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ARREST MOTHER
FOR MURDER
Aged Woman Hld for Death
of Ocea Sneed, the Bath
Tub Victim.
CI RCAJM STA NTI AL EVI DENCE
POINTS STRONGLY TO HER
Notes Found in Mother's Ruom Are
Identical With On in Found Pin
ned on Clothing of Dead Woman
Tolling of Her Suicide Believed
Motiier Wrot Notes to Hide Crime
Accused 1m lillahly Weak and U
Treated Kindly.
New York. Dec. 16. Mm. Curollne
W. Martin, mother of Ocey Snead, the
East Orasge, N. J., bath tub victim,
was arrested In New York this morn
ing formally charged with murder.
The warrant was Issued yesterday
by Recorder Mott at East Orange and
was placed In the hands of detectives
last night.
The wurrant sets forth that the
prisoner "did wilfully, feloniously; o"f
her own malice and forethought, mur
der Ocey W. M. Snead," her daughter.
The arrest was made at the Hotel
Bayard, where Mrs Martin arrived
Tuesday and from which It was first
thought that she had escaped. But
after a day of mystery, announcement
cnnie from police headquarters early
today of her arrest.
Woman Kindly Treated.
The prisoner gave her age as 64
years old, said that she was a widow
and had no home. Her condition was
pltably weak and she was shown every
courtesy possible. She was taken to
headquarters In a taxlcab and was
soon In conference with her lawyer,
Franklin Fort, Jr., son of the governor
of New Jersey, who Is 'also counsel
for Miss Virginia Wurdlaw. the vic
tim's aunt. being held In New Jersey
ln cutinectlon with the case.
When Mrs. Martin was confronted
by detectives she almost collapsed.
Tile warrant for her arrest was Is
sued liy the New Jersey authorities
who had learned yesterday that the
mysterious woman at the Hotel Bay
ard was Mrs. Martin. She was dress
ed In deep mourning, and wearing a
heavy veil. She said her occupation
was "housework." Detectives tried to
question her concerning the case hut
she quickly replied, "I will not talk
about this until I have had the ad
vice of my lawyer."
In the bathroom of Mrs. Martin's
room nt the hotel were found three
undated note written In n girlish
hand identical with the handwriting
of the note found In the East Orange
bath i n mi pinned to a little heap of
clothes near the body of Ocey Knead.
The notes vary slightly in phraseol
ogy but ore susbtantially ns follows:
"Last year my little daughter died.
Others near and dear, kindred, too,
have K"iie to heaven 1 long to K
there, too. I have been very weak
and 111 for a long time. Death will be
a blessed relief to my suffer nss.
When you read this I will have com
mitted suicide. My sorrow and pain
In this world are greater than I can
endure.
I Signed.) "OCEY M. W. SNEAD."
Thn wording Is substantially the
name as th n of the East Orange note
on which hangs the whole case of
Now Jersey against Virginia Ward
law, Mrs. "Martin's sister, and tho last
person to have seen Ocey Snead alive.
Experts have doubted tho genuine
ness of this note. If prqved a for
gery the theory of suicide held by the
defense would fall.
Tho evidence discovered today that
pome one bad made repeated trial
drafts of the note will be used by the
prosecution to combat the question of
Its authorship.
In Mrs. Martin's room newspaper
men found a bundle of clippings and
memoranda bearing on the Snead
case, disputed wills and life Insurance.
INDUSTRIALISTS GIVE
i p the fight
Spokane, Dec. 16. Pollco of-
flclnls predict that tho city Jail
will be free of I. W. W. prison-
ers by the end of the week un-
less more speakers are sent on
the streets ti defy tho authorl-
ties in their attempts to enforce
the anti-street speaking ordi-
nnnee. Twenty seven Indus-
tr'nlists were let out this morn-
lug on their promise to dls-
continue the fight after being
given moat broth aVd the first
full meal for a month. An
equal number will be released
tomorrow, and those remaining
will be given their liberty on
their promise to ceaso the fight.
The troublo with the I. W. W.
to date has cost Spokane ap-
proximately $10,000, $130 dally
being paid for food alone.
PRIMA DONNA LOSES
AND REGAINS VALUABLES
Los Angeles, Dec. 16. Madame
Sembrlch, the noted prima donna, Is
rejoicing today over the recovery of
her $3000 watch, which she dropped
Inside tho sliding window panel in a
taxlcab door. Accompunied by her
husband, Diva entered a taxlcab and
told tho chauffeur to drive to West
Lake park. He started for East Lake
park, and Diva leaned out of Die
window to redirect him and In so do
ing her valuable watch and part of a
$1000 pearl necqluce dropped into
the aperature It was not missed for
some time. When the discovery was
made, a search was made over the
road for half a mile. Then the sing
er recollected the slit In the door,
and tnere found It attached to tho
chain.
DEFAUITING 1. O. CLERK
CAPTURED 1 PARIS
San Francisco, Dec. 16. Wqrd was
received here today that Casper Co
hen, for 20 years clerk In the local
postofflce, who Jumped his $1000
bond last spring after he had been
arrested on a charge of stealing from
the malls, was taken In charge today
by Deputy Marshal Towle of this city
who went to Paris to bring Cohen
back. ,
SWITCHMEN LOSE
MUCH BY STRIKE
Spokane, Dec. 16. The switch
men's strike which Is still going on,
is unabated so far as the switchmen
are concerned. It has cost switch
men and other railroad employes
nearly twelve thousand dollars In
wages alone. The men still out are
losing on the average of about 1350
dally. Nearly a hundred men are !
Idle here.
EXONERATED AFTER
E
CLE RED IVY .MAN WHO
IMPLICATED HIM
One of Two Men Who Defrauded
Electric Company of Thousands b
Pudding Pay Rolls, Is Apprehended
and Makes Confession.
Vancouver. It. C, Dee 16. Two
years ago two firemen of the British
Columbia Electric company named
.Maynard and Sherman were arrested
lore charged with padding the pay
rolls of the concern with names of
dead men and set uring in this man
ner thousand); of dollars. Both men
forfeited their bonds and disappear
ed. Yesterday Maynard reappeared
here and was arrested. Before disap
pt uring months ago, Maynard made a
statement Involving James Milne,
superintendent of the company. Milne
a man of large private fortune and
good standing, was prosecuted and
suitenced to is month In Jail which
be served. Three months n,T he com.
pleted his sentence. Maynard ha
now made a confession exonerating
Milne, whnui he says, he falsely ac
cused to save himself.
GME SEASON HAS WORSE
RESCLTS THAN FOOTBALL
Hoston. Dec. 16. At the close of
the big game season last night it was
found that the cost of the chase had
hern 34 lives in New England and
eastern Canada. Among the score or!
more known to have been seriously 1
Injured, five are not expected to re- !
cover, two will lose their sight and '
half a dozen more will be maimed for 1
life.
INTRODUCES BILL TO
FREE PHILIPPINES'
Washington, Dec. 16. Representa
tive Burgess of Texas yesterday intro
duced In the hnuse a Joint resolution
declaring that the United States shall
cease to exercise scivere gnty over the
Philippine Islands, and by treaty with
fore gn nations, set up and maintain
there a free and independent govern
ment. CAPTAIN ARRESTED FOR
UNSANITARY STEERAGE
New York. Dec 16. Captain W.
J. Fielding of the steamer Neapolitan
Prince of the Northwestern Trans
portation company, which arrived
here Saturday from Rotterdam was
nrrested yesterday on a warrant
charging that unsanitary conditions
existed In the steernge of his vessel.
This Is the f.rst arrest of Its kind
since the report of the United States
Immigration commission was made
public.
LOCAL OPTIOX is
DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL
Indianapolis, Dec. 16. The state
supreme court today declared the
county local option law to be consti
tutional. Two judges gave dissenting
opinions.
J. W. Keen, from Athena, Is In the
city visiting his son, who is attending
the Pendleton academy.
AGED MONARCH
CUES 10 LIFE
Leopold of Belgium Gradually
Grows Weaker Has Faint
ing Fits.
OITCAST PRINCESS
WOULD SEE FATHER
Ruler Is Victim of "ProgTewdve Ia
raljsls" IVinrrbsOH l-oulsc and
Stephanie Await to See Father
Alive lipoid Lire Marred by
Much Domestic t'nhnpplneos
Irliicut Clementine Is Ills Consol
er. Slightly Improved.
Brussels. Dec. 16. A bulletin
issued at 6 o'clock this evening
stated that King Leopold's con
dition Is slightly improved. The
Intestinal obstructions which
are believed to be responsible
for his turn for the worse this
morning, were removed during
the afternoon.
a
Brussels. Dec. 16. King Leopold
fainted several times during the night
and is steadily growing weaker to
day. It is feared his death Is a mat
ter of iut a few hours. The report
that the king is a victim of "progres
sive paralysis," was confirmed today.
Cardinal Mercier Is using every means
to persuade the king to relent In his
altitude toward his outcast daugh
ters, but thus far Is unsuccessful.
Princesses Louise and Stephanie, who
incurred the d spleasuro of the royal
father .are anxiously awaiting per
mission to go tj his bedside.
Much Domestic Uiihnppincss.
The king's life has been shattered
by domestic tragedies. His only son
Is dead, and h s eldest daughters have
been banished. Pr ncess Louise has
been divorced and pursued by credi
tors. The king has never 'forgiven
Princess Stephanie because after the
dark episodes of her husband's lf'e
she insisted on marrying Count I.on-
yay.
The king turned to Princess Clem
entine, upon whom he lavished affec
tions. But he found time also to de
vote himself to Baroness Ynughan
on whom he showered a fortune. It
is whispered in his court that Leo
pold intends to provide handsomely
for the baroness and her children.
Princess Stephanie, who reached
here today, was respectfully greeted
by n crowd at the railroad station.
She is a great favorite with the Bel
gians. The princess declares that she
tame-' not for material gains, but to
see her father, whom she loved, de
spite the fact that he had repulsed
her at her mother's deathbed.
MERIC.N MACHINERY GETS
"BLACK EYE" IN FRANCE
Paris. Deo. 16. In the chamber oj,
deputies yesterday a "black eye" was
given to the Importation of Amor can
agricultural machinery by the adop
tion of nn amendment fixing the max
imum rate on irttjhlnes of more than
! hi ;.-.;, igrains TsSl 6 pounds) weight
at IS francs (approximately J2.S5
per hundred weight and the minimum
rate at 12 francs. Ou machines of less
than 400 kilograms weight the maxi
mum Is 23 and the minimum 15
francs. The present rates are, maxi
mum 15 ninlMiiiivmum 9 francs, irre
spective of weight.
Prairie to Still for Colon .
Philadelphia, Dec. 16. The United
States transport Prairie Is still lying
at the Philadelphia, navy yard with
the 7 00 marines nnd all munitions of
war on board. It was announced last
night that she would sail at 7 o'clock
this morning for Colon. The Prairie
hail steHm up and was ready to sail
when orders were received delaing
her departure.
IFRISGO BANDIT IMS Ii
ME MEN FOR US
San Francisco, Dec. 16. "You big
dog. Kyitn, It Is you that has been do
ing nil this talking around the courts
about me. I'm going to get you about
your home Dee. 20th. l0. I'm a Is,,
going to get that Gleason. for squeal
ing on me. All your detectives are
bums. They can't get n guy if he told
them he was n hold-up man. Beware,
llyan and i.leason. (Signed) The
Houd-up-man." Enclosed In a dirt
(smenred envelope and addressed "For
CANAL POLICY
IS ASSAILED
Proposal to Abolish Isthmian
Canal Commission Meets
Vigorous Opposition. '
HARRISON OF NEW
YORK ATTACKS TEDDY
I
Denounces Him tls Dictator and Dcs-
Kt and Ikvlarcs lie Assumed Pow
is Not Ills Olnistead of Pennsyl
vania Champions Roosevelt Mann
of Illinois Also Justifies Him (;eii
cral Debate Ensues mil will Come
up January S.
Washington', Dee. 16. Vigorous
opposition to the proposed plan to
abolish the isthmian canal commis
sion and to vest building of the Pa
nama canal and of governing the ca
nal zone in one director general ap
pointed by the president, cropped out
,ln the house yesterday afternoon In
general debate on the Mann bill, re
ported by the committee In interstate
and foreign commerce.
Scarcely less intense was the pro
test aroused when it was learned that
the committee had recommended that
the Judicial power on the canal zone
be vested in one circuit court and
such inferior courts as the president
...... miiuu-. would require i
the abolition ef the existing supreme '
court on the zone. j
An appeal direct to the supreme :
court of the United States is author- I
ized, however, In questions arising!
out of the constitution, treaties or
laws of the United States, or involv- i
ilii. a d'.uth sentence or Imprisonment, i
milar appeal is allowed in civil i
cases Involving more than $5,000 1
Representative Mann fill. J. miihnr !
of the bill, and chairman of the com- I
mittee. attempted to explain the ne- j
( t ssity for his measure. j
"What are the sources of authority ,
from which the president (Roosevelt)
derived the right to claim to govern
the canal zone?" interrupted Repre- !
sentaiive Harrison of New York.
Mann .luxuries President.
"I Justify the actions of the presl- i
dt nt." replied Mr. Mann, "upon the '
necessity of this civilization prevent
ing chaos upon the zone, and when i
congress in its wis-d rn. chose not ti '
provide a form of government after
the end of the Mo ii" congress, by its
specific enactment, 1 think it wrote
into the law, without language, that
we believe the- president has the !
power to cany on the government'
and did not intend that no govern
ment should exist on the zone." I
After Mr. Mann had concluded his'
explanation, Mr. Harrison denounced,
the bill In an extended speech. He 1
designated President Roosevelt as a'
"dictator." and a "despot." nil do- '
t lured that he had assumed author
ity in governing the canal zone to
which he had no right.
Representative Olnistead (Penn.).
rt plied to Mr.-Harrison, defending the
former president, whose actions, he
declared had been Justified . by re
peated acts of congress in making
appropriations for carrying on the i
canal work, and that it was the in- 1
ti nt of congress to give the president
such authority.
A vigorous defense of the canal pol
icy of the administration was made
by Representative Admason (Oeorgia)
a member of the committee.
Representative Keiier (Ohio) in
sisted congress had no constitutional
right to vest such legislative powers in
the president and urged the work
should be allowed to continue under
the canal commission.
Representative Sims. (Tenn.), gave
notice that he would seek to amend
section 2 of the hil! so ns to strike
out the clause vesting "all the mili
tary, rivil and Judicial powers of the
United States in the canal zone, in
cluding the power to make all laws,
rules, regulations necessary for the
government of the zone" in the pres
ident. (ieneral di ): to on the measure was
Tom Kan. II. ill of Justice. San Fran-i
cIsco," the above threatening note de- ;
corated with a skull and cross bones
and u coffin marked "Ryan '09," was j
added today to the collection of let-I
. trs purporting to hnve been written I
by the mysterious bandit murderer, j
'who for nearly two weeks has baffl- J
: ed the Frisco police. The officers
, admitted todny they are ns far from I
their quarry as they were when the '
chase begun.
concluded before adjournment and the
reading began. Mr. Mann will call
up the bill again on Wednesday, Jun
uary 5.
PRINCESS LOUS PROSTRATED.
Daughter of King Leopold Weeps Be
cause She Can't See Her Father.
Paris, Dec. 18. A dispatch to the
Matin from Buda Pest says that Prin.
cess Louise is prostrated with grief
and confinded to bed, but is deter,
mined to go to Brussels so soon as
her health permits. In a note to the
correspondent excusing herself from
receiving him she said:
"I wish to be alone with my
thoughts and emotion, for I have to
bear from afar the grief of a daugh
ter's heart tit the slow and cruel agony
whereby my whole being Is torn. Why
cannot I be there? Cut I must keep
silent out of respect for the suffering
father, for the dying king."
DEAD RODIES FOUND
MCTILATED BY CRABS
Galveston, Tex., Dec. 16. Several
dead bodies mutilated by fishes and
crabs, so as to be unrecognizable, were
found today In a pile of wreckage
at the mouth of the Brazos river, ac
cording to a report brought to this
city. The bodies are supposed to be
those of the crew of the tug Jamie,
which disappeared more than a week
ago.
Old Clothes Wanted.
The young peoples society of the
Presbyterian church are soliciting old
clothes for the purpose of distribut
ing the same among poor people or
the city who may desire them. Par
ties having such clothing to offer the
society will confer a favor by leaving
the garments at the Powers' harness
shop or hy notifying Carl Powers at
that place of business.
HOIR MEN m
INTO CITY COFFERS
DARVEAU AND BROWN
FINED 8300 APIECE
' I
( liunge Pleas of Not Guilty io Charge
of Violation of Local Option Law to
Gullly Were Indicted Iist Full. I easy time cleaning out the cash. None
i of the vault records were disturbed.
Umatilla county is $600 richer this ' Xorcross stated the bank has a $5.
pfternoon than it was yesterday. The!""0 burslar protective policy with the
cause of the increase in the size f ' N'at ,mal Surety company,
the county's bank account is due to j A delivery wagon stolen from Ex
the fact that George Darveau, pro- j oU r- in which the robbers escaped Is
prietor of the Hotel St. George, and ! reported to have been found four
W. A. Prown of the Hotel Pendlelton, j ",iies fr"m tlWn thi3 morning. In
changed their pleas to guilty of the ' addition to the coin, the robbers took
charge of violating the local option ; silvor certificates of an unknown am.
law and were fined. jount and it Is now believed that the
It will be remembered that these I I'aper money will bring the total se
two prominent hotel men were indict- I cured to over $7,000. The bank has
ed by the grand jury early last fall. ! Offered a reward of JS00 and ten per
When court convened they were ar-c'nt of the money recovered for the
ralgned and through their attorney. , apprehension of the robbers.
Col J. 11. Raley, entered pleas of not!
guilty. Since that time they have evi
dently changed their minds, for this
morning they took advantage of the
opportunity offered to change their
pleas of not guilty to guilty and ac
cepted a fine of $300 each.
A mild sensation was created when 1
these men were indicted, but such a , nt guilty, no one can be guilty." de
length of time was allowed to elapse ; clared Attorney Dennison today, In
without action being taken that the , summing up for the government In
general public had nearly forgotten ; the sugar fraud cases. Dcnnison's
about them. ' arguments were followed closely by
I the six defendants who are former
Phoenix Short $:0.000.
New York. Dec. 16. The Atlanta
office of the Thoenlx (Fire) Insurance
company of Brooklyn is short ap
proximately J50.000 and has been
since January 1, 1907. according to a
statement Issued last ii'ght by the
state department of insurance. Tills
adds further complexities to the af
fairs of the company, the former
president of which, George P. Shel
don, is tinder indictment charged
with grand larceny.
Depositors Receive Money.
Keifer. Okla.. Dec. 15. Every de
positor of the F rst State Bank of
Keifer, which closed yesterday as a
result of the failure of the Farmers'
National Bank of Tulsa, who demand
ed his money today was paid in full.
The bank Is protected by the state
guarantee fund.
Donates Cash for Memorial.
London. Miss Hoadley Dodge,
daughter of the late William Earl
Dodge of New York. has donated
$350,000 to the fund for the Shakes
peare memorial theater In London.
Miss Dodge is now a resident of Lon
don. Nebraska Not Much Damaged.
Washington. Dec. 16. It was as
certained nt the Brooklyn navy yard
todny that the battleship Nebraska
which collided with the Georgia last
Thursday oft the Virginia capes will
not have to be docked to be repaired
Wbent Still Climbing.
Tho price of wheat is still climb
ing skyward. Club Is being quoted at
96 In the local market, wjiile blue
stem would probably command any
price within reason at the local mills.
It Is being quoted at 118 In Portland,
which would make it worth $1.08
here.
ROBBERS TURN
T
Three Daring Men Break
Vai'it With Sledge and Se
cure Rich Booly.
ESCAPE WITH SEVEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS
Bank in California Town Gives np
Wealth to Nervy Bandits Ignore
Silver for Golden Hoard Leare
Bank Papers Untouched Make Get
Away in Deliver)- Wagon Bank
Offers Big Reward.
Fresno. Calif, Dec 16. Three dax
lng cracksmen broke into the First
national bank of Exeter, Tulare coun
ty, early today, smashed the combi
nation lock of the vault with a sledge
hammer, gathered up $6000 In gold
and escaped. Entrance w.as gained
through a side window which was
pried open. The tools with which the
work was done were stolen from the
railroad shops. The money, all In
sacks, consisted mostly of $5 and $10
gold pieces. There was a small quan
tity of silver in the vault but thia
was not touched. In their haste the
robbers overlooked $660 In gold
which was found at the vault door.
Fresno, Dec. 16. The fact that the
bank had been broken into was dis
covered by a restaurant proprietor
who happened to pass the building be
fore business hours. Immediately he
telephoned Cashier Fred Norcross.
who hurried to the scene. Sheriff
Collins was also called. Nothing but
I the vault was disturbed In the bank.
; At the foot of the window officers
found a pair of mittens which had
; been left behind. They considered
; them an important clew. To Tjiited
I Press representatives Cashier Xor
' y. sa'd that if the inner door of
the vault had also been broken open
. then tne burgars wouid have had an
SUGAR FRAUD CASES
IX HANDS OF JURY
New York. Dec. 16. "We have
demonstrated that these men are the
ones who did the work. If they are
Cashier Bendernagel. former Superin-'
tendent of the Brooklyn Dock Spitz
er. Scale Checkers Coyle, Boyle, Ke
hoe and Hennesey. It Is expected a
verdict will bo returned in the cases
before noon tomorrow.
Telegrapher Will Arbitrate.
Chicago, Dec. 16. Telegraph ope
ratois of the Illinois Central railroad
have agreed with officials of the com
pany to submit their grievaneees to
arbitration under the Erdman act.
The telegraphers have asked for a ten
per cent Increase In wages, a reduc
tion of the number of hours and
changes In Sunday work.
Grant May Be Transferred.
Chicngo, Dec. 16. It Is reported to
day that Major General Frederick
Dent Grant, commatftler of the De
partment of the Lakes, will be trans
ferred soon to the Department of the
East with headquarters at Gover
nor's Island, New York.
CAT TRIES TP SI CK
LIFE FROM BBY.
e Hay ward. Calif.. Dec. 16.
j Under the care of physicians the
! five months old Infant of Mrs.
! Joseph V. Morerla is recovering
: "today from a horrible experience
with a huge black cat which
leaped through an open window
into the room where the child
lay asleep and attempted to
such Its breath. Entering the
room where the baby lay, the
mother was terror stricken to
find the cat lying across the
child's body. Its muzzle press-
ed close against the little one's
face and blood streaming from
Its mouth.