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LAST EDITION.
THE EAL1IGH EVENING TIMES.
VOLUME SO.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1907.
PRICE 60.
MRS. ; CHARLES BONAPARTE
TOR THIS CRIME
pOU SHALL DIE
APPEAL TO THE
IE COURT
WRECK OF NUMBER 84?
ROWLAND
RESPONSIBLE
THE DEATH LIST
liiiiER
FOR
Ad Effort Made to Connect
pi With the Freight
Train Wreck
WAS TRAIN JUST IN
FfiBNTSTBNGn
Rowland Said to Have Been Often at
Round House and Familiar WiHi
Departure 7 of Trains Witness
Recognized Him on Morning of
Disaster, but Engine Was Not
Run by Strange Deceased - in
Good Health Day Defoi-e Neath
fjevitjr in Court Room The Pro
ceedings. ;
The second day of the hearing to
release Dr. and Mrs. Rowland on
bail began shortly after 9:30 in the
cuonty court house this morning, the
change- having been made on account
of the heat and discomfort of the
state supreme court room aud be
cause of the fans and convenience
of t:ie court ohuse.
At times the court room became
quite merry, even Dr. and Mrs. Row
land joining in the laughter. Fre
quently Judgo Connor had to rap
for order and there were occasional
tilts between counsel.
An effort was made to connect
Dr. Rowland with a wreck on the
Seaboard, witnesses showing that
he was a constant frequenter of the
Johnson street station, it was
Bhown. tir that he and Mrs. Strange
were not unknown to each other be
fore the engineer's death. From
present Indications the hearing will
not be concluded before tomorrow,
as many witnesses are yet to be ex
amined. The proceedings today were as
follows:
Robert Reed says he lived at Ports
mouth, Va., In the summer of 1906,
and knew Mrs. Strange. Did not know
Dr. Rowland then, but was told the
doctor, whom he saw there, was Dr.
Rowland, Saw Mrs. Strange and a
man whom he was told was Dr. Row
land in bathing "all running around
tho water."
Asked by Mr. Hicks if he did not
apply to the sheriff to see Dr. and
Mrs. Rowland in Jail, Mr. Reed said
he thought not. Did not know any
thing about that. Did not see Dr
Rowland and Mrs. Strange in the
water nearer than thirty feet.
Said he "reckoned he did have a
speaking acquaintance with Mrs.
- Strange." .
Were Together Often.
Mr. Mike Tlghe, an engineer, knew
Engineer Strange. Saw Mrs. Strange
pass his home on Halifax street often
prior to the death of Mr. Strange.
Saw Dr. Rowland back of Peace In
stitute on many occasions. Saw Dr.
Rowland and Mrs. Strange three
weeks before death of Strange to
gether on corner of Halifax and
Franklin streets. Saw them and fol
lowed tnem It was probably after 7
o'clock In the evening. Followed them
up Wilmington street to the capitol,
then down Fayettevllle to Hargett.
Stood in front of Edwards & B rough
ton's. After separating, Mr. Tlghe saw
her go up Dr. Rowland's steps. He
waited about two hours, but she never
came out.
Mrs. Strange a Visitor.
..'.; A little after 1 o'clock on another
occasion Mrs. Strange went up to Dr,
Rowland's office. Had seen her very
often before Strange's death In the
late morning and in the afternoon
1 and late evening.
Got to Strange's house about ten
minutes to 1 on tbe day of his death
with Engineers Vaughan and Lowery,
Saw nobody. Told Mr. Lowery,
"Guess we bad better leave; can't
find nobody," I said.
"Hold on. I'll go see.".
Saw Mrs. Johnson and she told us
of his death. As we left, somebody
put his bead out of the door. At
6:30-went back and saw Mr. Stewart
and Mr. Bowen, but we could not see
Mr. Qtrange's body. Was not at fu
neral next day.
A week after Mr. Strange's death,
Sunday night. Dr. Rowland passed
under an electric light and went to
Mrs. Strange's house. When he got
on tbe steps Mr. Cole made a noise
and Dr. Rowland jumped down and
ran. .;''" - . ' ,
When Mr. Tlghe said this Dr. Row
land whispered to Mrs. Rowland and
laughed. Mrs. Rowland said some
thing to Mr. Hicks, as if she were
denying the statement.
On cross-examination: Said Mrs.
Rowland had been to Dr. Rowland's
(office twice before he saw the doctor
with her. Explained why he fol
lowed her. It was talked in Rich
mond that Mrs. Strange was running
around. Said Pat Wat kins said after
Mrs. Strange had bowed to them:
"Know that woman?" .
."No,;' ::
"Well, you ought to know."
"Why?"
"She Is Mrs. Strange. She'll give
you a good time."
Here the people in the court room
snickered, and his honor rapped for
silence.
Did not tell Strange because he was
single. So told Steel, who was mar
ried and a Mason, lo tell him.
Colonel Harris asked Mi,, Tlghe if
he hadn't .climbed a telephone post
and . looked ; into a yount woman's
room. -.. . '" . '
"No. sir.";
judge Connor called Mr. Harris
down for making observations on the
witness,--.
Witness denied turning slats of
window and peeking in on a young
couple.'";
'Why did you think it necessary
to follow her again?"
So that they could prove to Mr.
Strango that Mrs. Rowland was go
ing up there.
Said bin sister did not. tell him that
she had Invited Mrs, Strange to spend
some , time with her. Was not his
affair until Mrs. Strange had come f.0
his house. Mi. Tlghe looked counsel
so.unrely in the eye and answered
clearly.
William Dunn's Inning.
William Dunn, colored, saw Dr.
Rowland and Mrs. Strango Friday
after Christmas on tho corner of Hal
ifax and Peace streets, about 4:30 In
the afternoon.:
On cross-examination: Said he
knew her because he knew Mr.
Strange, who had his shoes shined.
"What Christmas was that?"
asked Colonel Harris.
- "Christmas. 1906," replied William:
"can't but one Christmas be In one
year?" '
Had been seeing Dr. Rowland go
down there and thought he had a lot
of practice on Pilot Hill. Spoke to a
barber next day, and when Mr. Tlgh
asked him about it he told him.
Dr. Rowland Interested in Trains.
Mr. C. B. Pusey, round-house fore
man of the Seaboard Air Line, knew
Engineer Strange, who was a very
healthy; man physically, and never
complained of being sick. Met Mrs.
Strange last winter at her home. Had
visited Dr. Rowland before the doctor
came to see witness. Dr. Rowland
,
came at different hours during the
night. Asked the doctor this:
"What In the world are you doing
here so much, doc?"
Dr. Rowland said he had a bad case
of dyptherla over In the mill town
Dr. Rowland would ask when trains
went out. One . night at 11:30 came
down and asked when Engineer
Strange was going to get ', out. Dr.
Rowland never came down again.
Night No. 84 Was AV recked.
Told Dr. Rowland that Strange
would go out on No. 34. At 1:50 that
night No. 84 was wrecked. Thirty
four should have gone ahead of No. 84,
but the latter that night went out
first. -'
Has seen Rowland ome from toward
Strange's house on several occasions
The morning before Engineer Strange
died next day, saw him and he looked
'as well as I ever saw him In my life.'
On cross examination, said he did
not tell Mr. Strange that Dr. Rowland
came from his home, "because I didn't
have nothing to tell.
Did Strange Run March 1?
Here Col. Ryan asked Mr. Pusey If
he did ndt swear at the coroner's in
quest that Engineer Strange made i
run on the morning of March 1? Mr,
Pusey was in doubt as to this, but said
the records will show. The records
were sent for.
Judge Connor had to come to the
rescue of Col. Ryan and Mr. Pusey,
who became entangled In the meshes
of questions and answers. Mr. Pusey
was just as independent- as Colonel
Ryan and replied to his questions with
fire.
Mr. Pusey would appeal to judge
Connor: "I have answered that ques-
tlon twice, judge, your honor," and
Judge Connor agreed. Several times
Colonel Ryan and the witness did not
understand each other and Judge Con
nor arbitrated.
While Colonel Ryan was asking Mr,
Pusey questions, there was a cross
fire between Colonels Aj"go and Har
rls.
"We know more about that wreck
than you think," said Mr. Argo.
"We know as much as you," replied
Mr. Harris.
"We'll see," snapped Mr. Argo.
Mr. Pusey said that on the night of
tne wrecK ne mei ur. .. nowiana com
In from Engineer Strange's house,
He made a diagram ot the streets and
(Continued on Page Seven.)
One
Hundred and Thirteen
Reported Lost
VAIN EFFORTS TO SAVE
Some Believed to Have Heen Drown
ed May Have Been Saved As the
Waves; Dashed Over the IIridjU.es
the Doomed Cajdaln Cried, "(Jod
Have You All."
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
San .'Francisco,- Cal., July 23.
The. number of lives lost 'by .the sink
ing of the coast liner Columbia off
Shelter Cove is iow placed at: 113.
OT this number 94 were passengers
and 15 members of tin; crow.
It is possible lliat some of i.ij;-e
now believed to have been, lost havo
been picked up hv other cralt and
may bo accounted for later, but the
Officers of the company foar that the
ground for such hope is slight.
Ninety-six of the passengers and 37
of the crew are known to have been
saved.
Many of tlie survivors, absolutely,
destitute' and in their night, clothe:),
were brought in to I0uieUa where
thy are being cared lor to the full
extent of the facilities of the little
town.
Tin officers of theylooinod steam
er did all In th.dr power to save the
passengers, but as only eleven min
utes elapsed from the time tlie San
Pedro crashed into the Columbia
before she went down not a good
deal could be done.
Captain Doran and Chief Officer
Whitney, after doing all possible to
stay t;ie panic among the passen
gers And get them off the sinking
ship made no effort to save them
selves. As the waves which engulfed
them smashed over the bridge Cap
tain Doran was heard to shout:
"God save you all."
There were many acts of heroism
reported by both members of the
crew and passengers.
FATHER'S
PULLS
Daughter's Life Saved by a
Faulty Cartridge
HE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Glddins Tried to Bribe His laugh
tars Not, to Testify Against Him
He is Held for Criminal Assault
Upon His Own Child Drinks Poi
son His Life Saved.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Winston-Salem, N. C., July 23
Thomas Giddlngs, aged sixty-seven
years, attempted to shoot and kill his
sixteen-year-old daughter In north
WlnBton this morning, and the girl's
life was saved only by the failure to
fire of the rusty pistol In the bunds of
the father. After his arrest Giddlngs
confessed to the officers that It wan
hlii Intention to kill his daughter and
then himself. His reason was that 111
two daughters refused not to swear
against Mm on the charge of attempt
lnar to rape his oldest daughter, lie
offered the girls 8150 if they wouh
agree not to testify against him at
the trial this week. Giddlngs told the
officers that he drank a bottlo of car
bolic acid this morning and that hi
would be dead In a few minutes.
The old man was attended by a phy
sician, and the doctor thinks bis pa
tient will recover.
Glddlng was released from Jail on
ball last Friday, having been arrestee
on the charge of an attempt to crlm
tnally assault his daughter.
AXOTHER TITLE FOR
I AMERICAN MILLIONS
, (Special Cable to The Times.)
Paris, July 23. The Figaro an
npunces the engagement of Count
Glulio Sennle.and Mary T., the eld
est daughter of James Gayley, first
vice-president of the United States
Steel Corporation, The marriage
will tak place In November at Mr.
Gayley's residence. In New York.
HAND
TRIGGER
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i-1Haii :, f
k y.
A I I I
Latest photograph of Mrs. i'liaii
Stales . Attorney General, who with
where she will s;eml the -summer.:
beautiful matroi's in Washington a lul during last season did consider
able euli'i'taiiiiiiu.
GATHERING AT SELMA IN
INTEREST WYATT STATUE
roinoi ifiw will In- . v in t: clay in
Selma. .. Thetv .lit' to be a biji patriotic
lU(oinK and a celobraiion under the
us'plees of tho' Uvary 1.. Wytjlt Cliap-
toi of I)aut,'hl,'rs. f t ll Cpnfodeniey',
for. the bi'iieiit ill' the Wyatt lnonu
tnent fund. A line hand -of iit'tt'eu
pieces' has- b'Vii '..secured for I he occur
sion, ami. tlie day .promises to i'
bis; one lor Seliua in every way. The
Edgecombe Guards.' both . past anl
piesent, will 1; tin hand. That was
tho company in wliicli youns vatt
wont out. In war,: Thero- will be
siieech-makini-j ilenty lo eat and an
all-rouiid.-good time for everybody.
Maj. II. II'.' liraiiley, niarshal and
librarian .of the smpromo court ol
1P
S HIM
THEY DIP AND DIE
( liy Leased W ire lo Tho Times.)
St. l.ouis, ,Mi!, Jn.ly ":'..- The mer
cury "Jumped ili-e.' decrees an hour
for three hours this niornitif,-. Seven
deaths and sisleeii prostrations have
been repoi-,od '".for llio twenty-four
hours up lo uooli. .
TWO CRUSHES TO
DEATH BY TRAIN
(Special to The Kvonlng Titties.)
Winston-Salem, N. (V, July 23.
Two negroes were killed by an in
coming -freight i ta in front Charlotte
near Harbor's Junction early this
morning. The men had lain down
on a trestle and gone to sleep. One,
was dead when found. The other
one was conscious and said his , name
wus Loon Monis of Martsville,- Va.
Both of his feel were cut oft and lie
died In an hour. Tho -bodies were
sent, to Salisbury to be prepared for
burial.
es I'.inia'iartc, wife of Kie United
her liusbaml, lias yone to Canada.
.Mrs. Ilonaiiarte is one of the most
Neriji Carolina, ol' ('lib-, ciiy. will be
in Seinia toiiioiiow. ile is tho only
surviving member ot tho squad that
was bring t be house that was shield
ing the Federal .troops at. that first
fight, at. Ueiliel. Va , when Wyatt fell,
the lirst to pour out. his libation of
blood' in the war between the slates.
Major llrad ley will bo one of the cen
tral figures ol the day, and Raleigh
U proud of tho distinction.
It is probable tliat a, large number
of Kaleigh people will go to Selma
tomorrow. That place is very easy of
access from here. One can leave In
the. morning' at either 4 :" 5 or 10:20
and got back in the evening at 2; 50,
Ciiilf or 11:.".!). . . ;
ANOTHER PLOT 10
ASSASSINATE CZAR
.'..(liy Leased Wiro to The Times.)
St.. Petersburg, July'23. What is be
lievcil to be another plot to assassi
nate tlie czar and his. family has been
frustrated by tbe police,' who arrested
a -student and a young woman, and
upon .'searching- them found plans of
the palai-o at l'eteilinf Where the czar
is now staying, as well as plans of the
winter palace and charts of the St. Pe
ter and Paul and Cronstadt fortresses.
The coiistiluthinal democratic con
gross Is now planning to hold Us meet
big In Finland in the early part of
September. The government refused
permission for tho congress In tills
city..: i''-
GKKMAX STl'DKXTK
IH K.Ii PKOVKS I'WTAI,
m'y Leased Wire to The Times.)
Halle, Germany, July 23. In
duel between students following a
quarrel during festivities Walter
LIpsky, ono of tho participants, wits
shot and Instantlyy killed. ',
At Washington Hotels,
(By Leased Wiro to The Times.)
Washington, July 23. Arrivals at.
the hotels from North Carolina: J. F
Taylor and wife, Klnston, at the ftal
elgh; H. McL. Green, Wilmington, at
tho St. James; W. H. Amies, Char
lotto, at tho National.
ilau Hears the Sentence With
Immobile Face
SMILES AS HE GOES OUT
Public Opinion Entirely With Hau,
and Many Demands Made for His
Acquittal .Members of His Wife's
Family Cursed in the Streets and
Stones Hurled at Them.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Karlsruhe, July While a
great crowd in front, of the court
house demanded his release, Karl
Hau, the young law professor of
Washington, was found guilty early
this morning of having murdered
Frau Moliter, his niother-in-law, and
soon after this verdict he was sen
tenced to die.
. Not a '.muscle' of the '"prisoner's
faci! moved when he heard the sen
tence pronounced, and he smiled
pleasantly at his lawyer when he
was taken from the court room
There were remarkable ''demonstra
tions in the street both before and
after sentence was passed. A great
crowd surged in front of the build
ing where the trial was set, and
men and women demanded the ac
quittal of tho pi isoner. ;
The members of the Molitet fam
ily were almost; .mobbed when I hoy
tried to enter the court house, and
after Hau was sentenced they were
afraid to leave the building. After
waiting for three hours for the
crowd to be dispersed, the relatives
of .the' condemned man were escoit
od to their hotel by gendarmes. j
Public opinion seemed to be en
tiivly with Hau and against the
members -of 'his wife's family. Tlie
Moliters were cursed 'in . tho stveeis
and stones hurled at their automo
bile. The crowu seemes to think
Hau was the victim of a conspiracy.
.Many cheers were heard for him.
Halt's lawyers have .already pre
pared papers asking for a rehearing
of tlie case.
l)r, Uktz, counsel for Ilau, in his
notice of appeal, insists that the con
viction should be set aside because the
Judges forced Hau to don a black
beard similar to the one worn by him
and in this manner he was Identified.
Such proceedings would be permitted
n only a few courts In the world.
When he donned the beard he was
dentified by persons Who saw tbe mur
derer of Frau Moliter in the vicinity
of the Moliter home shortly before the
tragedy.
Tlie jury, made a record for German
ourts in criminal cases, deliberating
but eight minutes before.' deciding. on
tbe death sentence.
GIRL'S
SAVES
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
San Francisco, Cal., July 23. R.
Hawse,. third officer on the lost steam
er Columbia, said ho was In his room
at tho time of tho wreck, and he
noted tho shock ami heard the alarm
given. He makes the official state
ment that the Columbia floated eleven
minutes after the San Pedro struck
her. Officer Hawse tells of the heroic
rescue of a lady passenger by Mabelle
Watson, who resides In Berkeley.
Miss Watson was in one of the
small bouts with about twenty of the
passengers and crew. The boat cap
sized when the ship went under, and
they all went. down. Only about ten
,or twelve who had on life preservers
enmo tip. Miss Watson had been In
tho water thirty minutes, when a
young woman appealed to her for
help. . '
She held (he girl's head abovo the
water for almost two hours. The
girl was unconscious most of the
time. When Officer Hawse approached
In a boat and asked Miss Watson to
give him bor hand so ho could help
her In, she refused assistance until he
lifted her unconscious companion on
board. When tho two girls were
taken on board the Sun Pedro the
doctors declared that Miss Watson's
companion was beyond recovery, but
when they learned of tho heroic ef
fort of Miss Watson to save her, they
worked desperately, and the young
woman revived -and is now all right.
Miss Watson Is only 16 years old.
HEROISM
ANOTHER
following Decision Written
by Judge PrKchard
NOTICE BY UI1I0N
When This is Given Both Sides Co
operate to Make the Appeal as
Simple as Possible in Order to
Present the Point at Issue to the
Highest Tribunal.
(Special to The Evenmg Times.)
Asheville, N. C, July 23. After
Judge Pritchard had signed the Judg
ment in the habeas corpus and railroad
rate law case, Judge J. H. Merrlmoh,
special counsel for the state, gave no
tice of appeal and waived bonds,, but
under the law the court fixed a bond
of $200 each for Wood and Wilson.
Both sides co-operated to make the
appear as simple as possible In order
to present the point at issue to the su
preme court,
Edward T. Sanford, as attorney gen
eral of the department of. Justice, ar
rived here yesterday, and, It is under
stood, that he came as an emissary Of
President Roosevelt to promote peace
between federal and state courts,, and
to 'arrange that there should be an ap
peal from both the state and United
Statt-s courts. While Mr. Sanford de
clined to talk for publication, he did
not deny that he came on a mission
ot pence. He brought the assurance
that if the cases were allowed to pro
ceed In an orderly courre to the su
preme court of the United Statts, the
department of Justice would request
that court to advance the cases to an
early hearing.
The above action was taken at the
Instance of Governor Glenn, who last
night, upon being Informed unofficial
ly of the fact that Judge Pritchard '
had declared section tour of the act
unconstitutional, wired and wrote Mer-
rimon and Merrimon of Asheville, the
state's attorney, to appeal the case to
the United States Supreme Court.
Governor Glenn In a press Interview
last night also said that 'if you Btrlke
out section four entirely the violation
of law remains, and the railroad is in
dictable at common law, but he does
not for a moment believe that the su
preme court of the United States will
sustain Judge Pritchard's decision that
section four Is unconstitutional.
FEAR IS EXPRESSED
For the Safety of the Duch
ess of Marlborough
And for that of Harold Vanderbllt,
Both of Whom LiPft New London
on the Yacht Trivia for the James
town Exposition. -
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Norfolk, Va., July 23. Some faar
is expressed for the safety of Harold
S. Vanderbllt, brother of William
K. Vanderbllt, Jr., and Consuelo,
Duchess of Marlboro, who left New
London, Conn., July 10 on bis sloop
yacht Trivia, en route from Newport
to the Jamestown Exposition. Cap
tain Crowley of the Trivia, who was
sick when Mr. Vanderbllt left and
decided to follow by steamer to
Hampton Roads, arrived . Saturday
and has not been able to get In touch
with Mr, Vanderbllt or with anyone
who has spoken his boat. ,
Telegram from Annapolis, Md.,
reports the Trivia was there last
Thursday, sailing Thursday evening.
Mr. Vanderbllt was accompanied by
three other young men on the yacht.
BRAKEMAN DEAD IN
A SOUTHERN WRICK
: : 1 -
(By Leased Wire to The Tlms.)
Chattanooga, Tenn., July '2Z.
Brakeman V. 0. Wright or Atlanta
was Instantly killed aud Engineer
Loftin had a narrow ; escape In a
wreck on, the Southern Railway this
morning in the yards at Citlco.
The wrecked train was .extra
freight No. 764. The local superin
tendent says that it was caused by
the switch tender throwing the awltch
in the wrong direction. Tne locomo
tive hit the derail and waa . thrown ob
its side. A carload of oak tlinber,
which was the next oar attached to
the engine, turned sldewlse, and
Brakeman Wright was caught ihnder
it. Other trainmen escaped by -Jumping.
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