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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-03-05, Page 6NO SWEAT BOX. Mrs. Wilhelm Was Not Subjected to Third Degree. of the wreck came to the Canadian Pac- ific Railway officials from. Ingolf. Out., a station almost ou the border line be- tween the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba.. The collision was between the stock train destined for Brandon, which had stopped at Ingolf because of a hot box, and a freight train which came up behind, and, crashing in, tel- escoped some four cars, in addition to the loss of life. HOW COLLISION OCCURRED. The two freights were running on close schedule, and the second one While roundiug a sharp curve ap- proaching ingoif crashed into the rear of the stock traiu standing at the station. The caboose, iu which the men were sleeping was telescoped, and it was here the men were killed. Robinson was taken to the hospital at Kenora, and last night it was said his life wad in danger. The C. P R. officials also reported to Burns & Sheppard the safe ar- rival at Winnipeg of William Faw- cett, the well-known horse dealer at Alliston. It appears' after the train with the horses had reached Fort William he decided to go on to Winnipeg by pas- senger train. and arrange for the keep of the animals, and also for the con- tinuing of the journey beyond Win- nipeg to Brandon. Had he not done so he would probably he to -day num- bered among the killed or injured of the wreak. Explicit Denial by Chief of Police of Newark, N. Y. Newark, N. J., March 1.--Ohief of Po- lice Michael Corbitt denies the ancuraey on the report published on February 4;. arotsting that Mrs. Mary J. Wilhelm had bean subjected by the police to Khat is known as tate "third degree." An inves- tigation shows that the so-called ''third degree" was not made use of. Chief Cor- bitt's statement of the oeeurrence is as fellows: Mrs. Wilhelm on the day preceding the funeral of her husband pleaded to be permitted to view the body. She :agreed to hire a coach to convey her to #lair undertakers if her request was granted. The request was granted, and it was arranged with her that the jour- ney be made at 9 o'clock that night, so that she would not be subjected to the gnu of a morbidly curious crowd or the fire of many cameras; a condition she could not have escaped were the trip made in daylight. Furthermore, her relatives had been informed of the intend- ed trip, and they brought her mourning to wear. She prepared for the journey early in the night, and was fully dress- ed and waiting to make the trip when the coach arrived exactly at the hour that had been set. She had not retired, and consequently was not aroused from )ter sleep and hustled out at midnight 'without being told whither she was going, the undertaker's the body of the slain man rested in a handsome casket; it had been made as presentable in ap- pearance as it was possible for an ex- pert mortuarian to make it. No sheet ,covered the body; consequently a sheet "was not suddenly jerked aside to reveal the corps when the woman entered, Af- ter Mrs. Wilhelm had gazed on the dead mean's face for a few moments the glass 'slide covering was drawn down so that she might, if she desired, press a 'cast kiss on the lips. 'Not a question ,was put to her. This all took place in ebbe large room used by the undertaker for the holding of funeral services, and not in the morgue. After Mrs. Wilhelm :had composed herself she returned to -the coach, was driven to police head - .quarters and was profuse in her thanks or having been permitted to make the journey." LIFE IMPRISONMENT. 1.A TWO MEN KILLED. A. PINE HORSE. Sentence :Passed Upon Fcrnner Chief of S ncoe Police. Simeoe, Ont., despatch: "We will not adduce any evidence for the defence." This was the rather unexpected' an- nounoomeut of Mr. 1V, B, Kelly, K. C., counsel for A. W. Malone, ex -chief of police, on trial for the attempted murder of comrade: Wilkins. The crown ended its case last night, and it was confi- dently expeetedl that the defence would go on this morning with evidence as to King Edward's Splendid Gift to the Sultan. an alibi. Mr. Kelly's atutounoement was a decided surprise. Mrs. Malone was in court with her four children, all under eleven years of age, when the court opened. When Chief Justioe Mulock asoeuded the dais, however, he intimated that the ehildren were too young to witness 'mint proceedings, and they were removed to a witness room. Be- cause headid. not call he defence Mr. Kelly claimed tthe sr htfor tto address the jury last. "The criminalitcoot givesthe theerown jury alwaysthe, ria last," said his lordship. lord, "But aecording to practice, myI should have the last word." Mr. Blackstock would not admit this, and Mr. Kelly had to address the jury first. Mr. Kelly's address was an eloquent one, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes ar- gumentative, r- gume the very butb abest ays telling. He that possibly could made: the very be made of en. apparentiy bad case. During Mr. Kelly's address there was an unusual incident. The bells of the Anglican Church across the road began clanging so vigorously that the lawyer stopped in tlnt middle of an eloquent peroration. Be asked permission to wait till the bell stopped. "What is the hell ringing for?" asked his lordship. "Ash Wednesdajr, my lord," reminded Mr. Kelly. And the i7roaeedings ceased till the bells lead completed: their call to prayer. After some general remarks upon the course of British fair play and so on, Mr. Kelly said, "The ICiug does not need is victim from Norfolk county to demon- strate British fair play." He then pro - deeded. to pick to pieces the crown's evi- dence, :digging Boles in the soft spots and ridioulin„e`the firm ones. Mr. Kelly's address on behalf of pris- : quer Malone occupied two hours and a +half. At the conclusion he said: "If London, Mar. 1. ---King Edward is making the Sultan of Turkey a present of a charger once the property of Richard Croker. Some weeks ago the sultan was asked by high officials to proceed sometimes to the anosque on horseback instead of in his carriage, in order that his subjects might have a bet- ter chance of seeing him. The sul- tan replied with a smile: "Yes, if a bay horse can be found with three white spots on his feet, one on each hind foot and one on a fore foot, a white spot between the eyes and a tail reaching to the ground. This was reported to King Edward, who telegraphed throughout the 'United Kingdom enquiring if such a horse were procurable. A. beautiful animal.. answering the description was found' in the stud of Lord Ribblesdale and was secured •by the Ring. The horsa formerly belonged to Mr. Crocker and took first prize at the Dublin Horse Show. Tho King, The Chronicle says. has christened the charger v:tlt his own title "Rex, Im- perabor.' *e FREIGHT TaAl.ect REARd-ND COLLISION NEAR WINNI Prila A Third Man May Die—Victims Were in Charge of Stock Shipment— Were Sleeping in Caboose at 3 o'clock Yestor1ay Morning When Other Train Ciashsd Into It -- Thirty-five H;tt''es ailed. THE L EAS). MYER GOLDSTEIN, aged 25 years, foreman, Toronto. JOHN O'BRIEN', aged 27 years, host- ler, Toronto. THE INJURED. WILLIAM ROBINSON, aged 20 years, hostler, Toronto. Toronto despa'teh: Wil in a few days after conveying to their employers l hes in this city the good had miraculously escaped death in a wreck on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Myer Goldstein and John O'Brien, Toronto, were killed early yesterday morning, and Wm. Robinson, also from Toronto, was perhaps fatally injured.G1 all inethe O'Brien and employ of Messrs. nBurnsson e1& Sheppard, proprietors of The Reposi- tory, at the corner of Nelson and Sim- aoe streets. Mr. William Fawcett, of Alliston, a well-known horse dealer and breeder, and Burns & Sheppard made up a shipment of three carloads of horses, 54 in all, said to be of some of the finest, stock which ever left the Province of Ontario. Myer Goldstein was sent in charge of ,the shipment, be- ing accompanied by Mr. Fawcett. O'- Brien and Robinson were scut along to attend to the horses on the journey, and were chosen solely because they had ex- pressed a desire to be given the first opportunity of making their way out west, where they intended to make their homes should they be able'to ob- tain employment quickly. The party left Toronto for the west on Thursday night, and on the arrival of the train at Fort William Goldeteiu wired that the horses were all well. In the telegram Goldstein told of their train being de- layed for twelve hours on a siding, at the same time pointing out the good fortune of having miraculously escaped 'being killed or injured in the wreck which necessitated their stay on the aiding. Goldstein closed the telegram by saying his traits was just pulling out for Winnipeg. to emir life, and that the life insurance MAYOR DEFIANT. IANT. companies world be justified in appro- MAYOR priating fundis toward an object that would reduce the mortality expenses of their policyholders. Following is the committee: George E. Ide, president, Home Life insurance Company, New York; J. R. Clark, presi dent, Union Central Life, Cincinnati, Ohio; E. B. Craig, vice-president, Volun- teer State Life, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Jonsur- snore Con panyANewarkPrudential , N J DrIuA.S. Knight. medical director, Metropolitan Life, New York; John C. McCall, secre- tary, New. York Life, New York; James McKeen, general solicitor, Mutual Life, New York; F. Sanderson, joint general manager, Canada Life, Toronto, Canada; Edgar S. Scott, president, Franklin Life, Springfield, 111. In appointing a .eommittee an effort was made to select men representing the various branches in life insurance work so that the different problems involved in the proposition, executive, actuarial, legal and medical, could he passed upon by experts. ------r= 4 -- SENT BY MAIL. Suffragettes Forwarded Two to British Premier. Would Knock Down Doctor Who Tried to Vaccinate flim.. London, March 1.—It has been discov- ered recently that the British post office accepts living parcels and delivers them. Heretofore the only advantage taken of this regulation has been the occasional employment of special delivery messen- gers as escorts for children. To -day THOSE CHOCOLATES. Toronto Case Adjourned --Other Prosecutions to Follow. Norfolk county is to deprive a roan o suffragettes conceived the brilliant plan of invoking it to gain an audience with Prime Minister Asquith, who has refus- ed to receive their deputations. Ac- cordingly two women were `handed in" at the Strand post office, directed to the Might Hon. 13. H. Asquith, 10 Downing street. The address was borne on a huge placard carried by one of the ladies. The post office exacted a fee of three pence and despatched the women in charge of a M. 'When the human par - eel, which was followed by a great crowd, reached the Premier's house three policemen on duty to prevent suf- fragette visitors closed the door, but were muck perplexed, being unwilling to interfere with his Majesty's mail. Wnnrd reached the interior of the house before the situation became acute, an the addreesee, as he had a legal right to do, refused to receive the parcel, which the messenger was compelled to return to the post office undelivered.. Quite a Scene at the Kingston Board of Health Meeting. Kingston, Ont., despatch: A decided sensation was sprung in civic circles last evening when at a meeting of the Board of Health, Daniel Couper, Mayor of the city, declared that he would not abide by one of the city statutes re- cently passed. The meeting was held to discuss the enforcement of the vacoiva- tion by-law. Dr. Knight, chairman of the board, remarked that Mayor Cou- per should have the vaccine applied as a good example to other citizens. This started the fight, and his worship made a reply that would satisfy the most har- dened anti-vaocinationist. "I won't be vaccinated," said Mayor Cooper, "and I'll knock down the doctor that at- tempts it." Some of the doctors on the board attempted to . urge the benefits of the treatment, also that the Mayer should be the last to break a civic law, but his worship remained obdurate and said there was no law that could com- pel a surgical operation. The board de- cided, however, to enforce the regula- tion, and have instructed the authori- ties to secure the names of all who have neglected to obey the ordinance. Mayor Couper, it is understood, has secured a certificate of physical unfitness, al- though he does not look the part. his life and liberty, may it not be on " kdi'ar the evidenee of a convict, au ince, y, a thief ai% a liar"' Vfr.n Week and his lordship will' aedrea verdu 01 geilty is hreught inn titef de- fenceo-lawyerss will ask for it reserved ease. The jury°returned a. verdict of gtu9t'y, and Chief Jiuetioe Muleek sentenced Ma- lone to ireprjsottment for life, giving him a week in which to Fettle up his affairs. Toronto despatch: The charge against lir. Remy Burger, the Yonge street con- fectioner, of Selling brandy chocolates, was ou Magistrate Denison's docket this morning, but was adjourned for a week at the request of the defence. Mr. W. N. Ferguson appeared as Mr. Burger's counsel. License Inspector Johnston, who laid the charge, will bring cases against other confectioners. EXPRESS ORDERS. SMALLER PAPERS. Hart Lyman Says He Believes Peo- ple Are Tiring of Big Ones. New Haven, Conn., Mar. 1.—Schools of journalism, qualifications for news- paper work and newspaper independence were discussed by Hart Lyman to -night in the second and final of the Bromley Companies Have Made New Rule For Obtaining Books, Toronto, Mar. 1.—As a result of the swindling operations conducted by Chris- topher Holland, now under arrest at Philadelphia, through securing a book TWO MEN WERE KILLED. Nothing more was heard of the men with the horses till last night, when Burns & Sheppard received the sad TOMS of the death of Goldstein. and O'Brien and terrible injuries received by Robinson. It was also reported to Messrs. Burns & Sheppard that 35 of the 54 horses in the shipment had been killed and seine others injured. The official report of the wreck stat- ed that two trains tame together in a rear -end collision about 3 o'clock yes- terday morning es-terdaymorning at a point about ninety of Dominion Express money orders in St. Thomas, a new rule has been putin- to effect by the express companies, 'Un- der this new rule persons and firms de- siring money order booke can no longer get these by simply telephoning the ex- press companies first and then sending messengers for the books, but the books are delivered by the express companies' own messengers. lectures ,at Yale. Mr. Lyman said there never was a bet- ter time perhaps than now 'to begin work on it newspaper. We have been living for a good many years in the age of quan- tity, but soon a higher value may be put on quality. Ile was hopeful that the next notable change in the news- paper world would be a return 'to small- er papers. Every element entering into their composition night cost more than now, excepting the print paper, which would cost less because less of it would be used, s There would conte also, Mr. Lymain thought, a clearer perception of what is intrinsically worth printing. If the coun- try is not gettinggttiroffthe joarnalist- is scoop yet, ought; TO KEEP OUT POOR SEED. First. SILVER DART, Flight of Aerodrome Ever Witnessed in Canada. Halifax despatch: The people of Bad - deck to -day witnessed the first flight of a heavier -then -air flying machine in Canada, when Douglas McCurdy flew a distance of one and a half miles over 'the ice on Baddeck Bay at an elevation of about 30 feet in an aerodrome of his own design named the Silver Dart, Mc- Curdy had previously made fourteen flights in the Silver Dart at Hammonds - port, N. Y. Alex. Graham Bell says it was obvious from to-day's experiment that McCurdy could have flown as long as his engine power held out. Be came down very gently on the ice after only a short 'flight because he found that he was getting rather close to the shore and feared running into the land. Two little girls on the ice had a nar- row escape from being run over by the machine when i't carie down. TRIP TO EUROPE. Three Whole Weeks For Canadian High School Boys. Toronto, Mar. 1.—The Canadian of- fice of "The Standard or Empire" to- day announced the particulars of a. competition of intereat. "The Stand- ard of Empire"' offers a free trip of three weeks in England, Ireland, Soot - land, Wales to the twelve Canadian High school, Collegiate and County Academy students or students of sim- ilar institutions, that secure the great- est number of subscriptions for that newspaper between Feb. 23rd and success- ful boys sailhls on year. the `Empress of Britain:" on July 16th, and return. on the `Empress of Ireland" on Ani ust 19t1t- Whil'e in. the old country the boys will visit Liverpool, Manchester, Shef- field, Oxford, Stratford -on -Avon, Edinburgh, Glasgow,' Belfast, Dublin and of course London, where it is hoped they will be received by Lord Roberts. New York State Has Been Made a Dumping Ground. Albany, N. Y., Mat. 1.—Commissioner Pearson, of tate State Departmettt of Agriculture, said to -day that the put - page of the bili introduced last night by Assemblyman Callan, of Colmmbie, county, requiring the marking of pack. ages of seed, was not only to guard against fraud, but to prevent New York being inside a dumping -ground for low- grade seed. The bill provides 'that seed packages must be marked with the name of the seller, and with the percentage Writ of purity. "Canada, end. tnany States of, this country," said Commissioner Pearson, "have a very clever law by which they prohibit the sale of low-grade seeds within 'their territory, but allots it to be sold itt other States ami coun- tries. The result is that New York State for some time has been a dumping grpgnd for all the cheap, st¢rilize4 seed TWO GOT OFF. -tee.+-m------- LEAVE CZAR ALONE. Trainmen Out on Suspended Sen- tence ---Other Case Laid Over. Guelph despatch: The three other Grand.' Trunk trainmen against whom a true bill for criminal negligence in con- nection with the Ilarriston wreck was retirr:ned by the Grand Jury at the As- sizes :here, were tried this morning. Bttrgm'an and Alexander pleaded guilty, mill were released on suspended sentence. Jackson pleaded not guilty and his case was laid over for 'the next Assizes. HUMAN LIFE. Russian Revolutionists Decide to Do No More Preaching. THE KISS MUST GO. Preacher Orders Kissing to be Stopped in Church. MountGilead, 0., March Henry W. Ireland, of the Disciples Church, declared in the pulpit on. St. Petersburg, Marra 1.---A four days' congress of the revolutionary party of the National Socialists has just come to an end in this city. In spite of pre- cautions taken in connection with the funeral ceternonies of Grand Duke Vladi- mir, the delegatesassembled daily daily under sof the the very eyes police. The most interesting decision reached was concerning the attitude of the par- ty toward the throne. The delegates are all republicans, but it was set forth that they had found the monarchical feeling among the peasantry so strong that it was inadvisable to continue to preach openly against the Emperor and the monarchy. Insurance Companies Start CaM- • paign to. Prolong It. New York, March 1.—The Associatioit of Life Iusurauce Presidents Itaap- pointed p pointed a committee to consider the suggestion of Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale University, that the insurance com paries appropriate money for a campaign of education to improve hygienic condi- tioris throughout the United States to, be conducted by the Committee of; One Ruladred on National Health. At the time he ruade the suggestion; Prof. p i#eher, saki a prodigal appligation of ARL OF DUDLEY. Naive Sunday Land kissing nin hiss ochurch e hugging during the'services. "Why," said Rev. Mr. Ireland, "I have seen young chaps who come to church for no other purpose than to disturb the service lean forward overthe back of the pew and press a kiss on some fair maiden's lips, and the smack could be heard all over the house. "And that is not the worst of it. This hugging and kissing nuisance is not confined merely to the yoi.mg- per onsets have ut c anna ed me in some older pd same manner. "The kiss is an intoxicant and, like the saloon, must go. The nectar quaf- fed from the red lips is morefruitful of consequences than any alcohol bevestiae ever distilled, Mentioned as Next Governor- General of Canada. 'MURDER AT HAMILTON. Horrible Crime Committed in llesi-. denllal Part of City. Ottawa, Mar. 1.—lt is unofficially stated here that the Earl of Dudley may succeed Earl Grey as Governor -Gen 'oral of Canada when the latter's term expdros next fall. In official oblides there is no confirmation of the rumor, although Earl Dudley's appointment is considered as a probability. It is under- stood, however, that the appointment of the next Governor-General of Canada has not yet been definitely settled by the Imperial Government. Lord Dudley was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1.90; to 1904, andis one of the moat pop- ular peers in Great Britain. The Earl of Dudley is at present Gov- ernor-General of Australia, and the re- port for that reason is regarded se very Hamilton. Feb. 25. — About 3.4.i• o flock this afternoon •one of the most. daring, cold-bleaded and wanton mntr- cicni that has ever blackened the criminal annals of this country • was co.:amitt'ed at the home of T. L. Kin - rade, 11j5 Herkimer street. His sec- ond slaughter, :Silas Ethel, is lying at the morgue, with 'five bullet holes in •her itead turd breast, while her mur- derer has. so far, .eluded 'the police. The nmrdcr'rr cis supposed to be a tramp. He went to the house a tthe hint' mentioned whilst only Miss Fior- enoc and Miss Ethel were at hostil\ and in t+rs eeee to his knock Mtiss 1`1orenve answered, He said he wanted something to eat and wa.s in. vita art, atfter which he demanded money. He was given what Miss 'Florence could soeure do 'rho home, anew 'which he shot Miss Ethel, who WAS about to leave the 'home in, finer 'fright, fire times and camped from the dining -room window. The polio wore notified about fifteen minute after the shooting hook place mend avert on the atone within less than half nr hour, butt up to alate hour to -nihil the murderer had not been caught a.nd to trace of him has ben found.