day the Southern Presbyterian Gen
eral Asembly again aiscussea cioser
relations. At the Jamestown Ex
position yesterday 5.000 people yes
terday attended a Joint convention of
the Northern. Southern, and Negro
Baptists of the United States: there
are In this country &u.wvi uapusi
churches, with 5.0OO.0O0 members.
two-thirds of the negroes belonging to
the denomination: a strong sentiment
prevails against religious consolida
tion, but cooperation is eninusiasu
callT favored. E. B. Havens & Co..
of the New York Stock Exchange.
failed yesterday -The plague is re
port r - n Honolulu, and the yellow
fY Zeflt. Cuba. William A. Smith
land Richard C. Belle, yesterday start
led on a 2.650 mile walking race from
i St. Louis to the Jamestown Exposl-
tion. i ne jeniucj wjuu j at
Pals yesterday of Louisville declares
the city election void. in an aa
lres to the Interstate Cottonseed
Crushers' Association at Norfolk yes
terday. Dr. Wiley, chemist or the Unit
ed States Agricultural Department.
declared cottonseed oil of great com
mercial value and a great food prod
uct and Impressed upon manufactur
ers the senselessness of putting up
the product vader various names.
New York xtnuTtets: Money on calL
steady. 2 to 2 '14 per cent.: rullnx
rate. 2 1-4; cio-iag bid. 2; offered at
2 1-4: spot cotton. 20 points higher.
closing steady at 125: flour, strong.
but dull: wheat, firm; No. 2 red. 1.05
14 elevator; corn, Una; No. 2 63 1-2
elevator: oats, steady; mixed. 49 1-2;
turpentine, steady; rosin, firm; strain
ed, common to good. 4.95.
"Don't he envious of the rich." ad
vises a contemporary. Hardly. No
body cares to be marked 'for Investi
gation or indicted on general princi
ples.
You needn't think that the trial of
Judge James Hargis charged with the
murder of James Cockrill in Breath
itt county. Ky.. has not been dragging
along. It Is announced from "Lexing
ton that a verdict may now be ex
pected at any day.
In the Clinical Record Dr. Charles
S. Moody writes an article to prove
that the Indian Is cleanly and falls
all over himself to take a bath wheth
er the water Is warm or full of ice.
The Doctor Is up against It as hard
as some people who Insist on con
vincing us that black Is white.
The minister who tied the knot for
Ellis Corey and his actress bride said
he believed the match was made in
Heaven. but he now confesses his
mistake. Being a gentleman of the
cloth, he might have known St. Peter
never opens the gates for match-making
of that kind.
Says the Greensboro Tar Heel
(Rep.): "The word-war of Butler and
Adams is getting monotonous. It Is
time for them to put up something
stronger than hot -air." They have
said things that not many years
back would call for them to put up
a stiff fight when they cross each
other's path-
It Is stated that Nicholas Long
worth. President Roosevelt's son-in-law,
wears only English-made clothes.
He stocked up on his wedding tour
with a large assortment of London
goods, which are the envy of his fel
low associates everywhere. This Is
where Nick took advantage of the
opportunity to dodge the tariff with
which -he helps to burden people who
can't do their buying In London-
Next Thursday will be Patrick Hen-
ry Day at the Jamestown Exposition.
J and the Hon. Wm. J. Bryan will be
me oraior or the day, his subject to
be "Unjust Taxation." Hon. W. E.
Cameron, former Governor of Virgin
la. will also be one of the speaker's.
The Ex-Governor Is a of ' rare
xCftrUond fine ability, and It will be
iiian uii ami uryan uu
Cameron on the Virginia patriot ora
tor, who set aglow the spirit of 11b-
,erty In the American heart." . -;
Read The 'Star Business Locals."
NEWS FROM RALEIGH
Corporation Commission Consid
ering Wilmington Depot Mat
ter But no Decision.
ROWLAND-STRANGE CASE
Several Days Before Result of Chem
ical Analysis is Known Insur-
ance Department is Busy.
Changes in Education.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh, N.- a. May 22. The Cor
poration Commission has received no
tice from the Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce that an agreement has
been "reached with the Atlantic Coast
Line end the Seaboard Air Line
whereby it will bo agreeable for the
Atlantic Ooast Line passenger station
to be enlarged and improved to ac
commodate the trains of both roads
Instead of erecting an entirey new
union station on another site as or
dered some time ago by the Commis
sion. Members of the Commission, say
that the plans in detail for the en
largement of the Atlantic Coast une
station have' cot .been submitted ana
thev can take no action until they
ere In hand. The Commissioners. are
free to express themselves, however,
that it will reculre & very considera
ble Improvement in the capacity of
car sheds and waiting rooms witn a
new and more commodious concrete
bridge, mod wider than the present
one. leadlnr to Front street, to any
thing like meet the requirements of
an adequate service.
Assistant Cornmrssloner of Insur
ance W. A. Scott returned this morn
Inr from LillkMrton where he procur
ed from the grand Jury true bills
against J. B. and Will Holland, charg
ed that they burned their store m iyu
at Tnrllmrton's Cross Roads, in Mar
nett coontr. In order to get the $2,000
Insurance. He says the. evidence ts
that the roods were practically all
moved out of the store to the dwelling
before the fire. J. B. Holland Is prom
Inent la that section baring been In
the United States .Internal revenue
MrrlM foe Mme - time. Will - Holland
la his son.
ComrnlseiOner Scott left this exter-
nooii for WJns ton-Sal em to appear
against J. u. uoisrein m ma uw m
the Superior Court there for attempt
ing to born his dwelling for tne insur
ance. The charge is that he started
four separate fires along" the -wail in
the kitchen with kindling and on ana
at the same time oiled and set fire
to two bed? in adjonlng room with
ortiM wall between It and the
kitchen.
There arei no new developments
here today In the sensational case
against Dr. David S. Rowland ana
bride for the poisoning of Mrs. Row
land's former husband. C. R. Strange,
ernA Against Rowland for the murder
of his little son. There was consider
able stir during the early morning oc
casioned by a report that flew about
the city that Dr. Rowland naa commu
ted suicide last night, in the Vance
county jail. However, -telegrams
from Henderson soon disproved the
rumor. There was another report that
Mrs. Rowland, who Is at Henderson
to be near her husband being out on
tnoo cash bond, had "broken down-
end made a full confession as to the
poisoning of her former husband. This
was also soon authoritatively denied.
The analysis of the stomacn ox .
R. Strange and Dr. Rowland's little
.m in search of poisons that would
have caused their death is progressing
but It will be several days oerore any
statement from the chemists can be
procured. The bond of Mrs. Rowland
i. rtnrnAble June 3. but the purpose
the Drellminary hearing In
t meantime if the evidence aa to
. -v H
the poisons is secured
tora day.
There will be a general change in
the State Department of Education
ere long, thrctigb the retirement of
TrofVsor C. L. Coon as coier ciera
RtAie Sunerintendent J. Y. Joyner,
superintendent of the Wil
son graded schools end of Mr. R. D.
W. Connor as secretary or ine special
tr and other special worK or tne ae-
nartment to devote bis entire time to
work as secretary or ue ounc
wi commission under the enlarged
scope of its work which, will be espe
cially the searching oui, erauug ana
publishing data of North Carolina his
tory along the line of the work done
In the past by Colonel W. L. Saund
ers end Chief Justice Walter Clark
In the Colonial and state itecoros.
Mr. Connor, under the direction of
the Commission, to bring these on
down through succeeding years or the
States history.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Atlantic Trust and Banking Co.
Save Monty. '
- . Business Locals. f
Wanted-r-Posltion. "
Wanted Young Man-. .
W. K. King Satchel Lost-
Wanted Small Cash ' Register. -t
Circle "No. 5. Moonlight Excursion.
4 Hanover XL & ; L. New Berlea of
Stock. " - .."".-. ''
Hooper & Flynn. Co. Famous Cron
ly Drlck." ; v. ' " v . " ; . ' ' '
' Treasurer Young jionest ian
Wanted. , 1 V -
OPERA.SEASON AT BEACH
Mr. Mansfeldls Encouraged at the
Outlook About Half of Required
Subscriptions Are Taken Let
ter From Booking Agency.
Mr. Robert A. Mansfield, who is be
hind the movement inaugurated a
week ago for a season of ten weeks
of comic opera in The Casino,
Wrightsville Beach, is somewhat en
couraged at the outlook for his ven
ture, though there are but nine days
left until the subscriptions close.
Canvassers have been making a round
of some of those likely to be inter
ested, and Mr. Mansfeld announces
that $2,6S0 of the $5,000 subscriptions
required for the ten weeks have been
made. As there are but nine days
left in which subscribers may make
their deposits of $10 each with Mr. J.
W. Yates, at The Atlantic National
Bank, it would be well for all Inter
ested to attend to this matter at once.
Subscribers will be given preference
in the- reservation of seats, and as
a big rush is likely, especially during
the first week, it makes the subscrip
tion offer especially pleasing.
The list of operas decided upon by
Mr. Mansfield is as follows: Bocca
cio, Fra Diavolo. Beggar Student, Mer
ry War. Red' Hussar, Bohemian Girl,-;
Three Black Cloaks, Black Hussar,
fFlorodora. Queen's Lace Handker
chief, Mikado, Olivette. Then there
are twenty operas that can 'be se
lected from for the ten weeks. As re
spects the company, the following let
ter from Mr. Mansf eld's booking
agents In New York will be read with
Interest:
"New York. May 20, 190.
"Mr. Robert Mansfeld, Wilmington,
N. C.
"Dear Sir: Your letter of May 16,
received today. Now, in regard to
Summer Opera Company, of 26 art
ists, including conductor, will say that
I can give you a first class company,
furnfshlng opera (no royalty), for
nine hundred ($900) dollars per week,
that would Include 10 chorus women
and 8 chorus men, giving stage per
formances with conductor.
"In addition you are to pay fares
from and back to New York, also ex
press on wardrobe each week, both
ways. As soon as I hear from you I
will submit principals and conduc
tor. I also enclose you printed list of
opera -you can-select from fpr . the-iejj jjWe-Recitation Atoozo TKi
weeks. -I era -arrange to' v rehearse rhd.
company here and then give yon one
dress rehearsal with your scenery to
give a perfect performance, beginning
with your opening" night.
"You could be ready to open about
June 20. It must be distinctly under
stood that all contracts must be guar
anteed by cash security, and when
contracts are drawn up, I want $25
to defray current expenses. If these
terms are satisfactory, let me hear
from you at once.
Yours,
"J. A. B."
"No. 1401 Broadway."
68 CARS OF STRAWBERRIES
Movement Reaching Old-Time Stand
ard, But Prices Decline.
The movement of strawberries
through South Rocky Mount on Tues
day broke all records for the season
and waa almost up to the proportions
of other years, consisting of 68 solid
cars by refrigerator line and about
1,000 crates by express. Pittsburg re
ceived the bulk of the shipments
amountingto ten cars, while New
York and Philadelphia received six
each, Newark, Boston and Buffalo,
four each; Worcester, Scran ton, Uti-
ca, Syracuse, Elmlra and Albany,
three each, with two cars each to
Scranton, Erie, Wilkesbarre and sev
eral other points, the distribution be
ing very wide, A dozen points receiv
ed shipments of one car each.
The prices are rather declining
Tuesday's market at Styracuse being
quoted 15 to 16 cents; Pittsburg, 12 1-2
to 15; Boston 10 to 15; New York,
12 to 13 and Philadelphia, 8 to 12
cents per quart. . The berries now go
ing forward are said to be very fine
quality but the season for them is
rather late.
Moonlight to Ft. Caswell.
A delightful trip Is assured in tne
moonlight excursion tomorrow even
ing on the steamer Wilmington to
Fort Caswell and return under the
auspices of Circle No. 5, of Fifth
Street M. E. Church. The steamer
will leave at 8 o'clock, proceeding
straight to Caswell, where a stop of
half an hour or more will be made for
the benefit of any who may desire
to attend any part of the benefit to
be given at the post for the children
of the husband and wife who met
such a tragic death there a short time
ago. Those who attend the benefit,
going to Caswell earlier in the day,
will find the excursion an excellent op
opportunity to return to the city 'with
out loss of further time. Music will
be furnished on board the boat by
the Acme Male Quartette, and also
at the post by the Artillery Band. Re
freshments will be Berved on the
steamer going and returning. The
public Is invited and is guaranteed a
pleasant outing. ' The managers of
the excursion " are Mrs. J. S. Fun
chess and Mrs. J. C Kendall.-
An Intelligent, young printer who
has had about one "or two years ex
perience, in 'hand composition; ; may
obtain a- situation by . making applica
tion at once at th$ star office. : -22-3t
Go to Rehder's .f or best Clothing
g at
- lowest prices. . Big Sale now on.
CHILDREN PLEASED
ConcerMJy Singing Class From
Oxford Orphan Asylum
Last Night.
ALSO "PRINCESS WINSOME"
Little Folks on Academy Stage Ac
quitted Themselves Most Credita
bly Visitors Entertained By
Elks and Wilmington Friends.
The concert by the singing class
from the Oxford Orphanage at the
Academy of Music last night, with the
Incidental production of "The Rescue
of the Princess Winsome" by charm
ing little folks of Wilmington, was a
delightful affair in every respect and
a very large audience was present.
The children, both the visitors and the
home talent, acquitted themselves
most creditably and their efforts were
rewarded with unstinted applause
throughout.
The class from the orphanage reach
ed the city on its tour of Eastern
towns and cities from Burgaw yester
day morning and were most delight
fully entertained during the day, first
by the Elks at an elegant luncheon in
the Temple, on North Frcnt street,
later at the homes- of Wilmington
friends and still later on a delightful
trolley party to the beach as guests
of the Consolidated Comipany. The
visitors enjoyed every minute of their
stay in Wilmington and their appear
ance at the Academy last night was a
distinctive triumph for therm. The
class Is composed as follows:
Bessie Fleming, Mary Hamlet, Vir
ginia Hight, Ivey Hoi den, Annie Hud
son, Bessie Oast, Lucile Pike, Grace
Ransom, Myrtle Rayfield, , Georgia
Renno, Frank Capps, Ruf us Owen,
Glenn. Owen, Alonzo Trueblood, Junius
Young, Reuben Young.
The programme rendered by the
Ringing class was as follows and each
number was delightfully rendered:
Part I.
Come to the Meadows Chorus
Class. i
Kitty Gray Song Smaller Children.
I'd Rather Play in My Own Yard
Recitation Lucile Pike.
blood.'
Song of the Clock Chorus Class.
Dolly's Lesson Recitation Myrtle
Rayfield.
Pickaninny Lullaby Chorus Class.
The School Ma'ams Courting Reci
tation Georgia Remno.
Little Boy Blue Song Larger Chil
dren. I Wont Play Unless You Coax Me
Song Virginia Hight, Ivey Holden,
Mary Hamlet, Myrtle Rayfied.
Lost Chord Solo Grace Ransom.
My Aunt Sue Recitation Glenn
Owen.
Miss Phoebe Sang Boys.
Partf II.
Hark, 'tis the Signal Chorus Class.
Mammy's Way Recitation Annie
May Hudson.
Beautiful Rose of the Maytime
Song Larger Children.
My . Baby Brother Recitation Jun
ius Young.'
Go Pretty Rose Song Lucile Pike,
Georgia Renno, Bessie Fleming, Bes
sie Oast, Grace Raaisom, Annie May
Hudson.
The Fairies song Smaller Children.
Papa's Boy Recitation Lucile Pike.
Johnny and Tommy, Old Friends
Song Boys.
Wreck of the Hesperus Larger
Glrle.
Only a Dream Recitation Ivey
Holden.
Mammy's Little Boy Recitation.
Grace Ransom.
Hurrah; for the Southland Chorus
Class.
"The Rescue of the Princess Win
some" -was put on with elaborate cos
tuming and stage effects as follows.
These little tots abundantly showed
the careful training they had received
and the talent for theatricals which
they possess. The cast' -was as fol
lows: King, Isaac Grainger; Queen,
Virginia Taylor; Prince Hero, Charles
Grainger; Princess Winsome, Janie
Meares; Knight, Laurence Wright;
Ogre, Franklin Smith; Witch, Earmes
tlne Brldgere; Godmother, Rotrth
Bridgers; Frog-eye Fearsome, JcJIan
Morton; Titania, Louisia Grant
Chorus of Fairies. I
Flower Messengers Morning Glory,
Florie "Northrop; Paney, Helena
Weill; Rose, Edith Clark; Forget-me-not,
Louds Wise; Poppyi Emily Ham
mond; Daisy, Meta Rountree.
Prosecutor to Pay Costs.
In Justice Furlong's court yester
day afternoon the charge of an assault
with a deadly weapon against young
Lee Bordeaux was investigated. Bor
deaux was charged with heaving a
brick at a youth named Garvey, strik
ing him squarely in the face, on "South
Front street about -ten days ago. Bor
deaux had his physiognomy disfigured
the worst ever- seen. ; In court yester
day 'Bordeaux was, represented by
Herbert McClammy, J-Esq., , and : eight
witnesses, - testified that at , the " time
Bordeaux; heaved the brick, T Garvey
was after, himvwith a long stick. The
case- was", dismissed ; and the prosecu
tor - was taxed with thes costs.. c
Linotype "". operator - wanted -at. once
Must-, be" fast, "accurate" and ft sober
TTnlon,- office; r Good ; pay. , Address.
The Morning Star Wilmington N.- &
..vty
EAST CAROLINA DIOCESE
Council Sessions at Klrstcn Are Ccn-
eluded Separation c.v Rsces in
Jurisdiction of Church Meets
Next at Elizabeth City.
Wilmington clergy and lay- dele
gates who have been attending the
annual council of. the East Carolina
Episcopal, Diocese, in session since
Sunday -with St. Mary's Church, Kin
ston, N. C, returned ta the city yes
terday and all report a most pleasant
and profitable gathering. Bishop
Strange presided and the opening
feature was the consecration of the
handsome hew church of the parish,
of which Rev. John H. Griffith, Jr., is
the rector. Among the Wilmington
people in attendance upon the council
sessions besides Bishop Strange' were
Captain T. D. Meares, treasurer of the
Diocese ; Rev. R. W. Hogue, Colonel
John W. Atkinson, - Colonel - W. L. De-
Rosset and Mr. WiMiam Calder, of St.
James; Rev. James: Carmichael, D. D.,
of St. John's; Rev. A. W. SeabreaZe,
of St. Paul's, and Rev. Thos. P. Noe
and Mr. James H. Burriss, from the
Church of the Good Shepherd. The
latter parish was admitted at this ses
sion of the council, a formality that
will be especialy pleasing to members
of that congregation.
Perhaps the most important action
taken at the session of , the council
was a resolution recommending to the
General Council, which meetsi in Rich
mond the coming October, to place all
negro parishes under missionary juris
dictions with negro Bishops over
them. The same action was taken' last
week by the North" Carolina Diocese
in session at Tarboro except it was
not specified that the Bishops were to
be negroes. Rev. B. R. Bennett, of
this city, was one of the champions
of this" resolution, declaring on the
floor of the council that -he believed
the arrangement would be more satis
factory to the colored people and also
to the whites.
With few exceptions the standing
committees of the Council are the
same next year as during the past
year. The election of deputies- to the
general convention in Richmond was
entered into but an adjoiurnment was
taken before the Hist of clerical depu
ties -was completed. The. clericals
elected were Rev. N. Harding, Dr. R.
B. Drane and Dr.- Carmichael, the
fourth and the alternates to be se
lected . later. The lay delegates elect
ed are WV G Lamb, William Cajder.
B.' R. Huske, and Mr. Roberts. ?-3Su.pv
plementary 'lay deputies are Colonel
J. W. Atkinson, W. B. Shepherd, R. RV
Cotton and George C, Royal.
The Council adjourned to meet next
year at Elizabeth City, N. C.
WELCOME FOR VETERANS
North Carolina Society of Richmond
Will Do "The Handsome."
(Richmond Times-Dispaitch.)
The North Carolima Society of Rich
mond, composed of "some of the lead
ing men of the city, who have .been
adopted by Virginia from the Old
North State, is preparing to dotfhe
handsome thing by the veterans of
North Carolina who come to the Con
federate Reunion.
Dr. . J. Allison Hodges, President of
the Society, says it is the desire of
the organization to give a warm wel
come to every veteran from North
Carolina and t make the entertain
ment one of the notable features of
the reunion week.
The North Carolina State head
quarters during the reunion will be
at Sanger Hall, on Seventh street,
between Broad and Marshall, and it
is here that the entertainment will
take place, the time being fixed for
Friday evening, May 31st, the second
day of the reunion), when it Is estimat
ed that there will be several thousand
North Carolina veterans in the city.
Governor Robert B. Glenn, of North
Carolina, will make the principal ad
dress, and xViajor-General Julian S.
Carr, commanding the -North Carolina
Division, will also take part The full
programme has not been completed,
but will consist of music, vocal and
instrumental, speeches and a buffet
luncheon.
- The committee in charge is sending
tout notices to local papers through
Out North Carolina, asking that every
veteran from that State to reserve
this evening for a great "Tarheel"
gathering.
The reception committee consists
of Dr. J. Allison Hodges, chairman;
S. T. Morgan, Captain E. H. Lea, Mr.
Edmund Strudwlck and Mr. C. R.
Guy. .
The committee am arrangements are
Mr. R. jSL Tudk, chairman; Mr. J.
Kent Rowley, Mr. B. H. Ellington, Mr.
G. B. White, Mr. W. H. Hefner and
Mr. C .E. Borden.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Deals Shown By Deeds Filed at Court
House Yesterday.
The following deeds were filed for
record at the Court House yester
day: WoodusyKellum ami wife, to Ira
J. Scott, for $1,500, property on east
side of Second, 92 feet south of
Queen street, 40x100 . feet in size.
H. ' E., Sample rand, wife, of Penn
sylvania, for - $16,157.88, four ' tracts
of land in New Hanover and - Pender
counties, on east side of Island Creek
and.; south sidei of ; '-Wanny's branch,
containing 1,280 acres. - V ;
z George M.-Wiley "and wife, of Penn
sylvania, - to W. H. HilL-of Pennsyl
vania, for - $18,140, four tracts of - land
irnew 'Hanover and Pender coufi
tles,. on east: side of -Island creek and
south side of . Wanny's - branch, con-
1,280 acres.. v . . v 'v
DECISION RESERVED
Hearing of Charges Against Trash
Cart Superintendent By Com
mittee Last Night.
THREE SPECIFICATIONS
Intoxication and False Returns on
s Pay Rolls Charged Defense That
ISIo Moneys were Misappropri-"'"
ated Further Sitting - ?
The Sanitary Committee of the
Board of Aldermen was. in session an
hour and a half last night in the May
or's office at the ' City Hall,' investi
gating charges of official misconduct
on the part of Superintendent?LV F."
Harper, in charge of the trash 'and
garbage carts in the street " cleaning
department of the city. The charges,
make-two specifications of intoxica
tion on May 16th and 17th and a, third
of making false returns- id the 'Trea
sury Department on the pay roll of
employes under his jurisdicition, con
verting an excess of moneys ? drawn
to his own uses. Mr. Harper was giv
en trial last hight only on the latter
and more serious charges, of misap
propriation of funds. He was repre
sented by Herbert McClammy, Esq.,"
who stated after the hearing that he
would ask for a complete exoneration
of his client, of which he is confident.
The committee, after hearing all the
testimony and. having the same tran
scribed by vMiss Estella Shrier sten
ographer, stated that it would' hear
argument of counsel later today and
would then render its decision. No
time was set as to a hearing : of the
charges of intoxication. Supt. Harper,
has been - suspended from the city's
employ for several days, pending an.
investigation of the charges, by the
committee. - ,
The committee assembled about
8 : 30 o'clock, though the hour, appoint-
ed was 8 o'clock. Chairman W. H.
Yopp and Alderman K. W. Jewell
were the only members of the com
mittee present, Alderman Karr hot
being in attendance. There .were
some 12 or 15 witnesses and specta
tors", pn hand to hear the, trial. , At
the outset Mr. McClammy was pre-
sented with a written copy of the
charges which he read at the request.
of Chairman Yopp,, whttistktthat
City .Attorney Marsden Bellamyr Jr.,
was present to represent the commit- .
tee in its investigation.. Mr. McClam
my put the prescution on the defen
sive at the outset by admitting, false
returns on the pay rolls, but . denying
that the money so drawn had been,
converted to Harper's own use, and.
maintaining that while on the face of.
the returns there was apparent irreg-
ularities, every cent of the money so-
drawn by the defendant had, been ap-,,
plied to the uses of the city. More
specifically, Mr. McClammy said that
the defendant would admit that the,
pay rolls returned to the Treasury. De- .
partment had contained the naines bf
persons not employed by the ojjtjr, and ;
that the name of John Taylorappear
ed thereon for six weeks, when as a,
matter of fact he was an employe of
the Consolidated. Company and not of
the .city, but that Harper had acted
not without authority in what he did.
The prosecution began- its testi
mony with one D. G. Benson, white,
a comparative stranger in the city,
who had worked on the cart force for
several weeks. The first week he
said he made but one day and re
ceived his money; the second-week
he received $5; the third week v he
received in his envelope $7.50, when
he had made but one day and- was
entitled to only $1.25. He -told Mr.
White in the Treasurer's office-that
he had made hut one dav and crave
him back the money except what was
coming to him. He went to the sta
bles and saw Mr. Harper about the
excess. Mr. Harper told him that the
money was all right and went bank
with him to Mr. White and .received
tne wnole amount of $7.50. turnine
over to Mr. Harper all but the $1.25
that was coming to him. The next
week he was entitled to onlv $5 but
received $7.50 in his pay envelope
from the time put in by Mr. Harper.
The residue he turned over tn Mr.' .
Harper. The next week he was enti-:
tied to only $2.50, but he receivAd f S
and kept the $2.50, which he said, he'
men naa m his pocket and wanted to
know what to do with it. Cross-ex
amined by Mr. McClammy, witness
said ne didn't know anything about
making up time for a Mr. Futch and
drawing all together. He also said
that Mr. Harper told him that if any
body asked him about the ' overplus
in what he had drawn, to tell them'
that he owed Mr. Harper. Mr. "Har
per denied this, stating that he r told -Mr.
Benson to say thafcthe money , was
drawn for another nfty. -.L. , .
uoi. white, was next mtrodnAd. anf
told of the transactions . between .Mr.
rper ana Mi. Benson, stating: ' that
r. Harper did say to him that he had
ot Futch's and E. WHllams - time ' '
mixed. Col. White said that the name, .t
of John Taylor had appeared on the V
pay roll for eight or nine weeks. ;
There were two . John Taylors, one :
Jno. and another Jno.K. -Taylor. He
was shown v a - note, ostensibly ' wriV .
ten by the wife of Mr.Taylor, asking .' :
that . Mr." ; Harper be . paid- the money -
that was coming to JVfr. Taylors ;This ; r
was airectea tn Mr, Hanwr. wno later v ; i
admitted . having written :a part-of -i:V-':
the . note ' himself and havmg -gotten Tr -
a boy at the stables "to write the tM-'tM&tfk
ance. Mr. White - wouldt not -qualify
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