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NEWS THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. J ESTABLISHED' .SS CHARLOTTE, N. C WhDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY o, 1907. PRICE: 5 CENTS Dissension Jnong the Counsel fo n d s Attitude of Thaw, in At tempting to Conduct his Case, Results in Serious Unrest Among Counsel. Crisis is Reached. Attorneys May Withdraw 77 nless course is Changed As to Future Course of Defense. Pro ceedings or To-day. By Associated Press. New York. Feb. 6. Interest in the opening of the Thaw case centered in the laaiKuvies of the counsel for the defense, who yesterday had earnest consultation among tnemselves as to the futinv conduct of the case. Evidently it was decided to put the matter squarely up to the defendant, and before the session began today an" of Thaw's lawyers went into the prisoner's pen to discuss the niattei with him. All the lawyers took their accus tnmpil daces when they came into court. Attorney Delmas, of San Francisco, took charge of the case. The Countess of Yarmouth appeared in the court this morning for the first time in several days. She looked a trifle pale. Along with the Countess came George LaLuder Carnegie and wife. The only absentees were the mother and wife. Jerome withdrew his objection to the introduction of testimony, regard nig insanity in collateral branches of the Thaw family. Benjamin Boman was re-called as the first witness. Lawyer McPike was asked if it was true some of Thaw's lawyers were not in sympathy with the handling of the case and at the introduction of Dr. Wiley as a witness. "That last is true enough, but you'll have to wait and see how things look when the court opens tomorrow." he said. The elder Mrs. Thaw will come tc the court house only on the day she is to take the stand. Lawyers May Withdraw. A crisis has been reached in the case of Harry Thaw. It follows the day of reverses in the defense, brought on primarily by Thaw himself, it is stated, because up to this time he has insisted in directing how the defense shall be conducted. The session of the court yesterday, when Justice Fitzgerald ruled out for the time being all testimony which, it was announced, might tend to show insanity in the collateral branches of Thaw's family, had been over but a short time when a momentous confer nece of Thaw's counsel occurred. It is known that several of law yers protested in vigorous language against the conduct of the case as it proceeded yesterday and that serious difference developed. For a time, it is stated, it looked as if several of the lawyers would sum marily withdraw from the case, but this was averted. An ultimatum, however, was given such action would occur unless certain lines of action were followed. Sensational Testimony. It developed before the calling of witness Bowman that Delmas was to ssume active charge of the case, handled yesterday by Gleason. It was said that Delmas delivered the ultimatum that he would with draw from the case unless given free hand in conducting the figlit for Thaw. The result of yesterday's proceedings are anything but satisfactory to all concerned in the case. Benjamin Bowman, stage door keep er. was asked: "Did you ever hear Stanford White make threats against the life of any person?'' ''Yes." -dr. Jerome objected, saying he was r-ot assured the defense was to be one self-defense. Delmas declared that every defense fle law allowed was to be taken ad vantage of. Mr. Jerome withdrew his obj'ection. 'A nisht after Christmas," the wit ness resumed, "Stanford White came "I to me after the show and wanted f know if Miss Nesbit had gone home. "OW him she had. He replied: "You ?re, a liar 1 told him to go Odck on the stage and see for himself." hen he returned and as he passed he pulled a pistol from his pock- and. muttered. Til find and kill "ku before dnvlierht ." The he said White had applied to the man "-"'-oo DiaiCU LUC V 11C , iios3 life he had threatened in a loud oice. "Did you communicate this threat 10 anyone?" asked Delmas. es, I told a detective sergeant." object," said Jerome, bid you communicate the threat to mis defendant?" asked Delmas. ICS. I mrl- him r-r Wftli QVOnilP and told him I wanted to speak with In .1 i . fTu m? of the incident at the thea tre and of White's threat." Vvhat was white's condition when e made the threat?" ge,.M v as black in the face with an- District Attorney Jerome asked that Defense iti Conference the answer be stricken out as improp eriand the court so ordered. "What was Mr. White's manner?" asked Delmas. "He was very angry." Justice Fitzgerald, after Bowman had : stated the name White called Thaw, ciimuuncea mat jf there were any lad ies in the court whose sense of pro priety would not admit of their hear ing the testimony, they might with draw. Several went, including Mrs. Carnegie and the Countess of Yar mouth. Unfit For Ladies. "We must ask the court to bear with us in bringing out this testimony," explained Delmas. "But it is essen tial." "It is perfectly right and proper," Justice Fitzgerald quickly assured the lawyer. "There are ladies here, however, and I think they should be given an op portunity to withdraw if they so de sire. District Attorney Jerome took the witness and for the better part of an hour questioned him very closelv as 1 to his employment and places of resi dence for the last Sve years, attempt ing to secure the house numbers and other details. The witness said he was door keep- er ac tne Madison Square Garden Thea tre from 1902 to February 1904. Thaw s sisters evidently became re-assurred during the long and rath er tedious cross examination for after George Carnegie had gone to them and explained the character of the testimony they returned to their place. Hary Thaw who had shown alert in terest during the testimony, as to the threats said to have been made against him by White, gave evidence of be coming fatigued and yawned several times. He seemed paler than usual. As to White's Threats. After being questioned about the ttatement at the theatre, the wit ness said: "The girl from Dixie was playing at the theatre at the time that Evelj'n Nesbit was in the cast. She left the theatre that night a l'ttle after 11. He said he had re ceived no compensation in the case and had not been promised any. , "When Mr. White returned from the stage, just what did he do?" "He went by me muttering, but I could catch some of the things he Laid. He took a pistol from his I'ccket and held it in his hand until he reached the stage door. - As he Continued on page 9 - FARMER DROWNED. Prominent Drowned Farmer of Anson County in Creek Body Not Re- covered. Special to The News. Wadesboro, N. C, February 6. Mr. A. B. Mills, a prominent farmer of Burnville township of this county, was drowned in Lanes Creek yesterday. Up to this time the body has not been recovered. Killing of Aldrich. By Associated Press. Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 6. An in vestigation of the circumstances un der which Democratic Congressman elect Favrot shot and killed Harry Aldrich were begun by the grand jury. Dispensary Abolished House Passed Bill, Abol ishing Dispensary at Madison. Solicitors to be Put on Salary of $2, 500. As to Insane. By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 6. The Webb bill, putting solicitors on salaries, passed its third reading in the Senate todaj', after being discussed for two hours. All of its amendments were voted down, including one by Senator Aycock, to specify the salaries of all solicitors. The bill, as passed, fixes the salaries of all solicitors at $2,500 and all fees in excess of this are to be turned over to the State treasury. In districts where the fees do not amount to this, solicitors will receive only the fees paid in. The bill was ordered engrossed and sent to the House of Representatives. ( Graham, of Orange, introduced a bill providing for a 2 1-2 and 2 cent passenger fare, with interchangeable. Mr. Graham is president of the Senate committee on railroads and the bill ex presses the opposition to the flat 2 cent fare agreed on by the joint com mittee. The Senate passed many local Dins. Webb introduced a sustitute bill, to take the place of the Bickett bill, to provide mental defectives. It repre sents the agreement of the joint com mittee on insane asylums, and pro vides for a bond issue of $500,000. It is similar to a bill already proposed. The bill was referred to the committee on appropriations. In the House. In the House Douglass introduced a bill to regulate political conventions and primaries. " The bill was made a special order for Tuesday. The Bickett bill was also discussed in the House. . j , TT 1,1 o oriritfri rhsUlSSlOn I Ae oCXht, th disnensarv at ??. ie.rnrn mnntv. The bUl Marshall. i,v auiov" - - finally passed DOUGHTON BILL FAVORED. Retail Merchants Favor Bulk Bill Protest Against Freight criminations. rSale ' Dis- Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C .,Feb. 16. The legis lative committee of the North Caroli na Retail Merchants Association, in session here, has declared in favor of the Doughton bulk sale bill which has already passed the House and is pend in in the Senate. The committee asks that a law be enacted to punish the ordering out of goods on approval when done with in tent to defraud merchants. The committee has adopted resolu tion, protesting against freight des criminations against North Carolina and urging the General Assembly to pass the Graham bill, which authorises the governor of the state to employ counsci to appear before the Inter State Commerce Commission, and fight such discriminations. The committee also endorses the bill enlarging the powers of the Cor poration Commission which has al ready passed the House. , . The committee has given va hearing to a number of the representatives of railroad companies and the Southern Express company . protesting against ! the present penalty laws as too dras tic and the committee has recom mended that the assembly modify the1 laws. Mr. Claude E. Matthews for some time past passenger conductor for the Seaboard Air Line between Richmond and Columbia Las been promoted to the position of assistant train mas ter on the first division, Richmond to Raleigh, the latter place to be his headquarters. Capt. Matthews has been in the service of the Seaboard six years or longer. This promotion is a deserved recognition of his faith ful and efficient service. IS HE GUS DEFORD. By Scar on Hand Man is Arrested, on Several Serious Charges. Special to The News. Union, S. C, Feb. 6. A man, be lieved to be a yeggman, possibly one Gus Deford, the notorious cracksman, a man apparently about 30 years of "age, was arrested yesterday at Jones ville, near here, and committed to the county jail. He refuses to talk, but first said his name was M. A. King, of Roanoke, Va. Later, with the desire to confess, he said he was from New York State. A man who was in Columbia when the yeggmen were there three or four years ago, caused King's arrest. A warrant today charges him with being implicated in robbing the post- uiuw d.u nuuicc, . v., j-. 1 A scar between his thumb and index finger on the left hand was one means of identification. The other description was, height, five, eleven; light, auburn hair; light eyes, weight 160. A pre liminary hearing will be given next Friday. MAYORALTY TALK. The Man Who Can Foster the Spirit of Progressiveness is the Winning Candidate. "The issue in the coming mayoralty campaign," said a prominent politi cian this morning to a News man, "will not be prohibition; it will be progressiveness, or the motto of the Greater Charlotte Club, 'Watch Charlotte Grow,' and the man who is j wiling to foster the unprecedented spirit of progress which is how pre valent in this city, will be the man who gets there. "Prohibition and other issues have been overshadowed," continued he, "in the -splendid march of improve ments and extension of business which is placing this city far ahead of all others in the State. Charlotte wants a man at the head of her ad ministration who will conservatively keep up such building progress and stimulation of all business inter- ests." -There has been no pecor court for two days. The officers say the blind tigers stay in-doors this kind of weather. JUST A FEW MORE BRICKS, PLEASE! Will Care for Insane Bickett Bill is Favored by Joint Committee on Hos pitals. Bond I sue of 8500,000 is Provided for by Bill. Special to The " News. Raleigh, Feb. . 6. The joint legis lative committee on hospitals for the insane has decided to report favor ably the Bickett bill, for the care of mental defectives, with some few amendments." The bill provides for the creation of a hospital commission which, shall be in charge of the State hospitals for the insane. It is! empowered to purchase additional irnds for an enlarge the present hos pitals at Raleigh, Morganton and Golcsboro,- tr? meet the ncda of' the State for 20 years and locate and es tablish "colonies" for the treatment is desirable, one for white and one for-the colored patients. The bill carries a bond issue of $500,000 if that amount is needed witn a proviso that the bonds are rot to be issued if the money is available from other sources in the State treasury. Also that not more than 250,000 bonds can be issued during the year. The joint committee on railroads and public service corporations voted last night to recommend to the legis lature the adoption of a two cent flat passenger rate and the abolition of second-class fare. It is learned that Chairman Graham, of the Senate committee, was the only member of the committee who voted for a second class fare. It was an executive ses sion of the committee. Philippine Expenses. Dy Associated Press. Washington Feb. 6. Senator Clay presented a resolution directing Sec retary Way to send the Senate a statement of the amount of money expended by the United States in the Philippines from July 1, 1902, to date, for the equipmen, supplies and military operations. Fire Insurance Commission. By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 6. The execu tive committee of the Cotton Manu facturers'Association has decided upon a fire insurance commission ; and has appeared before the legislature to nress lo matter press L"c maxter Schooner Was Driven Ashore Unknown Three Masted Schooner Driven Ashore on Diamond Shoals. Rescuers Sent Out. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., A dispatch from Cape Hatteras stater that an unknown 3 masted schooner was driven ashore en the Diamond shoals during the night and that the crew in surf boats from - Hatteras and Creeds Hill life saving stations have gone to investi gate. The dispatch says the stranded ves sel appears to be filled with water, but says nothing concerning the loss of lifi. Crew in Danger. The crews from Hatteras and Creeds Hill life saving stations reached suffi ciently close to the vessel to see the men clinging to the rigging, but for the mountainous seas, for their own safe ty, they were obliged to put back and await more favorable conditions. It is impossible to shoot a line to her. It is hitter cold. DISCRIMINATION CHARGED. Cotton x Mills of Georgia and South Carolina File Complaint Against Railroads, Charging Discrimination in Freight Rates. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 6. Complaint has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Enter prise, Sibley and Graniteville Manu facturing Company, Monroe Cotton Mills and Riverside Mills of Geor gia, and South Carolina corporations engaged in the manufacture and sale of cotton, and at a large number of Southern, Western and trans-continental railroads, alleging that the charge for shipment of cotton gods, and cotton waste from points in Georgia and South Carolina to Pa cific coast terminals is a greater amount than for similar shipments over longer distance from New York and New England points. The Enterprise, Monroe and Gran iteville companies, also engaged in shipping cotton goods to China and Japan . -. - In another complaint against the same railroad companies and against the Great Northern and Occidental Steamship Companies allege that in the shipment of such goods from Georgia and South Carolina points to Pacific coast terminals a greater charge is made than from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts points. PROPOSED BOAT LINE. Southern Refuses Landing of Boat and Bartlett Seeks Amendment to River-Harbor Bill. Ey Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 6. Bartlett, of Georgia, secured an amendment to the river-harbor bill, directing the chief engineers to ascertain whether the owners of the wharfage privilege at the harbor of Brunswick, Ga., dis criminates against any one engaged in the transportation of freight. Bartlett explained that the citizens of Macon were very much interested in securing navigation upon the Ocmulgee river from Macon to Brunswick, and said that at consider able expense they had arranged to Lave a boat ply between the two points, but that the Southern Rail way Company had refused to allow the boat to land. It was for the pur pose of reaching some equitable ar rangement for the use of the wharves that the amendment was presented. POCKETBOOK SAVED LIFE. Narrow Escape of Couple From As- sassan's Dagger. By Associated rress. Constantinople, Feb. 6. George Christich, son of the late King Milan of Servia, and Mme. Christich, had a narrow escape from assassination. An unknown man suddenly attack ed Christich and attempted to plunge a dagger into his chest. Tho wpnnnn. however, struck a thick pocketbook, and only inflicted scratch. ONE KILLED THIRTEEN INJURED Fire Caused Loss of One Hundred Thousand Dollars. By Associated Press. Boston, Mass., February 6. One man vas killed and at least 13 other people were injured in the fire that destroy ed the block occupied by Hunt Broth ers, department store and several ten ements in Tremont street, causing a less of upwards of $100,000. ALL ON BOARD LOST. Vessel Lost and All Hands Aboard Perish. By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 6. One of the tow of the three' coal laden barges, which left Norfolk Saturday for Boston, in tow of the Waltham, was foundered off Absecon and all hands aboard were lost. Mrs. J. H. Sadler whose barn was burned Sunday night had two hundred and fifty dollars insurance in the Farmers' Mutual. 7 he Selwyn Opens Its Doors in Brilliant Reception to Friends Twenty-Five Acres in East City for $25,000 The Suburban Realty Company has purchased 25 acres of the old Vail farm, back of Elizabeth College, at $1, 000 an acre. The entire tract em braces 93 acres and the remainder of the land, at the present rates for Char lotte real estate, is considered to be worth upwards of this price and will likely be in demand in the future for residential purposes, as Greater Char lotte expands. The property was bought from Miss Cora Vail, of Taylorsville, and Mrs. S. M. Johnston, of the county. The Su burban Realty Company, with Mr. F. C. Abbott at its head, is exploiting the Wilmore property to the south of the city, and will, it is understood, make use of its new purchase for residen tial purposes. EACH SUBURB A WARD. Principle Suggested in Governing Sys tem of Greater Charlotte. "Every suburb taken into Greater Charlotte should be incorporated into a ward of its own as nearly as pos sible," said a man today who is closely identified with the efforts for the ex tension of the city limits. "Yes, I think the old ward lines should be maintained. That is Trade and Tryon streets should remain the inner division lines of the present city wards, First, Second, Third and Fourth. As to the outer limits of these wards, let us illustrate by considering Ward Two. Let us say, for instance, that Morehead street should be the southern boundary of this ward, and the northern boundary of Dilworth Ward. T am not dogmatizing, jou under stand, I am only suggesting a possi bility. "I think the wards should as closely as possible conform with the suburbs. For instance, again, Dilworth, Ather ton, Elizabeth, North Charlotte, Sev ersville, etc., should be in wards to themselves and every one have its representative on the board of alder men, and the representation should begin with the beginning of greater Charlotte. "I like the idea of continuing the present system of a board of aldermen, with new members for the new wards. I I don t take very much to the cumber ) some system, of a two-house council- manic body as obtains in some of the greater cities, of the country. The smaller the number of governing bod ies the better, I think." Such a system will, it is understood, be proposed to the makers of the new charter for Greater Charlotte. Brick Manufacturers Meet. By Associated Press. St. Louis, Mo., February 6. At the annual convention of the National Brick Manufacturers Association, Pres ident Copeland of Birmingham, Ala., delivered the annual address, after which the annual report of the treas urer Sibley of Birmingham was sub mitted and committees appointed. Sentence Confirmed. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Feb. 6. The Em peror has confirmed the sentence pass ed by the court martial -on Vice-Ad-miral Nebogatoff. He will be interned in Fortress Tenicars. Brozvnsville Is Up Again Another Witness Testified Before Senate Commit tee at Investigation of Brownsville Affair. His Testimony Given in Full. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, February 6. Former Sergeant J. D. Fraser, of Com pany D.. 25th. Infantry, testified before the Senate committee on military af fairs in the Brownsville investigation said at the-roll call, after the shoot ing, every man was accounted for. He said two days afterward the am munition was ordered turned in and was found accounted for. He said he had nothing to do with the trouble and withheld no informa tion. He declared there was no con spiracy of silence. He. had believed, he said, that some of the soldiers had "shot up" the town but the opinion was based on the fact that his company commander had so told him; he had never heard any of the soldiers admit it. Overman Fires Questions. The witness stated that it was his belief that the citizens of Browns ville "shot up" the town to drive the soldiers away. Senator Overman asked, "Do you think the citizens would kill one of their own number commit murder to get you away?" 'Frazer replied: "I don't know wheth er any one was killed; they wanted us away." In further explanation he said it was impossible for the citizens to get am munition from the soldiers and it was brought out that the witness testified at a former hearing that the citizens may have procured discarded caps from the soldiers. Today he said all the men of the 25th wear hats. Introductory Chapter of Hotel's History written in Shape of One of The Season's Greatest So cial Events. Upwards of a Thousand People Inspected the New Hostelry Through out and Praised its Per fections Without Stint. Erect as a light-house in the chilly air of a Southern winter's night, the blaze from electric torches, a-flare in every window of the six stories of the Hotel Selwyn last evening, spelled "Welcome" in letters of light. Invited guests leaned from carriages that crunched through the frozen crust of the snow to observe this pretty sky scraper effect, and the huge hostelry seemed to reach out welcoming arms with a hospitality as royal as that of the Inn of St. Bernard. The world and his wife were invit ed and the world and his wife were there. Charlotte society turned out en masse to this epoch-marking function in the transition of the staid old Blue stocking town to a modern city. The entrance was by the Church street door, the guests proceeding at once by the elevators one story, the women to rooms 109, 110 and the men to 101, 102, where outer wraps were discarded and the descent quickly made to the lobby where a brilliant scene was to be witnessed. The room was flooded with the light which Edi son, highwayman of the heavens, rifled from the pockets of the lightning as he held it up at the muzzle of his genius. Potted plants lent a sugges tion of the tropics- to the scene. Clus ters of carnations, here, there, and ev erywhere, shook the faint, sweet breath of cinnamon from their broid ered kerchiefs. And Charlotte folk, arrayed for the most part in the pink of the fashion, raided their vocabu laries for descriptive adjectives with a recklessness as lavish as that dis played by Caesar Augustus in sparing not his choicest wines for a feast. Receiving the Guests. Messrs. Wood, Lightfoot and Harper were tireless in their efforts for the comfort of the guests, of whom there must have been 1,000 present. They inspected the hotel from cellar to roof, going into raptures over the ex quisite furnishings of the various rooms and suites of rooms, the fur nishings having been purchased through the Parker-Gardner Com pany. Mr. Charles W. Parker, along with Messrs. C. A. Wood and W. S. Alexander went North to select them, and Mr. Parker and his firm displayed the best taste and judgment in thi3 most important and trying task. "I really think I should like this," re marked one of the city's most charm ing and accomplished spinsters, who has cheated some man out of a splen did wife, to a friend, as she surveyed the bridal chamber with a critical eye. Governor Glenn, of North Carolina; Governor Ansel, of South Carolina, sent letters of regret at their inability to be present, as did the following: Mr. A. R. Blakeley, of the St. Charles Hotel, at New Orleans; Messrs. Palm er & McDowell, of the Hotel Magnolia, at St. Augustine, Fla. ; Charles J. Owen, of Hotel Amsterdam, at New; Orleans; Manager H. A. Dulton, of the Piedmont Hotel, of Atlanta; Mr. F. W. Rice, editor of the National Daily Ho tel Reporter, of Chicago; Henry Home, of Macon, Ga., and Mr. William B. Charles, of Amsterdam, N. Y. Mr. W. E. Kavanaugh, of the Zin zendorf, of Winston-Salem, was in at tendance. The receiving parties consisted of: Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dunn, Mr. and 1 Mrs. P. M. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bur well, Mr. and Mrs W. F. Dowd, Mr. and Mrs. C. Gresham, Messrs. J. W. Wadsworth, J. R. Pharr and C. A. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Alexander, Manager Alexander Lightfoot, Mr. Houstoun Harper, Mrs. E. C. Reister, Mrs. George Stephens, Mrs. J. M. Har ry, Mrs. A. S. Cheek, Mrs. R. H. Jor dan, Mrs. W. S. Liddell, Mrs. T. C. Thompson, Mrs. W. W .Watt and Mrs. Ogden. Light refreshments were served and Chef Paran and his kitchen corps were busied keeping the supply up to the de mand. The Dance. At 11 o'clock Terpsichore literally took the floor the waxed floor of the ball room and dainty slippers, a flash under the whirling swish of silk and satin, skimmed over the glossy surface. The dance vas led by Mr. Dolph M. Young with Miss Louie Jones and Mr. Frank M. Caldwell with Miss Louise Wadsworth. Those who participated were: Misses Louise Wadsworth, Annie Wilson, Edna Lockwood, Florence Thomas, Mary Spencer Anderson, Sa die Belle Mayer, Lacy Ray, Lucy Rob ertson, Alice Baird, Loui, Stuart and Sara Jones, Marguerite Springs, Hel en Brem, Acton Latta, Mary Brocken brough, Mildred Bispham, Norma Van Landingham, Georgia Lowe, Dora Sa fer, Edna Hirshinger, Leoline and Lau ra Etheridge, Sarah Hargrave, Annie Parks Hutchison, Selene Hutchison, Lucy Oates, Margaret King, May Courtney Oates, Alida Oliver, Nettie Continued otf page 5 V