North Carolina Newspapers

IT m- ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. ,cV-NO o4S7 CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1906. PRICE: SCENTS Twenrfour Persons 'nitsmvmsr u Killed 96 Injured and Observed in Good Old Fashioned Way Mere urt Arc Hundreds the Result of a Fatal Explosion Near Annen Great Number of Per sons were Killed and Injured Last Night. Explosion Occurred i n ClCtOty, WhlCll IS Part www m I ofKrupp Establishmen t. Fire Preceded the Ex plosion. Associated Press. IVrnnund. Germany, Nov. 29. T :uy-r'our persons were killed, 9t A r.uerously wounded and several ; : hvd slightly injured by the ex- . in the robarit factory near . u last night. ! ., explosion occurred at 8:20 A-: : ..-!!. An hour earlier fire had broken iU Lilt HIV Lu: ' , iO Ci t.. i L Ul Krunn establishment. i fire brigade was obliged to re cause of the danger of explo- ; neighboring Krupp slightly damaged. factories FOET COMMITS SUICIDE. renca Lewis, With Only 43 Cents n His Pocket. Shoots Himself. .A v- York. Nov. 29. Lawrence Lew-' .oet and author, who lived in ' Mind street, committed suicide this morning in the Barthodi Ho- -hooting himself in the left tern-' .".-. I IU body vas found last night, r r.'y-four hours after the shot had iiivd. La A i's in the young man's clothing ir. ;;!td that he had become despen .: :.' cvtr his failure to impress pub - wit lithe worth of his songs 'i v. ritings. His clothing was thread i ;.: ;uul only 40 cents was in the Ltwis was about twenty-four years o'.-i. slender and handsome, with clas sical features. He had written several fc::crs and had just completed a drama. SCHMiTZ GIVEN OVATION. "2vcr Schmitz Warmly Received cn His Return Says He Has Been Maligned by Newspapers. ; :-oc5ated Press. ' !.,"""' VmTioisrr. 'nv 20. Mavcr : ho cut short his European ir.) to hasten home to face charges fi" extortion and graft in the office : .;r which he Avas indicted by the ;r:-f.r.d jury during his absence, was 'vamiiy welcomed on his arrival at ii.AlrJght. In a speech Mayor Schmitz he had been maligned by the "wr.rst set of newspapers that ever .-.r.- l a city," and that the attack v a- against union labor. He de clared it might yet be necessary to iorhi a vigilance committee. CAPT. BERKLEY DEAD. Gcnerrd Agent of the S Today. A. L. Died IA AsHociated Press. i i'-hiladeiphia, Nov. 29. Captain Ed- j ward ami not during the trip on ac iv.:;:i,; Berkley, of Atlanta, general ! COViI1t of alleged poor rations. az-iv. oi the Seaboard Air Line rail-' i TLQW declared to be ruiet on v a.-. dir. (I in a hospital here as the re-1 tlie Tennessee, these in the brig be su'.r f r an operation performed three ? rOT5fsr.0d for other offenses. There vt(.-:i.-; i'C. iie was -30 years cf age. Thirty Years in Supreme Court. j Washington. D. C, Nov. 29. For J'J.ricr. Harlan Thanksgiving Bay this ! year is an anniversarv ot more tnan i or.-iint.ry interest. It marks the begin-, liing of his thirtieth year on the Su j lin irie bench, he having become a mem-i '";r the court November 29, 1S77. 1 ba-A-e Harlan is the only member ot , l1" ''i-reme Court now eligible to re-, with the exception of Chief Juo-: is s pinx a physif a! giant, and seemingly as full ; i health as the best of men. He is j inan, ;md should the Democrats win in I'.acs he would probably give Presi (ant Itoosevclt the privilege of appoint-iJi'-; bis successor. He was born in K musky, and his ancestors were Vir ginians. During his long career on the 'ipreme bench he has handed down sonif. noted decisions, including that in 'hf- Nebraska maximum freight rate case and the Northern Securities case. er. J. p. McMurray, of the Union ! ings and three barns in Gallitzen, Pa., Xaiional Bank, cf Rock Hill, S. C, -e burned today. The loss is $250, ent the day in the city. , ftOOi ; ; !' ' I Governor Hey ward Grants a Respite for Special to The Ne Columbia, S. C, Nov. 29. Gover nor Heyward today granted a respite 'ntil January 10, 1907, for John Hen 'lorson, colored., sentenced to be banged at Sumter tomorrow. The officials and prominent citizens cr Sumter, have petitioned for clem ency for Henderson, because he twice v.'as instrumental in preventing a CATHEDRAL DEDICATED. Handsome Building at Richmond Ded icated Today With Impressive Cer- errcny. By Associated Press. Richmond, Nov. 29. With dedica tory ceremonies participated in by the most distinguished Catholic pre lates in this country, the Cathedral or the Sacred Heart, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan, today took Ultil C c lii't; 1 IIII" f-'Kl III- stitutions of its kind in the United States and a monument of the church in the South. The ceremonies begun with the con secration at six this morning and were followed at eleven by the pon tifical high mass. They attracted a large crowd to Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan came from New York. Not only were Cardinal . Gibbons, .Apostolic Delegate Falconie and many -arch Bishops and Bishops from all parts of the United States conspicu ous figures in the services, but the State and city officials, including Gov ernor Swansou and the mayor of Richmond, and a host of prominent nynien were assigned special seats i;1 the Cathedral admission to which was strictly by invitation. The church is a magnificent edifice of the Italian renaissance architect ure, occupying a picturesque and commanding location, embracing the entire block in the heart of the fash ionable part of Richmond and facing Monroe Park, with its acres of grass trees. Within the building are Sve altars and two chapels. The Cathedral was first contem- r-lated by Monsignor McGill, a Con- it derate bishop of Richmond, in 1S65. The corner-stone was laid June 4, 1903, by the late Father Conway ot the Jesuit Order. TO BE SENTENCED. R. A. Adams, Celebrated Prisoner Wil! Again !a Sentenced to Hang. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, November 20. R. A. Adams, the celebrated prisoner who made his escape from the Colleton jail and for months defied arrest has been carried to Colleton where he will be sentenced again to be hanged. Adams killed his kinsman, Henry Jacques, and was convicted and sentenced to ; be hanged. He escaped from the Cole I ton iail and returned to his home where it w?.s said he defied arrest. At any rate he was not arrested and rewards for his arrest aggregating $1,000 were offered. Finally an officer went to his home and without resis isnce placed him under arrest. He amnied tor a new max ana tne ou- ineme Court called in all the circuit judges to hear the case. The new trial was refused and meanwhile the prisoner was kept in the State peni tentiary for fear he would escape again. Now he has been taken back to Colleton in order that the court in session there may fix, another day for his hanging. Cause of Mutiny. Bv Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 29. The men from the cruisers Tennessee and Washington, declare that the alleged "mutiny" on the Tennessee occurred while the cruiser was being coaled on tv.o uthmiis frr the return trin home- was no trouble among the men on the "Washington. Father Killed His Sen. Sneads. Fla., Nov. 29. Thomas Yon was fatally stabbed at Comfort, near nio-vit lw liis fatlie-.- His-don A y'cn The" senior Y.on who had been drinking, was beating his wife when rho gon interferred. The father drew hig kaife and stabbed the voting man nKdor fche heart in the right Ke then cutMrs. Yon an ug- tlie face; the blade pene ,,, illilIctK' iyi c,, f fh H, Yon is related to some of. the best LOSS BY FIRE S250,CC0. Number of Fires Do Great Amount of Damane Today. By Associated Press. Altoona, Pa., May 29. The opera house, Schilling & Dawson's hardware store, Joseph Bengal's department store, and the Mountain Supply Co's sreneral store", together with nine dwell John Henderson -jail delivery while connnea in tut Sumter jail. He informed Sheriff Epperson ot one plot and probably saved the jail or's life, as the other prisoners had secured arms and tools to break jail. The respite is granted in order that the board of pardons may pass on the case in January. Henderson was convicted of kill ing his wife by stabbing her to death on the streets of Sumter. President Samuel Spencer, of :.'..t Southern Railway,,. Killed in. Fatal r: , ,7 Wreck on Southern this Morning In Wreck Which Occur red 11 Miles South of Lynchburg this Morn ing President Spencer - zvas Killed Instantly. Tram No. 37 Ran into Rear of No. 33. Phillip Schuyler, Engineer Ter - s ry; D. W. Davis and Un identified Man Killed. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Nov. 29. Presi dent Samuel Spencer, of the Southern Railway, was killed this morning in a, . wreck which occurred at Lawyer,' II miles south of Lynchburg. Several members of the party who were in President Spencer's car are reported to be seriously injured. At the general offices of the South ern Railway the following statement has been issued: "Southern Railway passenger train, No. 33, left Washington last night iate, by reason of the congested holiday traffic. About G:30, at Law yer, Va., on a portion cf the read protected by the block system, the train was stopped for slight repairs to the couplings. Passenger train 37, following 33 and being given a clear block, ran into the rear of 33, re sulting in a serious wreck. "Our present advices indicate the collision was probably due to the negligence of the operator in allow ing 37 to pass the block. "President Spencer and party ol friends were in the officer's car at !he rear of 33 and the reports are that President Spencer was killed and several of the party seriously injured." Watt Davis, special train dispatcher of the Southern, is among the killed. The Other Victirr.s. Lynchburg, Nov. 29. President Spencer's body was burned beyond re cognition. Philip Schuyler of New York, one of President Spencer's party, was also killed, as Avas Spencer's special train dispatcher, D .W. Davis, of Alexandria, and Engineer Terry. One man, not yet identified, was also killed. Eight negroes were injured, one probably fatally. President Spencer's coach was en tirely burned. Vivid Story of Wreck. President Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway system, who was en route to the South on a hunting trip was killed this morning in a rear end collision at Lawyer, ten miles south of Lynchburg. The private c:;r in which he was riding was struck and split open by the colliding locomotive. It immediately caught fire and the body of President Spencer was burned almost beyond recogntion. In the car with him were Philip Schuyler of New York; Spencer's Pri vate Secretary Murrill and Private Dispatcher D. W. Davis cf Alexandria. Operator Davis was crushed and died in 15 minutes. Schuyler was instantly killed, but. his body was not badly burned before it w as .rescued by pas sengers.. Engineer C. Terry who was on the rear train was killed. There is an other man among the killed whose name cannot be learned. Private Secretary Murrill was wounded, but the nature of his injuries have not been learned. Twelve or fifteen passengers, most of them negroes, were wounded, only one of whom is thought fatally. Eight negroes are in the city hos pital here. The collision was between the Jack sonville express and -the Washington and Southewestern vestibuled limited. Tlie Jacksonville train stopped on the top of a very heavy grade a mile noith of Lawyers depot to repair a slight break-down and it is said be- the engines of the Lynchburg depart fore the flagman could get back to ! ment was harried to the wreck to ex- protect 3iis irain, the Atlanta train dashed into it. Body Under Engine. The heavy engine cf the train plow ed into the private car of President Spencer, in which he and his guests v,'ero supposed to be sleeping. Imme diately the private car caught fire. Wreckage was piled around the en gine as though placed there by hu man hands to consume it. Every por tion of the wood work on the engine was burned and the monster machine rtands there torn and twisted and u io turned down I bankmont as it is -aseless. the em- It vas under the locomotive that the burned body of President Spencer vas found. It is evident that Mr. Spen cer was killed instantly and did" not suffer the toture of being burned. His Birth Place. President Spencer was born in Co lumbus, Georgia if i'lre year 1847, and was educated at Iiie' universities of Georgia and Virginia. in 1S72 he married Louisia Vivian Penning, at Columbus.. Ga. A Pathetic Scene. Dispatcher Davis was alive when taken from under the wreckage. He was crushed about the lower portion of the body and was conscious until the end. He asked that word be sent to 1 his wife and child. The- death of Da vis was touching. He stated to his rescuer that he knew he was dying and that he knew the end could not be far off. "Place your finger on my mouth," he said, "it feels so cool and gcod." Ho pleaded with the gentleman, who was also a passenger on the train, not to leave him, and for ten minutes this man stayed with him, un-1 til he saw that nothing more could be done for him. Work of Fiends. One of the worst phases of the ac cident was the heartless manner in which a few passengers and some af the attaches, especially some of the porters of the Atlanta train, ransacked the wrecked cars for plunder. F. M. Curtis, of Jamestown, N- .Y., who was a passenger on the Atlanta train, saw one negro porter ga through a lady's grip. He saw him throw away such things as were of no value to him, and appropriate those things that he wanted. Curtis declared that lie would have killed the porter if he had had anything to do it with. Not a few passengers engaged in this ghoulish business , and a large number of valuables and much money, which was scattered about the wreck ed trains, was taken. The Hero of the Hour. Curtis, who was on his way to High Point, was the hero of the hour. It vas claimed by some cf his fellow pas sengers that to his work an- general ship belongs the credit of the rescue of a dozen persons who would have perished but for his efforts. Story of Schuyler. New York, November 29. Philip Schuyler who lost his life in the wreck, wag a member of one of the oldest and best known New York fam ilies, being a grandson of General Schuyler of Revolutionary fame, and a grand nephew of Alexander Hamilton. Ho was born in 1536 and graduated from tlie Harvard Scientific School and University of Berlin and served with distinction with the army of the Po tomac during the civil war. He was a director ot tne New York Life In surance and Trust Co., of this city. Charles D. Fisher. Charles D. Fisher is reported miss ing in the wreck. He is one of the foremost citizens of Baltimore. He was one cf the founders of the grain exporting firm of Gill & Fisher, cf Baltimore, and had extensive business interests in the South. Fisher vas one of President Spencer's party. A Mr. Redwood, also reported miss ing, is probably Frank T. Redwood of the brokerage firm of Lcwnes & Red wood. He left Baltimore on the wreck ed train last night for North Caroli na. Injured Cared For. All the injured brought to Lynchburg will recover with the possible excep tion of an aged woman who may be fatally hurt. One of the engines of tinguisii the flames among the wreck-asre. "K It is understood "that the operator m enarge ot the block office at Ran goon, four miles north of the scene, allowed the Atlanta train to enter the block before he had been given a clear track from the next block station at Lawyers depot, five miles below. Why the operator allowed the train to pass 3iis block is not known, and will hardly be known by the railroad company before official investigation. Beth trains were running late but on account of the heavy equipment of the rear train it vas not making great speed. The train which was struck vas composed of a mail car, combination day basgage and passenger coach, two Pullman and President Spencer's car. The rear sleeper to which the private coach was attached, was wrecked, but not burn ed. The regular day coach -and for: ward Pullman were practically unin jured, but the combination coach, sec ond from the engine, was crushed. It was here that eight negroes among the wounded were hurt. Lucretia Al len, colored, of Danville, died on the operating table. Other injured are: Willis J. Winston, New York, leg badly broken J. W. Shaw, Spencer, N. C, badly crushed and both legs broken. Garland Thomas, Greensboro, N. C, leg broken and badly bruised up. P. R. Vauls, Waynesboro, Va., bad ly broken up and bruised. Cora Logan, Shelby, N. C, both legs broken. William Pollock, New York, badly scalded, leg broken, bot1 arms broken, hopelens condition. Sam Ccx, Washington, leg broken. All these are negroes. List of the Dead. The list of the dead now appears to be eisht as follows: President Samuel Spencer. Philip C. Schuyler, of New York. Frank T. Redwood of Baltimore, Md. Charles D. Fisher, of Baltimore, Md. Dispatcher D. W. Davis, of Alexan dria, Va. ' Engineer Terry. Lucretia Allen, a negro, who died on the operating table. One woman, probably a negro, who was killed outright. Number cf Dead and Injured Charles D. Fisher, and Frank T. Red wood were later identified among the dead. This makes seven dead, and a dozen to 15 injured. Hsd Planned Hunt To-Day. By Bell Long-Distance 'Phone. Greensboro, N. C... November 29 The most intense excitement was stir red here early this morning when the first news of the fatal wreck of Presi dent Spencer's train was reported. The first news received stated that IS or 20 persons were killed with the president and that Blair Patter son, private secretary of President Spencer, whose home was here was am;',ng the number of the victims. This, however, proved to be a mis take. News first reached Mr. II. B. Spen cer, son of President Spencer, while he was at the station with his private train awaiting, the arrival of his father and party, who were expected to set out at once on the Greensboro special for Friendship, a game preserve ten mileg from hQTG for a hunt to-day. The train which was wrecked was due here at 5:53. Friendship was the favorite hunting place of Mr. Spencer and quite a large party were to have engaged in the hunt " today. At the hotels here there was cuite a number of prominent parties who were expect ing friends in on No. 33 to join in the hunt. And the sreatest excitement reigned until at last telegrams were received from all of those on the ill fated train. Immediately on hearing of the fate of his father, Mr. H. B. Spencer, ac companied by District Superintendent Andrews, set out on their special train for the scene of the wreck. Mr. Schuyler, one of the victims, of the wreck, was well known here, be ing a special friend of Sheriff James F. Jordan. The trains No. 37 and No. 33. due here at 5:52 and 6:45 did not arrive i before this afternoon. ! Mr. O. P. Heath on Wrecked Train, j iur. u. f. iieatn,. oi tnis city, was a passenger cn one of the wrecked trains which collided near Lynchburg this morning. He dispatched the fol lowing telegram to Charlotte, "Bad wreck. I am safe. Telephone family." COGNAC KILLS CHILD. Mother's Mistaken Direction Leads to Death of Son at Sea. New York, Nov. S3. Eight-year-old Vladimir Payer, who with his mother, Airs. M. Bayer, a cabin passenger on the Holland-American liner Staiencam, which arrived here last night, died on November 19, as the result of drink ing eight ounces of cognac. The child's body was buried at sea. Vladimir was in the stateroom with his mother, who vas suffering from sea sickness. The child asked for a drink cf water and the mother pointed to a bottle' on the shelf. The child mistook the cognac for water the two bottles were together and drank the strong liquid. The ship's physician found the lad in a ccmotose state. All efforts to revive him were futile and he died the following day. Mrs. Bayer attempted to throw her self overboard after the child's body had been lowered into the sea. She came to America to join her husband, who resides in Cleveland. ARTHUR DEVLIN TO WED. Noted Ball Flayer Marries Miss Wilk, , or ur.icago. Chicago, Ills., Nov. 29. The matri monial fever that seems to have play ed havoc among professional base bail players since the close of the past season has found its latest victim in Arthur Devlin. This evening, accord ing to announcement, the big third baseman of the New York Giants takes as his bride Miss Ihna M. Milk, daugh ter of Fred L. Wilk, vice-president of the Union Trust Company of this city. The ceremony takes place at the home of the bride's parents and imme diately thereafter Mr. and Mrs. Dev lin are to leave for California to re main there until time for the bride groom to report for the training season next spring. Miss Wilk is said to have first met the baseball player while she was attending a girls' school near Washington, when he was leading the Georgetown University team to vic tories. The couple will make their fu ture home in I7ew York city. Carusa Received. New York, Nov. 29. Enrico Carusa was given a cordial reception when he appeared a few moments a.fter the cur tain went up on "La Boheme" at the Metropolitan Opera House last night. The only suggestion of disapproval was mild hissing from different parts of the house. After a few seconds this was hushed. The applause, which last ed several minutes, was the strongest in the balconies and galleries, where many Italians and Frenchmen were seated. After his first solo Caruso was given an ovation and bestowed appre ciation. The house was comfortably filled but not crowded, and seats in the balconies were still to be had at 8:45 o'clock. The police guarded all the exits and were in evidence throughout me nouse and in the wings of the stage. Ohio Acsdemy of Science. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 29. From schools and colleges throughout the State leading educators gathered today at Ohio State University to take part in the sixteenth annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science. Today was given over to preliminaries and social features of the gathering. Tomorrow will be taken up with the regular pro gram of papers, addresses and discus sions of interest to the scientists and Saturday, the final day of the meet ing, the member of the academy will pay visits of inspection to the educa tional institutions and other places of interest in and about the city. Reunion of Baseball Family. "Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ganzel, the parents of a noted family of ball players, celebrated their golden wedding today and the event was made memorable by the at tendance of nearly all of the fifty-four members of their immediate family. Several of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ganzel have attained wide fame as professional baseball players, among : them John Ganzel, who will captain j the Cincinnati National league team next year, and Joe Ganzel, who has captained teams in the Inter-Stato and Southern Michigan leagues. Mr. Walter Bickett has resigned Ins position at the store of McLaugh lin and Wallace, at Sardis. Jury Return Verdict of Not Guilty in The Hedrick Case Fire at Lexington. Special to The News. Lexington, N. C, Nov. Nov. 29. A small frame store in the heart of the town burned at 1 o'clock this morn ing. It was occupied by Crave It Bros. The loss is $1,000 with SG50 insurance. The fire put th: business section in danger. Union Service Held in Many of the Churches of the City and Good Collections Taken. Money for The Poor. Dai'idson's Se cond Team and The Y. M. C. A. to Play Football. Sports men Flock to the Fields. Business Houses Closed Thanksgiving, that best of American heritages from the Pilgrim Fathers and their Puritan descendants, was observed in Charlotte in the good, old fashioned turkey-dinner way, with Sun day services in many of the churches. As a general thing the various denomi nations united their adherents in union services. The day was kept as a legal holiday by the postofiico people, and most of the si ores were closed or open for only a few hours. The hunters, with gun and dog, took trains for South Carolina where in certain, counties the bird season has begun. The big football game ihat Charlotte usually enjoj s on this day was lacking, but the second eleven cf Davidson ColAege arc here to play with a picked Y. M. C. A. ele.cn on the Latta park gridiron this afternoon. The day was fair and shnrply cool, so that overcoats and wraps were a necessity. Indeed the day vas an ideal, old iime Thanksgiving day. Everywhere the poor were remem bered, got;d collections being takvn up in the church meetings for these who deserve and need help. Dr. Beyer at Methodist Services. A largo audience greeted lie v. Dr. IT. K. Coyer, who preached the annual Thanksgiving sermon at Trinity church this niornin at a union ser vice of the Methodists of the city. Dr. Boyer rpoko bilefly of the spirit, of the day and conditions of observing the festival appropriately. He said: "The observance cf this day is one cf the eldest customs among the civ ilized nations, dating from the 11th century B. C. It was celebrated even among the Jews who set aside eight days in which they ceased from all work, and celebrated tlie occasion with magnificent choirs and festive board. "We find the custom also later pre valent among the Greeks and Romans who thanked their gods and goddesses for tokens of favor, and it must be re membered that they recognized not Him who is the giver cf every gocd and perfect gift, the great over-ruling and superintending God of the whole uni verse. The Church of England cele brates a harvest festival in which, however, the true spirit of this day is lacking. The real essence of thanks giving is manifested in the Plymouth colony of 1G21. "History shows that the first proc lamation calling for the day's obser vance was issued by George Washing ton, 1795. I have in my possession, however, the first original copy issued in January and calling for the obser vance of February 19, 1705, as the first Thanksgiving day. Tlie next procla mation was issued by Lincoln in 1S63 and from that day the custom has grown old. "There is no act that marks the American nation more distinctly Chris tion than the dedicating of this day each year for praise and thanksgiving to God. Ic is well that we remember that it is the only festival in which every people may participate. The Jews cannot celebrate with us Christ mans holiday, but all can join in this annual festival. "There is much to be thankful for to day, notwithstanding the presence cf the infidel and grumbler and con stant croaker. I would have you call in mind the marvelous progress which has attended this nalion the past year. Every ad va.nc.cmer.t mrrks the upbuild ing of Christ's kingdom in the World Com pa re the conditions cf your homes with their luxury and magnificence with those of your forefathers. It should make your heart swell with praise to God for his mercies during the year. Notwithstanding political agitation and controversy, the best tilings cf life are nor. subject to trusts and monopolies everybody can enjoy them free and full. They can net bo organized and kept from the enjoy ment of the many. There re the blessings cf love, goodness, the beau ties of nature, the air we breathe, and the beaut? es of the world around us and of mankind. These things God foreordained to rem:-hi from the hands of men and we stand today the recip ents of all these hlesslnfcs. "I want to ask you this question:. Continued on page 9. ;Bv Bell Long-Bistance 'Phone. Salisbury, N. C... November 29. The t jury in the Hedrick case returned a verdict of not guilty to-day at 12:20 o'clock and Hedrick is now a free man. The verdict meets with the general approval here. For some time the sentiment was against Hedrick. but since the begin ning of tlie trial and the developments of its c--.se bv the defense, there has ! been great chanzc in this sentiment.