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i Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches LAST EDITION. . - ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C., MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. YOUNG GILLETTE PAYS PENALTY Electrocuted at Auburn Prison For Murder of Sweetheart, Grace Brown UO GOES COOLLY TO END IN FATAL CHAIR AT While the Minister Who Talked With Him Won't Tell, the Impression Obtains That the Executed Man Confessed the Killing and Died at Peaee With His Maker. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Auburn, N. Y., March 30. 6:30 a. m, In the electric chair at Au burn state prison this morning at G:t4 o'clock, Chester E. Gillette died for the murder of his sweetheart, Grace or "Billy" Brown, of South Otselic, at Big Moose lake, on July 11, 1906. He carried with him to the grave the secret of her death, so far as any public confession is concerned, avowing to the last that he, was innocent of the shedding of her blood1. His spiritual adviser, Rev. ; Henry Macllvray, however, makes public a statement which leads to the conclusion that Gillette acknowledged to him that he was guilty. One shock of an electric current of 1800 volts and 712 amperes were applied before the attending physi cians pronounced the young man dead. The application was retained one minute and 2 seconds and then was reduced to 200 volts. The total time of exectuion was one minute, three seconds. The following signed statement was issued by Rev. Henry Macllvray and Cordello Herrick, spiritual advisers to Chester QIU lette; "Because our relationship to Ches ter Gillette was privileged, we do not deem It wise to make any state ment, and simply wish to say that no legal mistake was made . in his electrocution. (Signed) HENRY MacILVRAY. CORDELLO HERRICK." Calmest Man in the Chamber. Auburn, N. Y., March 30. Ches ter Gillette died as he had lived, an absolute stoic. He was the coolest man in the death chamber, and he watched the strapping of the elec trodes with a seeming interest. Twice he shifted his bare legs to aid the assistants in adjusting the appa ratus and just before the cap was placed over his eyes he gave a fare well nod to the group about him and closed his eyes. With the exception of the ; paleness of a corpse on his features, he seemed quite normal. He slept about three hours last night. He seemed consoled most by the- assurance of his spiritual adviser that trust in God was able to sus tain him until the end. He entered the death chamber at 6:12.35 and wa straped complete at ; 6:13.59. ' State Electrician Travis threw the switch at 6:14.3. The current was retained until 6:15.06. The execu tion was one of the quickest on rec ord. A current,, gradually raised to 1800 volts, was retained one and half minutes and then was reduced. With the quiver of the body, life passed. The exact time of the exe cution was 6:18. The first stream of dawn that filtered ' through the iron bars at the end of the corridor Beeemd to awe Gillette. Thrice he in quired nervously of the guards the time of day. On being told that some time still separated him from his doom, he sprang from his cot and paced the floor nervously. In his eye had already come the glitter that characterize the stare of men who know the hour of their death. "My God," he frequently exclaim ed, "when wllt.it come to an end?" Frequently he turned to his Bible and read passages that had been un derlined by his spiritual adviser. He ate sparingly of food at noon yesterday, although the best In the culinary department was at his dis posal. " This morning he refused to 'touch anything on the tempting tray prepared for him.' A drink of water waa the only thing that bad passed his lipe since last night. Once he Inquired of one of the guards how other men had acted under similar conditions. It was evident he was fast loosing control of his remarka ble nerve, and a collapse was feared. When the hour (or the electrocution arrived, however, he was the most eager of the little procession that flld trough the door of his cell. As the party passed Cell 3, Wil liam Brasch, the Monroe county mur derer, called out: "Good-bye, Ches. Bear up like a soldier. Good-bye." f Between the two, whose cells ad joined, had sprang up an Intimate friendship. One after another the other murderers called out a fare well from their cages, but Gillette appeared deaf to their cries. When Gillette entered the death chamber and saw the completed preparations for his execution he sprang forward and took the chair. The cords in his neck swelled to abnormal size, his chest heaved with strong emotion, and on his forehead the beads of perspiration could be plainly seen. As soon as the autopsy has been performed, the brain removed and the necessary data concerning the body, the remains will be turned over to the young man's relatives. It is probable the body will be b,uried at Cortland, not. far from the home where in other days', he wooed the girl for whose murder he was executed. Lake Geneva Authorities Deny Anybody of That Name is Being Treated There (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, March 30. Walter J. Dubia, secretary and treasurer of the Barnum & Richardson Manufactur ing Company, has been missing since February 22. On that day, also the doors of the manufacturing plant were closed be cause the employes refused to work when it was discovered their pay wan not forthcoming. The factory is now in charge of C. A. Ailing, one of the stockholders. Experts are examining the books, Dubia is being sought, and the ex amination is watched by the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, a guaranty concern on the bond of Dubia for 1 10,000. i Harry A. Dubia, brother of the missing man, says he is in a sani tarium at Lake Geneva, Wis. The sanitarium authorities at Lake Gen eva deny that any one of that name is a patient. Treasurer Goes, Too. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Terre Haute, Ind., Mar. 30. Rep resentatives of the Lodge of United Mine-Workers at the northwestern mine have discovered that the $600, supposed to be in a local bank, not only .Js not there but the account was . 75 overdrawn. Sam Duncan, the treasurer, has been missing since March 21. He was not under bond. PHILADELPHIA BANKER IS DEAD Cashier Channon Passes Al most Without Warning In His Room at Frisco Hotel (By Leased Wire to The Times) San Francisco, Cal., March 30. Jos eph W. Channon, cashier of the North western National bank, of Philadelphia, died. under mysterious circumstances at the Stewart hotel last night. ; Channon 'arrived at the 'hotel early In -the morning and kept his room all day. Late in the afternoon a bellboy went to his room In response to a call. "I'm very ill and would like to see a doctor," said Channon. He was gasping and very pale. A physician found him suffering from what appeared to be the effects of an overdose of some drug. An antidote was administered but Channon died, i A chest of drugs waa found in Chan non' room. From papers found In the man's room he had come to California for his health about a month ago and bad been slopping at Loa Angeles until arriving here. The dead man appears to be about fifty year of age, I MISSING DUBIA 1 SANITARIUM? F ALL FOREIGNERS Does This Mean That Big Rail road Corporation is Going In for 1908 Politics? ALIENS USED TO BE GIVEN FAVOR, BUT THAT IS OVER tfiaborers From Other Lands Used to Xtimbcr 180,000 Other Concerns .May Follow Action of McCrca's Road and Have Home Help Only. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa:, March 30 An' or der to discharge all foreigners em ployed on the Pennsylvania railroad, just issued, is taki'ii lo indicate tins company Is going to take a hand in the -pending presidential election in the states where the Pennsylvania operates. ;' - The army of employes on the Pennsylvania, which in normal times is about-ISO, 000, has many citizens, but thousands of foreigners are em ployed as laborers. '.:".'' : .'- Similar action has been taken by several other corporations in thiij state and foreigners, who formerly were favored, are now out of em ployment and leaving for Europe in large numbers. When a foreigner has taken out his naturalization pav pers, no objections are made to him as a workman. IILLEY WILLTRY Determined to Put Expert Ac countants on Boobs and , Papers Electric Boat (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 30. Repre sentative George L. Lilley, of Con necticut, will make one more attempt tomorrow to have the committee in vestigating his charges against : the Electric Boat Company do as he wishes. . He will demand that he he given the right to put expert accountants to work on the books, drafts, check books, and other documents of the Electric Boat Company. His pur pose is to pay the expenses of hav ing the expert accountants, if the committee will not defray the costs. Mr. Lilley believes this will be the only manner in which it will be pos sible to get af what is shown by the books and papers which the officers of the Electric Boat Company have been commanded to bring to Wash ington with them. From them he ex pects to prove numerous contribu tions by the company to parties and individuals. Various sub-committees of the investigating committee have been working on the documents sent the committee by the navy depart ment and It is probable there will be some interesting Information tomor row. . TOO MUCH HARLEM WHISKEY KILLS'EM (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, March 30 While the rain pattered and a chilly wind blew, Francis King arid his good friend, Patrick McBrlde, had a nice, quiet, congenial time yesterday afternoon. But the agreeable session ended un fortunately. After drinking two gal lons of acorn brand of Harlem whis key in four hours, McBride, aged 42, died of alcoholic poisoning. King, seasoned and hardened by three years more of life, fell Into an alco holic coma, but was saved by the ef forts of Ambulance Surgeon Healy, of the Harlem hospital. PENNSY IKING HARDER AGAIN OUR HANDS FREE OF VENEZUELA Declares Secretary Eoot in Speaking About Tacoma : Maiibag Matter AFFAIR TO BE DISCUSSED Bf "State Department Has Exhausted lis Patience and Its Power" Are "'the Words of Man in Charge of Our Foreign Affairs; at Capitol, (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' Washington, March ;!t) Declining to discuss 1 the opening ..of - mail-bags intended for the cruiser Tacoma, Secretary Root last night, declared "the state .department has washed its hands of Venezuela." President .Cas tro's government has not given fur ther explanation of the reason for tampering with the letters addressed to the American war-ship'.-. The 'en tire Venezuelan question probabfy will be put bluntly to congress: to day. Secretary Root declared the .cor respondence with the Venezuelan government called for by. the senate through the Lodge resolution very likely will be submitted this morning. It Is not given out that the Tacoma incident will he mentioned, for this was not included in the Lodge reso-'-. (Continued on Page Two.) OF BRQDIE DUKE Believed at Chicago That This Woman Has Diamonds to Satisfy Big Judgment (By, Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, March 30 Mrs. Alice L. Webb, divorced wife of Brodie L. Duke, the "tobacco king," may be taken Into the debtor's court and searched for valuables with which to satisfy the $Gj0 judgment George D. Totten obtained against her in Judge Clellan's court. This step Is being considered by John W: Creekmur and C. G. Smith, the attorneys who produced grill room receipts from the Great North ern hotel showing the quantities of liquor served Mrs. Webb to offset the certificate of a physician, upon I which she was depending to have the ! suit continued. Mrs. Webb's pres ' ent address is unknown to them. When the question of collecting was put '.to Mr. Creekmur yesterday he said: "Well, that's a problem, but we know she has diamonds, although she ! doe3 not always wear them, and the I prospects are good for the woman I being taken into the debtor's court 'and either settling or, proving she ! has not the jewels. We shall keep after her, however, until the debt is paid." . SON OF SOCIETY BOSS DYING POOR (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' San Francisco March .30 Ward McAlIster, a son of the famous dicta tor, in New York society of twenty years ago, Is dying In the Cottage hospital at San Rafael. Mr McAlis ter was attacked by appendicitis on Thursday night. His close friend. Dr. H. O. Howitt, operated on him last evening, but the doctor does not expect the patient to recover. Mr. McAlIster has not heard from his mother and other kindred in the east for a long time. On his moth er's side he is connected with the As- torn, the Churches, and other dls-j SEARCH WIDOW but he is practically penniless. Friends in this city and San Ra fael, Including Truxtun Beale, Frank Johnson, Fremont Older, and Dr. Howitt, have been providing him witli the necessities of life. FAIR Fill FA' DS OF ROYS AXD (JIRLS GATHERING (By Leased Wire to The Times) New Orleans, March 30 Today at Gibson hall Tulane university, the first session of the international kindergarten union will be held, al though the formal opening of the meeting will not. take place until Tuesday, at 9:30, at the Atheniaeum. The session that will be held this afternoon will be a closed one, and will be confined to supervisors and training teachers only. About 200 delegates and visitors are already in the city, many coming in advance to take part in the pre liminary work and to devote spare time to seeing the city. Trains ar riving yesterday from all directions brought, large numbers of the fair friends of the children. ; JONES TO STAY ed By Sound Business Men, Want Divine Permanently (By Leased Wire to The Times) Trenton, N. J., March 30. Rev. Dr. William A. Fry, appointed by the New Jersey conference to the pastor ate of the. First Methodist Church here, which Rev. Dr. Charles O, Jones is sup plying under a, -contract, seems to have abandoned any effort to take'-. charge, of the pastorate. The stewards'., of, the First Church have defied Bishop Wilson and the con ference, and have refused absolutely to receive. Dr. Fi ye under any circum stances. They have .'issued the follow ing public statement: "We, .-officials of the First Church, are not taking the aggressive side in this disputes AVe are business men, and we have made a business contract with Dr. Jones which binds us until ntxt December. We propose, to keep th:it contract, no matter what happens. We have the highest regard for Dr. Frye, but he is not to be allowed to enter the pulpit of the church. It would not sound well for us to say that there are unworthy motives back of the opposi tion to Dr. Jones, but the action "of most of the Trenton Methodist minis ters when Dr. Jones first came here gave an almost unmistakable indica tion of their attitude, if not. also, of their motives In assuming that atti tude. Dr. Jones has been filling the First Church to its capacity at every service. He has started on a splendid work in Trenton, and we propose' to keep him." Dr. Jones has became-;, immensely popular in .Trenton' and . ho is rapidly building up the First Church. The whole church, and practically a zens, are in . his favor; It . is understood that the (Continued on Page Two.) clli First Explosion of Hanging Lampi Will Probably Bring Death Angel to Smith Home (Special to The Times.) -' 'Wlnotntl.K'lllim -V C 11P 30.- """""" " " - " 1 Mrs. M. D. Smith and her seventeen-' year-old daughter, Miss Mollie.i members of a prominent family, I were horribly burned at their home' last night by the explosion of a hang ing lamp in the parlor. The daugii ter is not expected to recover. TKKKD I1V WILD WOLVKS IX LOXK STAR STATK (By Leased ;ire to The Times) Austin, Tex., March 30 Packs of "lobo" wolves are killing many cat tle in the northwestern part of 'this J state. Several of the animals , at-, tacked Don Wimberly and P. C. I Boyce, ranchmen of that section, j while out rounding up cattle. The men saved themselves by climbing i trees, I Unfinished New York families NEW JERSEY MOTH R AND HER GIRL IN FLAMES POLICE DRAGNET OUT FOR CROWD Looking For Supposed Ac complices of Man Who Threw Bomb In Union Square LETTERS IN COHEN ROOM T Imnia Goldman's Husband Had Written Some of Them Hut Biii-knian Says He Didn't Know Desperate New York Labor Dem onstrator or His Plans. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ;, New York,! March .30. The poliee to !"' spread a dragnet, mid made everv effoit to run .down file'; supposed ac complices, of Sol iff. Cohen, alias Silver stein, the -young man who threw the bomb in Union Square -park that kill'd Iganlz Hildebrand and mangled Cohen. Six arrests have been made, and two central office detectives were sent up the state, where, it Is said, another ar rest will 'be made today. Other detec tives were dispatched to Paterson. Letters found In Cohen's room have been translated. These confirm the po lice view that the bombthrower had been in dose asosciation with professc?; anarchists. Some of the letters wen signed by Alexander TSerkman, hunba.n1 of Emma Ooldman. the man who serv ed a term in prison for attempting to kill Henry C. Frick. There were sixty of these letters, nnd there was much mystery today concern ing them. They have not yet been re ceived by Inspector McCafferty, head of the detective bureau. It was learned that 'Cohen was a member of a Tolsnl literary club in the "Pickleville" dis trict of Williamsburg, and that the bombthrower went to Union Square with eight other men.. ;. One -Informant claimed to have ros- i Hive knowledge that his comrades wer. also armed with bombs, and that they had agreed to go to the demonstration of the unemployed in Union square 10 see the unemployed got what the An archists thought to be justice. From Cohen's landlady it was learn ed that a month ago the bombthrower absented himself unexpectedly for a week. When he returned, she said, h.s appearance was altogether changed, and lie appeared as though ho had passed some ordeal. For the last three weeks, during which time he has been unemployed, he was quiet and engage ! in reading. The theory upon which the Brooklyn detectives went to work was time Cohen passed the week with anarchist I leaders and was chosen by them to see that labor got "justice" at Union j square. Alexander Kerkmun, the anarchist fwho attempted to assassinate H. C. Frick in Pittsburg, denies he knew of the plaiis--of Cohen. Berkman said ho did not know Cohen, or Silversteln, and 'that he Vvas at a loss to understand I how tin- bombthrower: happened to have letters with his (Berkman s) name "cm them in his room. Notwithstanding his denial, .the police are keeping a Watchful eye on Berkman and his as sistants, v- HFKKMAX 'IS. HELD AS "SISPK'IOUS PF.KSOX" XOW. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York. March SO. Alexander Berkman, "common law" husband of Kmma Goldman and leader of the an archists of New York, was arrested to day by a detective in connection with tlic bombthrowiug in Union square Satr unlay. ' lie '..was- taken before Inspector Mc Cafferty in: tile detective bureau at po lice headquarters, here, in spite of his denials.-'his connection with Sellg Sil versteln.. the man who threw the bomb and fatally injured himself, was estab lished by letters and Silverstem's mem bership card ill the Anarchists Feder ated Union of America. Sllverstoln's card was signed by 'Berkman, and a letter from ' ISorkmn't to Silversteln, urging him to raise funds for the re lief of arrested anarchists in Philadel phia, was- found. 1 lierkman was quite cool and made no protest, aga.inst his arrest. He was told he was a prisoner as a suspicious per son and then he was arraigned before the line-up of detectives by the In spector. , "This Is Alexander Berkman, who served twelve years in prison for shoot ing H. C. Frick," said the Inspector. After the detectives has Inspected the prisoner, McCafferty asked him If he had any documents relating to the so ciety that were printed In English. "Yes, and they are at your disposal," replied Rerkman. ' "Have you any documents advocat ing violence?" "No; the anarchists don't advocate violence in any form." "You seem to have been an advocat (.Continued on Second Page.)
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