VOL. L.-xo. 15,-414.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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MAHK-TWAIN
WORN
BY GRIEF, IS DEAD
Sudden End IsSurprise
to Doctors.
SEDATIVES RELIEVE PAIN
Death Follows' First Natura
Sleep Since Return Home.
DAUGHTER IS AT BEDSIDE
-""feiaputrr, s Jljbicians Olia JXUTSCS
Only Others Present Doctors
Do Not Believe Indulgence
in Tobacco to Blaine.
KIDDING. Conn., April 21. Samuel
lB.n arhorn Clemens ( "1st-1t r ... .w
died painlessly at 6:30 o'clock tonight
' angina, pectoris. Ho lapsed into
coma at 3 o'clock this afternoon and
never recovered conciousness. Tt n.
the end of a man out-worn by grief
and agony of body.
It was a bad day for the little knot
or anxious watchers at the fcedside.
for long- hours the rrav. annliin.
features lay moulded in the inertia of
oeatn,. while the pulse sank toiiv
but late at night Mark Twain passed
from stupor into the first natural sleep
naa Known since he returned from
Bermuda, and he awnko
even faintly cheerful, and in full pos
session or nis raculties.
Last Words Are Written.
rie recognized his daughter, Clara,
uirs. issip uabrllowitsch). spoke a
rational word or t,wo and feeling- him
self unequal to conversation, wrote out
in pencil:
"Give me my glasses."
inese were his last words. Laying
mem iue, ne sank first Into reverie
and later Into final . mi.i.n.
There was never a thought at the time!
however, that the end was bo near. At
5 o'clock Dr. Robert Halsey, who had
c luuimuousir in attendance, said:
"Mr. Clemen ; is not so strong as he
' at the corresponding hour jester
Bay, but he has wonderful vitality, and
he.may rally again."
Biographer Foresees End.
Albert Bigelow Paine, Mr.' Clemens'
Mographer and literary executor, said to
caller who desired to Inquire for Mr.
Clemens: "I think you will not have to
call often again."
Nevertheless, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Loomts, who had come up from New
York to give their love in person, left
Btormfleld, Mr.. Clemens' house, without
leeing him and heard of his death only
IB they were taking the train to New
l'ork again.. Mrs. Loomis was Mr. Clem
rns' favorite niece, and Mr. Loomis is
vice-president of the Lackawanna Hall
road. Similarly, Jarvis Langdon. a nephew
ho had run up for the day, left wholly
uninformed.
Restoratives Are Powerless.
At the deathbed were only Mrs. Gabrio
lowitsch, her husband; Dr. Robert Hal
ey. Dr. Qulntard. Albert Bigelow Paine
who will write Mark Twain's biography,
and the two trained nurses. Restoratives-digitalis,
strychnine and camphor
were administered, but the paUent failed
to respond.
A tank of oxygen still stands uncalled
for at Redding station. Oxygen was tried
j resterday and the' physicians explained
It was of no value because the valvular
action of the heart was so disordered.
There was only an extreme -and increas
ing debility Increased by laborious re
spiration. Angina pectoris Is an affection of the
chest, baffling and obscure of origin
characterised by severe pains, falntness
and depression of spirit. The pain Is
severe and of a atabbing character. The
attacks increase In frequency and In un
certain Intermission, sometimes of long
duration to a fatal termination.
Sedatives Alleviate Pain.
Mark Twain did not die in anguish
Sedatives soothed his pain, but in his
moments of consciousness the mental de
pression persisted. On the way up from
Bermuda he said to Albert ; Bigelow
Paine, who had been his constant com
panion in Illness:
"This Is a bad Job; we'll never pull
through with It."
On shore once more and longing for the
serenity of the New England hills, he
took heart and said to those who noted
his enfeeblement: "Give me a. breath of
Redding air once more, and this will
pass."
.But it did not pass, and, tired of body
and weary of spirit, the .old warrior
against shams and snobs said faintly to
his nurses: '"Why do you fight to keep
me alive? Two days of life are as good
to me as four."
Tobacco Not Cause.
It is to be recalled that Mark Twain
was for more than 60 years an inveterate
smoker, and the first conjecture of the
laymen would be that he had weakened
his heart by over-indulgence In tobacco.
Dr. HaJsey said tonight he was unable to
predicate that the angina pectoris from
which Mark Twain died was in any way
sequel to nicotine poisoning. Some consti
tutions, he said, seem Immune to the
effect of tobacco. This was one of them.
Yet It is true that since his Illness
LAWYER ATTACKS
NEWSPAPER MAN
FRIENDS OF BOTH TH7? BEGIX
BATTLE ROYAL IN CoRj-
When Editor Refuses to Apolot ,
-Aged Attorney in Libel
Knit
Uses Fists Clerks Pitch In.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 21. (Spe
cial.) Grove L. Johnson, state grand
master of the I. O. O. P.. dean of the
California Legislature and attorney for
T. F. Reed, manager of the Sacramento
Rochdale Company, now seeking $50,000
damages for the publication of an alleged
libelous article In the Sacramento Union,
made a fistic attack upon Edward Insley,
managing editor' of the paper today. It
occurred in Judge Post's courtroom
during recess of the trial.
For a time, attorneys and principals In
the case were, fighting a battle royal.
The trouble started when , Insley re
fused to apologize to Johnson for re
marking in court last Tuseday that the
venerable barrister's sickness, -which de
cayed .the. trial, was probably, faked..
Johnson struck Insley In the face and
the newspaper man placed his hands on
the lawyer, who is past 72 years old.
"When Reed attacked Insley, former Ap
pellate Justice O. E. McLaughlin and W.
R Butler, attorney for the Union, mixed
into the right as well as clerks from the
respective law offices.
It was Eome time before Deputy Sheriff
McKamara separated tlie fighters.
PRESS STILL HAS POWER
Influence Will Increase, Bryan Tells
Newspaper Club.
CHICAGO, April 21. W. J. Bryan In
a talk to the Newspaper Clnb of Chi
cago last night turned his attention to
newspapers in this country. '
If actions speak louder than words.
my entrance Into Journalism ought to
be sufficient proof that I regard it as
not only a legitimate, but an Inviting
neia," ne continued. "I believe the in
fluence of the newspapers is to in
crease, rather than aimiaUh. If the
newspapers or tnia country did their
uuiy tu Liie puduc mere is not a wrong
that could last one vear in tha iTnitsj
States. It is only because we have so
many newspapers that. Instead of ex
posing wrong, cover it up and have an
interest In the nlunder of thn ffmft...
that evils still exist."
In an Interview, Mr. Bryan gave his
viewa nn Him Tam t ii , .
victory in the Thirtv-aerrmrt nut,!.,
New York.
"I am. very much srratiflerl inrn
of the Democratic victory in Roches
ter," said Mr. Brvan. . ."Whiu
cates a trend of sentiment toward the
democratic party, it would not be fair
to overlook the -Influnncn r tk.
sonal factors."
DOCTOR 'GETS $100,000
Contract .With 'Woman, for Attend
ance During Life I'pheld.
CHICAGO, April 21 (Special.) Dr. L.
C. H. E. Zeigler is entitled,, to $100,000
from the estate of Mrs. J. H. MoVicker,
as provided by a contract he held to fur
nish, her medical treatment while she
lived. The Supreme Court entered a final
order in the case today. The contract on
which the suit was based was made on
July 19, 1889, and Mrs. McVlcker died in
Callforina on August 34, 1904.
During this period of more than five
years, according to the -evidence pre
sented to the Jury In . Judge Tuthill's'
court, two years ago, Dr. Zeigler gave
hla professional services whenever called
upon, relying solely on the validity of
bis contract for remuneration, which was
to be paid from Mrs. McVicker's estate.
The heirs attacked the legality of the
contract and alleged that the physician
took advantage of his personal relations
Iwitb. bis patient to influence her to sign
a contract, for which they assert no com
mensurate return was given.
LONG SEPARATION ENDS
Son Will Aid Father, Whom He Left
CO Tears Ago.
ROSEBURG, Or., April 21. (Special.)
After being separated nearly 20
years and- thinking each other dead,
Richard G. Hall, at one time a resident
of Portland, and his son, Walter G.
Hall, of Duluth. Minn.', met in the
lo-b-by of the Medal len hotel yesterday.
They recognized each other at first
glance.
The son recently arrived here from
the East to look over the country,
while his father, at present residing
on a homestead on Blue River, in Lane
county, was in town, looking after'
business before the United States- land
office. Since leaving home the son
has succeeded in business and now in
tends to aid his father, who recently
met with financial reverses.
STAMP THEFTS ADMITTED
Two Richmond Postoffice .Thieves
Sent to Prison and Fined.
RICHMOND. Va.. Anril 21. "Guilt v."
announced Fred CunninK-ham. alias "Jta.
die Fay." and Frank Chester, alias "Little
Dick HarrVt charged with complicity
In the robbery of the Richmond Postof
fioo on the night of March 27, when $35,000
in stamps was taken from the safe, when
they appeared today for trial in the Fed
eral court. -
Each man was sentenced to 10
the Federal prison at Atlanta and fined
ssono.
The men were captured in New York
when they claimed the trunks in whw-h
most of the loot was stored. The third
man, who was with them at the time, es-
FRENCH PRESIDENT
MEETS ROOSEVELT
Official Calls Follow
Arrival in Paris.
THEATER CROWD DELIGHTED
Seats All Taken in Anticipation
of Colonel's Presence.
NEWSPAPERS ARE CORDIAL
Visitor Hailed as Representative of
Freedom and Authority in De.'
mocrscy Round of Gayety
Has Been Planned.
PARIS, April 21. No reigning sovereign
ever received a m,ore enthusiastic wel
come to. Paris than did Theodore Roose
velt today. He reached here this morn
ing and was greeted by representatives
of the President- and Cabinet. M. Jus
serand, French Ambassador at Washing
ton, and a great concourse of people.
After luncheon at the American em
bassy. Colonel Roosevelt called upon
President !FaUieres and Foreign Minister
JPdchon, who immediately paid return
visits to the embassy. Part of the after
noon was devoted to private engage
ments and thig evening Mr. Roosevelt
was received at the Corned ie. Francaise.
where he made -his first real public ap
pearance in Paris, occupying the Presi
dential box, placed at his disposal by M.
Fallieres.
Theater Audience Applauds.
In anticipating his coming every
seat and ever ybox in the theater had
been sold days in advance. When
Colonel Roosevelt entered the theater
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Bthel and Kermit, and by Ambassador
and Mrs. Bacon, the audience 'rose, vol
leys of applause bursting from the
boxes, pit and galleries. For a full
minute the colonel made no response,
but as the demonstration continued, he
came forward and bowed his acknowl
edgments. The bill vas Sophocles'
Greek tragedy, "Oedipus Rex," staged
and acted as possible only at a French
national theater, and Mr. Roosevelt
seemed to enjoy it hugely.
At the end of eacah act, when Mou-net-Sully,
who played the. title role,
and the other performers responded to
applause, they advanced as is custom
ary when royalty is present, bowing
profoundly In the direction of the for
mer President, before turning to the
audience.
' Royal Honors Pleasing.
This seemed to give additional pleasure
to the audience, which each time gave a
fresh round of applause for Mr. Roose
velt. During on -the intermissions, Jules
Claretle, director of the theater, conduct
ed the party through the magnificent
foyer, pointing out the statues, portraits
and relies of actors and authors connected
with the history of the famous house.
The Temps . tonight fairly reflects! the
tone of the entire French press, declaring
that Roosevelt's tour of Europe is un
paralleled in history.
"No democratic chief of state," the pa
per says, "ever enjoyed such popularity.
We are used to formal visits of, kings and
Presidents, but Roosevelt Is no longer
(Concluded on Page 5.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Foreign.
Colonel Roosevelt acclaimed in Parts; ex
changes call with Fallieres; theater audi
ence rises to greet him. Pace 1.
-tlcraml.
Insurgent Senators make strenuous fight
against legalizing traffic agreements in
new rauroaa bill. age e.
Insurgents renew attack on Cannon In House.
Page 3.
Domestic. '
That Hyde defense stole lost papers Implied
irmi. rage x.
Aged California lawyer strikes editor, page L
Mark Twain dies. Page 1.
Government's cotton Inquiry- to go deeper
iMjKiiiijjr cxpecioo. rave o.
Albert -Walter's trial may be over In week.
7 I 7
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Judge Indignantly denies girl wife
"ww irora oearaiess nusnand. Page 1.
Jubilee of Bishop olorieux celebrated In
tot&te evidence weakened In McG-ulre
murder trial at Grams Pass. Page 10.
Dismissal of Aberdeen's prosecutor causes
Sports.
Joe Choyn.sk! In Jeffries- camp, ready to
bi.u4u Uy Mgtuusi ex-cnampion. faga a.
Pacific Coast League results: Oakland 8.
Portland 3; Los Angeles 4. Vernon 2;
Sacramento 7. San Francisco 6. Pan 8.
Formation of auto-racing circuit on Coast
cucuuragea Ly a. a. a. omclal. Page .
University of Oregon nine loses to Whit
man. College. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool prices - uncertain, owing to weakness
Sharp advance in wheat at Chicago. Page
Decline in stock prices checked. Page 23.
Janet a chartered to load wheat for Europe.
Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
City will lay asphalt and collect from con
tractor's bond, unless company hurries.
Page 15.
More arrests pava way to enumeration of
population. Page 16.
Travel to Europe from Northwest begins at
date unprecedentedly early. Page 23.
Woman shows particles of hair pulled out
hy husband as divorce exhibits: decree
granted. Page 14.
Man killed by train at Arleta In same man-
nar and near spot where Sutler met
death. Page 13.
Name of C A. Smith. Minnesota millionaire.
brought out In Linn County land fraud
case. Page 14.
BICYCLIST STRUCK BY AUTO
Motorist, B. H. Platts, Arrested for
Violating Ordinance.
IB. H. Platts, a local motorist, was ar
rested, by Detective Sergeants Hellyer
and Moloney for violating the traffic- or
dinance, last evening.
When Platts attempted to make a short
turn around the corner at Fifth and
Stark streets his car struck J. M. Jlc
Cauley, an employe of the Portland Wire
& Iron Works, who was coming from the
opposite direction on a bicycl. The Im
pact of the collision hurled- McOaudey to
the pavement. He received a painful cut
over the right eye, and he was picked tip
and carried to a physician's office nearby.
Platts was take nltno custody toy officers
who witnessed the accident. He will be
arraigned in court today.
MILLS HARVARD OVERSEER
Alumni Name Portland Man With
Roosevelt and Merger.
BOSTON, April 21. (Special.) Abbot U
Mills, of Portland, Or., has been nomi
nated by the nominating committee of
the Harvard Alumni Association to serve
as an overseer of Harvard College, from
which he graduated In '81.
Theodore Roosevelt was also named to
serve with Mr. Mills and George von U.
Meyer, Secretary of the Navy. The rati
fication of nominations takes place at
commencement time.
HOG RUNS OVER LITTLE ONE
1
Farmer's Child Has Xeg Broken in
Strange Manner.
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COLFAX, Wash.. April 21. (Special.)
While playing in the yard. Mary Gerlitz,
the 5-year-old daughter of George Ger
litz." a wealthy rancher, living near
Dusty, was run over by a hog Thursday,
breaJcing the child's bone at the- knee
Joint.
Dr. Balziger brought the child to the
St. Ignatius Hospital at Colfax today.
HAS HE CAUGHT A "SUCKER?
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PINGHOTISM HELD
UP AS OBSTACLE
Policy Retards Water
Development.
CORPORATION HEAD SPEAKS OUT
Ex-Forester Is Condemned by
Henry L. Doherty.
SERIOUS ERROR CHARGED
Public-Service Corporation Presi
dent Declares Anti-Corporation
Craze Stirred Up by Ill-Advised
Statements.
ST. IjOUIS, April 21. In an address
before the League of Electrical Interests
tonight, Henry !. Doherty, of New York,
president . of 19 of the greatest public
service corporations in the United States.
In New Tork, Denver, Philadelphia and
other cities, bitterly attacked Gifford
Pinchot as the man who has done more
to prevent development of water than
any other publio man who has been
guilty of disastrous mistakes.
"If Pinchot did not directly inaugurate
many statements wnich were untrue, he
at least, by reiterating -these sensational
statements, managed to stir up almost
universal anger among the people toward
the various interests accused by him,"
he said.
"Had our family physician made such
frequent and, disastrous mistakes In. the
diagnosis and treatment of a patient, I
am afraid we would not have been as
ready to forgive and forget as we were
In Mr. Pinchot's case.
"I regret to refer to Mr. Pinchot, per
sonally, and I do so only to show how
men of Intelligence, education, broad ex
perience and favorable environments can
fall into a popular error, due to existing
agitation and the public's 'readiness to
lend a quick ear to any charge of usurpa
tion on the part of the wealtfiy people
which is always a temptation to the man
seeking notoriety or having any other
ax to grind."
Reformer Is Obstacle.
, Dolierty denounced the" popular craze
for attacking all quasi public corpora
tions as unjust and futile.
"We are living In an atmosphere that
might be termed the tyranny of Intol
erant public opinion, ""'he one. great
obstacle to our nef reforms is the
modern reformer. Our ills are like hu
man ills and need the art of a skilled
physician and not the art of a pugilist.
"In the minds of many people, the
only true badge of respectability is popu
larity and possession of a competency
is. conclusive evidence-of crime. Both
competition and municipal ownership
may fee looked upon today as practically
dead issues.
"Much of 'the high cost of living- can
easily be ashown to be the cost of high
living."
Wezler Now on Way North.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. Captain
of Police Fitzgerald, of Tacoma, left
here today for tnat city in charge of
Charles J. Wezler, who is accused of the
murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry
Dcnuiz, at uig iiamor, wasn.
CHILDREN DENIED
DIVORCE DECREE
SEATTLE JUDGE CALLS THEM
KIDS, BUT WIFE IS 1 5,
Court Suggests That Mothers Take
- Shingles to Young Husband
And Girl Bride.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 21. (Special.)
"The divorce is denied," indignantly
exclaimed Judge Robert H. Lindsay, of
the Superior Court, handing down a de
cision in the suit of Eva Rodgers, a ma
tron of 15, for a divorce from her hus
band, Percy Rodgers, aged 22.
"Humph I The idea!" ejaculated the
Judge. "Things are coming to a pretty
pass when children come up here and
ask for a divorce the same as grown peo
pie. Instead of gcanting a divorce, I
recommend that your mothers, both of
whom are present, take you home, place
you across their respective knees and get
busy with a hairbrush or a shingle."
Eva Rodgers went on the stand and
tearfully told the Jury that her lord and
master had af bad habit of finding fault
with her pies; that h was "altogether
too rough" when he played games with
her and that on one horribly mortifying
occasion he had gone so far as to box
her ears. Apart from this she had no
complaint to make.
When the head of the Rodgers family-
took the stand, he complained to the
Judge that his wife had a disagreeable
habit of spending his wages by going
to nlckelodians and moving-picture
showa. In fact, she was very impro
vident in this regard and knew when
every change of programme took place
in every movlng-ptcture show in town.
FOUR IN FAMILY AFFLICTED
Appendicitis Cases Multiply Among
Johnson Brothers and Sisters.
COLFAX, Wash., April 21. (Special.)
Four cases of appendicitis in less
than five years, three of the cases with
in six months, is the record of the
Johnson brothers and sisters at Col
fax. (
Miss Flossie Johnson died Ave years
ago of a, complication of diseases, ap
pendicltis being one of the chief causes.
About five months ago Miss Myrtle
Johnson was operated on at St. Igna
tius hospital. Shortly after her return
home Roll Johnson, of the firm John
son & Johnson, coal dealers, was taken
ill, and owing to the violence of the
attack physic-ions have postponed the
operation.
'The fourth member of the family.
Matt Johnson, of the White House
Clothing Store, was operated on by Dr.
Palamoun,tain, Monday.
CHILD KILLED BY AUTO
Speeding Machine Huns Down Girl
Before Pat Tier's Eyes.
SEATTLE!. Wash.. April 21. (Special.)
Running across the street to meet her
father, David Watters. a laborer at Sev
enteenth avenue and East Union street,
at 7:30 o'clock tonight, eight-year -old Dor
othy Watters was struck by a heavy
speeding automobile and killed before his
eyes.
The machine was driven by William
Lyons, a nephew of Dr. J. H. Lyons,
prominent in local politics, the owner of
the automobile. Tlie driver saw the little
girl and threw on tlie brakes, but the
momentum carried the heavy machine on
and it slid ahead 15 feet after striking her.
LAWYER SENTENCED; CRIES
Spokane ex-Lcglslator Sent to Pris
onConfesses to Embezzlement.
SPOKANE. ,Wash.. April 21. (Special.)
"I withdraw .ly plea of not guilty and
plead guilty," said Alexander H. Gregg,
attorney and member of the Washington
Legislature In 1905 from Spokane, as he
stood In court charged with the embezzle
ment of $500 belonging to Margaret M.
Brlckel.
Gregg was weeping as he faced the
court. He was sentenced to a term of
from six months to 15 years in the Walla
Walla Penitentiary. By arrangement,
spectators had been cleared from the
room, so that Gregg might not be unnec
essarily humiliated in the court in which
he had practiced.
BRITISH CRISIS DELAYED
Veto Resolution Cannot Be Reached
Before June, Owing to Recess.
LONDON. April 21. The country will
have a respite from a general election for
at least three months.
Premier Asquith announced an the
House of Commons today that the Spring
recess of Parliament, which will begin
on April 28, will continue until May 26,
when the House of Lords, reassembling,
will occupy the greater part of a week
In the debate on Lord Rosebery's reforms.
It will be Impossible for the House of
Commons to take up the veto resolutions
until June and the crucial period will not
arrive until the month is well advanced.
An appeal to the country before the
middle of July is out of the question.
THIEF'S HAUL IS $500,000
Moscow Cathedral Looted of Pre
cious Stones Prom Image.
MOSCOW, April 21. A diamond orna
ment was stolen last night from the
great image of the Virgin in the Us
penskl Cathedral in the Kremlin and
many precious stones were cut out of
the frames of the pictures of the saints.
The total valua of the loot la esti
LOST PAPERS WILL
BRING
SENSATIONS
Theft by Hyde Defense
Is Implied.
DOGS AND FROGS PLAY PART
Canine Poison Squad Kept
for Observation.
MISS KELLER ENDS TALE
Nurse Calm Under Cross-Examination
Typhoid Epidemic in Swope
Family Described Chemist's
Letters Are Not Obtained.
KANSAS CITY. April 21. Rigorous
Investigation of the disappearance of
the state's documentary evidence in
the Hyde murder case, which fell into
the hands of the defense's counsel, was
ordered by Prosecutor Virgil Conkling
today.
New departures in the case, the most
Important of which was the statement
of Reubln B. Garrett, the man who
lost the papers, that he did not drop
them at the point where they are said
to have been found, moved the prose
cutor to renewed action.
Sensations Are Promised.
"I am far from satisfied these papers
were lost," said Mr. Conkling tonight.
"Neither do I want to say they were
stolen. But I have several men inves
tigating the matter and sensational de
velopments are likely to follow."
Dogs and frogs are expected to play
an important part In convicting or
clearing Dr. B. C. Hyde on the charge
of murder.
The state has announced its Inten
tion of demonstrating the action of
strychnine by poisoning- a live frog
with the drug before the eyes of th
Jurymen.
Dog 'Poison Squad' Kept.
Toxicologlsts employed by Dr. Hyde
are maintaining a "poison squad" of
dogs for the purpose of studying
the effects of strychnine upon them.
Some of the canines are being given
one-fifteenth of a grain of strychnine
four times a day. Others receive a
smaller amount of poison.
Some of the dogs will bo permitted to
die from the effects of the drug. Others
will be killed. The digestive organs of
the animals will be used by the defense
in presenting its. case to the Jury.
Hens Jensen, a veterinarian, has beer,
retained by Dr. Hyde to assist In the ex
periments on the dogs. He will also tes
tify at the trial.
Miss Keller Ends Tale.
Miss Pearl Keller, a nurse, was the only
witness at the trial today. She com
pleted her direct testimony at the end of
the morning session. Attorney Frank 1.
Walsh, counsel for Dr. Hyde, cross-examined
her in the afternoon. Attorney
Walsh was unable to shake her testimony
except on a few minor details. She was
calm throughout the time she was in the
witness chair.
As the defense desired Miss Keller to
give all her testimony for the state today,
she was allowed to tell of the typhoid
epidemic In the Swope residence. The
court permlttted the Jury to hear the tes
timony, but promised to order It stricken
out If later developments prove" It irrele
vant to the death of Colonel Swope.
SSJLTMT 1 V 1 1 . Cff-yi g
Symptoms Are Described.
The .most important feature of her
testimony was that Miss Margaret
Swope's symptoms on the morning Dr.
Hyde Is said to have poisoned her wore
similar to those of Colonel Swope Just
before he died.
On cross-examination. Mr. Walsh
proved shortly before the typhoid epi
demic in the Swope residence the plumb
ing which was supposed to carry away
the waste was torn out because It did
not work.
Dr. Hyde's attorneys today made an
other unsuccessful attempt to secure the
letters and documents that had passed
between John G. Paxton and the chem
ists who made the Swope analysis.
Mr. Walsh saW these papers would
prove his contention that no poison was
found in the ejecta of Margaret Swope
or in the capsule which Dr. Hyde threw
away when he left the Swope residence
December 31.
That the contents of the stomach of
Miss Swope lay for some time in an
open vessel in a bathroom with no one
in charge of it whs testified. Three
hours after the convulsion, said Miss
Keller, she gave the ejecta to Thomas
Swope, Jr.
FOR PICTURES, GIRL DIES
Kansas Woman Would Rescue Par
ents' Photos Prom Flames.
CHANUTE. Kas., April 21. Miss
Martha German yielded her life to-day
as the result of a vain effort to rescue
the pictures of her father and mother
from her blazing home.
Miss German was blown out of her
house at midnight by a natural gas ex
plosion which set fire to the building.
She was not seriously hurt, but rushed,
back afler the pictures. This time she
was fatallv burnad anH .H1a-4 -
4 -
Coooiudtl ca face- a
-Lcaped. and has not been captured.
mated, -At 4500,000,
LjViur iater.