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RELEHTLESS
Forces Girl-Wife to
Again Teil, Story, of
-Pastr Causing Her-to
Break Down, v 'S-
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New Tors, Feb. II Blinded bp the
tears that streamed down her cheeks,
yet struggling desperately to maintain
ber composure under the stinging proa,
cutlon of District Attorney Jerome,
whose cross-examination developed Into
persecution of bis frail and quivering
.witness, Evelyn Neeblt Thaw recited
IHtaln- this raornln the alckenlnr stonr
of her wrongs, and through H.alL she
- wavered not . a single Inch . front her
atory told In Thaw's defense a week
SC. tior was Jerome's heartless grilling
of his witness sufficient tt break down
the powerful . bulwarks she built con
stantly about her huoband. In whose de
fense she is suffering untold agony on
the witness-stand.
Witness areata Xewn.
. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw told her story a
week ago. calmly, and there waa ao dra
matic attempt to enlist sympathy by
the heddlng of tears. Tet that atory
from the childish witness tugged at tha
heart-strings of every person In tha
courtroom who heard Iter testimony.
This morning that sympathy, kindled by
a thousand fires .from the ordeal
through which the young f-lrl has al
ready passed, was aroused almost to a
fremry of passion agalnat tha cruel, sar
castic and cutting remarks with - which
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HITSBACKATWOnflANOOCTOR
M rs. Zeller "Now Sues UnpaidDfFBrpwn,
; Whose Testimony Helped Her Get r r
" Damages From Car Company.
After getting 11,100 damages from the
Portland Railway company for Injuries
sustained by filling from a atreetoar,
Barah E. Zeller, a dressmaker, la now
suing her physician. Flora A. Brown,
for 41.(00 . damages because the said
Injuries were only Imaginary.
In other words, Mr. Zeller collected
from one party because she was In
jured; now aha la trying to collect from
another party ' because she waa not In
jured. What- makes the pill a bitter one
for. Mrs. Brown is that It waa largely
through her testimony that Mrs. Zelle r,
was able f win her suit irnlnnt the
railway company. The Xeller-Brown
case Is on trial today In Judge-Oanten-beln's
department of tha Wrcult court. ,
! - Oeta revorable- TardlaL
On July B, 1901. Mrs. Zeller fell from
steps of a car at Third and yam-
hUP streets. A few months afterward
aha sued the company for tlt.000, claim
ing permanent Injuries . to her health
and alleging that she had paid 1500 for
physicians' fees. Mrs. Brown waa her
stsr witness, and. though she recovered
far from the amount asked, tha verdict
was more favorable than tha average i
- But a suit filed aome weeks ago by
Mrs.' Prown brought to light the fact
that Mrs. Zeller had not paid her phy
sician a cent, not to mention 1500. Mrs.
Brown sued for $411. claiming that eh
had treated Mrs, Zeller from July to
October., 106. Tha Interesting docu
ment in' tha case la cross-complaint of
Mrs. Zeller, asking for $1,500 becausa
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Feminine WitAided by
Tears Give, Jerome
Struggle - oj-Career
With Evelyn Thaw. ;
(ioanwl Special Imm.) .
New York, Feb. tl. They struggled
all day, tha woman and tha relentless.
merciless prosecutor. Through hours
of ceaseless questioning, her pathway
strewn with obstacles, pitfalls open
ing at every turn, Florence Evelyn s'f
blt Thaw threaded the perilous way, and
when justice had laid aside her tasks
'for the jdiy the young wife of Harry
Thaw emerged from her cross-examination
by Jerome with tha story upon
which the fata of . her husband's life
hangs, unshaken by Jerome's assaults,
though the Ilmellarht waa thrown upon
her stained life with a lurid glare. ,. , ;
i "Critical" momenta were there, dra
matic periods whan It .seemed that ab
must wilt before the rapid cross-examination.)
She made slips, unloosed Im
portant admissions, whetted Jerome's
appetite for feasts of contradictions,
but. always at tha moment -when It
eeemed the avalanche muat come the
wonderful young woman deftly avoided
I tha catastrophe and met tha p'rosecutor
with smiles or teara. ? .
J Jerome -was relentless. Question after
'Question ha hurled at her. Ind wh.n
he became too personal and asked an
offensive queatlon In an offensive man
ner the fair witness' broke down and
weptr completely disarming the prose-
tha woman doctor mad ber believe aba
waa sick when aha was not. .
, According to Mrs. Zeller, when she
went to tha physician. Instead of using
Christian Science , to cure ' her. Dr.
Brown employed something very much
akin to Christian Science to make her
111 tha purpose being, of course, to get
a good, fat fee.
i' Only Surface, BrulaeaV.
Mrs. Zeller clalma that when . she
called on tha doctor she was suffering
from Injuries, but they were merely
aurfaca bruises and neither Internal In
nature nor. of a permanent character.
Rut Mrs. Brown made her believe that
she was a very sick woman.
For a.tlme Mrs. Zeller called daily at
the office of Dr. Brown for treatment,
but tha doctor worked on her .Imagina
tion to such an extent that she beoame
too 111 to leave her home. For treat
ment at the office Mrs. Brown charged
$1 a day. but for tha home treatments
she rhsrged $1.59 a day. No 'sooner
would aha "cure" the patient of one
complaint than . aome ' other trouble
would break out, and all as a result of
tha accident Finally Mrs. Zeller : be
came so 111 thst she waa taken to St.
Vincent's' hospital. Hera aha was still
attended by Mrs. Brown until she "got
wise, when the doctor waadenied ad
mission to her presence. From that
moment aha rapidly recovered and now
she la suing for pain'and suffering and
loss of time from her business.
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Railroad Magnate Sees
Business Panic in the
- Near Future-Fai ling
Off in New York.
' (earaal Special Servtee.)
New Tork. Fab. 31. Hard times ahead
Is tha doleful prediction made by James
r.TOH-prealdefttonn Ureal North
ern railroad,, today, on - hie return U
Naw-Tork from at. Paulr Contlnulhg,
ba said: ,
The sells ef - prosperity are being
reefed. The year 108 may be a bard
year and many thouaanda of men may
then bo out of work. General policies
of retrenchment are under way. Leaa
money has to ba spent on new works.
The effect of thla movement la being
felt at present In tha falling off of or
ders. Tha beginning of thla movement
Is evident In Chicago.
"While I would scarcely call It a rs
cesslon ,ln business, lt'a more of a draw
ing In. Railroads In general are cur
tailing their expenses and placing fewer
orders.' On our lines wa wUl finish tha
work we" have under way. and that's all.
, "This movement toward economy Is
aoarcely perceptible, but. It should ba
sufficient to relieve tha strain from con
gested business. In any way, lt'a
good thing.". , , :
FRESNO POLICEMAN v -
. -SHOT BY BURGLAR
- ' (Jfmraal Bpeelal Bme.) ' '
. Freeno, Cai, Feb. 11. In a fight with
a burglar at 11 o'clock last night Of
ficer Harry Vanmeter was shot four
times, twice through tha body, and can
not live. ' " ' ,
Vanmeter In patrolling bis beat en
countered a burglar at tha Boas dye
works. . The man opened fire, the first
shot taking effect in the abdomen. -As
Vanmeter reached for hia revolver ba
waa' ahot In tha back.
Tha policeman then opened fire on
the burglar, but waa so badly Injured
that ha shot wild. As the burglar fled
he again fired on tha officer, wounding
htm twice. Tha burglar baa not been
caught. -
STOLE DIAMONDS
-FOR HER LOVER
Parlor Maid Robbed Mistress of
- Brooch 1 Containing Forty-Six
.Brilliants Which She Cave to
Her SweetheartJ
(Jesrnal Special Bertie.)
New Tork. Feb. II. Mary O'Connor,
who la employed aa a parlor maid by
Mrs. Oscar F. ' Livingston, wealthy
New Tork widow, was taken seriously
HI a few days ago, and Mrs. Livingston
sent her to St. Vincent's hospital. The
girl, fearing death, asked for a priest.
and Rev. Father Doyle of St. Joseph's
church heard her confession. .
She told him she was responsible for
the theft of a-diamond brooch valued at
tlt.000 taken from Mrs. Livingston on
February 11. She aald aha had given It
to Frank Logan, a handsome young
chauffeur, with whom ah waa la love.
The priest adviaed ner ana would' nave
to- help- restore tha stolen article before
she could receive absolution. She then
bad tha police, notified and Logan waa
arrested. A Urt sum of money was
found on him. . .
Logan confessed, and 4 diamonds he
had taken out of the brooch and pawned
vera recovered from a pawnahop.
ALBANY GIVES BONUS
TO ESTABLISH CANNERY
Albany, Or Feb. tl. Albany la to
have a cannery. At a meeting held last
evening in tha courthouse It was agreed
to accept the proposal of Mr. Allen of
Eugene and have - him ' establish tha
cannery and award him tha bonus of
f l.ioo raised oy tne cuisens.
Mr. Allen Is an experienced cannery-
man and haa In successful operation a
similar plant In Lane county. It la In
tended to . make a specialty of small
fruits and tha agreement Is that he la
to pay the market price for all products
so brought to tha cannery. .
UNION PACIFIC FAST,
MAIL TRAIN WRECKED
Salt Lake. Feb. SI. Tha eastbound
passenger fast mala on tha Union f'tfr
clflc ran into a rocksllde near Morgan,
Utah, thla morning, wrecking the en
gine1 and two cars. The engineer's body
s under thff engine. A number of pas
sengers were, mora or less hurt.
Great Eastern Liner Goes to Pieces Off
Shore at Rotterdam-Thousands Watch
Passengers and Crew Swept to Des
truction,: Powerless to Aid---Sea too
for Boats
. (Joaraal Special Sorrloe.)
Rotterdam. Holland. Feb. tl. One
hundred and siyty passengers. Including
many-Americana and -tha-aaembera-e-f
German opera company. besUlea- all of
tba ship's crew of over a hundred have
been hurled to their death by tha wavea
which are sweeping- tha -dacka of tha
Great Eastern Railway ateamer Berlin
which' went aground on a sand bank a
short distance off shore this morning.
Within almost a stone's throw of the
vessel, which la breaking to plecea rap
idly under tha force of a terrific storm,
thousands of people are standing on the
a ho res powerless to render aid, .as they
watch tha huge wavea sweep passenger
after paaaenger Into the aea.
Tha sea Is running so high and tha j
wind la ao . strong thai; tba Ufa boats
cannot xV.e ..tha wavea to .the doomed
vessel and tha passengers bava perished
within sight of those op shore.
Disaster Xraa to OeJa.
Tba Berlin. was bound from Harwlck,
England, to Rotterdam, and it la be
lieved that the narrow entrance to tha
harbor and tha terrific gale are the
primary causes of the vessel's wreck.
Captain Precious evidently miscalcul
ated tha force of the storm and the
ahlp waa literally blown onto the bank.
"As the ship careened into the entrance
It crashed against ona of the Jetties;
breaking the latter In two, and a mom
ent later, Its bow plowed into tna sand
bank. -. .
. With the first shock of grinding tim
bers the passengers rushed to tha decks
only to be met by the bugs wavea thst
swept completely over the vessel, car
rying the passengers llkf so many splin
ters over the sides bf tha vessel Into
the bollteg breaTters. "
For a time It waa thought that the
Berlin would ba able to rlda the aeas
until the storm abated and the lifeboats
were able to pt out to her, but tha tre
mendous force f the wavea that struck
her stovs In the sides and aha began
breaking Immediately.
Aid from land la entirely cut oil ana
CUT CALIFORNIA
INTO TWO STATES
State Division Sentiment Is
. Aroused In Los Angeles on Ac
count of Reign of Southern
Pacific Throughout State.'
7 Ueereel Special anlea.
Los Angeles. Feb. tl. Stats division
.sentiment haa been aroused here by the
high handed action of tha Southern
Pacific railroad and tha legislature, and
It Is apparently taking tangible shape.
It la stated that 'the chamber of com
merce will publicaly launch the move
ment In an official declaration that the
time has come for severing southern
from northern California. Officers of
the chamber would not confirm thla re
port, but leading members said that ua
doubtedly this notion will ba taken and
tha subject carried before congress. -
The contention Is that the Southern
Paelfla machine now In control of the
atate Is fortified by the alleged policy
of tha north to block southern progress.
That machine gains double strength by
playing tha north against tha south, and
thus leaves this end of the state prac
tically helpless, so that the two com
munltlaa hava no Interest In common. .
ELECTION BOARD COUNTS
, HHIUAL BALLOTS
Administration Ticket of Insur
ance Company Polled the ,
Heavies Vote, , l
f Journal Special gin ike.) -New
. Tork, '- Feb. tl. Inspectors of
election for tha Mutual Life have sent
to the company's proxy committee a
summary of tally ahents giving tha re
sult of the preliminary , canvass ' and
count of baUota cast at tha recent elec
tion for trustees. Thla count shows
these figures:. Administration ticket.
US.H2; t nlted committee ticket, .
HI; third or fusion ticket, t. 447. "Of
19,11 votes for the admlnlHtratlon
ticket. 1X2,499 were not challenged.
Thla In Itself Is almost; twice aa many
aa the united committee ticket secured.
The prgceaa of elimination will effect
only a fejr thousand vots. ami all the
Uckata la about tha same proportion.
to Live. r '
witnesses of the tragedy standing on
shore, who.havo friends and relatives on
board, are. frantlo over their Inability
to-ald- those wbjom.-they-jan. see etrug
gllng gam-dpatn-rn-thw-Tolilnc wave""
about the veaaeL
When tha vessel struck tha passen
gers gathered together .on tha bow In .
tha shelter of the cabins. The fora part
began - sinking, however,, within a few
minutes and the crew and passengers
rushed to the after part to bo struck -by
the heavy seae which by this time
completely enveloped the stesmer.
The full list of tha dead will probably,
never be known. Soma of the bodies
are being washed ashore, while many
others will be carried far out to aea and
will never be recovered. Oreat Eastern
officials say the passenger list has been
lost with the ship, which precludes the
possibility of Identifying all of those on
board.. .-
King's Xessenges ' aVost,
The . members of - tba - German opera,
company, which were returning from an
engagement In London, will be learned
as soon aa the management can be com
municated with. The steamer carried,
mall, all ef which la lvine- at tha hot.
I torn of the harbor.
Arthur -Herbert, ona -of ' Klnr Ed
ward's messenfrcrs, bearing dlspatchos
from the Brltixh government to the
British embassy in Berlin, Is among
the lost, and It ia known that many
other prominent foreigners, as well as J
Americans, were among thoaa who Bank
to their death. - .
Toward noon Ilfeaavers reported that
they aaw signs of life on aome of tha
floating wreckage which waa . being
blown about by the gale. A heavy mist
Is being driven toward shore, but re-...
newed efforts ara being made to reach
the wreckage and rescue- any possible
survivors. - . .
Tha Berlin was built In 1994 for tha
GermanAufltralian Steamship company
and waa of. tha following dimensions:
Length, 176. S feet; beam, 4 feet: depth.
17.1 feet. Her net register ia 1,177 tons
PROBED HIMSELF
TO FIHD BULLET
Physician 'Who Is Accidentally
Wounded on Ranch Adminis
ters Opiates and Performs ar
v Operation Upon Himself.
(oornel Special Servtee.) '
Albuquerque. N. M., Feb. 11. An rn
topsy held today shows that after Dr.
Bherwood B. Ives of New Tork wss
shot by accidentally dropping hie re
volver at a ranch near Detail last Satur
day, he plunged a probing: needle Into nf
vital spot and thla stab Wound caused
bis death- Tha bullet, which rangod
upward and lodged beneath the shoul
der blade, having touched no. vital or
gan. .
Ives admlnLerrA Anl.ti. t I.I...U
and probed for tha bullet, but failed to
una ic, ena wnn nis email supply of .
anaesthetics was gone it ia believed ba
ended him Sllffnrlnira wltk hi. K--.4
Tba body has arrived hera and be
emummea ior snipmem 10 New . Tork.
Ills father. Bravlne Ivaa & mitilnnair
banks, la coming for It.
' Ivea, Whoaa parenta are separated,
came to New Mexico for opnn-air lira '
because after. h Ymtt Tul. .-a
In practice in New Tork he became ad
uiuku )nt use 01 opiates.
AGED MAN LOST WHILE 4
GOING TO VISIT FRIENDS
(ftpeela! Ptapatcb to The Imnil.l
Lexington. Or.. Feb. 11. H. K. Hynd.
an elderly stockralser of this county.
whlls on his way to visit some neigh
bors, lost his directions in tha fog, ami
not until Searching parties had huntxtt
for 10 hours were his whereabout dis
covered. He left his home. early in the
forenoon, and hla family, becoming
slarmed at bis continued shaenoe, in
the afternoon or-anlxd scnrchjng par
ties. At 11 o'clock at night he was
found seven miles away from home an t
wandering almlcsaly in the d.irknnas.
, No . Mor. Frani ItulMInK.
. SpcIal bit natch tn Th J'iumi.)
Enterprise, Or., Feb. 21. I lie c!i
council of Fnterprlae has jma-.- l an or
dinance prohibiting th-i erett.,'1 ,.f
wooilen butlrflnts witlun tlie 1. . ...
district of the city
Knterprlee la growlne; In r tt I
populetlon. Within tr.r r m i , ,
additions to the 1 1 f y f.Hve ! :
unit several (siuHimi l.av i. . , .
Uila wlutec.
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