Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 328, 9 January 1908 — Page 1

RICHMOND PALLABIUM H AND SUN-TELEGRAM. RICHMOND. INI).. TIirRSDAY KVENING, JAXUAKV !. 190S. tOL. XXXII. NO. .TiS. mx.li-: copv. 2 cunts.

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EIGHT JURORS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO

SIT IN T L Two Selected Today From the 1 Ranks of a Hundred Talesmen Summoned to Appear At Opening Session. EDNA GOODRICH EVOKES WRATH OF THE DEFENSE. Woman Who Introduced Evelyn to Stanford White, Tears Up the Subpoena Sent Her, Indicating Her Wrath. FAMILY IGNORES EVELYN. IF THE YOUNG WOMAN NOTICES IT HOWEVER. SHE DOES NOT INDICATE THE SLIGHT BY HER ACTIONS IN THE COURT ROOM. New York. .Inn. f.- In t lio Thaw rial t lie examination of talesmen continued this morning. Not alone do the ideas of Thaw and his counsel prevail in selecting the jurors. In passing each juror Evelyn Nesbit Thaw .signals whether he shall he accepted or not. With six accepted jurors and three, tentative ones in the box, Frank Manning, an insurance broker and ("has. H. Thurston was accepted this morning. The counsel for the defense has announced that Kdna Goodrich, who it I said introduced Evelyn Thaw to Stanford YVhite. made herself liable ti court by destroying the subpoenal. Mis Goodrich is Nat Goodwin's leading lady. Th jury as it stands is made up ;.s follow: 1. Charles K. Gremmels. ship broiler, foreman. 2. Arthur R. Nuothing. baker. :?. George Y. C'ary, dry goods merchant. 4. George C. Rupprecht. salesman. r. John IT. Holbert, mineral water dealer. : David E. Arrowsmith. manager carpet cleaning company. 7. Frank Manning, insurance broker. J. Ohas. II. Thurston, bookkeeper. The provisional jurors are William MrAdie. salesman; George M. Mettze, drugs: and James S. Davidson, clerk. In all UXO talesmen have been examined so far. Eighty talesmen weic examiued yesterday both Mr. ejroiue and Mr. Littleton using all possible ' .speed in questioning them. The venire of 1(H talesmen drawn for today was exhausted at (J o'clock, so the was no night session. This pleased everybody, especially the lawyers, who were tired. Another panel of 10 talesmen was drawn for today. Defense Furnishes Surprise. Tbaw's attorneys today furnished the first big surprise of this trial by admitting that several of the expert witnesses who were retained by the district attorney for the first trial and who declared, when Mr. Jerome made application for a lunacy commission, lhat in their opinion Thaw was so insane as not to know the nature of the proceedings against Uim and was entirely incapable of Intelligently advis ing with his counsel, are now under subpoena by the defense. They made affidavit In their opinion Thaw was suffering at the time of the Inquiry from an incurable form of insanity. Theese same doctors, howver, previously testified on the witness fand. In response to Mr. Jerome's famous hypothetical question, that they knew what he was about when ho shot and killed Stanford White. This move, It is said, is intended by the defense to block the prosecution's putting the doctors on the stand, and it Is taken by some as showing a determination not to have Thaw convicted, even with the danger of a stay in the Rsylum for the criminal insane at MatTea wan as the alternative. t Counsel's Task Is Delicate. The defense in the present trial is insanity at the time YVhite was killed. In makln gout its case the defense will need to exercise delicate handling of it to show that Thaw was so deranged -nt that time as not to know the nature or quality of his act, and to show at the fanio time thai he is now mentally sound. If they are placed on the stand. Mr. Littleton may draw from the throe physicians the opinion that Thaw was iuso insane ai me Time oi T lie noilllcide. and then endeavor to limit all tes-1 timony as to the defendant's mental' condition to the immediate period of the tragedy. If successful in this, the defense would force a trial of the case strictly on the ground of Thaw's mental condition in the summer of lfHX'.. I This, in turn, would force District) Attorney Jerome again to apply for a lunacy commission, and should this oc-j cur. Thaw's attorneys are confident of his ability to successfully establish his claim of present sanity before such a1 board. Thaw's Family Ignores Wife. . t is noticeable that members of the

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DELINQUENTS FACE THE SALE OF THEIR PRIVATEPROPERTY City of Richmond and Cambridge City Will Take Steps To Collect Payments on Delinquent Assessments. COUNTY AUDITOR TO MAKE COLLECTIONS. Unless Property Owners Benefitted by Improvements Meet the Assessments, Public Sale Will Be Ordered. For the first time since the enactment of the law in I9r. the city of Richmond and the town of Cambridge City will take steps to secure payments on delinquent assessments for j public improvements, j Today the county auditor received from City Treasurer Ninirod Johnson. I a list, of seven people who are delin- ! queii t in paying assessments on public ! improvements. The total amount of j the delinquent assessments due the i city is $400.42. A short time ago tho , clerk of Cambridge City furnished the! I county auditor a list of public im-J ! provement delinquents. In this ease l the total amount of de'.innuent assess- i meuts was small. ! In compliance with the law of U'trt." ; Auditor Demas Coo will advertise in ! newspapers a list of those in arrears, j After the advertisements have been ! withdrawn, the property of the delinquents will be sold at public sale and the assessments paid over to the city of Richmond and the Town of Cambridge City. ; It is hardly probabie that in any case will it be necessary for the audi-. tor to order a public sale for it i s ; thought the delinquent property own-: eis vouiu nreier meetine tneir ;isv ! essments than to have their property disposed of by '' count v. Thaw family are not pay?6f nruch at-J tention to young Mrs. Thaw ; If the young woman is not yetting any support from the Thaw family ali1 is not showing any signs of being U -pressed over the matter. The few amusing incidents that occur in the ireary job of getting a jury appeal to her quickly, as her ready smile shows. ; She cmiles often at tier hnslinnd hio ' hi mile is not responsive. It is ap parent Thaw is not taking as much interest in this trial as he did in the first. He does less fumbling with his papers, although each day he goes over a lot of mail which he carries to court in a portfolio. by INDOOR PICNIC. An indoor picnic will be given the First M. E. Sunday school Fridayevening at the church, the supper being the feature. The supper will lieserved at fi o'clock. All members of the school and friends are cordially invited to attend.

AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND

DR. A. L. BRAMKAMP. Coroner of Wiyne Co. NEGRO WRECKED PASSENGER TRAIN When Asked Why, Replied "Don't Know." I'adueah. Ky., Jan. f. R. I).' Ronnett, a negro, agd LT, opened a. switch and caused u head-o; collision of Illinois Central passenger and freight trains in the local yards today. Throe were injured. The negro ts in jail. When asked why he threw the twitch he said: "Hun t Know." The incoming Cairo-l'adueah passenger train was bowling through the yards, when tho negro rushed from between box cars, threw the switch and ran. Engineer W. O. Hurch .saw the act and reversed his engine, but too late. Ilis train took the siding and crashed into a waiting freight. I birch was thrown from his cab and his back was badly injured. Fireman J. R. Wilkins and Robert Newman, ox press messenger, were badly bruised. FIFTY THOUSAND LOSS ATjLKHART Fire Destroyed the Lake Shore Roundhouse and Other Property. ONE MAN WAS KILLED. Toledo. O., Jan. 9. Fire caused by an explosion in the Lake Shore roundhouse at Elkhart. I ml., today, resulted in the death of a man named Sehoenberger. the destruction of the roundhouse, damage to the freight house and sixteen engines. The loss will reach $50,000. BULL CORED M WITH FATAL RESULT Animal Tossed the Man Sev eral Times. Millville. H. Bennett, mond. fonr cros.-ing a N. J.. Jan. 9 As Joshua j a prosperous, f.irmor nt Or. I miles south of here, was field a ferocious bull gored him so badly that physicians say ht cannot recover. The animal caupht the man on its horns and several times tossed him in the air. The farmer's wife saw the beast's charge and ran for aid, but bei fore help arrived Bennett had been thrown over a fence. He was found unconscious. The sight of blood drove the beast wild and several times it tried to break through the fence to where the farmer lay. One of Bennett's arms was broken In several places and almost torn from the socket. He also sustained a serious wound iu the abdomen.

EACH COMPANY OWES THE CITY $1,000 AT PRESENT

Have Violated Terms of Main Street Pole Ordinance and They Will Be Victims of Complaints Filed by City. ORDINANCE DECLARED ILLEGAL BY MANY. Freely Asserted that Any Court Would Declare It So as It Shows Discrimination to Few Companies. Including today, each public serviee corporation in the city having poles on Main street is, under the terms of j the Main street pole ordinance, in-' debted to the city the sum of $1,000.1 for violation of tho oidinance. It is provided in this ordir.ar.ee that a pen-j alty of $25 per day shall be assessed against any affected corporation for j each day the terms of the ordinance is not complied with. The measure: went into effect December 1, last year, and has now been in force forty days. At the last, council meeting a resolution was passed ordering the city attorney to take the proper steps to collect penalties from corporations' which have refused to comply with the ordinance. Mr. Study stated today that he is now engaged in drawing up complaints against these corporations and as soon as he has concluded the "vork he will file them in the Wayne circuit court. It is believed by nieny ieople that the Main street pole ordinance is illegal for the reason that it shows discrimination. These people predict that if the city brings action against the public service corporations the court will rule the ordinance invalid. i ROBBERS WRECK STATE ! Used Dynamite and Secured Thousands. Ottawa. Kan.. Jan. ',. Robbers early today wrecked the safe in the state bank of Quenemo. at Quenemo. with dynamite and escaped with its entire contents, estimated, at between .S7.oo and $. so. The robbery is believed to have been committed by four men. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair and warmer Thursday; rain or snow Friday. jnij rair i nuriaay except snow flurries near the lakes; colder Fri day, increasing cloudiness and) warmer. - 1

VIANSION WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A BEAUTIFUL CAFE

H. E. Robinson, One of City's Wealthiest Citizens Gets Lonesome and Desires Association With Others. WANTS MANY PEOPLE ABOUT HIS HOUSE. Establishment of a Cafe in Richmond. It Is Asserted. Will Meet a Public NeedVenture Well Thought Of. H. E. Robinson, president of the Kobinsou A: Company machine works. ;ne of Richmond's wealthiest citizens, s tired living alone at his large and .nagniticent ly appointed home. oT North Tenth street, and as a result tv .s now having the big building remodeied into an apartment house, which vill include a thoroughly modern cafe. When Mr. Robinson was seen this morning he declined to discuss his unique plan tor remodeling ins Home into an apartment house. "I am not yet lady to make any statements regarding the plans I have in mind, but I will do so shortly," said Mr. Robinson. When asked for his reason in transforming his home into a public hostelry. Mr. Robbins said that he was tired of living in the big dwelling like a hermit. "You want to have plenty of people about the house to keep you company, is that the ideaV" he was asked. "That is the reason." he replied. It is understood that the plans for remodeling of the Kobinsou home include the dividing of tho second story into apartments. The first floor will be used for a cafe and Mr. Robinson's private apartments. The work of altering the house has already been started and the improvements should be completed by next summer. The establishment of a cafe in the nobinson. apartment house, will meet a public demand. There are numer ous restaurants in the city, but since the close of the Westcott hotel cafe there has been no eating place of this Kind operated in Richmond. The cafe will be in charge of two experienced women caterers. It is understood that already Mr. Robinson has received several applications for apartments. PRES. DOUGAN TO GIVE RIS INNAUGURAL Wayne County Horticultural Society Meets Saturday. The Wayne County Horticultural society will meet Saturday afternoon at the court house. President Dougan will deliver his inaugural address. Plans will also be outlined for the year's work.

WOMAN WHO INTRODUCED EVELYN THAW TO STANFORD WHITE IS IN DISFAVOR.

EDNA GOODRICH. Edna Goodrich has evoked the displeasure of the Thaw counsel by an impulsive act. as she tore up the subpoena sent to her to appear in court as a witness. The young woman has laid herself liable to the court for her headstrong act. Miss Goodrich is Nat Goodwin's leading lady and is now appearing, in one of the New York theatres.

HOG VALUED AT $2,000 DIES OF CHOLERA.

Hagerstcwn. Ind., Jan. y A fine registered Poland China hog. valued at 12.000 and owned by John Allen near Ih-igerstow n. died of cholera, Wednesday. Mr. Allen, who is an expert breeder of fine swine, had exhibited this hog and other valuable om s nt different of the state fairs lust fall, cairyir.g off mauy premiums. Other farmers, about five miles west of Has: erstown have lost many hogs (rem cholera. CCMMITTEEMEN AND REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED FRIDAY In Every Voting Precinct in the County, Republicans Will Cast Their Ballots for Men To Guide Party Affairs. CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO MEET MONDAY AND ELECT. Indications Point to Selection Of L. S. Bowman as County Chairman, While Warfel Will Be Selected for Secretary. Friday in every voting precinct in the county republicans will cast their ballots for the selection of precinct committeemen, precinct representa tives on the Wayne county republican central committee and delegates and alternates to the republican county convention, which will be held at Cambridge City, January 14. The polls in all the precincts outside of Wayne township will open in the afternoon at o'clock and it is ex pected that there will be a fair sized vote cast. The polls in this city will open Friday evening at ":? o'clock and every republican in the city is asked to cast his ballot. The voting places tor each ward In this city are located tit the following places: First ward-Court House. Second ward City building. Third ward G. A. R. hall. Fourth ward Pythian temple. Fifth ward -No :j hose house. Sixth ward Hawekotte's grocery. Seventh ward -Little's livery barn. Eighth ward-West Side Republican club. The members of the Wayne CountyRepublican Central committee chosen Friday, w ill meet next Monday, and after organizing . elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary and treas urer. L. S. Bowman of Hagerstown in I almost certain to succeed A. M. Gardner as chairman, while there Is no opposition to Edward Warfel for secre- ' tary aml ,reasurer- 11 is not iinw' no lilt? n e t iidii uidii win hi-. W. A. Bond, who is a candidate for committeeman from the Sixth ward, stated this morninig that if elected he would insist on the committee going on record as opposed to the common practice of candidates using money to secure their nominations and elections and employing men to represent them at the polls.

"STOKES" JACKSON

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IP! 101 His Victory Came Only After Forty-two Ballots Had Been Cast and Battle Had Been Waged During Entire Day. FAGGART SAYS JACKSON WAS NOT HIS pHOICE. Says That the Selection Satis fies Him as He Would Be With any Good Candidate For the Position. KIRBY RISK EXPLAINS. SAID HE FOUGHT JACKSON'S SE LECTION FROM THE JUMP JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY TO RULE UNDER NEW CHAIRMAN. Indianapolis. Ind., Jau. H.-U- S. ( "Stokes") Jackson of Greenfield, was chosen chairman of the Indiana lem ocratic state committee at the Grand Hotel at S o'clock last night after for ty-two ballots had been taken. The selection of a chairman tlninhd one of the warmest political campaigns for preliminary organization in the history of any party in Indiana. The election of Mr. Jackson was looked upon by the many democrats gathered In tho city to assist In the election of a chairman as another victory for what Is known as the Taggart element of the" party. National Chairman Taggart denied that the election of Jackson was a victory for him. "The fact is." he said. "Mr. Jackson Is not my man. However. I am well satisfied with hits selection, just tha same as i would be If any other good democrat had been elected." Mr. Taggart's eyes twinkled merrily u.n he spoke, and some of those who know him well admit that he chuckled Inwardly with pleasure. Mr. Taggart was not asked to address the committee before it adjourned, as the members were tired with their work and wanted to get away. Richard K. Erwin at different time difrlng the afternoon gave Jackson s close race. As a "compromise" candidate Erwin ran a fast pace. On the first ballot he received the votes of Risk. Emswhiler. Ellii.gham and Hoffman. On the second ballot Alviu Padgett, the Second district man. and M. E. Foley of the Ninth district, joined the Erwin forces and remained with them until late in the afternoon. Until the thirty-eighth ballot was reached Judge Erwin had six votes and at one time his friends believed he would be elected. The contest waged fiercely all day. It started at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, when the first ballot was taken. On the first ballot, Mr. Jackson received six votes, just one short of enough to elect him. Only one ballot was taken before noon. When the first ballot o ftlie afternoon was counted Mr. I Jackson had only five votes. Michael E. I Foley of the Ninth district having deserted him. Mr. Foley returned later, however, as the Jackson men nald lit would. They said he was only "flirting" wtun he broke away a while and cast his vote for Richard K. Erlu, who for u time ran Mr. Jackson a close race. Jackson's "Seven Up." The men who stood by Jackson at the last and helped elect him were ; T. D. Scales of the First district. Mark Storen of the Third district. George Pleasants of the Fourth district. Peter Foley of the Fifth district. John Osborn of the Sixth district. Bernard Korbly of the Seventh district. M. E. Foley of the Ninth district. New Chairman Introduced. Jackson was introduced to the committte by William II. O'Brien, the rrtiring chairman. He was cordially received. The new chairman made a brief address. "This." he said, "is going to be a Jacksouian organization from the start and the campaign we are going to wage is going to be a Jacksonian campaign. I am for the committee and I hope the committee is for me." Two or three of the committeemen felt it was necessary to explain how the election of Jackson bad come about. The remarks of M. E. Kotey were brief, but interesting. Many had wondered through the Cay what Foley would do when the final moment arrived. Some said he would stick to Jackson. "I want to say. gentlemen." declared Foley, "that I have no apologies to offer for voting for Jackson. I have stayed with him today because I believe that he deserves the place to which he r.sus bm ejected tonight. James K. Risk, in explaining his attitude, made a straightforward And manly talk. He made it short, but to the point. He admitted that be had voted against "Stokes" Jackson all ilay. He said he h?d a right to. "I am frank to say taat I ha.ve p

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