LAST EDITION
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THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME
VOLUME 30.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1908.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
I
MASTER SWINDLE
Mrs. Hagaman, Arrested In
Richmond, Makes Confes
sion Swindling Scheme
A MILLION INVOLVED
Mm. Hagaman Names Dr. R. C.
Flower, ex-clergyman, Lawyer and
Mining Promoter as the Swindler.
Dr. Flower Is Believed to be In
Hiding in Richmond Woman is
the Widow of a New York Million
aire Who Died Mysteriously at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Richmond, Va., Sept. 11. Declar
ing she 1b Mrs. Theodora Hagaman,
widow of the rich bucketshop man
who died under mysterious circum
stances at the Waldorf-Astoria, a wo
man in whose possession thousands
of dollars in jewels have been found,
has disclosed a swindle of more than
$ 1,000,000 to the police of this city
and she has named Dr. R. C. Flower,
ex-clergyman, lawyer and mining pro-
mntni- na tha BOrlnrtlpl I
Her remarkable recital has led to
a renewed search for Dr. Flower, who
is believed to be in hiding In tbl3
city.', - v-
In'her confession to the police,
Mrs. Hagaman, who has been known
since her arrival here as Mrs. H. F. I
Lindsay, says she has lent Dr. Flower '
more than $500,000 and has turned'
over to him jewels and property j
worth many , thousands more. The
balance of her fortune of more than
$1,000,000 which she inherited upon
t he death of her husband eight years
ago, she declares, has been. dlsJipat-.'
ed by Dr. Flower through Investment'
made for her. j
The name Flower assumed for hip
role in the various ventures,, t'ae wo
man declares, was Horace R. Court-J
landt. It is a man of this name that j
the police are searching for as the
head of the boldest band of swindlers
and trunk robbers that ever have
come to the notice of authorities iu
this state. ' . i
Another woman, who said she was
the wife of Horace R. Coiirtlandt (or
Flower) was arrested for the non
payment of a board bill and It. was
this arrest that led to the startling
disclosures.. - I
Mrs. Hagarr.an, in the astonishing
confession she made to Chief of Po- j
lice Werner, says: j
"I came to this city from New ,
York in May of this year. I first went
to the Hotelt Guerrant, where I re
mained for three weeks, then coming
to this place (Eleventh and Marshall
streets.) I have not gone out any
since I have been here. I spent the
winter and spring in the city of Phil
adelphia. While I. was there, Mr.
Courtlandt came to see me frequent
ly. I first met him in New York soon
after the death of my husband, Theo-i
dore Hagaman, who was killed in the
Waldorf-Astoria. I
"My relations with the man were
confidential. They began soon after
the death of my husband. I knew he
had been in trouble and I knew he
was innocent of the charges made
against him. I had a fortune of
about $1,000,000 when I first met
him. He interested me In some of
the gold mining schemes which he
had on hand and as I knew nothing
of business and believing that the In-j
vestments would prove to be paying,!
I gave him money from time to time, !
I suppose that I have given him at
least half a million dollars in various
wayi und at different times. !
"Where is Mr. Courtlandt now?"
she was asked. ' "
. "I do not know. He was in to see
me Monday and said nothing about
going away. I expect that he will
icome back to see. He often goes
away for two or three days at a time
nd as Boon as he gets back here he
comes to see. me. J j
"When I was in Philadelphia! Mr.1
Courtlandt told me that there, were
some important suits on in New
York in which I was a party, that so
long as I remained, out of the state
the paper could not be served on me. I
He then said that the cases had been
sent to the federal courts. I think he
said federal, and that It would be
better for us to come1 south and pass
the time away until the limit of the
suit would expire. We came to this
city. Ws first, went to Norfolk and
then came right on here without stop
w
AN REVEALS
ping to see anything of that city. I
(Continued on Pags Seven.)
HARR1MAN TALKS
II
OF PROSPERITY
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chicago, Sept. ll.-Edward H.
Harriman, accompanied by his wife
arrived in Chicago today in a special
car attached to the Chicago & North
western train from Omaha. After a
conference with the officials of the
Illinois Central Railroad, Mr. Har
riman and hta wife left for New York
on a five car special train via the
Lakeshore railroad. :
"My trip through the west," said
Mr. Harriman, "has further con
vinced me that the prosperity of this
country is as great as it ever was.
The crops from coast to coast seem
remarkable. Business is gett.ln.; bet
ter everywhere and there seems to
my mind to be no reason to think
that the presidential election will
have any dcrtimental effect upon bus
iness. I am pleased and satisfied
with the outlook."
The nature of Mr. Harrlman's con
ference with his officials Is a secret,
all of them refusing to discuss it.
FIRES THREATEN
A
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
, Lexington, Ky., Sept. 11. A for
est fire in Garraird county is causing
great anxiety. Pain Lick, a small
town twelve miles from Lancaster, is
in danger of being wiped out. : Com
munication with the town hr.s been
cut off but before thtftwir93 'vera lost
reports were received that a number
of business buildings, including a
hotel, a bank and the warehouse of
the American Tobacco Company had
been destroyed, entailing a loss esti
mated at $100,000.
TWO GEORGIANS AHK ,
:. KILLED AND ROBBED
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Cuthbsfrt, Ga., Sept. 11 Henry
and Turner Bins, sons of John Bius,
a wealthy farmer, were found dead
In the public highway this morning.
They had been shot. The young men
yesterday sold some cotton and were
returning home with several hundred
dollars in their pockets. The sheriff
with bloodhounds has gona to the
scene of the tragedy.
YOUNG LADV DISTURBED
SHOOTS INTO A CROWD.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
' Cripple Creek, Col., Sept. 11 An
gered "because a crowd of men dis
turbed her sleep last night. Miss
Annie Coplan seized a rifle and fired
as rapidly as she could into the
group. A bullet struck Robert ' C.
Young above the right eye and he
will die . Several others were slight
ly wounded. The young woman was
arrested and will be arraigned today.
Receipts of Gans-Nclson Fight
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
San Francisco, Sept. 11 The re
colpta of the Gans-Nelson fight were
slightly in excess of $18,000, of which
Nelson received $7,500 and Gans
$5,045. The gate money was not up
to expectations, and it is believed
the Moran-Attell contest two days be
fore had something to do with the
falling off. A
Commercial Bar Silver.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. 11 Commercial
bar silver, 61 ; Mexican dollars, 45.
PAPKE AND KETCHtLL
WILL FIGHT AGAIN
u
i' '.? J
(By Leased Wire to The Times),
San Francisco? Cal., Sept. ' 11.
Another fight has been arranged be-,
tween Billy Papke, middleweight
champion, and Stanley Ketchell, from '
whom he took the title.
They will fight twenty-five rounds
on Thanksgiving Day, November 25,
at Jack Oleasou's club, Practically
the ; same conditions govern the
match as were employed in the Los .
Angeles fight. The men are to weigh j
168 pounds trhee hours before ttloy
enter the ring. The winner gvls
sixty per cent of the gate receipts.
Papke gets a' bonus of ten per cent,
win or lose. (
SMALLTOWN
BIG FINANCI
RS
BURYTHEHATCH
Belmonl, Ryan end lintermyer
Come Over From Europe
in Same Ship
BELMONT WANTED PEACE
Most Distinguished List of Passed
genu on Lusltania That Ever Come
Over on Single Trip Belmont Was
Anxious for Trio With Ryan to
Talk Over Manhattan Traction
Matters and Believed These Gen
tlemen Will Unite on Plan to Ren-
cue Traction Properties.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. 11, When ; the
Cunarder Lusltania docked today as
tonishment was great in financial
and traction circles at the news that
besides August Belmont, Thomas F.
Ryan and Samuel Untermyer ware
among tile passengers that made ur
probably the mo3t distinguished list
that ever came over on a single trip.
Surprise was still greater when it
was rumored that Ryan and Belmont
had buried the hatchet, put their
heads together and evolved from the
scalping. Mr. Ryan Is credited with
having so adroitly administered ; a
short time ago In financial matters,
and this is an intimation that witllin
a few days a scheme may bo an
nounced by which these able gentle
men expect to rescue the traction
properties from .their financial dl
lemna. Sajnuel Untermyer has long been
one of the most prominent lawyers
connected with the traction interests
and no doubt partly to his good of
fices may be due tile peace between
Ryan and Belmont.
: According to one report Mr. Bel
mont's main object in returning from
France, where he has been taking a
rest cure, was to' make the trip aa a
fellow passenger with Mr. Ryan and
talk things over far from the mad
dening crowd. It is Understood he
may not remain more than a month;
that his next stay'. in 'Europe. will.' be
prolonged, etc. .
The Ryan-Bolniont feud extended
further than to the traction "fight, ac
cording to report. Mr. Ryan Is said
to have done much in his modest, un
assuming way, to kill race trade bet
ting in the state which hit Mr. Bel
mont's racing Interests -such-a .'wal
lop below the belt.
But; anyway, Wall street Is anx
iously waiting the next move of the
financiers since they have "made, up"
and returned together to the scenes
of their past conquests.
CCT OFF IN WILL IF THEY
DON'T MARRY AT OXCE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
: Youngstown, O., Sept. 11 Isaac
Ozersky In his will, fllsd here today,
gives nothing to three children If
they do not get married at once. The
bulk of the estate goes to Max Ozers
ky, but if the others don't marry
there is nothing for them. The state
is valued at $150,000.
IOWA LEGISLATURE
COMES TO A CLOSE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Des Moines, la., Sept. 11 The ex
tra session of the thirty-third general
assembly' adjourned at 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, -without selecting a
United States senator to fill the unex
pired term of Senator Allison.
; The resolution for adjournment
provides that the legislature convene
November 14, after tha election, and
elect to the senate the person receiv
ing the largest vote at the primary.
Adjournment was brought about
by Governor Cummins, who asked his
friends to cease urging his election
for the short term, and declared that
he "waived his own interests to the
Interest of party harmony."
Killed in Trolley Collision.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. 11 One man
was killed and 20 more or less seri
ously injured In a rear-end collision
on the Myrtle avenue line of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit this after
noon. - --i - '
AMERICAN
FLEET
Reached Harbor This Morning
Just in Time to Escape
a Heavy Blow
STOOD THE TRIP WELL
Three Colliers Await Fleet and Two
to Conic Feared , the- Fifth May
Not, Keuch Albany in . Time For
Fleet Ships Are Coaling in the
Inner II nrbor Voyage Welcome to
Men After Melbourne Festivities,
Which Taxed Their Endurance.
Elaborate Entertainment Program.
(By Cable to The Times)
Albany, Sept. 11- The American
fleet anchored outside Albany harbor
ot 7 o'clock - this morning, having
reached King George's Sound just in
time to avoid a heavy blow outside,
They found only threa colliers wait
ing, although five were chartered to
deliver coal here. A fourth is ex
pected soon.
The long distances and the short
time allowed In the Pacific cruise
have caused one collier to miss the
fleet at Honolulu, three at Auckland
ana .-pronaoiy one here, which em
phasizes the need of large and fast
naval colliers. .-.
The swell at the anchorage Was
loo heavy for safe coaling and three
snips will he , ordered to coal in the
inner harbor.
The Kansas is proceeding at a
speed of 13 knots from Melbourne
with mall from home.
T lie sea voyage was welcome to
In 3- sailors after the Melbourne fes
tivities., which taxed the endurance of
offloei'i&Hjjd menvy
Drplte the unprecedented lavlsh
ness of the entertainment the person
nel of the fleet -demonstrated: Its trim
American adaptability by resuming
the routine drills and discipline wltn
out a hitch.
Gunnery officers welcomed the op
portunity for - Morris' tube practice,
range finding exercises and the de
velopment of th? fire control in prep
aration for the. battle target practice
in Manila Bay. which will be the moBU
iih mm. gunnery, icki ui me year.
Hear Admiral Sperry ordered daily
evolutions In simulation of battle
conditions during the passage across
the great Australia'! 'bight-. A "favor
able characteristic 'of the sea was the
long swell' which caused all the ves
sels to roll .continually, exposing n
broad expanse of armor bolt. The
speed was reduced to nine knots on
September 10, In order not to arrive
at Albany before today.
Albany has .3, 000 residouts and
2,000 visitors are already here with
10,000 more expected,
The British cruiser Gibraltar and.
the Chilean training ship General
BaquedanI are here. ; As usual, of
ficial calls will be exchanged.
: Albany is the only port of call In
western Australia and the visit is the
center of public Interest. " The enter
tainment program Includes recep
tions, calls, excursions and a parade
by American sailors and marines.
GEORGIA LAWMAKERS
USING THEIR FISTS
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11 The feel
ing over the deadlock in the legisla
ture on the convict question has be
come so bitter that members have be
gun to use their fists to emphasize
their views. Representatives, Jack
son and Cullom fought several rounds
yesterday in the fiercest sort of fash
ion and both were bloody when sep
arated. Jackson, who favors tho abolition
of the lease system, made some re
marks reflecting on those who favor
Its retention despite the revelations
of cruelty and grafting. Cullom re
Bentqd Jackson's insinuation and In
an instant the two wiVe fighting
furiously.
The legislature has been In extra
session three wects on the convict
question at a cost ot $2,000 a day.
London Bar Silver.
(By Cable to The Times)
London, Sept. 11 Bar silver,
steady, 23 8-1 (d; unchanged.
REACHESALBANY
FIRES ARE STILL
BURNING TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 11. The 200
Inhabitants of Fobboro, a small Wis-j
consin village, twelve miles from
here, are battling for their lives with
forest fires which completely sur
round the village and are rapidly eat
ing their way toward the town. '
Reports from Cooke and Lake
counties state that, the flames are
still spreading and that an immense
quantity of timber has been de
stroyed. Damage to the extent of $100,000
has been done at Washburn, Wis.,
where a whole block In the business
section succumbed to the flameB.
Hibblng is still the center of most
peril from the flames in the Mesaba ,
range district and a desperate effort
is being made a mile west of the town '
to stay the approach of the fire.
CARNEGIE LOANED
r
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
': New York, Sept. 11 Bankers of
this city learned with much interest
today what the Item "United States
Steer bands account $2,000,000," in
the last, statement of the Carnegie
Trust Company to (he state banking
department meant. The. story also
explains' how II. was that the bank
was able to withstand the run result
ing from the recent financial strin-:
gency, when the Knickerbocker and
the Trust Company of America and
several other banking Institutions
were forced to suspend.
When the run started, it; is now un
derwood, the president of the Car
negie . Trust, Com paay , Leslie M..
Shaw,"favored 'the" bank 'closlnat," but
the directors objected to this plan
and ''Charles- Schwab and Judge- Par
ker were appointed a committee to
see Mr. Carnegie and tell him the
financial difficulty, of the bank which
bore his iiame. Mr. Carnegie came to
their aid and loaned them $2,000,000
worth of steel bonds, which saved
the day.
THE (JltKKNKIiOKO CENTENNIAL
AxHoci.'itittn to Manage It Incorwrted
- Today. -
The. Greensboro Centennial Asso
ciation was today granted a charter.
The object of this organization is to
"devise, promote and manage a public-,
celebration In honor of the : cen
tennial of the city of . Greensboro."
There Is no capital stock and par-
tlcipatlim In the affairs of the corpo -
BANK !i2.000.000
ration will be by Individual member-1 them up tho stairway Just in time to
ship, each menjbor having one vote, i catch the force of a blinding explof
Thc '.incorporators are among the i0I1 as a match was struck In the
most prominent men of Greensboro. 1 darkened sleeping room. The
They are Messrs. G. S. Bradshaw, ' greater part of the escaping gas seem
Oarland Daniel, T. A. Hunter, W. S. ed to have accumulated in the manB
Thoinpson, .1. I. Foust, R, D. Doug-ard floor about the second room,
las, L. .1. Brandt, Caesar Cone, C. M. ' however, for a minute after the first
Vaunt ory,- M. W. Thompson, and A. j flash there came a shock that rocked
M. Scales. ithe entire block.
PEXXSYI,
ROAD
IX('ltl
KAKEH W
OHKI.Vti
HOl'RS.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Altoona, Pa., Sopt. 11 Orders
were posted at the Pennsylvania Rail-
road shops yesterday Increasing the
working tlma to 50 hours a week.
The order takes effect today and af
fects 10,000 employes, most of whom
have been working only 38 hours a
week since last November. For some
weeks tho company has been taking
back suspended shopmen and restor
ing trainmen and englnemen to their
former positions.
GREAT DAMAGE FROM
FIRE IN CALIFOINIR
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. jll Great Steel Institute,
damage to timber and ranch property Judge Gary has been In Europe
has been done by a brush fire which most of the summer and has just re
was started yesterday by a rancher turned to the Hotel Rltz after an au
atteniptlng to burn some brush. Al- tomoblle tour oj 5,000 miles.
ready thirteen square miles of orrl-' V
tory havo been swept away by tho Escaping Qm Kills Two.
flames, and a number of residences (By Leased Wire to The Times)
near LaCres'centa have been burned. Chicago, Sept. 11 The bodies of
A Jargo number of men are fighting two men whose names the police
to prevent the destruction of the wore unable to learn, were found in
town itself. The San Gabriel forest a room at 639 North Ashland avenus
reserves have suffered heavily from today. , The room was full or gaa
the ravages ot the flames. land the Jet open.
WHOLE FAMILY
IS WIPED OUT
By Volume of Escaping Gas
Touched By Lighted
Match
THRILLING RESCUES
Three Are Dead and Many Injured.
The KxploNion Came Just as
Preacher Was Fixing to Retire for
the Night He Entered His Room,
Struck a .Match and Tills Was Fol
lowed by a Blinding Flash as the
Gas Which Had Collected in the
Room Ignited.
( By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Pittsburg. Pa., Sept. 11. A vol
cano of escaping gas, touched off by
the careless striking of a match,
nearly wiped out the family of Rev.
George Misquel, pastor of St. George's
Syrian Greek church on Seventh ave
nue, collapsed an adjoining dwelling,
burying its inmates under the debris
of falling walls and kindled a fire
that threatened an entire block on
I Bedford avenue, near Washington
street at 9:3 ; last night.
The Dead; Mrs. George Misquel,
aged 32, 922 Bedford avenue, found
in upper room burned to a crisp; Ja
cob, her son, 4 years old, died at
Passavanf, Hospital; Annie Magel, 17,
servant at the Misquel home, died at
.1:15 a. m. at hospital. ' .- '. --.-
The injured: Rev. George Mis
quel. 3:, burned about head and
arms, thought to have inflamed
flames; condition serious; Isaac Mis
quel; aged. 11, burued about ace and
arms;. Amelia Misquel, 6, legs and
arms badly, burned; eighteen moritlis
old babe of the Misquels, Bcorchedin
its cradle, . overlooked by rescuers,
but carried out last of all, practically
uninjured; Margaret and Mary Mc
ICentia, of 920 Bedford avenue,
caught In bed under collapsing roof
and debris, dragged out by firemen;
legs and back sprained; Mrs. Mary
Mulligan, 920 Bedford avenue, face
cut. and '. back injured; Policeman
Peter. Handah, hands and face burn
ed tn rescue work; Policeman W. H.
l.ariUn, bands burned, wrist cut.
Assistant b'ire Chief Robert Me..
Kliiley Is convinced that a leaking
gas pipe In the attic of the residence
of the Misquels was responsible for
the explosion and fire which followed.
Bed time had come. Rev. and Mrs.
Misquel, with their four little ones,
went to the rooms on the second
floor, where the sleeping quarters of
the family. The domestic, Annie
Magel, a 17 year old girl of the sams
'. nationality as the
priest, followed
The falling debris crashed through
the roof and burled Margaret and
Mary McKenna. who were sleeping
on the second floor of the adjoining
building. This floor in turn partial
ly gave way and Mrs. Mary Mulligan,
living below the McKennas, was bur-
led.
, The rescues of the victims were
thrilling and were effected under
most exciting conditions. The prop
erty loss was comparatively small.
IROX MASTERS GIVE
DIXXER TO JUDGE GARY
(By Cable to The Times)
London, Sept. 11 The Iron and
steel innstors, representing Great
Brltnin, Germany and France, and
one or two other countries met at
the Reform Club today. The occas-
i Ion whs a dinner given by the Iron
and steel institute of Great Britain
to Judge E. H. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation and
! president of the American Iron and