Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 103, 28 May 1908 — Page 1

MOND PAJXAMXJM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 103. RICHMOND, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING, 31 AY 28, 11M)S. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. FYE MUST SPEND AT LEAST TEN YEARS IN PRISON CANNON COMES HERE

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SUBTLE MOVE ON PART OF RAILROADS OF THE COUNTRY KILLED A MUSICIAN SAY FAIRBANKS WILL WIN, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW WINS $20,000 IN TWO MONTHS M WEATHER. Chicago, 111.. May Jim O'Leary, who wagered ten thousand dollars that there would be rain eighteen days in May, wins his bet as today it is raining, it being the required number. O'Leary won 110,000 on the weather in April. Will Pass Through Richmond In Auto Enroute to His Home. Tom Knight, Who Has Relatives Here, Accused of Foul Crime.

ROBBER OF STATION AT HAGERSTOWN IS fJOJV UNDER ARREST James Crawford Captured at South Bend With Several Thousand Dollars Worth of Tickets in His Possession.

It Will Now Be Necessary for The Socialist Party to Nominate Another Candidate For Sheriff. ...J FYE MAKES FIRST , STATEMENT TO PRESS.

Says That He Could Not Understand His Actions When Attacking Women and He Seemed to Be Under a Spell. ' With renewed courage Harry Fye fcvas brought before Judge Fox in the iWayne circuit court this morning to Siear pronounced his sentence to the reformatory. The court imposed sentence on the plea of guilty to the charge of burglary, in accord with JFye's confession. The sentence is indeterminate from ten to twenty years. 2'"ye"8 wife nor any of his relatives "were present in the court room. The man accepted his fate with comment. He was disfranchised for two years. Owing to the mitigating circumstances involved in the case, the court prepared the following, which was ead when sentence was pronounced: Mentally Unbalanced. "The defendant, Harry Fye. has entered a plea of guilty to a charge of burglary. At the time he did this it .was made to appear that he has been puilty of other crinjes of a brutal and outrageous character. Facts and circumstances show the case to be an anomalous one. The appearance and conduct of the defendant indicates to my mind that he is in a measure menially unbalanced or insane. It is evident, however, 'that his insanity is not of a form that will exempt him from punishment for his crimes. It does not appear that his criminal conduct resulted from any insane delusion or (hallucination, for he fully comprehends the nature of his acts. He realizes that they were wrong. He is a man of industrious habits, works every day, earns good wages which he uses in supporting his family whom he cares for in a commendable way. These ere all good qualities. The facts and circumstances surrounding the case, however, indicate to my mind that the crimes he committed resulted from some kind of mental aberration. His nental perversion is not of a kind that will admit him into any of the insane hospitals of the state nor shield him from punishment. He is able to distinguish between right and wrong and this is the test of criminal 'responsibility. His history, as far as I have It, shows that his habits have created In him insane desires which he is unable to control. that over-ride his Judgment and subvert his will power. This has made and will continue to make him a dangerous man in a community and for this reason the public welfare demands that he should be restrained, and inasmuch as he cannot be received in any of the insane hospitals the only thing to do is to commit him to the penitentiary. This will serve a double purpose; it will T-unish the defendant for his crimes and protect the public from further outrages. The defendant will therefore be sentenced to an indeterminate term in the state prison of from ten to twenty years, and the sheriff is charged with the execution of the sentence." SOCIALIST CANDIDATE. ye Was Nominated for Sheriff Party. by The arrest and confession of Fye and 5iis subsequent removal from society creates a vacancy on the county ticket of the Socialist patty. Fye was the nominee of the Socialists for sheriff of (.Wayne county. He stated this morning that he had intended to enter the race for the office with firm determination and enthusiastic vigor. It is rrobable the party will select another pj-presentative as its choice for office. It seems somewhat as the irony of fate that Fye should have been nominated for the office of sheriff. It was enly two weeks ago that the Socialist ticket was made public and Virhin that short time Fye has been convicted of crime which has placed him in the custody of the man he was anxious to succeed in office. Fye had hoped for the time to come when he would act as The chief arresting authority in the county and carry the keys of the jail in his pocket. Instead the day arrived when he found himself placed behind the same door he had anticipated closing on others. Unless Paroled Fye will spend ten years behind steel bars and high walls, where he will be far removed from authority ever other men in a similar predicament. FYE ABNORMAL. Bays he Grabs Women as by Instinct As an assaulter of women Fie Is an abnormal person. He was asked this taornlng If there was any possible way (Continued oa Page TwoJ

OTHERS TRAVEL WITH HIM.

Speaker of the House, "Uncle Joe" Cannon, Senator Hemenway, Representative C. B. Landis and L. W. Busbey, Cannon's private secretary, will make a long distance automobile trip, via the old National road and will pass through Richmond. The start will he made at Washington. At Indianapolis Senator Hemenway and Representative Landis will leave the party. Cannon and his secretary will continue on to Danville, 111. The trip will be made as soon as Congress adjourns and it is thought that it will take five days to make the run from Washington to Danville. IRE OF E FACULTY AROUSED Students Picnic on Sunday and One Is Dismissed and Others Humiliated. THIS ACTION IS COMMON. HISTORY HAS REPEATED ITSELF IN THAT SENIORS HAVE BEEN DEBARRED JUST BEFORE COMMENCEMENT. Confusion has been spread throughout the ranks of the senior class at Earlham college, and the student, body is in an uproar. History has repeated itself, and just a few days before commencement the faculty has taken steps to debar members of the class from participation in commencement exercises. At the meeting of the faculty held this week it was agreed to dismiss Cecil Calvert from college, debar Miss Agnes Hunt from the festivities of commencement week and reprimand Miss Anna Maris. The three and another young man were together Sunday. This was construed as violating the faculty rules and action has been speedy. The three students are members of the senior class and had made preparation for the commencement week social events. The student body believes the faculty is ignorant of the name of the fourth student who composed the party and for this reason he has escaped punishment. The diplomas will not be withheld from the trio. They have been sent to the engraver and under the custom of charging the graduating student .." for the diploma the college would have to stand the expense of the engraving unless the student were given his sheepskin, representative of four years of effort minus one week. According to the story told by the students, the three persons named and another, who is a member of the track team, and has been an active participant, in the affairs of the institution, planne'd for a picnic outing Sunday. The young ladies asked for permission and wore told they might go if the picnic feature was eliminated. The young men did not approve of this restriction and in order to circumvent the order the provisions were sent to the place of the intended picnic in advance. The governess became acquainted with the fact her instruction might be disregarded and she instructed the young ladies it would be best, for them to remain on the college campus. They did not abide, however, and because of their transgression they have been thrown into the usual commencement week disgrace. The college faculty asserts rules are made to be obeyed and he who disregards, must accept the results. The student body is incensed but the attitude will be of no avail. The punished ones do not deny the accusation made against them. CONFEDERATE GENERAL LEEJIED TODAY He Was Commander in Chief Of Confederate Veterans. Vicksburg, Miss., May General Stephen D. Lee. commander-in-chief of the United confederate veterans, died this morning at the age of seventy-five, of acute indigestion. FRENCHMEN IN DUEL. Paris. May 2S. In a dnel this morning between Monsieur Ravenez and M. Devillette, the latter was seriously wounded. THE WEATHER PROPHET. OHIO AND INDIANA Showers and thunderstorms Friday; coder

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WAS IDENTIFIED BY PENNSY INSPECTOR.

He Has Been Long Sought by The Officials of the Big Railroad Because of Numerous Robberies. South Bend, Ind., May 28. James Crawford, 2S, of Ashland, Ky.. has been arrested on the charge of horse stealing. He wa found to have $5,OftO worth of railroad tickets in his possession. He has been identified by Inspector Butcher of the Pennsylvania system as a man long sought for. The tickets are stamped Hagerstown, Indiana, and Dunkirk, Ohio and are good on all connecting lines. James Crawford, the man arrested is suspected of the robbery of the ticket office at the Panhandle station at Hagerstown and also of the robberies of the Freeman and Kramer residences in this city. An affidavit has been prepared against him in the Wayne circuit court, charging larceny and an officer went to South Bend to secure the prisoner today. It is believed that Crawford may have been implicated in the burglaries at Anderson, Hamilton, Ohio and Newark, Ohio, as well as in this city. Similar crimes to that committed in this city took place at the other cities. The burglar or burglars seemed to follow the route taken by the Gentry Dog and Pony show. Crawford spent about a week at Hagerstown previous to the robbery. He seemed to have no visible means of support although he represented himself as a commercial traveler. He spent the major portion of his time at the hotel or in walking about the streets of the town. At one time he went to Connersville and remained a day, but returned to Hagerstown. He was not to be found about Hagerstown the day after the robbery at the depot. The tickets taken from the office were for first class passage. Thej stamp was taken so that it vas not ' a difficult matter for the thief to stamp the tickets and make them ne gotiable. A few days ago a party of j Italians passed west, on the Pennsyl vania lines from Neward, O. They traveled on tickets which had originated at the Hagerstown office, but wore stamped in an altered manner. The trainmen on the Pennsylvania lines did not detect anything wrong with the tickets and by the time the discovery had been made the passengers had passed from the Pennsylvania lines to the Wabash road to continue their journey. They could not be located at that late date, so it could not be ascertained from whom they secured their tickets. Crawford was arrested at South Bend on suspicion. When the local police department was notified the man was in custody and had Hagerstown tickets in his custody, word was sent to hold him until further notice. FREE TO MARRY THE GIRLJE WRONGED Wife of Roscoe Hart Gets a Divorce. Economy, Ind., May 2S. Roscoe Hart has gone to Gaston with the Intention of marrying a woman named Dye. Hart has been out, of jail upon bond. He was arrested" for bastardy proceedings on a charge preferred by the State ex rel Miss Dye. Hart was prevented from marrying the woman some time ago because he was married to one woman at that time. Since then his wife has secured a divorce from him in Randolph county. SECURES ATTORNEY. Edward Stegall of Dalton township has secured an attorney from Randolph county to defend him against the charge of contributing to the delinquency of Nellie Huffman. The girl continues to remain at the Home for Friendless Women. Stegall has been admitted to bond.

DISASTROUS FIRE. Hillsboro, May 2S. A fire early today destroyed three business houses. Tk low will mob UWW, -

THOUSANDSARE DEAD Remarkable Series of Calamities in China Wipe Out Many People.

HORRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION Victoria, B. C. May 2S. The Japanese steamer Shinono brings the news that in a coal mine explosion in Kwangsi, China, one thousand lives were lost. The ship also brings word of a typhoon at Hankow, wrecking many junks and drowning a thousand people. Hundreds of corpses were recovered when the Shinono left port. SONS OF VETERANS HAVE CHARGE OF MEMORIAL SERVICE They Have Prepared the Program and Attended to All Details for the Local Celebration. LINE OF MARCH HAS BEEN SHORTENED. This Is Because Many of the Veterans Are So Enfeebled They Cannot March Any Great Distance. Announcement has been made of the committees that will assist in the services for Memorial Day, Saturday. All preparation has been made by the Sons of Veterans and the affiliated organization of the G. A. R. In accord with the custom originated a year ago, the S. of V. as an organization has relieved the veterans fromf'the worry and work incident upon such an occasion. The veterans were glad to be relieved of the responsibility and are grateful to the junior organization. The veterans would not deem a Memorial Day service complete unless they were permitted to march at least a short distance. Many have become so enfeebled, however, that, the line of march this year will be unusually short, so as not to tire any of the veterans before they arrive at the Coliseum, where the services will be held. The following is the list of committees. J. M. Ranks, chairman: Wm. H. Hansche, secretary; C. W. Jordan, treasurer. Music and Program Ernest Poineer. chairman; L. M. White, Roy Korris, Mrs. Mary Swain, Mary Evans. Speaker and Reception Wm. H. Hansche, chairman; John L. Rupe, C. R. Tingle. Finance Chas. W. Jordan, chairman; Allen W. Grave. F. C. Kibbey. Transportation Harry E. Penny, chairman: W. K. Young. Flowers Osa F. Corryell, chairman; David Hawkins, Harry Petry, W. Ed Evans. William Conkle, Mrs. Mansfield. Anna Dowell, Ada Warfel, Catherine Hebbler, Kate Personnett. Laura Ireton. Pauline Jones, Emma Ranks, Mary Markley, Belle Gregg. Flora Branson, Flora Corryell and Mrs. Williams. Hall and Decorations A. Ed Ranks, chairman; W. H. Middleton. Oscar Tauer, Jr., A. C. Thomas. C. F. Towle, Oliver Harris. Mrs. Anna Evans. Elizabeth Crawford. Margaret Iredell, Mary E. Graham. Mary I. Modlin, Mary E. Young, Mrs. Coryell and Mrs. Conkle. School Children Mary White, Ella Stephens, Mollie Prummer, Elizabeth Norman, Kate Scott. Committee on Cemetery Mrs. Kate Scott, Hannah Cox. Mary Earley, Mrs. Talbert. Decoration of Graves Earlham J. E. Taylor, chairman; J. F. Davenport, G. W. Meyers. Section 1 L. A. Handley, Fred Bode, Ernest Evans. Frank Kellar. Section 2 Harry Stillinger, John J. Steele. Granville Williams. Section 3 Alexander Martin. Jos. R. Cook, William Coovert, John Hamilton. Section 4 Arthur JCuss, Fred Yeding, Paul Comstock. Section 5 L. P. Wine, LeRoy Harris, William Ball. R. L. Thomas. Section F. D. Howells, Alonzo Grice. Wm. Heiger. I St. Andrews and Lutherania Oliver i

, au .till l , uaiu. i . , - - - man, Harry Cook. St Mary's C R. Tingle. John Ward, Geo. Elliott. v Ridge Ernest Evans, J. M. Ranks Frank Rusche. ficatiaued oa Pag Two.).

This Is Way Members of Commercial Club View Agitation Of the National Prosperity League. COMMERCIAL CLUB NOT TO CO-OPERATE.

Committee Appointed by Local Body Investigated Plans Of Association Closely and Will Report Adversely. Yesterday John F. McCarthy, president of the Richmond Commercial club, received the following letter: "Your committee to whom was referred the plan of the National Prosperity Association of St. Louis, that after careful consideration of all papers, circulars etc., bearing on the question, your committee recommends that the Commercial club take no further action in this matter. For detailed opinions of individual members of the committee refer to annexed letters. Respectfully, WALTER F. BATES." Several weeks ago Mr. Bates submitted to the Commercial club the plans of the St. Louis National Prosperity association, which association asked the co-operation of the Richmond Commercial club. In the St. Louis circulars submitted by Mr. Bates it is stated that the National Prosperity Association was organized in an effort to boost the business interests of the nation, fill the workmen's dinner pail again and to keep up the high standard of wages maintained before the panic. The condition of the country was painted in glowing colors, stating that the "'bad times" were not real but imaginary. Further legislation against the railroads and other large corporations should cease, according to the circulars of the association. After these circulars had been submitted to the Commercial club a committee was appointed to investigate the advisability of the club participating in the movement. Mr. Bates was appointed chairman of this committee. He asked each member of the committee to submit to him In writing his personal opinion of the movement. With the letter he addressed yesterday to President McCarthy were the opinions of the committee members. Every member of the committee favored the rejection of the plan, some feeling that it was not sincere, or a movement inspired by the railroads and the large corporations. Is Not Practical. "The idea is all right but the execution is not practical." writes George H. Eggemeyer. "When all is said nothing has been accomplished. You can create a breeze to force a wind mill but all the argument on earth would not create a thirst if the horse wouldn't drink. Men can and do create booms, but booms are short lived and are not prosperity. The object or aim of this National Prosperity Association would be to make everyone disbelieve himself, fool yourself while you are trying to fool others." William H. Campbell writes: "I see no reason why any action by the Commercial club or any other set of men would help this matter along. With good crops this year, which we have every reason to believe we shall have, it will certainly bring about better times. The continual agitation kept up by the papers and others about hard times does not help the matter." Clarence Gennett writes: "The business conditions of our country today are decidedly better than they have been so far this year, and I believe that any movements which refer to the past conditions would not be productive of good results, and I also think that the movement outlined in the circulars is somewhat impractical and not entirely above suspicion. Would recommend that the Commercial club take no steps in this matter whatsoever." J. B. Gordon gives the following as his views: "I do not believe. the proposition to be a practical one. granting its sincerity, and from information from which I have aecuired through the medium of the public press. I believe the St. Louis Prosperity Association to be a stool-pigeon of the railroads-of the country, designed and organized for the purpose of minifying the reform legislation of the lasc session of congress." Indorses Sentiment. Adam H. Bartel indorses the sentiment of the movement but does not believe it to be practical. "The laborer, the farmer, the manufacturer generally and the merchant have not lost confidence and are each doing his part, and with good results already, to make business conditions better," (Continued on Page Two.)

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SAID HE STRUCK BLOW.

Tom Knight, a former res!dent of Randolph county and havine relatives living there and in this county, is held at Port Townsend. Wash., on the charge of having committed a foul murder. Knight and two other soldiers are said to be responsible for the death of Henry E. Johnson, an army musician, and that they committed the murder to rob their victim. One of the suspects has confessed that Knight struck the blows which killed Johnson, but he emphatically proclaims his innocence. CHARGE AGAINST GAY TO STAND Prosecutor Jessup Will Not Change First Form Complaint. WANT CHARGE ALTERED. PRESSURE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE PROSECUTOR. BUT HE INSISTS ON CLAUSE WHICH MAY SEND GAY TO JAIL. The prosecuting attorney is firm in his determination to prosecute George Gay, proprietor of the Westcott Hotel, on the original charge, conviction of which makes a jail sentence imperative. "I believe that man is responsible for more young boys learning to drink and gamble than any other man in the county," said the prosecutor. "It is because of this fact that I will insist in his trial before a jury and under the clause of the statute which provides for the jail sentence. He is not like an ordinary saloonkeeper in this respect. Boys have got their liquor at his place on Sunday, who are so young that even a bootlegger would hesitate before selling to them." Pressure has been brought to bear on Prosecutor Jessup asking him to be willing to consent to alter the charge. Each proffer has been refused. The state's attorney says he believes Gay guilty as charged and if he is not. then the jury will acquit him. "I am not going to stand as judge in this case. l.,et the twelve men decide. If his acta do not justify his being sent to jail, then the jury can acquit him," the prosecutor stated. What will be the nature of the defense offered by Gay is a matter of conjecture. The blind tiger, it is alleged, was found in active operation when the police descended on the hotel Sunday afternoon. The liquors and all accessories were confiscated. Mr. Gay was in a room across from the bathroom which was in use as the dispensary at the time, it is claimed. The police say he surely was aware that liquor was being sold in the bath room. They assert Gay was acting as guard at the time. TRANSFER SETTLEMENTS NOW BEING MADE Members of School Boards And Trustees Call on Auditor. Members of the school boards of the corporations of the county and the township trustees have begun making settlements as to transfers with the county auditor. Heretof e the boards and trustees attended to this work among themselves but a new law make's it obligatory to deal with the county auditor now. The settlements must be made before the July distribution of allowances. PEOPLE FLEE IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES Earthquake in Italy Greatly Frightens Them. Rome. May 2. A violent earthquake is reported as having occurred at Reggla, Calabria, but the details are lacking. The people fled into the fields in their night clothes, it has been ascertained.

His Supporters Are Anticipating the Arrival of Mysterious "Something" Which Will Nominate Him,

ACTION OF DEMOCRATS EVOKES MANY SMILES. Although Beer Is Barred from National Convention Hall, The Indiana Delegation Will Have Plenty. .v. (Special Correspondence Indanapolis, Ind.. May '..'"v The hot weather of the past few days has put a damper on political activities, and there Is nothing doing on either side of the feme. All eyes are turned toward the Chicago convention, and until that is over there will be little of interest beyond watching the estimates of strength put out by the Taft headquarters. While every effort is being made to show that Taft cannot muster the necessary votes to nominate him on the first or any other ballot, under the surface it is conceded that he has the situation well in hand and ran do about as he pleases. It is decidedly entertaining to listen to a Fairbanks boomer tell his story, and all the stories of the Fairbanks' supporters are alike. One of these, in conversation with your correspondent, said: "There is nothing to it but Fairbanks, and you will see when the convention meets, that what I say is true." "And how do you figure that out?" he was asked. "Oh, that's all ridht. Just you mark what I say. Fairbanks will be nominated. He is the only logical candidate; he is free from all factional quarrels, and he will land without a doubt." "Have you any figures to support what you say?" "Never mind about the figures. Fairbanks will go to Chicago backed by the same hustling crowd that nominated Harrison, and you'll see." It is impossible to get a Fairbanks man to analyze the estimates that are put out by the Taft people, because they are not counting on figures. They cling to a possibility a hope that something will happen to give them a chance. The "something" happened when Harrison was nominated, and they are seeing things. Hanly in Demand. Gov. Hanly Is expected home lata this week. During his absence some important matters have been lying Idle and he may be expected to get busy as I soon as he returns. He has been at tending the Methodist conference at Baltimore, and he scored a victory in church politics when Dr. Hughes, of De I'anw university, was elected as one of the eight new bishops. The delegates from the Indiana conference, of which the governor Is one, put up a hot fight for Hughes, and pulled him through after several days of balloting. The governor's standing In church affairs has been greatly enhanced by his somewhat daring speech before the republican state conventionin denouncing the liquor traffic, a speech that is referred to by many as being a veritable classic, and which has brought to the governor s desk a deluge of Invitations to repeat the speech at summer chautauquas all over the country. His eloquence Is admitted by all, and despite the shock that his speech created among politicians for politics only. It Is admitted that the governor could, should he so desire, make ten times his salary on the platform, and this is what he probably will do. From Snow to Flowers. It was somewhat amusing to witness the arrival here Wednesday, of Company K, Tenth Infantry, from Fort Seward, Alaska, the soldiers going Into camp at Fort Harrison for the summer maneuvers. leaving a temperature below zero a thousand miles north of Seattfe. they struck Indianapolis with the thermometer at 82. "It's a big country we live In," remarked Capt. Coleman. "Just think of the varied climatic conditions in this land of ours and the enormous distances that may be traveled from flowers to Enow, all under one flag." Troop6 from all parts of the country will continue to arrive and depart from Fort Harrison until late in September, and the great army post north of Indianapolis will be a scene of activity for three months. The Star Fight. There is much speculation as to the outcome of the Star receivership, which has settled Itself to a fight between Daniel G. Reid and George Mcculloch for control of the property. The latter was worsted In the first round when Judge Anderson, of the federal court, overruled an Intervening petition in which McCuIIoch asked that the receiver be compelled to pay Interest on mortgage bonds alleged to be overdue. McCuIIoch is a heavy holder

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