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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1907-02-14, Page 7.46 "THE B. WAS. HMI AND WENT OUT AGAIN.." The Note Mrs. Thaw Passed to Her Husband the Night of the Murder. Pittsburg Banker Swears to Envelope Belonging to Will of Thaw. Roosevelt Wants to .Bar From 1aii Newspapers Publishing Thaw Trial. New York, Feb, 11.—The open. Ing of' the fourth week, of the Thaw trial to -day brought a new eviler of things in thecourt room ani all we - mien ether than the half dozen active newspaper writhes wito have followed the vase sine° the begiening, were barred, by order of Justice Fitzgerald, During the two days of last week when Evelyn Ne:sbitt -Thaw was oa the wituess geode :many Weillell CVOWEted. the mut room, leaving in some manner solved the prob- lem of gettiug past the stubbornorisag. fed bailiff at the door. This morning the women stormed the portals again, but in vain. As a result Of the order barring all wouaen from the court room when Just- ice Fitzgerald took life place on the bench and Berry 1,1111w was called to the • bar. The prisoner walked to hi, place at his counsel s. table without a single friendly nod to greet hini. No num- 'el)er of his family Was iu court. '--That thedefence would. proceed with the struggle to have Harry Thaw's will accepted in evidence as testimony to his unsoundness of mind, was indicated by Mr. Delmas, who asked that J. D. Lyon be called as the first witness of the day. 'ape Lyon was sworn and lied stated .that he had lived in Pittsburg all his life and had been engaged in the bank- ing business for more than a quarter of • century. ''re is now connected with the Union National Dank.. "You are acquainted witll the defend. ant, Harry K. Thoaw?" asked Mr. Dol- mas. District Attorney ferome- here object- ed to the defetice proceeding with a new witness while the examination of Airs. Thaw remaind. uncompleted, Mr. Jerome said he thought the defence should offer some explanation of its pule pose in thus interrupting the testimony of Mrs. Thaw. Justice Fitzgerald stated Gut all the :statements of Mrs. Thaw aro on the re- cord Practically by consent, but now the judgment of the court was invoked. Mr. Jerome, after a sheet whiepered conference with Mr. Delmas, withdrew his objection. "How long have you known Harty K. Thaw?" asked Mr. Delmas Of Mr. Lyme A.—"Ever since he was a "1 hand you an envelope and ask you if yoi. ever saw it before?" , Mr. Dolmas handed the witness an en- velope of large size and made of heavy brown paper. . "rime seen this before," said the wit - nese; "it NITS once in my possession." -"When?" A.—"Some tine April; .1006. It was sealed, and apparently con- tained a package." - "How dia you receive the package?" A.—"From the hands of Harry K. hhaw." Mr. Lyon said he was familiar with the defendant's haudweiting, and it was his handwriting on the envelope. What did you do with the envelope?' placed it in my box in the safety deposit vault hi the bank, where it re- mained until the latter part of NOVCM- ber, 1900„when I took it out and gave it eo my stenographer, Charles Johnson." Lyon identified part of the writing on - another envelope as that of his stenogra- .pher. Evelyn's Note. New York, Feb. 11.—The note rend: "The B. was here and went out again." Mrs. Thaw said the "B." aneant "black- ' guard," and referred to Stanford White, "Did you ever hear Mr. Thaw refer to incenmormosammesetear- Colette made. against his life by White?" Air. Jerome objected. Mr. DeWitt% aeeerted that these threats tad been made, and it was oonipetent to prove that Thew armed himself otter hearing these threats. Justice Fitzgerald held that there was no rule ef law which will allow the defeudaut's owu claimer that 'threats were made against his life. Mr. Dolmas declared that if he could show the defendant's statements were the remit of insane deleterious he would have the eight to show them "Did you Meer Mar Mr. Thoiv refer to statements be bed made to the soelety for tbe protection of children or for the suppression of vice?" Mrs. Thaw eves not allowed to ave- wer this uestima Mr. Dolmas than announced that as the court's ruling prevented him from going further into these matters he would ask leave to temporarily with- draw the witness and proceed along other linee. Mr. jewome acceded to the request and Mr. Delmas then asked for an °arty ad- journment in order to prepare or the new line of evidence. A recess was order- ed at 12,20 until 2 pan, Took Recess. New York, Feb. 11,—The court took VeCC3S at 12,20 p. ui. until 2 p. set agreed to temporarily excUrie Mrs, Evelyn Thaw in order to permit the in- troduetion of further testimony tending to show the unsound condition a the de- fendant's mind. A Bible Student. Jean L. DeForresti who was Mrs. Thaw's teetener at the school in Pomp- ton, N. Je adds another chapter to the ease. She writes that Mrs. Thew ,(then EVelent Neabit) was eft earnest scholar, and says that siece the tragedy, With Thewh 'consent, she has continued to' instruct Mrs. Thaw in literature, English and Biblical history. The instruction is given at the Hotel Lorraine, Where Mrs. Thaw livee, and Mame MacKenzie, Mrs. Thaw's coustent companion, aceording to Miss DeForrest, 'became interested and shares he the studies; Delphin AL Deblois, chief counsel for Thaw, who spent Sundey in Philadelphia, Is quoted as saying in an interview that he is much encouraged with the present outlook of the ease, and that tlie story by Mrs. Thaw in court is not half' as tragic as it was when she told it to him during the preparation of the case. Gleason Testifies. is ea, York, Feb. 11.—John 13. Gleason, of Thaw's counsel, was called to the. stand. - Mr. Gleason. meld the will had. been in his possession since Dee. 11, 1006. Mr, Lyon had testified that he held the will till the latter part of November, 1000, Mrs. Thaw Retailed. - New York, Feb. 11.—Mrs. Thaw was recalled,. •Thawie Note. New York, Feb. 11,---Jevome, on Del- . inas' demanik will produce the note Mrs. Thaw passed to her husband in the Cafe Martin on the night of the eliooting, . Roosevelt and the Newepapers. 'Washington, Feb, 11, ---The following stateineet was givea out at the White House to -day; • "The President has eominunicated with Postruaster-General Cortelyou to 'know whether it is feasible to leer from the mails the papers thatgive the full dis- gusting particulars of the Thaw case. He does not know -whether it ir feasible, but if it is he wiehes it done:" NEWS IN BRIEF CANADIAN, Mr. Jong M. Afeltullen, a veteran editor and author of Brockville, is dead. Medieal men may wait upon the Gov - &wiled, to urge the appointment of a Minister of Health. Mrs. Delisle Smith died at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, last night. after be- ing given it mixture of odyne in 'mistake for it tonic. A protest against the. powers given 1.1) he Ontario Medieal Council. was made the meeting of the Canadian Prees .Association at Toronto yesterday. Deward C4ranhois, the lad of the Dres- den poultry thieves, yesterday before Judge Dowlin was -sentenced to two years at Kingston. Officials of Sandwich 'West now have the smallpox epidemic well in hand. The four sehoole in the stricken district have been domed. Every rerson 'within the dis- trict has been vacemeted. George Libido, ta I'. R. engineer of To- ronto Junction, and his fireman lied a ously injured, and several others slightly sleeping house at St. Thomas, and, kat all the clothes they had with thew. v•iii.sea• A lease of it factory site to the Xing Radiator Compauy, of Montreal, is 10 - commended in Toronto, ender which the et:ovally will expend $125,000 on build- ing and plant, The Saskatchewan. Provincial Govern ment offered a reward of $200 for the arrest of the murderer of Michael Kinn- insk on the 3ra of January. It is be. lieved the police have the guilty parties under eurveillance, At 3,80 &elude this morniug a violent explosiott oeetirred Sit the ehonical re- etaralt department of the Woolwich .e.r. anti. Itoot of the window:1 of the hotittel hi the town were broken. Ito lives were lost BO far as is known.' Tho building was completely wrecked.. Menno Culp, committed for trial on the charge of forgery it few days ago by Police Magisteate Comfort, came before County Judge Carnuin at St. Catharines on Saturday for election. ITe decided to be tried summarily by thj e udge, and pleaded guilty. Sarveyore 1-4 the Department of Lends and Mines have reported from 35 townships in New Ontario,mostly in Algoma. In eight townships nine miles Square in .Alemna, south of the latitude of Winuipeg, surveyors found very good hunt, 75 per cent, of which can be con- verted into exceIleet farms. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Mayor Tait, of Kingston, Jamaica died yesterday from injuries received during the earttiqtittko. Iowa Legislature will shortly pass it bill making two cents it mile the maxi- mum railway passenger fare. Emperor 'William lute now almost en- tirely discarded the use ef carriages in favor of automobiles, and it is very sel- dom that he is seen out driving. The lima of New S':ork's Chinatown was officially wiped out yesterday, when the Board of Estnnates authorized it new park on the Meek bounded by. the Bow- ery, Doyen, Pell and Mott streets. -- The 'French battleship Bremner broke from her mooriege during a severe Morin yesterday 0,11d grounded tear Ilyeros. She wee liabiequontly gotten of with con- siderable difficulty, and then returned to Toulg e She sustained much damage. The trazilhen Government has decideh, in order to evoid possible disagreeable incidente, to exclude negro sailor; front the Brarilian situ:Whet which is to vieit. the rnited States. — the notorious Brazilian bandit, in spite of his being pursued by the au- thorities, is still committing outrages in the State, of Pernambuco, ineorporation of several telephone • eompaniee which will furnish long at. tatee eonneetion with the indepOndent telephone lines h was noureaticerl yeeter- day in Chietigo. ,Att oil* train on * narrow gauge raib road ruuning from Silver City, N. 11., to a mine in the mouutaine was wreaked JAI) rEELING Wit night. Two pereous were killed and several others hurt, that street. oireulathog a petition to 1...he ()ouzeli in favor of asphalt bloelt being used on i I URI) Phe substanee of the affidavit le that • 1 - ' LIBLE M ' -R AND TOWARD U. S . A certain Aldermen offered to divide 1 411306 which he elaimed he °meld get were the petition to be changed from asphalt block to vitrified briek. Lachanee at ' . onee reported the matter to letayor Rid. , , . dell but tie ' . The rumor that Count Boni de canote1. lane had appealed against the decielon of the courts last November granting a divorce to his wife who Wee Mies Anna Gould of New York, is confirmed. The French polio have ariested the ringleadere ef a, gang of fifty criminate Who have terrorized the &pertinent of Pae -de -Calais aiel the Belgian frontier for two yeareo during winch time they committed thousands of robberies and murders. 1,1**1•01... Mr, Lloyd. George, speaking last night at Belfast, said the separation of Ireland and Britain was. unthinkable anti not at all debatable. Self-government, however, would strengthen the bonds, of empire and bring contentment. John J, hleGee,, Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada, who We filled the positionlor many years, has been given three months' leave of absence. At the end of that time he will be superannuat- ed. Mr, Redolent Botulreitu, who is known all over Canada as secretary to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, suceeede Mr. McGee. Gen. Antonio Paredes, who is report- ed to have landed. at Pedernales, Vene. tuella to begin it revolt against Presi- dent Castro, sailed limn this port on Dec, 22nd last for Trinidad. Alma it month ago when he tried with sixty of his followers, who had seen service in Venezuela to start his expedition from Trinidad be was intercepted by the Bri- tish authorities, The beadquarters of the flying group of Terrorists when agents were sent out to execute death sentences has been lo- cated at the Moscow University (fe- male). The police eearched the university buildings and many near -by tenements and arrested eight girl students and. a immber of men but the leaders have thus far escaped. A number of bombs and sixty pounds of pyroxylin were seized. • . THROUGH MUD AND RAIN, British Women Suffragists of All De. grecs Parade the Streets of London. London, Feb, 11.—Titled women, clad in. silk and velvet, *emelt With Univer- sity degrece, gradhates in caps and goVene, Women :idiots, members of the Lyceum and other women's clubs, tem- peranch advocates and women textile workers gathered from all parts of the ebuntry this afternon and marcbed in the WA through the muddy streets in support of ethe movement in favor of women suffrage; " The patticiperits in the demonstration weed notethalled 'at Hyde Park,. and with hands and halters marched through Piccadilly, Regent street and Pall Mall to Thtfalgar Squint. and Exeter Hall, where a, public meeting was held. The speakers demanded the early at- tention of Parliament to the bill pro- viding for the enfranchisement of women. The demonstrators included such well- known persons as Lady Frames Balfour, sister of the ex-Prenuer; Lady Maud Parry and other titled women; Moo Fawcett, widow of 'the ex-Postmeeteie General of that name, and most of the leeders of the more important suffrage societies, who are utterly opposed to the militant methods of the so-called "eel- frafgettes" who were recently carried out of the house of Conunons by Policemen and committed to prison for disturbing the peace. There were several thousand women in the procession, which was half it mile long. LUNATIC ROUGHLY HANDLED. Was About to Jump From Window With Tevo-Year.Old Child. New York,. Feb. 11.—Jeremiah Mon- goose, waiter, 30 years of age, who went violently insane to -night, set fire to his home on Wesb 'Thirtieth street, and almost succeeded in hurling one of his children from it second' storey win- dow, was rrou,ghly handled by a. crowd of etyma hundred persons and would probably have received! mere seriows in- juries but for the timely arrival of thes pollee. ' Someone lad procured it nye, and there were cries Of "Lynch him -to a lammoistl" The man was kicked and hie elothes torn froni bine. A number of policemen clubbed thir way thrOugh the mob and xeseued Mongoose, who was removed to a hospital. When Mengoosa begah throwing furni- ture into the street, Ins wife and two 'children fled in terror. A two-year-old girl eva,s hit behind. 'Mongoose. eet fire to the building, and was about to jmnp from •st window with the child in IBMS, when it neighbor knocked. him down and ran to the street with the lit- tle one. LOCAL OPTION. APPEAL ENTERED REGARDINGTHE BEAMSVILLE LAW. Toronto, Ont., Fab. 11.—(Special).—An appeal was entered this morning before Divisionfd Court on behalf of Ratepayer Robinson against order of Chief Justice Mulock,( miming to quash the local op- tion by-law passed by Beaumville. The Icontentions of the oppelliint are that the by-law was not properly advertised, was net posted up according to the re- quirements of the law, and that one Ihad not, elapeed from the date of first publieation till passing of by-law. NEWFOUNDLAND ENCOURAGED. — Given Renewed Hope by Sir Wilfrid's Expression of Sympathy. John's Nfld., Feb. IL—The an. 110t111CCISent 'that Sir Wilfrid Lee -trier lute expressed sympathy with, Newfound- land in. the mimes campaign against American fiehermen has encouraged the. Government leaders, who will outline the plans. of further protesting against the -nuelue -vivendi at Tuesday's session: af the Leg,ielature. The newspaper ergan of the Opposition pally ottered a Vehement protest to -day egainea the strang lenge:ego used by etwera tGovernment speakers in the Le/et:Stature Thursday.• They edvo- taird the sevessioe of the colony front the empire. A S---.44-Ab 110111Y—MOON, Bride Bridegrom retina, Abend FteZeti on the Pattie. . • - Maple Creek, hien,- Me 10. --- John Iluneau, a well-known enrolee, woe married on hiontlay, etetried for hie raneh en Skull Creek, with hie. bride. Theie team wandered from the trail, und they wore found emsterday almost deod. GTO in the hospital here, Dinueuth feet will have to Int teed Men • repote .ht ishing in the Won are being Me sod here. .••••...".41.11 'Smile at Barbarity to Innocent chile. ren in a Christian Land. Disdain and Contempt for U. S, Newspapers' War Talk, But They Rave Implicit Confidence in Roosevelt., Tokio, Feb, Ile—In discuesing the anti. Japanese feeling expressed by a portion of the American pros) all classes whose opinion is worthy of consideration, are significantly reserved. The two prevail- ing sentimente noticeable are a. strong disdain and contempt for the papers in .America odd& entertain, the idea of it war betIveeu Japan and the United States aud confidence in Pre. siaent Resevelt, who is regarded as the true type of Americau. People are inclined to smile with sat- lel:lotion at the outburst id what ap- peers. to them as a, eidicultus agitation aud at the barbarity practised toward innocent children in it Christian: land which had been elassea by miesiouoriee sand others ae it country which possessed the °illy true religion and the only teue God. The Japaneee have no doubt been smarting under the aseumed. superiority of Christian. eratione, and now find such an occurrence amid Claistian eivilisittion serves in their judgment as the confes- sion of an inferiority, moral and other- cwoisnfeidence and although the possibility Moreover the successful war with Rus- sia has inspired the Japanese with great of it war with the United States is not now generally entertained it may not be amias to point out that some are inclined to regard as significant Secretary. Tafth declaration in regard to fortify:11g the Hawaii= Islands. BIG SNOWSLIDE. CAR REPAIR SHOP OF CROW'S NEST COAL CO. CARRIED AWAY. Chas, Douglas Killed—His Body Buried Under the Ice and Debris—Residents of the Town Warned to Vacate Their Houses—Another Man Killed Under a Train. Coal Creek, B. eh Feb. 10.—Th.e car rePhir shop of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company was wiped. out and one life lost by a snowslide which occurred nore ,on ,ehiday morning at 10 o'clock, when a gigantic mass of ice and snow hurled down the mountain's side and demolish- ed the shop. Several men were at work in the building, but all got off with slight injuries, except Charles Douglas, who was instantly killed, being buried under the ice am the debris. Douglas was it married man, 28 years old, and a carpenter. The Coal Company Officials have warn- ed any of the residents of the town to vacate them houses. There is constant donee of heavy slides, owing to the great quantities of snow on the moun- tains overhanging the place and rains which have been falling for a few days. Another fatality on th e local railway occurred yesterday morning, when Geo. PAH, foreman of the hoiler-house, at- tempted to alight from the train coming in from Fertile, and fell beneath the wheels of the last coach. The body was frightfully mangled. Prill was 22 years of age and unmarried, his home being in Ferenc. EDISON TO PLAY. WILL SEE WHAT HE CAN FIND OUT ABOUT ELECTICITY. New York, Feb. 11.—Thomae Edi - sop, the imontor, ie GO years old to -day. In an interview yesterday he said it was now time few Min to knock of work and. play a while, "For 45 years I have been making ex- peelenents with electricity," said Mr. Ed- ison, "but all those years I have bean turning these expeadments to commercial value so feet that I have not had a eliance to play with .electrieiter for the fun of the thilig, juet to ee.e how much elm find out about it. But from to- morrow en ant going to give up the commeeeial end of it, and work in my laboratory pueely as a. scientist. That ‘Nill be the pleesure • have long been promising myeelf." • "Is poseible to foretell .what the next.gmat etep in the application of elec. 'Welty to the meehitines of present day life Will be?" Mr. Edison was asked. "I would. be it daring man to venture it prediction." he answered. "We are all busy collecting date, we investigate, and maybe in 500 years more, we will begin to suspect something." A BRANTFORD BLAZE. 'GOULD, SHAPLEY & MUIR FACTORY ' BADLY BURNED. Brantford, Ont., Vele 11.—(Special).— Fire which broke out as a result of en over -heated journal at 5 &dock this morning, totally destroyed the western wihg of the Gould, Shapley & Muir fa - tory lit in this city. The three storey brick building comprising repair shop, paint shop, tin shodo wood department and bee -keepers' supplies More room was damaged to an extent estimated at $25,- 000,011011cl about $12,000 was in stock. Plant and contents were fully iheured. The fire department did goeitt eerviee end had the blaze under control at 7.30, saving the remainder of the evict/Ave factory. Operationss will be dela,y-ol for it 'couple of weeks, but the plant will be rebuilt. The fire proof walls assisted materially in arrestillg the spread of the flames. Xo one was injured. The tom- e:any inaitufattures windmills, gas en- gineer and bee -keepers' supplies, lots on annual output, of $500.000, employe 250 hands and pays $150,000 per ;year in wages, ATTEMPTED BR/BERY. etave Lachance Charges St. Catharines Aldermen with Offering Money, St, Catharines, Feb. 11. --At the meet - leg of the City Council on Monday night an affidalit of Octave Laeliance wur be read to the effect that ono of the city Aldermen appeoaelied him with art attempt to bribe. The eity is eon- tee:plating tee conistritetion of peiteara out pavement's on many of the streets this rear, and Laehattep is a proePerty• owner en Qtlearistou street and has Won SUICIDE IN BUFFALO -.ept quiet, the intention being to deal with the mat. ter in open,Counell. TO MN LORDS, COMMONS xmorro PREPARATION FOR A, MIORTX STRINnE, Parliament Opens To-morrow—llinietry Will Introduce Resolution Laying Down Inalienable Rights of Commons —Ready to Appeal to Country. London, Feb. 11.—The resassembling of Parliament en Feb,. 12th arouses /ammo intorest here, as the Government in. tends to immediately inaugurate moose mere to cheek the powers of the House of Lords, making it subordinate to the will of he people, es repro:rented by the itouee of Commons. This Le nothing less than it revolution in the present vonstitutional methods, ani foreshadows it bitter contest be- tween the two Houses'with the Govern. - meet already prepared for a diseoln- tion arid an appeal to the country apon the necessity of curbing the power re- presenting the aristooracy in the ia- terest of the democracy. Recent coun- cils of the Ministers have determined the nrain lines of the Government's action, which is expected to begin with the introduction of a resolution teeing down the House of Commons' inalien- able eights. A similar historic resolution was ad- opted in the seventeenth century; upon which the eight of the Ominous to control money matters was bused.- This will be merely preliminary to a series of meaeures by which Prettier Camp- bell -Bannerman proposes to frame a clear issue against the Lords and then appeal to the people upon it. The Government's determine -Oen to _make the fight now is due to the defeet ) of the education bill • by the epper House, and the prospective defeat of all other features of the exieting programmee. It is seldoin taat a speech from the throne had lie nt wett- ed with such eager interest, as it is as- serted that the Ministry has indticed the .Crown to make an allusion to the constitutional deadlock betweeur if ti Lords and Commons. Whether le leg Edward ie ready to take such sigriifictrit action is open to doubt. It is praetble that any reference His Majesty may make en the subject of the House of Lords will be couched in moderate, en - controversial language, because the speech is addresssed to both Houses. The proposed Ggvemment resolution challenging the powers of the Ilouso of Lords can have little effect heelf. as the Lords' powers remain, despite reso- tutions, but the passage of suck a Pso- lation is designed to give the keenote to the Ministerial plans. Them mill consist chiefly of sending the Lords it number of popular enetteurs, inoluding drastie land bill affecting the estates of peers and other members of the aris- tocracy. 'these measures are sure to be rejected by the Hanle of Leeds, thus giving the Government the opportunity to appeal to the country. Members of the Ministry openly eliecuss these plans and prediet several dissolutions before a reform of the House of Lords can be- come effective. King Edward and Queen Alexandra returned to Londoo, last evening from Paris for the ceremony. 'The royal pro- ceeeten . will consist of six coaches con- taining the lords and ladies-in-waiting, the keeper of the privy puree and the master of horse, concluding with Ills Ma,jeeety'e State ()each drawn by eight cream colored horses. Elaborate pre- parations are being made for the street pageant mut the ceremony in the HOLM of Lordise where King Fedi warcl, robed 111 crimson velvet edged with ermine and son -emoted by a, 'brilliant throng, will read the speech from the throne. COMFORT FOR KILTS. ENTHUSIASTIC SCOT ENDEAVORS TO CONVERT ENGLISHMEN. Lembo, Feb. 11. --An enthusiastic Scot has written to the press trying to con- vert Englishmen to wearing kilts, espe- cially in cold weather. Ile assures them that anybody who has once worn the kilt will never forget the comfort and warmth it ensures. His opinion is en- dorsed by it West End physician, who, among other argumeats, claims that pet- ticoats are much warmer than trousers. He repudiates the idea that the legs of those wearing kilts must be cold, and says that the mere baring of tha knees is harmless. He instances football play- ers leaving their knees uncovered for the purpose of bracing their sihews, He points out that worsted stoekings, which are it concomitant to kilts, are warmer than' the present leg gear. The editor of the "Tailor and Cutter" says that the fashionable streets of the West End would certainly gain in picturesqueness by the addition of the kilt. Among oth- er advantages it would necessarily kill the .obnoxidue high hat and abolish bag- gy -kneed trousers. lie inforins the un- initiated that nine yards of cloth are required for a kilt, owing to the numer- ous pleats. Thus ±1 18 more costly than an ordinary suit. 4 e 6 • BOER ELECTION. Rejected Suitor Murders the Object of His Love and Her klusband. When He Sees Police Officers He Fires Bullet Into His Own Brain. Murderer's Sister, Attracted by the Crow4 on the Street, Identifies Him. • Buffalo, Feb. 11.—Jealousy, fanned by saw Lockwood begin to descend the the sudden realization that the object stairs, followed by Mee. Snyder. When 1 ethe terror-Ai-1.0km lad, I of his km was beyond his reach, led utmost oppoite to I Lockwood tamed, faced Mrs. Snyder, Mode some remark which the boy ware unable to catch, and. fired. Nu scrota came from the lips of the victim. He: body fell forward, rolled dOWIl 433104 the entire two flights of stare, and stopped only at the doorway, a pas- sage too narrow to allow the bleeding body to roll into the street. Lockwood, appartintly dazed by thio work of carnage, made no great effort' to escape. Calmly he walked acrose the retreat. Two officers, Patrolmen Battles and Hurley, attracted by the weee hurrying along Seneca street, When Lockwood crowd from the south to the north side of the street lie was directly in front of the ofocers. Suddenly he seemed to realize the enormity of hie crime, and with a "Well, I guess I'll kill myself now lie fired the third bullet and snuffed out the third life within the space of fire minutes. In such close succession had the three rbots been fired that neighbors who heard tilt three declare that from the time the first shot was fired into tiny- tteris body on the third floor of the bg life not more than three minutes had elapsed.until Lockwood ended his own Et remainedfor his sister, Grace, to remove every trace of doubt. The young woman had been out, was re- turning to her home along Seneca street, and was attracted by the crowd which surged around the doorway in which hire. Snyderh ,body lay and on the opposite side of the street where the murderer was cold in death. The police cleared away the crowd, drove the idle gossippers back, and cleared a way to the body. Fearfully, possibly hopefully, the young woman approach- ed the spot. The blood-stained face was turned upward. The electric light on the corner flickered and went out, hid- ing again the face, hiding it before the trembling woman had had a chance to gaze upon the distorted features. But mercy was not here. A police of- ficer flashed the ray that the street lamp refused to furnish. A conclusive soh followed the first 'flash, and as thi cruel stree.m of light confirmed the rip mored identity, the woman screamed and Grover Locicwood, murderer and suicide, was identified by his sister. It was a tale of love, a desire rendered impossible through drink. The dag came when Lockwood saw the woman he admired the wife of another. Drink took a firmer hold on him. Police courts and prisons became common - lace to him. Butethrough all his badness, a badness attested to by p lice recordls, Grover Lockwood main- tained released from the Elmira Re- ained in his breast a stark of love. It is only it short time ago since he as formatory. it double murder last night, and the eui- cide of the murderer. 1 Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Snyder, of 249 I Seneca street, were the victim of the !murderer's wrath, and when cornered ' by the police within a few hundred feet Iof th scone of the tragedy, Grover 1 Lockwood, the murderer, ended his own hfiel'ack of the cold statement of facts contained in the police record of the tragedy is, it love affair, dating bock for many years—a story which 1143 been carried to the grave by the victiuis of the tragedy. Three sliots were heard by neighbors and when the police arrived at taa scene three bodies told the graphic story and Attested to the deadly aim 01 the murderer, As tar as could be learned by the po- lice, Leclowcod called at the Snyder home shortly after 10 o'clock last night. Without ceremony lie opened the door 1 • into it small room in which were smite.' 'Mr, end Mrs, Snyder. Hardly had he crossed the threshold, neighbors de- clare, when Snyder ordered him out. The door stood open aud those in the lower floor, attracted by the angry words which Snyder is said to have uttered. strained their cars to catch what was said. Lockwood is credited with having threatened! "I'll come back again, Joe Snyder, but when I do I will kill you." This was all. It was the only clue the police have to work oa to establish a moth.° for the crime. That Lockwood came back and that he carried his threat to a dreadful and is attested by the three bodies which lie side by side in the morgue, ITo the killing of Snyder there was no witness. It is said thateabout half an hour after he had made his threat, Lockwood returned to the Snyder . home, partially opened the doot lead- ' ing into their flat and shot. The bullet sped true to its mark and Snyder lurched forward. A moment later he was dead. Almost before the noise of the report had died away, Mrs. Snyder was in the doorway. She screamed for help, made it vain effort to catch the mur- derer of her husband, and in the at- tempt gave up her own life. To the shooting of Mrs. Snyder there was a witness, In the apartments be- low those occupied by the Snyders a Mrs. Turjie and her fourteen:yea,r-old son live. Last night mother and son bad. been to visit a neighbor, and re- turned home about 10.30. Hardly had they walked up the first flight of stairs and reached the landing which leads to their own apartments, when they heard a shot. A moment later they TRANSVAAL NOMINATIONS GIVE BOERS A MAjORITY. Johannesburg, Feb. 11.—The first elm - Cons to Parliament under the new Transvaal constitution will be held on - February 20th, with every prospect of the Boors obtaining a working majority in the House of Representatives. The nominations for 60 seats occurred, Feb. Oth, and to -day ten Itelvolk (Dutch party) eandidates were deelered elected unopposed. These include! ex -President Shalburger and Generals Delarey mid Emanate. The compaign hue been it heated sthaight fight between the pro- greeeives (131itisit party) and the HO- volk. The latter /secured the support of a number of British labor men, mine workers, who aro opposed to Chinese labor, while the progressives were large- ly under the leadership of the, mine own- er* Sir Richnod Solomon, former Lieut. mit-Governor of the Traosvaal, has join- ed the Itelvolk mei probably will be the fitst Premier. The flower ewhotter Alex. 1110111anus, mine 'before Magistrate Denison at Tor - :ate, yeennelay and 'needed guilty to charges f Mho He admitted getting flowers front Dunlop's arid Jennings' stow. The priseuer waIlevit to all fat i0 rho, M11,falool.1.••••••••••••••••••••••=“1•0•10••••••, EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL. Buildings Practically Swept Away—No One Hurt —Thought it an Earthquake. Weelwich, Eng., Feb. 11.—A huge hole in the \ground is all that marks the site of the chemical research department of the Woolwish arsenal and the cordite magazine, which exploded. early this morning with such terrific force thatthe concussion was felt in towns I orty miles away, and the whole country side was trrewn into a. panic, owing to the belief that it violent earthquake had oe- euered. There was no loss of life, but buildings for miles around -,,vere wreck- ed to a greater or less degree by the ex- plosion. Within a few minutes of the explo- sion thouhouls of terror-stricken per- sons, many of them half clad, thronged towards the arsenal. There were large holes in the wail of neighboring houses and on all sides shattered doors and win- dows and wrecked roofs testified to the appalling force of the ex -plosion of cor- dite and chemieals, with whie.h the ar- senal and magazine were etocked. These buildings were practically swept away, the big blocks of stone, of which they were constructed being scattered for hundreds of yards on all. sides. Yester- day heieg Sunday, there was no night shift working, hence the absenoe of cas- ualties. The cause of the disaster is not known. • CONFESSED CRIME. MURDERED THE DAUGHTER OF A BRITISH ARMY OFFICER. Essen, Germany, Feb. IL—The mys- tery of the murder of Mies Madeleiee Lake, daughter of it British army .officer, whose mutilated body was found at dusk on Oct. I, last, in the city park, has been solved. Edward Lund, 20 years old, surrendered himself at the police station hero on Saturday, charging himself with being the murderer of Mks Lake. He in- formed the police that he formerly was an employee of the Rhine -Westphalian coal syndic:etc and fled to Belgium after the murder. His consciencn tormentnig him naul being without money, he return- ed. to Essen, determined to confer* and take the punishment for his crime. FAMILY FROM. .111.•.1* I, that was stalled west of Winnipeg for two or three days in snow above the ' tops of the cars. Mr. Robertson was a passenger on tide train. One woman pas- senger was covered up in her berth with six or eight blankets, yet her nose was frozen. While in Winnipeg Mr. Robertson was the guest of Rey. Charles W. Gordon (Rah> Connor), who is coming to this city next week. 4I • MOTHER AND SIX CHILDREN PER- ISH NEAR ESTEVAN. Toronto despatch: Some idea of the rigors of the west this 'winter may be gathered from it couple of incidents re - lilted by Mr. W. E. Robertsee business manager of the Westminster, who has lust returned to Toronto from it trip to Western Omaha. Otte peculiarly sad case was that of a man, whose story. was VC. lilted to Mr. Robertsoo by 'tee. J. t4. Shearer, formerly of Hamilton, .at the -home of Rev. C. W. 'Gordon in Winnipeg. This man, whose home was near Este - van, Nash., left his wife and six ail - tire% to go in search of fuel, but was overtaken by it blizzard and delayed two days. After having endured :considerable hardship he reached home, only to find that his wife and children were all llama stiff. Their sufferings mind be but dimly imagined from the feet OM every tin: fiwititure in the 'home.' MI 'even the .fltering, bad been Willed by thent In their terrible fight against the 'frog king, noi other incident 'Marred lfl a Ulan WERE THEY SHOT? EIGHT RUSSIAN GIRLS TRIED BY DRUM -HEAD COURT MARTIAL, Moscow, Feb. H.—Another search for bombs at the Moscow Female Univer- sity has resulted in several unfilled ones being found. It is reported that the eight girl stu- dents arrested relative to the threat, of the Terrorists to execute the death sew tenees imposed upon Count Ignatioff, General Pavloff, ethmeral De launitz and Governor Alexandrovsky, have been tried by drumhead court inertial. BIG ROBBERY. Mesvow, Feb. 11.---A meesenger be- leneing to the govetameert spirit depot here. white (in his woy to the bank this morning was held up by ten twined men and robbed of $25,000. The highwaymen in their flight dropped IL bag eonteinime $3,500, but got aevey with the lielatee. The engineer and the fireman of the Admondaek and Montronl exprese me the NeW York Central Railroad were killed and five other persons, four of them pae- sowers, were Noma, when the expreee, northbound, "sidese ipt a" .freight en- gine' it mile south of Ossining, last night. Mr. V. S. hpente, ef Torontei, who ett. certly resignel the Imeretoreihip af ths Ontario breach of the Dorniiiiein owing to ilbhealth, left on Thiteseiter tor an eattonArali trip to the old ocrantali