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TITUSVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1910.
NO. 33
CHOLERA SPECTRE
I AT NATION'S GATES
VESSELS ARE HELD AT
NEW YORK.
TWO MEN HAVE  DIED
Every Effort Is Being Made
to Keep the Scourge
From Entering the
Country.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Tte steamship
Bant' Anna, from French and Italian
ports, now detained at Quarantine, had
a case of cholera aboard -The victim,
a man In tte steerage, dted on Sept
25, and was buried al sea Two pther
cases of Intestinal trouble ars under
observation. Meanwhile the Sant'
' LA una, carrying 224 flrst cabin pasr-en-
pnrs, some of them prominent Americans, and 1072 in the steerage, is hold
as a possible "cholera carrier," pending further investigation
Announcement of tte foregoing was
made tonight by Dr. A. H. Doty, health
officer of the port, who has been fighting to keep cholera out of this country
during the epidemic abroad. In addition t'o the Sunt' Anna, he has as .a
precaution detained at Quarantine the
steamship Moltke, from Genoa and
Maples, and the steamship Virginia
(rom Naples. Tomorrow te will held
n conference with Or. Walter Weyman,
aurgeon general of the United States
marine hospital service. Together
lhey will map out a campaign of protection.
Case of Cholera.
Dr. Doty's statement discloses
Hot only that a cholera patient died aboard the Sant' Anna, hut
that a steerage passenger, a "suspicious
tase" removed from tte'. steamship
Germanla on Sept. 26, subsequently
ilied on Swinburhe' Island. Examination indicated, says Dr. Doty, that this
nlso was a cholera case. Or. Doty'J
statement was Issued after an examination, of the Sant' Aiitia, which aril ved last night from Marseilles, Naples and Palermo. The ship's surgeons
presented a report of tte-death in the
Kteerage caused by, gasTrci'-int'estinn.] af-'
■lection-. The victim died within three
days. Dr. Doty commenting on the
*ase says: "Tte history of the ease
Indicates very cleary that th man died
of cholera. No other cases have developed on the voyage, but there are
two cases of Intestinal trouble among
the steerage passengers at present.
Cultures have oeen taken ln these
leases and the bacteriological examinations thus far shows no evidence of
[ (cholera. The final result will be ready
tomorrow morning.
"The inspection and examination of
tbe Sant' Anna shows,thut everything
hits been done on shipboard to prevent
the spiead of the disease.  '
Cases Watched.
"Tte Moltke, which also arrived last
night from Genoa and Naples, has on
board one suspicious ease, a steerage
passenger, but no,action wiU te taken
wtth tte vessel until the result of the
bacteriological examination ls known.
The Sant' Anna is regarded as a possible cholera carrier, and In any event
passengers who have been exposed to
tte patients will be transferred to Hoffman Island.
"On Sept. 26, tte steamer Germanla
arrived from Marseilles and Naples.
On boarding the steamer i found an
unusually good medical. report. Tte
affidavit of the master and surgeon
showed no deaths In transit, no cases
-of-infectious diseases and no suspicious
leases; in fact tliere was no case of
any nature In the ship's hospital, and
a special report by the surgeon sho we i
that there were no Intestinal troubles .
But for the past three or four months,
bb aii extreme precaution, I have had
removed from all steamers from Mediterranean ports all steerage "passengers wbo have applied for treatment
.luring the voyage, ln order tbat obscure or Irregular cases of cholera may
he delected.
A Death From Scourge.
"Six of tte passengers of the Germanla, who were reported on tte surgeon's journal as having Applied for
treatment for minor troubles, but were
well on arrival, were removed to Swinburne* Island. Two dav* later one of
this group, Maozaln Scobain, aged 2k
years, a Greek, was given treatment.
Twenty-four hours later tte patient
was In a condition Ot collapse and died
In twelve hours,
"Although tte autopsy showed no
evidence of cholera, tbe examination of
tte seceretions 'of the intestinal tract
showed tte presence of suspicious or
ganisms. Specimens were sent to Dr.
W- H. Park of the bealth department
of this city end to Dr. Anderson, tte
bacteriologist of tte United States 'marine hospital service. The results were
■presented to me yesterday afternoon
and indicated that the patient died of
•cholera..
Precautions Justified.
"This is a practical demonstration of
what ls known as a 'cholera carrier,'
that Is, persons who may carry organisms of tte disease without any symptoms to Indicate Its presence. In this]
case it was demonstrated tbat tho extreme precautions were fully justified.
As the Germanla case gave practl.-al
proof of "cholera carriers,' lt Indicate.!
that in the future additional measures
must be put in force."
More than a dozen steamships have
been held up of late because ut tte
cholera in '■ Europe, bnt all, save the
three now under inspection, were allowed to dock after rigid examination.
The deat$i of -he steerage passenger
from tte Germania did not become
known until tonight.
The Moltke, a Hamburg- American
liner, has 391 cabin passengers aiid 988
In th'e steerage; tte Virginia, t«vcnty-
one In the cabin ana 556 in the steerage. Personal inspection of this long
list kept tte health authorities busy
from sun up until tonight. Tho.-'e in
tte steerage, who were exposed tj danger on tte Sant' Anna will be sent to
Swinburne Island and similar precautions will be taken in the casii of the
suspicious illness on the Moltke. Those
not exposed will probably be allowed to
land tomorrow.
THIRTY-SEVEN DEAD
IN A TROLLEY WRECK
CARS COLLIDED NEAR
SPRINGFIELD,
ORDERS  DISOBEYED
STIMSON WAS TOLD
Of HIS NOMINATION
Prentice Named to Succeed
Woodruff.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Pledging himself, If elected, to a vigorous continuance and development of-the "progressive", policies of Governor Hughes,
Henry L. Stimson, Republican nominee for governor, formally • accepted
the nomination today. He and the
othpr candidates named at the Saratoga convention were officially notified of their nomination at the Republican club late this afternoon by a
committee headed by Lloyd C. Griscom, president of tte New York county
committee.'
EarUer in the day the new RepubUcan state committee elected Ezra P.
Prentice of New York as its chairman
to succeed Timothy L. Woodruff of
Kings, an event which marked the
passing of control from the "old
guard" to tbe "progressives" under the
leadership of Colonel Roosevelt,
Rather than engage in a multitude
of specific pledges, Mr- Stimson said
he preferred that the people should
judge of his conduct in the future by
his conduct in the past.
In his notification speech, Mr. Griscom's prophecy thai; the chanceb" of
Republican success have steadily and
rapidly Improved since the-. Saratoga
convention aroused great enthusiasm.
Dead Were Mostly People
on Their Way to See
Great Pageant at
St. Louie.
TENER WELCOMED
IN MERCER COUNTY
Peopl
e Greeted Him With
Enthusiasm.
SHARON, Oet 4.—John K. Tener,
Republican nominee for governor was
whisked about Mercer county today
and was accorded enthusiastic welcomes everywhere. Following a reception at Mercer, the. campaign partjt
came here in automobiles and held an
Informal reception at which several
hundred  voters  greeted  the nominee.
At tte opera bouse tonight more than
a thousand attended the rally and Mr.
Tener In his remarks alluded to Sharon
as an industrial community and welcomed the opportunity to deny to workmen and labor unions the report that
he was opposed to motormen and conductors of the traction company at
Charlerol, his home town, and of which
he is an official.
KEYSTONE PARTY
WILL TAKE ACTION
It
Will   Sue   Unindorsed
Candidates.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 4.—The campaign committee of tte Keystone party
tonight decided to proceed against
every candidate for congress, senato
or house of representatives -who has
taken the Keystone party name without tte endorsement of tte committee.
This action was the result of the decision given today ln the Dauphin
county court, In which it was held that,
the Keys ton 3 uarty had exclusive rich-:
to tbo puny nam,'.
Tbe commiteee named a sub-committee composed ot George W. Carr
and Frank J. Gorman of Philadelphia
nnd William E. Lesser of Harrisburg to
act with James A. Stranahan in the
necessarji court proceedings. Tte proceedings will be started tomorrow, or
as soon "as the mass' of nomination
papers filed at tte capital today and
tonight can be gone over.
GRIM SPENT A DAY
IN BUTLER OOUNTY
Trip Ended With a Night
Reception.
BUTLER, Oct. 4.—Webster Grim,
Democratic nominee foi governor made
a tour of southern Butler county today, coming here from the Beaver Valley towns He visited industrial plants
ind met the Democratic leaders at various hotels about the county. Zelienople, Harmony, Evans Ctty, wera visited
and tonight a reception was held here
ut the Hotel Nixon.
"1 wae-told western Pennsylvania
was against me, but my cordial reception here and in Benvar county disproves it," said Mr. Grim tonight. "■
hnve more reason that ever to feel confident of victory "
STAUNTON, 111., Oct. ,4—Thirty-
seven persons were killed and from
sixteen to twenty-five injured ln a collision on tte Illinois Traction system,
two miles north of here, late today.
Three of the Injured, and possibly
more, are mot expected to survive Reports of tte wreck up to the present
time have been difficult to obtain and,
although some of tbe statements re
celved from there make tte number of
injured as high as 50, lt is not beUeved
tt will run over 25.
Three of the dead, prominent offlclals of tho traction sj stem, are:
J E..BERRY, Springfield, lind commissioner for the Illinois Traction system.
W. N. STREET, Staunton, assistant
train master of tbe system.
D. V. BLACK, Springfield, assistant
superintendent of motive power and
equipment.
Fatal Excursion.
The collision occurred between a lo
cal train, northbound, and an excursion
train beaded toward St. Louis, and
loaded with passengers on their way
to view thc parade of the Vetted
Prophet at St. Louts. The accident, according to present information, was
due to tbe disregard of orders bv thi
rrew of the local, which was in charge
of M. A. Leonard, conductor, anil
Tohn Lierman of Staunton, the motor-
mun.
The.local train had orders to pass the
southbound train at Staunton Tbe
letter, train was running in two sac-
lions and the orders given to the local
ivcre that tt should pass both sections
of the southbound train at Staunton,
the first section had passed when tbe
tre.v of tbe local pulled out on the
main track, heedless pf tte second sec
tion and started north. At a sharp
t.irn, culled Dickerson's curve, two
miles north of Staunton, the two trains,
came, together in a splintering crash.
lli.th trains were on the down grade
ti:d moving at a- speed ot forty miles
in houV when thc-y met. The crews
leaped as soon as ttey saw the collision was Inevitable and escaped Injury.
Ne Chance of Escape.
None of tte passengers had a chance
for safety, as the crash followed immediately the cries of warning issued
by the conductors and motormen at.
thoy'jumped from the trains. The cars
were demolished and plied In one huge
mass of wreckage, through which tbe
bodies of the dead and wounded were
scattered' It is not definitely known
how many of the passengers escaped
uninjured, but it ls certain tbat by far
tte larger portion of those on both
cars were either killed or aerlauslji injured.
News of the accident was telegraphed
to Springfield and Peoria, - and a special* car was Immediately rushed from
these points. Other cars were sent
from Granite City, 111. These last took
many of the Injured and hurried back
to the Granite City hospitals. A car
containing twenty-eight bodies was
sent to Carlinvllle, where lhey were
placed in an undertaking establishment.
Death's Awful Toll.
General Manager Chubl ick of tb.;
traction Company was in Peoria when
the news was received. He started at
once for the scene of the wreck. Shortly after leaving Peoria he received'
word from Superlnte'ndent Hansey at
Springfield that the dead would number thirty-seven and the injured- sixteen.
At Springfield all the available phv-
ricinns were placed on a special train
ar.d hurried to Staunton.    $#£$:
Wltbtn a few minutes aftei the collision, occurred, farmers from tte sur-1
rounding country and nearly every
iniiii in Staunton was on the way to the
scene of the accident. The earlj. comers were greeted with, a spectacle such
es was never before seen in this part of
tte country.
A Frightful Scene.
Tbe two cars had ccme together with
such awful force that tliey were not
only telescoped, but they were battered
out of all semblance- to their original
shape. They Were a mass of splintered
wood and twisted iron and steel- eighc
feet high. In this pile of wreckage, the
dead and wounded were flung in every
conceivable position and every imaginable form of mutilation. Some of tte
bodies of the dead were torn apart, and
streams of blood flowed down, tho
debris In a dozen places. The farmers
and the citizens of Staunton worked'
v.lth desperate haste., however, and In
a short time had taken from the wreckage all of -the Uving and most of ihs
dead.
By means of tte rural telephone
news ef tlie accident was quickly
spread throughout the country and
when It became known that twenty-
eight of the killed bad been taken to
Carlinvllle, the long distance telephone
ot that town was literally swamped
with messages from anxious inquirers,
asking for the names of those hilled.
City Is Horrified.
When tte special ear from Staunton,
bearing twenty-eight dead r?ached
Carlinville, shortly after the wreck,
volunteers carried the torn and
mangled bodies to tte undertaker's
morgue
Hundreds of people crowded about
while officers fought to keen them back
to permit .the work of identification.
But relatives of those missing were Irresistible in their efforts, to see the
dead. So badly mangled were some ot
the bodies that thej. could not te recognized and identification was largely
made by clothing and jewelry.
A Frightened Lover,
Romance followed the fortune of
several persons ln tte wreck. One of
thes3 was Miss Ette1 Agee, V) years
old, daughter of J. R. Agee, night chief
cf police of Springfield Wtth ter
blotter, she was on ter way to St.
Lciiis to marry J. E. Ferry of St
Louis.
Ferry wus awaiting his sweetheart
end her mother'with his automobile
ut the St. Louis station. • Whon te.
heard of the wreck lie started at fiflSt
speed towards Granite City, IU., where
ha beard the two were-' in a hospital.
His car ran into tte railing of Bads
bridge ar.d was demolished.
Ferry, leaping on the fiist lnter-ur-
ban car, hurried on to 'Iranlte Ctty.
Miraculous Escape.
Botb Mrs. Agee and her" daughter
lelt tha hospital after ttiey were treated by surgeons. Ferry- took them to
St. Louis withoi.t further accident
"We were seated in. the front of the
foiitl'ilmntii'l car, the pm: that was telescoped," bttid Mrs. Agea. "We had
just arisen to take seats further back
when some ene shouted 'here, comes u
car.'"
"There was no time to move, in an
instant it seemed the lights were
blotted out Tho northbound car came
crashing tn- driving us backward.
Pinned Down by Dead. -
"When the motion ceased, I found
myself at one side of the car. 1 was
covered with wreckage, except for ono
hand. Tte foot of a dead man was
against my throat, pressing my' head
back. Under tte free hand I f.It the
body of my daughter and could tell
that ter heart still beat Then the terrible screams of tbe mangled and dying began to well up and wltb tbe
terror of It alt, 1 lost consciousness
and remained insensible - until I found
myself, on a stretcrier."
PORTOGUESM
WAR IS REPORTED
ROYAL   PALACE   WAS
BOMBARDED.
WIRELESS TOLD NEWS
MEMORIAL HALL IS
OPENED TO PUBLIO
Veterans Piqued by Alleged
Slight.
Lisbon Out Off From the
World and Uttle Is
Known of Exact
Conditions.
BOAT THAT CARRIED
DYNAMITE IS FOUND
Trail of Human Fiends Is
Growing Warm.
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 4—-Answering
the description-of the launch Peerless,
which is suposed to have carried the
dynamite to blow up the Los Angeles
Times building from Giant, the launch
Pastime was discovered in Oakland
harbor this morning. Tbe police believe that the capture of the men who
hired the Pastime on Friday, Sept. 20,
will mean the arrest of those responsible for tte explosion in the southern
California dty.
On Sept. 20 two men, giving the
names of Bryce and Perry, rented tbe
lunch Pastime from Douglas A. Borroughs of Oakland! They paid a f500
deposit and gave a liberal rental when
they returned the boat on Sept. 26.
Bryce and his companion answer the
description given the police of Bryson
and Morris, who purchased the explosive at'Giant, Cal.
The boat showed the effects of bard
usage. On tte bow were the marks of
tacks as lf a sign of metal letters had
been tacked over the name "Pastime."
This leads to the belief that tbe
name "Peerless" was used to disguise
tbe boat.
Labor to Investigate.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 4.—The
California Federation of Labor today
adopted a resolution directing its president to appoint a committee of seven
"for the purpose of thoroughly Investigating the Los Angeles Times disaster," the committee being "instructed
to co-operate with - the Investigating
committee appointed by the mayor."
Six bodies were recovered from the
ruins today.
Otis Arrested.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 — Oeneral
Harrison Grey Otis, proprietor of the
Loi Angeles Times was arrested today
on the warrant sworn out aome time
sgo- In San Francisco charging lum
with having criminally libeled Andrew
Gallagher, a San Francisco labor
leader. ■ aSfe ■
ENV0Y8 AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.—John E.
Redmond, the Irish parliamentary
leader, accompanied by Joseph Devlin,
Uani il Boyle and Mrs Redmond, ar -
rived here this afternoon. Mr. Redmond consulted with several friends
of the Irish cause In this city and the
party was tendered a banquet at their
hotel tonight.
COCKS RENOMINATED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—-Representative W. Cocks. of Nassau county and
close friend of Colonel Roosevelt, was
renominated by the Republican convention held at Mineola, L. I,, today.
No other name was presented,
now bom-
army and
revolutlon-
LONDON, Oct. 4.—According to the
Daily Mali, a revolution broke out in
Lisbon yesterday   (Tuesday).
The dispatch adds that King Manuel
is a prisoner, that street fighting has
occurred, that the warships are bombarding the palace and that all communication with the capital is cut off.
No Lisbon dispatches have been received in London since yesterday afternoon, when, tte Eastern Telegraph
company announced the receipt of one
from its station at Carcarvellos, eleven
miles from Lisbon, stating that all
communication wtth the capital was
interrupted.
Wireless Dispatch.
The Daily Mail ptints its report of
the revolution wltbout a date line and
It probably may be based upon a wireless dispatch said to have been reoeived by the Paris Matin, reading:
"A  revolution  has  broken (out  in
Lisbon  and warships are
barding the capital.    The
navy  are supporting the
aries."
None of the other London morning
newspapers print Lisbon dispatches or
have any mention of a revolution.
A Portuguese merchant ln London
says that te received news of a plot
in Lisbon on Monday. The price of
Portuguese bonds dropped heavily on
the stock exchange here yesterday.
Bombarda Avenged.
The announcement of the death of
Professor Bombarda, the Republican
deputy and anti-clerical, who was shot
by Lieutenant Rebello at Lisbon Monday, may possibly have started a revolution.
Bombarda was a distinguished educator. He recently was elected to the
Portuguese parUament In the Republican Interest. His assailant, according to some reports, was a madman.
A recognized authority in Portuguese affairs in an interview here affected no surprise at the news of a rising.- He said that the Republican party was thoroughly organized aad tbat
everything' had been prepared for a
bloodless revolution.
Two prominent Republicans, Senors
Lima and Relvas, the former proprietor of the newspaper Vanguardla, the
latter a land own^r, were sent to London last August to assure the British
authorities that the approaching establishment of a repuhUc would make
no difference in tbe friendly relations
between Portugal and Great Britain,
as tte alliance was one of peoples not
dynasties.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 4.—A memorial
hall, erected at a total cost of over a
million dollars to the honor of men of
Allegheny county who .fought to maintain the union, was thrown open for
the first time today, not In tbe presence of the veterans whose patriotism
ft commemorates, but for the reception of 'a state gathering of physicians
and surgeons. The opening of tbe
building, which Included the unveiling of a bronze figure of "Victory,"
which surmounts tbe magnificent
structure, somewhat offended a few
old soldiers who happened to te present. Tbe premature action is charged
against D. L. Wright, superintendent
of tbe memorial building. The 600
visiting medical men, who convened
in the ball for the sixtieth annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania Medical
society, were, on the other hand, delighted with the honor shown them in
unveiling tbe statue ahead of time for
thetr benefit. The formal unveiling
of the statue and dedication of 'the
building will be carried out on Oct. 11
and the three following days with an
elaborate program.
Mayor WUliam A. Magee welcomed
tbe medical society and the president
of the organization, Theodore B. Appel, presided. The problem of infant
mortality was shown to be a grave
one by State Health Commissioner
Samuel G. Dixon, who said that 88 per
cent, of all the deaths ln this state
during the year 1909 were of babies
a year or less old.
GIRLWHO KILLED HER
BETRAYER ACQUITTED
UNWRITTEN LAW WAS
UPHELD.
A  SENSATIONAL OASE
Detective Denounced by Attorney and Oreated a
Scene in the Court
Room.
TOWNVILLE TOPICS.
PARIS HEARS OF CIVIL
STRIFE IN PORTUGAL.
Royal
Palaces Were Under
Tuesday,
Fire on
PARIS, Oct. 4.—Tte Echo De Paris
prints a wireless, dispatch trom Its correspondent dated St. Marie DeLamer,
Cape Blanco, 9:80 p. m., saying:
"A revolution has broke nout In
Portugal. A great part of the army
and navy have gone over Jo the side
of the Republicans. At 8 o'clock this
afternoon a 'bombardment of tbe royal
palace commenced. All ingress to the
city has been forbidden. It is impossible tberefore to procure and forward details."
Palace Bombardejd.
SANTANDER, Spain, Oct. 4.—A
German steamer here has receive a
wireless from the steamer Cape Blanco of tbe same Une lying off Lisbon
stating that warships began bombarding the palace Just as soon as the rising within the city began. Shortly
the revolutionists hauled down tbe
royal standard over the palace and
replaced it with the Republican green
and bite flag.
Report Confirmed.
LONDON, Oct. 5.—The Santander
correspondent of the Reuter Telegram
company confirms the report of a revolution in Portugal and adds that tte
lebels have captuied the p;ilace.
FORTY-THREB:HURT IN
GRANDSTAND COLLAPSE.
Stand   Was
Not   Constructed
Enough.
Strong
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 4.—Forty-throe
persons were injured, three dangerously tonight when a reviewing stand
overlooking tbe priests of Pallas carnival parade collapsed at Tenth street
and Troost avenue.
he accident is said to have teen
due to tte faulty construction of the
stand. Tte supports gave way snd
everyone in the stand was thrown to
tte ground.' Most of the people escaped
n ith torn clothes, scratches and
bruises,*
TOWNVILLE, Oct. 5.- (Special.)—
Henry Mossinger of Cambridge Springs
was visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Whipple last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Arnold and
daughter May have returned after a
few day's visit at Pleasantville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Eldred of MeadvUle' 'ore visiting Mrs. Eldred's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Marsb.
Mr. and Mrs Veil Johnson, of Lyona
was visiting Mrs. Johnson's parents,
Mr. and Mrs  R. Fletcher, last week.
W. H. Boss and son Orf<j was visit*
ing in Erie Sunday.
Mi', and Mrs. W. A. Whipple of Edinboro have been visiting at D. A: Whipple.:?. ,
Mrs. Raymond AUen# and baby of
CentervUle Is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Lamb.
Mr. airl Mrs. Ralph Kerr and tittle
daughter, 'Pauline  Mae  ut  TitusvlUe
and Mrs C. C. Corliss Sun-
Mr.
Islt ed
day.
Mr and Mrs. F. L Case went to
Cleveland Tuesday to purchase their
fall goods.
O. O. Squires is moving In the Oeorge
Preston house.
Frank Lilly of Chicago is visiting
hts patents, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Lilly.   '
John Baker Is visiting relatives ln
Hyr'etown.
'the following u.ipils of tbe TownviUe high school of the pi imary room
ha", e been neither taidy nor absent
during the past month Amy Davison,
Mat ion (lillett. Elizabeth Gillett. Milda
Smith, Vada Sutton, Frank Anderson,
Erma Wood. Willard Baker, Nana
Lar.-.b, Frederick Hlgby, l'.-'ll Smith,
Dauld Lamb Lura Hunt, Liio Jackson;
Pauline Jaokson, Stanley Davison,
Mangle Clark, Raymond Chirk, Berates
Ellison, Donald Ingraham, Lauranoe
Kopf, George Mason, Albert Quay,
Donal.1 Childs, Earl Whipple
Tbose of the Intermediate room nre:
Jassamine. Jackson, Jessie Buckley,
Ed'lh Clark Leona linker Ilerulta Gillett, Averil Looker, Bessie Smith,
Oceana Terrill, Amos Anderson, Ines
Wood, Max Case, Gladys Boyer, Wll-
lurd Squier.
PITTSBURO, Oct. 4.—Katherine
Bottl, a girl of thirteen years, who
slew her god-father with an ax and
red hot poker ln avenging hls theft of
her honor, was cleared of criminal
charges late today on the ground tbat
homicide was justifiable. Judge John
M. Swearingen in charging the jurors,
after a two days' recital of testlomny,
upheld the unwritten law. The girl
has faced the trial wtth confidence that
her act was warranted, and she went
to her bome this evening free, but to
face motherhood soon.
Pasquale Volpe, an Italian, who bad
boarded at her home ln Wilmerding
ever since the girl's latency and wbo
acted as her god-father, was the victim. Wbile she was ln the cellar getting a sack of potatoes te ls alleged
to have abused ter, on August 11 last,
foUowing wbich she struck him unconscious with an ax and ran a poker
throngh his body. She related the
story on the stand.
"He had burned my heart," she said,
"and I wanted to burn his."
Detective Was Denounced.
A number of witnesses testified to
the girl's good charaoter in the neigh-.
borhood, to her studious habits in
school and hard work at home, helping her mother. With only one exception, the witnesses were in her favor
and the exception was County Detective Fred Schmltt, who declared that
she had told conflicting, stories concerning her actions on tte day of the
murder.
Schmltt was sensationally attacked
when John S. Robb, Jr., counsel for
girl, made his plea to the jury..
"What would happen if this in an,
sitting here," he said, directing his re- -
marks to tbe detective, "had had such
an occurrence in his home and the unfortunate lot of his daughter had been
the same as befell this child, who Is
here being tried for her life? If It
had been committed on hla child there
would not be enough left df -the monster's body to establish the corpus
delicti. I do not advocate tbe taking
of laws Into Individual hands, but fids
girl only did what any one else would
have done. Why not tell the truth?"
A Scene In Court.
"I did tell the/ truth," shouted the
detective, but he was silenced by Assistant District Attorney Harry Row-
and, and Attorney Robb repeated the
charge.
Although tte girl had been indicted
for first degree murder, the prosecution ted not pressed for a conviction
entailing so severe a penalty. Attorney, Rowand merely urged that the
child be placed ln an institution, but
the girl's counsel dramatically demanded "liberty or deatb."
LAFOLLETTE  18 SICK.   .
ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 30.—
Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin armed here last night to eon?
suit specialists regarding his physical
condition. Four doctors accompanied the. senator.' Two days ago tne
senator was advised that Rochester
surgeons that his health was greatly
improved. Senator LaFollette Is suffering • from a compUcatlon oi gallstones and abdominal trouble, lt ls
said.
Preeident.
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