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CZ0LG0SZ SPEEDILY
OF MURDER
Dramatic Scenes Unacted in the Closing Hours of the Assassin's
Trial His Counsel's Memorable Pica in His Defense.
SPECTATORS IN COURTROOM ARE MOVED TO TEARS
Tit Vtrtfki Kfle4 is Slltact li Cssrl -
- Crt Wat at Oat Aior4
1 arrow Alleraooa - Tit
Allfclrf y tit Rctsll
uvrvAit. kc,,i. :t i-.,n r. coi-
t i wa found guilty nly f murder
in the firm d'gr,. by a Jury In I'art III.
"f the uir.'tm. court. In tiavtng on the
!xth dy of Hvtmbcr shot Prld--nt
MrKliiliy, the wound Indicia J after
ward rvulll'i In I he d'uth of the
preHlfil. '
Th whH of Juilrc m"e4 swiftly.
Tli trUI of the Banaaoin r..numr.I rlirht
n.iurn and t-iiiy-:x ml'iul'a and civ
rrrd a htU.1 of only two diiyt. I'rc
l t ally all (hi. llitv ivruiiled by the
pr-n -i-ull.Mi !n pri-nllnK the r.
Th ami un vii".it by th aitorneya
fir ("a !- that eminent ttll-nlt.
'jinni'iiic 1 to dit -riiilnT h!i exact m-n.
UI ciHtftlliun, had I'd ire J him prfivtly
Miir, d"(r i'(sl iho only v'-etluc of de-U-nte
that Ju Ik Iwla an I THua
i"iil hav put toather.
JunMcu Wlil announrd he would
Ir"ti 'Uii.-x ri-ni'nr Uin the drfendunt
TliiiiwLiy u.'t.Tn mil To ill aiip'ir.inrra
lie iu 1-1 iici way 'ffected Ly the re
milt of the irliil.
The cn I m:hr.M at h city hall
ludny via rh Urt that bun bern
t-i a iv him aline hi. arraifnin-iit.
A: 5 II thU af!ernii. IMitrict At
t.irn.y IVnn-y atirup'Iy ajin.iuni-ed that
:lv i' of th ir.wvu!l.in wan elided.
Ju'Ik,- I'w l", a Idrnwlnii th,. iMyr:, wld
ihal t)ie a'i I Itii cliMing- of the caae
ak-.il'it fa.'U wi waa a aurprlae to him
and h! colli jiicue. They had no lt-
i.-m to ciii: f ir the def.-n. He ak -d
the court thu he oe allon-el to addrea
t'ie Jury at mi e. Ttie oiiirt aiin:'.l
and the ven 'ruble JurUt bi g.in an ad-dn-e
that il long be remembered by
thoi. h.i h'rd H.
Judg Iei ald:
"ti"n:l .fieii of i he Jury A calanilsy
h i lalli'ii up ei thl nation through the
art "f thl man, but the oucMton !
whether hi act wn the act of an In
ane man. If an Innine man, It I n n
murder anJ he ni iuld bt aciiultrxl.. The
lefeiiiltin;, no nutter now aertnu u
crime h h.i coinmltte J, U entitled ui-
ler our laa to .he biMioflt of a trial.
"You Imiened to the Jufend.:nt'a i'li
f g.illiy hen he vt arraigned at
the u;irti'iig of thi term, but ttK law
f our in:e will not penntt lilm to plead
guilty to u -h a crime thl. The law
m ho lar-ful of the right of citlx'ni
tlmt It will not per.nlt a man to plead
gullly to the crime of murder.
"There an In our country Individual
who thl ik. In a , Hke lhl, or even
in ch.irgen of mu.'h Una degree, It la
entirely proper that tho cae ahould be
dipot. of by lynch or mob law. It I
not long ln-e I read in a paper that
a colored man in the South had hi life
t.'iken because; he- had Insulted a
white mat. I niigge.it, gentlemen, that
cl:in who are crying out that u ma" who
I charged with a crime that thla de
fendant I hould not be permitted to
have n trial before a court of Juatlee,
art? more dangoraua a diu to a com
munity than tho anarchist about whom
we read o mu"h,-
"It I the duly of every American
cHlxen to t.ind tlrmly by the law an.)
put ni vou-e ag.unt any Idea that a
man should be punished for any crime
until he Is proven guilty. Here Is thl
defendant without navlng any animos
ity against the president, without nv
personal nio'lve ao far as wa can see.
committed an act which he knew, if he
w.ia ane, must cause hi death. How
can a man with a sane mind perform
such an act? If you find he was not
responsible you would aid In lifting a
great cloud fro it the minds of the peo
ple of this country. If you find that the
president met hi fat through the act
of an lnsano mm, It la the sumo as If
he met it by accident.
"I had tho profoutidost respect for
President MoKlnley. Ho wag one of
the noblest men Ood ever made. Ills
death was the saddest blow to me that
ha occurred In many years,"
Judge Lewis was crying when he
finished, and the eyes of many of those
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SHANAHAN'S
FOUND GUILTY
IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Tser Was No Haidclttplif aa4 N Ctccrt
Jut(t Wallc Will Scittttt Prlwscr
Aauiila Appear la Ma Wij
- Tit Vtrtfkt la Uaoaa.
ln the court ' room were fllltd with
t-ara.
At J:10 Dl:rlc: Attoniey IVnney be
ran aummiti up. He aald In purl:
'it la hardly poaalble for any mm
to atand and talk about thla ru with
out the dep,t etnot.on. I waa the
mutt awful tracedy that ever cime'up
un the World.
CiuriiM-1 fur the drfi-n aaya If the
IrtVndjnt wa anne he rcaiKmaible
aid that If he waa Iniane he tnuit be
:p-umel t.i be lniioco.t.
"It la the pnwumptlm of the law
lhat every man la lane until he la prov
en Innane. Kvldnc tending to rhow
tJiat the prUoner waa limane hit not
!i-"i fortbcutnlnc."
Jutlre WTilie b-a;ri hl charge to the
Jury at J 21. He aroao'and atepped to
the tide of the brnch neur.irt the Jury'
box. He aald:
"t'ii-ntli-men of :he Jury, In thla oaa"
iht defendant ha acknowiedKed hit
guilt, fuch acknowl-Jg-iiifnt in auch
clrcumn'.aniea canno; go to the Jury
or to the court. The laur reijulrea that
the defrndan; charged with auch a
i runr munt be tried. If, w-hen aU the
oltvumatHncei are conilJerrd. there ;IH
i x!: In your mind a reaaonable doubt
t.at the defendant It not guilty, you
. annot find thla man guilty. If you
are lutl-tlcj that there waa a denign
uid pretn-dl'atlon, and If. W accordance
i:h that prem.-dltation and design.
ihi ahota were flr.d. t.Vn :he defen-
j jun: la mil.'ty i.f the "crime .f murder
j n the tlmt degr-e."
Judg Whit? explained the meaning of
a "reus 'nable doubt" and "murder in
tie flr.t d -gree," and then ordered Mi
Jury to retire and bring in a verdict.
It was 4:3j when the crier rapped for
r.ler and :ht. Jury tiled Into the ro.nn.
So time was waistej. The Jurors did
not sit down.
Addressing them, Justice White wld:
"Gentlemen, hnvo you agreed upon
a verdl,-.?"
'We have," responded Foreman
Wend:.
"Wnnt is your verdict?"
"The defendant Is guilty of murder
in the flrat degne."
There was a moment of silence and
then a murmur arose from the lips of
ihe crowd. It ended there. There was
no hand 'lapping; no cheers. The cour;
ut one,, adjourned.
TUB SI'KKin' T1UAL APPROVED.
U'MKiN. Sept. ;i. The conviction
of the assassin of President MeKlnley Is
the subject of editorials In all the pa
pers which express satisfaction at the
rpeedy nature of the trial.
TWO NEW HOAT.S FUR NAVY.
Destroyer Nicholson and Submarine
lloat Porpoise Just Launched.
'SEW YORK. Sept. I4.-The torpedo
txat destroyer Nicholson of the I'nlted
Satej navy and the Holland subma
rine boat Porpoise have Just been
launched at tlie Nixon shipyards at
KHxubethport. N. J. The Nicholson is
one of the same class as the O'Rrien.
w hich was launMed a few weeks ago
at the same yard. Site I expected to
develop upward of 26 knots and Is pow
erfully built. The H.illnnd Is of that
tvito of boat wbUil the Holland Com
pany Is building for the government.
CUVIM3 AGAINST OILMAN ESTATE.
Large Amounts Asked for Out of Tea
Merchant's Invperty.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 24. The
Bridgeport Trust Company, administra
tor of the estate of the late George F.
Gllman, through Its attorneys, has filed
an application In the probate court seek
ing to have the estate declared insol
vent. The action is taken In view of
the vast acumulation of claims against
the estate of the deceased tea merchant.
of which one filed by George Hmlth for
and ano-h-r by Ml Katherln
Kupf-r for IIS.OOO are aampW. There
are aome UA !tem In the Hmlth claim.
Th pe.'ltl n of the almln:rator will
come to a hearing ahortly, but no oppo
iltlon la exepoted. alnce tilt course
tak-n entailing the aubrUent appoint
ment of commlnaionT to look Into the
whole matter "t claim agalnt th es
tate will tlmpl.fy the attuatlon and baa
ten a ae'.tlenvnt.
Th action Junt InntUuied In the flat
rouna de not affect the amlt brought
by Mra. Helen I'ott Hall In the United
Htatea d!trct court in poaieaalon of
the entire eatate.
8MALUOX IN LOXDO.V.
Fur of an EtHmlc in the Metropoli
tan IXatrlcU.
NEW YORK. Rpt. 24 A dlapatch to
the Tribune from London aayt:
Londoner are frlghtenel by the
rpreaj of amalijKix epidemic. The dla
tajie hit gained quite a hold In one or
two metropolitan districts.
The London achool board was aaked
by the dual government board to allow
children In It a-hool to be examined
to -e If they had been vaccinated but
perm;lon a only granted on condi
tion that parent aw no objection to
examination. Vaccination bv the lair
voluntary, not compulsory, and many
peop'e attribute the appearance of the
d!iwae to thla very fact.
OFFICIAL MEASfREMENTS OF
COLVMRIA AND SHAMROCK
The Latter Will Give the American
Boat Forty-Three Second Over a
Thirty-Mil Course.
NEW YORK. S pt. :i The official
measurement of Shamrock II. and Co
lumbia were made public tonight. The
Shamrock allowa forty-three seconds to
the Columbia over a thirty-mile course.
Shamrock baa a shorter water line
length. She ha a longer spinnaker
boom, longer topmast, longer gaff and
carries mire canvas. The designer of
Shamrock II., by keeping down the load
water line length of the yacht, has got
the better of hi rival. The sail area
of the Shamrock Is larger, and by a
Judicious handling of his spars Watson
only penalises forty-five seconds.
Pl'GILISTS ARE JUBILANT.
Ordinance Prohibiting Athletic Contest
Nm Vetoed by Mayor Harrison.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24. Fight promoters
art Jubilant owing to the failure of
Mayor Harrison to veto an ordinance
authorlxing the appointment of a com
mute? to supervise "wrestling and oth
er boxing exhibitions-"
Last nlsht was the date for the expir
ation of ihe time in whieh the mayor
might veto ihe ordinance and hit failure
to d ) so Is ak n as a sign that pugi
listic event may be revived tn Chi
cago. The ordinance provides for a commit
tee of five to regulate athletic contests
and imposed a tax of ten per cent of the
gross reeclpts on all show where an
admission is charged.
LIBERAL DONATION.
Wealthy Mine Owner Gives One Mil
Inn Dollars to People's Church.
CHICAGO. Sept. 21 George W. Bow
nun, a weilthy mine owner, has agreed
to give to the People's Church of Amer
ica il.OOOAK) of the earnings of his mines
to further the w-'rk of the church. It
Is said that "other millions," will be
forthcoming If needed. This statement
Is made by Hiram V. Thomas, found
er and head of the peosiie's churcht
"If everything goes rignt, as soon as
desirable men can be secured, we shall
open churches In every theater In cities
and towns throughout the United
States. We are aiso planning a school
for the study of sociology and compara
tive religion."
METHODIST MINISTERS REPORT.
Drunkenness Is Not on Increase Since
Army Canteen Was Abolished-
NEW YORK, Sept. 24-The special
committee of Methodist min sters ap
pointed last spring to investigate the
published reports that drunkenness was
on the Increase ln the United States
army posts li New York and vicinity
since the abolishment of the army can
teen has made Its report to the Metho
dlrt ministers weekly meeting.
The committee visited all the forts tn
this city and vicinity and declared that
at ever' post they found the reports to
be false.
SAMPSON INTERVIEWED.
NSW YORK. Sept. 24. Rear-Admiral
Sampson when questioned today at Fort
Hamilton said he did not know whether
he would be a witness at rhe Schley
Investigation. The admiral said his
health was much Improved. ;.
! MEXICAN ROADS TO MERGE.
EW YORIvf Septl Sr-Tbe Herald
says:
Plans are well under way for finan
cing the work of standard guaglng the
line of the Mexican National railroad.
I: la expected that thi-ae plan will be
announced In a hort lime by Hpeyer
it Co., who, It 1. unlerstood. have th
matter In ha id. A report I In cir
culation to the effect that the 8peyer
roada In Mexko, tnclud.ng the Interna
tionallately purchased trim the Pa.
rlflf Improvement Company and the
National would oon form a eonaolida.
tlon with the Mexican Central, waa de.
tlared to be premature and at the
prent time hal no f undat!on In fact.
Wall :ree:, however, holda to the theory
that a toon u the two Bpeyer road
have complete certain improvement
which sre contemplated a merger of the
three road will occur.
AFFAIRS IN AFGHANISTAN.
Ameer'a Military Scheme Is What
Caused Recent Disturbances.
LONDON. Sept. 24.-Mail advices to
the Time from 8imla throw light on
he Afghanistan disturbances. Ameer
Abdul Rahman celebrated the anniver
sary of his succession in August at Ka
bul, and the celebration was attended
by the officials and chief. The im
exhorted the chief to be loyal to hi
authority, saying that only by obedI
ence could they maintain the strength
of the country, their legacy from the
Almighty- He then explained a plan of
taking one man In eight from each tribe
for miliary service. The Jagia resented
this plan, hence the recent disturb
ances, and the Afghan Invasion of Brit
ish territory In pursuit of the rebellious
tribe.
I: is said that the ameer seemed ro
bust and spoke vigorously in spite of
the reports of his ill health.
The death of toe senior widow of the
Ameer Shere All Is announced.' She
oiaved a prominent part in the politics
of her country before and after her
husband's death.
BETTING ON YACHT RACE.
Five to Four, 'With Columbia at Big
End, the Prevailing Odds.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 Betting on
the cup races, while It has not reached
any magnitude as yet, Is nevertheless
giving evidence of Interest and cofl
dence on the part of those who believe
Columbia Is the better boat. Shamrock
money at 5 to 4, with the Columbia at
the big end, is amuni In plenty, though
the actual amounts so far recorded as
having been wagered are small. One
firm of brokers is offering J10.000 to
$S,000 that Columbia will hold the cup
ar d up to las: night none of the Sham
rock people had appeared to take up the
offer. A number of minor bets, a; the
some odds, have been placed on the
stock exchange.
AWFVL DISTRESS IN CHINA.
Ten Million Persons Were Rendered
Destitute by the Great Floods.
LONDON. Sept. 24. A dlspat:h .0 the
Times from Shanghai gives additional
details of the appalling destitution In
the Yangtse district as the result of the
recent floods.
Large subscriptions for the sufferers
have been collected in Shanghai, but
i such a comparatively small effort, says
the correspondent. Is practically useless.
10.000.000 persons having already suffer
ed.
It Is certan that there will be intense
distress during the coming winter.
REVOLUTIONARY FORCE LANDED
NEW YORK. Sept. 21. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama, Colombia.
via Galveston, Tex., says:
It Is generally reported that the revo
lutionary expedition commanded by
General Ligo has landed recently near
Point Cbme, bringing war material.
The expeditionary force is now suppos
ed to be manning to Join the revolt
tlonlsts In the Interior of the depart
ment.
HARVARD GETTING READY".
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Sept. 24-The
Harvard football squad has started
practbe. Captain Campbell is playing
at left halfabck. but this Is only a
temporary position for him. Stone, a
promising candidate for quarterback.
strained his ankle badly and thus con
tributed the first accident of the year.
Graydon, Baldwin, Devens, Rainsford
and Grew of last year's squad have
reported. The squad numbers sixty
three.
ROYALTY SPEEDING WESTWARD.
NORTH BAY. Sepc. 24.-The Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York re
sumed their tour. west through Canada
today. Their next halt of any length
of time will be at Winnipeg on Thurs
day, after a continuoua run of sixty
hours from the capliol.
GENERAL MARIN DEFEATED;
WASHINGTON, Sept." 24.-Mall ad
vice received at the Colombian legation
confirm the reports of the defeat of
General Marin, th revolutionary leader
who has been operating In the depart
ment of Tollma. General Marin himself
escaped capture.
SETH LOW GIVEN
THE NOMINATION
Choice of Republicans for Mayor
of New York.
OTHER OFFICIALS CHOSEN
Tke Catolaatcs Ut Coitrellcr tt Prestos t
sl Boar t( tldersHS-Tinausy Hall
DeaosauJ a a Bass t
CMsplrattrs.
NEW YORK. Sept. Jl.-Seth Low.
president of Cohim'di college, wa to
night nominated for mayor by the Re
publican city convention and the con
vention of the Clr liens' union.
Edmund M. Grout, of Brooklyn, for
controller; Charles V. Forne. of New
York, for president of the board of al
dermen. The platform arraigns Tammany Hall
a "a band of conspirators against the
public welfare and an organisation de
voted to public plunder."
YESTERDAY'S CABINET MEET ENG.
President Roosevelt Indicates a Strong
Belief ln Reciprocity Treaty.
WASHINGTON. Sept 24. Secretarle
Gag and Wilson. Attorney General
Knox and Postmaster general Smith
were the only members at today's cabi
net meeting. The status of reciprocity
treaties pending before congress was
discussed, the president plainly Indicat
es that he believed strongly In the re
ciprocity principle.
TKE OREGON'S REMARKABLE
TRIP FROM CAPE NOME
Hungry Pasengers Suffer for Ten Day
On the Voyage Provisions
Run Short.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Sept. 24.
The steamer Roanoke arrived from
Nome this evening:, bringing 337 pas-
sengers and 1360,000 ln gold.
The voyage of the Oregon from Nome
was one of the most remarkable ever '
made by a steamship wherein so many
people barely escaped death by drown
ing, and for ten day suffered the pangs
of hunger. After the Oregon dropped
anchor here the people were erased to
get ashore to get something to eat.
The passengers claim rhat on the fourth
day out from Nome the provisions run
short.
IN MEMORY OF M'KINLEY.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 According to
a London dispatch to the Tribune, the ,
last echoes of the public mourning for
Presi lent MoKInley come from :he Eng.
llsh sections whare the Salvation Army
conducts an aotive campaign. These)
amateur bands required several days of
practice before -hey could master the
dead march from "Saul." but the work
has beea done and 'he Salvation Army
is now playing solemn requiems from
town to town la honor of the American
president.
LOW RATES TO PREVAIL.
CHICAGO, Sept, 24.-To a large ex
tent the low passenger rates that have
been In effect ln the territory west of
Chicago during the summer are to pre
vail throughout die winter months. In
dependent action has been taken by a
number of western roads providing for
excursions on the first and third Tues
day in October. November and Decem
ber to Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington, Manito
ba. Canadian Northwest and British
Columbia.
THE COBRA DISASTER.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24There Is ab
solutely nothing to Justify the hypoth
esis that the 111 fated destroyer Cobra
touched ground, .-ays the London cor- '
respondent of he Tribune. The caus
es which led her to break ln two and
founder without the slightest warning
nay perhaps never be determined. The
vessel authorities have, however, decid
ed that in the construction of future
vessels sp?id will be sacrificed to solid
ity.
FRUIT DRYER BURNED.
VANCOUVER, Want!.. Sept. 24. A
large fruit dryer, belonging to M. C.
Henslee at JIIU Plain, burned last night.
The loss U estimated at $3300.
AGED PIONEER DEAD.
OREGON CITY, Sept. 24.-Sldney H.
Moss, a pioneer of 1842, aged 97, - died
ttls afternoon. He was a clerk of the
first court held under ftht provUlonal
government of Oregon. .
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