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: . V Against Treachery. ' CWm
Prisoner Feared That He
tWould:Be Dealt Harshly
: With by TalesmenWife
rWas Confident of Light
j Sentence.
;Nw York, Feb. 1. Harry Thaw
will hare to apend some time la an
Insane asylnm. The Jury this morn
ing returned a rerdlct of sot guilty
on account of Insanity and 'commit'
ted the prisoner to Matteawan. This
means ;that Thaw will probably-be
.m.n of thot Inatttlitlnn
for ! aomeJ weeks or month,4 after
3 which he will in; probability be re-
s . I .
mored to a private sanitarium, iaea
discharged as "curd."
; The Jury ' remained" cut "in "Tht and
did not arrive it verdict until erarrM
mess of exhlblU In the caae bad beea
carefully gone over and as carefully dl-
cueeeo.
It was not long after daybreak wnen
the verdict was sent out and Immedi
ately a great crewa aaeemuiou idoui
jthe newspaper offices to bear the par
Ltiouiara. worn wu t i , o..y.ij
Ho Thaw's lawyers and td members of
hls family, who Immediately hurried to
3 At 11:40 a. m. the Jury sent for Judge
f Dowllng and the prisoner and family
Iwere summoned. In a few moments toe
511 men filed In and when asicea ir a
x verdict had been reached. Foreman
InpitminniM moiled that It had and the
'document was handed to the court, who
igave it to Clera Fenny wno reaa aiouo.
J"Not cuiltv on the ground or insanity.
a Liast evening nw ww yu
-downcast frame of mind. He seemed
in im.rin. that the caae would be de
cided against him and when he learned
-that the jury naa ueen locaea up mr
?the nignt ne ippenrra Mireinoiy ncrr
lous and secured little rest during the
(balance of the night.
I Evelyn Neablt Thaw on the contrary
Hvaa ontimlatlc- and told through the
h"haw attorneys that she believed ! her
husband would be acquitted. She did
5iot even consider it probable that Thaw
Hvould have to go to an asylum, main
Gaining that her husband's weakness
,as due to his extremely nervous dls
iposltlon and that the taint of Insanity
irould be obliterated with carerul atten
tion to well known methods of dealing
;wlth- uch patienle, - t r
I Littleton was greatly elated over
(the verdict and congratulated Thaw and
Si Is young wife. Mrs. Thaw. Harris
Another, wept silently when she realized
that her son would be sent to the bleak
iiayiura ror tne criminal insano.
THIS SKETCH SHOWS THB MEETING OF HARRY K. THAW AND
EVELYN NESBIT THAW AFTER THE SHOOTING OP STANFORD
WHITE. . AT, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. THE SKETCH IS
DRAWN FROM A DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENE AS PROVEN
BY WITNESSES AT , THE TRIAL-OF HARRY THAW. .
FIRST BLOW
Officer; Condemns Stupid
Americans Who Laugh at
Possibility of Fight--Pre
tensions of friendship
Are False.
(Special Dispatch to Tie JearsaL)
Berlin', Feb. 1. Herr M. Reuaner
i There wer a fow awful -moments as
the Jury filed In to deliver the verdict.
.Rumor had It that It was to be another
inpllt Jury and Thaw and his wife dread
ted the ordeal of another trial, and a
h-ppetltion of the stroles of both their
ilives. Harry looked the Jurors In' the
fcye as they, went by but there was noth-j
ing to db learneu. .-.,y .-
The verdirtt seems to- satisfy public
pin Ion in New, York. '. , .,
, Attorney Littleton said: v
The verdict Is not a surprise to int.
jl expected that? the Jury would find a
h'erdict of not guilty, but. I did not
wholly expect a commitment to an asy
lum. .This, however; does not mean so
jnuch as is supposed." -. -I
District Attorney Jerome Had little to
Hay.' He thought that Justice had mis
tarried and that the Jury had been af
fected by woman's tears and the gen
fcrah feeling against Stanford White.
John Temple Graves of the Hearst
service "thus summed up the position of
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw for his news
papers: j " raves' Boaunary.
f "How any wholesome woman, old or
young, could have loved Harry Thaw Is
impossible to soe. Nothing but the ab-
r-
Government Files - Suit to Dissolve Merger Between professor of international law. has fur-
with . the following extracts from a
letter received from General Kuropat-
Union : Pacific - and Southern Pacific Other Ac-
tions Wiil Be Filed Soon,
v
L, y iCaltsa, Pnrts- Uese . WlrK.
gait take, .ujiahFeb.,!., -The.govarn-ment's
suit to dissolve the merger be
tween the Union Paclfio and Southern
Pacific railroads was filed here In the
federal court this morning by District
Attorney H. E. Booth. .
This is the first of a series of suits
which the government will file against
E. H. Harrlman to break his railroad
monopoly. Others will follow which
will be directed against all of Harrt
man'a lines-and allies.
The Southern Pacific officials have
been racing across the country in a
special train, reaching this city yester
day, to build up a defense against the
Mow. which la aimed to break their hold
on the people of all territory they tap..
Conspiracy In restraint of trade and
Illegal monopoly of the transportation
t
kin, former minister of war In Russia.
I am following with special atten
tion the Japanese-American diplomatic
W..iM-. Xt i.-Ji.r;-f Tm ble to do, after cer-
.1: 1 7 1 sxritam experience ana away rrom m
Missouri river In the eaat and the ' Pa-
cine coast soutb or Portland, Oregon,
on the west Is charged.
Dissolution of the illegal combination
Detween tne union ana Houttiern Pacific.
ana Kan pedro-Lios Angeles lines Is de
manded and that ownership -by Union
Pacific or Oregon Short Line of the
tsanta J?e, Great Northern and Northern
Pacific be declared Illegal.
When all the suits are filed the fol
lowing corporations and, company heads
win do maae aerenaants:
Union Pacific. Southern- Pacific, San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake rail-
roaa imaric line), uretson Khort Line.
my
official position. The Japanese-Ameri
can relation Is at the present time Just
equal to ours previous to the war. The
Americans themselves mlrht not be
able to . conceive. It as deeply as an
experienced foreigner, therefore I wish
to give you certain facts:
'The psychology of the Japanese Is
the reverse of oars and of the Ameri
cans. It Is Important to know that
fact. When a Japanese says to yon he
likes you and la your Intimate friend
It Is sot true. The Japanese are the
Fifteen -Persona " Seriously
; iestroys juoaraing-iiouse
at i Early L Hour Occu
-pants in Panic v
7"
President rEooserelt's
special message is a. vig
orous slap at the trusts.
Brj an says that the mes
sage was a brave attack
on wrongdoers. The pol
itics of the country seem
to bend toward reform
and the sayingi is; ii "is
always well to copy the
ryan principle of at
tacking dishonest cor
porations.
Scared People,: Flee Into
Streets in f NightJ aothes
and ; Suffer! From" Coldest
.Weather of Year Lose
Personal -Effects. ' ; ' '
Santa Fe, Great Northern. Northern Pa- &ot sly nation Z ever can Imagine, and
clflc, K. H. Harrlman, Jacob H. Schlff.
Otto H. Kuhn. Jarhes StUlman, Henry
C. Frick. Henry H.- Rogers, William A.
Clark, Farmers1 Loan It Trust company,
WILDE CUTS LARGE SUM
OFF BANK SUBSCRIPTION
President of German-American Bank Angered at Attack
Made Upon Plan of Reorganization of the Oregon
Trust-J lidge Commends the Expert's Eeport.
(Continued on Page Two.)
L. J. Wilde, president of the German-
American bank, has lopped off 2St0
of his subscription to the stock of the
reorganised bank. This action was taken
by him peremptorily yesterday after
noon following the ibsue of a local eve
ning paper In which appeared a labored
attack on the reorganization plan. Mr,
Wilde's anger arose, and In spite of .re
monstrances of his friends he declared
he would reduce his subscription 125,
000-every time the newspaper In Ques
tion repeated its attack, until he was
out of the reorganization altogether
, It Is paid the report of Charles P.
Pf ghlec, a well known expert , account
ant, made In connection with the re
ceiver's report. Is an exceptionally plain
and business-like- document. It has
been highly complimented by Judge Oan
tenbein, who has said it Is an admirable
statement of conditions existing In re
lation Ao v the bank, and the proposed
merger.
- A hearing on the petition of the re
ceiver to - sell the assets - of the sus-
ended bank to the German-American
ank was given by the court this after
noon, -when the attorneys for the va
rious Interests Involved appeared and
threshed out their contentions. The
JiKIih - : ' J ft Sm
THIS IS A SKETCH OF HARRY THAW7 THE SLAYER OF STANFORD
' WHITE, "AS HE APPEARS IN, HIS CELL IN THE . TOMBS." &
court Is expected to make an order for
or against the merger next Monday.
- Seed Under Contract.
"It Ja. proposed -under the conditions
of the petition to deed the assets to
the German-American, subject to a con
tract by which the assets and cash shall
remain In the custody and control of
the court. by Its receiver, during the
period of liquidation. In the prooess of
liquidation, when it is necessary to
transfer an, asset, the German-American
bank shall substitute one of its own
of I0"1 value.' or s liquidated
liability of the Oregon Trust of equal
. . . ', "-i an iimee tne receiver
shall have full protection for the amount
Continued on Page Two.)
S H0QIW
POLICE PROBED
Councilman Asks That the
Grand Jury Be Called to
Hear Charges.
- (United rM Leiiied Wlre.l
HOauiam. Wash.. irh 1-nunllmnn
John Richardson exploded a bomb at
last night s council meetlnar when he
offered a resolution callins- for a a-rand
jury, in resolution neing as zoiiows:
"The recent upheaval in the police
force of HoaulSm has develoned a atata
or anairs in ' xioqsiam , ana unenaiis
county that Is a blot en civilisation.
"Whereas. There . are charaea . and
counter charges of grsft, bribery snd
extortion and malfeasance In office;
now theref ore rb It - - - ' :- .
"Resolved.-' Br the mayor- and council
Of the citr of Hoauiam that vour honor
assemble a grand Jury In speotal session
to inquire into civio ariaire of Hoquiam
ttnA AlaAwhere' thrauthnnl ., th . nnuntv.
as may lawfully come before It."
lit is not UKeiv that a grand lury will
be called. The matter, wag laid over
tor CM trr.,;,fe- .-:&.-..'.rt;t I
yon ougnt to taxe in dealing with a
Japanese Just the reverse of what he
assures you. Such Is the behavior of
oar merchants In the east dealing with
the Japanese business men, and that
should he considered also la the Phil
ippines and great national affairs. X
will snow the facts.
Several years before our war with
Japan there could be noticed a hidden
hostility toward the Russians, but- we
did not pay any attention to It. The
hidden hostility was Intensified and the
Japanese government and newspapers
began to announce that Russia was
their best friend and that ther could
never be any trouble between them. We
believed those supposedly sincere as
surances and suppressed all utterances
in regard to the Japanese politics. But
that was a great mistake and th
or. our rauure.
Japs Are wily.
After "the Boxer rebellion" In China
our government occupied Manchuria and
displayed a great Influence in the far
east. I could notice the change of atti
tude toward us, of which I made a long
report to, the czar. It was a very pe
culiar position, and the czar recom
mended me to make a tour through
Japan and the far f-ast. I was received
with great friendship, and new assur
ances by the mikado and his people that
pacific relations between Japan and
Russia had never been as strong as
then. '
"Then I returned from my trip home
and pacified all excitement, but while
doing this officially I had an intuitive
feeling that there wa a trick back of
all this cordial Japanese assurance, but
I could not express officially my per
sonal opinion. Another point was that
I could not see a sufficient cause for
war. because we kept strictly within
our obligations and the private affairs
in Korea, which seemed to excite some
Japanese business interests were so in
significant for a political trouble that
X am not pay tnem any attention.
"The Japanese government and news
pacers continued to be our greatest
rrienas untu tne - very moment war
was dcJflrcu.
"Looking at the "American situation 1
(Csltet rrtss teased im.t J
Kansas City, Feb 1. Five per
sons were burned to death and IS
jserlonslr Injured' this morning when
a bparding-houae at. Eleventh and
"Wyandotte streets Was burned. r ; ,
The lire broke .out before day
light this morning , when the occu
pants of the - house were- sleeping.
When the alarm Was given there was .
a panic and fire lost their Urea. The
ui in s itviv uubuiv, iu mm t rj muj -
of their 'possessions and most of
them ' were' forced -to 'flee into tbe
j streets In their' underwear. The
night was the coldest '. of the ' year
and the thinly ' clad refugees ant
I fered- severely. , . , .
Unable to Unlock Door to Boom in Flames, Brave House
wives Creep Along Narrow Cornice of Third Floor
Gain Entrance Through Window.
TOR
MEETS FLEET
Continued on Page Two.
ROOKY
BANK
GOES TO WALL
Bun on Small Institution
Puts It in Hands of State
, Department.
; (Caittd-Preis Lttti Wire.) '
New Tork. Feb. 1. After withstand
ing a run for several days, the Home
bank of Brooklyn failed to open JU
doors this morning. The bank Is dapi
talised at 1100,000, and had deposits es
timated at JS89.000. - . r
It Is renorteil that tha state hankin
department will Uk charge of the in
stitution. . .-:. v-
Two women by exercising sheer nerve
and quick judgment yesterday afternoon
saved 1 the, flat at 216 North Twelfth
street from burning. .
Unable to reach the fire In any other
way Mrs. James White and "Mrs. Charles
Fox climbed around the. narrow wooden
sill surrounding the third stor of the
building-and br passing one another
buckets ; of water kept the-fire under
control until the n department ar
rived and extinguished it with chemi
cals, v' x ; . , '.i.
Mrs." Fox, and Mrs. White were alone
in the-house, with the two small Burns
children. Lena and Lester, in their
charge. During, the high wind, storm
the flue of one of the chimneys was
blown down and sparks flew Into - a
clothes clOset In the apartments of
Mrs. White. The kerosene In some lamps
left on the closet shelf was ignited In
a minute and set fire to the clothing.
When the women smelled the smoke
they sttempted to resch the ' White
apartment but the night lock had sprung
and they were unable to gain entrance
through the door. " . ' ,
The only . thing left was to crawl
around the U-lnoh wooden cornice from
the kitchen window and reach the fire
h means of Mrs. White's bedroom win
dow. This meant a trip- of more than
ORCHARD Wilt
HOT BE FREED
Confessed Assassin of For
mer Governor Steunen
btrg Will Stand Trial.
(United Frees-LesseJ Wire.)
Caldwell. Ida., Feb. 1. Plana as be
ing laid for the prosecution of , Harry
Orchard, the confessed - murderer of
former Governor Frank ' Steunenberg.
The prosecuting . attorney. Insists that
Orchard has no immunity contract, and
that be will have to pay the penalty for
his crime. Tbe trial will be commenced
In March or April. - . - '
It has been freely 1 predicted that
Orchard would be freed by the prosecu
tion on Immunity contract purchased
by hla testimony savins? Haywood and
Pettlbone. : The prosecution denies this
repeatedly
tn
and Orchard himself has
sworn that he made no agreement wi
the state before giving his iteetlmonyT -
- vrrcunru in nuw tr.ii m iit.iri ill warn iir-n
ltejitiary at B&uyhx.-y r-K'r
80 feet around, the corner of the house
with nothing to cling to but the clap
boarding of the walls.
The wind was blowing a gale outside,
and was not only creating a strong
draft for the fire but made the feat
of climbing around the wooden sill. 40
feet above the' ground a dangerous one.
"Well. I'll do It" ss Id Mrs. White,
after she had taken a glance at the sit
uation. -Then sending the. children to
turn in an alarm the two women got
uucaeis. iming mem at tne bathtub,
and Mrs. -White ventured out over the
cornice. Reaching , the bedroom she
raised the window end was able to find
the source of the fire. .
In order to get water, however, It was
necessary for Mrs. Fox to fill the buck
ets -In her apartments,, carry them part
way around on the cornice and hand
them to Mrs. White, who threw them on
the fire.
Working in this war fur murlv 1K
minutes, they managed to keep the fire
from spreading from the closet, and
practically had It extinguished by the
time the. chemicals responded to the
alarm.
The damage was confined to the walls
of the closet and the clothing, which
was burned and ruined by water. Nei
ther .of the two plucky women suffered
serious results from their experience
further than an attack or "nerves" when
It was all over. . v
The building Is a large frame struc
ture, used as a flat by several families,
and would have burned quickly but for
the prompt action of Mrs. White and
Mrs. Fox.
Private steamships Leavo
Punta Arenas to , Greet
Sailors Off Island. '
' (United Press teased Wire.) '
' Punta Arenas.' Feb. 1. -The Chflaan
tender Tanes and several private steam,
ships .thronged with excursionists have
sailed to meet the battleship fleet off '
Magdaiena island... The fleet - welh,i .
anchor and sailed early today from Pos- '
session - bay, 20 miles west, where the
strait proper begins, i , ,
several injured w .
aesenal;expiosion'
(United Press Leased Wire.) '
Philadelphia Feb. 1. Several persons -sustained
serious tnjurlos yesterday an :
the result of fire aml-.explosion at thx
Frankford arsenal, which Is located In
the northwest part of the city. The ex
plosion occurred in the shrapnel room,
where a number of girls were employed
making cartridges for the army. A
panic started but it .was' quickly
stopped.
..j"1 1 ")' 1 ' "'.j-'-
Irish Actor Dies.
Columbus. Ohio. Feb. 1, Dennis 0Sul-
11 van, the famous Irish actor, died at
the Grant hospital today after an opera
tion for appendicitis. -. r.'..
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