HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1907-02-07, Page 7THAW TRIAL BEGUN
in destitution. Following hie stagy Site
giwe him a aoller and tieked hine to -
' take the certridgeit from the revolver.
He broke open the weepon and took out
1 three cartridge& The remaining three
M URDER DESCRIBED ,Daviii watt unable to remove them. ,
, however, were tightly faetenea, end
Mae. Painter proenrea croeitet needle
415 and at Iter xequeet Davie handed her the
In Ten islintxte Speech Lawyer Describes How
White Was Murdered,
Wife an4 Mother of Thaw Will be Witnesses
Witnesses Testify,
New Yenta Vela 4. *There WAS aeley said, that Allen lic reached Tin's side
an resuming ego triaj of unrry maw • he had been detained by a human end
before Justiee Fitzgerald to -day, owing
to the formalitiee uttending the pos
potting of the February term of eom
which ems scheduled to begin Ode mot
eging. The regular panel of 100 Februa
-(jurors added to the last of the epeci
jurors in the Thaw cede, some 125
number, crowded the court room t
overflowing caul kept even the new
an employee Of the garden, who asked
o litow unite they searched
t• for n policeman.
e, They were in front of an elevator, end
"thaw sahl to iiint; "We've got to go
flown in the elevator, Why can't we go
7 ino
w,"
al Paxton said he replied that it MIS 4
in good idea and they started (Men
Mut t hold •
• payee men front their wned place&
Thaw's trial, having been begun in thlInt.
ery term, that term will hold until the
case is; disposed of, .
During the wait for Thaw's; trial to go
on, rumors coutinued to fly thick and
fast as te the possibility or two more
. jurors being removed before Dietriet At-
torney Jerome would, be content that the
came proceed.
No confirmation of the reports was
. possible aud it was sofa Mit if a -dem-
eion had, been reaehea no announcement
would be matte nail court bad convenea•
' When the February imam had been
' dismissed mid Jteitice Fitzgereld bed
. taken the beech there et once began a
c4feeence of attorney s at the jail:pat
d • ,
Thaw appeared a trifle fIlISISH. 113 he
took his place at the -end ef the table
assigned to hie counsel.
Back -of him sat ilia mother, Mrs. Wm.
' Thew; his sister'Mrs. Carnegic;. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw and May 1Waelieneie. Ka-
- ward and Josiah Thaw were alse . pres-
ent, the only fatuity absentee being -the
Countess of Yarmouth,
All the witnesses for the prosecution
were in court tide morning. There were
only the eye witnesses of the tragedy
on the Madison Square roofgarden.
-Some witnesses, said to have been sum
-
maned by the defence, were also ht.
court, although the list of those who
are to appear for UMW 411B not been
ramie public.
Whatever the pressure District Atter-
ney Jerome brougat to bear on Thaw's.
attorneys for the release of additional
jurors it was in vain. At the end of the
last conference on the subjeet, Mr. Gar -
wan arose quickly, ana in a low voice be-
gan the opening address for the prosecto
time Mr. Garvan cougratulated the Jur-
ors on their body having been completed:
and then outlined the purport of •the law,
which was not seeking f or vengeance,
but to uphold the security of the State.
Ile urged the Importance of the case,
and n strict observance of the law, in
order that a fair verdict might be reach-.
ed. .
a . It was the Clainl Of thO people, he said,
-What on the night of June 25th, 1900, the
defendant 'allot and killed with preincida
Wien and intent to kill," one Stantoal
'White. He then Welly outlined the
movements of Mr. White, begineing with.
the Saturday preceding the -tragedy and
ending with the , actual scene of the
shooting on the Madison Square roof
. garden.
Mr. Garvan told how Stanford White
had on the -250, of June taken his son,
' Lawrende, and a school mate of the lat-
ter to dinner at the Cafe Martin.
The boys had bought -tickets to the
New York theatre roof gaeden and de -
alined an invitation of Stanford White
to accompany him to the Madison fignitre
roof garden.
"Stanford. 'Waite," said Mr, Germ,
'went to the Madison Square gardeu and.
sat alone at one of the tables there,
watching the first production of the play
called. `Mameelle Champopea The de-
fendant was there, with Ins wife and two
friends, Truxton Beale nue Thomas Me-
Calleb. The defendant walked constant-
ly about the place. In the middle of the
seeond act the defendant's party started
to lenve the roof. The defendant let his
filearty go ahead and he lagged behind.
' Passing the -table where Stanford
17-11itO was sitting, the defendant wheeled
Suddenly, faced Mr. White and deliber-
ately ehot him through the brain, the
bullet entering the eye.
"Mr. White was dead.
"The defendant did not know tbia. Ile
feared he had not completed his work
and he fired again, the bullet penetrat-
ing White's hest.-
"Still, to make sure he fired a tbird
t'
5 -
"Mr. White or rather the bodry of., Mr.
White tumbled to the floor.
"The defendant turned and facing the
audienee held his revolver aloft with the
barrel upside down to indicate that he
had completed what he had intended to
do. The big audience understood. There
was no panic.
"Mr. Garvan concluded by giving tha
details of Theeids arrest and indictment
by the prosecution."
Mr. Garvan spoke less than ten min-
ute, always in 4 Conversolionat tone.
Thaw eat With head downcast and face
flushed.
As Mr. Game took his teat, District
Taney Jerome sprung a decided, cam -
"We went into. the elevator," the 11
nesS COnt111110d, "411(1 Tsioac oatnaitted ti
lie aid it, saying, ruined my wife
A women who he thought WAS That
wife replied to thie: "But look at t
fix you are in now," tied Thaw repli
to her: "Well, dearie, I Imre timbal)
tared your life,"
On reaching the ground floor The
requested BOW) 0110 IQ telephone Gum
Catnegie, his brother-in-law, thee, he w
in trouale.
The witness identified a plan of t
roof garden nnil pointed out the po
tion of the actors in the tragedy.
Devid N. Cervalho, the handwriti
expert, was a new figure in the ease t
day. He sat just beside Harry Thas
and evidently has been summoned t
testify for the defence.
For the Defence.
..\-(ov York, t'ele 4. ---The prosecution
the Thaw ease rested at 12,45 p. in, ni
a eceess then was taken till 2 p. whe
Attorney John B. Gleason will open fo
th 1 f
Thew Interested.
Wyer Cohen, a song writer mid manag-
er of the bonse which published the
musie of "Afamsene Champagne," wee
the third witness.
afte Cohen was on the Madison Square
roof garden the night- of the tragedy.
rxe saw Thaw there for the first time
during the initial act. Cohen deseribed
on a diagram, the position of the table
ab which White sat. When asked by Me.
Garvan to indicate Thew's matinee of
approaching the architect that evening,
the witness walked up and down before
the juty box, illustrating the slow paec
wlech he declared ebaracterized alrev's
deliberatibn in approaching his victim.
Delphin Dolmas, the noted California
Attorney, mimed in Thaw's, defence,
made his first entrance into the activi-
ties of the trial by cross-examining Co-
hen briefly as to the position he occupied
twtrahgelreyf.erence to the principals in the
During the -examination of the witnes-
ses who followed Stanford White's son ou
the stand, the defendant took a lively
interest he ail that was said and fre-
quently made notes. ,
Mr. Delmas' participation in the case
was productive of an new interest in
the proeeedings. Hie questions on cross-
examihation were clear. cue and
eornpro-
hansiye,
revolver. In a short time lam) extracte
the remaining cartridges and ghve Davi
another dollar and ho left the 11011SO
She. immediately called up police head
quartile on the telephone and told he
ntory,
A number of detectives- searched fo
Davie all Saturday evening without sue
wee. Early this morning word was se»
to headquarters that a man named Davi;
had robbed him roommate of a gold
wateh. and a stun 01 money,
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MR. N. DYMENT DEAD.
WELL-KNOWN .LUIVIDERIVAN AND
HORSEMAN PASSES AWAY,
Barrie, 0441 Feb. 4.—Mr. Nathaniel
Dyrnent, Barrie's millionaire lumberman
aml horseman, died ehortly after add-
mght this morning after two week'
sess. lle was horn in libmter, England,
71 years ago, and eame to Canada as a
iat lad. Three years later his father took
up a farm in 'Wentworth eounty. Ile
w's began bueiness on his own account when
he sixteen years old, and the remainder of
ed Jill life was- closely. associated with the
ly lumber business. For thirty-six years he
had been a resident of Barrie, and carried
w on lumbering operationa Simeoe, Alus-
go koka and, Angenna. Ho was president of
as the Diluent Loan Co., and of tlte Dyment
Foundry Co, and a director in the Col -
he lingwood Shipbuilding Co., Goaerich Elm
et. vator Co., Barrie Tanning Co., Barrie Car-
tiage Co. He was also at the head. of
ug the hunber firms of Mackie, Dyment &
o. Son, Dyment-Balter Lumber Co., and Lon -
dos Box Co., His first wife died six
years ago. Five years later he married
Ma& Bleak, of Toronto. The surviving
children are: Mr. Simon Dyment, Barrie;
Mr. A, E. Dynient, M. P., Toronto; Mrs.
In T. If. Baker and Mrs. W. E. Wismer,
id London. Five brothers and three sisters
n also survive. Interment will take place
A Fireman Testifies.
Henry S. Plats, superintendent Of the
publishing company that owned the
rights of aakenselle Clempagne " wa
the next witness. He saw the de/olden
the niglit of the tragedy in the rear
the roof garden, opposite the centre
aisle. Mr. Plata was etanding with Mr
Cohee, the previous witness. Thaw stow
before them for six or eeven minutes
looking tst the right and left.
After the first act he next Saw Thaw
juet previous to the shooting. White
was seated, facing the stage, his head
leaning on Ititeright hand. There was no
.conversation when "thaw approached
White, and he immediately began firing.
Thaw then- retreated toward the rear
of the garden with his right hand ele-
vated, "the 1;arrel of the pistol being
pointed upward."
The pistol with which White was kill-
ed was brought into the case during the
testimony of Paul Brudi, the fireman,
who disarmed Thaw. Brudi appeared
on the stand in uniform. He identified
the pistol when it was shown to him and
said that after taking it from the pris••
oner he turned it over to the police, •
remember Marin' only two shots"
Brudi. "When I rushed 'up and grabbed
Thaws who had his erms uplifted,"
"Did you hear the defendant say any-
thing after the shooting?" asked -Mr.
Gamin •
"Yes; he said, ruined my wife.'"
Ind he say neything else?"
esea,
'ilia you hear any one say anything La
"His wife."
"What. did she say?"
'Look at the fix you are in."
"Did 'thaw re a 4"
"I did mit hear hint aeything
ram."
Mr, Theme took up the crosseexamin-
;,10,ihte;
n ard the first of the two shots you
;Hat flr wore you from Thaw when
say you heard?' he Asked,
"Twenty feet."
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on 'Wednesday afternoon. His widow its
a sister of Mrs. Walter Graham, of Ham-
ilton.
Aft. Dyment was, well known in. racing
eirelea having had a stable of horses for
years.
AVALANCHES Of SNOW.
TWENTY HOUSES DESTROYED Arip
PEOPLE BURIED ALIVE.
Tarbes, France, Feb. 4.—Relief parties
have been sent to the village of Bareges,
near Lomeles, where the Casino and
twenty Louses were destroyed, February
2, by an avalanche of snow. Details
just received show that it number of per-
sons were buried.
Intreges is n celebrated watering place
of France in the department of Hautes -
Pyrenees on the Gave Bastan, over
4,000 feet above the see and. 12 miles
ftom Bevies de Bigorre.
It has a lumber of sulphurous springs,
the waters of which are dwarfed with a
peculiar nitrogenous and oilbsubstanee
known as Baregine. The watering place
is
it favoeite resort of invalids though
the village and valley are subject to
most destructive snow avalanches.
MED OF TYPHOID,
Earl Grey's Eldest Daughter Falls Victim-
• to Disease.
8 Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 3.—Lady Victoria
t Grenfell, Meet -daughter of their -.Ix-
f ceIlencies, who has been ill fra n ie •
phoid fever for the past thrie weeks,
. died sbortly before midnight tvright.,
Her Ladyship passed the critical lite-
, teeneh day •exactly week ago. ft was
; felt that if she tided. over three mabeis
' of 4eVen days, which fell dne lo-ceire
her condition would be absolutely 'we.
Yesterday the viceregal family wo
very hopeful as to Lady Vic:to:ma
condition, but unfortunately this C n r-
ing a i•elepse set in and she -graladay
succumLed.
All the members of the viceregal patty,
ineluding Mr. Arthur Grenfell, usband
of Layel tirenfell, Were present when the
end came.
. Lady Vitoria enneied to Ma.
Arthur Grenfell four years ago. She
wile in the 20th year of her age.
CANADIAN ARRESTED.
in 'se by asking the eourt to exclude all
witnesses in tlte cose except, the ex-
perte. By doing this Mr. Jerome at. one
blow dieclosed the fact that Mrs. Wm.
Thaw and Mrs. Harry These are both to
take the tand for the defence. On ad-
vice of Thaw's +counsel they left tlw
court Yoom with the other svitneeees.
May MacKenzie was inoluded in the list
and accompanied Mrs. Harry Thaw into
the court clerk's office. Mrs. Nian, Thaw
diSes nob meet to take tbe steed fo
several days, told Taunted at onto to
her hotel. Thaw's mother is expected te
testify to the prisoner's cecentricitice as
a youth,
'The proeeeution gave The ourt room
another surprise when Lotvrenee White,
the on of the dead Architect, was tolled
ae the first witness. Thaw again fes -
toned his eyes on the table betore him
and did not once look at the witness.
Young White Aftia het Was 19 years oia
and a student at Harvard Univemity.
111s mother, he saki, now residee at Cant.
bridge, near Boston. White was on the
Stand but a few minutest. Ile teld <1
eceompanying his father to the Cafe
Martin for dinner. said that when he loft
him to go with his thum to the New
York roof garden, it was Um last thee
'ite saw his father alive,
attorneys did not desire te
• eross-extunine the witness and he Tett
the stand.
The second witneee was Warner Pax-
ton, engineer of Madison Square Gar-
den, He was an eye Witness tif tbe
*hooting' and the arrest of Thaw, IT
CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO
SHOOT ALLEGHENY LADY.
rtnest Davis Says He is Well Connected
itt This Country—Also Alleged That
Ile Stole Money and Watch From
Room Mate,
Dee k.-
HORSE KILLED ITSELF.
WONDERFUL RACE, OF A BRANT -
FORD RUNAWAY HORSE,
Brantford, Feb, 4.--A horse attached
to a light wagon- belonging to J. N'ew-
, ham, ;butcher, Eagle avenue, took fright
on Alfred street, and ran away. It col-
lided with an ice wagon, freeing it, after
which it proceeded at a rapid speed up,
the Te & 13, railway track over the
• bridge, across the race, passing Bete -
1 by over 'the tiee on tho bridge, without
' througb or receiving any injur-
ies. 11) the track a few hundred feet
from the bridge a flat air was standing
on the Biding, which the animal struck
head on and immediately- dropped dead.
The horse was 8, valuable one.
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MURDER TRIAL.
PORIVIER SWEETHEART DIED, BUT
HER LOVER RECOVERED.
Eamas City, Mo., Feb. 4. ---Albert
Korea aged 19 years, was placed on
triaI here to -day, ebarged with killing
Bertha Bowlin, his former sweetheart.
Miss Bowlin and Frank Kern were found
on July iliOth last, both unconscious from
blows on the head, inflicted with ihp',ece•
of gee pipe. The girl died of her mjur-
lea but Kern recovered.
The prosecution alleges that Krone
attacked the couple and was peompted
by jealousy.
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TUE 'PHONIE STRIKt.
TORONTO GIRLS DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE AT.
Toruno, Ont., Vela 4.—(Special)—Four
lent:heel of the striking telephoue girls
leached intek to the congruity's .offices
his morning front Labor. 'Temple and
put in their applications for positions.
Leir names end addresses were taken
'ittlione or thein know whether they
%in be re-engaged by the eompany. Tele-
dmehes is gradually beeoming much
ihwe satisfactory. a
'this afternoon the Itoyat Commission
till make tt personal itispection of the
•ompatty's memises to see under what tu
°millions the oirls work.
ti
eo1le14 weather elNerieneed in It en
0„.cattieu i prevailiug in Spain. Rail- ea
BARRY THAW,
era.°
WGILL AGAINST
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THE DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT G. R. R, COCKBURN'
CASE IN POLICE COURT.
011.1.11111.041.41.04.1111.110,0•••••••114
one day he crossed out a number of
entries, wiping out $800,000 and reveal-
ing this anima as a total loss.
"So far as I 'mow none of the di-
rectors knew of these facts before. It
was a shock to us all,
s "After the collapse I met Mr. McGill.
Ile said: "Mr. Wahneley, I have done
you a great injustice. I am very sorry
that I deceived you , Had I been back-
() ed always by men like you this would
Former General Manager of the Ontari
• Bank, Now Under Sentence to Serv
• Five Years, Declares That His Specu
lotions Were Known and Approve
by the Directors.
Toronto, Feb. 4.—Under oath on the
witnese stand in the Police Court on
Saturday Mr. Claes McGill,ex-manager
of the Ontario 13ank, declared that the
directors knew of the, octet:ince of condi-
tione which had ultimately wrecked the
institution, and that President G. Rs R.
Cockburn must have known that in
many respects the return to the Govern-
ment which he signed was not true.
On the other hand, Mr. ahonete
Wahesley, a director of the Ontario
Bank at the time of the collapee de.
'dared that he knew absolutely twitting
of the real condition of affittra; that
information when it did some created
aatouisluuent and consternation, and
hat his tellow-directors, including the
accused President, Mr. U. IL R. cock -
Duro, to the best of hie belief, were as
ignorant of the General Managera es -
impedes in the stock market as the wit-
ness himself. •
• Alt 'the eircumstaneat considered, il
was one ot the most dramatie suesr...3
ever staged itt the Police Court. Mr.
McGill, clapper, refined and businesslike
at appearance, under .senteace of five
years in itiagston Penitentiary, left the
side of hie cuetodiait, an officer of the
new,•and took the witnese stand. Be-
fore him was seated Mr. Coekburn,
whose business capacity had won him it
nigh place among the financial and pub.
de men of the city, but who was facing
Lae charge of hexing Biped it false re-
turn in connection with the same crime
for which the Geueml Manager left a
position of standing mid luxury' for a
prison cell.
"11 what Mr, McGill says is true, it
is very serious evidence against Mr.
Coekbm.n," said Magistrate emnieon at
one stage of the afternoon proceed -
legs.
Crown Attorney Curley called Mr. Mc-
Gill alone 118 WitlICSS for the prosecu-
tion. The edidence et chief was con-
cluded bef:».e noone after which Mr.
Prank Armada K. C.. proeceded with a
gruelling erose -examination, which the
witness facea very well, though at Hulce
his nervousnees mimed him to run his
sentences together and . to crowd hie
thoughts to the point almost of ineoher-
ence.
Summing up, the evidence that win
have to be weighed is the following:
"Did Mr. Cockburn e
know that th
8tittement of last June was not true?"
a
eked the Crown Attorney.
"Ile knew that in many respecte it
55115 not true," replied Me.
" Was the buyiug ana selling of
s
toelei on margin diecussed by the (e-
rectors?"
"Not offiteally. It wee spoicen of. aild
Mr, Cockburn knew all about
-Did the direetors know that you
were buying on margin?"
A Director's Story,
Mr, Wahnsley, one of the directors,
paints quite another pieture.
"We sent for the General Manager,"
he stated. "'Mr. Manila me said,
'there ere rumors in regard to our last
statement. is there anything in Helier
Mr. WW1 said there wan nothing
them. The statement issued et the
annuel meeting is quite correct.' We
esked as to certain bonds, stocks mei
securities set forth on the list. Mr.
McGill saki there were all intact. We
asked him how long it would take him
to- let tie know the true poeitem of tee
bask. He said it would take him
mum time --two or three hours. We
adjourned until next morning, Then
he said he would have to write to New
Yotk berme he could ascertain the true
position of affairs.
"We asked him if the tdiortage was
as emelt as al00,000; then if it wee
$200,000. lie :meld not say. Then we
reaeltea a point where we asked him if
the reserve IVIS) intact. Again ht' hal
infornattum to impart.
"The General Manager was theit no-
fied that until he emala give the hirer-
ation concerniug these book; he
Onlalis inespended. September atilt
ond ctiontmeatton everywhere is inter. w
upted. th
o were met with the statement again
at it Would take 10M. time, Then
never have been known.
Mr. McGill Takes the Stand.
"Charles McGill" called the Crown
Attorney, and the court had its first
intimation that the convieted ex. -General
Manager was to be called to give evi-
dence against his former President,
"You were General Manager of the
Ontario Bank?" itskea Mr. Cowley-. "Did
Mr. Cockburn know that the statement
of the Ontario Bank for June, 1900, was
not true?"
"He knew that in many respects it
was not true," replied Mr. laleCtill.
"Many of the item charged up to cur-
rent loans should not have been there
Past due bills ought to have been
larger than they were."
"Dkl he know that these items
OUR P MONS WERE TERM OF Uri
Three Managed to Cornm t Suicide and the
Fourth One Failed.
1 Port jarvie, Feb, 4.--Benjarnin Drake, Wig no 1404 in the lunme aad it le au
1%44u1 that this WAS the reason for
double nulcida.
' Half Succeelful.
Auburn, rob, 4.—.4“ Kenyon, of
Oneonta and. Man.Marie Dedriek if
Syracuse, in compliance, *wording to
Dr, &nee, who bad been attending the police, with an itmenvent to am -
Mr. Drake, ill with grip, went to the eilt suicide, each drank the contents- of
house at about 1 o'eloek on Saturday au *twee vial of laudanum in 4 MOM at
afternoon and, fintliog no one to admit the Exchange Hotel to -day.
the body of Mrs. Mille hanging if/ a week. Kenyon recovered NalffidEngly to
i
him, went into the home 554, searching Mrs, Dedrick is dead, but it Is heliev-
about, discovered his aged patient ed Kenyon will reoover. He is under
hanging by the seek to a doorpost in arreet.
the upper storey. Later, neighbore found The couple had been in Auburn for a
beam in the barn. Both had been (lead tell the police that he and Mui, Dedrick
for some time. Investigation of the agreed to die beeause they were tired
premises revealed the foet that there of liying.
aged 81, and his housekeeper, Mrs.
Mills, 00 years old, eommibted suielde
on Saturday at ti3e home of the for.
Tiler, near Centerville, Sussex County,
New Jersey.
SHOT HIS WIFE WHILE INSANE,
She Taunted Him and He Lost His Head and
Murdered Her,
Sharon, Feb, 4.—Wbile suffering from eimants of the room adjoining heard
several shots, a, scream and then the
fall of a body. They had hoard, the con-
pwere/ling. Wright is abdet 80 years
on Saturday morning at 35 Main sto reet mrs, wri.„ht woo his mona wife.
south. He fired eeveu Ads, two of which she was a ;ember of tbe First Presby -
Look effect. One struck her in the fore- terian Clutreh. Both are from ox and
head and the other in the neck. So eloee respected pioneer families. Wright ap-
Was the pistol held to her that the flesh peered hational when lqueationea by
was scorched. After killing his wife Chief of Pollee Crein. Ile stated that
Wright telephoned to the police station money matters caused the tragedy. He
and asked for au officer. Policeman said that be had been in the house only
Lartsdown went to the house where he a few -minutes evlien his wife istartea a
found WrIght -sitting in a cliair near the quarrel. Ile said- she taunted him so that
body of Ins wife,the revolver, which he he lost his head. He deinended a states
ltad reloaded, lying at a staid, The meat from ber and wile% she refused to
officer took the revolver and then ar-
retted Wright. Be has no recollection of
having shot his wife and does not know
that she is dead. Wright lied worked
all night and arrivecl home at 0.10 o'-
clock in the morning and it was soon ab
ter this that the shooting took place.
Mrs. Wright was fully dressed. The oc-
DEATH Of LADY GRENIELL AT OTTAWA
a fit of temporary insanity Hamilton
Wright, a prominent Sharon citizen,
ehot and killed his wife in their bedroom
give ann one he concluded he would
seare her BO he went upstairs and. got
the revolver. Ile then cavae down and
began firing at her. He said be had no
notion of shooting her when he secured
the pistol. Ile des not seem remonseful
and stated that he ;vas driven bo shoot
his wife by tonstant quarrels.
!Parliament Adjourns Out of Respect and All
i1 Ottawa, Feb. 4,— (Special)a--There is
a strong probability that when Perna -
meet meets to -day it will adjourn until
. to -morrow on &count of the death of
Lady Grenfell, at Government House.
Just wbat course will be pursued is not
yet known, as this is the finst time that
e member of the Governor-GeneraPs fam-
ily died at Rideau Hall, which has been
the home of Canada's Governors -General
since Confederation. All axial engage-
ments on the part of Ministers and oth-
ers have been for the present cancellel
Social Functions Called Oft.
chargedas eurrent loans in Caned% I
were charged to different brokers?"
"I don't know how much he knew
about those. He never looked at
them. I received general instructions
to buy securities for the purpose of
making up the shortage in the bank'
Much time was taken concerning the
wiping off of the $500,000 capital some
years ago, the purpose being to show
that Mr. McGill had then reeommended
the wipingout of half a million dol-
lars as quite sufficient to clear off
all outstanding obligations and put the
bank on a sound finaneial footing. ,
Supporting the Stock.
The ineans by whieh the Ontario
Bank stock was- supported were dis-
cussed. A. E. Ames & Company me
dertook to support the stock and some-
times they did. "If A. E. Ames
& Company were obliged. to realize on
any of their holdings, then it was neces-
sary for us to buy it."
"In whose name would the guaran-
tee fund stock be transferred?" asked;
Mr, Corley-. "Sometimes to the dime -
tors, sometimes to myself in trust," re-
plied Mr. McGill. "That would ap-
pear in the blue book and in the state-
ment, The direetors might not look
at that. Every director would. see it
in the public statement in May, The
President would know that."
"Was the buying of the bank steels
discussed officially?"
"It was discussed with Mr. Cock-
burn. It lad to be bought or the
batik would have closed its ckmds."
"Did Aft. Cockburn know that this
money was returned in the statement
of current loans in Canada."
"Ile knew it must be included in
some of these, in some way. It is as
plain as day. Everybody in the office
knew the bank was dealing ia its own
stock. 'We were careful that the pane
Should not know that, but entries bad
to go through every day."
"A great deal has been said, Mr. Me -
Gill, about the directors being afraid of
you—that they were afraid to say any-
thing to yea about the bank's affairs --
that it would not have been etiquette
and perhaps dangerous to interfere."
"I never knew of a feeling of that
kind."
Pirst Plunge in Wall Street.
Mr. Metall said that he had joined
the hank at, a pref.:nettle stage of its
existence. 'I was sent to New York,"
be said, "shortly after I eame to Tor-
onto, to ee Mr. Deney -and the brokers
feta intereet myself in the market. I
was to fina out all I could about the
seemities market, It was the policy
ef the batik, and I got into American se-
curitiee then."
"Investment or speculative securities?"
asked
"Some were more or less speculative.
It Was cliaetisSed at it eicetites of the
board in 1897. Mr. Coektrurn was
theta I went to New lank as directed
:ma was there almost a month. 'Some-
times I stayal there a mouth at a time.
They keen- t was down there buying se-
ein.ities. mid I reported my profits from
time to time. This WaR for the purpose
et making up the bank SilOrtagss. WO
Wanted to Make it showing. These special
transaetione were beought in anti shown
in the is oks. The great aim •was to
n.ake ep the asfivienetes in the assets of
the bank. bowever."
"Wag tame any other general mall:mar
that Ilia tide?"
Meesages Te and Pro.
"If there had been nt sueh arrange.
Iswot wuuld flay not have inquirea whit
vile were ol -eat from your post"
'It was mi secret. Every day Ines -
!toes permed' to and fro. My sul. y
Lady Greaten was in her 29th year. She
married Mr. Arthur Greaten, of London,
England, four years ago. While travel-
ling with tier husband in Alexito, she
contracted typhoid. Her husband Was
with her when she died as wen as Their
Excellencies, The remains will be for-
warded. to England. Messages of synn
pathy and condolence are being received
at Rideau Hall from all parts. Among
these Sir Wilfrid Laurier and other Min-
isters, R. L. Borden, Archbishop Dube -
mil and many others.
Later — It has been decided
that when Parliament meets to-
dayit will adjourn without doing any
businees until to -morrow,
dress was known and could be supplied
by the aeountaub at all times, The
directors knew that 1 was dealing on.
margin, Cr. Cockburn knew it."
Cross-exeminea by Mr. Arnoldi, the
witness was asked in regard to item
contained in the securities ledger.
"Upon the face of the reports whiel
the directors had to go upon they were
deceived,' said Mr...ernoldi.
"They were not deceived," retortec
:arr. McGill, with some warmth.
"The reports did not inclose irregulara
Hee," commented Mr. Arnoldi.
What's the Bill -of -Fare?
"This buying of tbe bank's stocks was
just as reoular. as eating your break.
fast,".said. Mr. MeGilL "Every day
Mr. Cockburn would come in and say,
'What is the bill -of -fare to -day?'"
At the meeting in September, before
the clash, Mr. McGill continued, the
losses were considered. The directors
were surprised to find the losses so
great.
aSo they could not have been told ev-
erything?'" interrupted Magistrate Deni-
son.
Mr, Malin then asserted that after
his arrest Mr. Pope had come to his
room in the Ring Edward and askea
him not to give evidence against the di-
rectore. "f told Mr. Pope that I
would tell the truth," added the wit -
nese.
be well for you to say that the directors
are in no way responsible?' You must
understand inc that the directors had no
knowledge of the losses which caused the
ruin of the bank, Mr. McGill then said
s 'leo, they had no knowledge of what
1 evidence. that I ever did any such
1 i "You signed the false returns?" re-
pli Ili a2 sic.:.onrru.—rol itpet tea,: t.1:11311181 e y ,
i "Yes, sir; T. did lie. Let me ex -
The "Did you lie to Mr. McKay when he
; asked as to the condition of the bank?"
l statement should. be signed by the man
1 who prepared it.
: lance had mystified him, and he went to
! Aft. McGill for an explanation. Mr. Me-
: Gill had said that he desired that the
I your junior." said Mr. Corley.
1 "Why did Chenoweth sign? He was
i thing," said the witness, in a highly
• pitched voice.
i "I did not. I dare you to produce
i caused the ruin of the bank,"
marked Ala Corley.
Tim witness explained that the occur-
gistrate—Tt is not necessary,
You explained your reasons
previous occasion,
director of the defunct
institution, then entered the stand, his
evident' e being given in the introductory
paragraphs. The ease was adjourned
until atonally at 11 a. In.
The Afternoon Session.
"New, Mr. McGill, how could all this
money get away—some million and it
eptarter of dollars—and not be missea?"
askea the Crown Attorney.
Magistrate Denison—That is -the puz-
zle.
Mr. Mettill—E•verybody in the head
of flee knew.
The Magistrate—Who were in the
head office?
Mr. Atetill—Messrs, Langton, Cheno-
weth mei Pope. There wore also
two stenograpbers in touch with the
transaetiong. There WAS no secrecy
whatever abont the business in the head
of lice.
Reverting to the minnte cementing
the recommendation to wipe off the half
million dollars, the Clown. Attorney
ciliated from the witness that it was
entered in that form to give the color of
official confirmation, and thus to gain
the friendship of the Bank of Montreal.
He knew that the minute was untrue.
"And the direetors knew it was un•
true?"
eyeee,
Mr. Corley took up the (meat:ton of
Ontario Bank stoek movement& The
witness sell that the enderstauaing he
had with the directors was in effort
"give us inform:Won of what is going
on, but do tint tell us offieially." Mr.
Coekburn. tho WiI1ICESS declared, knew
more about bow the stock was held
than ally of them.
This concluded the ease for the.
Crown.
'The evidence, if true, is very strong
evidence against Mr, Cockburn," re-
marked the magistrate when comment -
nee at the moonsistenoce of some Naafi
if eviaenee. 'View eviaence seouuus 10
in intOntiOa to be against the directors
generally."
"I have not decided as yet that 1!
shall not call upon all tho direetora for
havin'iconetirred in issuieg awl Aigning
e false statement to the tlovernstent,"
said Mr. Cmley.
'Air. Pope volunteered the following
statement: "1 felt that the direetors
Ws re. in uo may responsible for the ruin
lq beide 1 Mt it my tlui..y to hell,
Nr. Mutdll. Whin 1 learnal that it wee
iate»thei to eleaa guilty I went 1,
the Rbug Edward and said4 afr. \kW if
ou intend to plead guilty, would it not
RIOT IN CHURCH.
MILITANT CATHOLICS OBJECTED TO
APOSTOLIC SERVICE.
Interrupted Priest and Climbed Upon
Chairs During Celebration of Mass
—Police Called 'Upon and Ejected
Large Number.
Paris, Feb. 3, --Only the presence of
Police prevented a riot et the old Barna-
bite monastery, which has been re.
christened the Church of the Holy
Apostles, when the French Apostolic
Catholic Church was inaugurated to-
day. The announcement of the at-
tempt to organize a schism had stirred
up the militant Catholics, who organ-
izes'. a demonstration, with the expecta-
tion of breaking up the services, Hand-
bills were distributed containing the
words of a popular air describing Arch-
bishop Vilatte, head of the independent
Catholie movement in America, as an
American money monkey, who AL
Briand. Minister of ?One instruction
and IN cosine, desired to make a French
• Pope. Several thousatel persons were
onteide the church, aed scores of others
penetrated the already crowded edifice.
Interruptions tommenced as sobn as
a'ather iteussin, the pastor of the
church, began his sertuom welcoming
aproaching Catholic independence.
Father Itoussin was finally compelled
to ask that tlte police be sUranInned, And
Itbout fifty persons were expelled. Com.
parative Was maintained until
Ateltleshop date appeared at the altar
ie the robes end nutre of mi arch-
Ineltop. Instantly -the ant began again
with redoubled force, almost drowning
his words.
A seere or more other persone were
then ejected before Archbishop Vilatte
proceeded with the celebration of. Pott-
tifieal mass, in Daring
he observed the
'Catholic rites. Daring the elevation of
the host the militant Catholics insteltd
of liueeIing, climbed bite their chairs.
In the ineautime the polio eleered
the streets cutside the thumb. 'There
Wits no dentoustratilm RS the congre-
gation left.
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