Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 153, 28 June 1906 — Page 1

MOOT) FA A. VOL. XXXI. NO. 153. Richmond, Indiana, Thursday Morning, June 28, 1906. Single Copies, One Cent. HAMMOND TRIAL ' BEGAN YESTERDAY EXERCISES WERE WON'T STAND FOR THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Partly cloudy, Thursday, showers and cooler in north portion; Friday showers, cooler in south portion; fresh south winds. OHIO Occasional shower's Thursday and Friday; winds becoming southeast and fresh. PLEASING THIS IS TO CZ&Tlf-TC THA.T OUR. J5Ujmyj TAETHODf; WR1TTEM BOOT, "Pop Corn Charley" Takes Stand in Own Behalf and Makes a Good Witness. Students of the St. Andrews School do Themselves Proud at Gennett.

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HAMMOND SAYS THAT TWO UNKNOWN WOMEN MADE AN EFFORT TO BLACKMAIL HIM FOR ACT HE NEVER COMMITTED, Yesterday morning In the circuit court the trial of Charles Hammond, better known as "P6pcorn Charley," was begun. Hammond Is charged with assault and battery with Intent to commit a felony, his vlctom being. It is alleged, 10 year old Mary Griffin. A greater part, of yesterday -morning was spent in selecting a Jury, nine men being rejected by the defense before the Jury had t been choBen. The little Oriffln girl yesterday morning gave some damaging testimony against Hammond, who is represented by Attorney Henry I J. JohnBon. Defense to be Offered. Yesterday afternoon the defense showed on what grounds they hope to secure nn acquittal. Among other things efforts will be made to show that-Hammond has - heretofore borne a high moral reputation and that the statements of- the GrhUn girl cannot be relied upon. Yesterday afternoon Attorney John son explained to the jury that on the day Hammond is charged with enticing the Griffin girl and a companion of the same uge, Into the chop whero he keeps his supplies for the little stand, ho operates at the corner of Klghth and Main streets, he had no idea that the children were there and had never as.'ied'them to accompany him? Attorney Johnson stated that the Griffin girl frequently visited this shop and had Meen a great nuisance to Hammond. On the day Hammond Is charged with assaulting the child. Attorney Johnson stated that Hammond had ordered her out of the shop, and forcibly expelled her. According to Attorney Johnson, all that Hammond was doing In the shop on that occasion was securing some peanuts and paper bags. Witnesses Swear to Character. After this statement several character witnesses were Introduced by the defense, mostly police officers, city officials and newspaper men. All testified that Hammond had always borne a good name in the community. Hammond was placed on the stand and he proved a good witness for himself. He told a straightforward story and the prosecutor nidnot succeed once in ' confusing him. Hammond stated that a short time after the day on which he is charged with assaulting the Griffin girl, two women whom he does not know, appeared at his stand and demanded that he should make some settlement for his assault on the Griffith girl. Hammond told them he had done no wrong to V anyone and that he did not Intend to make a settlement. . Hammond then Bald that the next day after this attempt at blackmail he told Prosecutor Jessup of the affair. After Hammond had been cross examined by Prosecutor Jessup the case waa adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock when Attorney Jessup will begin the argument for the state. He will be followed by .Attorney Henry U. Johnson and it Is thought that the case will go to the Jury In the afternoon. 1 DESIRE TO RAISE MONEY Pan Handle Baseball Team Will Add a Little to Its Treasury for General Expenses. Yesterday the Pan Handle Base Hall team held an Informal business meeting, at which It was decided that each member of the team should contribute fifty cents toward defraying the debts and expenses of the team. Also that a paper be taken around to th office, force asklnrr, contributions, INTRODUCING PREMIUMS Detroit Firm Has Plan Which It Says Will Knock Out Mall Order Houses A Trial Here. v Willow, representing a large manufacturing concern at Detroit, Mich., is In the city in an effort to secure local druggists and other merchants, who handle soaps, perfumes and other toilet goods to handle his wares. With them the Detroit firm gives premiums which it is said will go a long ways toward competing with outside mall order and big premium houses. The plan of Mr. Willow Is to sell hjs goods to the local merchants and with them give premiums which the merchants can In turn give to their jcustomera. - - -

Miss Elizabeth Comsfock Left Yesterday Afternoon for England to Spend the Summer.

Miss Elizabeth Comstock of North 10th street left yesterday afternoon for Montreal, Canada where she will sail for Liverpool, Eng., in company with Miss Edna Johnson of this city, who left for Montreal a few days ago. Miss Comstock will spend the summer abroad but Miss Johnson will remain in Europe for two years, studying languages. In . Liondon the Misses Johnson and Comstock expect to meet Miss Bertha Hawkins and Miss Nellie Howard, both of this ctiy. VAULT IS ONE OF FINEST III WEST Magnificent Depository Now Being Installed at the First National Bank. METAL CANT BE PIERCED. DOOR TO SAFE IS SO HEAVY THAT HUMAN FORCE CANNOT CLOSE IT TAKES TWO MEN TO OPEN IT. In "a few days the finest safe this side of Chicago will be finished. The vault Is in the First National Bank and is of chrome steel which is said that no drill has yet been invented which will pierce this metal. The whole safe weighs over 100,000 lbs., the door alone-weighs 14,000 lbs. and the hinge that swings the door be lng one piece of steel and weighs 2,000 lbs. The safe is 13 feet by &yz feet by 10 feet high, and will be lined on the outside with copper-plate. The door is so heavy that no human force can close it and a double pressure screwing force has to be used. The combination Is In the hands of two men and ''each has to be present at the opening of the 'doors. The door has twenty four bolts of 2 Inches thickness shooting in all directions. On the inside of the portal there are three "timers," and any one of which will open the vault if the others should give out. In case that all should be disabled then the vault wonld have to be blown open. The locker is set in such manner that the watchman can pass around, above and below It at any time. The vault was installed by the Mosler Safe Company. NO DATE HAS BEEN SET Board of Works Undecided When They Will Assess Damages and Benefits for Hoosier Plant. Just when the board of public works will assess benefits and damages to the property owners affected by the closing of North Fourteenth street, from E street to the right of way of the P. C. C. & t. L. railroad Is a matter of speculation. "I have no idea when we will assess damages and benefits In the North Fourteenth street matter" said President Zeller of the board. RICHMOND IS BENEFITED Railroad Commission Lowers Rate on Shipments of Indiapa CoalMany Towns Affected. Ft. Wayne manufaciurers who recently appealed to the Indiana railroad commission in an effort to get lower' rates on shipments of Indiana coal, have succeeded. Freight rates formerly were $1.10 a ton on coal from" Indiana fields to Ft. Wayne. Under agreement entered into by the Pennsylvania the rate is reduced to 90 and 95 cents a ton. Shipments to Ft Wayne are to be made by way of Indianapolis and Richmond and under the schedule every town between Richmond and Ft. Wayne will derive the benefit of the 90 cent rate which will apply to coal from the Brazil district. The 95 cent rate applies to coal from the Linton distict and Is to obtain from the first station north of Richmond (Fountain City) to Ft. Wayne. Good Yield of Wheat. Boston, Ind., June .27, (Spl.) -Wheat in this vicinity is almost ready to harvest and shows promise of a good yield-

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TONIGHT EXERCISES OF A SIMILAR NATURE BUT WITH DIFFERENT ACTORS WILL BE CARRIED OUT. About eight hundred people attended the" first closing day program, of the St. Andrew's school which was given last evening at the Gennett Theatre. The program was varied and entertaining and the little actors and actresses were given liberal applause by the audience. Tonight exercises atong similar lines will be carried out with dffferent persons in the roles. Last night's program follows: Welcome, Kind Friends Chorus Piano Miss Stella Johnson. The Merry World Polka Pianos Misses Loretta Grothaus, " M. Knapp, II. Lee, Blanche Gausepohl, Vesta Wilson, P. Geier. Acting Song "My Dollie is a Sweet Little Thing" Minims The Wild Rose Pianos Misses Edna Johnson, M. Kutter. S. llollern, Adeline Rohe, Catle Stolle, B. Walermann. On the Banks of the Mississippi . . . Pianos Misses Bertha Walterman, Joseph Pfeiffer. Violins Lawrence Pfeiffer, Carl Stever, Russel Gustln, Misses Carrie Schwegmann, Gertrude Hewing. Mandolin I Misses Dora Lake, Alice Jarvis, Louise Vogelgesang. Mandolin II Misses Henrietta Lee, I. Austerniann, Florence Morgenroth. Mandolin "ill Carl Wickemeyer, L. Meier. , Guitars Misses Edna Lake, Dorothy Zeyen, Bertha Wessel, Bertha Miller, M. Kutter. War of Roses Drill Piano Miss Mildred Llchtenfels. Grand March de Concert Pianos Misses Josepha Ramler, Stella Johnson, Josephine, Pfeiffer, Constance Pardieck. Violins Lawrence Pfeiffer, Carl Stever, Russel Gustln, Misses Carrie Schwegman, Gertrude Hewing, Dora Lake, A. Jarvis, L. Vogelesang Carl Wickemeyer. Jacob's Hotel Experience. Landloard Roman Vosmeler Jacob Rudolph Gausepohl Police ... Carl Schepmann Grand Galop Brilliant Op 71 Pianos Misses Sara Oberle, Dorothy Zeyen, Vera Crome, Anna Ortmann. The International Flag Drill. Grand Galop de Concert Pianos Misses Bertha Wessel. Hilda Cook. Nettie Cook, Friede Erk. Clown's Horn Drill Piano Miss Helen Miller. Hector Pianos Misses H. Miller, M. Llchtenfels, Hilda Gausepohl, ' C. Schwegmann. . . The Dutchman's Picnic. Gustavus Brown The Dutchman.. Herman Cohorst Harry Jordan, dude . .Joseph Darnell Charley Green dude Lawrence Hursting. The Surprise Overture '. Piano Misses Josephine Ramler, Mary Cook. OF P.'S RAISED $100,000 MAJ. GEN. SHOBART HERE He was in Charge of Raising Money for Distressed Members of the San Francisco Lodge. Major General Shobart, who had charge of the relief funds of the K. of P. lodge for their distressed members at San Francisco was in the city a few moments, enroute to New Orleans, yesterday afternoon and made an Informal report to Supreme Chanceller Shiveley. He stated that the fund had reached, over a $100,000 and that he had been active in seeking out these members of the fraternity who were in need of relief. Conditions are taking a very favorable turn and most of their men are In fairly good circumstances now. LEAVES FOR GERMANY William Dudley Foulke Will Take Summer for a Tour Through European Countries. William Dudley Foulke will leave this morning for New Yoili where he will take steamer for a foreign port. It is his intention to spend some time in Nauhein, Germany, and then tour through that country, Italy, and ifrance. Mr. Foulke expects to be gone the better part of the summer.

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TO HELP F They Will Unite Forces With Men and Help in Civic Improvement Work. THEY WANT PLAY GROUND COMMITTEES WERE APPOINTED AT MEETING LAST NIGHT SOCIETY IS TO MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS. " The women of Fairview met last night and accepted the -Invitation of the members of the Fairview Civic Imprqvement Association to join forces with them in their work.. Several committees were named and the work will be given stiict attention by the fair sex. Those on the Ways and - Means committee are: Mrs. A.;E. Ranks, chairman. Mrs. Edgar Wilklm, and Mrs. C. C. Smith, entertainment committee: Mrs. E. E. Towle, Mrs. B. C. Wickett, and Mrs. H. L.. Spink. Mrs. G. S. Meyers was appointed chairman of the program committee and the members of this will be appointed by her. It is the Intention of the ladies to have speakers and lecturer on civic improvement and. other form? of municipal education. These lectures will be held every two weeks. At a recent meeting of the Fairview Improvement Association the point discussed was that of, having a play ground for the children of that portion of town and their efforts will be in this direction. Visiting His Old Home. Centerville, Ind., June 27. (Spl) Thomas . Cornelius of Franklin, Indiana, a brother of G. W. Cornelius, is here on a visit of several days with his brother and former neighbors. Mr. Cornelius was a citizen, here fifty-one years ago, and resides on the farm now owned by William H. DeMoss, two miles south of Centerville. PENNY CLUB EXCURSION On July 18 Penny Club Hopes to Take at Least Six Car Loads of People to Indianapolis. The Ladies of the Richmond Penny Club will conduct an excursion to Indianapolis, July 18, via the Indianapolis & Eastern InterurOan line. The fare will be $1.25 the round trip. This will be the first interurban excursion ever given on a week day to Indianapolis and the Penny Club expects to be able to fill at least a half dozen cars. Were MaFried Here. Milton, Ind., June 27, (Spl.) Alvin Lowrv and Miss Myrtle Rothennel drove to Richmond today lay where Jhey I were married at two o'clock

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MRS. MARY LARSR DEAD THE END CAME SUDDENLY Former Richmond Woman Succumbs to a Severe AttacK of Apoplexy at , Anderson Husband and Two Children Survive Relatives Live Here. Mrs. Mary E. Larsh died at Anderson yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Death was very sudden and wholly unexpected. She was stricken with apoplexy about 11 o'clock and though medical aid was summoned quickly Mrs. Larsh was beyond assistance and died less than two hours after being stricken. She was the wife of John Larsh. For a long period Mr. and Mrs. Larsh lived in Richmond and were widely known. Besides the husband two children servive, Everett aged 20 and Mabel, aged 17. Mrs. Minnie Posther, 309 South 8th street. this city is the mother of Mrs. Larsh and Frank and Lewis Posther also of this city are brothers. The funeral will take place at Ander-1 son Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. 4 Marriage of Yantis Wells. MUton, Ind., June 27 (Spl.) Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Yantis Wells to Miss Josephine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dellinger at Osborn, Ohio, June ,25th. At home card reads Delphi, Indiana, after July 12th. Mr. Wefls formerly lived here, his father being for some years pastor of the Christian church. WAKING CASE POSTPONED Richmond Man Secures Attorney Johnson to. Defend Him in.Dog ! Shooting Case. ; The case against William Waking, charged with killing a dog belonging to R. G. Swallow, near East Germantown, was to have been tried yesterday at Cambridge City, but was continued indefinitely. Attorney Henry U. Johnson will defend Waking who claims he shot the Cog because it attacked him. Will go on the Road. Clifton Williams who has returned home f rim Indiana University to spend the summer has taken a position with Gaar, Scott & Co., as a traveling representative. Mr. Williams will work in this state, Ohio and Kentucky. He leaves on his first trip July 10. CANCER CAUSED DEATH Mrs. -Ruth Mobley, Aged Resident of Fountain City Passed .Away Yesterday Morning. Mrs. Ruth . Mobley, aged 66 years, died yesterday morning at 9:30 at her home in Fountain City of cancer of the stomach. Her husband, Elijah, and a foster-daughter, Emma - Watkins, of Williamsburg, survive the deceased. She was sick for a long time and confined to her bed most of her illness. " .' ' The funeral will be at two o'clock this afternoon from the Friends church of Fountain City. The burial yill be at Webster.

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UP. natrons can see It. BE A RACE WAR ATYDRK, PA. Negroes Two Thousand Strong Threaten to Overpower the Police There ALREADY CAUSED TROUBLE WENT INTO CITY ON AN EXCURSION TRAIN WHERE THEY CAUSED TWO WHITE GIRLS TO RIDE IN THE ENGINE. Publishers' Press v York, Pa., June 27. The negro excursionists from Baltimore who took charge of a Western Maryland passenger train and compelled two white girls to ride in the locomotive, also forcing the white men to leap from the windows and afterwards shooting at them threaten to bring 2,000 negroes to York on Thursday next trip, overpower, the police and run the city. In spite of the protests of the white population, the Western Maryland has for several years run these excursions weekly to this city during the summer months, the local trolley company furnishing the park. The orgies of the negroes caused the police to restrict them to the west end. The negroes want the freedom of the city to carouse in and further trouble is expected when the next excursion train reaches here. White women re frequently insultd and a park policeman was nearly killed recently. Hold No. 44 for G. R. & I. Orders have been posted at the Pennsylvania- station to the " effect that train No. 44 will be held Indefinitely at Richmond for the G. R. & I. connection: No. 30 will wait five minutes here for G. R. & I. No.12; Cincinnati Div. No. 21 and Indianapolis Division Nos. 33, 14, and 32 are to be held here for connections If passengers are reported. No. 31 will wait five minutes for Indianapolis Div. No. 20 when passengers are reported. Would Be Official Road. Paul Brown of the Q. & C. R. R. was in conference with Supreme Supreme Chancellor Shively of the K. of P.'s yesterday asking to have his road named as the official route of travel to that order's convention at New Orleans in October. Death of Will Wallis. Milton, Ind., June 27. (Spl.) Will Wallis, formerly of Milton, died at Albany, New York, Friday, June 22nd lacking one day of fifty years of age He was Sunt, and hi3 wife matron of an Orphans Home. Helmets to be Black. The contract for the new helmets for the police force has been let to Sol Fox & Son. About fifteen hats will be ordered and. they will be of the official black color instead of the present pearL -

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TOUCHING SCENE WHEN THEY' MET IN THE TOMBS BURIAL OF STANFORD WHITE TAKES PLACE TODAY.

Publisher FtessJ , New York. June 27.--The .center of interest in the case of Harry Kendall' Thaw, accused of the murder of Stan-: ford White, the noted architect, will! be tomorrow the proceedings in the dingy old coroners office in the criminal, court building, where Coroner, Peter Dooley will begin his inquiry, Into the crime. At about tho same timo that -this matter is on, the body of . Stanford White, Harry Thaw's. victim will be burled in the churchyard-of the Old St James Episcopal church, at St. James, Long Island. It had been planned to hold a church funeral in this city and to bury White in the( family plot in Woodlawn cemetery,1 but the family fearing a recurrence' of the sensational incidents . which have followed each other steadily for, the past forty eight hours, decided to hold the funeral at the out-of-the-wayj place and to bury the dead architect in the cemetery near his home. Would not be Examined. Harry Thaw spent most of the day .' In his cell in murderers" row in tho Tombs Prison. He was permitted to take the usual exercise, his counsel called upon him 1 several times, and he was taken beforJfc a commission employed bythe district attorneys office,' which was t,o examine into his. sanity. He declines to answer the questions of the doctors, however, and refused to permit then to hold a physical examination.. , . , It is understood tonight that the defense has practically outlined its plan of action In the coming legal battle. Temporary insanity, caused by the knowledge being forced upon him that Stanford White was planning to break up his family relations and an appeal to the so called higher law is to be the course taken by the defense. First itit to Husband. Mrs. Thaw visited Mr. Olcott's office shortly before noon and held a short consultation with him. A short time later she went to tho Tombs, where-Mrs. Thaw, eelng her husband for the first time since he killed White threw her arms around his neck covered his face with kisses and sobbed: "Harry! Harry! Harry!" She could say no more -for several minutes, while Young . Thaw- kept her clasped in his arms closely i-.nd whispered to her. Then she smiled weak ly and said: "You're not looking very pert, dear." , She remained in the visitor? w with Thaw nearly an hour. L III A FEW DAYS Expert Construction Gang for the Central Union is Now in the City. HAVE A BIG TASK AHEAD TWENTY FIVE MILES OF CABLE WILL BE STRUNG ONE HUNDRED MEN WILL BE EMPLOYED IN THE WORK. E. L. Mitchell foreman of the Central Union Telephone Construction gang with headquarters at Indianapolis has arrived here with a fores of men and in a few days will begin actual work on reconstructing the lines in this city. Preliminary plans, embracing the placing of pjoles and such, other details are now being made. Next week mV. Mitchell with his men will start tearing down old poles and wires and putting up jiew ones. The Central Union has not yet decided what it will do about the Main street conduit matter but this will not necessarily delay the work in other parts of the city which will be entirely aerial. About twenty five miles of cable will be strung. When tha work gets in full swing one hundred men will be employed. It Is thought that the work cannot be completed until well Into the whiter. Engineer Bangs from headquarters of the company will be here, this week to make arrangements with Manager Hutton for letting the contract for the company's' new building on North Tenth street. J -

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