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CHARLOTTE, N. C SATURDAY EVENING JUNE 19, 1909
PRICE t CfiNTS
New York Has
Is Ins anity
Hereditary In
Dark Murder
M y s t e r y
Diggers Family
; IALOX V ten ')
Body of M' Elsie Siegel
f o una o owded
in
Trunk in Rt ' of China
man Had B Stran
ded to Death. Cfc
Fattier of Girl Unible to
Identify Body Many
Letters bound in Room
Signed "hie" Two
Chinese Disappear.
I'.v A.MiciiittuI Press.
. w York, June 19. The murder
, Miss i:isio Sigel, granddaughter
,; ii'ial Kranz Siegel, whose body
nmn.l last night crowded into a
; i,;. in the room of a Chinese, after
i : .1 U i ii strangled with a cur-
i; .id. appears to be the most re
; ,, , vase the New York police
! j, Lad to investigate in many
i Lie of the odd phases of the case
;. i failure of the murdered girl's
IV.ul Siegel. to identify the
,n that of his daughter, while
r iii's mother has declared that
!.-,. .u'iiloft and jewelry found in
I'.'oi.i with her body belonged to
i. '-. Su'Kel.
A i"..i::it.iiHcs of Miss Siegel who
.:'. !"-'u the boilv of the murdered
-: .i.itt that it is that of Miss
n .! and a number of persons
Urn found by the police who
t:."'i;:v. that the young woman lias
irrii a friend to the Chinese, William
I. I. "a. in whose room the body was
BARACAS AIO
PHILATHEAS
Id SESSION
N' ' iilustanding these identittca
i r.. it was stated at the home of
Mi. f-'iegel today that Paul Siegel,
;;. girl's father had gone to Wash-
in. "to bring Elsie home."
William Leon, Chinese, who was
;!. tnown by several Chinese names,
a .i s -'ill luifound today as was also
tii,;:; Sin, who occupied the room
. l oiiiiai; that of Leon.
ir t!ie Chinese restaurant con
: '. '. 3aa I.v ini.i. " il;o -oii.-.i arc
' .. him; for Leon but with s;:ant
'.!. of 1 tuiini hi'.u. as it is bUioved
ti;e i:: :ni' r was committed possibly
a- early a.; last Thursday.
Tae poliie gave out tlie report that
I. oii ; nd Chung Sin had sailed
1 ; i . i . i ;. f.ii Vain oaver on a steamer
pi:"4 V- way of the Isthmus of Pan
a;aa. Asks Washington Police Aid.
I'rec-miions have been taken to in
I'lf pt tho steamer at an intermedi
r.'iit if po.sf.ible. The police of
V.' ainton have been asked to aid
ilt New York police by finding an
"i-iKinal ropy of a telegraph message
'Ahirh was received by the girls
parents fl(,m that city last Saturday,
-ayitifc: ' I will be home by the end
ci tae week. Don't worry."
It w;ts signed with the name of
K.-ie Siegel. Miss Siegel had been
nir.i ir i ia missionary work among
'! (.'ii ni'.se.
Chinamen Jaio.js of God.
Mm. Florence Todd, one of the
n aiai-v workers in the Chinese
"f.i.r: .vh identified Miss Siegel's
u"'y. told the police the girl and the
''Liiiainan had been thrown much to-u-:h.'i
tor the post few years and that
l.'-on was greatly enamored of the
-i'l: thai he was'intensely jealous of
!' r and disliked her to receive at
' of other men.
Ti.is had caused Miss Siegel to
' : !.'-. Mr.-;. Todd said.
Reproaches Chinamen in Letter.
Aa on-r se veral hundred letters (lis
:(! in l.eons room were a number
-.'... (! "KMe." The contents of most
' i- in have not been revealed but
11 "i.e .f them "Elsie" reproached
'"a in- tanning trouble between her
..nd herself.
' tl: ink of Ihn sacrifice I
1 ' i.ia.lo for vou' she wrote in one
Special to The News.
Asheviile, N. C. June 19. Delegates
are today gathering from every state
in the union to attend the national
Barnca-Philathea (.onvention which
opens her tonight to be in session
through Wednesday night. Between
twelve and fifteen hundred delegates
are expected.
The first special train arrived this
morning from Atlanta bringing sev
eral hundred from Georgia and the
Criilf states. Special Baraca-Philathea
cars are attached to everv incoming
train.
The streets are lighted with over
three thousand electric lights and
many business houses are draped
with buntings and flags in honor of
the occasion. The convention opens
with a reception at the Young Men's
Christian Association building this
evening, which will be attended by
the delegates and visitors to the con
vention. Tomorrow's services will be of a de
votional nature. In the morning, there
will be a special teacher in every
Baraca and Philathea class in the
city and the larger numbers of the
city's pulpits will be filled with min
isters here on account of the conven
tion, both morning and evening. Iln
the afternoon a mass meeting will be
held at the Auditorium, presided over
by Rev. Charles McKenzie, national
vice president. Among the speakers
will be Luther M. Tesh, field secre
tary, Marshall A. Hudson, president
of the World Wide Baraca Union,
and Rev. Chester F. Ralston, D. D.,
of New York.
On the following days the Baraca
and Philatheas will meet in separate
sessions, the former at the. First Pres
byterian church and the latter it
Central Muthodisi in Ihn moruiug and
afternoon. A joint session will be
held at the Auditorium, or the First
Baptist church if it is large enough,
in the evening.
Tuesday afternoon will ba given
over to a drive through the Biltmore
estate and other side trips to Over
look Park, Riverside Park and other
points of interest in and about the
city.
KNOCKED OUT ! j
SLO. JNO Lo
EXPERTS DISCUSS I-., n, r j..
. ... j, Huvctr
'Four C
Bottled
Up
n First St
Several other charater witnesses
were introduced after court convened
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Among
those examined were Messrs. V. J.
Chambers. J. K. Wolfe, R. L. Grier.
W. S. Steveuts.
The defense then introduced docu
mentary evidence among which was
that showing a judgment of the Com
mercial Bank against J. G. Hood Co.,
J. G. Hood. W. S. Biggers and others.
Also a record in the book of deeds
showing that H. II. Hood was a trus
tee in judgment for J. G. and P. 15.
Hood. Also a deed from W. S.
Biggers to Mrs. Biggers. From the
record of corporations was introduced
the certificate of ' incorporation of the
J. G. Hootl Co., dated February 28,
1905
Dr. J. P. Munroe.
Following the introduction of the
above evidence Dr. J. P. Munroe was
placed on the stand to give expert
testimony. A hyphothetical question
was asked of Dr. Munroe. This ques
tion embraced practically all the evi
dence which has been adduced by the
defense which is alleged caused him
trouble. Assuming the jury to find
those facts, true, doctor, concluded
the question, would you say that the
defendant was sane or insane at the
time of the killing?
Insane, was the answer.
State, in your opinion, whether or
not he knew right from wrong at the
time of the killing?
Evidence to Show That
a Great-Aunt of The
Defendant Became Insane.
A Large Number of Char
acter Witnesses Were
Introduced This Morn
ingExpert Testimony
This Afternoon.
Is insanity hereditary in the Biggfrs
family The introduction, bv the de
fense in the trial of W. S. Biggers this
moiuing of Mr. Y'andle, a distant rela
tion of the family, developed the above
question.
The witness is an old man. seemingly
about 75 or SJ years of age. He was
asked if he was related to the Big
gers family and stated that he was
distantly related. In answer to a ques
tion by th defense, if he had known
any member of the Biggers fanily to
have gone insane, the witness slated
that a great aunt of the defendant had
been hi afflicted. Further testifying.
he stated that he. himself, had at one
time been a "little oft"' and had been
treated in the asylum.
- From ibis lin of evidence it seem
probable that the defense will attempt
Assuming those other things to be; f show feak of insan-
Calhoun Case With Jury.
By Asociated Press.
San Francisco, Calif., June 19. Con
eluding the greatest issue in the his
tory of San Francisco's graft scandal,
the case of Patrick Calhoun, million
aire president of the United Railroads
charged with bribery, wras given to
the jury shortly before noon.
Street RailwflV 9p r 11 r p c across tne Southern Railway grade
oireet railway oe c u r e s crossing at the Nation on west
KaQPmpnt Art A T?irrV. -trade street but this would be dan-
nasement Ana Kignt ot,gerous for a frequent and heavy
Wflv tn f P fir A Troe traffic. As it is now, however, there
VVdJrWU Lt 00 a AreS need be no fears oh this scare.
tie Aad Main Line of Tne The liD.e to Seversvi11? if yilnoy
street grade crossing. Extra car
serviep in annitinn tn the Sevprsville
traffic, will be run to the Southern
Railway station.
Some Big Fills.
There will . 42d to be some good
sized fills - by thA car company
in ' coinpIe?iB2 .i'it' - iiut: There is
a sharp decline through the land
between Mint street and the trestle,
which will require an 8-foot fill. On
the west side of the main line em
bankment, too, a great deal of grad
ing will have to be done.
The 4 C's secures 25 feet in width,
on which it will lay a double track,
between Mint street and the trestle
for a. distance of 400 feet.
Cost too Much to Open Street.
It looked several years ago as if
i the 4 C's were about to eet through
esting chapter in municipal history. J at this point, and the city was about
lne way through is secured by od-Uo open First street west from Mint.
Long Blockade of Traflic
From Mint to Cedar Across
First Street Extension at
Last En d e d Beautiful
Park at Lakewood.
The 4 C's Company marks a new
era in its eventful history by securing
the right of way through West First
street, which has been blocked hith
erto for several years.
The history of the blockade for the
street railway's cars makes an inter-
REPORT AMEND
MENT MONDAY
Th? Tafts to Beverly.
V u-liiii-toii, June 19. With the
' '''i of a congressional session
i'l- i-ntii well into July, if not the
' ! AiiT.ist. President Taft has de-
""! ' take his family to Beverly,
' venin-i of July ?,.
C ESI 01 ill
GLT GIG BOATS
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 19. Secretary of
War Dickinson has referred to the
Panama railroad company of New
York a proposition to have the
steamers of the company stop at
Charleston. South Carolina, on their
voyages from New York to Colon
and return.
The secretary favors this plan if
it can be done without causing inju
rious delay in transportation of the
canal construction material.
An important consideration is the
saving of the days time in dispatch
and receipts of mail matter should
the vessel stop at Charleston, the
cost of which would be about $800
each trip. There are advantages and
disadvantages in the plan proposed
which will be fully considered before
the decision is deached.
tainmg an easement from Mr. H. C.
Irwin, who controls the property be
tween Mint street and the Charlotte
Columbia & Augusta Railway tres
tle. For a consideration Mr. Irwin
has granted Mr. Latta this easement,
and also sold him a small amount
of land.
Under the Railroad.
From the trestle to the high em
bankment of the main line of. the
Southern Railway, the 4 C's has pur
chased the right of way, and also on
the west side of the railroad in Mc
Ninchville to Cebar street.
At. this point the line of ( street car
track now in use on Cedar street, and
swerving out to tne Uhadwick-Hoskms
A survey was ordered made, however,
by the city engineer and he reported j
mat it wouiu cost $ou,uou or mure,
and the city, in its poverty-stricken
condition, decided that it could not
do so. The project was then absmdon
ed by the 4 C'c but is now at last
happily concluded.
Lakewod Park.
The significance of securing this out
let is that there wil be a tremendous
impetus given to the travel to Lake-
wood Park this summer. The 4C. s
Company have made Lakewood the
most beautiful park which Charlotte
has ever had. The new lake has been
filling with water for some weeks past
and is now almost full. It is three
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 19. Senator Aid-
rich said to-day that the finance com
mittee has requested the attorney gen
eral to prepare an amendment concern
ing the corporation tax and said acting
uivdtr ' tLo ,'ilrcciii)ji of" thy -iiebidiii
no doubt he will do so. "Giving us a
provision largely reflecting the views
of the administration." He asked as
soon as, it is considered by the com
mittee it will be reported to the senate
and he hoped it would not be later than
Monday morning.
Upon a motion of Aldrich, print pa
per schedule was further amended so
as to reduce from six tenths of one per
cent a pound, the duty provided by the
house on paper worth 3 to 4 cents a
pound. Amendment offered by Daniel
by which cities as well as colleges,
etc., may import, free of duty, scientific
apparatus, etc., was agreed to.
true?
Yes, sir..
No.
Doctor, did you prescribe for Biggers
in the jail, and what did you give;
surburb, is struck. The track on fourths of a mile long, with an average
Fearf
ul Ending
Of Children's
cnic
G a
Pi
1; Ao'L.te.l Press.
1: ''. G,i., June 19
found not one of the children had been
While 1K rhil- killed outright though six of them were
, ... , in SUCn conuiuun mai. men icw.wj
"! wore attending a Sunday js nardly possible.
1 ! icn.'c at Martin Springs near The other ten while rendered uncon-
v i f standing under a tree yes- i?cious, are not considered in a danger-
' to csciiiie !i ulmwor a lmlt nf mis condition.
s riwi. M.i, ww, .r.,i rru i WvumtTiatlons disclosed uiai on uie
1 ' ' - -- . 1 V V V 1 , ........ . .
t'T.i
Tiinp nf the children the tree
, aid came the children were had been perfectly photographed by
; i' heap at the foot of the tree the electric bolt.
' . v,. i.; apparently dead. I Shoes had been torn from their feet
were Wo ,ioctoir. jn the pic- and every piee of metal about them
i.
1 u,y a a. on examination
they . fused.
Cedar street will soon be torn up
and that line discontinued.
The new route which the 4 C's will
henceforth pursue to Lakewood Park
and to Hoskins, will be;
The Nw Route.
From Independence square down
West Trade to Mint street: south
on Mint street to First street; west j Y
on what would be First street ex-
tended to the C, C. & A. trestle; j $
thence west under the Atlanta and j
Charlotte main line tracks of th?
Southern to Cedar street, and thence!
straight away to beautiful Lakewood j
and Hoskins. (a
a lit; ou.uiiuiu naiin tx j a5ccu i
give the 4 C's Company a 16-foot
clearance for its cars under the main
line embankment. This is the same
clearance as is had by the street
railway company under its elegant j $
new overhead bridge on tne lucKas- j
eege Ford Road. - j
Through the Trestle.
The Southern also agrees to provide
a passage way for the street cars
under the high C, C. & A. trestle.
Here the street railway will build
concrete abutments and place steel
girders across the passage way.
Bids have been asked for by the
railroad for this construction work
(and also for the grading and building
'of the connecting links ot its trackage
made necessary by this arrangement.
As soon as the bids have been
opened and the contracts given out,
the work will begin.'
No Longer Bottled Up.
The street railway company is
thus released into the open fields
westward of the city, Parkward, Hos-kins-ward
and river-ward though
there is no intention whatever on the
part of the company, as the result
of thus getting out, of going to the
river. All that is in the far-away,
indefinite future.
For several years the 4 C's has
been bottled up inside the city on
tlie west. It is true it could go out
width of 500 feet 800 at the widest
point. It is formed by a dam 45 feet
long. 30 feet wide on top and 105 at
the bottom, and is 24 feet high.
On the far western bank the splen-
Goods
Advertised
m
The
ews
did two-story pavilion is nearly com
pleted. This house is 250 feet long,
curving to conform to the lake shore.
and 45 feet wide. In the centre is the
bandstand, which will be occupied by
Geo. C. Brandman's New York Con-!
cert Band of 12 pieces, one of the
finest in the country. This band will
play every afternoon and evening on
the end of the pavilion next to the car
tracks there is a superb floor for
dancing, which will be a great feature
of the park.
The boat house is underneath the
pavilion. There are 18 row boats ready
to go on the lake as soon as the park is
opened, about the first of next month.
They are Miller's pressed steel boats,
with air chambers, so that if the boat
were to fill with water it could not
sink. The boats are similar to those
used at the government life-saving sta
tions.
There is also at Mr. O. L. Barringer's
garage a handsome gasoline launch
for use on the lake.
rhe lake is fringed on the southside1
with beautiful wooded hills. Through
these artistic pathways run, along
many of which will be electric lights.
for the aid of night promenaders. The
park is fanned by soft breezes, and is
an ideal place for an outing.
Lakewood Amusement Cmpany.
The concessions for the park have
been leased to the Lakewood Amuse
ment ComDanv. the managers of
which are understood to be Colonel
Crovo, manager of the Academy of
Music, and Mr. Hatcher Watkins, late
ly of The News staff, anc now editor
of Piedmont Industries. Their names
are enough to guarantee a high class
amusement centre at Lakewood this
summer.
Beautiful Roadbed.
Expecting a heavy travel, the 4C.'s
Company has put the roadbed in splen-
him'
Yes, I gave him come C. C. pills.
Did you give him any narcotics?
No, sir. l'gave him some bromide
and chloral.
Wrhat effect, asked Mr. Stewart, has
bromide and chloral?
A quieting effect.
What effect would chloral have on
the pupils of the eye?
Ordinarily, it would cause them to
contract.
Viiat eil'ovt has cocaine?
Temporary mental aborration, con
traction of muscles and other effects.
Does it have the effect of making a
person look wild if taken in excessive
doses?
Yes.
tWould cocaine cause a perso nto act
as Mr. Alexander said Mr. Biggers was
acting when he saw him on the law
yers road?
It might.
Under the influence of chloral wotil
not a person appear stupid or despond
ent? 1 think that if be had taken a suffi
cient dose to produce that effect he
woudn't walk.
Well, he could, couldn't he?
Yes. it is possible.
A man can be crazy and recognize
his friends, and be conscious of what
he is doing, can't he?
Y'es.
If a man is crazy he does not nec
essarily lose his conception of his stir
roundings?
No.
If a man crazy should meet two men.
one his friend and the other his enemy
and should shoot his enemy would yon
say he knew whom he was shooting?
Yes.
If a man should leave his home and
trace Lis enemy along the street and
finally come upon his enemy and
shoot his enemy would you say he
knew he was shooting his enemy?
Yes.
ity running in the Biggers family, and
will use this io strengthen their plea
of insanity.
Children Are Present.
For the first time since the trial was
Are
Half
Sold
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FAYETTEVILLE
WILE CELEBRATE
T
NEX
MONDAY
:J Special to The News
Fayetteville, June 19. Fayetteville
is looking forward to Monday which
from present indications will be the
greatest day in . all her history since
the visit of Marquis De La Fayette
in 1824. The Liberty Point declaration
of independence is to be celebrated
not only by her citizens, but by mul
titudes from adjoining counties which
will begin pouring in by tomorrow
The city is beautifully -decorated with
did shape. Ballast from a rock quarry I hunting and flags loaned by the War
occasion.
along the line is being placed on the
track. The city editor of The News
has often travelled over the Pennsyl
vania road, the finest in the world,
and the 4C.'s track looks now like
the Pennsy's main line. All the curves
are guarded, too, so as to guarantee
the highest degree of safety.
"Y'e Old Market" is robed with
many colors and covered with electric
lights which will blaze forth and
shine in all glory Monday evening.
In the center of this historic building
stands the same carriage that General
One of the features of the lake is La i-ayette roae into me city wneie
to be a great geyser in the centre, on
which colored searchlights will playat
night. "On to Lakewood," will soon be
the cry.
Monument to C. S. I. Privates.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn.. June 19. A monu
ment to the private Confederate sold-
' 1 . , . I 1. ...... . Vimi.nmlll
ue was gicciru uy umuy uiauu
in 1824.
Monday night "The Colonial Ball"
will be given as a repetition of that
given La Fayette and the "Fair
Ladyes" dance cards will be filled
with suitors names just as much so
as on the night of the original ball
begun the four little children of th
defendant were present ia the court
room this morning and were sitting
around their father. The youugest,
little fellow of only four or fiveyears
old. sitting on his father's lap during
the greater part of the morning.
Too Much Noise.
It ne court proceedings nave w-n in
terrupted on sveial occasions flurinje
the present tria' by the noise createl
bv pa'-itu? v.;;-. -s on Four'l Ktfet.
Severw; iiuv- it La. L-u rw.-.tr.v to
slop witnesses in the midst of their
testimony to allow a wagon to pans in
order that the attorneys init,ht Im able
to hear the evidetn ;.
There have b'ii such frequent inter
uptions of this nature that Judge
Council saw fit to remark on it thin
mornin-j;. soul stated that he hop!
some of the im-niliers of the bar pres-
nt would take notice of the matter
and bring it to the ailenion of he
proper officials before next court, and
see if some reined v could not Ikj offer
ed.
First Witness Today.
Mr. L. A. Severs was liie first wit
ness introduced this morning. He
stated that shortly after the shooting
he heard Mr. K. A. Stinhon say he
thought Mr. Lligers had Ikmi crazy
for some time.
Mr. Alfred Blown testified to the
good reputation of the defendant. He
said that in a conversation with the de
fendant he told the witness lie had had
a lot of trouble and had lost everything
he had in the J. (1. Hood Company.
Mr. Brown said that from his observa
tion of the defendant h- considered
something to be wrong with him.
Mr. W. M. Moore testified to the good
reputation of Higgers. He said a week
or so before the defendant was in his
office and he nticed a decided change
in his manner.
Mr. W. M. Crow-ll said the defendant
had a good reputation. The witness
said he had business dealings with the
defendant and that a week or so be
fore the tragedy he noticed a decided
change in his apiearauce. an that a day
or two before the shooting he had a
wild-looking appearance. He saw th
defendant on the morning of the homi
cide and thought that he was crazy.
On cross-examination he said the
defendant came into his store early on
the morning of the tragedy and had
a very wild look. He spoke of his trou
bles and said he had not slept much
the night before.
Did vou tell anvbodv he was crazy?
No.
Did he make a single insane remark
to you?
1 don't know that he did.
You don't know that he ever mad
a single crazy remark to you, do you?
I think so. In speaking of the trans
fer of the.Shullett property one day
he said he was going lo make his law
years pay the expense.
Mr. a. F. Helms.
Mr. A. F. Helms was the next witness
called:
Do you know the general character
of Biggers?
Yes, it is good.
When did you last see th defendant
before the shooting?
Monday evening on the Square. He
had n very wild look and I wouU say
he was crazy. I al.-io saw him Satur
day evening and he seemed o be in
the same condition.
On cross-examination he said he told
his father that he thought something
bad was the matter with Mr. Bigger.
Mrs. Reid McCall stated that on
February 5th her 'phone ran and Mr.
Biggers asked to speak to her husband.
She, told him that he was not in. He re
peated his question two or three times.
Mr. McCall said he had a conversation
as a reminiscent or a oygone aay. i
iers was Unveiled in the Centennial' On Monday evening an elaborate flis-. over the 'phone with the defendant Fri-
pnrk in the presence of a large crowd play of fire works will take place day morning. The defendant asked him
this morning. in Eccles Park. to change the ton of coal he got from