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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,
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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.
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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.