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THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME
VOLUME 30.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1907.
PRICE c
FRENZIED MOBS ARE LED
BY WOMEN TO VENGEANCE
Car Barn Stormed aDd As
saulter of Child Beaten
Almost to Death
MOTHER OF THE CHILD
LEADER OF THE ATTACK
A Battle With the Police Who Pi.
Daily Rescue the Man in a Dying
Condition Five Mobs Gathered
to Wreak Vengeance on Bespoil
ers ot Innocence A Reign of
Terror Such as Has Never Reen
Known in the History of New
York Pills the Hearts of the
Dwellers in the Metropolis,
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Aug. 7. Five frenzied
mobs, led by women, hunting the
lives of alleged fiends and a reign
of terror in New York such as has
never before been known under
similar circumstances was the rec
ord today of the crime wave.
In 14th street near Avenue A,
more than two thousand men and
women set upon Paul Sogerato of
No. 209 Avenue. B, who had seized
11-year-old Grace .Tosco of No. 61
East 14th street. They were led by
the child's mother.
'-: Tiiey beat the man nearly to
death, at ached a policeman who
tried to defend htm and then storm
ed a car barn at Avenue B and 14 th
street where the prisoner was taken
to save 1.1s life. .'The doors were
battered in and the mob was again
bearing down upon the man when
the reserves arrived. There was an
other fierce battle, and then the po
lice triumphed and took, the mob'd
victim away In a dying condition.
Word , of these outbreaks today
added to the ominous tendency to
deal with the brutal assailants of
children and women without calling
upon the law a sentiment which
prevailed In every section of the
city. Parents are In a state of ut
most terror.
Record of the Five Attacks.
Here Is the record of the five at
tacks made by mobs:
Grace Josco, No. 611 East 14th
street, seized by Paul Sogerato, at
Avenue B and 14th street. The
girl's mother ran to her aid, aud
then a mob began to gather. So
gerato was beaten nearly to death
before the police rescued him.
Nellie Healy and Helen Farrell,
10 years old, of 533 west 67th
street accosted near their home by
Edward Pratt. The cries of the
girls attracted a crowd of women
who gave Pratt a severe beating.1
' Emily Bogart, 14 years old, of
No. 40 Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn,
accused Tony Sarbo of having tried
to attack her, and a crowd, led by
women, chased him and gave him a
severe beating.
Mrs. Emma Mayo, of No. 24 Me
serole street, Brooklyn, seized by
Frank Carlson at Broadway and
Lorimer street while waiting for her
husband. A crowd attacked Carl
son, and he was nearly killed before
the police saved him.
Lillian Gray, 14 years old, of
2102 Schenectady avenue, Brooklyn,
attacked while in front of her home.
Mothers chased William Lindsay
and gave him a severe beating. :
Following were other cases of at
tacks in which mobs did not figure:
Antlonette Dennelle, 10 years old,
enticed into a hallway of her home
at 67 west 100th street, by Thomas
Murphy. II. S. Baccus saw them,
and kicked Murphy down the stairs,
where he fell into the arms of a po
liceman. Estelle Powell, east . 11th street
and avenue C, alleged to have been
attacked by Abraham Haber. The
girl's parents went to the store
where Haber worked and beat him.
Sadie Momah, 13 years old, of
No. 351 Madison street, alleged to
have been attacked in front of No.
200 Green street. Her assailant es
caped. Parrow Won't Represent Pcttlbone.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Denver, Col., Aug. 7. Clarence Dar
row will not represent the Western
Federation of Miners at the trial of
George Pettlbone In Boise on October
1. His place will be taken by the Den
ver firm of Richardson & Hawkins.
THE SOUTHERN
I
For Doing Business In Ala
bama Without License
A TIE IIP TO RESULT
Solicitor Fritz Thompson Says He
Will Enforce the Law, and a Rill
of Indictment Will ,. bo Returned
Against Komi for Every Day Busi
ness is Transacted Without State's
Authority.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Montgomery, Aln., Aug. 7. A spe
cial to the Hearst News Service from
Marion, Ala., says that there Is a
likelihood of the arrest of Southern
Railway employes in that city, and
that the local line running from Sel
ma to Akron will be tied up. An in
dictment was returned from the Perry
county grand jury today against the
Southern Railway for doing business
without a license, and Solicitor Fritz
Thompson states that he will enforce
tho law and a bill of Indictment will
be returned against the road for
every day that business is transacted
without the authority of the state.
It Is common report on tho streets
of Akron that the station at;ont. apd
the crew ot the local freight are to be
arrested and the 80 milss of track
tied up. This, it Is said, will not in
terfere with interstate commerce In
any way, but It will work great harm
to many towns along the line. Ham
burg, Marlon Scotts, Newberne,
Greensboro and ' Sawyersville would
be affected. Business men and the
public are much concerned.
While Solicitor Thompson has but
little to say, he declares that he will
do his whole duty to see that the law
on the state's books is immediately
enforced.
Among the attorneys at Marion is
W. Jeffries, one of the leading state
representatives of the southern.
STATEMENT BY FINLEV
' AS TO ALABAMA CASE.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Aug. 7. President Fin
ley of the Southern Railway makes
this statement:
"Parties representing the Southern
Railway Company are In Montgomery
for the purpose of conferring with
the governor regarding the present
unfortunate controversy, and It Is
hoped by the company that a satls
(Continued on Page Five.)
E
HURT AT A FIRE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chicago, Aug. 7. Nine firemen were
seriously injured by smoke and names
and many more were endangered by
live wires In a fire today in. the plant
of the Monarch Leather Company,
Northbranch and Division streets. The
Injured men were carried down ladders
to safety by their comrades, while
crowds cheered the daring rescuers.
The fire gave the department one of
the fiercest battles It has had In
months to keep It from spreading to
adjoining lumber yards, oil tanks and
grain elevators. The fire was caused
by the explosion of a gasoline engine.
The damage to the building and stock
Is 175.000.
SWEPT BY THREE
DISTINCT TORNADOES
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Mason City, la., Aug. 7. Clear
Lake, Hanlon Town and Lake Mills
were swept by three distinct torna
does. Many barns and farm houses
were destroyed. One person" was
killed and several Injured at Hanlon
Town
Canton, Ills., Aug. .7. The worst ball
torm ever known In this section pass-
ed over here last night, accompanied
by heavy rain and a severe electrical
NO
NDICTED
NIN
FIREMEN
disturbance. Large hailstones fell
until the, ground was covered and
milch "danTae was done to standing
corn and other crops.
Galesburg, Illa '.Attfc. tornado
passed diagonally aerosB tills country
accompanied by heav hall and- sharp
lightning last night. At Onieda a
number of stores were unroofed and
small buildings overturned. At Wll-
llamsficld, the front of the bunk was
blown In and windows all over the
town were smashed by hall, while
small animals were killed. (Jreat
damage to crops all along the line of
the storm Is reported and much grain
being beaten Into the ground.
MANSFIELD'S WIFE
MAKES STATEMENT.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Aug. 7. Mrs. Richard
Mansfield, annoyed at the reports that
her husband, the actor, who is ill at
Saranac Lake, is mentally unbal
anced, gave out today the following:
"Mr. Mansfield," said she, "Is sim
ply worn out and needs a long rest
Naturally Illness has followed his fa
tlgue, but his mind Is perfectly clear
and when occasion demands, ho die-
tales letters to his associates. There
U absolutely 110 trill h in I he reports
that he is menially deficient, and up
fears for the future."
BELFAST UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)'
Belfast, Aug. 7. Troops are pa
trolling the city. Soldiers are sta
tioned at Custoai House Square and
other centers. Tho Inauguration of
military control of the city Is being
watched by .thousands of citizens.
Martial law is the result of strikes
and insubordination of police.
WRECK AN
CRASH OF
OUTHE
(By JOHN" A. PARK.)
Auburn, N. C, August 7. One
of the wost wrecks that has occurred
In North Carolina In many years took
place on the Southern Rail
way last -night at 7:10 o'clock, when a
heavily laden freight and a fast pas
senger train crashed Into each other
head-on n a deep cut one mile east
of Auburn.
The loss of three human lives, a score
or more of Injuries, the destruction of
two big locomotives and twelve cars,
with their entire contents, were the
fearful results of negligence to orders
on the part of the crew of passenger
train No. 136. Orders were properly
Issued for trains No. 3ti and 173 to pass
each other at Auburn, yet these or
ders were carelessly ' overlooked by
Conductor Oakley and Engineer Rip
py, while Engineer Parker and Fire
man Young, of the freight, unexpect
edly rushed 011 into the arms of death,
carrying out the -Instructions, which
had been given to the crews of both
trains.
Passenger train No. 130, scheduled to
leave Raleigh at fi::'.il p. ni., for Selma
and Goldsboro, pulled out of union
station last evening fifteen minutes
late. Just before 8 o'clock. Mr. Henry
W. Miller received Information to the
effect that the train had a head-on
collision with a freight near Auburn,
and that three or moro persons were
killed and many Injured. Mr. Miller
Immediately ordered out a special train
and summoned a number of physi
cians, and every possiblu preparation
was made for hurrying to the scene
of the accident.
The Special.
The special left Raleigh at 8:40, car
rying Drs. Knox, Cotten, Stevens, Hay
wood, Moncure, Anderson, Mr. Miller,
Mr. A. B. Andrews, Jr., Mr. Fab. H.
Busbee and others, among them a rep
resentative of The Evening Times.
Stretchers, bandages, surgical instru
ments and medicines were aboard In
ample quantities, as It was not known
definitely to what extent the Injuries
and fatalities might have reached. No
fit i ii
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Picture. njj V- U: sliowsT M iss L7uira JIatfvv5"Jicli'aritiful young
actress who ntift' "it Violent, death at Colorado Springs. Picture below
'shows- C. A; Coey, the Chicago Millionaire, -'former' sweetheart of Miss
Matlicww. , Diagram sketch showing route taken by singer from hotel.
The cross Indicates where the body was found. Despite the fuel, that the
Colorado Springs coroner's jury found that Laura Mathews, the beaut i
f 11 1 younjj jicd'ess, was a suicide, her mother and former swivthoiii't, C.
A. Coey. tlu millionaire nutomohilist of Chicago, firmly believe that she
' was i:iurJe:vd. 'I I: y point to Amos-' R-.imlmiigli, who killed himself
rather than testify before the' coroner's jury, as the mnrdfivr. ';
TRAINS ON TIE
:N NEAR AUBU
time' whs . 1st In getting' to tho location, few minutes. ' Miv I.cnesno said that
of the wreck. Kiifiiieer T. L. ilniit.-i- w heir his ; senses- rWni ned ho found
and Conductor Moyd . soon hail .' Ilichlmself in :i poul of blood W illi Mood
special party on the scene. A bright at ill . gUHhing from his head. He
glow in the sky in a southeasterly -dl-crawled . to the -.door and got to the
lection could be distinguished just ai'-giound, where 'sonic 'others among the
ter leaving the clly, ami as generally passengers -administered to him until
supposed, proved to be the lire of thelhe physicians came,
wreck. As the train drew nearer (lie Mr. ;, s. Hamilton, a druggist of
plaoe of collision, the scene that met oxrnnl, ' was painfully' hurt by being
the eye was one of awful destruction. (,,wii' against -the sides of the coach.
Bright Humes were leaping high over j (,. ),.( ., ,1,.,.,, K;1sli over the l ight eye,
the piled U wreckage, and dense lis i i.;,t shoulder severely Injured, a
clouds of smoke were curling upward u. n-( and .'several teeth loosened,
w ithout any-apparent .-check lo their jn addiliou jo various bruises,
rapid increase. General Thomas It. '-Robertsonwho.
Till' Scene.
Twti powerful locomotives were
found Willi their forward cutis high up
off II10 ground and jammed tightly to
gether,, us -though .engaged ill 'some
mortal t-mbat, In which ' uellhcr sida
would iohl the '.victory. Four cars of
the passenger train stood 011 the track,
while the liflh. which was -running .lit
the front, was packed under, over,
around ami about the engine, which
hail pulled it for tin; last time. Eleven
cars of the fi'ch.hl train,: together w ith
the locomotive, were piled In the midst
of n fierce- furnace that grow- ill extent
and hit leasetl in h. nt every moment.
Injured Passengers.
The first attention of the relief party
was given lo the injured, who were
mostly passeiiKi'is. giithcietl In the
rear coach. A special train from Sel
ma had arrived a few niiuiieiils before,
bringing Mrs. J. H. and U, I". Noble,
who were busily at -work when the
Halclgh train arrived.
Probably the most seriously Injur-
ed anions tho living victims Was Mr. tallied several bruises on tho head and
L. 11. Lesesne of Charleston, 11 repre- ; cut over tho eye.
(tentative of the Red Rock C.lngerale Wl-' D' Xallcnger of the Charles
Company of Atlanta. Mr. Lesi sne re- I lo" N,''s nl,d Courier, was slightly
reived a gash two Inches long on the j I'l ulscd and badly shaken up.
top of his head, the cut reaching Into Ml Cert rude Jones of Winston. Who
the skull, from whluh It was thought W1 her way home from Salisbury,
at first that he would die on account wa lu'dlsed lit the face by striking the
of the loss of blood. He Was In the back of a scat In front,
smoker at the lime' of the Imped, and I Mr. R T. (! reen of Washington, 1.
was thrown violently against the door 1 N- ' badly bruised on the nose and
facing and knocked unconscious for a
RN
wllh Sirs. Robertson, was en route lo
Coldshort), was thrown heavily against
the forward end of the coach in which
lie was litling, anil momentarily stunn
ed by the sudden force of the blow
1 Ills head was cut and some very pain
fill .-bruises were sustained. Mrs, Kob-
orison .suffered from sonio Severe
liruist s, but was not. seriously hurt.
Mr. ('buries McMillon, a well known
architect 'of Wilmington,' was ..vvnlklug
about the coach with a bandage, tied
about his head when Iho lialclcji party
arrived. . .
"What's the matter, Mr. McMIUen?"
asked tin' 1 eporier.
"Why, the floor ran into my bead,"
he replied.
','Aiv you hurl?"
"Yes, I haven't bad anything to eat
for nine hours, and my poor stomach
I is almost dying for ini aciuaiulance
I w ith a lunch counter." answered the
'Jovial passenger in spite of his Injur-
j'""' '
I Mr. Ik L, Parker of Monroe, sus-
(Continued on Pago Two.)
WILSON IS BOUND TO US
NOW BY LINKS OF STEEL
DUAL TRAGEDY
AT ASIIEVILLE
Mrs. Laura Hay Shot Dead
HE DIES SELF-SLAIN
It is Relieved That the Crimes Were
the Oaii'i'i.udi of Jealousy Fanned
into .Murderous Madness by Liquor.
Jiirdoc!v Pureed His Way into .Mrs.
Ea.Y's itooiii to It ill llei .
(Fpeekil to Thp 'l'venint; Times.)
AHc-Yol-, X. ('., An.-.. 7. Con;:id
e'rablo. exi.;11eiiiunt.- was created here
sihorlly after 10 .o'clock .this morning,
v.l.eii l!i.;.( 1 i M unlock., a Man-keeper
in the city market, armed himself
with a pistol, ami. going to the "Suc
cess nnr lioannng house-near by.
kept by .Mrs. I.aura Kay, shot. Mrs.
Ray to death and then sent a luille;
through his own heart. .Mrs. Kay
died in aboin three minutes after be
ing shot, and Murdoch two minutes
later.
Murdoch was one of Mrs. Ray's
boarders, Tho hIiodI ing 'occurred in
Mrs. Kay's room in I he "Success Inn,"
to which Mui'dnck. in an -'ugly-mood
from tlie effects of 'hard '"dunking,
had found his way.
The .boarding- house ai lilt: time or
tho -'shouting .was filled with guests,
and .considerable , confusion and ex
citement ; resulted. Mi's.. Ray-was
isbot three times imee through the
hi ai t, once through tho abdomen and
onro through tho arm.
Those who heard the shooting say
that live shots were fired. It is be
lieved that jealousy and whiskey led
to the crime.;
THE SUICIDE OF
G. W. DELAMATER
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
l'itlshttrg. Pa., Aug. '7. George V.
Dela mater, once republican candidate
for governor of Pennsylvania, com
mitted Hiiieido tills afternoon in his
office in the Diamond National Bank
building. "
BOILER EXPLODES;
KILLS ENGINEER
(By Leased Wire to The Times. )
Genoa, Aug. 7. The boiler on the
yacht (lav iota exploded ' .."while" the
craft was on the Kiviera, and the en
gineer was instantly, killed and four
others injured. A panic resulted.
FORTS SHELLED
BY A WARSHIP
(Hy Leased .Wire to The Times.)
Paris, Aug. , ".' A '-dispatch to the
Petit 1 '.1 1 If ifii from Tangier says. (h. it
a serious revolt: has 'broken out at
Museugitti,' a seacoast town n short dis
tance, south of Cnsu Blauca, and Ilia'
the lives of Kiir.ipinns there are in
danger. . It', h: "said .that, a French
crnisi r from Casa Klanca litis arrived
ami bombarded the forts.
STEAMER PRIZE
(Special to The Kveulng Times.)
A telegram 'received shortly after
4 o'clock thi;i afternoon' from Wil
mington says:
"Raleigh wins on long distance
steamer contest. Easy, of course."
RALEIGH WINS
The Gap In the Norfolk and
Southern Will he
Closed Tonight
T FOR J
FREIGHT DEPOT HERE
.-
This Has Been Let to W. J. Barrow
and Work Has Already Begun -It
is the Intention of the Road to
Inaugurate a Passenger Service
Over the Line by the First of Sep
tember Wilson is Brought Forty
Nine Miles Nearer the Capital
City by the Completion of the
Norfolk & Southern Between the
Two Points.
: Tan new track between Wilson
and Paleifih 011 the Norfolk &
Southern will be joined tonight.
This bring;; Raleigh 4 9 miles closer
to .Wilso.t and to east North Caro
lina. It is the intention of the road
to inaugurate a passenger service
over the line by the first of Septem
ber. ' .- ':'
Another important item wmh
denotes the '-progressive spirit of this
road, is the letting to the well-known
Raleigh contractor, W. J. Barrow,
of the, new freight depot, to be
ci ecled in llii:i city. ' Work . has al
ready begun and will be rapidly
pushed to completion.::. The depot
will be absolutely up to date.
For many months, work has been
going 011 in Raleigh and .vicinity on
the new road that will soon put' the. -central
and eastern portions of North
Carolina Into closer communication.
The work has been carried forward
with a determination that means business.-.
A trestle 2,400 feet long, extending
from Johnston street to the Seaboaid
Air Line track where it crosses Jones
street, is now being completed and
w ill be In use Withln a few days. This
trestle carries the rails high above the
bouses and streets, leaving no danger
ous crossing to menace the lives of
pedestrians. A modern steel bridge
crosses Peace street at the point
where the track leaves the old Deve
1011 x property.
The Norfolk & Southern freight
depot is now being built on the lot
at. the corner of Jones and Saunders
streets, where the Roles furniture
factory stood for many years. Ex
cavations are well under way and
the work of laying brick and con
crete will begin shortly. The build
ing will be 200 feet long and 30 feet
wide, extending diagonally across
the lot, with offices and entrance on .
the corner. Two side tracks will
approach the depot and there will
be sufficient space for wagons to
drive up to the platforms.
About 65,000 Is being spent by
the Norfolk & Southern on the work
that it is doing in Raleigh. The
bringing of such an investment to
this city means a great deal for it,
and means the permanent location
of a well-to-do road here. Improve
ments and additions will be forth
coming in due time. Within five
years, according to an agreement
made with the city, the Norfolk ft
Southern is to replace its wooden
trestle with a modern steel struct
ure. ..-'
New steel bridges have Just been
finished over Neuse river and over
Crubtrep" creek, replacing those that
were first built at those points. A
costly steel bridge Is under con
struction across Albemarle sound,
WA miles long, to take the place of
the bout line between Mackey'i
Kerry and Edenton. Thl3 all means
that capital is not lacking for the
new road, and that nd expense will
be spared in its building; '
Twenty-five miles of the road .be
tween Raleigh and Zebulon, and.
thirty miles between Washington
and Farmvllle, are now in dally ope
ration, and the fifty miles between
here and Wilson Will be put Into
daily service within a very short
time. ' ' ' '"
The Norfolk & Southern will have
an excellent terminal station at
Wilson in the heart ot the city, Just
in the rear of the Brigga hotel. A
large depot is also under construc
tion at Greenville, and another will
be built at Edenton,
)