Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 147, 19 June 1907 — Page 1

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JUSTICE GGDDARD WILL TELL OF THE BOMB AT HIS GATE

iState Will Present His - Opin- , ions in Labor Cases as Evidence of Motive on Part of The Western Federation. PUBLIC IS DISGUSTED WITH GANG AT BOISE. ''Miners From Various Places Are Coming and Their Arrival Bodes III for Pinkertons Tuesday's Evidence. Boise, June 10 Justico Goddard of the Colorado supreme court Is here to relate in the Haywood case, the finding of the bomb at his gate. The state will present his opinions in labor-cases as evidence of the motive on the- part of the Western Federation leaders to rid the country of him. Miners from Telluride, Cripple Creek, Independence and Couer Dalanes are coming in. Their arrival bodes ill for the Pinkertons, who have had their own way for a month. People of Boise are disgusted with the gang McPartland brought here on imaginary, fear that the court and city would be dynamited ere Orchard . would be permitted to testify. Citizens have been insulted and two men were fined yesterday for trying to run the town. Important Evidence. The prosecution offered one of its most important pieces of evidence against William D. Haywood Tuesday when, recalling Orchard for redirect examination, it introduced and secured the admission of four letters tending to show that Haywood, during the fall of 1905, when Orchard swears he was engaged on various crimes for the federation leaders, had participat ed in a plan to deceive Mrs. Orchard the second of Cripple Creek as to the whereabouts of her husband." ver, a variety of protests from the defense Orchard "was allowed to testi fy that early in the summer of 1903 Haywood told him that Mrs. Orchard was writing him for information as to Orchard's whereabouts. Orchard f wore that he proposed that he should write his wife a series of letters that were to be falsely dated and delivered to Mrs. Orchard by agents of the feder ation. He said that he first wrote two let ters, which he dated at San Francisco, and had them delivered through Pad dy Mullaney. who represented the fed eration at Cripple Creek. Orchard Identified the two letters, and over ruling al! objections of the defense. Judge Wood admitted them. Wrote Letter 'From Alaska." Next' Orchard 'swore that he wrote n third letter purporting to come from Nome, Alaska, and that under the gen cral arrangement he had made with the federation officials, Marian Moore carried the letter to Nome, where he went as organizer of the federation, and posted it. This letter, bearing the date of Nome, Aug. 5, 190-3, was produced, identified and admitted as evi dence. Orchard then identified a letter which Haywood wrote to Mrs. Orch r.rd. and that, too, was admitted in evidence and handed to the jury. It read as follows: "Denver, Colo., Nov. 18, 1903 Mrs. H. Orchard: "Dear Madam and Sister I have not heard a word since I saw you. The last information I got was from Alaska, I think Fairfield was the name of the place. I see that awful conditions prevail among the law and border element. Yours very truly. WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD." The three letters written by Or chard w ere commonplace . and con tained practically nothing bearing on the case of Orchard's testimony ex cept references to the arrangement which Orchard says he made with the federation officials for the care of .his wife while he was absent. Defense Attacks Letters. The defense attacked the letters pnd Orchard's story about them, when Jt got a chance to cross-examine the witness, but Orchard held to the story lie told about them. The witness Buccessfully denied that he had made nn arrangement for the delivery of the letters to Pinkerton agents; that the letters had only made their appearance since he left the stand last week or that he had invented the story because his wife had Haywood's letter la her possession. He swore positively that Haywood had agreed to write the Alaska letter and that Pettibone r.nd Mover knew of the arrangement. Besides the four San Francisco- Alaska letters the State secured the admission of a certified copy of an uuEigned letter which Orchard got at Caldweil jail and which Orchard twears was iu the handwriting of Petttbone. The letter was as follows: 'December 30. Friend Tom: Your letter received. That was sent to Jack December 21 for you. He should Continued on Tage Two,)

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A new picture of the women members of Haywood's family. From left to right they are: Henrietta Haywood, Mrs. Etta Grothers, mother of Haywood; Miss Wesselman (nurse), Verna Haywood, and Mrs. W. D. Haywood, wife of the man who Is now on trial for the murder of former Gov. Steunenberg, at Boise, Idaho. At the right is a snapshot of Harry Orchard.

KRONE THREATENED TO TAKE HIS LIFE However, It Is Believed That The Attempt Was Not Of A Serious Nature. WAS FOUND-IN THE RIVER. YOUNG MAN SAID TO BE DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF HIS AFFLICTIONHE HAS FULLY RECOVERED, r Alfred ("Doc") Krone, a young cripple, who has been driving a delivery wagon for. the Blickwedel grocery, made an attempt Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock to drown himself in the river at the foot of South Fourth street, where the. water is about a foot deep. Krone laid down.' in the water, but kept his head above the surface of the placid stream by resting it on his right hand. He was found in the river by George Cutter and Dick Goodwin, who took, him out and called-for thd ambulance. Krone was removed to his home on South Twenty-first street. After his "rescue" Krone ' refused to make any statement concerning his queer actions. Tuesday afternoon Krone delivered some groceries on-South Third street. He then drove up to Fourth street and began, talking to Joe Kowlett. Krone in. the course of the conversation, told Rowiett that he had no friends and that life was no longer worth living. He concluded by offering to bet Row iett a dollar that he would commit suicide either by drowning or shooting. Rowiett refused to bt an. .Irone then drove south on Fourth street. Followed Krone. Rowiett told Cutter and Goodwin of what Krone ' had said, and Goodwin started out to follow Krone. When he found the man lying in the river he ran back to the grocery and called Cutter. Both men then rushed to the corner of South Fourth and E streets, ran down the steep river bank and pulled the would-be suicide out of his watery resting place. After Krone left Rowiett he drove to E and Fourth streets, hitched the horse and walked down the bank. He met a man by the name of Evans, who j was loading a wagon with sand. Krone gave Evans a pocketbook and told him to give it to Adolph Blickwedel. Ev ans immediately drove away, but before leaving he handed Krone's purse! to a boy and instructed him to hand it over to Blickwedel. When the ambulance arrived Krone was found stretched out on the river bank, apparently unconscious, with a gaping crowd standing about him. One police officer states he is positive Krone was feigning unconsciousness as he saw him wink an eye. An old German in the crowd of spectators re marked before the ambulance hauled j the would-be suicide away, that if I Krone is not careful he would drown nimseu some cay. l ne young man is reported as being fully recovered from his "reckless" act of .Tuesday, REV. FALMER WILL SPEAK. Rev. S. C. Falmer. district secretary f the American Baptist Home Mission society, will address the prayer meetis at the First Baptist church on Thursday evening. - -

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ADAIR IN THE RACE Eighth District's Congressman Keeping Desirable Places in View. FRIENDS PLAN A CONFAB. CROMER'S CONQUEROR IN A FAIR WAY TO LEAD PARTY IN INDIANA NEXT YEAR, ACCORDING TO REPORT. A correspondent for the Star league sends out a dispatch from Portland, Ind., as follows: At no distant date, possibly in August or early in September, there will be a4 meeting of eighth district democratic leaders to place Congressman J. M. Adair of this city, formally in the race for the democratic nomination for governor. Plans for this gathering, it is learned here, are already on foot and the fact that Congressman Adair himself is well aware of what is transpiring, is taken as proof that the efforts that are being made in hi behalf have his sanction. t Put it down then that John Adair will make the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Here at Portland, his home, there are several democrats who enjoy his confidence and they deem it no breach to state that he. has had ambitions to be the standard bearer of his- party in the next state campaign ever since he was elected to congress from this, a heavily republican congressional district. MAIL CARRIEHISGUSTED Gasoline Buckboard Is Found Unsatisfactory., Fountain City, Ind., June 19 Fjrank Williams, mail carrier, who has been trying to carry his mail in a gasoline buckboard has at last become disgusted and has traded it in on a buggy automobile similar to the one Mr. Smith, liveryman, is going to get. Mr. Smith and Mr. Williams expect to go to Auburn, Ind., where the machine Is j made, next Saturday afternoon, and drive the machine through to this city. RE-ENTERS LL S. ARMY Paul Jones Has Been Assigned To Recruiting. Paul Jones, son of Svlvester Jones. jof xorth Ninth street, has reinlisted in the United States army, and will be assigned to the Indiana recruiting district. .He left Tuesday night to begin uis dutic-s ia Indianapolis.. Mr. Jones served three years in the regular army in the. Yellowstone .Park and since ftis service expiration has been in Richmond. The salary connected with the recruiting office sositions is good.

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HARRY ORCHARD. MANY LIVES LOST BY FLOODS IN THESSALY Total of the Fatalities Run to 300. May HUNDREDS HOUSES CAUGHT Athens, Greece, Juno 19-rRe ports reach here of floods in Thessaly, with fatalities upwards of three hundred. At least 200 are dead in a terrible flood which practically destroyed the town of Rikhala. Hundreds of hous es were caught in the flood. WILL ERECT A STAGE UNDER SHADE TREES Natural Amphitheatre Found At Athletic Park. PLANS FOR BEN GREET. If anyone has an idea that the Ben Greet players, who are to appear at Athletic park Friday'- and Saturday nights, are to play before the bleachers, with a stage erected on the ball diamond, he should speedily get this idea out of his head. This is notthe intention. A stage will be erected among the trees to the west of the park, where there is "a natural ampitheatre. of which, advantage will be taken." Chairs will be provided for the large audiences expected. The fact that the stage will be erected among the trcis is a strong point, as the effects of the calcium lights are only the more marked. Tickets will go on sale at the Westcott Thursday morniing. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Thursday fair, cooler, light variable winds. OHIO Showers Wednesday, night or Thursday, light to fresh winds. CIRCULATION STATEMENT. TUESDAY (June 18) Total Circulation ...... Net Circulation -7,286 7,081 LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION. ': LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCULATION. . LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.

ttit uii i nr I VI I VI 1 1 111 WILL DL NAMED FOR PICTURE Selection of a Painting to Be Purchased with the Reid Fund of $500. ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT. ART ASSOCIATION IS TO ELECT OFFICERS MR. FOULKE MADE AN ADDRESS TLESDAY AFTERNOON. All members of the Richmond Art association will meet in room H at the Garfield school this evening and officers will be elected for the ensuing year. It is understood that Mrs. M. F. Johnston, who has worked so faithfully for the advancement of the local association, will again be elected president. It is largely through her efforts that the Richmond exhibit has gained Hich wide fame. v The committee which will choose the picture that will be purchased by the association, will be appointed and is highly probable, although it is not definitely known, that the committee will make some selection tonight. There ar; several pictures in the local exhibit which are attracting favorable attention and their purchase has be?n advocated by many. Among the more popular ones are "The Ferries" and "The Flatiron" both from polon Campbell Cooper, and are scenes in New York City. Allen B. Talcott's representation is also looked upon with great favor. He has "White Oaks on the Conneticut River" and Aprii-Jtockledge Farm," both of which are gems. Another general favorite is the small canvas from Walter Mcllewen entitled "Yes or No." The canvass is very small but it would be a very valuable acquisition to the local collection of fourteen handsome paintings. Hanging An Advantage. " r i " . oeverai women prominently connected with the Muncie Art association at which the majority of the local pictures appeared a few weeks ago, were in Richmond Tuesday and It was not until after some persuasion that tl ey were made to believe that several of the most beautiful pictures hung in the local exhibit had been presented atMuncie. The change was attributed to the excellent hanging of the local exhibit. The Muncie women stated that they were agreeably surprised by the excellence of. the hanging here and openly confessed that their exhibit would not compare with the local one. The splendid manner in which many of the local favorites are hung, but which were shown under inferior circumstances at Muncie, made them unrecognizable. The visitors took great interest in all features of the Richmond exhibit and the Muncie exhibit will be better next year from the information they gained here. Tuesday and today the local exhib it was visited by a large number of out-of-town people. Tuesday there were large delegations from Cambridge City, Fountain City, Anderson and New Castle. Forty women from ConnersviKe were also in attendance. All visitors since the exhibit opened have been more than delighted with its excellence. Mr. Foulke's Address. Tuesday afternoon William Dudley Foulke spoke to the association on "The Outlines of the History of Paint ing," an address which was interest ing in the extreme. Mr. .Foulke il iustrated his remarks with photo graphs showing the development from the earliest time and referred to the various schools. The many photo graphs with which he illustrated his remarks will remain in the exhibit un til it closes next Tuesday night. Un usual interest will no doubt attach to them. Following Mr. Foulke's lecture, the large - assemblage adjourned to Reid Memorial church, which had been kindlj thrown open for use of the as sociation by the church board, where one of the finest organ recitals ever heard in Richmond was given by Miss Laura Gaston, assisted by Miss Clara Myrick and Frank Braffett, who gave vocal selections. The church was well filled. STRIKE IS APPROVED; MAY COME IN 10 DAYS Plans Ready for Telegraphers To Walk Out. UP TO PRESIDENT SMALL Xew York, June 19. Deputy President Konenkamp of the Telegraphers" union issued a statement today that tho general executive board had approved a strike against either or both the Postal and Western Vnioii Telegraph companies and the mutter is now in tne nanus oi President Small. A strike is expected within j ten davs. All plans are completed.

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SMOKED CIGARETTES IN BED; DIVORCED. Portsmouth. O.. June 19. Because her husband smoked fifty cigarettes at a time, in bed and often caused her to turn the hose on him when he set fire to the bed, Mrs. Welsh, wire of Chester Welsh, was granted a divorce today.

CHANCELLOR BARNES TO GET A WELCOME Supreme Officer of the Knights Of Pythias to Soon Visit Richmond. RECEPTION NEXT MONDAY. WHILE IN INDIANA CLAIMS OF INDIANAPOLIS FOR ENDOWMENT HEADQUARTERS WILL BE URGED. Next Monday night w ill be another Important occasion in the "Knights of Pythias world in Richmond, as Supreme Chancellor Charles A. Barnes will be in Richmond and a large reception will be tendered him at the Pythian temple, at which practically all the Knights of Pythias in Richmond will be in attendance. The uniform rank company and the subordinate lodges will march to the home of Past Supreme Chancellor Charles E:;Shiveley, from which point they will escort Mr. Barnes to the Pythian temple. In ad dition to Mr. Barnes, it Is expected that a number of state officers will be in attendance, including Grand Chancellor Monyhan, Geo. A. Powell and Keeper of Ttecords and Seals,' Harry Wade. Mr. Barnes will be accompanied to Richmond by his wife, and a number of social functions are being arranged in their honor. Prominent members of the K. of P. Lodge in'this city Will tak advantage of the visit of Mr. Barnes to 1 present the claim of Indianapolis as head quarters for the endowment rank of the order, the offices of which are now located in Chicago. The board of control of the endowment rank has been considering the lemoval of the offices from Chicago for some time, and tho prospect of Indianapolis being selected as headquarters are now regarded as very bright, particularly on a?count of that city being practically the center of Pyth'an population. The final action of the board on this matter will likely be taken at its meeting in Chicago, July 11. The location of the offices at Indianapolis would mean much to tbat city. The endowment rank has now over $HK),x')0,f)00 of insurance in force, and pays out annually $3,wO,(X0. In case the offices are moved to Indianapolis, they will be located in the new Pythian temple. Tho visit of Mr. Barnes to Richmond will be his first to Indiana since his election. He will e in Richmond three days as the guest of Past Supreme Chancellor Charles E. Shlvoley. Before comlnr; here he will go to Winchester, Ind.,-to deliver the memorial address of the Pythian lodge tiere on Sunday and will be the guest of Union B. Hunt. It is highly probable that the members of the state grand lodge will present the state's claim to the endowment rank headquarters at Wincnster, while Mr. Barnes is In that city. SAM MINNIX CHARGED WITH. PETIT. LARCENY It Is Claimed That He Took a Lawn Mower. TO BE TRIED ON THURSDAY. Sam Minnix was arraigned In police court on a charge of petit larceny. He entered a plea of not guilty and the hearing of his case was postponed until Thursday morning. It is charged In the affidavit that Minnix stole a lawnmoker from Mrs. Sarah Sherer. Prosecutor Jessup stated that Minnix firet went to Mrs. Sherer and asked to borrow the ma chine, but she refused to allow him to have it. It is claimed that Minnix then stole the lawnmower and sold it for 4 cents, which money he used in getting drunk. BIG GIFT BHANDERBILT He Gives $100,000 to Vanderbilt College. Nashville, Tenn., Jane 19 At the annual aiamni dinner at Vanderbilt College, Chancellor J. H. Kirkiand announced a contribution of $100,000 from William VL Vanderbilt. grandson; of the founder oi the university.

TRIED TO MURDER HIS WIFE; FAILED ROT TOOK OWN LIFE August Trakowski, an Aged German Resident, Living in The South Portion of the City Committed Suicide.

PREVIOUSLY HE HAD FLOURISHED REVOLVER. No Doubt Is Entertained But That Trakowski's Mind Was Affected as the Result of Sunstroke He Sustained. August Trakowski. aged W year?, and a well known resident of . ih south part of town, committed suicid-j by hanging this mornlug, after he liaj made an attempt to murder his wife by shooting her with a revolver. Thd body was found hanging from a limb of a tree la a thicket In the went part of the Beall View addition, about 20 yards from the C. C. & L. raiiroa f tracks. The discovery was made ty Ben Rottlnghaus, who had been ditching nearby; and who taw the body while walking along the railroa Jt tracks. He reported his grewsome discovery to August Trakowski, Jr., who was searching for his father. Coroner A. L Bramkamp was immediately summoned. Trakowski had been dead. It is thought nearly an hour before the body was found by Rottlnghaus. Trakowski had taken his life by attach in cr a hfmn rnno t'.o Hmh , ' " T " ; V ? . J.v fc ii "in ine irrouna. rraKOWsk ' it rested on the ground, and to sfranglo himself he had to bend " both knee. Coroner Bramkamp states that there la but little doubt that the man was Insane when he committed the deed. This morning about 4: CO o'clock Trakowski arose . from his bed and began to dress. Mrs. Trakowki remonstrated with her husband for arii lrg at such an early hour, but ho paid no attention to her. After he had partly dressed Trakowski went to tlm bed of his twelve-year-old son and awoke him. Trakowski handed his son his gold watch and Bald In German, "This is for you. my son." Attack on His Wife. The man then secured a revolver, went to his bed and placed the muz.zlo of the weapon against his wife's forehead. He did not say a word. Mrs. Trakowski pushed the weapon away from her head and immediately grappled with her husband. A flerc struggle Insued. the noise of which, attracted two neighbors by the names of Bennett and Thompson, who rushed into the house and seized Trakowski. The young son also came to the aid of his mother. About an hour after Trakowgkl had, made the attack on his wife he left his home and wandered south alonff. the railroad tracks. He was never seen again alive. August Trakowski. Jr., who lives near his father had beoa out hunting and he did not learn ot the attack his father had made on hl mother or of the disappearance of hiss father until about 6 o'clock. He andi several neighbors then started out la1 search of Trakowski, Sr. A little over a month ago Trakowski was' arrested for assault and battery on his wife. After the old man had remained In jail' a few days h was released because it was not believed that be was accountable for his actions. An inquest was later held on Trakowski and the commission found him to be sane. Last Bummer Trakowski Buffered a sunstroke and also had two ribs broken. The accidents, it is thought, were accountable for his mental condition. Trakowski was formerly employed by the Richmond Water Works company. The body after it had been cut down from the tree was removed to the home on South J street. PLEA WASJOT GUILTY George Hill Will Be Tried on Thursday Morning. George Hill," colored. In the city court, entered a plea of . not guilty to a charge of public indecency. It is charged that Hill acted in an indecent manner before three women In an alley north of North C street, between Eighth and Ninth streets. The hearing of his case was postponed until Thursday morning. DIVORCE LIST GROWING Charles Krug The Latest to Ask Separation. Charles Krug. In the circuit court, brought suit for divorce from Einmaj H. Krug, to whom he was married in He charges tnat feUe lias i-een guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment..