Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 16 March 1907 — Page 1

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EICHMOOT hp ABXUM VOL. XXXI. NO. 363. Richmond, Indiana, Saturday, Morning, March 16, 1907. Single Copy, One Cent. IIITEIID TO DRIVE MUIHCIPAL PLANT ON TOP WAVE NEW MEN ELECTED TO FILL OFFICES THE WEATHER PROPHET. PITTSBURG AGAIN III SIGHT OF LAUD WINS SWEEPING VICTORY EASTHAVEN GETS MURDER SUSPECT INDIANA Fair and warmer Saturday. OHIO Fair and rising temperature. THE TIDE HAS TURNED

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Light, Heat and Power Com pany is Employing Cut Throat Methods to Get Hold on Local Field. GRANT RATES AT WHICH NO MONEY CAN BE MADE Rep resentatives of the Trust Concern Tells Well Known Merchant that the City Plant is Doomed. "Our company has $100,000 to put the municipal lighting plant out of the business," stated a representative of the Richmond Light, Heat & Power company a few days ago, to a well known Main street merchant, who has been using the light of the municipal plant. "We have two years to put the municipal plant out of business," continued the Light, Heat & Power man. "and we can afford to cut rates so low that the municipal plant will be unable to meet the competition.' It is known that for some time the representatives of the trust plant have been offering "a rate of 1 cents per kilowatt for lighting pufposes and a rate of 3 cents per kilowatt for power. Those rates are absolutely prohibitive and the municipal plant cannot mee( them and continue on a paying basis. Granting Suicidal Rates. Superintendent Rogers of the muxticipal plant, stated yesterday afternoon that at the present rate of 2 cents per kilowatt, for lighting and a rate of 4 4-5 cents per kilowatt for power, was being asked by the municipal plant. Mr. Rogers stated that these rates were the minimum ones, and that if they were lowered the plant would prove a losing venture, j "The . rates now. being asked by the! trust company are suicidal," stated Mr." Rogers. ' . ' works, who supervises the municipal plant, states that the time has cow come before the people of the. city to , choose between' the . Richmond Light, Heat & Power company and the municipal plant Mr. Johnson states that the municipal plant cannot possibly meet the rates offered by Its competitor and that the business man who, for the sake of making a dollar, will take this lighting, or power from the trust company, not only shows a lack of civic pride, but also a lack of business sagacityr He points out the fact that the 'policy now being pursued by the Light, Heat & Ppwer company means," if the business men of the city lend their support to the trust company, the eventual elimination of the municipal plant. If the trust succeeds in its design of appropriating money for the maintenance of its local plant until the city plant has been driven from the field, the old .condition of affairs prior to the establishment of the municipal plant will -return- and rates ,will once more be boosted by the trust to an extortionate figure. Board Has Faith in Public Members of the board of Public works are of the opinion that the trust will not succeed in its design as the business men, even those who have opposed the municipal plant from the first, now realize that. the city has its money invested in the plant and it is up to them to protect the city. They have also seen that the plant is capable of supporting itself and eventually prove a valuable source of income to the city: v Mr. Johnson states that the new unit at the plant will be completed by the first of April and at that time many additional homes, business houses and factories will be supplied with lighting and power. The city plant will make a gallant fight against the trust, but its present rates, which are very low, will not be lowered a fraction of a cent. USED DRASTIC MEASURES Firemen Curb Flames in Million Dollar Conflagration at Pittsburg, with Dynamite. Pittsburg. Pa., March 15. A great conflagration on Mount Washington, which swept more than an entire block and caused a loss of about a quarter of a million dollars, practically burned itself out between seven and noon today, the heroic work of bucket brigades and firemen, both volunteers and regulars, availing little in the face of an utter absence of waiter. Eight prominent business houses and more than a dozen residences sit uated on or near the main street were consumed or damaged by the raging flames. Dynamite was used to curb the flames in their advance and the use of this drastic measure was the means of stopping the conflagration which had the hill top residents nearlypanic stricken. Dies of Consumption. New Castle, Ind., March 13. Miss l?va Gray, twenty-three years old. daughter of Benjamin Gray, 'of this city, is dead, t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Archibald, of , consumption, -

Rumor That Hill and Morgan Have Gobbled up the Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific Respectively and

Will Crush Wizard Harriman. New York, March 15. Late this af ternoon a report reached the street from Chicago that Morgan had secur ed control of the Union Pacific pnd that the Standard, oil interests had turned on Harriman with the idea of crushing him. At about the same moment it was rumored in Washing ton that James J. Hill was the man who had gobbled up the Southern Pacific and that the boss of the Cheat Northern was riding on the top wave resulting from the turn of the tide". The reports occasioned quite a flur ryand there was a lively but vain scramble for authentic information. It seemed certain however, that soma big coup in Union Pacific had been enected and definate information is looked for early tomorrow. The fact of such rumors, many of which seemed to be based on ficts were In circulation during the entire days trading, coupled with satisfac tory foreign markets and the failure of the government to stand back and allow speculators to control the mon ey market is given as a collective reason for the rally In stocks to lay. CLIMBED ON THE ROOF Insane Woman in a Dangerous Posi tion Induced by Firemen to Slide Down into a Net. St. Louis, Mo., March 13. In view of a crowd, Henrietta Coler, a demented housemaid, who had escaped the nurses, sat for twenty minutes Fri day morning on the roof of the city hospital, with her feet hanging over the ledge. Then gathering her skirts about her ankles, she allowed herself to slide off the roof and dropped 75 feet into a net held by firemen. The fall seriously injured her. DR. E. L. MACINTOSH PBESIDEIip. WABASH Formally Elected by the Trus- ; tees of the College. WILL RESIGN PASTORATE Crawfordsville, Ind., March 15. Dr. George L. Mackintosh, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church at Indianapolis, today succeeded Dr. William j P. " Kane as president of Wabash college, j The honor was conferred on him this morning at a special meet ing of the trustees called for purpose. But one other name that j had ' been considered in connection with the presidency, that of. Dr. Asa H. Morton, professor of romance languages at William's college, a Wabash graduate himself. ' Dr. Mackintosh was regarded as the man for the place, however, and his election ws made unanimous. He accepted the presidency and will enter on the duties at once, giving up the Indianapolis pastorate, from which he had a leave of absence. Abe Reuf's Case. San Francisco, March 15. The supreme court this morning heard evidence and arguments on the writ of habeas corpus filed yesterday in behalf of Abe Ruef, and took the matter under advisement, remanding Ruef to the custody of a jailor until a decision is handed down. AT BEDSIDE OP PBISONEB MRS. IVPD0NALD ON TRIAL Preliminary Hearing of Woman Charged with Slaying Her Lover Most Remarkable Court Session Ever Held in City of Chicago. Chicago, - March . 13. Subject of a bitter fight between opposing counsel, Mrs. Michael C. McDonald, gazed blankly about her today, while Judge Newcomer" convened court at her bedlside in the county jail hospital to give iher a preliminary hearing on the charge of murdering Webster S. Guerin. Apparently, she was unconscious of what was transpiring. She gave, no indication that she knew she was the subject of an inquiry which holds for her the fate of a murderer or exoneration. She held the hand of her husband, and spoke to him in endearing terms. The court's Session was the most remarkable ever heard "since the establishment of the municipal court. At the conclusion the court ordered the hearing continued 'until tomorrow.

The Directors of State Life Insurance Company Hold Meeting and Reorganize.

CANCEL TWO CONTRACTS THEY HAD BOTH BEEN GIVEN TO VAN LANINGHAM PRESIDENT OF THE GREAT WESTERN AGENCY COMPANY. Indianapolis, March 15. At a meeting of the directors of the State Life Insurance company, which adjourned early this evening the board reorganized by electing new officials and the contract with the Great Western company, of which O. L. Van LangIng ham of Kansas City is president was cancelled. The action of the directors was taken after several hours deliberation and the fact that the agency company contract has been canceled is thought to mean that there will be no further difficulty with state officials, who have been carrying on a vigorous investigation of the affairs of ail Indiana insurance companies The following ofSc-jr w.?re elected: Henry W. Bennett, postmaster of Indianapolis, president. f. W. C. Bobbs, chairman of the execu tive committee. Alfred Sahm, treasurer. F. S. Wynn, vtoe president aDd secretary. Walter Howe, audit 5-. R. W. McBride, counsel of the loan department. Charles F. Coffin, counsel. It is conceded the officers select ed are men who are among the most successful business and professional men of the city, and men who will without doubt manage the affairs of the company in such a manner as to give satisfaction to policy holders as well as satisfy the demands of state officials. The contracts which were canceled with the Great Westefrn Ai'ecy compaay are two in number. One was for the western territory and was given to Van Laningham for $250,000. The other contract was for the district of Indiana and Illinois and was given the Agency company for $185,000, or more properly speaking was bought by the Great Western Agency company of the State Agency company, when it went into the hands of a receiver. after the affairs of the company got into court Western Agency comnanv for tin- contracts were deferred and secured bv 1

notes. With the canceling of the con- evidence, may be, that Delmas will tracts it. is said the note will be sur- make such an object lesson of Humrendered to the Agency companv -nd mel tomorrow, that the effect of damthat in the future th Life mmna.v evidence will be pushed aside

will abandon the agency plan to sell insurance. It is said that the failur of the recent legislature to make provisions which would allow Indiana companies to place business through agency companies, as it is said all foreign companies do was the direct reason for the cancelling of the contract with the Great Western Agency company. LAID DOWN BOGUS PAPER Walter Fisk, Well Known Young Man, on Trial at Greenfield for Passing Forged Check. Greenfield. Ind., March 15. Walter Fisk is on trial in the Hancock Circuit court, accused of passing a forged note, and the prosecuting witness Is Lmory Wood, now serving a term in the Indiana Reformatory, on the plea I of guilty to forging the note ij.ilestion. The young men were intimate friends, and Wood alleges that .he and Fisk divided the money after Fisk had secured the cash. The name of Wood's grandfather was signed. Fisk's plea is that he did not know the note was forged, and that he sold it because, Wood owed him $20, and he wanted his monev. CONDUCTOR "SWIPED" HIM Now He is Suing the I. & C. Traction Company in Shelby County for $5,000. Shelbyville, Ind., March lo.-The $3,000 damage suit brought by Dr.. W. C. Rowland, of Indianapolis, against the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company, is being tried in the Shelby circuit court this week. The plaintiff alleges that while he was on a Rushville car. he and the conductor got into an argument and the conductor struck him on the lip.- ,The quarrel was. the result of, the defendant putting his feet on one of the seats in ths car. Robert H. Johnson was the conductor. Death of Henry Riner. : . Eaton, O., March 15. Henry Riner, aged ninety, died at the home of his son, John C. Riner, in Gratis township, late Thursday night.-Funeral services will be held at-the residence Saturday. The deceased was the father of John C. Riner, who forsevvpsrs srrH m,. r rri jtars bervea as one or tne coun-

xy commissioners or thls county. He cut off till Saturday night. Patrons can have his coat by cslliag at Mr. spreading the bars to his cell and leapwas also one of the oldest residents, -are bwaia wood and coaV -toore's hoine, "iaz 0Yer a xalL s - - J ;

Y. M. C. A. $2,500 FUND. No. 1 M. C. Henley. No. 2 Name Not Given. No. 3 .. George H. Knollenberg. No. 4 ? No. 5 ? No. 6 : ? No. 7 ? No. 8 ? No. 9 ? No. 10 ?

HUMMEL'S BAD BREAKS MAKES A POOR WITNESS Delmas, the Shrewd California Attorney Succeeds in Getting the Indicted New York Lawyer Tangled, and He Contradicts Himself. New York, March 15.-District Attorney Jerome succeeded in getting the testimony of Abe Hummel, regarding the statement which he alleged Evelyn had willingly and knowingly signed, and in which she charged Harry Thaw with having threatened her life and whipped her. Hummel seemed to take great satisfaction in getting his evidence before the jury, and actually smiled when after each objection on the part of Delmas, Justice Fitzgerald ruled against the California attorney. His satisfaction, however, was short lived, as in less than ten min utes after Delmas had taken up the cross-examination, Hummel became badly confused and in a pitifully halting manner contradicted himself time after time. But with all this, the indicted attorney seemed to think that it was a joke and in a bland manner even had the courage to deny making statements which the records show he had made but a few moments before. During the early examination of Hummel he had identified what is said to be a photographic copy of the statement which' Evelyn made, and Delmas almost at the commencement of Hummers cross-examination asked where the photograph had been made. Hummel said, "in my office, where I gave the original to the photographer." A few moments later he made the statement that he had given the statement to White, so that he (White) could have it photographed. The fact that almost before the direct examination had been concluded, Hummel had contradicted himself, and that Delmas seems to have much ready for the New York attorney, leads those who follow the case, into believing that no matter how damagtne admission of the statement as and the jury will see only the man who made the statements and forget what he said. Evelyn Thaw was called today by Delmas to testify whether she was Hummers client when she went to his office at the time, of the dictation of the famous affidavit. She seemed greatly worried and looked very sad. The trial has now reverted' to question of the admission of the affidavit in which she is alleged that she tcAd Thaw White had wronged her, ami to have asserted that Thaw beat her when she refused to sign . the docu ment saying White had betrayed her, The thread of the case was taken where it was dropped when Jerome began his expert testimony. ' Delmas spent some time. looking up the records of her testimony in regard to the visit to Hummel's office, she said "yes", when asked if she had testified that she went. I did not know Hummel at all at the time," said Evelyn in reply to a question by Delmas. ( "Was that visit with a view of get ting iiummei s prqressional services in your behalf?" asked Delmas. Jerome objected,-saying the witness has already been examined in detail as the visit. The district attorney cited the rec ords where her testimony was recorded. He said she had told. all that took place at that visit between Evelyn, Stanford White, who accompanied her and Hummel. Delmas- then said he wished to ask her what her personal relations with Hummel were and that if the question had, been asked before he might ask to repeat it Jerome continued his objection saying that the records showed tha Delmas had questioned Evelyn closely about the visit to Hummel. Justice Fitzgerald in favor of Delmas and Ev elyn said that Hummel was acting as her attorney. , Evelyn then left the stand. USING WOOD AS FUEL Pipe Line. r Connecting Shelbyville With'the Greenfield Gas Territory is Broken. Shelbyville, Ind., March 14. The pipeline connecting Greenfield gas f fielu with" Shelbyville broke "this , af ternoon, where it lies in the bed of Blue river, as the result of the flood and the supply of the mains of ih 3v ti; boutnern Indiana Gas company was t

Crest Has Passed, Leaving a 37-Foot Mark at Market Street.

RIVERS ARE FULL OF ICE IMMENSE QUANTITIES ARE BUMPING THE BRIDGE PIERS-THOUSANDS ARE IDLE AND LOSSES TOTAL MILLIONS. Pittsburg, March 15. 11 the railroads entering this city have been obliged to abandon schedules on account of the flood, and run trains as best they can. On the Pennsylvania lines west, the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayno & Chicago division suffered tVe most. While this division wa3 the only salvation to many residents of Al'eghery, no trains could get beyond Ellsworth, about eight miles down the Ohio river, up to noon today. The Erie & Pittsburg, the Cleveland & Pittsburg and the Pittsburg, Chicago. Cincinnati & fct. LiOuis, or Panhandle, mvisious, were similarly tied up. The Monongahela and the Allegheny divisions of the Pennsylvania railroad running south and north were also tied up, leaving the only outlet from the city on this road, the main line, which continued in operation to the eastward. The Baltimore & Ohio road lost all telegraph wires last night, and has run no trains since, although it was expected that through trains would be run for eastern points before tonight. No local trains will be run until wires for dispatching can be replaced. On the Pittsburg & Lake Erie the same conditions prevailed as on other roads the worst tieup in years but with the falling of the rivers it was expected that trains would be running tomorrow. The crest of the flood passed Pittsburg this morning at G o'clock. At that hour thirty-seven feet were recorded at the Market street wharf. . The fears for the bridges tt Sixteenth and Ninth streets, where observers were driven from their posts at an early hour this morning, were dispelled at daylight when the rivers cduTd'be seen. In the early morning darkness the crunching of the heavy ice against the piers of the bridges could be heard, and the creaking of the structures aroused alarm which was increased with the information that hundreds of thousands of tons of Ice was still on the way down the river. Property Damage Immense. Enormous damage to Industries ha9 been caused and over 100,000 persons have been temporarily- thrown out of employment. - - The situation outside of Pittsburg is serious. - Damage running into millions of dollars has been done; many towns are entirely cut, off from this city: thousands of families have been forced from their homes, and these conditions, It Is expected, will prevail for several days. At Wheeling, W. Va., great damage has been done. Train and telegraph service is out of commission and the residents are panic-stricken. DAMAGE IN THIS COUNTY. The Storm Has Left the Roads In Miserable Condition. Township Trustee Charles Potter made an inspection of the township roads yesterday and he' states that the storms of Wednesday and Thursday did at least $1,000 worth of damage. Mr. Potter says that the storms left the roads in terrible condition and that improvements will have to be made at once. The majority of the roads were found to be sease of mud. On the Crook road, the storm Wednesday night washed the bridge away, and part of the culvert of the bridge on the Easthaven road has also been washed away. Reports from various parts of the county state that thousands of dollars Worth of damage has been done by the storm, fences blown down, bridges w-ashed away and roads ruined for traffic. RELIEVING THE SICK. Cincinnati, March 15 The weather bureau says the Ohio river will rise ten feet before night and that the January stage of 6S feet will be surpassed. All ambulances in the city are pressed into service getting the sick out of the low districts. GETS AN OVERCOAT IN IN PECULIAR MANNER E. M. Moore, the dairyman living at 301 North Twentyrfirst street has an overcoat which does not belong to him and which he came into posses sion ofin a peculiar manr-er. Mr. Moore w-as going home on the Glen "Miller car Thursday evening w:hen a . stranger asked hLn to . bold his over coat while he went onto the rear" platform to smoke a clc.ar. Moore took the coat and thought no more, about the matter till he f got home, and then his attention was called to the fact that he, was carrying a at which was not-his own. The man to whom the coat belongs,. Mr. Moore describes as being - tall and slim with a moustache. He

FAR REACHING DECISION Judge Landis Sustains the Contention of the District Attorney in the Suit of the Government Against the Standard Oil Company.

Chicago, March 15. A sweeping victory for the government in its prosecution of the Standard Oil company was won today when Judge Landis sustained the contention of Dist. Attorney Sims on the issue on the publication of rates between Chicago and St. Louis and declared that the company would have to answer the charges against them on their merits. The attorneys for the Standard contended that inasmuch as the indictment did not give the name of Chappell, III., i and that inasmuch as the Chicago & Alton railroad turned over shipments to the Wiggins ferry company at St. Louis, the defendant company had not been properly informed of the charges against it and that this should be overruled. Judge Landis In a long oral opinion given at the close of three days of argument decided: That the prosecution had proved a route by the Chicago & Alton railroad from Whiting, Ind., and Chappell, 111., to St. Louis. That the commission from the rate tariff of the name of Chappell, III., was not sufficient to invalidate the tariff as applied to the Standard Oil case. That the government has shown sufficient publication of the tariff by the railway company to meet the pur poses of the prosecution. In discussing the decision attorneys familiar with the case asserted Mttle now remains for the government to do other than the mere showing of perfunctory proof that the Standard Oil company accepted a rate lower than the legal rate, asserted in the Indictment. . The prosecution considers the decision of far reaching effect on the regulation of interstate commerce by the government. . Arrangements were at once made to notify the Washington officials of the decision. BLOOMINGTOli SCHOOL TEACHERSQUIT JOBS Ten of Eleven Pedagogues Go on a Strike. FRATERNITIES THE CAUSE Bloomington, Ind., March 15. A sensation was caused here today by the unexpected resignation of ten of the eleven high school teachers, received by the board at 10:30 a. m. today, the resignations to take effect al the close of school today. The rea son assigned is that the board has refused to stand by Howard Clark in his Investigation of high school fraternities, and that, therefore he can not maintain discipline. As a result, he consulted with the other ten teachers in the high school, and they followed him in tendering their resignations, resolving to stand or fall together. . The trouble has been brewing for some time, but a climax was reached two weeks ago when the teachers published a private report prepared for the board of school fraternities. Mr. Clark desired the trustees to authorize him to make a pubi'.c statement, but the board refused to agitate the matter further on the ground that it was a personal affair with Clark and the newspapers, and fcr the further reason that the legislature had forbidden fraternities by law, and therefore no good could came from continued public discussion of a matter tnat had been determined by law. The result was. Clark and his corps of teachers held a conference, and all, w-ith'the exception of one, resolved to go out in sympathy with hm. BALL PLAYERS KILLED MEET DEATH IN WRECK According to a Rumor In New York, They Were Members of the Giant's Team Unconfirmed Report Originated in Wall Street. New York, , March 15. Five -baseball players, supposed members of the New York Giant's team, were killed in a train wreck in Southern California today, according to a rumor in circulation over New York this afternoon. The report apparently originated In Wall street, and was preva lent in the offices of both telegraph companies. No confirmation of it however, can be obtained. . Made a Quick Escape. Tulsa, I. T. March 15. Ten minutes after being placed in the city jail, T- T . . . a . - . - band'of counterfeiters 'this " tuuuienwiere, mis morning r. xx. wanioruL aueeea leader or a made his escane from the jail by

Fine . Looking Young Man Brought to the Asylum from Marion Has a Past.

REFUSES TO REVEAL IT AUTHORITIES HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HE KILLED HIS SWEETHEART IN VIRGINIA SEVRAL WEEKS AGO. There was admitted to Easthaven Thursday a man whoso Identity has been completely lost. His case ha attracted attention from the author!ties of a number of states who believed he answered descriptions of criminals fleeing from justice. But none ot the detectives who visited the stranger could identify him and he remained in the custody of the authorities of Grant county until his admission Into Easthaven was arranged for. A few weeks ago a farmer living; near Marion was surprised to find a, strange man leisurely examining the pictures and books in his parlor early one morning. The stranger was gentle and kind but demented. He could give no account jot r ?lf and the strictest examination . questioning subsequently failed to llveal even a slight clue which might lead to his identity. No one had ever seen him before and nothing could be discovered which threw any light upon his strange appearance in the farmer's parlor. The clothing was covered with, coal dust, such as would soil the clothes, of a person riding on freight trains or in coal cars. Would Not Talk of the Past. The man was taken to the jail In Marion and there searched. His. clothes were marked with the name "C. Ford." Upon being requested to -write his name the man always wrote "Frank Ferguson," never making the mistake of writing the surname "Ferguson." He wrote a fairly good hand, and gave evidence of some education. He never referred to his past history. He is apparently about twenty-four years of age. The superintendent of the Infirmary of Grant county investigated the mysterious case as fully as he was able, but never succeeded in coaxing the stranger to talk about his past. Application was made for his admission to Easthaven and the superintendent of the Grant county infirmary took the j-oung man to that institution Thursday. May Be Wanted in Virginia. The authorities of Grant,county are pretty thoroughly convinced that the stranger In the person so diligently searchedCifter by officers in Virginia, A few weeks prior to the mysterious appearance of the young man In thefarmer's parlor at Marion, a murder was committed at the village of Denmark, near Lexington, Virginia. A, 3'oung man named Grover Cleveland Ford killed his sweetheart in a fit of! jealousy. The murderer escaped and, has not been apprehended. The gov- -ernor offered a reward of $500, and the county in which the deed was' committed added another two hundred. Photographs of the young man were , scattered broadcast and every part of the country was warned. One' of the photographs came to the bands of the sheriff of Grant county. It bo closely resembled the young man in jail that the officer wrote for personal description. When this was returned' the stranger was found to fill the description almost exactly. Detective Makes a Visit. ' ' Shortly afterward a detective from Cincinnati visited the county infirmary where the young man was confined and asked to see him. The superintendent caused the detective, to enter a-room full of inmates of the Infirmary. The young man was among these. Without any hesitation the de tective picked this young man as the person he was after. He informed the superintendent that there was a reward of $700 offered for Grover Cleveland Ford, who. killed his sweetheart in Virginia, and the young man answered the , description of the murderer In every detail. He said he would return to Virginia and obtain full authority for taking the young man back, and would divide the ; reward with the superintendent He did go to Richmond, Virginia, and from there telegraphed the. superintendent that the governor had withdrawn the offered reward and the county of Rockridge bad followed suit. That ended the detective's interest in the matter and nothing further was ever heard from the Virginia officials. Officers Are Confident. No doubt exists In the minds of tn Grant county officials that the man just , sent to Easthaven is Grover Cleveland Ford, who killed his sweetheart at Denmark, Va. The marks on his clothing alone would seem to furnish sufficient proof to establish his Identity. The all but perfect resemblance existing between Ford and this man appears to complete the PtooL The young man is insane, but is regarded as belonging to that class known as the "cunning" insane. He never - forgets for a moment to lay aside concealment of his past history and he cannot be induced to ever r r sentrCe thaa tne nanie "Frank Fenruson" the name "Frank Ferguson. Virginia Fails to Respond. .When it was -decided to icvoajoJOUa