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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-08-25, Page 7••••0. • MOIR CAPTURED; TWO ARREST'S MADE The capture of "Gunner" Moir, the in eane murderer, the arrest of two rkt. tenciants, charged with complicity in the eseape, and a positive assurance from the authorities that Robert V, Taggart, the other homicide, will be picked, up, perhaps within a few hours, furnishes a dramatic climax to the thrilling flight of the fugitives from the Hamilton, Asyt lum, early on ittondity morniug last drhe serlea of sensations were sprung on Saturday afternoon anti evening with eurprieing rapidity. At 5 o'clock Moir waa made a prisoner efter attempting to mow down three Provincial detectives with a scythe. Before 0 o'clock Fred McCullough, au asylum attendant, meta under arrest. An hour later Monteith Trapnell, the ehief aetendant on ward 2, in the east King, the building from which Moir and lee pal escaped, was be- hind. prison bars. At 0 o'clock Moir, aheckled to Detective Pay, of Niagara Veils, Arrived at the Grend Trunk sta- tion, Within twenty miuutes he was imak in his old cell in the refraetory ward of the east wing. PREPARING THE TRA.P. aloir's quick capture was due to the circular sent out by Inspector Miller. Before the Provincial sleuth had been on the job an hour he had sized the situ- ation up correctly, informed Dr. Englisb, the medical superattendent of the insti- tution, of his theory, ana then set to work to round. up Moir and Taggert trap their accomplices. Within a few hours of his arrival here Miller had the country. flooded with circulars, and spread a drag nee that extended over a radius of two hundred miles in every direction from Hamilton. The circulars were sent to every village, town and eity in Ontario and New York State, to every postmaster and railway station, while a cordon was drawn along the Ni - Nolen frontier through which it was im- possible for the men to pees. eince Monday afternoon last, when Miller took hold sef the case, there has not been a single individual pass from this country into the United States at the border who has not been under the surveillance of the Provincial pollee. Chief Willinen Mains, of the southern division of the Provincial police force, working in eo-operation with Miller, had his men posted at every point. They boarded. every train and carefully scru- tinized every passenger. They haunted the laneing place of boats, they inspect- ed every individual who passed over the International Bridge, and the occupants of every vebiele and automobile that crossed the line. It was the most com- plete drag net ever instituted at tho border, and once Miller and Chief Mains assured themselves that the men bad not succeeded in breaking through be- fore the alarm was spread, they eat back contented and satisfied that it was only a question of time until the hunted men would. walk into the trap, THE "FOXY GUNNER." The night after Moir had shot and killed Sergt. Lloyd at Wolseley bar- racks, London, he dieplayed his crafti- ness after making a sensetional escape slippirtg quietly away to Arthur, Ont., and getting employment with a fernier. 'While the police scoured the country for him the foxy "gentler" was busy with a hoe on the Mem, almost under the noses of the men who hunted bine He did the same thing this time. On Wednesday last he applied to a .farmer nine miles from Niagara Faits and e mile front St. Dayia., for noek and was given employment. At 3 o'cloce on Saturday afternoon a 211411 in an automobile, who had seen a picture Rod description of Moir on the -old eial cir- cular sent out by the Provinchd respect- er, noticed a man working with a scythe on a farm, near the read. A THRILLING ARREST. h The man with the scythe was still mowing the grass when the detectives crept up on him. One look convinced them that Moir, whose picture and de- scription they had stamped indelibly on their minds, stood in front of them. Like an anima' at bay, Moir sprang back as the sleuths came up, To run was useless. The "Gunner" recognized that. When he saw that the officers were determined to take him, he gave ery of .rage and slashed savagely about with the scythe, The detectives had er- dere' tre take Moir dead or alive. They would certainly have shot him if they had been forced to it, but they resorted to strategy to take him alive. Several times the glistening scythe .came within .en ace of mowing one of them down. Moire like a fiend, hie nostrils distended and his eyes glaring, watched their every move and heeked right and left with the lone scythe. Then two of the detectives fein'tea an assault from different direc- tions, while the third made a flying tackle from the rear, pinioning Moira, Anne and bearing bim to the ground. Immediately tha other two sprang to the comrade's aseistatice. Moir squirmed ond wriggled until the officers wrenched the seythe out of his, grasp. Then the long honied etepelndo suit. deftly seemed te take a philoeophieel view -Of tee situetion. Although it wet a ;letter disappointment to lm captured in /melt easy fashion after nie clean es- cape, For a long time he adused to an- swer any questiona and then he only talked speringly. Ire seemed deternaned to looted Ow who itesietee him, and mei:tined every seitteuce before he spoke 'EMPLOYER, DIDN'T KNOW Tbe most surprieed men in the vici y was the farmer who had emPleYed M"it- lie hid not the slightest suspieion who hie hired man was, and after being told heaved a sigh of relief as he eaw Moir, shackled to the officers, being lee away. ateCULleOUGII ARRESTED. Piecing these two bits of evidence to- gether, Detectives Coulter end Bleakley decided to gather McCullough in, They got .04, e warrant and. paid a visit to the Asylum, This was about *lock. Dre Enelish was busy fa the time, anti the officers. promised to eall agtin. They returned shortly before 6 taelock, "We think we can cleat up one end of this case," they tom the :\ledical Superintended. teWould yoa mind hik- ing uS over to ward 2 of the Emit build. ingt" Dr. English escorted the officers there, 110 threw MeCullough end Trapnell off their guard hy intimating. that he wni just showing the, serangers ermine the building. .0nee tar, sleuths got a peep at MeCullough they deeided he waS the. man they ytantea. They quietly tip* tbe doctor, ana he told aftatullointh he *walla like to see him et his offiee for a minute. MeCtillough Wfull ft emelt eurprisea man when the offieere eispleyea werrent And informed him he was meter :meet. Tie Appearea to he much eonfused hut denied .evcryth frig. "Can I go beck for my lilt and coat?' he asked the doctota "No, teal send fer it," replied the superintendent. • The man who brought the hat and coat over was Trapnell. He had no sus- picion that within an hour, he, too, would be under arrest. TRAPNELL BAGGED. Aa soon as they landed MeCallough in the cells, the officers got out a war- rant for Trapnell and at 7 o'clock placed him under arrest in the ward of the east building, where he was employed as chief attendant. Trapnell seemed to be very much surprised, and contend at his arrest. He said very little, how- ever, although he protested his inno- cence. STRONG BOX FOR MOIR. The asylum authorities seemed to be cocksure that it would not be very long before they had "Gunner" Moir beck, and they began a few hours after bit escape to make preparations to receive him, Detective Miller practically gave Dr. English an esseranee the other dae that it would not be long before. he would be called upon agam to entertain las troublesome patient, and the doctor placed so much confidence in the de- tective's promise thet he got a mason to brick the window of Moir's room up to with eighteen Metres of the tine Out- side of this will be the iron window frame and the iron bars, The iron bar, which was removed from the transom of the door of the room, the screws be- ing worked out of Ail oaken frame, is being replaced in a much more secure manner, This time it is being placed into the stone partitions and cemented into six inches of solid lead. This is quite a flattering compliment to the asylum authorities respect for the "Gunner's" slippery qualities. PRAISES MILLER. "Detective Miller deserve* the great. est credit for his wurk on Oils (2.16(2. lAiditylely when he came here be sale, after hie preliminary investieation, that Aloir had One or more accongillees beide. "Everything in those mete had been left in exactly the same condition as at the time the escape wee diseovered. We. went over the ground thorolIghly. Tag gert's room door was unlocked. So was door leading past the otothes closet to the bathroom, Moir's door was lock- ed. The iron bar was missing from over the transom, tt knotted sheet was eang- Ing down outside, and Meek the mat- tress had been rolled up w:th the sheet' tied around it. "Detective Miller immediately tale me of his suspiciont anti advised me againtt billowing the utual custom and sue -pond- ing, any attendant under suspicion. On the morning of the escape at 5.43 Trap - Mel aline to my residence and informed me that Moir and Teergert were missing •from ward 2 of the 'Brest banding. -Tic told about a piece of round wire being found in the bathrooin, the doers being open end Moir's best suit gone out- of his trunk in the clothes clotet. The wire was a piece of telegraph Ivire about three feet. long. A long piece of twine, the same as druggists use, was found outside the window. No doors were 'forced. The screwa had been removed from the iron bar of the transom, which was held in with bits of Weed and chew- ed tipper. CIRCULAR DID THE TRICK. -"Doesn't that look like Moir,. the chap who escaped from the Hamilton asy- lum?" asked. the nutn who first noticed the fugitive of his frim.l. second glanee ronvinced the men that the man swinging Om seythe was undoubtedly the emelt-wanted murderer. When they got to the Falls they told another party about their suspicions and this man immediately gave the Pro- vincial authorities the tip. Chief Mains despatched Detectives. Kelly, McNamara and Pay, post haste) to the farm. They were whisked along al express speed most of the distance in an automobile, which slowed down, before the place was re -ached, as it was feared the sudden appearenee of the machine -might scare Moir. The throe officers were heavily armed. 'They recognized the so-called instine fugitive as .e desperate man who would stop et nothing to retain his lib- erty. They had read of his. boasts- thet lee would kill any one who would at- tempt to capture Wei and take his own life before going back to the asylum. WHEELS IN MOTION 31ERE. The news was &tithed to Hamilton, and, sinutitaneously with its receipt here the local police set the wheels in motion which •resnitrti in the sensational arrest of the Asylum attendants. The pollee on Saturday were given a tip by a loot inekemith that he had. mamtfactnred two lase fer a man recently. They were odd hoes, such its might be used at the AN,- lum. From a deteription the detectives . eot they thought they recognized one ot the Asylum attendants. On top of this information eame a tip fr rat reeident of the. Bevil Gra Fred MeCtillough, an attendant in Moir's ward, lila displayed two keys. one night after the eseape, tine !masted that they were the keys which levee the men their liberey II was such. a signIficient remark net the men who heard it thoeght it would intereat the police, THE CONFESSION, At that time the detectives knew nothing about Trapnell being implleated although he was the man Deteetive atilt ler strongly sureeted an hour afttr started in to myeetigate the CAW. Oft the way to No. 3 police station Me- Cultough's air of defiance deserted !tine Ho began to weaken, and finally broke down, making a confession, it is seal, in which he owned up to the part he play- ed itz the escape, omi. then threw the Maine for the whole thing on Monteith Trapnell. Ile charged that it was Trapnell who furnished him with the money to have the keys made, and who hatched the plot. MOIR LAFTDS mos. Itandeuffed to Detective Pay and tte- companied by Deteetive McNamara, Moir Was brought here on the Buffalo empress, whielt rolled into the Greed Trunk station at 8.50. On the way up praetically no one recognized the prieon- en Ire Recited to be very sullen until furnished with a cigar by one of the of- fieers, mei thee 116 Spoke a little. Ire refused to say anything that would inn Prate anyone in his mow, One idol - Remit remark he made was, "Five dol- lars Was all inel left after got ottt," He denied that he had efteepeil in an me tinnobile and eaia that he and Taggert had parted immediately Atter they es- caped. When the train aerived Detective Derry Sayers and Dr. English were pre- sent to meet Moir mid the offieers, Moir wet Still puffing way at the lea 0. Iof hie eigar, and seemed to be making the best of a bad situetion, The doctor wee so interested in the talk about the disfigurement of one ofteloirti ears that he took the trouble to examine it right there and question the prisoner Omit IL Moir said he had the deformity from birth and thet it Was not dee to a wound, received in the South African war, MOIR PERFORMS ANOTHER FEAT. So. as to attract no attention, Moir was taken around the west end of the station platform and hustled intu- it eab. Detective Sayers accompan- ied the party to the asylum, where Meir was promptly de- posited; in his old room and a night watch put over him until the altera- tions to ide room are tompleted. An- other precaution was Mimi, Moir hall his hand's handeuffed behind his bask, The atteedeets almost had a fit when they went to Moir's room early yester- day morning rand found him with his hande in front, The "Guuner" is it cute one. He appears tao be able ta wriggle himself into. almost any eliane and seemed quite pleased with the joke he played tin the ettendants by Wriggling through his havdeuffed arms until be got the bracelets front. THE, "GUNNER'S" STORY. Moir was interviewed in nis cell by an officer, weo tried to quiz hint &leant the escape, Tbe faint suepicion of a, smile flashed -over the "Gunner's" fea- tures. Thee he told this story: Ile Wel that 1m got out with tools he had in his pOSSe881011 .22841 that he libented Taggert. When they gat to the south gate of the asylum grounds he declared that they parted, Ile struck off dowe the seem'. conecresion reed. The auto- mobile atory was relate(' to him, Ile refused to confirm it, While• he admit- ted that he got some aseistavect he said that a fanner's rig had given him a lift. A rather eigitificant trident is the fact that eo could tell aboue haying passed through Grimsby anti Beamsville,. and, also that he should know enough to take the second. comment road when he is not familiar with this part of the country. Ilis story is not believed. The officers still stick to the theory that he wee whisked in the automobile which was lictird lo asylum grounds. WAS GOING TO STATE'S. Tee theory is that when the automo- bile broke clown near Grimsby that the original plan tie try to gee Moir over the border before the alarm mile be spread was abandimed and that Moir was left_ to hustle far bimself uetil. opportunity offered itself later to get lam across. Moir stated that when he got out' of the asylum he hacl $3 and that be gave Taggere nail of this, When be was returned. to the inetitution he had $1.83 in Ids pocket. It will be seen that he matie two .different statements since his capture about the amount of mercy he hed when he left and that neither of • them conform with the amount -found in his possession, . "The ouly reason I was not out of the country," he sttid, "was because I did not have enough leoney. I went to work on Wedeeeday hist with the in- tention of trying to got a little coin and then .? made up my mind to hike for the 'States. I intended making the at. tempt to get across on Tuesday next." DR, ENGLISH TALKS. Dr. English, medical superintendent, talked. freely yesterday nfternoon the newspapermen about the ease and his remarks go to bear °et the theory advanced by the Times from the first that it was Moir who planned the whole job, with inside as well as outside assist- ance. lids is the story Dr. English told the reporters of the eecape and the inveeti- gation that followed. "From the time that Moir was admit - Led to this institution, on Jan. 20, 1009, I balm had trouble with him. I pro- tested aettinst his coming here, because thouglit it was en place for lein. always felt that he eould not be trusted, and I took no chances with him. "I have never welted for my aseist Ants to report to me that this person oe that one should not go down in the din- ing room. Thote whom I have suspected that I could not truse were carefully guarded. I would not peyinit them to go to the dining room where they might come in contact with other patients who might assist them. Their meals were served to them in their rooms. "This was the'ease with Moir. Hie meal's were brought to him and wehe served without knives or forks. They were served on a bench which was care - telly fastened down, so he (meld not pick it up and use it on the guard. Ited T. bit thae I 'could trust him he wonld have been treate.d like. any of the other pa tients. TRAPNELL UNDER FIRE. "Trapnell was very much confused and extiled. Ire was a good deal more con- fused when Detective Miller questioned him. Ile acknowledged that he had fre- quently left the clothes closet unlocked in the way it had been found. He de- nied ever havieg received instructions to keep it locked. I told hitt that definite instructfons had been given and that I had at least one witness who would swear that Trapnell had. been told. I told him he had been advised on more than one oecasion to keep the door lock- ed The witness I have, who occasionel- ly relieved from one of the lower halls on the eecond ward east, had mare than once looked the door, and advised Trap- nell that lee must do so. Trapnell told him to mind his business, and that he had no right to butt in. "The fact that no doors, had been forced showed that keys must heve been used. McCullough and Swayzie, the at- tendants on the wara declared they had their keys in their possessiort all night, reprimanded Trapnell for leaving the door unlocked. He was very much con- fused, and began to make excuses. Trim- nell was the lest man up -on the ward that nieht, ana reported that when he retired ail the doors were locked. DID ATTENDANT HAVE TOOLS? Whet Dr. English arid Detective Mil- ler made their Bret superficia) search of the building the 12-ineh saw Moit ie sup- posed to have used was not found either in Moir or Taggertes room. It von not there when the second seireh was made. Over forty-eiglib hours after the eseape the saw and the two screws from the trnnsom bar were found itz a cornet of the room. The pollee believe that one of the ettendants miler arrest bad the ism mta twee in his posseseion ail the time, and Afraid that they would, " be found ma iterhoinate him, plata them in Taggett's room. Trapttel Wes, the'ettan who reported findieg them in TAggert's room. Ire totd Dr, English about it, PROVINCIAL SLEUTH'S THEORY, "Then Detective Miller niAde a seeorul investigation himself and after questiere ing the Attendants 'agate came to rne, and lucid tie was convineed thnt Trapnell ktew more than be lute to Mr teknowl- edged. 'The solution of Ole affair,' he mid, ‘reets with lem aue probably oth- era here,' This was .otte hour after the "We were convinced that. keys had been furnished. stuck to the idett that thee eame from an outside source. The officer blasted that they were sup- plied Wade, I thought the men 1' had could be trusted. I find now wee wane The (leder described the routine that wee followed After Moir was received. Before Dr. English took charge at the esylum it used not to be ea unusual thing for leen confined in this Ward, Including thooe who had killed people, tO be taken Out t9 the field under guards to work. Dr. English abolished this system shortly 'titer takieg churl and before Moir arrived. "I requested the department to give me another as &Went for the ward, and tide was done - This made three attendents for that' hall. Two were on tbe hall always while the patients were allowed out of their rooms, so that one guerd could help the other if attacked, Between 8 o'clock at night, when the inmates ere locked up, and 10 o'clock one attendant intuit be there all the time, either on the corridor or in his room, so he Dan hear any sound. At 10 o'clock the other two at- tendants come on and the three sleep in it room at the end of the dormitory." TWO A.TTENDANTS -KNEW. At tee time of Moir's eseepe 1,10e mates wete housed in the various builti- lugs, The doetor explained that two night Watches made an inspection of the interior of all tee buildings ou the ground, sixteen, in all, about 10.30 end again at 240 in the morning, The one inspeetiug the east building has Boyce other buildings to look after, Ife stated too, thnt it was establishea now that Moir did not go out by way of the base- ment window, but out the door, tta was Originally supposed, "We are satisfied," he said, “that two of the attendauts knew definitely be was going, end it is not improbable that they saw him go. The attendants on the ward that night were McCullough,. Trap- nell and Swayzie. No suspicion is direct- ed against the latter." The doctor showed the keys which are used, The doors are all double locked, rim and Inortis locks being used. There is a master key Utah opens all the doors of the dormitories arid ell the attendants have these to insure them coming to the assistance of patients in any of the buildings in the event of fire, "The circular seut ,oet by the Provin- cial, depertment was the direct resolt of tbis man being put into our clutches MIS only been here since July 2. Trapnell had been live since Aug'. 9, 1909. MAN WHO BROUGHT TOOLS. There is still some doubt as to whe- ther Moir in reality went through the transom. His head is five, and a half inches by seven and a hale.and the lean- som is six and a half inches by two 'feet four inches. Ha could. baye got through, if necessary, but wby he should take a chance of making it liaise and alarmieg some one not working- with him is puz- zling. 11 is not improbable, the doctor admits, in view of recent developments, ilea the condition Moirls room was found. in and the missing transom bar were all part of a blind to shield one of the at - tonal -Leta "I believe the tools were brought in at the end of March by another attend- ant who was working will Trapnell. Tim attendant wo suspected of doing this is not now employed at the Asylum. This was the time when Moir tried to cub the sash of his window." AUTHORITIES WELL PLEASED. Immediately he was notitied of the ar- rest Dr. English called up the Assistant Provincial Secretary, S. A. Armstrone, at Guelph. Mr, Arinstroag was founbd to be in Sarnia. His assistant reeelted him thereNDr. Armstrong called the doe - tor up on the long distanee "phone met expressed his pleasure at the cattail:in He said it reflected the greatest credit on Detective Miller, the Superintenden't of the Provincial Police and his men, and that the official circular sent out had everything to do with scouring Moir. Ite expressed confidence that Tag- eert would soon be rounded up. DE. ENGLISH DESERVES CREDIT. To Dr. English himself belongs a great deal of credit for Moir being back in the- asylum. When the doctor took charge at the asylum he found. no eye - tem there for photographing inmates re- gularly. Dr. English took the initiative in levying dangerous patients photo graphed regularly. It was the excellent picture he seeured of Moir recently that resulted in the eapture. It was sent out on the official circular all aver the coml. try. This system, the hiolice say, great ly simplifies matters in tracking even- ed patients, and they give Dr. Engliih all credit for instituting it. The levee- tigation shows clearly that Dr. English is not to be blamed in any way for the escape of Moir and Taggert. WILL GET TAGGERT. The Provincial authorities seem to know exactly where Taggert is end they say most positively that it .will only be a matter of a very short time before they have him, Chief Twiss be- lieves he Is in hiding in the vicinity of Dundee. SHIELDING HIS PALS. The police say Moir's story is not true. They declare his statement about his movements after leaving the asylum shows dearly he is trying to protect his atcomplices. Moir's story that it was two London crooks who aided him is also ridiculed by the local and London police, A London. despatch says: Governor Carter was asked what was in the assertion of Moir that it was friends he had. made in London jail dur- ing his incarceration here, who had nit' sided him in his sensational escape front Hamilton Hospital for the Insane. "There is nothing in it so far as I know," he said, "When Moir was here there was an elderly gentleman who came from the stone towe in Scotland, Who WAS very mull interested in him arid who put tip some of the money that Was subscribed to retain a lawyer to defend. the prison- er. Ho mid the people froin around Ar- ther, Ontirie, who contributed the te- mitinder of the ammint to retain Mr. Meredith were the enly ones who were at all interestea in the mon while here. "lie visited him frequently, and 'diet o, lot for him while he was confined here, bringing many little comforts for the prisoner. The man to whom refer is too poor, I think, to be able to assist Moir to the extent that he wits evident- ly assisted in order to get atvity:" "As Mr as frieeds ie jail helping him, 1 eateot believe it, Moir had no hitt- mete friends in atil, arta none who were intetreeteted At the time would under- tfrielc:.oto supply Moir with keys and Mr, Edmund Meredith, who defended Itoir told the Ftee Press last night that 'be knew of no friends the prisoner made in Loution jail wile would have helped him. The general belief is that Moir is try- ing to shield soineone at the Asylum, *404 In the' statement made to the press by Dr, Englielt yettereity will be found the explanation of why Moir wits riot trented other patients. 1 Mrs. Mary Catherine Way, A widow, was found dead in bed at her home, 248 Bathurst street, Toronto, where she heed. :done. Death was due to paralysis. -Premier Ware states that New Zee - lend, will be le non -borrowing country 20 years from now, The borrowing during the nup:1 15 years will not came, twen- ty millions. It is underetood that it Mance of the Bank of Montreal will shortly be opened in 'Windsor. In the event of a suitable site not being secured the bauk may erect its own building. The Australian Defence Bill's reeelh Lion indientee practically the complete severanee of the question of defence 'from party polities and the bill is assur- ed ae untroubled passage, Charles Meredith, aged thirby-two, for- merly of Londen, Ont., has been arrest- ed by detectiveseat Detrola charged with tho embezzlement of 5100 from Scott Bros,, Lis former employers. Dr, II. IL Griffith, of Pittsburg, Pa., eigho had a summer cottage ein the: French River, died very suddenly on Saturday nighe at the Queen's Hotel, North Bey, from indigestion, Deposits on "notice" in the Camulian banks are $72,000,000 more than they were a year ago, The July bank state- ment shows that the banks continued toccol leprteartisne„ tatineciir loolatsnsseti atnh aate in.oznoanttilte 0 f Louisville, Ky., died in a hospital at Evansville, lnd., froin injuries suffered at Mount Vernon, bd., Thursday, when his balloon exAbded at a height of 200 feee. As the tug Elsie was returning from the free baths on Saturday menet at 7 o'clock ib dislodged front the bott*om of the bay at the foot of Batuhrst street, near the Queen's wharf, Toronto, the eorpse of an unknown man. Word was received to -day from See - NEWS OF THE Labrador fishelies: Are a failure This. Season, London Carpenter Struck Oy Aut and May Die. •T•••••••••••••• Shock of Earthquake Felt Near Algiers. A. shock of earthquake was felt at Aumale, 53 miles southeast of Algiers, A, 'mintier of buildings were eamaged. The British- cruiser Bedford is evert - ea from Tokio to have gone aehore on the island of Quelpaet, et the entrances of the Yellow Sea. D. P, Roberts, eleetrieal engineer, of London, has been appointed eleetricel in - specter for the Province of British (.3o1 - rouble, at a aalaty of $3,000. Rev. R, A. Ball, for five years pastor of Grey Street R. M. 3f, Church, London, bits goee to Toronto to take chug() of Cliestmit street II, af. Mutate oF A Steel rail was beiug usea to aseist in getting the ear upon the track, when it slipped from the bandit of the workmen an4 elemea Brant upon the head, /Mann. ing his skull. Thirteen -per -01a Ilereal Osborne, ho liveu at 137 diem street, waii the here of a daring rescue on Senday after- noon near Centro island, Toroeto, wben he jumped Into the lake end efter a hard struggle saved the life of his leeyear-old cowl'', Robert Hart, with whenn In lives. peg The bodies of Yvan Clara end james Webster Grange, the two young . men who were erowned Frieny evening at jackson's Point, near Toronto, were recovered tieturday in about eighteen feet .of water, TORE FLAG. Reception to Buffalo Yacht By Mis- guided Toronto Patriots, 1.•••••••••••• Toronto, Aug. 22.—Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening two young men, named Porter ana Thompson, supposed to be members of the Argonaue Rowieg Club, swam out to the yacht West Wind of Buffale, which was at anchor at the moerags of the Queen City Yacht Club, removed the .American flag, wheat was flying from the stern, and. after tearing it to shreds, put it back an the yacht and it was a badly tattered bit of bunt- ing that greeted the Buffalo yachtsmen on their return from having dinner up- town. The episode caused a storm of in- dignation, among the members of the Queen City Yacht Club, who assured their Buffalo brethren that they in no. wise countenanced the outrage and thee the young men responsible for the act would be dealt with by the proper ant thorities. PERISH IN THE FOREST FIRES Many Fire Fighters Burned to. Death and Many Others Missing, Sixty-five Surrounded in the Hills . and 180 Missing Near Missoula, 1••••.••••• •••••• Woman .and Daughter Burned to Death—Fighting the Fires. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 22. ---Hourly re- ports from fires in the forests of north- ern Idaho and western Montana are in- creasing the of dead. The latest figures from Wallace are that 45 fight- ers probably have perished, In the hills near Sandpoint, Idaho, Forest Rang- er Van Dycke and a crew of 61 enlisted in Spokane are reported surrounded by flames. A woman and her daughter perished et Cabinet, Idaho. Five are I t enown o have died near Newport, land, N. B., a settlement. near Frederic- ton, that the three-year-old son of John Wash., in an attempt to reach, the town. Brewer, of that place, was burned to All along the Greae Northern and death. In the absence of his parents Northern Pacific tracks between o- kane and Helena numberless fires are known to be raging fiercely,,Iut defin- ite reports cannot be secured, as the telegraph and telephone wires are down. Before commumcation with Libby, Mout., ended it was reported that every nude resident of the town was working with 200 paid fire fighters to divert Flower Creek to the south side of the village as a proteetion against the flames driving up from -that direction. In the Clearwater forest reserve in the hills east of Lewiston, Idaho, new fires create no .excitement, as the set- tlers have fled from the claims through- out the district,' and Forest Supervisor Fenn has refused to send any more fire fighters in unless he can get pack trains to aid in getting supplies to them. A train 'of 25 horacs was yesterday afternoon turned back in an attenipt Teach a force of 65 men neer Peck, which is known to have but two dayp' raFtnes.fires are burning on the shores of Coeur de Alen Lake. One was threat- ening the village of Sunnyside, three miles from the. town of Coeur de Alen°, Many summer homes en the beach have been eestroyed. Refugees from burned districts pouted into Spokane last night Seven hundred from Wallace crossed Lake Cotter de Alen by boat and came to .Spokane by electric line. the eluld played with matches., The first Italian Dreadnought, the Dante .Alighleri, was launched on Sun- day at the Castellmare navy yard. The King and Queen, the representatives of the various Legations and the Minister of Marine witnessed the launching. Rushing out of a Kingston store on Saturday, afternoon to stop a restless horse, a farmer collided with Mrs. Elizabeth Donnelly, of' Montreal street, The elderly lady was hurled heavily up- on the cement walk, fracturing her hip. Hugh MeFayclen, jun„ who resided with his parents at Glenarm, sixteen tnilett from Lindsay, committed suicide bv hanging himself in his father's barn. ire was foend by his two sisters, with a leather driving line around his neck and hanging from a beam. Anson Wellace, a empenter residing at 217 Riehmond street, London, is like- ly to die asathe result of a auto acci- dent on Settirday. He was riding a bi. eyele and by turning to the wrong side collided with an auto chiven by at. C. Roan Sergeant Pogue and Constables Majury end Melturney visited the restituraut ot Arago Antonia, at 153 York street, Tor- onto, yesterday, and seized twenty bet- ties of ale witich they found hidden in the wall under the stairway leading to the cellar. &cording to advices received by the Arehbishop of Montreal Cardinal Vanu- telli, Papal legete to the Eucharistic Congress to be heId here text month, lefe Rome on Monday for Canada. He will be a passenger on the C. P, Em- press of Ireland, A parey of eighteen Australian Mount- ed cadets en their way home after visit- ing England, are at Montreal and are be- ing entertained by the Highland Cadets, The caretaker of Greenwood Ceme- tery, &tett Ste, Marie, discovered. the newly -Made grave of A two-weeke-old in - fent, which had been interred without the knowledge of the officiate. The au- tborities have 14 due, and Arrests are ex - meted shortly. Preamich Barry, second took on the steamer Pore Colborne, which elearcd a,t Kineetou for Fort William last eight, hof a gang plank into the water, striking his head on the side of the whatf. fie was taken to the Hotel Dieu, where he died at midnight. It is etatied in Roman Catholie circles that Archbishop Gauthier is likely to be transferred to Ottawa to fill the vacant Archbishopric. Recent Roman regula- tions are to the -effect thee the position of Archbishop must be filled. front the Prelacy, and not from the priesthood, Despatches from Dr. Grenfelh the Tetbrador medical miseionary, confirm the report of the probable fatal failure of the Letbrador fisheries this season. The news portends serious conserytteneeit for the twority thousand fisher foil: of Newfoundland who dotterel epee. the Labrador fiehieg far their living Dionage to the Amount of About e300 was dote to the dry goods ttore of Pea - die tts Co., on &Mee& street, Witelsor, on Pritnrdity, when a forty -foot section' oft an aid smolsestriak on the Davie building, which llszt Tested throtigh, through the alase skyliglit into the store with great crash, Fortunately 110bod4 wits 1111411•041. -Allan' Brent, aged 23 years, met with. 4coiclent at the Lehigh .eentent Works, More mile have been lost following a Belleville, whieh niny result, fatAlly, A fool's kited Mum by righting it good one. oar left the track near the works, and 180 MISSING. Missoula, Mont., Aug. 22.—The most -serious incideet is reported late this af- ternoon from the St Joe country, where 180 men engaged in the forestry service are missing, and it is feared they have been burned to death. When the fire approached the eamp, where there were 200 mere two of the fighters took a Mem, and, riding the animal to death, reached another camp end organized, a rescue party, which penetrated the fire at Bird. Creek. Eighteen of the men were found. in tho water, where they lute gone for safe- ty. They Wm unharmed. Of the re- gaining 180 no word had been received. TERRIBLE SCENES. Miaoule, Mo., Aug. From, every muter of Western Aim:item% ant Idaho this moreing there are preyert that the weather bureau has forecasted iteettratel ly in predicting, showers nr to -day, Nothing 'bet rain can. save the situation. The hundreds of weary 12188, who for. days have battled with the flames in the . forests, are staggering to safety, with bloodshot, .eyes and aching limbs threw-• leg themselves in streams or 'burying their faces in mud for protection from the inthese heat. The towns of Taft, Deborght, Hendee - son and the Mt part of 81. Regis are in metes, The Old placer town of Merrily, in. Idaho, is in danger. The Mewl mem the upper liana of the situatio» in 0 seore .of places. Rain 18 the only attire lion of hundreds of mike of timber and -of marry temps and mall towns, Men have fought the flames to the limit of human endurenee and are witharawing from the contest in many pieces. This morning there evete VW° V080118 tritine oh the St. Pete epeeding toward . *with alma soa people ithestrd. There is another on the Northern Amine Colter d'Alene brands, with 250 women end thildren, token from the burned town of 81. 'Regis. lit the ruins of .rrne house two nitrate,' preserve -tidy of men, were Sia men 81P anown to levee (lied In im At- tempt te reach *Wallace from Big Creek, St. Joe county. Slime assert that six more sre Itaxiger Pulaski and torty-one men' - were forced to leave Big Creek and at- ' tempt to cover the ten miles to Wallace. Three utiles from town they were forced by A wall of fire to crawl into mina tomes nearby and remnin ten hours. They reached here at 4 o'clock yeeter- day month% and gave the alarm and a party of rescuer's, with physician, hastened to the War Eagle Mine, where the men were. One of the forty-one wee found burned to it crisp on. the trail; five of those in the tuunel were suffocated and dead, end aozen others were re- suscitated only after an hour's work. Three men are known to be dead on Pine Crek. Reeger Bell had Wei men un- der him there. Three were killed, three othera were blinded for life aud five had their legs broken. by falling trees. Three more men mot death yesterday eftervoon. They and twenty others were trapped in a, fire on Boulder Creek, near Mullen. Four of the twenty men nutie eget). to walk to the train to come here, A.nother man was killea on Placer Creek, a mile from Wellace, and a companion penned in by flames, took refuge in the creek and kept each oth- er wet by throwing water with their hands, While thus engaged a falling tree struck one of them ou the head. and liliu instently, His companion was able to escape to Wallace, but his elotle ing was burped off. lie was stopped at the city limits by e policeman who ob- tained dothing for the man before he allowed him to enter. the city for treat- ment. At 9.30 a. rn., the first train from the Wallace district pulled into Missoula. It carried a most pitiable crowd, A thou- sand, or more of the people of Missoula, bieluding many women and the leading business men of the city, wore at the station to receive and minister to the refugees, Ambulances, automobiles and pubiie conveyances were pressed into service. Among the first to get off of one of the box ears was a nurse, wear- ing uniform and cap Red carrying a tiny ten -day-old baby. At her heels was the mother, nervous, pale and emaciated, trembling from head to foot. Following this trio carne another nurse with a nine -day-old child and a frail frightened mother, From the car ahead a deeper- ately ill and fearfully weak man was lifted. By his side bobbled an old wrink- lea faced. pioneer, travelling On crutches. 1* 0 ACCEPT AWARD, •••••••••••••••••••• But Toronto Railway Men Will Agi tate For Better Terms. Toronto, Aug. 22.—The danger of a strike of employees upon the local tree - tion system, which seemed to amount at times during the last few weeks to a certainty, was ended by the passage of the following resolution at the Ilia meeting of the street railway men, held in the Star Theatre on Friday night: "The employees of the Toronto Railway Company, in meeting assembled, while not for a moment satisfied with the re- port of the board. in its entirety, yet, having regard for the public interest, do hereby accept the same, with the ex- pression of our determination to con- tinue to agitate for the better condi- tions and the better wages, for which we have contended in this instance." This decision was reached by the vote of the 1,500 men in attendance, shortly be- fore the adjourinnent at 4.20 on Satur- day morning. Speeches were made by President Joseph Gibbons, Committeemen Robins and Thompeon, W. E. Fitzgerald, of Troy, N. Y„ vice-president of the Titter- nittionra Union, and Magnus Sinclair. There is no doubt that the co.n- pany will also aseent to the report of the Board of Conciliation and ..inter into the proposed agreement for a period of two years. CARDINAL VANNUTELLL A, P. Despatch to the Times.) Rome, Aug. 2. --Cardinal Vincenzo Van- nntelli, the Papal Legate to the .1.4uchax• istie Congress to be held in Montreal be- ginning Sept able left to -day for Liver- pool, whence he will sail for Canada. He will travel via Brussels, where he will be johied by Prince Ferdinand of Croy, household. prelate to the Pope, who will accompany him to Canada and, London. 4 a 4a Windsor Child Drowned. Windsor, Ont., Aug. 21.—Six-yeateold Alfred, Lesperanee, son of Archibald Lesperanee, residing. on Aylmer avenue, was drowned Snturday morning, when he fell from the Walketville ferry eock into the river. The body wae re* coVerc& an hour afterwarda e t • Toledo, Ohia,, Aug. 22.—Wm. Coulter, chairmen of the general committee re- presentieg the engineers, to -day an - 'teemed that a wage increase to 1,300 engineers on the te,ke Shore Railway between Chieago aud Buffalo, aggregat- ing $150,000 annually, has been granted, follolving a eonference in Chicago. ENT.. WORTH tea teteseeeta teattehet ANNA AND li,0814 ITVANOWICH. These children and their parents, Flannel tIvenowich and wife, lived in a mud -floor tent on ono of the vac- ant lots of Mums City, reveling in mud, open air mid brightly colored clothee. The father is a gipsy, tho mother on Indian. The parente have 2,000-aere farm in Oklahoma netting them 520,000 a year, and each of the ehildren is worth 460,000. The com- bination of gipsy and Indian was too strong for the conventions -of 'civilized life to overcome. The Mullets City pence arrested the father for not taking better care of the children. Ile said they were in good health, duo to living close to nature. Then the police chased the family out of town. Noble, -"Scribbler ie env of em. keel - fug profs." Slobbt—"Iftilt- Who says eel" Blobbs---"I have it from the best Authority; Scribbler saye so himself." BRITISH CRUISER RUNS ASHORE Struck a Rock Off Corea When Run- ning at Full Speed. 1•••••••&,••••••••• Eighteen of the Engine Room Orew Lose Their Lives in Accident, (A. P. Cable to the Times-) London A.ug. 12.—Eighteen lives were lost when the British, cruiser Bedford ran ashore on the rocks off quelpart Island, Corea, yesterday, ac- cording to the report received here by the Admiralty. Tbe men were members of the engine room staff. Further details of the grounding of the Bedford showed that the vessel is seriouely damaged and lieit in a bad position. It appears that the Bedford etruck the TOC103 two miles west of quelpart Islandl. lying about 506 miles south of Corea, off the en- trance to the Straits of Corea., during it thick fog at 4 o'clock Sunday morn- ing, The cruiser was than sailing with a British squadron from Wei Hai Wei, China, for Nagasaki. The bottom section of the ship and the machinery, according to wireless reports, suffered serious damage from the rocks, and the cruiser pound- ing badly in the high seas. A num- ber of Japanese warships, accompan- ied by lighters and salvage vessels, were despatched from the nearest Japanese station immediately upon receipt of the news of the disaster, but whether the ship can be salvaged doubtfuL The accident occurred during full speed trials of the vessel and the cruiser was evidently badly holed, Since the deaths are stated officially to have been due to the inrush of water. The vessel lies in Buell des- perate position that there is prac- tiCally no possibility of saving her. The hull is full of water up to the engine room ibut the water is pour- ing in through gaping holes punched by the sunken rocks, The officers and crew have been taken off. The aister warships, Minotaur and Mon- mouth, of the British, squadron, which anchored yesterday near the wreck of Tender any service possible were obliged to put to sea. last night ow- ing to the heavy weather which pre- vails. NEAR BRANTFORD. Taggert Believed to be There ---Files - For Moir. (Special Wire to the Times.) Brantford, Aug. 22.—High County Constable Kerr decided this morning that Tagged, the escaped murderer rrom the Hamilton Asylum spent part of last week in Brant County and at preseet is net very far from this city. Constabte Mounce, of Onondaga, saw a man corres- ponding in every detail to Taggert's de- scription on Thursday last. The same man has subsequently been seen in the locality of Cainsville. The constables are milking an effort to -day to clear up the unknown's identity. DOES NOT BE.LIEVE MOIR. - (Special Wire to the Timeso Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 22.—Chief Taylor does not credit Moir's story that an automobile was not used in affecting his getaway, and. belleves that the cap- tured murderer is slueldin,g his Buffalo confedertties. The latest theory is that Moir and. Taggart were unloaded on the Canadiateside by the man operating the machine. The police are satisfied now that it was a Canadian license numbtir that was carried. on the machine seen by several persons. Fred A. Ehrmann said that he sent the number with the car when he trailed it, but it is known that the Canadian Government lemma the pletes in duplicates, and only one nuni- ber plate is carriedBoaeltnim bgkqgggk ber plate was carriea by the machine. That was on the rear of the car. What Detective Miller is trying to learn is who holds the duplicate plate. BRITISH NEWS NOTES. For a 5 years' truce in cotton -spin- ning a proposal has been signed in Manchester by officials of the employ- er& and operatives' organizations. Plans have been approved at Bolton for the erection of a woollen npinnign mill for a French gentleman. This will be a new industry for Bolton. A site has been. acquired on the banks, of the Ship Canal for the eree- tion of a new mill for the British Oil and Cake Mille, Linzited. Contracts for the building and. machinery have been placed. The annual oonferenee of the Amal- gamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers was opened in Man- chester on Wednesday. It was stated that the membetship wee 16,000 and the funds £34,000. A confetenee of Newcastle trade unionists on Saturday, after a lively diseuesion, recominended trade union members to use Labor kIxehanges for registering their names as soon as they were out of 'emnloyment. Candidates for the assistanasee,ret- aryship to the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servante will have to appear before the executive, which -will draw up a test examination en 19 &intern. leer. Those who fail will not be al. lowed to stand. for the ballot. 'Unfair, undemocratic, and opposed to government by majorities," is the' wording of a strong protest. made at the Miners' Federation Conference at Westminster, against' the decisions of the law courts Hint trade union funds cannot be used for political purposes. The winders and hewers of Tay Iiigginshaw, near Oldham, on Monday brought to an end a 16 weeks' Adios by accepting the Orme agreed upon iit a joint meeting of 'commit. tees of the k'ederAtion of the ItIttstet Cotton Spinners' Associations end the Northera Counties' Weavers' Amalgamation. Professor' Chapman, of Manchester University, speaking. at York on the question of women industrial cm- ployment, said there was no real proa that married women so employed had any effect upon the- queetion of in. lentil() mortality.; nor did. be believe that to any serious extent men were displaced in industries in which wo- men were engaged.