Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 354, 4 February 1908 — Page 1

ICHMOND PAiJLAIDIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. .VOL. XXXII. NO. :5.U. Kicii3ioM), iM).,Tn-:si.v kvkmnc, n:i;iti AKV i. hms. MNC.Li; COI'V. 'Z CENTS. SIXTH DISTRICT DAUGHTER COMES TO RICHMOND 10 T. ELLIOT NINE INJURED IN PENNSY WRECK UNSIGHTLY POLES ARE TO BE TAKEN OFF MAIN STREET RAVED LIKE A MAD DETAILED WOMAN WHEN WITNESS THE TRAGIC SCENE OF MURDER. STILL A CANDIDATE Train Crashed Into Trolley at Homestead. INVESTIGATE STORY; By Regretable Error His Name Was Left From List. E EE

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REPUBLICANS

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FaTr&anks, Watson, Tomlin Beveridge, Hemenway ancj Congressmen All in Favor! With Convention.

FAIRBANKS PLEDGED SUPPORT IN FORCEFUL WAY. Resolutions Provided Delegates Should Vote for Him As Long as There Is Any Possibility of Electing Him. LEEDS MAY BE A DELEGATE. SENTIMENT UP TO NOON IN FAVOR OF SELECTION OF LOCAL. MAN AS REPRESENTATIVE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION. C. S. HERNLEY WITHDREW. Fop the Sake of Harmony and Aftsr Much Bucking, He Decided to Take Name From the Convention as a Delegate. Cambridge City. lnd.. lb. I - A! luough 1 1 1 e Sixth district h publican Convention to name delegates lo tli'" republican national convention was liof scheduled to take place until this afternoon, the early hours of the morning witnessed the actual work and with the furling of the preliminaries vas announced that all contorts would be eliminated at the meeting this aftcrnoon. At noon it was regarded as absolute ly certain that Kudolph (I. Leeds of Richmond and Charles Campbell of Shelby v ille. would be tiio unanimous choice of ilie convention as delegates to the national republican convention, which will lie held next June in Chicago. John Shir.v of llrunk ville and A. I.. Rigs of Rushville, are toJe the alternate di 'legates to the national convention, and that Col. V.. P. Thayer of (ireenfield would be the presidential elector from the .sixth rii.-t rid, was conceded. Col. Thayer had been regarded its a candidate for national delegate, hut early this morning he announced his withdrawal. Charles llernley of Xew Castle, who failed to get the support of the Henry county republican convention, was .still ;i candidate for national delegate when he reached Cambridge City unay. but his following seemed limited, even among the Henry count.' republicans, lleiiily was somewhat disposed lo buck the game and go into the fight, hut at noon he statcu that he would withdraw in the interest of harmony siiul with the um'.ei .standing that Inwas to receive the district support for alternate national convention delegate from the state at large. This position will be filled by tin- state central committee later. Resolutions- adopted were somewhat lengthy and in enthusiastic terms ndotsed the administration of President Roosevelt, the administration of Governor Ilanly and warmly commended Senators Beveridge and Hemenway mid all Indiana members of the lower house of congress. The candidacy of aames iv waison lor governor was en- ! uorsed as was the candidacy of .1. H.j Tomlin of Shelluville. who seeks the; nomination for state superintendent j of public instruction. Tito most striking feature of the res-! Oiutions was. the I'ttdoi setie in of Charles V. KairbanUs for president.! This endorsement was couched in the ! most enthusiastic terms and lomludesj a- follow: ""The lie-legates to the rt publican na-! tional convent top eb-.-tcd here todav i Fiia'.! work and tote lor Charles W. ' Fairbanks as president possibility Ml of his long as notninatil eve Is tie n." ill WANTS A SALARY INCREASE City Sanitary Inspector Says Work Is Worth More.

strain him by force. Thaw has beeA sulking since the visit of his wife yesGeorge otmg-, city sanitary inspect- terday. The gibbering and chatter of

or, w-aats more money and he stands a good chance of getting it. Mr. Young is now being paid $60 a month, hut thinks his time is worth $70, in -proportion to what is p.ud other city employes md in making this request r? the !!- connr!' ;-o h.r.s th,-. endorser.ient of the iKiari! of work and the health bo.u-ei. The commit vo on finance has the ordinance at:! pro') fb!y will report .n it a; :1n jnccthiT.

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.1 RS. DOKA M Recital of the Death of Artist Webster Guerin Drives the Accused Woman Into Hysteria. INTERRUPTED THE COURT. HER WAILING CRY, "YOU'VE COMBINED AGAINST ME" WAS SCREAMED IN THE ANTE-ROOM AFTER REMOVAL. Chicago, Feb. 4 Mrs. Dora McDonald, on trial before Judge Theodora Hretano. on a charge of murdering ebster S. Guerin. in his studio in the j wtnt into a frenzy of i Omaha buildin hysteria, and raved in the midst of the 1 dramatic testimony of Charles Freudenberg. one of the first persons to ! reach Cuerin's side after the shooting.! Freudenberg declared he believed Mrs. ' McDonald "crazy" at the time of the shooting. His details of an attempt io get a dyittir statement from Cueriu and his storv of the tragic scene in flu; office so upset the defendant that she had to be taken from the court room. THAW'S TEMPER AGAIN FLASHED AND CAUSEDJROOBLE Gibber and Chatter of Sleeping Insane Patients at Mat- - tewan Affected His Nerves Ancl He Made Demand. HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN BEGUN. It Is Feared That Thaw Will Go Stark Raving Mad With- j in a Week, Unless He Is Re-j moved From Asylum. New York. Feb. i. -Harry Thaw's ungovernable temper got the be.-t of him after midnight. He wandered from the private room connecting with the general ward, where fifty-eight patients confined at Mattewau asylum, and created such a panic among them that the guards had to he called to re-

other mad men in their sleep, disturbed Thaw and his old temper arose. Stepping into the ward he demanded quiet in a lou- voice. Pandemonium ensued. Guards hr.il to use force in restoring order. Thcw declared he would go insiii.e in week. Daniel (VRcilly said today that habr-aus corpus proceedings hav e been begun to , have Thaw rt leaded. He ftars Thaw ' VA lo?r h;-, mind if he is not removed i ti Oil! i J llsn-an.

cDONALD. In the ante room she continued in her t rt ny of screaming and sobs. "You're all against me." she screamed. "You've combined against me. Those witnesses are all testifying against me. 1 want to try my own

rase. i can (to oeuer man any one else. You don't know what to ask the witnesses. They've turned against me." The five minutes? adjournment was lengthened into " minutes before the court could he reconvened. We Quarreled. Fretidenberg testified: "I went to the i woman and asked her what had hap-. pencil. She answered "We quarreled. Me struck me. I saw something shin-1 ing in his hand. and. Oh. Clod, don't 1 t?ll me any more. Why did he do it?' 1 Guerin was conscious. I turned to him and asked him what had happen-! ed. He tried to speak. Blood gush- ' ...i r i.: . l. ! en uoiu ni.s uioiiiii. , -i u,., ..... von trawks nivo me a towel?' "A voumr man brotmht me a towel. ' Then I asked the dying man: "'Can you hear me? What has happened'.'" The man nodded his head and tried to speak. 1 asked: 'Did you do it':' He moved his jaw. but blood filled his mouth. He tried twice to speak, but each time choked with blood. He died without speaking again." FORGES CHECK ON LOCAL INSTITUTION Frank Edwards, Claiming to Represent Richmond Concern Is Arrested in the East On Serious Charge. HIS WIFE ALSO HELD FOR AIDING IN CRIME. Sile Tried to Cash Third Check 0n Dickinson Trust Co., but Was Balked by Clerk Who Suspected Woman. Rochester, X. Y., Feb. 4. Frank Edwards , representing The EdwardsPrescott Ring Co., of Richmond, Ind.. is under arrest here, with his wife Ethel, on charges of forgery. He induced the Howard hotel to cash two checks drawn on the Dickinson Trust company for small amounts. When his wife attempted to get the third check cashed yesterday, the clerk balked. The Dickinson company has declared the checks to bo forgeries. Edwards was arrested at Oncva. rhere ho was waiting for his wife, ex-! It-eting that she would be able ro get the money. L-nters and papers found iit the possession of the couule show that they oave been defrauding ho'els '.hrougbout the country.

MYSTERIOUS MAN

Mrs. Lucy Wolfe, Daughter of

John W. Terrell, and Widow Of Man He Murdered on Her ! Way tO ThlS City. I I HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS MAY BE FILED SOON. It Is the Desire to Secure Terrell's Release From Eastern Indiana Insane Hospital and Again Try Him for Murder. HE WOULD BE ACQUITTED. POPULAR SENTIMENT AT BLUFFTON, IND., THE HOME OF THE MAN, IS FOR HIM AND HE WOULD NOT BE SENT TO PEN. SENTIMENT WITH SMITH. It Is Asserted That the Medical Superintendent Would Never Tolerate Such Actions Charged in the Sensational Letter, The publication of the letter received from John V. Terrell, the liluffton murderer, confined at Eastern Indiana insane hospital, has created the greatest excitement at l'.lufftou and has had the result, of influencing public sentiment in his favor. According to advices received from Hlurfton this morning Mrs. Iaicy Wolf, daughter of Terrell and widow of the man killed by her father, litis left l'.lufftou and is now on the way to Eastern Indiana hospital for the purpose of thoroughly investigating the ehargfs made by Terrell. Dr. Smith, medical superintendent vat the local institution wouM- inaho no further statement on tins eas: to- . day. j Popular sentiment in Richmond is with the superintendent, as it i? thought that not for a second would he countenance inhuman treatment of patients at the hands of guards at the institution. The charges made by. Terrell are considered the outgrowth of a diseased mind and are not believed. People of Bluffton on the other li"d, believe that Terrell spoke the; truth in bis sensational letter and it - -- is rumored in that city that relatives of Terrell will file habeas corpus pro-j eeedings in the Wayne circuit court ; 1 for the purpose of securing his releasr? from Easthaven. This action will be taken, according to the report, so that Terrell can again be placed on trial at Bluffton. Relatives and friends of the man are confident that if he was to be tried again public sentiment would be such as to insure a verdict of not guilty being returned. A Rluffton disi patch has the following to say: ' "SMiert tolm W T(. rvi-.lt liiit: tw.n in the Easthaven hospital but one man with whom he was acquainted has heen able to see him. Judge K. K. Erwin, of the Adams county circuit court, now of Fort Wayne, made a visit to Easthaven last summer for the purpose of talking with him and satisfying himself as to his true condition. He found the murderer confined in a cell in the violent ward, and Dr. Smith's statement that he was viciously insane was substantiated by Terrell's appearance and actions. The judge reported him so upon his return, but still there were many people in the county who were yet unwilling to credit the story. If Terrell tells the truth in h's letter, in which he says he is allowed to roam about the hospital ward at will, it is asked way does Smith wish the public to believe that he is constantly under guard and is dangerous to be at large in the aslum? There is thought to be a reason and it ill develop in the series of investigations that are sure to follow tiio anneal of the murderer to be taken from the asylum, and placed on trial again for his crime. "Terrell's fate now lies wholly with his family and uriiess they become aejtive in his behalf at once, he will never be released from the asylum. It is thought that, they will at once ini vestigate attairs, ascertaining whether 'or not the letter was really written by him. Tney wi.. doubtless find it to have been, and there seems no question but that tney will tnen begin to work toward the end he now wishes, i It was said yesterday by a prominent resident of Petroleum that the family has already spent $40,000 in Terrell's defense and that at ail times during the past three years they have been beseeching attorneys to do something y.. Uu uu it appears improbable that they will not aid in carrying out his desire. I THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Wednesday, snow and rain by night. OHIO Wednesday, increasing cloudi-

Josiah T. Kllioit's nane"1 by a re-grelabh-niisiake Was left off the list

,f ''iatoS " -in appear .n thi' ticket a' the coming pritnarv elee:"n. when this ust aS nv-ncv pub-li.-ln-d by the Palladium. Mr. Klliott is very much a candidate for the office of township assessor and his many friends are working hard for his eketion. He tow nsiiip. has many supporters in the JESSUP'S SUCCESS. W. C. Jes.-up. who some years ago was a spiritualistic medium in this city, is said to he meeting with remarkable success itt Oxford, O. JOHN F. TAGGART RESIGNS POSITION AS CITY CLERK When Resignation Was Forwarded to City Council, It Was Accepted With Resolutions of Good Will. FORMAL RETIREMENT NOT UNEXPECTED. It Was Predicted Yesterday That the City Clerk Would Step Down and Out at Last Night's Meeting. THERE IS NO DISCORD. TEXT OF HIS STATEMENT EXPRESSES TAGGART'S FRIENDLINESS TO ALL THE CITY OFFICIALS. HIS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR. Asserted That Mayor Schillinger Will Name Clifton W. Merrill to Succeed Taggart in the Near Future. Just as soon as Mayor Ilichard Schillinger sees fit to appoint a suc cessor to John F. Taggart, as city clerk, Mr. Taggart will relinquish the i duties of that office and retire from public life. At the meeting of the city council Monday night Mr. Taggart nanded to Mayor Schillinger his rt-sig-natlon, which the chief executive read to the council. The resignation was accepted by the council, to take effect when a successor is named. The expressions of good will between the retiring clerk, the member of council and the citv officials was marked, and it was very evident all regretted the j circumstances that have led to the re- ! tirement of Mr. Taggart. Mr. Taggart ! said after his resignation had been ', read, and after resolutions expressing good wishes for him were passed, that he knew he had made a mistake and his only desire was to retire from the clerkship with the good will of all those connected with city affairs. For himself, he said, that he had not the Slightest feeling against anyone and appreciated the many courtesies that had been extended to him. The text of Mr. Taggart's resignation is as follows: To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Richmond: Gentlemen: I herewith tender my resignation as city clerk for the city of Richmond and request that the same receive immediate consideration. In the tendering of my resignation I de-j sire to sav that I have the kindliest' feelings for every person connected with the administration of city affairs and also wish to express my sincere thanks to every city official and city employe for the many courtesies ex-. tended me while acting in the capacity ' of your clerk. JOHN F. TAGwART. j City Attorney Study then presented ; i the following resolution, which was ; 'unanimously adopted; j i Resolved. That the thanks of the city council are due and are hereby tendered to the retiring city clerk. John F. Taggart. for the uniform courtesy and efficiency with whicn he has administered his office during his incumbency thereof and that best wishes of council for his future welfare are hereby extended to him. ! Circumstances that led: to the resignation of Mr. Taggart are well known ! to the pe-:p!e of P.lchmond. and there is Lone bur regrets the .condition to w!;ieh the unwise nets of the clerk have brought him. The firs serious complaint against him was in connection with the discharge of his duties a t Continued on Page Seven.)

PkUsburg. Pa . Feb. Nine were injured when a P. nr.sy Ivania train crashed isito a trolley ear at Homestead tnis morning. The car v., is

w recked. Soiii-' of t 1h a serious condition. injured aix m FOX'S RULING. Judge Ko h.is rule.! the defendants to answer in the cae of Oliver H. Hog tie against William Thistle thwaite and others-, the action bing for foreclosure of mortgage. ANOTHER SUIT. The Pecker-Max er company has riled suit against the Marshall-Rosi-Uartel company, on account, for $ToO. ST. MARY'S CHURCH WAS ENDANGERED BY FIRE LAST NIGHT About Midnight Flames Were Discovered and Firemen Responded Quickly, Checking Their Rapid Progress. FIRE CHIEF CANNOT YET ESTIMATE THE DAMAGE. It Is Thought, However, That It Will Reach $500 Secred Pictures Were Lost in the Blaze. As a result of the accidental discovery of a fire raging in the auditorium of the St. Mary's Catholic church. North Seventh and A streets, that edifice was saved from complete destruction last evening about midnight. As it was. the blaze was not extinguished until about $Tai worth of damage had been done. The fire was the result of an overheated furnace, igniting the basement ceiling about tne center of the building, near the north wall. Dr. Zimmerman came past Unchurch about, midnight and he nnoticed a bright light within. However, he never suspected that the church was on fire, so he went to his home. He had no more than arrived there when he was called out by a man who informed him that he was sure the I church was burning. Without any more delay the alarm was sent in. The department made a quick run. and. thanks to the excellent work of the firemen, the blaze was rapidly extinguished. When the fire fighters entered the auditorium of the church it was so filled with smoke that it was extremely difficult for trie men to remain within. The blaze burned a hob- in the flooring about fifteen feet square. The intense heat caused the candles on the altar, which is some distance from th scene of the fire, to bend double. A large portion of the plastering on the north wall fell, two or three sacred pictures and four pews were burned to a crisp. Chief Miller states that at present he cannot estimate the exact loss, but thinks it will be in the neighborhood of $500. Most of the loss is the result o fthe smoke. MAYOR VETOED RILEY BENEFIT Council Passed It Over His Head, However. Mayor Richard Schillinger did not see fit to sign the ordinance- passed at the preceding council meting, voting 1 T-0 to Philip Riley, the injured fire - man. ami so .Moncay nigni it again came before the council and was ie - pa.-sed so that it becomes eftccMVf without the mayor's signature. STUDENTS ANGERED BY FACULTY RULING Will Probably Ignore the Tank Scrap Order. A Richmond student, writing from Purdue university, where he Ia attending school, says the abolkhitg of the "tank scrap" by the faculty has created ereat indignation atnons the rtndent body, and there is talk of rebellion. The sLudetits may undertake to ignore

i the action of the faculty and bae theithet Mr. Study hfd not done his duty I wrap as in former rar. in tbe mafter: that if ttere were por-

After Spirited Clash Between Councilmen. an Ordinance Forcing Removal of Poles Was Passed Last Night.

THREE VOTED AGAINST PASSAGE OF MEASURE. Asserted that the City Was Unprotected Against Bell Telephone Co. Which They Said Would Raise Rates. ENFORCEMENT JUNE 1ST. ON OR BEFORE THAT TIME WIRES WILL HAVE TO BE PLACED IN CONDUITS UNDER HEAVY PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. COMMERCIAL CLUB FACTOR The Resolutions Passed by That Organization Expressing Sentiment of Business Men Aid in Ordinance Passage. Featured by a spirited clash between City Attorney Study and Councilman Bartel. a ftrong protest by Councilman Von Pein, an appeal for support by Councilman IVuker, a$d hanges in votes of home of the members, the pole ordinance took the final count, as far tis the council is concerned, at the meeting hcid on Monday evening. Amendnit tits projiosed by .Mr. Deuk-r were first approved, as reported, from the ordinance committee, and the amending ordinance was then put upon its third reading and pasfed, Messrs. Hrown. Enrlebert and Von Pein lwing the only on8 to vote against it. The master is now out of the hands of the council and is up to the city officiitls to 5e that by June 1 of this year all Klen are removed from Main street, the wires burled In conduits laid in Main street and that the poles of the traction company and the light companies have been replaced with others of Iron, steel or cement construction. The ordinance is sweeping and there is no avoiding It. No question of rates enters in. so that the Bell company ha-s had its way, as ll will get underground with a wide open i.anchlse and if it ever gets in control of the local telephone situation will be in position to charge just what It pleases. However, it is likely that the Indiana legislature is going to take a hand in the matter of such rates. o that what the city council haa not. found it possible to do. probably will be done at that end of the line. Much Discussed Question. For six years the city couocil has been wrestling with the pole question and according to the official scor keeper. Councilman Deuker has madu just oXl speeches on thin subject. He wanted the poles off of Main nlreet and it appears that he lias finally won out. Whether the council will recelv praise or censure remains to be seen. Some predict one and Bome the other. Mr. Englebert and Mr. Von Pein, who opposed the ordinance, declared they are ready to stand for the censure, but they believe within four or five years t..e tune will be a different, one. Sir. Von Pein charges Deuker with prferting the enforcement of the old ordinance because it did not wilt the Bell telephone company, and declared that City Attorney Study should have feeu to th enforcement of that ordinance. Mr. Deuker replied that if he interfered with the enforcement of the old ordinance he was glad of it. as he had the support in his position of all thote in the city who are vitally Interested in the pole question. He t-ays the old ordinance could not have been enforced and would have brought damage t suits. Mr. Deuker spoke at considerable length and declared that he bf liev. jed the members of the council would j be censured if tl.ey failed to vote fo- ; uns ordinance to remove tne poies jfrom Main street. Perpetuation of Franchises. In another short talk Mr. Von Pein declared it pimply meant the perpetuation of the lid! company franchise, for which it had never given the city anything, hut instead had rendered a bum service and charged exorbitant rates. He wants the poles off Main ttreet. but not without waging a war to get a, maximum rate from the Bell people. Study Gets Crack. Early in the discussion, Mr. Bartel took occasion to ask Mr. Study if he had approved the ordinance presented by Mr. Deuker, and Mr. Study replied that he had riot. Dartel wanted to know if that is not what the city attorney U paid for; if it Lu"t his jlurn to pas upon the legality of Rich documents and see that they will hold water before they coma before the i council. Mr. Bartel rather intimated