HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1891-5-14, Page 6LAROCqUE MUST DIE.
The Cumberland Murderer to be Banged
on June 4th,
NO EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE.
Witnesses who Heard the Victims' Screams
A Blood-stained Branch -1 he TaCkS —
Prisoners' Story Disproved—The Medi-
cal Testimony—The Jury Only Thirty -
/lye Minutes Out—The Sentence,
A L'Orignal despatch says : The trial of
Naraisee Laroccine for murder was con-
tinued this morning, There wES an saoi.
dental omiseion from the report of last
night's proceedings which ought to be
°applied. That is, it WES stated in the
evidence by Bernard that when he hist
SAW the prisoner going up the lane he was
in company with the girls, one of them
being by leis side and the other just behind
her, and at the point nearer the scene of
The tragedy than the place at which the
the road breeches off, by which it was
contended on behalf of the prisoner that
he went to Edward Larocquene
TRACING THE PRIMER,
Edward Larocque, cousin of the prisoner,
WES next ()ailed by the Crown end stated
that on the evening of the day the girls
were killed the prieoner came to his house
about six or hal-past six o'clook. He had
en) timepiece to tell him (meetly what the
flute was. Prieoner remained there all
night.
Alexander Garvook, who was working on
Ganable's farm, sew Wm. Gamble come
home in the afternoon of 7th Ootober,
Teaching there *bout belt -past 4 o'clock.
He saw Bernard come to the home about
five minutes after Gamble with the cows.
Bernard remained at home all the evening
thereafter.
ele HEARD SCREAMS.
Robert Dalrymple stated that, when he
was near his barn feeding a colt be heard
eareaming as of somebody in distress com-
ing from the direction ot where the bodies
were found, which was about a mile or a
raile and a quarter away. He had no
watch with him, but judging from the time
at which he was sconstoneed to feed the
-colt, it was about 5 or 6 when he heard
the cries. There was an interval in the
eareeohing from the time he heard the first
of it till the time he heard the lest of about
15 minutes.
A ELOoD•STAINED BRANCH.
Heber Orton testified that on the 13th
October he went along the private road on
which the bodies of the ohildren werefound
for some distance beyond that point, and
found the tracks of several different per.
eons. This was in the direction it was
eupposed the prieoner would have taken in
going to Edward Lerocque's. Some dis-
tance past the place of the finding of the
bodies he aame upon an elm sapling of
about an inch in diameter off which the
top had been broken. A little further on
he found the top of the same sapling, as he
proved it to be by fitting it to the stub, and
on the leaves was dried blood. Under the
top and sticking to it there were also a
couple of maple leaves with considerable
blood on them. .
THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND.
Win. Denning deposed that when hunt.
ing he bad heard the human voice a dis-
tance of 25 acne three acres less than a
mile, but the distance it could be heard de.
Fended a great deal on the state of the
weather. A hill intervening would inter-
fere with the sound travelling. On the 7th
of October the wind was blowing from the
east, and it was raining a little. It was a
dull day. Considering the conditions, he
thought a person at Dalrymple's could
hear a voice from where the girls were
murdered.
DETECTIVE GREER'S TESTInloNY.
Government Deteotive Greer swore to
having got from the prisoner the day after
his arrest the boots he had worn on the
day of the murder, and placed the right
one in a track observed just at the place
where the children's bodies were found, and
also in several others a little further on,
and found it to fit them exactly. He
pointed out a peculiar roundness at the
edge of the heel, and also a little variation
from the ordinary farm fit the instep, and
maid that in these respects the tracks cor.
reeponded with the boot. He judged that
where the first track was found there had
been a struggle, flora the feat that the
length of it was towards the broken part of
the track, and the heel of it had gone down
deep in the softer soil just off the edge of
the pathway,
John Shirkey, proprietor of a tannery in
Cumberland, swore to having Been the
prisoner at Wineor's hotel in the village all
The day of the marder until shortly after 4
o'clock. At that time he lost sight of the
prisoner, and did not see him again until
after he was arreeted.
raiSONER'S STORY AFTER THE INQUEST.
D. M. McDonald was the magistrate by
whom the prisoner was committed for
trial. After the investigadon before him
was concluded Larocque,stated voluntarily
that after he left the hotel he went up
over the hill in the evening; that he had
nen Mr. Gamble coming down the hill ;
that he had seen girls about an acre or
an acre and a heti ahead of him, but was
at no time close enough to them to speak ;
that after going a certain distanee up the
hill he changed his mind on account of
the rain falling heavier than it had been
doing, and turned along & road to the left
hand aide and seated himself under a
spruce tree in the swamp, where he sat
smoking for about 20 minutee and then went
on toward Larocque's. This would be the
nearer to the village of the two roads by
which Edward Larooque could be reaohed
from the lane.
Dr. Jsrnea Ferguson, the coroner, gave
evidence as to the maiden in whioh the
bodies were when found. There was no
doubt they had been terribly outraged, but
the immediate nun of death was strangu-
lation in both oases. The eyes and tongue
were protruding. There were marks of
abrasion on the throat, and it was evident
from the finger prints that he observed
thai the windpipe had been subjeoted to
great peenanre. There were also wounds
on the hands stole as would be made by
strong finger nails digging into them. Not
only the skin but some of the flesh had been
remould.
-Dr. Robert Marko, of °HAWS, deposed
that he Made the post mortem examination
in nompeny with Dr. William Ferguson
And Dr. Hinson, of Ottawa. In stating the
parliordere he mentioned that a bone in
II he threat of the younger girl was broken.
Tho deleoription of the injuriela as detailed
by him were most horrifying. The
brain and lungs were very natioh congeeted,
end venous blood had nerved tinder the
Soelp. The internal evident:lee of violence
life he delgoribed them were ninth more
marked in the teen of the yonnger girl then
ilia *het Of the &taro It woot apparent shit
the younger one wee the first to receive
the illetreatment by which they were
canoed.
THERE IS NO DEFENCE.
Mr. Constentinema then put in the wit -
nese -box e young woman named Lavergne
and was about to question her US to her
having, been chased in the seine wood in
which this otime was committed, but was
prevented by the exclusion of all testbnony
on that point. This was ell the defence
had to offer in the wee, of evidence.
A very forcible and eicquent addrese wart
naa,de by Mr. Constantineau, and a eareful
review of the evidence by Mr. MacLennan.
Hie Lordship, in a clear and entirely
dispaesionate charge, went over the faista
of the onse se they had been developed,
pointing out the bearing they had on each
other, and having inetructed the jury as to
the grave and respousible nature of the
duty they had to perform, left the decision
aa to the fate of the prisoner in their
hands.
After an absence of 35 nainutea they
returned to the court -room with a verdict
of "Guilty." Fleeing put on the black cap,
His Lorclehip asked the prieoner the netts'
question as to whether he heel anything to
say why entrain should not be passed.
Leroaque, who, during the delivery and
recording of the verdict, had been standing
with a hopeless kind of expression on his
face, simply replied that he bed nothing to
say.
DoonrED TO THE GALLOWS.
In addressing the prineer, before pass-
ing sentence, His Lordship said to him :
Perhaps in the &elude of crime in this
country no more diabolical crime has been
committed than that which you have perpe.
trated, and of which the jury have, very
properly, I think, convicted you. The oir•
cumstances all pointed to you as being the
guilty party. You were last seen in the
company of these two little girls, who
were unable to protect themselves ; and
you being a friend of the family, your
duty ought to have been to have protected
them againet the hand of anyone. Intend
of that, as the evidence must satiefy every-
one, you first made them victim of your
lustful passion, and then yon committed
this offence for the purpose of covering up
the guilt of the first crime." After a few
farther remarks, in the num of whioh he
observed that he was afraid what he had
said would make very little impression on
the navigated man, His Lordehip formally
pronounced his doom, which was to be
hanged on Jane 41h.
After being removed to the jail prieoner's
counsel went to have an interytew with
him. Prieoner exhibited but little feeling.
He remarked to them that a man had to
die once at any rate, and he might ae well
die now as any other time.
A KNIFE IR HIS CELL.
Narcisse Laroeene Provided with a Wea-
pon Whereby to Cheat the Gallows.
A L'Orignal despatch says: A startling
discovery was made yesterday by Ur.
Cameron, the jailer here. In the aell of the
condemned murderer etarocque was found
e blade of a penknife, therpened to an edge
as sharp as a ramor'e, which was concealed
under the mattress of his bed. Although
Larocque has been most well-behaved and
good-humored since his conviction, it is
plain that he has had enicide in hie
thoughts, and then he intended using the
knife.blade with which to end his life. The
blade was taken away arid Lsrocque left
without any means of self-destruction,
He eats heartily and sleeps well, and beams
little dieturbed by the prospect of his
approaching death on the scaffold. He has
not as yet spoken any word of confeesion
that he is guilty of the terrible crime for
which he has been sentenced to be hanged.
A BABY IN THE TRUNK.
A New York Moving incident —
Father's Fruitless Search—A Mother's
Find.
A New York despatch says James Ran-
som, clerk in Ehret's brewery, yesterday
moved to a cottage north of Harlem River.
The household belongings were littered
about the new home hot night. The Ran.
some were going to it down upon the lids
of their trunks and partake of a oold sup-
per, when Ransom exclaimed suddenly,
" Where's the baby 7" The youngest of
the children, a 2.year-old girl, was mining.
After a thorough search hsd been made in
the house the father wns deepatabed beck
to the flat in Severity ninth street Nobody
there had seen the child dime morning,
and Mr. Ransom notified the police of hie
Joss . Then he hurried home and found his
family still distracted. Mrs. Rename,
sitting down on a trunk, began to cry. A
responsive wail arose from the trnnk and
springing up Mrs. Ransom hastily opened
it. There on the top of a great pile of
clothing lay the baby, just awakened from
a sound sleep. Before the trank was quite
filled she had crawled in unnoticed and
one of the other children closed the lid.
The &rolled cover had given her additional
room and slumbering uninterruptedly she
was carried away on one of the trucks
with the furniture.
MARKED BY THE A/WPM
Who Thinks Els Days are
Numbered.
A St. Louis, Mo., despatch received to-
day says: Tony Pendolifin, an eductited
Italian, claim he has been marked for
easessination by the Msfia—for that reason
he goes about heavily armed. The case
hae just been reported to the police. While
Pandolifin was standing in a saloon at
Seventh and Elm streets Sunday he was
attacked by en unknown Italian and
stabbed in the breast. " I am positive I
have been marked for aesassination," said
he. "Aa I was leaning against the her I
saw a hand stretched over my shoulder
and the reflection of a long bladed dirk in
the clenched fingers, and then felt the steel
in my breast." As be said thiebe teethed
back his shirt and displayed &small red line
in the middle of hie left breast. Pendolifin
attributes the attack to a remark he made
at the time of the New Orleana lynching.
He said "1* served the d d dogs right,"
and he believes the Mafia have sent an
emissary to do away with him.
A Man
KILLED BY THE COB.
The Peculiar Death of a New York Phy-
Siolan.
A New York deepatoh says : After two
weeks of unparalleled suffering the Rev.
Dr. George W. Bothwell died at the Brook-
lyn hospital to night. The aboident which
resulted in his death ens the inhaling of a
cork into the broncial tube. He had re-
moved a cork from a bottle and was hold
ing it in hie teeth. The entice of achild
smutted him and he commenced to laugh,
when the cork slipped down his throat.
Several stagiest operations and all that
mediae' skill could do failed to relieve the
sufferer*
A weetern editor. publishes' this item :
For the WOW of mini:opener)°, see onr
blade," and another local item read° :
"Oar new Behead house is large ebringh to
ionOMModate four hundred pupils font'
*Wien high.
GREAT LABOR TROUBLES.,
Serious Disturbances in Italy—Cireek Obris-
tians Attack Hebrews.
FIRED UPON BY THE SOLDIERS
A yesterday'sRome cable says ; A meet.
ing of workingmen took place tibia after.
noon near the Church of San Giovanni.
There were five members of the Chamber
of Deputies present. An Anarchist opealier
violently urged the assembled men to
attack the police. The speaker's words so
excited bearers that soon after the mob
atoned the troops stationed in the neigh-
borhood. Some riotera hurled stones at
the troops from the windows of hovels,
The gendarmes fired upon the riotere, and
the onvelry °barged upon those who had
not been put to flight by the gendarmee'
fire. At the same time the infantry sol-
diers near the scene were ordered to storm
the houses from which the stones had been
thrown. A terrible uproar followed. When
matters had calmed down somewhat it wait
found that Signor Barziliai, a member of
the Chamber of Deputies; Signor
Cipriano', a Soctialist leader, wad 25 others
had been wounded. One man was killed
outright by the gendarmee' fire. A
gendarme was stabbed to death by the
riotere. During the cavalry charge severe'
troopere were unhorsed and were trampled
upon and kicked by their comradee'
horses.
A Florence cable says: At a meeting of
workingmen to -day 1,0130 being present, a
speaker, whose name is not given, made
an incendiary address calling upon the
workmen to make a rush tower& the
centre of the city end plunder the houeee of
the wealthy. The police interfered, and
after making a charge into the midst of the
orowd arrested the men who was making
she violent remarks. A tumult followed,
and the workingmen began to handle the
police roughly, in an attempt to rescue the
prieoner. Finally a squectron of cavalry
charged upon the rioters, causing the
latter to rueh cif the square. As the
rioters retreated down the neighboring
streets they broke the store windows along
the route of their flight. Several of those
most prominent in the disturbance were
arrested. The stores throughout Florence
have been closed, as farther disturbance is
feared.
A Petrie cable nye ; A mob threatened
the police station at °lichee and the gend-
armes sallied out to dieperse the crowd.
The mob took refuge in a wine shop, whiob
they barricaded. The police attempted to
dielodge them and were met with a volley
of revolver shots. Four polioemen were
wounded. In the Place de len Concorde a
large crowd aseembled, and the police were
obliged repeatedly to charge the people bo.
fore they dispersed.
A serious religious riot has taken place at
Zante, Says an Athens cable of yeeterday.
To -day is observed by the Greek Christians
as Good Friday, and part of the ceremonies
of the day cousisted of a prooeseion of
Christians, which marched through the
principal streets. The procenionists were
not contented with a peaceful demonstra.
tion. When they neared the Hebrew
quarters they practically besieged that
quarter. To guard againet such an ovum
terrace a cordon of soldiers had been drawn
around the Hebrew quarters, and upon the
refusal of the Chrietians to retire the
soldiers fired upon them, killing and wound.
ing eeveral persone. The Christiens etere
now pillaging the houses of the Hege)0,
and threaten to bambini Jewish dinette.
A London cable nye : From reports
received here it is teemed that the turbn
lence continnee in the mining dietriote of
France and Belgium. Resentment for the
sentences of two years' imprisonment lm.
posed on the Anarchist leaders in the riots
which took place in Charleville and Si.
Quentin, in France, led to fresh scenes of
disorder in *hose places to -day, while in
Seraing and Liege, in Belgium, determined
attempts were made by the strikers to
prevent any of the men who re.
fused to join their reeks from working.
When the nomstrikers attempted to
oommence work they were attacked by the
strikers, wbo assailed them with a shower
of stones and other miniles. The gend-
armes who had been placed on duty at the
mines to protect the men who were willing
to work found that all their efforts to
repress the disturbance were useless, and
they were finally compelled to invoke the
aid cf the military. At the Harloz colliery
in Si. Nicholas, where the soldiers had
been ordered out to preserve the peace, a
rifle fire failed to awe the rioters, although
several of them fell wounded. The strikers
very stubbornly resisted the military and
even withstood a charge made on them
with drawn swords and only diapered in
the face of a cavalry charge. About 30 of
the rioters were arrested.
VIOLENCE IN HUNGARY.
During the riot on Friday at Bekes, in
Hungary, a number of enraged peseante
made a savage &Weak on the chief !might -
trate of the place for prohibiting the people
from holding May Day demouetrations.
The megietrate was thrown to the ground
and the peasents trampled upon and
kicked hie prostrate form,intlicting terrible
friaries an the unfortunate man. Upon
the military coming to the rescue of the
imperilled magistrate n sharp affray trek
place between them and the desperate
peasants. The soldiers charged upon the
crowd and two of the rioters were pierced
through the body by bayonets. The rioters
were finally forced to retreat and twenty
of them were captured and arc now under
&teen. The fielein'g nand the greatest
excitement in Bekes, and affairs assumed
snob a dengtrous nape that the suitheri•
ties were compelled to decilitre the place in
a stem of siege. All the shops have been
closed, and the latest reports say that the
people are still wildly exulted.
News of further rioting in Belgium has
beeb received. It is learned that n conflict
took Once in Mona to -night between the
gendarmes and the miners, and that the
officers opened fire upon the rioters, two of
whom were seriously wounded
EXPLOSIVES IN BARCELONA.
A Benelons cable sari : Considerable
dieorder prevedle here, Five petards ex-
ploded here last night, causing great alarm
teed doieg ranch damage. A conflict be-
tween tbe police and strikers has taken
Piatel shots were exchanged. The
ringleadera among the rioters were ar.
rested.
A WANTON BUTCHERY.
A Petrie cable says ; The detelle of the
tenter troubles at Foftemiee Friday inn
minutely heightened the political import-
ance of the inoident. The faat that six
women, severed children and eight men
were killed on the spot while twenty were
actrionaly wounded, revere' fatally, gives
the affair the character of a massacre.
The eoldiers were merely exposed
to atone, throwing, but they re-
plied winh secoessive volleys from
their new Lebel rifles, inflicting
hightfal wound° on their victims. The
bonen exposed to the flee wore riddled,
and there is every den that reckless and
weinton inhumanity was ahown by the
trams. Tihe local poptiler 00011110ti011 10 in-
tense and it find° a response in the growing
exoitement in every working centre. Four-
iniea tmnight is praoltically in a state of
eiege. Cevalry patrol the streetand are
es erywhere greeted with yells of reproba-
tion from excited men and Women. The
teesion of feeling way be judged from the
fact Sleet the menery are hailed with omits
of "Vive Freesia." The funerel of the
victim wag fixed for todalay, but the enor-
mous number of workmen arriving from
other industrial centres caned the Gov-
erement to send for reinfornmeets and to
order the postpomment of the funeral
until to -morrow. The prefect to•day re-
fused to receive a deputation asking for
reraoval of the regiment that
fired on the crowd. A aeotion of
the Left and the Socialist and
I3oulangiet deputies join in demanding a
vote of censure against Constants, Minister
of the Intenicr, Es responsible for the
alaughter. A motion to that effect will be
made in the Chiember of Deputies tomeor•
row. A majority of the Right Ned Left
apppoves generally the manures of repres.
emu taken by te. Oonstans throughout the
eountry, but will tedvoolete an inquiry into
the conduct ot the troops at Fonrmies.
Parliementary oirolos view the affair as
shaking the position of the Ministry.
Labor centres throughout France are pro-
toundly moved, and public meetinga here
and et Marseilles, Lyons and eltwhere are
being organized to protest against the
precipitate action of the authorities.
It is learned that the ouleprefeot of
Fourmies ordered the first firing on the
crowd. It would have been still worse
had not the mayor risked his life and
ruched between the aombatante and im-
plored them to stop fighting. This is the
first time that the Lebel rifle has been
used against human beings.
A Fenn:rain, France, cable received this
afturnoon nye : The situation here is one
of the greatest gravity, and may inducelhe
Government to postpone the funeral of the
men, women rind children who were
killed by the troops on labor
day. The greatest exoitement prevails
throughout this townhind in the villages in
ita vicinity. Many of the leaders ot the
labor party have started for Belgium to
oolleot arms tned dynamite for nee againet
the troops stetioned here and especially
against the infantry regiment which used
its rifles with each fatal effect upon the
populace on Friday last. A report has
reached here that 300 kilogrammes of
dynamite destined for the people of this
town has been seized while being smuggled
across the frontier from Belgium.
Cavalry piokets will be etationed all
along the route of the funeral proceseion
of the victims of the May Day mriesaime,
for nob is the term applied to the tregedy
by the people of FoUrrnies. The cavalry
along the route will receive instructions to
mot promptly and effeatively iu the event
of trouble. The Government heti sent two
detailhere with instructione to make a
thorough inquiry into the causes which led
to the distarbancee on letter day, and into
the motion of the subprefeot who ordered
the troops to fire upon the people.
THE WOMEN OF BEKES
Bare Their Breasts to the Bayonets of the
Soldiery,
AND SPIT UPON AND STONE THEM.
A Vienna cable received to-dey nye :
Yesterday at Beliefs, Hungary, when the
()recede surrounded the prison, demanding
the release of their comrades, who had
been arrested for indulging in threatening
demonstretione last week, the women were
to the fore. They spat upon mid hurled
stones at the troope, and, baring their
breasts, cried out " Cut us down with
your bayonets I We will not move without
our brothers 1" The recent riot
is said to have been preoipitated
by the seizure cf a banner prepared by the
women of Bekes and upon whir% was
emblazoned in gold on white silk the
legend, "Liberty, Eq unliny, Fraternity."
It was originally intended for use on the
expeated occasion of the cornine cf dui late
Crown Prince Rudolph to distribute land
among the peasants. It appears the agita-
tors spread the report that Rudolph was
not dead, but in prison in Belgium. The
price of coal has not been inereated be.
08080, while it is as yet uncertain, the
probabilities point to the strike being of
abort duration.
THE MANIPUR MASSADRIC.
Particulars of the Butchery of Commis-
sioner Quinton and Ells Escort.
A London cable says: Natives of Mani-
pur state that Commiesioner Qeinton was
murdered ebortly niter hie seizure by the
rebels. They my that as the officer° were
leaving the ball were the durbsr was held,
the Senaputty pee a signed for the mans.
ore and then retired with the Chief Jnbraj,
and that Mr. Grinesvood was epeared in the
back end then beheaded. It appears that
Messrs. Simpson and (100BinEi were killed
near the durbar hill, and it is believed they
were not tortured.
Tbe movemete againet Manipur was a
well-planned, well -executed, creditable
piece of military work. Three °damns,
ender a general whose name neither the
official telegram Dor the nova agencies
think it worth while to give, found their
way through a difficult coantry, converged
on Manipur, timing their advance to a
minute, though one, under Genre' Gra.
learn, had a hard fight near Thobal, in
which the gallant Lieutenant Grant was
severely wounded. They fouled Manipur
deserted, the penmen looted and wrecked,
the magazine blown up, end the heads of
the Murdered British officers lying about.
The murderers land °soaped, but a email
expedition has gone in pursuit.
It is 'owned that the Regent of Manipur
has taken the °lensed ratite in his flightand
that the number of his followers leas dein.
bled to 20. The piety keep among the bills
to prevent permit.
Nor so DEADLY.
The Torpedo Boats 44a1 a Hard Time Sink-
ing a Disabled Vessel.
A San Frannie°, Cal , despetoh received
to -day says: Detail s of the oinking of the
inclement stesiner Blanco Enottlada, by the
torpedo beets Almirente Lynch and Con.
dell have been received from Iquique. The
Blanco Eacelada was lying at anchor in a
helplese oondition, part of her machinery
being on shore undergoing repairs. She
was unable to get tip steam or move from
her position, thus offering a steady *argot
to the Government vet:eels, which steeineed
around her and distharged torpedoes as
they pleased. With this great advantage
Mx torpedoes missed their mark and ex-
ploded harmlessly. The seventh; however,
etruok the Blanco Ennis* blowing her
up and caueileg heavy Ion of life.
Will Arrest the 'Wrong Man.
New York World : It in gale to wager
that somebody will be beta for the murder
of the women killed ir, the East River
Hotel yesterday. He may be acquitted on
trial, but our detective superiority to that
of London will be mini° pretty apparent all
the same.
THAT ENGLISH SOANDAL.
Miss Nellie Beckett's Serious Oharge
Against °apt. Verney.
STARTLING EVIDENOE FROM PARIS.
A London cable received tide afternoon
says: At the Bow Street Police Court to.
day the trial of Capt. Edmund E. Verney,
M. P. for North Buckinghamshire,
charged with instigating the procuration
of a governese, Miss Nellie Beckett,
for immoral purposes, was continued.
The court room was crowded
with people of all classes. Many letters
signed "Wilson," the name which Capt.
Verney is charged with assuming, were
identified as being in Verney'e handwriting.
The hall porter of a fashionable club testi.
fled that lettere addressed to " Wilson "
were forwarded at Verney'a request to the
latter's address.
Louise Adeline, keeper of a hotel in
Rue Lafate, Paris, testified that Verney
had called upon her on several occasions
and asked her to procure for him two or
three girls, promising her 100 francs if the
succeeded. Witness said in spite of the
captain's solicitations mad the inducements
he held forth ehe positively refused to un.
dertake the procuration referred to.
Daring the trial the oourt was packed
with people eager to witnees the last scenes
in this sensational nee, Capt. Verney,
though downcast in appearance, pleaded in
a firm voioe to the ohrirge of conspirer:1y to
procure. The counsel for the defence, in
his plea for the prisoner, alluded to the
prisoner's distinguished services in the
Crimea and in Parliament, and undonbt.
edly won sympathy for the disgraced ex.
naval officer.
The recorder in eentencing Capt.
Verney, said he had come to the conclusion
through the evidence given, that the case
of Mies Nellie Beckett was not the only
case of procuration in which the captain
had been implicated and therefore he could
not lean tower& the side of mercy eo much
as he could have done had it been en iso-
lated can.
FUGITIVES IN THE JUNGLE.
The British Troops in Possession of
Manipur.
IMPOSING FUNERAL FOR THE MASSACRED.
A Manipur cable received this afternoon
says : The Metharajel and the Manipurie
chiefs who support him, are atilt fugitives
in the jungle. A mounted detachment of
troops has been dispettohed in pursuit.
Shortly after the Britieh troops
entered Manipur the bodies of
Chief Commiesioner Qainton, Political
Agent Grimwood and those of the other
members of the commissioners' ataff who
were killed were exhumed, and now lie in
state pending an imposing military funeral
service, which will take place on Monday
next. A commission pf army officers has
been formed to inquire into the (muses
which led to the rebellion and the renew:ire
of the British officers. There is great
scarcity of provisions in end about Mani.
pur, the inhabitants having fled with the
Maharajah. However, many of the Mani.
Paris are now reassured by the fact that
those who remained here ben not been
shot, ea it was expeoted they would be, and
some of them aro leaving their hiding
places end returning.
NOT Perm. NEXT CENTURY.
The Blillennium Opening Date set for
April 10th, 1901.
A London cable says: So much com-
ment has been excited over the announce.
ment of the foot that the Prophecy levee-
tigetion Society is to hold a conference anti
soiree at the Mansion Home on Theme:ley
night next that the Lord Mayor has found
it necessary to send a card to the Times
etating that he has merely granted the
society the use of the rooms, but does not,
officially or unofficially, endorse its ideas.
The society appears to be a remarkable
one, and what is more remarkable, it bee
for its President no less a church person-
age then the Dean of Ripon, while, Lord
Kinaird is its Treasurer. In a circular
issued by Rev. Dr. Baxter, its founder,
under the title of " Coming Politioal
Events," there are elaborate calculations
from the book of Daniel and the Revela•
tion, tending to ehow that the greatest war
ever known in Europe is due some time
between May, 1891, and May, 1892. Be-
fore 1893 awful political convulsions are
promised, one result of which will be the
change of 23 kingdoms into 10, and the lose
by Great Britain of Ireland and India. In
1891, earthquakes, famines and pestilences
are to devastate nearly every portion of the
earth, wlele on March 51h, 1896, no fewer
than 144,000 living Christians are to be
wafted to heaven without dying. The cir-
cular concludes with the stetement that
the millennium will commence on April
10th, 1901. The most remarkable thing
concerning the noiety that endorses then
doctrines is the fact that ita membership
includes high dignitaries in the Church,
members of the Houses of Lords and
Commons, authors an.d other literary men,
together with many philosophical thinkers.
WHAT 70EY WORE.
The Handsome Costumes Worn by the
Ladirs—The Ecclesiastics Present.
An Ottawa despatch nye Lady Mac-
donald wore a geven of crimson silk, with
diamonds and gold. Mra. Kirkpatrick,
pale pink chiffon with old white Brunets
lace and train of sapphire blue velvet, with
diamonds. Madame Chapin'', oorsage
and petticoat of ivory white eetin, draped
with silver fringe. Mrs, Tupper, rich
°rem silk and brocade with pearls. Mrs.
Hugh John Macdonald, a pink fettle gown,
with clusters of mignonettee and diamonds,
and Mrs. VanHorne, of Montreal, pale
bine brocaded silk. There is not space
here even to name all the ladies lenient,
much lege to deseribe their dreeaes. One
of the most striking figures on the flier
was that of Father DeGuerre, the superior
of the Franciseens, in the habit of hie
order. He towered above the group of
which he made one, and his pale comn.
tenarese, kindly and cynical, had both the
ecclesiastical and diplornetio stamp. The
Lord Bishop of Niagara stood near him
with Archdeacon Lander, and Archbiahop
Dahamel in his purple wee not far off.
—An analysis of the professions Or call.
ings of the members of the Dominion
House of Commove gives the following
results Laevyere, 58; farmers, 37; mer.
chants, 34; dootors, 21, gentlemen, 13;
jotirnalista, 9'millers, 2 ; coed mine
manegera, 2 ; Mechinist, 1 ; distiller, 1 ;
mantifeettlren, 7, lumbermen, 6; railenty
employee, 1; contractive, 2; banker, 1;
shipowner, 1 ; provincial land surveyor, 1;
notaries, 4.
--" Throw up your hands," said the
thief, as he levelled his pietol at the hotel
&Wen diamond shirt, attni. " Well, that's
what I call a high-handed proceeding," was
cool reply.
DRIVEN FROM HOME,
Terrible Distress Oaused by the Ones,
Oruel Edict of Expulsion,
Heartrending Scenes in the etuselan Nene,-
gogues—Bankruptcy Staring the People t
in the Face— thousands of ;am), 'thrown
Out of Work—Students Expelled Jure=
School.
A London cable received to -day says :
The Moscow correspondent of the Standard
dwells upon the utter disorganization of
bueinese through the sudden expultion of
the Jews. All who are engaged in the
various business tigenciee, the corms -
pendent Gaye, find it iropoesible to collect
debts, and 'mare& of bills are protested
daily. The judge of the Coratnercial
Court has been obliged to telegraph to the
Minister of Finance for inetruotions how
to sot in the emergency. Many traders in
the Jewitth quartere ere forting beekruptoy
owiug to the departure of the Jews who
only left their belongings to cover debte
amounting to 2130,000
At St. Peterelourg a ElynsgOgUe has
already been sold for L9,000. A new and
unused synagogue in Moscow has been
offered for sale, es it is useless in the facie et
of the exodus.
A Monow letter to the Times records
saorifices made by the Jewish emigranta.
In many oases they have sold their
belongings for the merest trifle, chain being
bought for twopence and beds for six-
penae. Many pereons destroyed their
goods in preference to selling there
at such a complete eacrifite. Many
Runians have declined to pay debts owing
to Jews, heartrending scenes are witneseed
daily in the eynagogne—the people weeping
and praying- to Jehovah to help them.
Thousands of workmen are idle who have
hitherto been employed by Jews. Foreign
importers are keeping back goods
on the frontier. It is reported
that one Swiss silk firm has
lost 28,000 in a single week. The let-
ter confirms the Stanelardt deepetele as to
the bueinese oollapee. Neither Jews nor
Gentilee are paying their debts. The cor-
respondent declares it a theme that Jewish
bankers who are rioh are not touched by
the Government's decrees, and yet do not
appear to help their unfortunate brethren
in their plight.
St. Peteraburg advices state that all
speeches sad psmpblets in favor of the
Jews are prohibited. The Government is
ooneidering a scheme to solve the Jewish
question, which, if adopted, will aetonish
and perhaps ehock the aivilizeri world. An
Odessa paper steers 50,000 Jews have
joined the Greek and Lott:mem Churches
since the isene of the expulsion decrees.
Etioh one embracing the orthodox faith re-
ceives a gratuity of 15 roubles.
The Telegraph's St. Petersburg corres-
pondent eae s 153 students beve been ex-
pelled from their schools for taking part in
the pretension on the occasion of the
funeral of Schelgounow, the Russian,
political economist, Saturday last. They
are aocneed of belonging to a revolutionary
society. Other students ere awaiting severe
punishment. Prof. Traetchobsky, who
occupied the chair of history has been dig -
missed from the university, and other,
authors of Saturday's derrictest ration, have
beenexpelled from the city.
PAR tE-MADE DRESSES
Seized by the Custom House Detectives at
New York.
SMUGGLED FASHIONABLE COSTUMES.
A New York despatch of to. day says :
Custom House detectives have mitde the
largest ospture of Parisian gowns in the
history of the specie' treasury agents' ffice.
Special Agent Wilbur and his men, in con.
fisoating the costumes, heve unearthed a
a systematic ewincile on the Government
which has continued for yeere, and has
robbed the revenue of thousands of dollars
in duties. The goods eeiziel consieted of
forty•three oases of the finest Paris
dresses. They were consigned to
faehionable dressmakers in New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louie, Boston,
Baltimore, Pittsburg and other cities. The
consignere agent on this eide of the Atlan-
tic has teamed arreet, because he is now
in Europe. The importer involved ie
Charles H. Lauer, a manufacturieg dress-
maker, whose primer al eetabliehmeht is
at Paris, at No 73 Rue Ste. Anne, and
who has breeches at Lyons and London.
He had a New York cffice at No. 42 Pine
street, his egenta beteg John A. 11cliorley
Se Co., onetom house brokers,
BOTH BURNED TO DEATH.
Dead Bodies Found in the Buins of a
Burned Rochester Building.
A Rooheeter despatch says : At a quar-
ter to 3 tbie morning e two-story frame
building, 148 Neiman etreet, occupied by
Nellie Rosexibloom, was learned. It wss
supposed that all the iemenee of the bedd-
ing had eliosped in safety, but when the
firemen teed subdued the flames enough to
enter the upper part of the building they
found the bodies of en men end woman
lying near together on the fleet:. Neighbors
identified the man as being Herman
Stephanski, but the name of the woman
could not be ascertained, though it is
supposed the* she was his wife. The two
were in the habit of dritkiog, and thee may
have been under the influence of liquor at
the time of the fire.
A Libilit.ED sTATES CONSUL
May Lose B is Job for Refusing to Drink the
Bealth of the Queen.
A New York despatch ssl8 : A despatch
to the Herald from Vancouver, B. 0., nye
U. S. Consul Jay Ewing, nephew of Sure -
tem? Blaine, at the Board of Trade banquet
Thursday night, refund to join in drieking
to the toast, "Her Majeety the Queen.'
When an explanetion was demanded ,he
said that as an official representative of the
United States he acknowledged no right of
the Britieth Sovereign to this courtesy.
Hostile feeling against him is so etroseg
that a petition is in otronlation asking the
authorities at Ottawa to make an inquiry
into the matter and to repreeent the dr-
curnstances to the American Government,
demanding at the same time Ewing's mint
mediate withdrawal.
Trouble Pending in the Cherokee Country.
A Vinita, I. T., despatch nye : The
efforts that are being inede to remove so -
fettled intruders from Cherokee soil are
liable to result in bloodehed. Under orders
from the Cherokee Government, Sheriffe
Adair and Little preoet ded to sell the hot
improvements belonging to Love Pendleton
and Ono King, both ordered, near Irenamth.
A telegram from TY. S. Commissioner
Mason, who is in the vicinity, Metes that
200 negron have appeared on the scene
tinder arms and are drawn tip in battle
array. /t is feared the parties will come to
clash before the matter is ended,
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