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Weather. SECOND. EDITION Washington, fAprll 7 Forecast for North Carolina fot tonight and Thurs day: Showers and cooler tonight. Thursday, fair, cooler. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1909. PRICE i CENTS f MOTHER IS WITNESS AGAINST HER DAUGHTER IN THE SAMPSON TRIAL Mr. Allyn Tells of the Tragedy and Domestic UohapploesS' URGED THEM TO BEHAVE The Lawyer For Mrs. Sampson Made Announcement This Morning That They Would Not Make Any De fense, But Ask For the Discharge of the Prisoner on the Ground That the State Had Failed to Make Out Its Case Mrs. Allyn, Mother of the Defendant, on the Stand Today, Tells of the Tragedy in the Home. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ; Lyons, N. Y., April 7 The lawyers for Georgia Allyn Sampson, In her trial for the murder of her husband, made the startling announcement to day that no defense would be made in the prisoner's behalf. The lawyers ; declare that the prosecution has pre sented such a weak case that a de fense is unnecessary. George Tinklepaugh, Mrs. Samp son's chief counsel, summed up his intentions In this brief statement: . v "I do not think It will be neces sary to put in any defense and we shall make a motion to Justice Rich to dismiss the indictment after the state concludes its case. "The state's case is so weak I be lieve it will tumble to pieces. They have thus far completely failed to establish any motive for murder on the part of Mrs. Sampson, and from their own witnesses we will show that Harry Sampson declared he would rather die than live with bis wife any longer." From her bed of illness Mrs. Frank P. Allyn, the moher of Mrs. Sampson, came today to the old court house to sit with her daughter. The mother had hardly taken her seat when she was called to the stand. Her answers were in a low voice. Coming to the tragedy she said that early Kiat morning her husband had started for the New York-Central sta tion with a wagon load of milk. : "I was in the kitchen with Frankie walking dishes, ' she said. '.'I heard Harry scream: 'Oh, Oh!' I anf vejy. deaf, but I heard the screaming. I ran into my dining room and then started for the dining rqom door. Frankie was just back of me.: . : "Harry came Into tho dining-room.' 1 1 said to him, 'Harry, what Is the mat ter?' He 'said nothing in reply, but fell' to his knees and then on his back, 'gasping. He said nothing at ' aH." Mrs. Allyn appeared very reeble . and her head dropped on her breast several times and she wept bitterly. As she told of Harry's last moments the tears streamed down her face. Justice Rich tried to hurry , her through the ordeal. "Was Georgia there?" was the J next question. ' -.'; ' "Yes.". . "What did she say?" , . "She said, 'I guess he's dead. f ' "What "did you say?" "I said, 'No; he gasped once or $ twice.".' ' The Ihother's voice, broken with sobs, was- hardly audible. "Did you observe any powder marks near the wound?" she was asked. "No," she replied. The mother declined to add to her daughter's chance of acquittal by iAlllntf nvtVifn hut ttiA txnth- A ......... g u ..... s wuv I . , UVII. n ' statement from her that she had seen powder-marl: near the ottnd would have established the suicide theory and have ended the case. "Was there a quarrel between your daughter, and Harry the nght be- fore?" ".. "Yes," . -..-,:. .. "And on that morning?" "Yea." - I'Dld Harry show you a letter?" '"Ym." - .- '"What did Harry sayT" : "He said he would 'not live with Georgia any more. I told this to Georgia. Harry ame in the room as I talked with her." - - ; - . ' The mother sank back in her chair " and a glass of water was brought bar and the prisoner seemed greatly die ' turbed 4ver her. mother's condition, Mfi. Allyn became to feeble that the Itenograr-'-ier had (o move his chair ; be'4 her, take the answers and thai) reaVr them oR aloud, w - ,'. -f ' , ' "EW iQ'tU. C99rfil atbji Bartf was not going to live with her any more?" "I told her on account of the letter. She said Harry knew she had the let ter and knew all about It." "Did they make peace that night?" "No; but I told them they should live together and behave themselves." "Have you the letter?" "No; I burned It." "Where was the letter postmarked from?" "Niagara Falls; It wan addressed to Georgia." -.- "Who elgnod it?" "The name was Robert Manson." "Whnt were the contents of the letter?" "He asked Georgia to come to Niagara Falls and stay a little while. He wanted her to bring Mildred and said they would be given a good time." The examination of Frank P. Allyn, father of the prisoner, was taken up after the noon recess. "The first word spoken in the kitchen,' he testified, "was spoken by Harry Sampson. He said, 'You can take this stuff and do what you want with it.' He then blurted out: T won't live with her another hour. I'd rather die first.'." This was only a little while before the tragedy, and just before Mr. Allyn started for the depot. "I told him," said Mr. Allyn, "that I'd always respected him and wanted him to respect me. I told him to let the matter go until I came back. My daughter said, 'He knew all about this letter'. I told her to keep quiet She left the room. She may have gone up stairs." "Had Harry always treated you with respect?" asked Mr. Gilbert. "Yes, sir; 1 told him to respect me enough to keep quiet until I got back." "Did you tell me on the day after the tragedy, In a conversation, that Harry said he would take his life?" "I believe not." "You knew Harry was angry?" "Yes." "Did you read the letter to your daughter?" "Yes; this fellow Manson wrote to her to come out to Niagara Falls and he'd give her a good time, or some thing of that sort." Mr. Allyn testified that when he reached the station he was told to come home. Over the telephone he was told to hurry back as "something awful" had happened. He made haste to return. VICTIM OF FAKE MARRIAGE. ' Girl Asserts That She Was Married Y Secretly by Preacher, CRy Leased Wire to Tho Times.) Washington, Indiana, April 7 Miss Bunny Clark, daughter of for mer Mayor Hale Clark, and one of the society leaders of this city, charges through frelnds that she has been made the victim of a fake mar riage by Rev. E. E. Davidson, pastor of the First Christian church of this city. EffortB to have the marriage ratified publicly have been made without avail, the minister saying he did not marry her and will not. Miss Clark is about thirty years of age. She has been 'a cripple near ly al her life, having to resort to the use of crutches. The stpry, as told by rlends of the Clark family, Is to the effect that last December ijev. Mr. Davidson was In St. Louis on a visit and Miss Clark went there to meet him. She says he at once proposed a marriage contract, telling her, so she aserts. that as lie was administer of the gospel no other minister was needed. HELD CONFERENCE WITH NAGEL Members of the Executive Committee of National Council of Commerce. Washington, April 7 The mem bers of the executive committee of the national council of commerce headed by Gustav H. Schwab, of New York, held a conference with Secre tary of Comiherce and Labor Nagel oday for the purpose of discussing the work of the council. The secretary told the committee that he would do all In his power to aid them. The committee met Secretary of the Treas ury MacVeagh and also had an audi ence with Secretary of State aox this morning. They conferred with President Taft this afternoon. Forty People Drowned. Berlin, April 7 -The Baltic Sea wfts swept by a furious gale last night and It In believed that 40 mem bers of various fishing crews were drowned, i , Th fishing- smacks found ered In the high lnd and this morn ing the shores are strewn with, wreck age. This la the' worst storm since PRISON AUTHORITIES Hold Important Meetings Here Today Retiring Romd of Directors Turn Over the Conduct of Affairs to In coming Board Old Prison Officers Make Way For An Entirely New- Set. ..v Today Chairman J. Gordon Hack ett, of the board of directors of tho state prison, and his associates, S. A: Hearne, Albemarle; J. P. Kerr, Ashe ville; W. E. Crosland, Rockingham, and R. H. Speight, Whltakers, turned over the penitentiary affairs to the new board. Chairman Hackett is a man of fine ability, progressive and faithful always to duty. He has served with distinction on the board, making a good record, both as a member of the board and as Its pre siding officer. Mr. Hackett is a mem ber of a family that has been promi nent in North Carolina for genera tions, and Is oue of the leading citi zens of Wilkes county. The other members of the retiring board were men of ability well qualified to manage the affairs of the great institution they have had in charge. ,-. The Incoming board which took charge today Is composed of R. L. Doughton, Laurel Springs; J. M. Davis, Charlotte; George E. Hunter, Raleigh; George A. Norwood, Golds boro, and George Holderness, Tar boro. : . Supt. J. S. Mann, who has been in charge of the state prison since it was wrested from, the hands of the repub licans, and who has made a wonder ful record in the managemen of It, goes with the retiring board. Capt. T.' M. Arrlngton, clerk, and Captain Fleming, warden, also retire. The meeting of the boards were held at the state prison today, all of the formalities being gone through with and final details of transfer per fected. It was learned at a late hour today that the governor's recommendations were complied with and the following officers elected by the new board: Superintendent J. J. Laughing house. Clerk T. W. Fenner, of Halifax. Warden T. P. Sale, of Raleigh. Physician Dr. I. G. Rlddlck, of Youngsville, who succeeds Dr. J. R. Rogers. At three-thirty the new board of di rectors was still in session. A tele phone message received from the state prison conveyed the information that the board had not perfected its organization and was not ready to announce any appointments. It was learned from high authority, how ever, that the list of officials above given, the recommendation of his ex cellency, the governor, will not fail of confirmation. DRUMMER MARRIES WIDOW. Highest Salaried Drummer in Coun try Marries Frisco Widow. (By Leased Wire to The Times) San Francisco, Cal., April 7 E. J. Medbury, one of the highest salaried commercial travellers in America and boasting a wide acquaintance from one edge of the continent to the other, was married yesterday at the St. Francis Hotel to Mrs. Mary Arm strong, of San Francisco. The wed ding was the culmination of a ro mance that arose with such surpris ing suddenness that until the an nouncement of the marriage was made but few of their intimate friends were aware that their ac quaintance had progressed beyond the stage of formalities. Mrs. Arm strong is a wealthy widow, striking ly handsome and one of the most stylish 'women in San Francisco. Mr. Medbury is known as the "ten thous and dollar drummer." : O'REILLY IN HAINS CASE. WHI Assist in the Defense of Peter C. Hains. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 7 Lawyer Dan iel O'Reilly, who was prominently connected with the Thaw murder Case, has been retained to aid in the defense of Captain Peter C. Hains, Jr., who Is to be tried In the Flushing supreme court April 19 on the charge of shooting William E. Annls to death on August 15th, last. John F. Mclntyre is to continue as chief counsel. NO DRINKING ON TRAINS. Arkansas Senate Passes Bill Impos ing Heavy Penalty for Such Offense. ;. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Little Rock, , Ark., April 7 The slate senate baa passed a bill placing a heavy penalty on persons drinking Intoxicants on trains In the state or pn elation .platforms. This will probably- affect rbuffet -care although in- Mflttwij itop.-tvyiyUmi- TWENTYKILLED1NST0RM Terrible Tornado in Middle West Twenty Persons at Least Killed, Many Injured and Towns and Crops De stroyed as a Result of the Tornado Which Swept the Middle West Last Night. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 7 At. least 20 per sons are reported dead and a number are suffering fom injuries as the re sult of a terrific tornade which swept through the middle west, destroying crops and property in Mississippi, Ar kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illi nois, and Indiana, where many towns today were struggling to recover from the havoc wrought Here are the casualties so far re ported as resulting from the storm: Aberdeen, Miss. Five dead and four injured. West Point, Mtss. Several re ported killed. Murray, Ky. One killed. Cotton Plant, Ark. Several re ported dead. Kokomo, Ind. One killed. Pittsburg, 111. Two killed. At Aberdeen, the Illinois Central Railroad station collapsed under the terrific force of the wind, burying four men in the ruins. There may be other victims not yet accounted for. The known injured are George Franklin, telegraph operator, In the employ of the Illinois Central; Ray, railroad employee; King, railroad employee; Winburn, railroad em ployee. Telegraph poles were blown down, houses were unroofed all over the city, and the streets are a mass of wreckage. 'Storm Passing Eastward. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., April 7 -The cy clone which swept ;' Illinois, ; Missis sippi, Kansas, and i2ier',Vrii and southern states yesterday is passing eastward. This morning it .crossed Michigan and Ohio, doing great dam age. Buildings were unroofed, trees uprooted, and heavy plate glass win dows smashed. At points In north ern Ohio and Michigan the wind blew 50 to 70 miles an hour.; Storm bul letins were flashed Into the path of the tornado last night and today. Although heavy damage was reported from many small towns through Ohio there was no loss of life, according to early dispatches. Telegraph and tel ephone companies were heavy suf ferers and wires were blown down, destroying communication between numerous points. -.. From Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Detroit came reports this morn ing of heavy winds sweeping toward the groat lakes and diverging in a southeasterly direction. v STUMER PASSENGERS THROWN INTO PANIC (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April .7 Passengers on the steamer Havana, of the Ward line were thrown into a panic this morning when the Havana, after leaving quarantine for her dock, rammed the big Munson line freighter Cubana, damaging her so that she had to be beached oft the Staten Island shore. The damage to the Cubana is about the stern. Her rudder was knocked out of commission and water was let into her aft compartment and It is expected she will have to be docked for repairs. The crew of the Havana promptly reassured the frightened passengers and after a short wait the Havana proceeded to her pier. BLACKHAXD AGENT ARRESTED. Caught in the Art of Taking Money Which Had Been Tendered Him (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 7 Isadore Carllno, a young Sicilian, suspected of com plicity in a so-caned black nana plot to extoort $4,000 from Joseph Macaluse, a well-to-do Italian steam ship labor agent, whose home was the scene of a mysterious bomb explosion, following the threatening letters six weeks ago, Is under arrest here. Carllna was caught at the home of Macaluse, where It Is said he seized a package of money tendered by Mac aluse and started away. Detectives captured him. - Captain Saved. (By Cable to The Times) London, April 7 According to a cable dispatch the captain of the British steamer Oakbranch, which foundered In the Straits of Magellon, was picked up by the steamer Esmer alda but bo trace has" been found of Favorite Commander Eva Booth. IP SI its ; JH& jl i - la A&crro Comniuiuler Era Booth, the favorite Salvation Army officer of rank in this country, is to give a spectacular touch to the big celebration of the eightieth birthday anniversary of her father, General William Booth, on Sunday, April 11th. Chid rags, she will appear on the stage of the Acad emy of Music iu Brooklyn, ami tell of the work of the Army among the outcasts of the world, ': TARIFF BILL TO REACH THE SENATE MONDAY (By Leased Wire to The Times) Warfnlngttui, April 7, It wa.s wild this morning that thu Payne tiuilT bill which is scheduled to pass tho house Friday afternoon,' will not he presented to the Senate before Monday next. A leading democratic senator, who asked that his name be not given, said today that after the tariff hill reaches Ihe senate, it will probably be referred to the finance committee, when the ma jority of the members of the committee will spend about thiee days over it. The democratic members of .the com mittee will then be Milled in and they will take two davs at least in soinir over the measure. In the judgment of the senator indicated, the tariff bill will not come up for debate in the senate before the l'.lth. He ulso expressed the opinion that the bill : would pass 'tho senate by the middle of May. The real fight over the bill will be in the conference committee. The1 house conferees, will. It Is understood, be Representatives- Payne,- Daly.rll and Chump Clark, the minority lead-r. It will be recalled that .the ..ingley tariff bill was Six weeks In conference; be fore an agreement was n ached. COOL WEATHER COMING. Frost Likely in Gulf and -South At- Inntic Stales. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April 7 The follow ing bulletin has been .Issued at I In weaker bureau: "Several days of comparatively cool weather are indicated for the eastern half of the I'nited Stales, with Host in the middle and upper -Mississippi and Ohio valleys, and the Lake re gion and thence over tho '.middle -'Atlantic and New Knglund stales. Frost :s also likely to occur in the lm rior of the gulf and South Atlantic stales. WANTS RECEIVER .ITOITi:i. Newspaper File Claims Against Humphrey Advertising Company. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 7 Petitions for the appointment of a receiver has beet) filed in the I'nited Stales district court against the Humphrey Advertis ing Company by three newspaper companies. Judge Landis postponed action until Monday, when the con tention of the company that it is not a trading corporation, will he heard. The claims of the newspaper com panies are for advertising. CHVRCH TO Bl Hil D.WCE HALL. To Take- the I'laee of Old Cemetery Fronting the Church. Trenton, N. J. . April 7 The young men's club of 'fashionable St. Michael Episcopal church of this city, is contemplating tho removal of a cemetery which fronts the edi fice and building a dance hall and gymnasium on the ground. General Pike, arter whom Pike's Peak was named, Is burled In the cemetery and the bodies of many men of Revolutionary fame rest there. Many members urge that the his toric cemetery should neveT be " re- pic4 by dance Wit SHERIFF CHARGED WITH FAILING IN HIS DUTY -, (By 'Leased Wire to The Times) Montgomery, Ala., 'April 7. Frank Ha.alas must face the charge that as sheriff of Mobile county, he allowed a mob of only a few men to take Dick Robertson from jail on the night of January 21, und hang hini for the mur der of Phillip Fatch, a deputy sheriff. It Is charged in Impeachment pro ceedings before the supreme court on investigations by Governor Comer that in- failed utterly to perform his duty, going home-when. h should have pro tected the. jail and leaving an inade quate force, though he believed there would be an attempt to take the ne gro out. After the failure of the grand jury to ceiisure the officer a petition was sent to the governor signed by many lead ing citizens urging that action be tak en. A counter petition was also filed. RS WILL ASK FOR COMMISSION ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia. April 7. Before the representatives of miners and operator?- convened in joint session today to cuis ider the demands' of the miners, Hie fuel .became known that the miners and 1 1 presenlat ives will ask congress anil President Taft for the appoint ment of . a commission to Investigate conditions in the coal mining regions. However, this demand will only be mad" contingent .upon the refusal of the operators to grant the concessions petitioned by the -miners.-.' The Inves tigation will apply only to the anthra cite region, it Is said. ; , SPENCER 1 ADAMS LANDS GOOn PLACE (By Leased Wire-to The Times) Washington. April 7. -It was an nounced at the white house today that Spencer li. Adams, of Greensboro, N. i. has been offered the post of Inter nal revenue to succeed John G. Capers, and that he has accepted the offer, -Mr. Adams, It was said, would take charge of the office shortly. Killed by Wagon,' (By Leased. Wire to The Times) .Chicago, April 7 W. A. Evans well-known in Presbyterian . church circles throughout the United States, died soon after he was struck and knocked down by a newspaper wa gon last night. Tuhereulosls KanitHrlum. I By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 785' a vote of H7.230 to 39,410 citizens of Chi cago have decided to levy a city tax for the purpose of building, equipping and supporting a municipal tubercu losis sanitarium. The- uew aanlto rlum will be the first of Its kind In the 'United, SUte&, V v . , THE AMENDMENT INCREASING THE RATE ON BARLEY Was Discussed in the House Today, Voted On and Defeated - OTHER SECTIONS UP Miller Amendment, Increasing the Rate on Barley From IS Cents ft Bushel, the Amount Recommended by the Ways and Means Commit tee, to 25 Cents a Bushel, Was De feated by a Vote of 187 to 83 Payne Opposed the Amendment and His Opposition Doubtlea Serv ed to Defeat it Looks Now as If No Amendments But Those Agreed to by Committee Will be Passed. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' Washington, April 7 The house met at 12 o'clock and resumed con sideration of the tariff bill. The Miller amendment increasing the rate on barley from 15 cents a bushel, the amount recommended by the ways and means committee, to 25 cents a bushel, was defeated by a vote of 187 to 83. Before the vote was taken Representative Payne op posed the amendment, saying that 15 cents a bushel was considered by many prohibitive. . v : That only the committee amend ments will be agreed to during the debate on the Payne bill was the opinion expressed by house leaders today when congress reassembled. An interesting debate followed the atnanrlmont nCfaroA.hv DiiAKnmtAf !v Miller to increase the duty on barley and malt from 25 to 45 cents per bushel. : Representative Mann eatd Kansas is a prohibition state and in asking for an increase in duty on the cereal that went into the manufac ture of beer, Kansas manages to con sume her portion of beer. Represen tative Sims said he favored the pro hibition movement but would vote against the amendment. Representa tive Bartell, a member of the ways any means committee, said that when the bill was considered none of the brewers appeared before the commit tee to ask for legislation. Representative Miller declared that perhaps the brewers did not consider it necessary to go before the ways and means committee. Representative Payne Bald the committee on ways and means was engaged In preparing a revenue, not a .temperance bill. Representative Humphreys offered ah amendment to tax boer made from barley or barley ( malt J1.50 a barrel. The amend ment was ruled out. Representative Humphreys said he would offer it again. The Miller amendment was de feated.: ' -- .. Representative Vreeland offered an amendment striking out the coun tervailing duty on oil and petroleum and substituting a duty of 25 percent ad valorem, Representative Clark, of Missouri, offered an amendment to Vreeland's amendment placing oil on the free list but Representative Dal zell made a point of order against the amendment. Representative Morris offered an amendment to niake theduty on oil one per cent advalorem. Mr. Clark, of Missouri, said if it would be in order he would move to place oil on the free list. The chair ruled that the amend ment would not be in order. The point of order was then made against Mor rln' amendment and after much debate the chair ruled it out, Champ Clark appealed from the decision of the chair. On a standing vote the decision of the chair was sustained 174 to 1L The tells were then demanded and the vote was 136 to 1B8, thus reversing the chair and brliiKliiK the amendment before the house. v TIE AND SUSPENDERS PRESSED INTO SERf ICE- (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' , Savannah, Ga., April 7.-J. Prtscett McKlnney, of Rochester, N. T-, , under arrest here, charged with ' pawing worthless checks, made two desperaU efforts to commit suicide at the police station here yesterday." ; The first time McKlnney used his four-in-hand scarf as a noes ; and tried to hang hlmslf.' He1 wa blaolt In the face when discovered and cut down, '-' V -I ' Two hours later' h acaitv tried.' to hang himself, this time using bl .sua, penders. . . --i f',;-. v'-:1-; v A'
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