Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 301, 13 December 1907 — Page 1

HMOND PALLADIUM

AND SLJIM-TEIEGR.AIVf. KICH3IOND, ixd., ritiDAV evening, ii:ci:3ir,i:u 1:5, nun. single corv, 2 cents. vol. xxxii. "so. :m)1CITY UW MAKER 'KILLS HIMSELF MTU UGLY KNIFE DRUNKEN MAN TRIES TO SLAY ANOTHER DBJUUT1C CLUB ; SCORES SUCCESS CSBISET LOSE TWO MEMBERS B MEN OF AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND Threatened With Impeachment Puts Bullet in Breast.

PRODUCTION

ANNOUNCEMENT

-'"The School for Scandal" j Proves One of the Most ' Pleasing Home Talent Plays Ever Given in the City.

VILLIAM DUDLEY FOULKE ' IS LEADING CHARACTER. Others in the Cast However j Do Much to Make It the Artistic Success It Is Justly Credited of Being. Onr of the- most delightful home talont prod net ions ever given in Richmond, was "The School for Scandal," Thursday evening at the Gennott thootre by in embers of the Dramatic club under the auspices of the Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's Kpiscopal church. The production was artistic from every standpoint and the large and representative audience, from the first jicene to the last was most agreeably surprised at the superior manner in vhich the cast produced this popular old English pi,) v. All of the participants were practically line perfect, and there was no discernible evidences of weakness in the entire production. Mr. William i Dudley Foulke as Si' Peter Teazle,! portrayed the character admirably, j nd his philosophical comments on the ! scandals of society. th: backbiting; and i IJOSBlpIng, and the maligning of char-j acter, by select society folks, was es-; peciully appropriate. Sir Peter Teaz-1 le, an old bachelor, marries a bright, "vivacious, and dashing girl, from the country. Lady Toazlo soon becomes n favorite in the gay whirl of society, j ;iiuch to the chargin of ber husband, I tiir Peter Teazle. Jler extravagance fjid flirtations soon excites the jealtiiisly of Sir Peter Teazle and domestic troubles sire brewing in a short time. kl of which leads to numerous situations of an humorous nature. Mrs. Guy McCabe. as Lady Teazle, was liright. and dashing and played the rol" exceptionally well. Ir. Foulke had a difficult nan. to play, but he was at home at a'.' times rtid his portrayal of the role was unusually good. His constant appearunc.e. before the public played him veil in hand, and gavp him a familiarity with stage craft, that was not exhibited by any of the others. Mr. S. E. Swayne, as Sir Oliver Surface, could not havo been better in Siis part. According to the stnrv. Sir Oliver, who is the rich uncle of two boys who have been under the guardianship of Sir Peter Teazle, suddenly returns from the India to visit Sir Peter Teazle. On i'lscovering that Sir Peter has been unhappily wedded, he has considerable sport with Sir ter, who in turn tries to vei' ihe true facts of his jealously. Sir Oliver Surface Is also informed that one of Ids two nephews Is ouite wayward, according to Sir Peter and that he is not worthy of any recognition by the family, while on the other hand, the nephew Is said to be a man of unusual sontiment and meritorious qualities. Hat Sir Oliver refuses to believe that his nephew, Charles Surface is so bad ns rumored. And likewise he is slow to believe that the othe'- nephew, Joseph Surface, is so good a lac as Sir Peter believes him to be. Sir Oliver Surface therefore proposes to test Hie two boys and thus discover which Js the better of the two and which should be the recipient of his great fortune. Joseph, the much vaunted voting man, proves to be a hypocrite nnd a contriving gentleman while, the other, Chavlev;. aithouch a wreckless fellow, possesses tar more sterling character than his brother. Mr. James Morrisson. as Joseph Surface, was exceptionally gr,od in this lole and played the part of an overly pious laiT in an excellent manner. Mr. Morrisson possesses good voice and stage presence. The part of Charles Surface, the wayward boy. as impersonated by Walter Ecsremover wn well drawn. Mr. Kggerueyer's abilitv. 5t8S been demonstrated nianv times in former local production? and he made n great hit as a wvochloss, you us fellow, out for a good time, but after all n. man of. noble character when put to the test. Miss Juliet Robbins as Maria, the sweetheart of Charles, was pleasing in he.r vole, and played her part well. M II. it Robinson - as Rowley, friend of Sir Oliver nmp-Sir Peter, materially enhanced t'te production. The other characters. Mr. F'ed Ttnon as Crabtree. Mr. Guy McCibe a.s Sir rieniamin Kackhite. Airs. James VY Morrisson as Mrs. Candour. Miss EdiUi Tallant as Lady Sneerwell. Miss Helm Xicholson as Annette and Mr. Goorg Pell as WiMiam. constituted the gfcslplng .neighborhood, and all were gfrul in their parts, each contributing tUlie scandalous report? of the town The peridj for "The School for Scandal." Wk during the reign of George III England, and the cos1 times were impropriate, as well as the furniture Left antique. The play is

Sec'y, a social problem and the same human elements that actuated the scandal in the play ;ye operative today. and while the costumes and settings are old fashioned, the, mora! of the play is just as applicable today as then. Itetween scenes Miss G'ace Forey, violinist and Miss Elizabeth llasemeier at the piano, furnished a very ..i ............. ... . .f l-i-,,. nieuiHiu i M Kfill t ii i vi mi. .-tv.. i -ir mci will be repeated this evening at the ; Genneit and its merit ;s such to be.; deserving of a packed house. LAD TIED TO BIG POST AND TORTURED Russell Wettig Tells a Story of Inhuman Treatment to Prosecutor. POURED OIL ON HIS HEAD. HAD REFUSED TO CARRY COAL INTO A GROCERY AT OTHER BOYS' COMMAND AND PUNISHMENT FOLLOWED. This mornin young Russell Wet t ig ' told Prosecutor Wilfred Jessup how i Thursday afternoon, Ed Menzie and Gus Goebel, two older lads, had tied him to a chair and later to a post, poured coal oil on his head ami then beat him, till because be refused to carry three buckets of coal into the Greetihoff grocery on South Eleventh street. Young Wettig told the prosecutor, that Green hoff asked the boys to carrv some coal into the grocery. Greenhoff then left lite store and the clerk went out into the bani. Menzie and Goebel after the two men left insisted on Wettig performing the task, lie balked. They tied him to a chair but this failed to bring the lad "to time." Wettig was then led to tae yard it! the rear of the store and an effort was made to pond coil oil on his head. Wettig broke away from his tormen tors, but they pursued, capturing him in an alley. After handling the lad pretty roughly, his tormentors were in i tin act of tieing him 10 a pole when a man and his wife chanced to arrive on the scene and frightened Menzie and Goebel away from their victim. Prosecutor .lessup ordered the police to arrest .Menzie and Go-bel. He will turn them over it) the juvenile court. ALL GRAINWAS SOLD Brumfield Sale Brings Big Prices. A public sale was held at the home of the late Oliver "Brumfield. near C ?nterville. Thursday. Two nUIUIl'eu bushels td wheat were sold at ST'.. cms aim i.u ousneus 01 corn were so.u at me average price 01 ,.o cents. utuer property was also disposed ot. The sale was in Charge ot Attorney ittied Jessup. who represents the estate.

W. H. QUIGG. Treas., and Mgr. Richmond Baking

FRIDAY, THIRTEENTH, NOT HIS JONAH DAY . .. tar r-l JullUS WmbUm May ReCeiVC a Shorter Prison Sentence Than Thought. CHARGES WILL BE CHANGED THE GRAND JURY WILL BE ASKED TO CHARGE THE MAN WITH PETIT LARCENY INSTEAD OF BURGLARY. Friday, the thirteenth day of the month, did not prove a "jouah day" to Julius Winbnrn, a colored man recently indicted by the grand jury on a charge of burglary. Today was the date set for the trial of Winburti. This morning Perry J. Freeman, county pauper attorney who had been assigned by the coutt. to defend the negro, appeared before Prosecutor .lessup. "Mr. Prosecutor," spoke the pauper attorney, "Winburn has been indicted for burglary. The penalty lor this otfense Is a penitentiary sentence of ten years. Considering the fact that Winburn, while technically guilty of the charge on which he was indicted, only stole ten dollars and a quart of whiskey, it seems to me that it would be pretty harsh to make a man spend ten years of his life in prison for stealing no more than Winburn did. If the charge against Winburti will be changed to that of petit larceny, he will enter a plea of guilty." Prosecutor Jessup saw the justice in Mr. Freeman's remarks, and he told hini Ihal sU,,ls would be at once taken to bring the case once more to the attention of the grand jury, which Is in session loday. it is probable that the grand jury after reconsidering the Winburn case will indict the man on two charges, the first for burglary and the second for petit, larceny. This action being taken by the grand jury. Winburn will be prosecuted on the second count, that of petit larcenv. Mr. Freeman will enter a pea ' guilty for the colored man.

The penalty for this offense is an imle- manship contest. Mr. Risk has been terminate term in the penitentiary of looked uwn as the candidate of the from one to eight years. If Winburn anti-Taggart forces. Mr. Hendren's behaves himself in prison he will in candidacy has received the indorseall probability be discharged after metu of a numbe1' of the Taggart

completing the first year teiue. MAY OMIT THE DELIVERY Owners of Vicious Dogs Must! Get Mail at Office AUTHORITIES MAKE RULE.; The postal authorities have ruled' that where a man keens a vicious iotr ulwinr lii i.iumlju.. ttii mol ;t a.m. ..v..i. 'n iut n ...... uiun.o 1. . . . serous for the carrier to deliver mail, s,K.h delivery may be omitted. Unless carrier is willing to risk danger of the dosr. th e owner of the vicious brute will have to deneml mum himself in gtttiag his mail to th costoffice

Co.

SIXTH DISTRICT TO GET CHAIRMANSHIP Probable That Stokes Jackson Will Be Chosen Democratic Leader. MEANS A TRUCE IN RANKS. GREENFIELD MAN IS NEUTRAL IN THE FIGHT BEING WAGED BY TAGGART CLIQUE AND ITS ENEMIES. . j In the interest of party harmony, it is reported Stokes Jackson of Green-' , . . i ,.. ,,.,;,.,., ,lf Held is io bo eiectod chairman ot the democratic state commit tee oilman S. Information to this effect came yesterdav from sources the reliability of whieh.c.-.r, not he .louhted. j Mr. Jackson, it was stated, would be a "compromise," acceptable to the T.iggart. as well as to the anti-Taggart forces that have been contesting for ..! r r;,tu n-niv.iini, f, a irood many years. In "getting together" for the sake of party harmony and electing a man 'o the chuirmanshlp who claims to bo a "middle-of-the ,., , , road democrat, the camps that have opposed each other in the past say they are following out the injunction of the several democratic gatherings held over the slate at which the keynote has been "quit fighting among ourselves and fight republicans." At the hig meeting at Lafayette November is in honor of William Jennings Bryan the Nebraskan himself urged that the party lenders lay a.-ide all differences as to organization and follow a man in whom r.ll had confidence. Similar pleas were made Saturday night at the banuuet at Laporte given by the democratic editors of the 'Snth District.. James Kirby Risk of Lafayette. Gilbert Hendren of Bioon field and Adam Heimberger of N'cw Albany are Mr. Jackson's opponents in the ch.air-

of his sen- leaders. Mr. Heimberaer. as well as ' Mr. Jackson, has nosd as a '"middle-of-the-road' democrat and h?.s been

making much of the argument that? he would be satisfactory to both sides. SECURES HEADQUARTERS ! Chairman Goodrich Makes Convention Preparations. Chicago, Dec. 13. J. P. Goodrich, republican chairman of Indiana. Tliiirsrhiv ipiitnl mrtrarts with the . ...... ...... - - .- -- ... . . ...... management ot the Auditorium hotel for rooms to be used fo Indiana headquarters during the corning conveniiou in June. Indiana' delgates and ; several nolifienl clubs' from thp TTrc itr stat will occupy the quarters.

Rumored About the National Capital That Both Taft and Cortelyou Will Present Their Resignations.

BOTH ARE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, 'TIS SAID. They Would Hereafter Give All; Their Attention to This In terest Statement Causes Speculation. Washington. D C. IVc. in. As a topic of discussion the statement is-j sued bv President Roosevelt, reter.it- j ing his declaration of three years ago that under no circumstances would be accept a renomination from the republican party, overshadowed everything else in political, congressional and administration circles yesterday. So intense was the interest aroused 1 v it that the customary crop of sensational rumors. affecting men prominently identified with the presidential situation, made their appearance. One was that Secretary Taft, having received by wireless telegraph the news of the president's action, sent a message from aboard the steamship President Grant tendering his resignation from the cabinet. Another was that Secretary Cortelyou had decided to resign in order to enable him to enter the field formally as a candidate. Both rumors, it seems scarcely necessary to say. were without foundation. Nevertheless, it is withi" the I realm of possibility that before the contest for the nomination progresses) much farther there may be a change or two 'ii the cabinet. This necessarily would not bee because friction was ; created between Mr. Taft and Mr. Cortelyou. but for the rer.son that it was , desirable to avoid it or to enable one or the other or both to be unrestricted i , , ! in tits canvass. Mioht be Profitable. As has already been stated in these dispatches, the suggestion has been made bv more than one supporter of the secretary of war hat it rn'jrht profit hint if he out loose from the administration and came out not sinmlv as the favorite candidate of the president but as the representative of a tangible and qen-Hue sentiment in favor of his succeeding Mr. Roosevelt in the white house. One of the most interesting phases of the discussion opronos of the presi1 ' dent's announcement is this verv situ;Hjon jn (h( lt n.(,ire, Ii0 imagination to uerceive t'at with two members of the president's official family working at cross purposes. family working at cross purposes. some embarrassment may be caused not onlv to those men themselves, but ,f) tv,o)r (.0uf.agUPS ns W11 as to the president. Mr. Roosevelt has been throwing his support to Mr. Taft.. nd the latter's adherents believe he will continue to do so to the end of tin contest. Mr. Cortelyou is not depending upon the active assistance of his chief, although some of his friends exnect that in the event Mr. Taft's canvass does not give )romjse of cuIlniim,;,ie s,K.ces-fullv nP turn to the secretary of the treasury. But at this time, as stated, Mr. Cortelyou is acting independentlv amI entirely 011 "Us own hook., so to speal' GUNS WILL BELCH II LOODffiLCOME Sixteen Battleships of Admiral Evans' Fleet to Greet Roosevelt. TWENTY-ONE GUNS EACH. THE SALUTE WILL ALSO 3E FIRED ON THE MORNING OF DEPARTURE WHEN AN ADIEU IS MADE TO AMERICAN SHORES. Norfolk. Va., Dec. PiThere will be more powder burned next Monday at Hampton roads than was burned in the battle between the Monitor and Mtrimac. On the arrival of President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower, each of the sixteen battleships now lyint: here, and composing Admiral Evans' Pacific fleet will fire a salute of twenty-one guns. The same salute will be fired when the fleet sails out of Hampton Roads. Mf.itnm 1 n Raker T P Rmler and O. A. Keplinger have returned: home from Cambridge City after a vis - it with their mother. Mrs. Pauline Meyers. She accompanied tnem home to; aiake thi cit- her future residence.

WAS IN COUNCIL, DRUNK.

Ft. Wayne. Ind., Ike. P. Councilman Otto Seidel. who was ejected from the chamber at the city rail Tuesday night while thought to be under the influence of liquor and threatened with impeachment. Thursday night at 9 o'clock shot himself in his lli.lt til ' ll.t 111 ill- V.lt.VV '11 111. ' I V 1 block. He was said to be intoxicated at the time and flourished the gun on the street for several hour.-. He was able to walk to the ambulance. He thought l.e had shot himself in the heart, but is said to l ave been too much under tin influence of liquor to tell his rig it side from his hen. m is single, is .-.bout id v,.:i,-s old and is worth over $loe,oiut. lett by his father. He manaue.- the entire estate, worth 5r(s.itiiu. i, at has P.-cu on a protracted spree, it asserted, ever since his election from the Third ward neatly two years nzo. AGED HICKSITE FRIENDS FIGURE II DIVORCE COURT Mrs. Ruth Ratliff, Aged 81, Files Complaint Against Joseph Ratliff, Aged 80 Years, In Local Courts, Thursday. CRABBED DISPOSITION AND INHUMAN ACTS ALLEGED. Says Husband Never Lost Opportunity to Show Disagreeable Temper and Kicked Her At the Dinner Table. Because her husband treated her in a cold and distant manner, and spent nearly all of his time planning how he could make himself more disagreeable to her. Mrs. Kuth Anna Hunt Ratliff has filed suit for divorce from Joseph C. RatlitT on a charge of cruel and in human treatment. Mrs. Ratliff Is eighty-one years of age and her litishtim is eighty years old. Both are active members of the local Hicksite Friends Meeting. Mr. Ratliff is the ,. ,, ... . ,, "ther of Walter s. Ratliff. reprcscntative from Wavne county in the Icgislature. Horace Ratliff. a well known farnier in the west end of the county, ami Mrs. Laura Ratliff Pates of Libert, Ind. Mr. Ratliff is a charter member ot the 1"J7 Society, composed of the oldest residents of the county. ! Mrs. Ratliff. besides being an active church member, is also an active charitable worker, and one of the 1-ading members of the W C. T. '. organ izaHon. Mrs. Ratliff. in her complaint, which va hh'd Thursday afternoon in the Wayne circuit court by Attorneys Stu.lv and Studv, avers that after she married Mr. Katliff in i:U. thev lived happily together for a period of about six weeks, then he began to treat her in a cruel, cold manner. About six months ago his actions toward her be

came so unbearable that she left him. "nreq collars. lie iouna nis tickMrs. Ratliff states that her ag-d spouse rt ail! ing given it to the conductor used abusive language toward her and attempted to take the vacant seat bein her presence took the Lord s name sifU Mr- Wingate. To this the latter in vain. , objected. taing that after the riit-play She has stated that her husband nev- "f nioe" Lawrence had made, if anyu lost an opportunity to be disagree- lhin happened whereby he should lo-e able toward her. The home thev lived U- h'' miht- ,Jlun hecumlrig mber, usin on North Seventeenth street, was Piciou hini " having taken if while her property and she met the house- r,1Il3S in tht sam' A "n-

hold expenses. Mr. Ratlin", his wife avers, possesses a violent temuer and constantly committed acts such n ; kicking her.- when they were seated j.r j the dinner table. When not living ! vent, to his temper by such actions. J.Mrs. Ratliff states, her lord ar.d masttr j maintained a cob! and crabbed reserve. J No property rit'hts are involved in this divorce suit, which will not be in the nature of a surprise to the friend. of Mr. ar.d Mrs. Ratliff. who have known that the ased couple have riot lived together for six month.-, past. There is an ante-nuptial agreement hetween Mr. and Mrs. Ratliff which projvides that the property of each shall 1 remain separate and apart. I It is a rare event that any members 'of the Hicksite Friends meeting are principals in a divorce action, as di-i

vorce is considered a disgrace by this mention was paid to the epithet by th religious sect. It will be a matter of laUfcr- who realized the man's condiinteresr to learn what action the local t5on- La'rn-e then became sorry Hicksite Friends Meeting will take jnihp had a're(l towards Wingate and

regan to the action taken by Mr Ratliff. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Rain Friday, except fair in extreme north portions: Saturday fair, light to fresh southeast winds. 1 w OHIO Snow or rain late Friday and Saturday warmer Saturday: fre6h southeast winds-

Interurban Passengers Horrified as Man Raises Vicious Weapon Over Head of B. F, Wingate. of Kalamazoo.

MAN ATTACKED HAD BEFRIENDED THE OTHER. Assassin's Attempt Is Foiled. However, When Wingate Turns and Knocks Weapon From His Hands. Whin who is ia. was IV F. Wingate. of Kalamazoo, a sufferer with locomotor ataxsittiug in his seat reading a paper on an cast bound lkiytoti and Western car recently, he had a narrow escape from serious injury, if not death, from a drunken man sitting behind him. Ti e drunk drew a long and dangerous looking knife ami just as he wa about to plunge the ugly weapon to the hilt, cries of horrified passengers warned wingate that tie was in danger, and he. tu.nlr.g as best he could, knocked the knife from the hands of thn man whose brain was aflame with intoxicants. Wingate .had befriended the drunk whose name is Frank Lawrence, of Virksburg. Ohio. The men were separated by passengers. Mr. Wingate. who is a traveling man had stopped over in Richmond to attend to some business on Wednesday and left in the latter part of the afternoon for Dayton, where he intended to transact further business. On hi way down Main street to Eighth street to get his ticket at the Interurban station, he came across a well dressed man. decidedly the worse for liquor. The man was in great difficulty as far as successful perambulation was concerned, and Mr. Wingate offered to assist him. The intoxicated man was also going to the Interurban station for a ticket to Dayton, and Mr. Wingate not only helped him there, but when they returned to the corner of cigth and Main streets, protected him from the arms of the law, by agreeing to a Richmond policeman to look after the man anu see that he got safely on the limited. Aboard the limited. Mr. Wingate seated his charge in the ordinary compartment and went on into the smoking room. He had been there but a short time, when the drunken man was unceremoniously thrust into the same room bj the conductor for having started to smoke in the other compartment. The intoxicated men. who later gave the name of Frank Lmri'iM c. of Vicks-biirg. o , took the Mat directly be.iind Mr. Wingate. and. recognizing in him the friend who had helped him before, entered into conversation with him. The conductor came through requesting tickets and lawrence, forgetting his recent purchase of u ticket, atT W "e eonotictor tn cas:i. Mn NN "mate then reminded him that h ha1 hought a ticket and uggeMed ,hat lie 1,,ok for U ln his Iekets. In 'oklng for his ticket lawrcnce illsP'ayed various roils of bills, the total ot which must have been over live other man in the smoking room left his sr-at and sat beside Mr. Whip-ate. relieving him of th 'rr.arrasflng attempts of Lawrence to sit beside him. Har.y a 13'nui of ps.c hl fe!aped. however, when Mr. Wingpte di--eoveied Ixtwr-nf leaning over the back of his .--fat with an opened pocket knife in his hand. This Mr. Winga'e promptly knocked from the man" hand to the floor and changed his seat so as U) face Lawrence. The conductor then took Lawrence jn hand an I expostulated with him for having thus acted towards the man who had befriended him. Wingate. ly this time was thoroughly aroused, and told Law. rence to keep away from him or h'; would have some trouble on his hands. To this. Lawrence replied by calling Wini'ate a vi'e name, though no at- ! u,) ar'u ' K a ai Iacin nim- u i stead of making apologies, however, hq soon got into an argument with Wingate. which the latter ended by paying: "Well. I see you are looking for trou ble and I guess it is about time you got Jt " and BO saying. Wingate removed his -ve glasses, reached over with his en 132110 ezi Lawrence h inroai. wtile with bis right he delivered eeveral good stout blows. " The men then c mcnen. Wm were nw f.epai itieu uy other passengers and led to opposite