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NEWBERRY IS
; DISASTROUS
: OF PROPERTY IS GREAT
Tvwnty.Two Residences, Ten
: stores ?nd Two Churches
Were Destroyed, i
ANSWER TO PRAYER !
: . CAUSES DISCUSSION
widow Prays That Her Home
BdSpatedahdHouseAUr-
aculousiy Escapes. '
COLUMBIA. .'C.: March .--rir
Newberry. thriving little city of
f M population, today ' destroyed
twenty-two residences, ten stores and
. M churcher. entailing ""
Bated at bMWMI $S0.009 to $i06
with JnwrajM of about ..00v.
The ruf of th fire waa from Adams
ttnet to Calhoun; taut and west and
from Friend, to Main ot Pratt north
and owtb. on tha ne side and "
0M fcjoca on the. other side of Main
street : r ;' ' & .'- "'
A i portion , yof . tha huldlngs
' burned were negro hack. " and rn
tbair place will rise modern , bulld-
U ta related that Mra. - Humbert,
widow of former Methodist minuter
whose house escaped, although aUr
rouoded by ftr, prayed that he home
i wtfht be apared and .the way. that her
' arayer was answered Is subject for
isfsioT tonitht : : :
folleema T. O. Williams rescued
two old ladiea who. had ben ahnost
omegm by heat. The officer hlmaeU
had a narrow escape fron falllnC 4e.r
brla. .. . . ,.
4,.Cb..JaUieP, supply dor
tn .MT'ftfreeir-wtJnutes, caueed much
attrni, but the defect Was soon rem.
ale4 '..'
Th Are ortflnated In the maihiitoth
three-atory Wooden buildina- ocaupled
by R. C, Wijllama, dealer in wagons
and bunlea. A new and handaoins
twa-ory brick building owned by IV
R. Willltnu. and occupied by Bhelley'
Summer, furniture dealers, was In
the path, Of the fire and from there
the conflagration spread. Among the
most prominent buildings destroyed
were (he .residences of O. U
Bcbtimpert and Henry Klnard.'two of
the handesmeet in the city, also the,
PtMoytsHan parsonage, occupied .. by,
Re. J. , Wllllamnon. Tha large rest
Wence of James E. Todd, was also de
troyed together with IS. H. Leslie's
rtaldence, both on the same block.
AlvelcTi Presbyterian church, a hand
tome wooden building, la a totuj, Joss
V Is the old Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church, which would
fcve been tern down shortly to be r
Waotd by a handsomer 'dne. ii.The
r buildings destroyed are small
od or brick structure, sothe of
Wuoh would have been torn down in
the nea future to be . replaced by
more iubstgntiai buildings. . ..
OtHR'S property safe.
J J. t. Pelham of Ashevllle re
wiwi ( telegram late last night from
on brother W. E. Pelham at Newber
jint that his property ta not In
M r sone. He Is on Main street., ;
REPORTS SUBinTTED
TO THE CONFERENCE
! .JB' snpUiti Pmw.) '
ITAtNTON. Va.. March Sl-Bishl
!"4 P"led today over the BalU.
Methodist Cohfei enoe. Dr. B. B.
ot Nashville. Tenn., spoke In
interest of Sunday schools. Dr.
. Imar of the Nashville Publish.
!?f P. ke in the Interest of the
IbJU T;,iod'f. and Maid that all
ttmlMiJi wins; naa Dee i
unuaald from fiunriiiv .hi
To!r WOrk amon tn students
tttuLL 1 "" Polecbnlo InattWMe.
jUlvenwty. sent greetings and
WWtaf th tken P
sr- tOUS BREWERY EMPLOYES
STRIKE FOR INCREASED WAGES
rr '8- Mo-- March 2.-Brew-
iT .! th number of (HQ.
"y .T,"0""" trom ver
ks J Jr. ", went on strike
I J"1T" ,n ranging
brew. ' of ,h decion of
rk , w L'dvnc 1 p'
ni I ,wThU off,.w" ulckly
wsrkwlr v. plntaUres' of
toT" d "'ster were the
" . bt the demand
SWEPT BY
FIRE; LOSS
LIEUTENANT GREER
' PRINCIPAL WITNESS
" BEFORE. COMMITTEE
Testimony Throws Uttlo Ad
ditional Ughion Browns
vllle Affair.
WILL SOON TAKE RECESS
- - ; By Associated Press.) ,
WASHINGTON, March t. Lieu
tenant Oreer. quartermaster and act
ing battalion adjutant ot tha 26th In
fantry, wan on tha stand today In the
Investigation being conducted by the
Senate military affairs commrttee. la
the absence of Captain Macklln, he
took, command of Company C, while
the shooting at Brownnvsjle, Texas
wan going on during the affray in that
town. '
At (the conclusion of ft long direct
examination the witness told Senator
roraKer tnat wnue ne naa oeiievos
the men of the ZSth Infantry did the
shooting, his mind was now open on
the subject of their guilt or innocence.
He thought -the firing came from
about the center of the town and that
shotguns and revolvers were used. It
was his opinion that high power rifles
were not used in the Bring he heard.
He estimated that it would require
forty or fifty minutes to clean a gun
so that It would stand Inspection af-
havlng been fired.; :-A .. .. , '!'
Pvrlng the morning session the
committee examined Walter' McCltrdy,
formerly q ufirter master ' suTgeant of
Company ZSth Infantry cohtero
Ing surplus rides kept In the) -store
houses, ' He was peiltiv that none of
tha rifles in the arm chests had been
used in the shooting.
The committee will take a recess
of two weeks on April 6. ,
NAVAL OFFICERS
ARE EXONERATED
BY COURT MARTIAL
(By Associated Press.)
FORT MONROE, Va., March 29.
The trials by court martial of Captain
William Swift and Lieutenant Harry
E. Yarnell, for neglect of duty for al
lowing the battleship Connecticut to
run aground on entering Culebra Har
bor, January 13, last, were concluded
today. TJDon the case of Captain
Bwift being completed and the record
signed that of Lieutenant Yarnell wat
taken up and occupied hut a snort
time.
The testimony showed that the two
officers were at their posts of duty
and did their whole duty, and that ev
ery precaution was used to hold the
ship on her course. That Bhe got on"
hpr course sufliclently to graze me
submerged rocks. It was stated, must
have been due to Irregularities or tne
encines. ' the revolutions of the port
and starboard propellers being differ
ent, and the natural difficulty in steer
ing a battleship in shoal water, wnere
tidal effects are strong. None of the
members of the court would make a
statement as to the probable findings.
The court's report will be forwardea
to the navy department at Washington
for final review.
BETTER WAGES FOR
FOREIGN LABORERS
fRr Associated Press.)
KBW ORLEANS. March 29.
drawback to Immigration to the south
was pointed out today by Immigration
Commissioner gergant as follows:
"There is one thing the people oi
the south must learn In the handling
of Immigrants. They must pay
better wages or the foreigners
...111 .am.Im with thai. Thfl SOUth
I badly in need of agriculturists, but"
it Is not possible for planters and
farmers to keep laborers at wages of
90 cents to II a day. when they can
secure a wan of $2 a day in the
north."
ft ecu all employes, including drivers,
cellermen, engineers, and firemen,
wash-house men, oilers and bottlers.
It Is estimated the strike will cause
a loss In material to brewers If It con
tinues for any length of time of more
tha a I19S.009. The total increase IB
wages Is estimated at 50,0e a
year.
The-boss brewers state that they
hope that their offer of a flat Increase
of It per week will be considered b
the . workers ' notwithstanding , the
strike and that It will lead to. some
proposition which' may be take.pf
i jt lronrn a w a finn t a iiis -m.. v 11 1 1 wr 1 u u v ' -. i
AilUiAlViUl A&aUUAU i WtU.
1 1 kasaiiiiysiiii kaVain iJPm' " V " t.
W ' - '
,'J S
I.biiLenanf Frank Purdy Uhm, r.
ntt troidiy by his grrt balloon ride
has brougtit hoOKi his prlxe. The wium -
-MH V
trated for by aeronauts anil the ltr4 ttiala wl ne ar tne jsmmunn
Rinnsltloit. latM- contexts having been arrangeit for at M, IaoIs ta Ortobnr.
BRYM1 GIVES HIS VIEW Oil:
THE RAILROAD QUESTION
(By Associated Press)
BOSTON, Mass., March H. M.
Whitney, a prominent Massachusetts
democrat, and former candidate for
lieutenant governor . tonight , made
public; a letter he had just received
from W. t. Bryan, dealing with the
railroad question. The letter was In
response to one from Mr. Whitney, In
which as asked: . 1 ' "v ", ' .: ,
"Whether In your Judgment there is
any danger of regulation being car.
ried to a point preventing a. reason
able return on money Invested In the
railroads of the country, ftnd, whether
In case "of adoption of government
,i'nMiv h t1iv n()nn or hv the bV
erat atates, ths stockholders could ex
pect to receive, a price" equal to the
value 'of the physical railroad prop
erties?'
Mr, Bryan writes In part as fol
lows!
"I am In favor of both national and
state regulations, and I also believe
that public ownership Is the ultimate'
solution of the railroad question. In
my discussions on this subject I have
pointed out that because of the dan.
gar of centralisation In ownership by
the federal government of all 'trie
lines, I prefer a system In which the
federal ' government will be confined
to the necessary trunk lines and the
ownership of the rest lines be left
o the states. This, however, is r
immediate question; at least I am not
sure that the people are ready to' con
sider the question of public owner
REPORTTHAT MARVIN
BOY HAD BEEN FOUND
PROVES INCORRECT
Rumor Circulated That Mis
sing Boy Had Been Seen
Near His Home.
STILL ANOTHER CLUE
(By Awtot'lated Press)
DOVER. Del., March 29. The re
port tha' Horace N. Marvin, Jr., haw
been round In a woods near the home
of his father at Kitts Hammock, upon
investlyition by the detectives, was
found t'J l e Incorrect.
Late toipfhi word was received
Ihere &ulng that the boy had been
foutid antl the detectives who have
been working on the case for almost
a month, stnr'.ed for the Marvin home.
When they arrived there they found
that the rmor was Baseless.
The report probably gained circula
tion from the fact that the ' Logan
school house, near the Marvin home,
was broken into last night by eem
unknown pen-ons. This is the school
at which Miss Lucy Kiilen. the young
woma?i who was held up on Tuesday
nlgt.t by two men, whom she came
upon suddenly. Is the teacher. Pinned
to the blackboard in the school room
was a r.ote which bore a skull and
cross bones, and read:
"'Brwnrc. You told "
When Miss Killen came upon the
two men Aey 'were talking about the
ktduappin of Ibc Marvin child. They
drew revolvers and threatened to kill
the girl If she breathed to any par
ton th.' conversation she hsd over
heal d.
The7 detectives tonight got. a state
ment 'front Xfcw Killen and they pro
feW.Vo bejie hat 'the-two strarqrere
knew rtnn,thl,g'"boat ' the' missing
craOT?rryf7?!t"f'!'ai hlJ
,,.:' ' V "
B. Army, who won. Hie hsjMlsome Bea-
from Irt to tht, north ot Englsxl,
r's fatrter was gnern a cap in he cob-
:v;-
ship, and until tiwv are ready to con.
aider that! question th jnlereet la
( meree. in regulitiori. As a advocate
of , regulation1 of the strictest, sort,
I can aay to you fiiat there Is no dan
ger whatever thai this regulation will
be carried to the! point of preventing
Ui reasonable rstufn on money Invest
ed lit the rallroadf of. ths country. Ana
I also asstir you ghat whenever public
ownership la adoted by the states
by the nation, the stockholders may
expect to receive 4 price at least equal
to the vain of tae physical property
of tha roads; buf no auch assurance
ought' to be' necessary .because tho
public has show n" dtapositfod to
reduce ' railroad earnings to-, a point
which would f deny a reasonable , re.
turn.
"I have contended that the present
valuu of the letllroads should be as
certained by the interstate commerce
commission and the. commisiilpns of
the various suites In order that Inves
tors may know when they re buying
stock of IntrlnKlo value and when they
8re being cheated..
"I think I ran speak for thnse who
believe In resolution and I know that
tlu'e is not and never has been dan
ger of injustice to the owners of the
ruilroads, ami if I can speak for those
w"hu -jelle've that the ultimate solution
of lh rallrn il In to be found in DUb-
lic ownership. I can say that tlyere is
n diHtKisltlon to confiscate a railroad
proertv even if the courts would per
mit It."
LAST EFFORT WILL.
BE MADE TO AVERT
t.
THREATENED STRIKE
Meeting Between Federal Of
ficers and R. R. Represen
tatives to be Held.
RAILROADS "STAND PAT"
(By Aidated Press)
CHICAGO. March Whether
there will i- a atrlke of the em
ployes of the train service of the
western ralln..ils, hlngs on a meeting
to be held tomorrow between two fed
eral officers an.l the representatives of
the railroad officials, and employes of
the roads concerned.
The government will be represented
at the meeting by Martin A. Knapp,
chairman of the Interstate commerce
commission, and Charles P. Nell, com
missioner of tabor. C. D. Urown,
chairman of i ne board of managers,
will be the spokesman for the rail
roads and Uranil Chief P. H. Mor
rissey, of the ralroad tralnmens union
and Chief Conductor A. B. Garrett -son
of the conductors organization,
will look alter tho Interests of the
men. Knapp nd Neil have the assur
ance of both "ides that everything
possible will be done to prevent a
strike.
The railroads tonight declared that
they had conceded everything possible
and the union representatives that
further concessions will have to be
made or tomorrow's meeting will fall
to prevent a strike.
e PARTLY CLOCDY.
WASHINGTON. March 19.
Forecast fr Saturday and Sun-
day: North Carolina; Partly -
cloudy Saturday; cooler. In the
Interior; Uunday fair Fresh west
to north est winds. . .' s. -
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BOARD WOULD
NOT GIVE THE
NEGRO PERMIT
Committee's Report . on Re
quests of Martin and Mr.
- Murray Not Endorsed.
COURT OP APPEALS
V MAY COME TO CITY
Government Asks Bltullthlc
Paving Poles In aty
Must Be Green.
Th board ot aldermen held an In.
terming "sessioh'lasi night Tha city
fathers passed an ordinance requiring
the telephone, telegraph, light and
street car companies to paint all their
poles green for a distance of ten. feet
ftorn the ground. T 8. Rollins mad
the statement . that If tha city would
pave the streets surrounding tha fed"
eral building this city would probably
be made the permanent meeting place
ot the federal court ot appeals for this
district Tha gpeclat' taxes on street
fair were remitted so that the Eagles
may hold their street carnival her
next month. , '
Those Permlta.
The (eature of tha meeting wat
the refusal of tha aldermen to endorse
the recommendation of the street
committee that permits be granted
Oeo. R. Murray and K. R. Martin, the
negroes, tr-f. '',':' :'';- ':;'-'
First, tha committee reported that
the corporation counsel had decided
that the board could nob legally pre
vent , Mr. - Murray . from, building tha
stable: at his place on Pearson Drive,
therefore recommending that the per
mit to granted. A number ot rsaideau
objected to the erection at tha barn
at the proposed alte because It to too
close to one ef the houses there and at
the last meeting the matter was re
ferred to the committee. Members of
the board refused to move tha adop
tion of the report so that Mayor Bar
nard ordered that It be filed.
Another report was then read from
the committee on buildings and pub
lic safety saying that the corpora
tion counsel had advised that the
board could not prevent the negro
barber, Martin, from building, the
house on Fulton street In a respect
able white neighborhood. The com
mittee for this reason was forced to
recommend that the permit be grant
ed. When Mayor Barnard asked what
should be done with the report, sil
ence was supreme. Each alderman
was busily writing at his desk and this
recommendation like the other was
Hied. Martin was present and walked
out with a grin at this time.
H Murray and Martin Insist on
building the burn and house without
permits, they may or may not be In
dicted for doing so. From the state
ment of the corporation counsel. It
would appear that the city Is destined
to lose the suits should they be
brought. Mayor Barnard stated to the
board that indictments might tie
brought for "maintaining a public
nuisance" should either building
prove to he so, but such action, of
course, could not be taken until they
are erected. Residents of tne district
Into which Martin hopes to live have
promised In a number of ways to
make It interesting for him.
Both matters were again brought
up under new applications for per
mits but no action was taken In re
gard to them when the others were
granted.
To Bring Court to Ashevllle.
T. K. Rollins appeared before the
board on behulf of Judge PHtchsrd.
He said that it Is planned V
make Asherllle the permanent
place of meeting of the feder
al circuit court or appeals, jiej
said that the authorities were in favor
of holding the sessions In Ashevllle all I
the time Instead of once or twice a I
ir Bl j,ri-FM-nt. i.i- K.....K-.
. T. i, n.lnrlnQl flh.
lection, however, ne. sain, was nisi
the federal building here Is surround
ed by brick paved streets, causing
such a noise as to Interfere materially
with the proceedings n the court.
He said that there was little iioum
that the court could b brought here
if the citv would pave tne sirrn mm
bllhullthlc. He said that the cost of
repaying would be very small com
r.arert to the lieneflts to be derived
from holding the court here, and that
nossihlv the government mlgnt oe in
duced to pay purt of the expense of
repavlng. Mayor Barnard said that
the government had even refused to
K. outessed for the original paving
of the street. The matter was referr
ed to the street committee.
A Newman, a sick man, was grant
ed a free ikense to peddle Jewelry on
the streets. "
Aldermen Francis ana upinsay
were absent.
Asks Damages.
r. surnes appeared for Mr.
Glenn, who asked damages ; for , the
change of grade near hhr property
Central venae. The street I commit-
MEETING HELD
BY COMMITTEE
IN CHARLESTON
Committee of Inland Water
way Assn. Have on Inter
esting Session.
CONGRATULATIONS "
SENT TO ROOSEVELT
Express Approval of His Ap
pointment of Nat.: water
way Commission.
(Ijr Associated Proas.) ' '
CHARLESTON, B. C.',' MarhO II.-A
meeting of tha executive committee of
the Inland Waterway Association was
held at tha Charleston Hotel this af
ternoon. There were present J. H Ks-
tt II, Savannah, president at the associ
ation, and James Chadbonrns, . Wil
mington, N. C.t Edward B. Taylor,
Columbia, S. C.J John H, Small, Wash
ington, N. Ci member of tha com
mittee, . v. i :,. f,"';.,..;.'
The resignation of C. J. Forest, sec
retary, was accepted, and II. H. Jack
son ot Charleston was elected, .
The neat , meeting ot the aasocia
tkin will be held. In Charleston Wed
nesday, November 6, 1907.
Tha president and executive com.
mlttee were authorised to prepare for
this meeting. It was resolved that Mr.
Small prepare a brief setting forth the
advantage and tha necessity of- the
construction ot tha . chain . ot . Inland
waterways along tha entire Atlantic
seaboard; aud further that such me
mortal should be submitted to the Na
tlonal commission on Improvement pf
waterways, recently appointed by the
preslfleht J ; ' - ; .
On Motion- (IT , Mr." Chudlwtii hrf,
President Estill of the (lssociiitlon,
prepared-the following telegram ' to
Uta president of the Mnltad tales:
"Charleston, S. C President, Wash.
Ington, D. C. ' :
"The executive committee of the
Inland Waterways Association, In ses
sion in this city, directs me to congrat
ulate you upon the personnel and the
purposes of the commission appointed
by you to consider the vital subject of
the Improvement of our waterways.
'I am also directed to call your al-
tentlon, and' through you to tha com.
mission, to the Importance of tha con.
structlon and maintenance by the
United States ot the chain of Inland
waterways along the seaboard from
Boston, Savannah and the Oulf, aha
partial waterway from 'Norfolk to
Heaufort Inlet, which will avoid th
dangers of Cape Hatteras and Dia
mond Shoals.
"J. If, R STILL, Presldent.H
The executive committee extended
congratulations to commercial Inter
ests of the country upon the fact that
congress recently made an Initial ap
propriation for the construction of th
Inland waterway between Norfolk and
Heaufort Inlet of r,50,000.
TRIES TO THROW
BABE INTO SEA
Mir.W YORK. March 2B. Craxcd
by Illness Mrs. Flllmena Aqulla, a pas
senger on board the steamer Konlg
Albert, which arrived here today
from Naples, threw her Infant daugh
ter Into the sen last Wednesday, where
It perished. The woman tried to fol
low the Infant to deMth, but was re
strained. The steamer was stopped for half
an hour whllo search was marie for
the child.
MURDERER OF MRS.
MORGAN IS HANGED
(Ry Associated Press.)
HPARTANHCUO, X. C March 2. -Thomas
Harris, a young white man.
formerly a Ilaptlst preacher, was
hanged In the Jail yard at OalTruey, S.
(I., today for the murder of Mrs.
Hortense Morgan. n aged while wo
man, last November.
lk'fore the black cap was adjusted
Harris preached bis own funerbl ser
mon. He killed Mrs. Morgan by cutting!
her throat, arter which he tmik $800 .
from her clothes. Harris narrowly e-
caped being lynched at the time of hlsj
arrest, and was brought to Spartan-:
burg for safe keeping.
DERAILMENT OF PASSENGER
TRAIN THE WORK OF WRECKERS
(By Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY Okla., March
Pauannf tfuln So. 1. Of thS
fhocktaw Oklahoma and Oulf rail
road, from Memphis, for Amarlllo,
..... An v In-. UMK T, r f t 1 1 V
UI..H 'i J m
derailed today at Council, eight miles
west ef Oklahoma City. Both engines
were badly wrecked, and the malt
.t kunti cars were turned over.
but, the coaches remained on- the j
track. Ose engineer and an unknown I
negro .were killed. Fireman Overton
LUNACY BOARD ;:
HOLDS SESSION
THIS MORNING
May Finish Work Today:, and;.
be Ready to Report to Flti-; :
Gerald on Monday, - v
.3 i
THAW'S ATTORNEYS, ,
.
' ARE VERY SANGUINE
-1
Attorneys will Not bo Allowed
to Cross-Examine' Any
- 'of Witnesses". '. ;
'-'t,;'; '.:;':.''. . sps""sb ;(-i,' i . -j , ,,j
(By Associated Press) .!J.. ..
NEW" YORK, March From ;
sources assumed to . be authentic It 1
was assumed tonight that Dr. Ali' ;
MuLane Hamilton, alienist, would bo
called to- testify tomorrow before tha
lunacy commission which la to as '
termlne whether ' Harry K. - Thaw la
mentally competent to understand tha;
nature of tha proceeding? In hla trial
for the killing of Stanford White and
to rationally advise hla counsel. 1
Dr. Hamilton, It was stated, will ap
pear as a witness at the request .of
the-commission and will be the only.
expert examined. , " .
The, declaration that Dr. ItamlU
ton . would would be culled was a, sur.-
prise, as It had been generally under
stood that tho commission, would noO
near any expert testimony as to. an-j
fendatit's condition of mind,
.lit waa Dr.' Hamilion's. testimony ad-
the trial that precipitated a reque,t hy.
the district attorney for a lunacy com
mission. . -. v'l . . - ; I '' '
'NEW YOflK, March :9. The roni.
mlKSton In luttiii y which U enit.'iiln 1
tha presont mental condition of llmiv'
K. Thaw, may llniah Its work touioi
row and be ready to report to Justlt-o-FlUgersId
by Monday. The Thaw'
Jury will report in court once more at .
ia.lt o'clock Monday morning and It
Is the hope of the presiding Judge as"
well as th commission that the mat
ter of the defendant's sanity may be
disposed, of by that time. It the com. t
mission should submit a report to the
effect that Thaw fully understands tha
nature of the proceedlnga against, hint
and has rationally advised with ma
counsel, Justice T!'gra!d will simply,
direct that the trial proceed without
making public tha commission's find
ings, if the report should be agalnsf
Thaw Justice ntagerald will announce
tha decision from the bench and If ha
deems tha prisoner' release to be dan
gerous to ths public pesos and safely
he will sign an order directing the con
flnement In some state hospital for tha
Insane, probably Mattewan. . ' -'
, Today being Oood Friday there waa
no session of the lunacy board and)
Thaw spent a quiet day In the Tombs
preparing for a renewal of his mental
test tomorrow at 10.10. The proceed
ings tomorrow will again be private.
It was understood today again that
neither Thaw's own lawyers of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome "would be ale ,
lowed to cross-examine any of tha wits
nesses who may be called on to testify;
before the commission.
Defense Very Hopeful. 1
Thaw'a attorneys are so sanguine ag
to the outcome of the lunacy Inquiry .
that I bey were today making plans foq
the reo nipt Ion of the trial next week
It seems now that It ths trial Is taken
up again the defense probably will an
nounca that It rests without further
testimony. Dr. Allan McLane Hamil .
ton, the, alienist who examined Thaes
last June and July, waa on tha stand)
when the trial was Interrupted. There
Is little likelihood that Dr. Hamilton
will be recalled. If Thaw la declared
to lie of soqnd mind, and the trial I
resumed It should not last more than
three or four days. The attorneys Iri
(heir summing up addresses will not
be allowed to refer In any way to tha
lunacy commission, for Its appoint
ment and proceedlnga are not a pari -of
the trial record.
While the trial was In progress all
of the allcnlsls who had examined
Thaw and who were called to tha
stand, paid a tribute to the prisorter'n
remarkable memory. It was this mem
ory. It was said, which served him In
such good stead before the commission
on Thursday and which led Attomel
Hartridge to make the "tatemenU
Thaw remembered more about the)
trial than I did."
was fatally Injured, a porter seriously;
hurt snd seven passengera gultartj
bruises. '
Investigation showa eonelnstrety
that the derailment waa caused tor
wreckers. Bolts had been removed
from the connection rods that move)
the switch. - -
Bloodhounds sv been . taken M
the scene; In an attempt o trace tha
CUlprltS." f" l ir iirt-il
Firematl Overton1 died -after belnf
brought to Ibis ety. t M J
if
sappers. .
for arbitration.