North Carolina Newspapers

.:'V." : V tikf' I - .Vol. xviii. 4YSJURY Thaw Not Responsible When J ; He Killed Wht5 - SENT TO AN INSANE ASYLUM Justice Dowling Declines to Release Prisoner, But Commits Him to tht Matteawan Asylum For tho Crimin al Insane. New York, "Special. Adjudged n'ol guilty - of the- - murder-. ,o Stanford White by 'reason -of insanity at. the time the fatal shots were fired. Ham Kendall Thaw Saturday was told the court to be a dangerous lunatit tand was whirled away to tho State '"Hospital for the .Criminal Insane al Matteawan. , t -.. Thaw was whirled away from the lombs m his -wife's automobile. INSAO I - special car was attached to the resru I I Ui 4 :39 express' over the New York Cenrtal. Thaw smoked and . talked v with his oouhsel throughout the ! .journey. - ' , '. Thaw Was Not Prepared. ihaw was not prepared, for the climax of his case, and he was com inanded to stand and f ace. 'thie jurors, they .ill turn were cajled to' their feet, "Jurors, look upon tho defendant defendant, look'upon the jurors,' called Clerk Penny, "Gentlemen ol the jury, have you agreed upon a ver dict r ; ' e have, Mv said Foreman Grem inels. , ' '. ." , "What say ."you? Is tho defendant guilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty, on tho ground that he was insane at . the time of tho coon mission of. the act charged in the in dictment." ,-'-' After thanking, the . jury, . Justice Dowling turned , to Thaw and his at torney:? and said: - ,! " "The only testimony in this case upon which a verdict of insanity coula be based was to tho elieet that njaniac-depressive form of mental de ifcngcrneiit... This testimony and tho diagnosis of the form of insanity was based tpon-prior outbreaks of the de fendant us "testified to by witnesses from- London, Montreal, Paris anJ Albany. It 'also appearsf''frqni' the testimony, and the court' was careful to inquire as to this, that recurrences oi tircse- aataeks are reasonably cer tain. 'There has been no testimony adduced here to show that a persoi. suffering from this form of insanity ever, fta n be., permanently cured. It appears, however, thaf during the maniacal form of the disease, the per se' suffering therefrom is likely tc commit dangerous assaults or mur der. There is danger also of suicide. Dangeroup to Public. "Therefore upon all the testimony in this case, the court deems that to allow the defendant" to go at largo would bo dangeroup to tho public safety. The decision of -the court is that the defejudant, shall ;not now be discharged, but heing in custody shall bo so held, and 'committed with ah dispatch to the State hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan. The sheriff of the county is directed to take custody of the defendant and deliver him to the State authorities at Matteawan." ! . Mrs. Evelyn Thaw' and Joshua Thaw were the only members of the prisoner's family in court when tho verdict was announced. The" young woman thanked ' individually ' each member of the jury and followed Mr. Littleton's example in shaking hands tounsel were elated with tho verdict. District Attorney Jerome, was almost ' as well pleased himself;" "He has con tended from -the first that 'Thaw was medically, if not legally insane. Mr. Jerome congratulate;. . Mr. Littleton and both coUnse$rl jury.' joined in congratulating ' '.fusticc Victor J. Dowling, who presided" "at the trial with so much satisfaction to both sides. The - jurymen expressed theii thanks to the judge for his kiudlv interest in all matters affecting then comfort. . So far as lies' within his power, Dis trict Attorney Jerome will resist anj effort to have Thaw liberated at an time in the near future.. Neither will he willingly consent to his trausfei to a sanitarium. . Thaw Rebels. He commanded 'bir "attorneys im mediately to sue'on.ta writ of habeas corpus to have his sanity, tested be fore he was sent away to tho' up- tiState institution where the insane oJ Criminal tendencies 'are confined;. Mrs. William Thaw, from her hotel where she had received over the tele- tdione the news of . the.-trial's end. -iiiinpd in the demand of her son. Martin W. Littleton, chief council foi the defense, finally prevailed agains' the wishes of t l:c.-.'mo'( bsy indicating to h'T ,j livid 'it would bi better for the present to obey t!i,c mandate of the court. - vMr.. Littleton informed Thaw, it was- stafed, that "thoro is such a thing as public sentiment in New York-City,." ' '.'-But I shall not go to Mattea- wan," Thaw is reported to have re peated many times. Under" promise that somo action speedily would be taken looking to the appointment of a commission to inquir into his present sanity or for his transfer to a private institution where his wife and other members of his family might reside- with him, Thaw consented to go without pro test. "I am perfectly sane now, but I am going to Matteawan on the advice of my counsel, who thought it unwise to sue for a writ of habeas " corpus ' at this time. Council will proceed in the matter of my release just as soon as they can get together the proofs they viU pet out tha,t I am at present sane. I am confident that toy stay at Matteawan vill be for a ahoil period of time ony.'" KING OF PORTUGAL SLAIN Carlos I and the Crown Prince Shot to Death While Seated in the Boya Carriage at Lisbon by a Band ol Men Who Fired a Volley From Carbines. Lisbon, By Cable King Carlos, ol Portugal, and the Crown' Prince, Luis Philippe, were assassinated Saturday and the city is in a state of uproar. The 'King's second son, tho Infanta Manuel, was 'slightly wounded, but Queen Amelie, who strove to save the Crown Prince's life by throwing her seff.npon him, was unhurt. A band of men, waiting at the eor ner, suddenly sprang toward the open carriage, in which tho family were driving to the palace and level ing carbines which they had conceal ed upon them, fired. The King and the Crown Prince, upon whom the at tack was directed, were each shot thee times and they : lived only long enough to be carried to the marine arsenal, nearby, where they expired. The royal family were returning from Villa Vicose, where they had been sojourning and were on their way from the railroad station to the palace. The cold-blooded murder has sent a thrill of horror throughout the coun try,: ,2. - At the first blush it would seem as though the i assassination was the work of anarchists. Nevertheless, the. stirring events of the past few weeks has prepared tho people for some startling culmination.1" -.The dis covery of plot after plot, as well as the discovery of many secret stories of weapons and ammunition, had de monstrated the existence of a deter mination on the part of a large body of the Portugese to overthrow the present condition and. proclaim a re public. Premier Franco, the dictator of the j Kingdom, hastened to the palace, pro tected by a squadron of cavalrymen, and there he conferred with the Queen and high officials "of Stft on what immediate action should bo tak en. It is understood that Queen Ame lia will be regent during the minor ity, of Prince Manuel, who is now in his 19th year. . Hie only striking sequence to the tragedy was the complete and bewil dering silence in which Lisbon is en wapped. HAVOC BY FIRE AND WATER Loss of Approximately ?40,uou Wrought by Fire Charlotte, N. C Special. A fierce and persistent fire broke out Monday morning in me soumeasi coruei ui the third floor of the old Johnston building, situated on the corner, of South Tryon . and Fourth streets, oc cupied by the p'ant of the Charlotte Clothing Manufacturing Company. Strengthened bv a start which eravo it a dangerous headway before the fire department arrived, it command ed for moro than an hour the com bined efforts of the entire city de partments to subduo it and wrought a total damage of perhaps $40,000. Partially insured. Buroughs & Dials, the Long-Tate Clothing Co., also suffered heavy loss. Five Burned to Death. Kansas City, Mo.', Special. Five persons were burned to death and five others were injured in a fire in a three-story rooming house at 111C Wyandotte street,' Saturday morning. The dead: Mrs. Jennie Bert, aged 29, Ilarrisoiiville, . " Mo., waitress. Mabel E. Porter, aged 18, waitress, ina Graves, aged 18, waitress. Peter Rooney, aged 64, cook. Charles Johnson, aged 2S, cook. All the. dead except Mrs. Bert lived in Kansas City. The fire, started .frbW .an ex plosion 'of natural 'yas tase meiit. '- V ... ..... . .. . PLYMOUTH, N, C. THE N. C.JLEGISLATURE The State 'Legislature Adjourned, Sine Lie, Saturday. The compromise of Governor Glenn is now a law, the House amendments to the Senate passenger rate bill hav ing been concurred in by the Senate without debate " Saturday morning. The Legislature in extraordinary ses sion enacted several important laws beside the rate bill and the prohibi ten bill, and in addition to these a large number of local bills were p.iSBtd for the benefit of many coun ties and towns. The House and Senate adjourned at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon by the Legislature clocks. There ,was fvood feeling and mutual cougratula liun among the members, and all go home well satisfied with what has beoji accomplished. Dnri.ng.the session 205 bills and 10 rtsolutions were passed. The Governor transmitted to the Legislature a farewell-message. The Famous Passenger Rate Bill. The bill as finally passed by both houses, provides for a 2 1-2 cent rate for passenger fare in this State and relies upon the railroad companies to fulfill their promises in letter to Gov, Glenn offering a 2 1-2 cent interstate rate of mileage books of 2,000 miles to firms, heads, of families and four other members at 2 cents; of 1,000 mile books at 2 cents a mile to indivi duals and of intrastate mileage books fo 500. miles at 2 1-2 cents, good f'oi the heads of families and dependent members not to exceed four. This bill is in harmony, with tho rates of fered by Gov. Glenn to the railroads which fought the 2 1-4 cent rate, except-that reference is made to an ad justment of the rate in January, 1908, by the corporation commission if the rate" is . found confiscatory or exces sive, a provision which the railroads have agreed to forego. The general State election on tho prohibition question,, as provided in the prohibition bill, will oceur on May 26th. " 1 ' Tho Senate. The resolution with respect to tlio agreement between the Governor and the railroads, which. President Win ston announced as tho -"Public Con science Bill," authorizing the Gov'er nor to accept the $17,500 for payment of .attorneys' fees and costs of liti gation, but not one cent for defray ing the expense of conveying the leg islature, was killed. -' A resolution was offered by ;Mr. Daniel , and unanimously carried thanking the Lieutenant-Governor for the faithful and impartial manner in which he had presided over the 'ses sions of the Senate. At 2:42 the President declared the house and senate adjourned without day. The house acted on 303 bills and resolutions, about two hundred of "these being houso bills. : ' The-messaco from the Governor congratulating the legislature upon its. work, was as follows: To the Honorable, tho General As sembly of North Carolina: Gentlemen: I have nothing furth er to transmit to your honorable body. Your work is done, and well done, and you deserve, and will re ceive the plaudits of a grateful peo ple. In settling the rate question on a basis just to the State and equi table to the railroads, you have re stored ' harmony, ' protected all busi ness interests and xlemonstrated tho fact that the sovereign can compel obedience from its creaters that dis obey its laws, and also extend its hand in helpfulness when the subject, acknowledging its allegience, asks for needed assistance. Tho State has ratified the agreement made with tho railroads, and I feel assured that tho railroads will in', good faith' fully carry out their- contract made with me, thus showing by their acts the verity of their words when they pro fess a desire for. kindly relations be tween all classes and conditions. Yon likewise acted wisely in appropriat ing funds needed .-for litigation be fore the inter state commerce com mission, tov prevent discriminations against our State as well as in pass ing other laws much needed for thu State's upbuilding, but in "all you did, protecting Jhe small roads against, burdens that they could not bear, thus encouraging the building of new lines into undeveloped terri tory. . . Asked, by the Anti-Saloon League, and believing myself that, since over SO per cent of the entire territory of the State had already endorsed pro hibition,' it would be too costly and only engender strife to have a gener al eleeiion throughout the State. 1, in my message, favored State. prohi bition by the legislature. In my judgment, however, yon thought it best tc- submit the question lo the vote of tne. State, and I cheerfully approve you course, and now offer rav services as a volunteer to carry FRIDAY, FEBRUARY youi law before the people and ask tl.pm by their votes to raify what you have enacted. In ray judgment, Stale prohibition will win by an im-mcn.- majority, and will prove the greatest blessing that has ever beea giv our people. No legislature in the history of the State, in so short a timo and in extra session, ever did so much for the peo ple as you have done, and while at first a few may doubt the wisdom o some laws passed, yet I believe that very toon all will see thogood sense ana patriotism that has marked your emire course and will heartily ap prove and ratify your legislation. I thank you most sincerely for your endorsement of my course in trying to settle this complex rate question as wel -as for the considera tion in debate, even by those who did not agree with my views. I wish for each of you a safe and pleasant journey homeward, express ing the hope that you will find your- loved ones well and happy, and that you will receive, as you deserve, not only the approval of your own con science, but also the commendation of, the people whom you have' so faithfully served. With good will toward all, I bid each a kind good-bye. - The Work Accomplished. Following is a summary of the most important laws of general interest, outside of the famous rate bill, pass ed by the extra session of the State Legislature, which body adjourned sino die Saturday last: Liquor in Prohibition Territory. The act to prevent traveling sales men from soliciting orders or pro posals for the purchase of intoxicat ing liquors in prohibition territory in North Carolina, provides that it shall be unlawful for any person for him self or as an agent or traveling sales man, for any person, firm or corpora tion, to solicit orders or proposals of purchase by the jug or bottle or oth erwise of intoxicating liquors within the borders of any or all counties, townships, precincts, towns and cities in the State of North Carolina where ever prohibition prevails or the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited by law. Provided, that this law" shall not be construed to prevent the said of intoxicating liquors in not les than five gallon packages to all part ies or persons who are duly authoriz ed by law to sell intoxicating liquors. Prevent Railroad Mergers. "' The act amending sections 2567 and 2574 of the Revis?!, preventing rail roads from merging with or seeming stock in competing lines, prescribes that no railroad or other transporta tion company, or its officers shall ac quire, hold or guarantee the stock for, or lease or be leased to, or purchased by or consolidate with or b merged into any parallel or compet ing railroad or transportation com pany, nor shall any railroad or other transportation company or its officers sell any of its stock or bonds to any holding or voting company or its of ficers, whereby such consolidation or merger may be effected, and any such purchase, contract, merger or sale shall be void. And that no rilroad or transportation company, or its of ficers, noAV or hereafter doing busi ness in this State, shall purchase, lease, absorb, take over, buy stock in, merge with, or in any way secure an interest in a competing line of rail road or transportation company, nor shall any railroad or transportation company or its officers enter into any contract, agreement or understanding with a competing line or railroad or transportation company calculated to defeat, or which .may defeat or lessen competition in the State. This act shall not prevent railroads independ- ently owned and operated in in is Qtofo nof Ptpppdincr 100 miles iu K- lUVv U - T length from selling its road and prop erty. Freight Rate3. ; Chapter 217 of the Public Laws of 1907 was amended by adding to sec tion 1 thereof the following: Pro vided, further, that the Corporation Commission shall have power, when it is made to appear that it is just to do so, to exempt from the operation of section of chapter 217 that part of the charges of a joint haul which is over the line or lines of a railroad company, which company now owns, leases or operates not more than 125 miles of railroad in or out of this State. II. B. 195, S. B. 172: An act to pro vide: for the payment of burial ex penses of Confederate pensioner.?. Twenty dollars to be appropriated from general county fund upon rec emmendation of chairman of pension board. H. B. 19, S. B. 95: An act lo amend sections 20S1 and 20S9 of the Revisal of 1905, relating to mariiage cere mony. May be solemnized by ordain ed or authorized ministers. H. B. 156, S. B. 177: An act to amend section 63, sub-section 5, chap ter 253 of the Public Laws of 1907. Rents and profits of real estate used exclusively for charitable, religion 7. iS08. or educational purposes exempt from tax. . II. B. 211, S. B. 3: An act to au thorize the Governors to employ coun sel before Interstate Commerce Com mission. Governor is authorized to pay counsel not exceeding $3000. H. B. 178, S. B. 83: An act to amend chapter 612. Pnblic Laws of "eJd ;fe,:"iLow.e,3hear'ute ' ;! hides in Rockingham county. Law regulating running of automobiles ex tended to Rockingham, Caswell and Orange counties. II. B. 53, S. B. 109: An act to amend section 244S of the Revisal ol 1905, relating to putting net stakes. Broken, decayed and abandoned net stakes to be removed. Does not apply to Currituck counay. . No Friend of Liquor Traffic. If;, this special session of the Legis .'atufe had not already been styled a known as the anti-booze session. At every turn and on every occasion, the licjiioi interests were given the black eye. not content with paving the way for State prohibition, the House and Senatfi both nassed bills the sole mir- pose and intent of which were to cut off or restrict the sale of liquor in the State. A bill which excited consider able talk at the time of its introduc tion and subsequent ratification was that of Senator Reece Blair, of Mont gomery, relative to drumming tor in toxieating liquors. This bill is of in terest and follows: "That it shall be unlawful for any person, for himself or as agent or traveling salesman for any . person, firm or corporation, to solicit orders or proposals of purchase by the jug or bottle or otherwise in lots of less ill an five gallons of intoxicating li quors within the borders of any and all counties, townships, precincts, towns and cities in the State of North Carolina wherein prohibition prevail or the sale of intoxicating liquors itf prohibited by law." As stated at the time of its intro duction, this bill is almosi identical with the one m force in South Da kota. The law there is said to be giving very general satisfaction. Chicago Lawyer Frozen to Death Chicago, Speeial. William race, a lawyer, was found frozen to death mmaay witmn ou i?et or jus resi dence in Highland Park, a suburb. It is thought that Brace slipped on the icy siuewaiiv arm was siunneci oy tne 1 . 1T ..1 i .11 j, fall, succumbing to the cold before he recovered consciousness. Steamer Burns and Thirteen of the Crew are Drowned. Halifax, N. S., Special The steam er St. Cuthbert was burned off the Nova Scotian coast Sunday. The Cymric, of the White Star line, rescu ed 37 persons, including the captain. Thirteen of the crew were drowned. The life boats made three, perilous inps ro tne t mnc. ine sea cock i were leu open on u,e oi, uuhuh. ti. il.. Ol -i.-il.l aim u; piuuuuij san iuuu a C -.-! 1- . e--. i hours. Another Firo at Monroe. Monroe, Special. Fire broke out m the hvery stable ol Mr. Jonn o. Williams at S o 'clock Friday morn- ing, supposed to have been starteu by a match thrown into - tho hay. About ten horses and mules mat were in tne siaoie were goi out umiuiu.eu, . , . 11 1 - .. A 1. 11 and nearly all the damage suuerea was the destruction of tho hay and Iced, and tne ourning oi me woou- work in the brick office next to the stable, mis omce is a uueh. i-.u-n sion ot the litzgeraid ruiiamg, dum the firemen put the flames out before any harm was done to main building ITo Joint Reunion to Bo Held. New Orleans, Special. An official statement that there will'To no joint reunion of Confederate and G. A. R. veterans at the next annual Confed erate reunion in June at Birmingham Ala., was issued here Friday by Ad jutant General William E. Mickle, ol the Confederate Veterans. General Mickle said that the proposed joinl reunion is impossible under th terms of the Confederate Veterans' constitution. Found Frozen Stiff. Salisbury, Special. One faltality is directably traceable to the intense cold of Sunday night. Moaday morn ing the dead body of Will Steele, a coloied brick masou, was found in a vat ant lot in the Brooklyn section. The body was lying face downwards vr.cn found with the face frozen in the mud. Pensions for lifesavers were advo cated in a Presidential message to the Senate. French Do Not Telephone. The telephone In France Is little tsed br the miblic ceDerallv. Slag! Copy s Ccata. NO. 36. : j - Great Whitney Power Com pany in Hands of Receiver ' many millions are tied if .4 The Mammoth Power Company on the? Yadkin. River Placed in Charge of a! Receiver Monday by judge Pritclw ard, oa Allegations- Presented byj A. O. Brown & Co., of New York. Asheville, Speeial. Alleging that the Whitney Company, the $10,000, 000 concern building a mammoth pow er plant on the Yadkin river, thirty miles below Salisbury, is xraable to meet and discharge its obligation which have already matured and those wLidl are maturing and tliafc k ig ta . . , , , , the luterest and advantage of all the creditors, A. O. Brown & Co., of New Tork, applied to Circuit Court Judgo J. C. Pritchard for the appointment of a receiver of , all the property of the defendant. The defendant com pany admitted the allegations con tained in the bill of complaint and consented to the appointment of a re ceiver. Judge Pntchard, after hear in? the eoirmlflivt nnrl Hi nntuw. p-rontft th ant and appointed Hon. John S. Hen derson, of Salisbury, receiver for the company. A. 0. Brown & Co., who made th application for a receiver and who are creidtors for more than $200,000 are composed of Albert O. Brown, G. Lee Stout, Lewis Gunter Young, Edward F. Bucanan, Samuel C. Brown and Walter Rhea Whitman. Tho Allegations. The complaint alleges that the de fendant company was chartered undet the laws of North Carolina; that it3 capital Hstock is $10,000,000; that ift has outstanding obligations in notes and bonds to the amount of $5,000,- 000; that it is unable to pay princi pal and interest on -certain notes: that it is being threatened with suits and that on May 1st, 1908, a. m. an in terest item of $150,000 will be dne, in the payment of which the defendant company will be compelled to default. It is also alleged that $5,000,000 have been spent in developing the plant; that it is now nearing completion and the carrying out of the project is es- setial to the protection of creditors and bondholders. In appointing Mr. Henderson re ceiver for the property, Judge Pritch ard signed an order requiring that the receiver take full control of all the company's property and that un til the further order of the court the receiver shall manage and operate lid p rty as th defendant con irnU m. nrfc nr hf)a wt,vfW , n onerated. and shall emnlov 7 ' guch persons ami roake sueh payment and disbursements as may be needful and proper and snail report his said I Qr'iinnc tr mirf rrm fi-ma 4v timp The recciver is ;.eauired to rive bond in the sum of $25,000. " The de f endant and each and everv one of its officers and agents are required to transfer to the receiver all the prop- ertv, assets, books, accounts and . . vouchers of the defendant company an(j ar also restrained from trans- ferring wjth any Gf the property of the defendant. imra movr at unionism- Avhinfrto. filial Monv for tho thifd timc witWn a month- tho Supreme Court of the United States promulgated an opinion ' construing laws adversely to contentions of un ions. The verdict rendered was in the case of Lawler vs. Loewe, the for mer a member of the hatters' union and the latter a hat manufacturer of Danbury, Conn. The case involved the applicability of the seventh sec tion of the Sherman anti-trust law t conspiracies by labor unions to boy cott articles entering into inter-State trade. Under the terms of that pro vision the complaining party may col lect three times the amount of his loss if the charge is sustained. Soldiers Perish in Snowstorm. Ain-Seafra, Algeria, By Cable. Twenty-one men of the twentieth company of the Foreign Legion, and possibly others of the same company, perished on February 1st, in a blind ing snow storm which overtook the soldiers on their way to Fort Hasa, The entire company became separated and later searchers - recovered the bodies of 21 of them. A section of the company succeeded in reaching. Fort Hassa in n pitiable condition, but many are unaccounted for.