Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 302, 14 December 1907 — Page 1

RIG MONJD PALLADIUM AIMO SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXII. JVO. IMYi RICII3IOXD, IXD., SATUI5DAY EVENING, DECE3IIJEK 11, 1907. SINK LI- COPV, 2 CENTS. UNSANITARY CONDITION PREVAILING HSPECTORS WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK MEN OF AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND E JAIL IS TRAVESTY ON JUSTICE; NEW JAIL IS NEEDE

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PLACE OF CONFINEMENT SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO PARTMENTS WHICH WOULD SEPARATE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF INMATES.

ID LONG REPORT GRAND JURY SPEAKS OF INVESTIGATION Superintendent Napier of the County Infirmary Was Vindicated of the Charges Brought by Inmates. MO INDICTMENT RETURNED AGAINST EAGLES LODGE. Feeling that Charges Against Dr. Jones Were Through Malice, No Action Was Taken in Whitewater Case. THE COUNCIL SHOULD ACT. JURY WAS NOT DISPOSED TO INDICT JOHN F. TAGGART WHEN CITY FATHERS REFUSED TO TAKE ACTION ON CHARGE. I.i the' VepoU of the' grand jury, submitted to Judge Fox late Friday afternoon, a--strong recommendation is made for a new county jail. Superintendent 'Napier of the county infirmary is exonerated of charges preferred against him by certain inmates. In Ihe Whitewater case no indictment i.returned against Dr. Jones, of that lace. because the testimony of some Witnesses was prompted solely from evil design. As to the violation of the quarantine law at. Whitewater, which vas alleged to have resulted in a diphtheria contagion, the grand jury took no action, owing to the absence of professional and expert testimony. No indictments are returned because pt the sale of intoxicating liquors at the local Eagles' club rooms, for the reason that the prosecuting attorney has arranged to make a. test case of the "Blind Tiger Law." The grand jur.v takes no action in the case of John F. Taggart, city clerk of Rich mond, charged with beiug intoxicated while acting as clerk at a council session. It Is of the opinion that it is the duty of the city council to act in this matter. Only eleven indictments were returned In the twenty-three cases investigated. The grand jury took the stand that an indictment should not be returned in any case i- the proof of wrong doing was absolute. After the reading of the report by Prosecutor Jessup, Judge Fox said to the jurymen, that the report rendered by them was one of the best he had ever received. He especially endorsed the stand taken in regard to the erection of a new jail building. After thanking the jurymen for their services he discharged them. In the report, conditions existing at the county jail are described as a travesty on justice. It. sets forth the fact that the jail is most unsanitary and the ventilation very poor. Case-hardened criminals are thrown in with Juvenile prisoners, and men being punished for their first offense. It is alFo necessary under "the present conditions to have the sane prisoners mingle with the insane. When the new jail is built, the grand jury recommends that it be designed to accommodate both male and female prisoners. The location of the women's jail at the Home for the Friendless Is not favored. The jury is of the opinion, that all prisoners should be under the direct care of the sheriff. The new jail should be divided into departments, one for women, one for female juveniles, one for male juveniles, one for men over twenty-one years, one for the female insaue and one for the male Insane. Between these classes there should be no intercourse. This is the ideal jail, in the minds of those who have studied jail conditions In Wayne county. Owing to gradual increase in size of the city of Richmond, the grand jury does not favor the erection of a new Jail building on the court house grounds, which should never be diminished In sire or built upon. This view taken, does not coincide with the views of some of the county commissioners and members of the county MfiAOll, who have gone on record as

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favoring the erection of the new jail on the court house grounds. The grand jury this week examined a number of witnesses in regards to the charge, that at the meeting of the Richmond city council Monday. City Clerk John V. Tug?vt was intoxicated. The witnesses examined were council men. newspaper men and other city officials. After hearing the testimony In this case, the grand jury goes on record that it should take no action against Taggart. if his actions can be tolerated by the councilmen. The majority of the people indicted by the grand jury are already under arrest. The complete report of the grand jury can be found elsewhere in this issue. EVENTEEN PERISH L GALE American Ship Thomas W. Lawson,' Pounded to Pieces on the Rocks. CAUGHT IN VIOLENT WINDS. CROWDS ON THE SHORE WATCHED THE STRUGGLE OF THE SAILORS BUT COULD GIVE NO ASSISTANCE. London. Dec. 14. The American ship Lawson was blown on the rocks off Sicily during a terriffic gale, and pounded to pieces. Seventeen men went down to death with the wreck and one survivor was washed ashore. The sailors made every effort to keep off the jagged rocks, but to no avaij. Crowds from the shore watched the struggle, but assistance was impossible. A boat was launched, but was thrown against the ship and crushed like an egg shell. The ship was the Thomas W. Lawson. the largest sailing vessel afloat, and was chartered by the Standard Oil company. COULD BLOW SKY LIKE OFF ROCKIES Admiral "Bob" Evans Has Tons of Ammunition Aboard His Ships. COULD SAIL IMMEDIATELY. THERE WILL BE NO JAPANESE ON BOARD EITHER VESSEL WHEN THEY SAIL FOR TRIP AROUND THE HORN. ! "Fighting Norfolk, Va.. Dec. 14 Bob's" fleet could sail away "right now." if it had to. The coal is all on. the barnacles are all off and there is enough ammunition aboard to blow the skyline off the Rocky mountains. Oificers say the ammunition is just for target practice at Magdaltna bay. It is reported that there are two million pounds aboard the sixteen battleships, not including harbor mines, considerable gun cotton and some extra gears for the big guns. ReguUr ammunition receptacles have overflowed, aud shells are being stowed away wherever there is room for them. If the fleet is long on powder and shot when it sails away, it will be correspondingly short on Japanese. A junior officer says there ""will riot be one on board. The weeding-out process began several months ago and has been carried on ever since. The places of the Japanese attendants have been filled largely by negroes. Tonight the Fortress Monroe officers give a farewell dinner to the navy i men. after which there will be nothing in particular doing until S o'clock i Monday morning. i President Roosevelt has been formally notified that the fleet is in readiness to proceed cn its cruise to the Pacific onus; . Although the sovereignty of China es oeen ineoreticany restored m :aan-; churia, the South Manchurian railway refuses to carry Chinese mails unless they are sent through the Japanese postoffice and internatoinal rates paid on what is considered Chinese inland correspondence,

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WIS. President of Great Savings Institution Was a Confidential Advisor of Thousands of New York Poor. HE DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS HOME IN THAT CITY. He Attended the Recent Sessions of Five Years' Meeting in Richmond and Made Many Acquaintances. Friends of William U.S. Wood in Richmond, have learned of the great bauker's death in New York City, his home. Mr. Wood was a prominent figure in the New England Friends Yearly Meeting, and was a constant at tendant at the sessions of the Five Year's meeting when that body convened in Richmond a few mouths ago. He had many warm friends in this city who will be grieved to. learn of his death. The New York World, 'n speaking of the man's demise and his business activities, says: "William 11. S. Wood, president of the Bowery Savings Bank, and financial adviser of thousands of the east side's poor, died on Wednesday night at his home. No. 14 East Fifty-sixth street. Mr. Wood was sixty-nine years old. and the strain of the last two months made noticeable inroads on his strength, leaving him an easy prey of pneumonia. "In istu; Mr. Wood became a partner with his father in the publishinghouse of William Wood & Co., to the head of which ho succeeded in 18U8. Two of his three sons will continue to conduct, the business of publishing medical books. Mr. Wood became a trustee of the Bowery Savings bank in 1S7' served later as chairman of its executive committee and in 1803 became its president. "No man in New York knew the financial secrets of so many persons as did William H. S. Wood. Scarcely a day found him away from his desk in the bank, where he was accessible to every one of his 200,000 depositors. His kindness and patience invited the confidence of men, women and children, and thousands profited by it. If they withdrew large amounts they were asked to see the president, and if they promised to be victims of wild cat speculation he usually dissuaded them ,

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When they purposed to invest in real was nsitlerert advisable by the proestate he approved. Under his guid-1 vnoters of the Chautauqua, to let the ance the Bowery Savings bank's depos-1 proposition rest. Such action, there-

its mounted above the ,?1XM" : mark, surpassing the record of any similar institution in the world. "Mr. Wood foresaw the financial stringency many months ago, when Wall Street bankers came to him to get money to store away in their vaults. He said then that prudent men were preparing to weather the storm, j "Mr. -Wood was a director of the Y. ! M. C. A. for seven years, manager of the American Bible society for twelve years, and was a member of many so cieties for advancement of the arts and sciences. The funeral will be conducted from St. Bartholomew's church Sat- j urday at 1 o'clock.' WIFE MURDERER WILL BE GIVEN 11 TRIALS , Beasley Case Will Be Called on Monday. HE IS A PROMINENT MAN. Linton, Ind., Dec. 14. The attorneys representing George R. Beasley, of this citv. indicted for wife murder. have defeated the state in its effort for the postponement and the trial wm beKln next Monday at Bloomfield. Mr rjasw a m,mhPr of load. mg family of this city and has some wealth. On the evening of the 21st of last Juno he went to his home in the principal street cf this city and finding his wife seated on the veranda, without warning he bepan using his revolver, killing her instantly. Three ! Httle children witnessed the death of their mother. Beasley was committed to jail at Sullivan, where he has been 1 held till the present time. His health

has been rapidly failing. The plea oflOH, Ram or now Saturday and

jth defense will be insanity.

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HAWKINS SPRINGS BEEN DROPPED Not at all Probable That Next Year's Event Will Be Held At That Place, Remaining in The Glen. ARGUED CHAUTAUQUA INTEREST IS ABATING. This Belief Is Not Generally Prevalent, However and Many Still-Advocate Hawkins Site for Future Home. Flans for establishing the Richmond Chautauqua at the Hawkins tract, vorth of Glen Miller, have for the time being been suspended. After due ! consideration of present conditions, it fore, means that the chautauo.ua of next year will convene in Glen Miller. t is said by some that the promoters of the plan to hold the chautauqua at Hawkins park, are not as enthusiastic ' with the idea as a year or two ago. Rowing to the fact that the attendance : was not as large last year as previously, and that the number of campers was considerably less. This is taken by some as being evidence that the chautauqua is not as popular as it was a few years ago, and a few think that there is unmistakable evidence that the assembly is on the wane. If such is the case, the promoters do not care

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..... ... .... nuic a ucuiui iu iiici.tu Hit: lutso . . - , , c i t-i to risk their capital in a doubtful ven-i . tne mfin of tce board of works. Ihe ture. Whether the chautauqua is on contradict himself. j boari takes the stand that the municithe decline as a popular summer Only twice did he try to confuse pal plant is in a flourishing condition, amusement feature is a mooted ques- Orchard in regard to his testimony, this fact being revealed by investigation among the directors, many believ- and each time he failed. Reading tions made by the board before and af-

ing that the smaller attendance or lasti""111 ir5imiuu-1 U1 naoou

ear was due to circumstances rather ' - ,. .. iiaii a lack ot interest, and tnat tne decline of last year is not a permanent , one. uue or tne promoters or tne iiawkins project said today, that the pro-

ject had not been abandoned and mais. narrow iaia particular empnawould in all probability be resumed sis on the fact th&t Orchard was a with renewed vigor in the spring. It criminal before he became acquainted was also stated that local capitalists with Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone. were slow to give the project back- Orchard all but broke down when ing as it is the opinion of manv that Hawley asked him if he had any per-

a chautauqua is a v?ry uncertain investment and that its attendance is very easily affected by any adverse' conditions. The committee elected recentlv- will begin at once to secure talent for the program of next season, and it is stated that an effort will be made to have a much stronger program than that cf last season. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Rain in south, snow or rain in north portions Saturday; Sunday partly cloudy; east winds. Sunday; fresh northwest io east

HORACE C. STARR. Manufacturer.

PARCELS POST ENDORSED Illinois Horticultural Society Acts. Champaign, 111., Dec. .14. The Illinois State Horticultural society, in its fifty-second annual meeting on Thursday passed a resolution indorsing the I aire Is post plan and a national savings bank. The organization unanimously called on Illinois senators and representatives to favor such projects and ordered a copy of the resolutions sent to the postmaster general. ORCHARD PICTURED Attorney Darrow for the Pettibone Defense, Bitter in His Attack. ADMITS CANADIAN CRIMES. WITNESS ALL BUT BROKE DOWN, WHEN ASKED IF HE HELD PERSONAL ENMITY AGAINST HIS VICTIMS. Boise, Idaho, Dec. 14. Clarence S rn - irrow the Chicago attorney who is conducting the defense of Geor A. Pettibone, had Harry Orchard. the state's chief witness, on the rack for two hours and a half today, endeavoring to discredit his testimony. The cross-exanination was rigid, and Orchard was pictured as a monster, a murderer, bigamist, perjurer, gambler, thidf on,i inrPnHiarv narmw mono , , . " .-. . trlal- Darrow endeavored to make it ... . ...;..,.. i, ... v. i'l'peai mai me "imcse uau cuslscu bis statements, but Orchard forced his I""""."' lu 'rau "iJ e r . it, iUn. iw. tesiimon ;iaa oeen tne same at Dotn

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sonal enmity against his victims, nam- be called to the fact that this condiing them one by one, and in each case tion still exists. he said that he had none. He was es- It Is regarded as most probable, that pecially affected when asked concern- council will accept the report of the ing McCormlck and Beck at the Vin- special committee and the board of dicator mine, of whom he said he public works, in which event the sec

thought a great deal. Soon after Mr. Darrow began his cross examination of Orchard he had drawn out the fact that before leaving Canada Orchard had burned a cheese factorv to. collect insurance and that Orchard took away wfth him another man's wife. i Great Britain consumes more butter' tnan any other nation. The average per head is thirteen pounds a year a against eight pounds in eGrmany, four J pounds In France and two .pounds in

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AND BOARD DO NOT SANCTION THE SALE It Is Currently Reported That Council Will Be Advised Not To Sell to Other Corporation. PEOPLE OF THE CITY WANT INVESTIGATION. Claimed That the Board Members, After Once Making Report as to Condition, Would Take Affront.

the city ordinance recentlr enacted, stated that the report of the special not a pound of mea, w,n bp w,tnn council committee and the board of the city limits that has not been thorpublic works, in regard to the proposed oughly inspected and judgment passed sale of the Municipal Lighting and on it. as to its wholesomenese, by exPower plant to the corporation which pert inspectors. With such a provlscontrols the Richmond Light, Heat & . ion all pork coming from droves havPower company, will be against the j ing cholera, and all cattle coming from sale of the plant. This report will be; herds where tuberculosis exists, will b made Monday evening at council meet- discovered and peremptorily excluded, ing. Dr. Bond-stated this morning that all It is also understood that the mem- j meat of a deleterious nature will thus

oers ot tne noaru ot puouc worns nave ? h "t" I PT!?.!' uou uiaue u in iigtn, xi.-ai. er company to have, at its expense, the! condition of the municipal plant inves tigated by a corps of experts. The reason the board opposes this Investigation, it is understood, is because the members of the board are

convinced tnat tney Know tne true jngpettion In Richmond means the abcondition of the plant and that such golute 6Xcluslon of aM nieats tnat havft an investigation would be a mere heretofore hpon hrmht into th.

waste of time and a reflection upon ter tne receiu improvements maue ai the plant. It insists that the plant is . . i . . - . . . -. a money-maKing investment ;i tne part of the citizens of Richmond and inHt 11 UU1U ue an KnwiMS dtl w uui a- i.iui:iuui, su iu state or anairs exists. state of affairs exists. It will be pointed out to council Monday night, that the board in a report made to council the first of. this year, the municipal plant was described as having: all the business it could care for. Council's attention will ond effort made by the Light. Heat & Power company to secure the tnnnicipal plant 'will be as unsuccessful a?i the first. j City officers have been r:?r r past two weeks feelins the r.nM'e , pulse, in regards to the proposed sale stood have found that the majoritv of the people at the nresent time ar'e opposed to the sale of the municipal plant hut favor the acceptance of the Light, Heat and Power company's u:uii:vu)a, Dun' nun il is unfier - J proposition to have its conditioa la -

Dr. Charles S. Bond Has Received Official Word From Washington That Meat Inspection Will Begin Then.

PEOPLE MUCH PLEASED WITH FUTURE OUTLOOK. All Details of the Government's Requirements Have Been Conformed to With Pleasina Exactness by Butchers. MUCH MEAT TO BE BARRED. ACCORDING TO CITY ORDINANCE. ALL MEATS SOLD IN THE CITY WILL HAVE TO BEAR STAMP OF GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. By the middle of next week. Richmond will at last experience in reality government meat inspection, according to City Health Officer Dr. Charles tf. Bond. Word has been received from the department at Washington, D. C. that the inspectors appointed by Uncle Sam w ill arrive in the city the middle of the week and will at once assume their duties. All of the requiremerits of the gover nt as to arrangements of the loc; htering places have been met am; . . tle Is little or no possibility of any hitch arising. The plans were thought to be completed several weeks ago, but It was discovered that the Stolle and Holzapfel placet were not In accordance Iwith the government's demands, consequently locul inspection could not be secured, but since then both establishments have met the requirements and everything Is now thought to be In readiness lor the arrival of the inspectors. One office of the government Inspectors will be located at the Rtolle concern, where a room has been located for the inspectors to keep their seals and instruments of infection and another room has been provided for the clothing of butchers. Similar place.-s have been provided at the other plant. With the assurance of meat Inspection, Dr. Bond is much elated and declares that Richmond has won the. greatest single victory ever in its history for health and sanitary conditions, and a state that but few other cities in the country has acquired. Under the provisions of the new In , be precluded from the local markets i ttnd that the r ot d deathn from tuberculosis in Wayne coun tv ran lhn be reduced to a iIlinimum in a few years. Many are confident that much of the diseases of a pulmonary nature, which are making such inroads in this section, can thus be thwarted. The establishment of government by farmers by small butchers residing in the neighborhood. It has beea Xht custom for farmer to bring ribs and backbones intr ttie city and sell them, to local grocers, but with the establishment of government Inspection all of these country products will be exclud ed. The establishment of Inspection la Richmond will be generally welcomed by local citizens, for the wholesome ness of the meats sold on. the local maikets will be. guaranteed GOVERNOR WiLLSON NOW VICE-PRESIDENTTIMBER Said If He Brings Riot to Halt Will Be So Considered. RUMORS NOW BEING HEARD. Frankfort. Kt., Dc. H If Governi ...... . . rTT3 octween tne tonacco powers !fvdf 'tifi tTJfr LZi lt SU? in j amonfthe Vice SSdenS iwnti. t?,,,. t wm 'j eyCn now being keard.

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