Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 277, 15 November 1907 — Page 1

GHMOND PAIXABIITM 10 PAGES TODAY 10 PAGES TODAY AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. VOL. XXXII. XO. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVE3IBER 15, 190T.

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T TO COURT AND GREEN GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE Judge Fox Made a Finding on The Evidence as It Had Been Submitted and Made It Two to Fourteen Years. A NEW INDICTMENT MAY HAVE MEANT LIFE TERM. All Attorneys Interested Submitted Statements in Which They Made Clear Their Attitude in the Matter. This morning in the circuit court JTenry U. Johnson, attorney for Verua Green, who on Thursday the court liad granted a new trial on a charge of assault and battery with intent to commit rape on little Haze Harris, hlated that after a consultation with the father of Green he had decided to enter a plea of not guilty to the charge for "which Verna was indicted !nd allow the court to pass on the case according to the evidence introduced before the jury. Judge Fox asked Prosecutor Jessup If he had any objections to this procedure and the prosecutor reylied that ho had none. Judge Fox then paid that lie had heard all the evidence and was willing to pass on the ease. After young Green had been called before the bar Judge Fox sentenced him to an Indeterminate term of from two to fourteen years in the .Teffersonvllle reformatory. The court Raid that bis statement was that in j Ills opinion the jury was justified m ,. ... it, t. .i, , flndine Green cuilty as Indicted by the

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. , , . , j u;nau roiri me court neiorc tne grar grand Jury and that his deciston was investlgatlrm that he bcev hased on the evidence m the ease. j fac After Oreen had been removed to J '

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xne ,u.nj : i permtoBlon of the court t l? brief statement of the caso. rind re-'

6. "7;;";" ; withdrawn from it because he was d that when he was called upon to , ho q the on defend Green he visited him at the:. ... . .

city Jail. He said that. Green was so frightened that he could get no intelligent statement of the tacts in the case so he went to Prosecutor Jessup for the facts. Mr. Johnson said that the prosecutor had told him that there was no evidence to show that an attempt to rape had been made by Green. Mr. Johnson stated that Mr. Jessup had stated that he thought it would be possible to charge Green only with assault and battery. Mr. Johnson then cited how the hearing o? the case had twice been postponed and that at each time he had been assured that Green would be prosecuted for assault and battery. Mr. Johnson said that it was with great surprise that he learned after the second postponment of the trial that the prosecutor had asked to submit the case to the grand Jury and had withdrawn from it in favor of Attorney J. F. Itobbins. Mr. Johnson then stated that the evidence Mrs. Harris had given the prosecutor shortly after the assault had been committed was not the same testimony that she had slven on the witness stand. Mr. Johnson stated that had Mrs. Harris given the testimony on the witness stand that she had given to the prosecutor it would have been impossible for the jury to find Oreen, guilty of intent to commit rape. Mr. Johnson stated- that just recently the prosecutor had informed him that he still thought Green guilty only of assault and batter-. Mr. Johnson stated that he also was still of the same opinion. Rcbbins Version of it. Mr. Robbins said that he had un

dorstood that Mrs. Harris had never "ueiesis oi ine oiuei. .nr. uooinson Riven the prosecutor an account of the is a unique figure in Red Men circles, crime and that the first statement she having been one of its most promihad made was v.hon she testified be- nen officials for several years. He fore the grand jurv. He said that he was once democratic candidate for lmew Mr. Jessup was honest and sin- j congress from the Sixth district, cere in his opinion that. Green was I Thursday night he spoke before Osgiiilty only of assault and battery and ' ceola tribe ami nreA "Pn the local thnt nn this nnint nnU- i. anH At r organization to hustle, and hustle all

Jessup disagree. Mr. Robbins stated that the case was anain considered Thursday by the grand jury and that, he felt the evidence introduced would have been sufficient to indict Green for rape. If ho had been found guilty of this charge it would have meant life imprisonment. j Prosecutor Jessup gave a clear statement of his side of the case. He paid that on the evening of October 32 he chanced to be at police headquarters when Green was brought in. He heard a statement of the tacts from Mr. Harris and Sergeant McMann Hi at is and then immediately telephone to Dr. I. S. Harold who told him tha he had examined the Harris child and that there was no evidence that Green had attempted to commit rape. Thira i 1. .... tAi 1 . . nr.. - r

Vy-SIA UUIU laici lie Ult-L ,111. illlU .H IS.: Harris in the circuit court room. He j White House. said that he had a hesitancy about j asking Mrs. Harris for any of the par- j Hculars of the case so he made his! Washington, Nov. 13 Senator Forinquiries of Mr. Harris, who told him aker today refused to deny or affirm vhat Mrs. Harris had said about the tne stor' tltat he is a candidate for -condition of the child after the as- President He said he would make ttault Mr. Jessup admitted that Mrs. a friendly call at the White House but .Harris had never talked to him about claimed it is of no special significance.

tne caee out ne supposea uer rus-i "band bad given a correct statement of what Mrs. Harris had told him. Mr. .ttssup said he was greatly surprised : "Mrhen he heard the testimony given by j

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Mrs. Harris before the grand jury, which resulted in the grand jury inT , . . , , ' . . Mr. Jessup further stated that he i . .., ed ! batwith him. Mr. Jessup stated that he finally asrord to have Iho erand jury : investigate the case but that he had Jessup declared it unfortunate that this state has no law by which a man could be sent to the penitentiary for mistreating a female child under six teen years and that he had stated and ; would repeat the statement that had I 1 ureen committed an act on a child of his similar to the one committed on the Harris child, he would shoot him without compunction. URGES INTEREST Of Great Sachem Robinson Spoke To the Members of the Osceola Tribe. INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP. IT IS NOW MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND BUT IT IS HOPED TO PUT IT AT SIXTY THOUSAND SOON. Charles A. Robinson rf Greenfield, Ind., great sachem of the Indiana Red Men. is in Richmond workinc for th I the time until July 1, 190$, by which time the supreme officers of the order hope to Increase the membership in Indiana to 00.000. At present there are about 53,000 members in Indiana. His plea for a more thorough work iu BW"us " mtIlu,t,a. o.uent one and pleased his many hear ers. Following the address a banquet was served. Mr. Robinsou will go to Hagerstown where he will address the tribe. He is now making a personal visit to all tribes within Indiana. r f I j Makes FriendlV Call at ' the PURCHASES THE DICKS STAND. F. V. Nichols has purchased Wm. Dick's old stand on North A s-treet and has opened a new feed barn.

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AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND

JOHN C. BAYER. heck's d:ath WAS I - . c. . u ... Fatally Shot While He WaS On A Hunting Expedition In Missouri. DONE BY HIS COMPANION. in A DYING STATEMENT HECK COMPLETELY EXONERATED THE YOUNG MAN WHO DID THE SHOOTING LEAVES A WIFE. Relatives of George Heck have received detailed information regarding his death, showing that it was accidental. While shooting ducks on Iron Mountains lake last Friday afternoon Heck was fatally wounded by the accidental discharge of Leonard Douglas' gun. Heck, Douglas and Vernio Sample had gone to the lake for a two days' hunt and while the latter was arranging the camp Heck and Douglas went out in the boat. In a few minutes they came upon some ducks and Heck fired at them and told Douglas to shoot a,so-j in tne nurry to snoot, tne ooai was over turned and Douglas' mot struck j Heck in the right side, passing upward and entirely through his body, j Both men were thrown into the water, I which at this point was twelve feet I deep In some miraculous manner they both succeeded in getting to shore. Heck was taken to Iron Mountain station just as a train pulled in. By good connection he was got to the sanitar f k a -ii""si" but not before he had bled profusely. u" iuj"u lu w c'j serious and though he rallied and ap peared to be getting along nicely all day Saturday, he was taken worse during that night and died early Sunday morning. Before his death he made a full statement of the accident, completely exonerating Mr. Douglas from all blame. He was a member of the J. B. Grove Military band of Farmington. Mo. He leaves a wife and many friends at Doe Run, where he had resided for the past four months. AFTER INFORMATION ON TJEJEW LAW County Commissioners Will Hold a Session Saturday. The board of county commissioners will meet Saturday afternoon at the court house to receive information from County Attorney John F. Robbins on the county board of finance law, which goes into effect the first of December. The commissioners state that the law is a peculiar one an l many points are not clear in the minds of the commissioners. BRIDGE IS NEARLY COMPLETED. The new bridge on the Boston pike over the C. C. & L. railroad is almost completed.

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BUYS THE PIERCE OFFICE.

Dr. E. E. Pierce and Family Going to A Farm. Dr. A O Martin D. D S who for thA nast five vpr has hppn inninr member of the firm of Martin Bros., dentists, at Muncie, Ind., has purchased the office of Dr. E. E. Pierce,

dentist, located in rooms 18-19 Colon- ine mewers or tne state ciecmeu ine practice oi many nas oeen to Mrg Taylor Btated that Wilson waa ial Blk., Richmond. Dr. Werce and that thev woul(i ass!st the authorities open the telephone boxes and them-lvery gQod tQ ner He gather monfamily will move to the Yarm near hi weed'ng out the bad and irrespon- selves attempt to remedy the evils, noW and then helped buy the fuel

New Castle, Ind. MUNCIE TEACHERS IN CITY Interested in the Work of the Local Schools. Several Muncie, Ind., teachers were visiting the Richmond schools today, There has been an unusual number of school teachers visiting the city schools in recent weeks. DEALS HARD BLOW AGAINST DEFENSE Detective Testifies Mrs. Bradley told him of Intention To Kill Brown. JHOUGHT ABOUT IT LONG. MADE SEVERAL VISITS TO THE BROWN HOME IN SALT LAKE CITY AND ON ONE CARRIED REVOLVER. Washington, Xov. 15. When Mre Rradlfv ntfrri thp crmrt rnnm i iis ! . " . ... . . .' . morning sne was aeauiy pate and ner , eyes were down cast. After a half uour oi uanev tne court ruled tnat noi - - icvie uraois testimony was aamissable. The detective dealt the first hard blow at the defense. lie said: "Mrs. Bradley told me she had been living with Brown a long time and was the mother of his children. I asked her how she came to shoot him. She said she had been tinking of it for a long time and had made up her mind to kill him." The detective said he aad lost the notes he made of the conversation. Dr. Charles White, who operated on Senator Brown, testified that blood poisoning, resultant from the wounds, killed him. A. 11. Kelley testified that Mrs. Bradley threatened to kill Brown unless he acknowledged his identity with her younger child. James Rowan, watchman at the Brown mansion in Salt Lake City, told of several visits Mrs. Bradley made to the houe to see Brown. Once she carried a revolver. Max Brown, son of the murdered man, was the last witness for the prosecution. He said he was with his father when he died. The defense did not cross-examine. The government announced it rested. The defense begins its battle this afternoon. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair In south; colder in north portion, light fresh south winds becoming northwest Saturday. OHIO Saturday local rains or snows; light to fresh south winds.

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TEMPERANCE MOVE ON OWN ACCOUNT

At a Meeting at Indianapolis, It Was Decided Not to Start Any More Saloons in State Nor Purchase Fixtures. WILL AID AUTHORITIES IN ENFORCING THE LAW. Decision Not to Start Any More Saloons Means a Decrease in the Number as They Have Been Active. Indianapolis, Nov. 13 The Indiana Brewers' association enlisted yesterday afternoon in an independent temperance movement of its own when it decided informally not to start any more saloons in this state and to dis continue purchasing fixtures for friendly saloon men. It was determin- ( ed that henceforth the brewers shall ' not advance funds for support of the saloons handling their beer and also that the association would assist the authorities In enforcing the Nicholson ; la w. j Sometime ago the Indianapolis Brewers' assoc'ation, led by Albert Licber, Crawford Fairbanks and Jos-! J eph Schaf. decidod not to start any t more saloons in Indianapolis for two years. They expected to ease the anti saloon agitation by limiting the number of saloons and attempting to drive out dive keepers. ! These matters received consideraton yesterday afternoon at a meet ing of the state association. About forty mcmhers, representing practicalJv every orcwery in Indiana, gathered abcmt an elaborate banqueting board and discussed the situation in a heart to neart manner sime saioon men, saul Joseph K. Uell, attorney for the Brewers' association. "Tlle brewers believe that enough sad i j in tiMKm in lnc cicut; ui T 1 : ... . rr-i ;ii i i i t ' Indiana. They will not assist in ttart- : ing any new saloons. The brewers will also give the authorities all encouragement possible in enforcing the liquor laws of the state." There was nothing political in the discussion, it was said. Not a word was said about legislative candidates or attempting to line up with any candidate for governor. The brewers it j . . , " " . u,vv' i'. ll was said, dee ded that it would be , .. uia ue better in the long run to cut politics .... x J , UL l'o"15 and to attempt to better their business , 1 "1!"m!"i conditions. Means Decrease in Number. The decision not to start any more saloons probably will mean a mater-

ial decrease in the number of saloons, ically, even though the button is not as the brewers started about a third pressed. Four numbers will secure of those now in business. The pres- some person in the city. The fifth ent cond'tions brought about by the ; number touched will ring the bell of anti-saloon crusade were disquieting the person whose telephone number to the members of the association and is the first four called. This has many of them seem to feel that it will causea much trouble and people going be advisable hereafter to assist in en- to the phone to answer false calls regforcement of the anti-saloon laws. j lstered In this manner, invariably find It was decided at the meeting that no one on the line. Complaints to the

trie price of beer shall be increased

according to the ideas of the brewers ble for the telephone men. in the various cities. The price of As a whole, the system is working bops and other materials as weil as nicely, but in one month from now it of labor have increased and the brew-, will be working still better. One of ers said it would be necessary to de-' the chief reasons of bad service, in the mand more for beer. . past week, has been due to the fact Hereafter no brewer will sell beer that people in many instances are unand take the rsk of getting the bot- acquainted with the manner of oper-

lies mCK. llie buyer lllUSt nav for -i... bottles. It he returns them he j wnt reCeive a rebate v,r the w, WJ11 not stand for the loss. Ch.rles i in i Ionian pres'dent of the association presided over the session, APPROVED JHE PETITION Receiver Will Make a Distribution of Funds. Judge Fox approved the petition of the received for the Wayne Oil company for an order to make a distribution of thirty per cent on all claims allowed against the company except as to the claims of W. C. Floyd, George W. Murray. O. H. Morris and O. G. Hall and that as to these claims the receiver may be authorized to retain iu hand the distribution of the thirty per cent oa each of them until such c!aimants respectively pay to the receiver the amount owing on account of unpaid StOCK. WOULDRESTORECANTEENS Speaker Cannon Declares in Favor of Doing So. Chicago, Nov. 13 Speaker Cannon in a speech at the banquet of the United States navy alumni last night declared in favor of restoration of the government army canteens.

MUST FIIETHE ARTICLES AH Corporations in Indiana to Be on Record.

Pursuant to an opinion from Attorney General James Bingham to the effect that the secretary of state can demand copies of the articles of incorporation from oompanifs that were organized prior to the enactment of th" law of ls:l. which requires all corporations to file articles with the secre tary of Mate, secretary J-red A. Mins will demand rtic!s of incorporation for some twenty companies. Trior to ls'.l it was optional with the companies whether or not they should file their articles of incorporation with the , secretary of state or the county recorder. MEDDLING IS CAUSE OF MANY TROUBLES Tne pUbllC ShOUld Not AmUSe Itself With the Automatic Telephones. STATEMENT BY MR. BAILEY. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER COMPLAINT THE MANAGEMENT HAS TO MAKE WHICH IS AGAINST PULLING DIAL UNNECESSARILY Like the small boy with a screw driver delights in delving into the mysteries of his "dollar Ingersol" watch, there are many older people in Richmond in whom the mysterious workings of the new automatic telephone had aroused all their youthful curiosity. As a result, this has been disastrous, for Wru. A. Bailey, superintend ent of the local Home Telephone com pan. says that many phones have

been put out of commission for theltte future trom Murray. Rest assured time being. This meddling causes the s thfU he wJU never trouble you again,"

telephone men much worry. wnen tne instrument is working uaai - This invariably results fatally to the telephone. So widespread nas become jcivii.c men, .rijii-, it. c 11 . n.n 1 . , , .. J I i Mr. Bailey has strucK upon a radical policy. He says that persons caught tampering with the telephones in this manner will cause them to be removed. Mr. Bailey said that the automat i company could not expect to give service when an inexperienced hand is constantly tampering. j Make False Calls. n.,i, . . Children and even grown ups have . vi t ..n caused the company trouble in still anml v. other manner. There seems to have i , i , , been a playful attitude struck by these j , . n , . people. Many are constantly playing iwith the dial, pulling it around many times. After the fourth time around the dial rings someone's bell automat-1 central office result. Some more trou-! stinr the untnmnHr. in.ln'mtiilc STREET CAR STRIKE ON AT LOUISVILLE Nine Hundred Members of the Amalgamated Association Have Gone Out. WANT INCREASED WAGES. ALSO ASK FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF DISCHARGED MENFEW CARS RUNNING ARE HEAVILY GUARDED. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 15. The threatened street car strike occurred this morning, when nine hundred members of the Amalgamated Association vt Street railway employes struck against the Louisville Street Railway company. They demand an increase in wages and reinstatement of Beveral discharged men. Few cars are running and these are heavily protected by police. MOVE TO THEIR NEW HOME. L. L. Parks and family of Elkhorn Mills have moved to their new home southeast of Richmond on the Henley road.

CENTENARIAN AS A WITNESS III A CITY COURT CASE

Mrs. Maria Taylor, Colored, Is Feeble But She Still Maintains a Good Degree of Her Mental Powers. TESTIMONY SUFFICIENT TO CONVICT ACCUSED. Prosecutor Promises Her Protection From Threats of the Poor House Brought to Richmond by John Smith. Mrs. Maria Taylor, colored, of thla city, aged lol years, and probably ths oldest inhabitant of the state, was .i witness this morning In the city court agaluht her grandson, Frank "Snoots'' Murray, charged with assault and battery on Steve Wilson, colored, who lives with Mrs. Taylor and cares for her. As a result of the testimony given by Mrs. Taylor, who is a little infirm, but possessed of a clear mentality, Murray waa fined SI and costs land seuteneed to thirty days In the county jail. Murray admitted that he assaulted Wilson, but stated that botb. he and Wilson were drunk when th fight took place, Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Tayior. Wilson denied that he was intoxicated and stated that Murray assaulted him while be was asleep. Mrs. Taylor stated most vigorously that her grandson is a bad man and tnat he worried her greatly. "He constantly threatens to have mo sent to the poor house," said the centenarian. Prosecutor Jessup told her that she owned the house in which ehe uved and that there is no danger of her being sent to the county infirmary. "I will take steps to protect you in J ald Mr. Jessup. an( ind provisions and staid at home of ntphtK ttt -watch over tier. "He comes nearly every evening about halfrja six and iQ never stays out later than ten o clock," said the aged wo- ..... t a man. rnat raises my opinion oi i3tve replied the prosecutor never' j,iew before that Steve ha "I had any good attributes." """"""" Slave of John Smith. " After the case had been disposed ot Mrs. Taylor was asked to relate some of her experiences while awaiting the arrival of the carriage in which th was to be taken to her home. She said that she was born March 15, I.Vh;, in North Carolina. Her "mammy" was a slave of John Smith, who founded this city about the time Mrs. Taylor ! was born j fine saiu tuai sne couii rember the war of 112, the "second revolutionary war." as she called I', and that she also remembered the Mexican and Civil wars. "I came to III imond about five or six years before the Civil war," said Mrs. Taylor. "The place where I am now (meaning th city building) was nothing but a forest, and where the market house now stands was a log rabin." When asked how she happened to come to Richmond. Mrs. Taylor stated that John Smith had heard bU two sons remark that when he died they intended to sell all his felaves in North Carolina. Mr. Smith stated that h would never allow his slaves to be soM so he had them all sent to Richmond. Shortly after Mrs. Taylor and her 'mammy" arrived in this city, John Smith died. DAMAGE SOff ON TRIAL John Decker Wants $150 From Traction Company. Tlie case of John Decker against the Richmond Street and Interurban railroad company and the Indiana & Eastern traction company for $lu damages is on in the circuit court. Attorneys Shiveley & Shlveley represent the plaintiff and John F. Robbl.ia I the attorney for the defendants. Decker avers that on November 12,1906, a traction car struck a horse belonging to him near Centerville and the anl mal was killed. BURGLAR'SG00D HAUL Secured $1,200 From South Carolina Postoffice. Seneca, S. C, Nov. 15 Burglars last night entered and robbed the local postoffice of $1,200. WILL SPEAK AT LAP0RTE. The Rev. T. H. Kuhn Has Numerous Engagements. The Rev. T. H. Kuhn will address a big democratic meeting to b held at Laporte. Ind.. in the near future. He iias several other en2$jats.

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