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of of of 1907. THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN. 1731110 PAGE ELVE THAW DECLARES PROVIDENCE DIRECTED KILLING OF WHITE (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. never wanted shoot the creature. I never wanted to kil him.

destroying I knew the he was mothers a foul creature, and daughters of America, wanted through legal means to bring to trial. I wanted to get him into him court--to bring him 'to justice. But Providence took charge, of it; it was an act of Providence." This is Harry K. Thaw's own story of the killing of Stanford White. It was told by him to Dr.

Britton D. Evans, the alienist, the Tombs last August. Dr. Evans in repeated the prisoner's words to the jury, which is trying Thaw, for his life. District Attorney Jerome fought hard against the introduction of -this evidence last week, which the defense believes is conslusive proof that Thaw did not know that his act was wrong.

one of the testifying physicians had declared that in their opinion Thaw was insane when examined by them. In further attempt, but marking their contention that Thaw was insane when he killed Stanford White, the defendant's counsel succeeded in placing before the jury the will cuted the with The fact that the ringe In April 1905, and a codicil to the will executed at the same time. Jerome Stoutly Protests. Again Mr. Jerome fought the evidence, but he significantly withdrew his objections after Dr.

Evans had given it a9 his expert opinion that Thaw was insane at the time he executted the will. The fact that the district attorney seems disposed to let In testimony of every character provided there is a preliminary opinion from the witness that the man was of unsound mind at the time to which the testimony refers, was taken today as further indication that Mr. Jerome may at the physcological moment, iC he deems his hand strong enough, demand the apointment of a commission to pass upon Thaw's state of mind! at the present moment. The will and the codicil, as read to the jurors today, were offered in evidence as cultimative testimony of Thaw's mental unsoundness prior to killing of White. In his will Thaw provided that the executors should set apart the sum of $50,000 for the investigation of his death in case of a violent or a suspicious end, and for the prosecution of the persons sus-1 pected of having had a hand in his taking off.

Prepared for Prosecution. In codicil Thaw left to a lawyer then Pittsburg, the sum of $7,500 to be used in securing legal redress from Stanford White and one other person whose name was not allowed to be read, for the benefit of four young women who, Thaw declared, had been the victims of "degrading assaults" in a. house, "furnished and used for orgies by. Stanford White and inhuman scoundrels." The names of the four young women were mentioned by Thaw, but were not made public. Thaw also bequeathed sums of $2,500 each to the Rev.

Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, Anthony Comstock and a lawyer named in his codicil, to be used in discovering further alleged misdeeds by Stanford White, and securing redress for the women. Two other physicians will take the stand tomorrow, Doctors. Hammond, and Jelliffe, and it is said that it will be part of their function to detail the Improvement in Thaw's mental condition during the period of his confinement in the Tombs, declaring that the stress which caused the mental explosion was removed with the putting away of Stanford White.

It was also said tonight that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Tnaw might go on the stand tomorrow afternoon to complete her story. Fifth Week. The trial today entered fifth week. The opening of court found Attorney Delmas again in his accustomed place at the head of Thaw's counsel table.

During the day there WaS no surface indications of the storm is said regad among counsel for the de fense during the latter part of last Week, after the trial had been adjourned because of the death of Juror Bolton's wfe. Mr. Bolton was early at the criminal courts building today and said that he felt perfectly able to go on with the trial. It was decided that the jurors should not again be confined until they finally retire to make up their verdict. Dr.

Evans was corroborated as to most of Thaw's statements by Dr. Charles N. Wagner, of Binghamton, who first figured as a witness early last week. Late in the afternoon District Attorney Jerome cross-examined Dr. Evans briefly on the one point of his opinion that Thaw wag of unsound mind at the time of executing his will.

The prosecutor and witness flashed fire at first contact and there was every indication that when Mr. Jerome Dr. Evans' crossexamination in general the proceedings would be as lively and interestIng as any ever heard in a local court room. Dr. Evans met the preliminary attacks boldly, and seemed 18 ready with his wits as the district attorney.

Delmas Wins Many Points. Mr. was on his fect during bit of Mr. Jerome's cross-examination of the witness. He interposed objections and generally was sustained.

He looked sharply to Dr. Evans interest, but the latter appeared to be well aware of his Mr. Jerome in protesting, against admitting the codicil evidence, referred to "these scandalous state: ments." Mr. Delmas objected and had his olijection noted as being due to the attorney's mis-conduct. A district wordy condiet ensued, which ended by Mr.

Jerome declaring that in the future he would concede nothing. "I don't concede anything" said Mr. Jerome. "It is an outrage, I say, to bring man here after seven months preparation this case, and fritter away time of the court in reading docthe uments." "It is your privilege not to concede was anything, not even common courtesy" Mr. Delmas' reply.

"1 am snapped exercising my Mr. Jerome. Dr. Found Evidence of Insanity. Evans said he found evidences, one Insanity indicated insanity at in as the he will found of of his evidences forms of visits to Thaw in the Tombs." Dr.

Evans repeated that he found the same form of insanity in the will as he "What found form in of the insanity defendant. is it" Mr. Jerome. inter" "That would depend upon the classsaid Dr. Evans.

"I would call it developmental insanity." Was it paranoic?" he was asked. "No." "Were tne delusions which you observed during your first three, visits to Thaw, systematized or "There were in a measure systema. tized." "Were they systematized or not sys. tematized? repeated Mr. Jerome sharply.

"They were not altogether "In what respect were the delusions not systematized?" Dr. Evans began a long argument in which he referred to the conversations he had with Thaw. Mr. Jerome objected and stopped him. Mr.

Delmas at once insisted that he be allowed to go on. Mr. Jerome. refused to allow him to continue and by consent the entire answer was stricken out and Dr. Evans was asked the question again.

"He shifted from one delusive idea to "Can you state one, delusion that was not connected with what might be termed the parent, delusion about Stanford White, and his relations with women. "There was his delusion. that 1'0- putable lawyers and physicians were in a conspiracy to railroad. him off to an asylum." "Yes, but that was connected with the parent delusion" said Mr. Jerome.

"I would consider it as largely independent. could see no reason why should connect me with any conspiracy against him." "Did he?" "No, but he was suspicious of me end of every one." "Wasn't that a systematized delusion?" "It might be taken that way." "What kind of insanity is indicated by systematized delusions?" "Paranoic insanity." "Does the will and codicil show systematized delusions?" "Yes." "What delusion?" "A delusion which showed he believed he was the subject of persecution; that he was being hunted down." Dr. Evans picked up the will. "Wait" called out Mr. Jerome, "1 object to your looking at those documents; you have seen them and have testified to them." Mr.

Delmas said Dr. Evans had the right to look over the papers and was sustained. He handed the will to Dr. Evans. "Now I withdraw my question" said Mr.

Jerome. "Then we' withdraw our paper." said Mr. Delmas. Mr. Jerome then asked again if the will or the codicil showed a parent delusion.

"I can't say that it is a parent delusion." "Do you know what a parent delusion is?" "Yes." "Then do you find it in this will or "I cannot subscribe to it as a ent delusion. There is an apparent delusion--a well defined delusion." "Can't you tell whether it is a parent delusion?" repeated Mr. Jerome. can't say whether it is or not." "Why didn't you say SO before. you the question half a dozen times." "And the witness replied half A dozen times" interrupted Mr.

Delmas. "When WAR the will executed asked Mr. Jerome. "In 1905." "How did you find that out?" "I heard it referred to here by you and the "Do you know when the codicil was "I assume at about the time." executed?" "The will bears its own suggested Mr. Delmas.

"I know it does, but this witness says he assumes the date. That shows how carelessly he read it." Mr. Jerome asked the witness to point out in the will a single unsystematized delusion." Dr. Evans started to read. "Don't do that" commanded Mr.

Jerome. "You told me to' said Dr. Evans. "I did not." witness Justice had the Fitzgerold right to ruled read that from the will in replying, to the question. Dr.

read what he called paragrahp 8. It provided in part: "In case I die other than a natural death, or if any suspicion attaches 10 my taking off, or It I should be made away with, I direct that my executors shall immediately set aside the sum of $50,000. for an investigation of the circumstances and for the prosecution of the guilty persons." If additional sums were needed the executors were directed to use them. "Is that an unsystematized delusion?" asked Mr. Jerome.

"One statement doesn't make a system" retored Dr. Evans. "Can you point out any other systematized delusions?" "There are a good many things able to say that I am am not permitted to say' replied the witness. "What are you able to say as to unsystematized delusions?" provisions in the will which I read is such A delusion." "What else?" see in these documents evidences of insane delusions. They show deluthat are evidences of an sions sound mind" said Dr.

Evans. Document Offered. Mr. Delmas, when Mr. Jerome ished with this preliminary amination.

offered the codicil and later the entire will in evidence. The instruments were read in full by Mr. Delmas, but the recipients of ordinary bequests were not mentioned by name, by the attorney, who Inserted word "blank" in place of the legatee. the reading of the codicil. it with his head buried in his Thaw sat and did not look up, but when hands reading of the will began, he the raised his hend and listened inagain tently.

CONFERENCE REPORT ON IMMIGRATION IS APPROVED BY HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. suspension of the rules, the house day adopted the conference report on the immigration bill which was agreed to. by the, senute although the Democrats generally made a party issue against the passport provision as well as that requiring air space in vessols. The vote stood: ayes, 187; noos, 101. Four Republicans voted against the bill and four Democrats voted for it.

Representative, Burnett for Alabama points of order against the first provision, which undertakes. to regulate the immigration of Japanese coolies by giving the president the right to' refuse to recognize their passports and also against the whole of section 42, relating to the air space in vessels bringing immigrants to the United States. Mr. Burnett asked the speaker if the whole Chinese exclusion law could not be repealed by a conference report, why does the gentleman ask about that which might, could, would, or should happen?" replied the speaker, amid laughter, The speaker then overruled. the points of order on the ground that the conferees had been wholly within their rights when they agreed to a substitute for both the senate and house bills.

Mr. Williams of Mississippi, desired to warn the people of California of something which they already knew, and that was, that the views of the president were not their views. Mr. Hayes of California frankly stated that the section to which so much objection had been offered--the anese exclusion section---was just. The people of California would go very far toward ameliorating present condiitions.

He belleved that when the people of California become familiar with the section they will be satistled as were the members of the Callfornia delegation, realizing that it is the very best that they can get at this time. Mr. Kahn of California the opinion that it would go very far expressed toward relieving the situation in Calitornia. The conference report was then agreed to. MAY EXCLUDE ALL THE JAP COOLIES (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb.

state department, being now fairly assured through the final passage today of the immigration bill, that the San Francisco authorities will rescind their action excluding Japenese pupils from the white scools, is prepared to take up again the negotiations that were already in progress with the Japanese government looking to the regulation of Japenese immigration into the United States. It is' expected that these negotiations will result in an agreement between government of Japan and that of the United States for the withholding by the former of passports to Japanese of the laboring seeking to enter the United classes, For several years past the Japanese government has declined to issue any such passports, but the intention is to make this a matter of formal agreement if possible. The basis of the agreement reached between President Roosevelt. Secretary Root, Mayor Schmitz and the members of the San Francisco school board, made public tonight by Mayor Schmitz, provides that "All children of alien races, under 16 years of age, who speak the English language, may be admitted to the white schools. Special schools are to be established for children of alien birth who are deficient in the elements of the English language." DEFENSE TESTIMONY MAY END TODAY Judge Charles M.

Cooke yesterday adjourned superior court at noon in order that Judge T. A. Jones, of the counsel for the defense of Francis Sumner, charged with the murder of Charlie Powers, might attend the funeral of his sister-in-law. Mrs. B.

M. Jones. Owing to the fact that the services were delayed it is possible that court may take second recess the end of this morning's session until morrow. Judge Cook had the jurors sworn in who were drawn for duty this week, and then dismissed them till Thursday morning when he said he would know whether they would be needed. It is now probable that the Sumner case will not go to the jury until Thursday afternoon or even Friday morning.

The half-dozen witnesses examined in the short two-hour session yesterday morning testified as to the characters of the witness, Homer J. Cathey, especially in regard to fightins. and of Charles Powers, particularly in regard to carrying a knife and using it in a fight. But a few more witnesses remain to be examined for the defense, which will close today unless adjournment 19 taken early. The state will then introduce testimony in rebuttal, followed possibly by more testimony for the defense.

With the prolonged argumenta and the charge of Judge Cook. which is sure to cover pretty thoroughly all the testimony introduced, the case can hardly KO to the jury before some time Thursday. Testimony introduced yesterday morning was largely an attempt of the defense to show Powers' habit of carrying a knife up his sleeve. The attorneys for the defense have not yet introduced any testimony to show what became of the alleged knife, with which Sumner says Powers cut him. Testimony of J.

B. Jackson. Jackson said Powers had a bad reputation for carrying a knife and using it in a fight. Sumner had a good reputation. Had never heard of Sumner's being discharged from the Biltmore estate for drinking or disorderly conduct.

Never heard of Sumner's throwing a bottle at a train at Sky- tand, nor of his burning John Sumner's house: nor of his poisoning John Sumner's cow; nor of his breuking ur the Mt. Zion church, his threat. ening to kill a man, nor his breakof ing up IL meeting in a school house. Witness could not recall any particalar fight which Powers had engaged in. I.

A. Jones argued the law. He contended that Powers could have struck Sumner with knife, even though none of the eye-witnesses to the killing the weapon; that the knife could have been drawn from his? sleivo and used in a second without being seen. The jury was sent out during the argument. J.

G. Merrimon and Locke Craig argued for the state. Judge Cook decided to allow the question. The argument consumed nearly forty-live minutes. When the jury was recalled, witness said Powers had a reputation for carrying a knife up his sleeve.

Cathey's reputation was bad, but good for truth and honesty. Examination of Wade Jackson by Col. W. W. Jones.

Witness was born in Henderson county. Knew Summer's reputation to be good and Cathey's to be bad. Witness didn't know Cathey's reputation for pretending to make peace to engage in a fight. Witness didn't know Powers' repu- tation for carrying a knife up his sleeve but had seen him carry it thus. Latter part of answor ruled out.

Wit. ness never saw Powers in a fight. Examination of C. S. Ray by Col.

Jones Witness, lives on Biltmore estate. Sumner's reputation was good and Cathey's bad us to drinking and fighting. Knew Charlie Powers. Examination of Pink Spain by Col. Jones, Witness lives near Buena Vista: knows Summer's character to be good.

Cathey's Powers had general reputation for carrying a knife whet drunk and -for fighting. Witness weakened on cross-examination. Testimony of James Taylor. Witness lives on Vanderbilt estate. character is good and Homer Cathey's bad.

Court adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning. THOUGHT HE HAD "SURETHING" ON RACES (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. police today investigated a report that William F. Walker, the missing treasurer of the New ritain (Conn) Saving Bank, lost more than $350,000 of the bank's fund in this city as a victim of skilled the wire tapping game. This report is to the effect that the two men who operated the gamo discovered last October that Walker had suffered losses through his ventures in stock speculation.

The pretended wire tapper then went to New Britain and unfolded to Walker, it is said, usual scheme of. tapping the race wires to get the name of the winning horse, and then beating the pool rooms by betting on the horse before room received the name of the winner. It is said that Walker came to. New York with the man and was taken to a corridor in the Western Union building and there introduced to an associate of the tapper who pretended to be employed by the Western Union and able to withhold reports of the races from the pool rooms. As a result Walker is said to have been takon to pretended pool room, where ho and the two conspirators, acting as his agents, bet and lost $110,000.

Walker is said then to have gone back to New Britain, but was again cOnvinced by the conspirators that the loss was due to his own mistake in taking the name of the winning horse. Walker is said to have consented to try it again, and to have brought to New York a lot of the bank's securities and. negotiated them for 000 cash. He was allowed to win 000, according to the report, but on the next trial lost the entire amount, $260,000 including his winnings. The swindlers then disappeared.

DEMAND MADE FOR OIL MAN. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Feb. A requisition was received here today from the Governor of Texas, for H. Clay Pierce, of St.

Louis, president of the Waters, Plerce Oil, company, who is wanted in Austin, Texas. on the charge of making false affidavits. Governor Folk will have a hearing 011 the requisition tomorrow. ACTION ACCORDING TO THE TREATY TORIO, JAPAN, Feb. passage of President pasgport bill by the senate of the United States, was semi-officially this morning.

The leading newspapers today explained that this action by the United States government is fectly legitimate and in accodancel with treaty stipulations. It is also pointed out that the promise of suecess of the judicial procedure in the school question is lessening. The papers thus far have refrained from making comment on this latest news from Washington. HANDSOME WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. Bartha Bauduay, a handsome woman of 28 years, committed suicide in her apartments in a boarding house at 346 West Fifty-eighth street today, by shooting.

In a note addressed to her father, S. S. Faywer, St. Louis, Mrs. Bauduay wrote that a dear friend had died and she "could not stand it any longer." INSANE OVER THE THAW TRIAL (By Associated Press.) MADISON, Feb.

insane over the Thaw trial, John Lerdolph of Janesville, was taken to Mendota 'asylum today. Lerdolph talka. only of the Thaw trial and says he has $100,000 to help out "Evelyn and Harry." ILL PRESENT THE REPORT THIS MORNING (Special to The Citizen.) RALEIGH, Feb. house of representatives today in effect repudiited the spirit at least of the Laughinghouse resolution adopted Saturday, calling on the corporation commission a special report on their with- trawal of the suits against the Southern Railway company for penalties for breaking the Selma connection. Mr.

Laughinghouso declared in its advocacy that the commission evidently had more regard for the wishes of the railroad officials. than for the people, and it that was the case the ston should be transferred to tho payroll of the railroad. Today the house adopted without dissenting vote a resolution by Daughton of Allegheny declaring that the house has the fullest confidence in the integrity and ability of the commission and does not desire to reflect on the commission in the matter of the Selma connection settlement. It 19 expected that the commission will present its report this case morrow in compliance with the Laughinghouse resolution. The house today gave union labor a set back in that it voted down by a big bel majority printed the bill all to have documents the union la; on printed for the atate.

Those urging the bill had agreed to amend it so that the label should simply be put on that part of the printing done by union labor. This amendment would have presented the claim that the state was committed by the bill exclusively to union printing. A bill was introduced by Gallert toduy to amend the constitution as to the homesteud exemption so as to reduce personal property exemptions to $100 and real estate to $500. The 11091 notable bills passed by the sonate today were to empower the governor to expend as much as $4,000 per year for counsel fees before the interatate commerce commission bull to empower conductors to eject Icated Gaston persons presented from petitions railroad from trains. Buncombe county for repeal of homestead law.

FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb. Sutton, a foreman, and four other men, employed the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, in laying a double track at Tunnel No. 6, north of Hazel Patch, were killed today by the explosion of 100 sticks of dynamite, which they were thawing around a fire. The bodles were blown to atoms, fragments of flesh being found in the tops of nearby trees. Three of the victims were negroes.

CONDEMNED MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Feb. Hottman, under sentence of death, with Mrs. Maggie Myers, for killing Clarence Myers, the woman's husband, made an attempt to commit suicide in his cell at the county jail today. Mrs. Myers in at jail at Liberty, Mo.

Her sentence has bee nappealed to the United States supreme court. PIERCE IN NEW YORK. ST. LOUIS. Mo.

Feb. Clay Pierce in in New York at the present time. ilix son, C. A. Pierco, stated and it is not known when he will be likely to return.

OSCAR FULLBRIGHT CRUSHED TO DEATH BY CARS AT SPARTANBURG, JUNCTION SATURDAY It is Said Cars Lacked Drawbeads and Jerked Excessively--Funeral This Afternoon. Oscar Fulbright, young man' well known here and formorly an expert electrician but lately a brakeman of the Southern rallway, was mangled and killed at Spartanburg Junction late. Saturday night. The body was brought here Sunday evening and the funeral will take place this afternoon at two o'clock from the residence Mr. L.

W. Jeannerett, 216 College street. The interment wiff be at flaw Creek cemetery and the pall bearers will be from members of the O. T. Dr.

R. Gamon of Oakland Heights Presbyterian church will conduet the services. Mr. Fulbright married Miss Artie B. Harris and is survived by the widow and three children, the oldest four years old and the youngest two months.

The accident caused his death was the of other accidents in which he had been latoly and it is a circumstance in this connection that it was not his run to go Out Saturday but he took the place of another man. A member of the crew said that they had orders to couple on to several freight cars on a siding. which had broken drawheads HO that they were held together only by chains and that it is supposed that when the engine started the absence of the drawheads and springs caused the car on whose top Mr. Fulbright was to jerk suddenly and this eaused him to fall between the cars. EVIDENCE OF WHITE SOLDIERS IS TAKEN (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON.

Feb. the Brownsville hearing today testifled that the shooting began in the rear of the commissary, away from the town, and continued around the road and into the town while the call to arms was being sounded. The tee on military affairs heard great deal of contradictory testimony, the value of which must be determined by witnesses. As to certain incidents it was white soldier against negro ex-soldier. Senator Foraker called Hoyt Robinson, formerly of Company who was musician of the guard, and sounded the call to arms on the night of AugJust 13.

He said the firing continued about fifteen minutes after the call ceased. thought the men firing the shots were stationed in the town near the gate into the military reservation. He did not hear any shots passing over the guard house. William C. Nolan, a private of the first class in the hospital 11 white soldier, who had been stationed at Fort Brown for two years prior to the arrival of the negro soldiers, said that he was at the hospital when the shooting began, with Sergeants Altman and Sanborn, and three or four patients; The: Arat shot.

'he thought, came from the rear of the commissary, back of the hospital, and not from the direction of the town. He said he paid no attention to that but in a few minutes there were three more shots and then five shots, which, he said, sounded 4.9 it the men firing Were moving around the rond. He heard no bullets nor saw any flashes from guns. Nolan said that a few nights before the shooting Private Newton. a negro soldier, came to the hospital for treatment.

Hos face was badly bruised, and Nolan asked him how he was injured. Accordin gto Nolan's story, Newton said he was in town and that man knocked him down with the butt of his six shooter, without reason, Nolan told the man it was "funny" he did not know the reason for the assault, and Newton Insisted that he did not. Nolan said that Newton then said: "Well. that's the it WILF, but we'll dis tie On nation Nolan said that there was only one cal Ito arms and that was rounded by the musician lat the guard house and 25 to 30 minutes elapsed between the frat shot and the call to arms. William Horden, a negro ex-private said that he was in the hospital convalescent on August 13, and chat Er trad intent given permission to go to the past exchange to buy an apple pie.

White coming back he said he almost ran into Major Penrose, Mayor McComb the and another man. walking to word hospital. He said he stepped back to let them pass and they stopped and began to talk. The strange man, according to Hardin, said: tell you, Texas won't stand for He then said something about an assault upon his wife, and added: "If some soldiers are not put under by 10 o'clock tonight we'll kill every damned nigger soldier in Fort Brown." Harden said he dodged into the hospital and heard nothing more. It will require the testimony of Sanbrun, who has been subpoenaed, to clear the situation, MR.

B. F. FROST DIED SUNDAY AFTERNOON Mr. B. F.

Frost. a well known travelling representative of the Mosler Sato company died at Glenn hotel Sunday afternoon 89 the result a stroke of paralysis which seized him at Greenville Friday night. The body was taken yesterday afternoon to Meadeville, where it will be placed in a vault and later be interred in the national cemetory in Chattanooga. When he was seized at Greenville Mr. Frost expressed the wish to come to Asheville to be with his children, Miss Georgia F.

Frost and Frank R. Frost and 80 waR brought here the next day. Mr. Frost was 68 years of age, a member of the G. A.

Masons, Elks, K. of and I. 0. 0. and had travelled in the South for 27 years.

He leaves a widow and two children. LIMESTONE WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE MISS AUTHEA WEST TAKES OVER DOSE OF STRYCHNINE. Gives No Reason for Act Except to Tell Physician she Was in Trouble. Without assigning any reason for her pet. Miss Althea West, daughter of Mr.

and William R. West of Limestone township killed- herself late Sunday afternoon by taking an overdose of strychnine. was in trouble," said she to the attending physician; but further than that no reason can be given for her self-destruction. Miss West died a short time after Dr. John Carroll, who attended her, atrived.

A large number of friends visited the West home Sunday afternoon and the young woman seemed in unusually bright spirits. She talked with the guests and is said to have insisted that one or two of her especial friends remain for supper. After her friends left her father went out of the house and when he returned she told him that she had taken the deadly drug. Physicians were summoned, but when they arrived the young woman was beyond the assistance of any method known to the medical fraternity. She died a short time later.

The drug taken by Miss West came from a bottle which her father had had in the house for several years. He used strychnine to kill crows on his farm. It 19 thought by the amount taken from the bottle that Miss West took about ten grains. Miss West was a member of the Baptist church and was popular with her large circle of friends. The vineyard area in France In 1906 was 4.195,600 acres, yielding a wine production of 1,375,774,921 gallons.

Production steadily decreased since 1900, when it was 1,779,267,668 gollona. SUBSTITUTES AN EMPTY BOX FOR DIAMOND TRAY (By Associated Press.) HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. jewelry store was robbed of $50,000 worth of loose diamonds today. A man entered the store and asked for 211 unmounted diamond to match one he had. A box of loose stones was produced by the clerk.

After looking them lover, the nan did n39 appear to be satiated' and said he would send his wire around In the afternoon. He left the store 'and as the clerk supposed, the box of diamonds was returned to the safe: There was occasion to take the box from the safe again later, and it WAs discovered that the box was a subatituted one containing only tissue paper. SAD DEATH SUNDAY MRS. B. M.

JONES IN BALTIMORE, WHERE SHE HAD ACCOMPANIED BROTHER Incessant Care and Anxiety for Mr. Edwin Davidson Contributed to Heart. Disease. There was a profound feeling of sorrow in the city Sunday on receipt of the news that Mrs. B.

M. Jones had died in Baltfinore at an early hour in tho morning under circumstances ptcullarly sad, and many expressions of sympathy were received by Mr. Jones and his two orphan children. Mrs. Jones was found about eight o'clock Sunday morning in her bed, (having been dead several hours, and death was due to heart disease which was the result of the severe mental and physical strain under which she had been for weeks.

Her brother, Mr. Edwin Davidson, has been dangerously sick for weeks and was taken to the Mission Hospital for an operation which, however, was deferred until the patient reached Baltimore, where he was taken the first of last week in company with his sister. His condition was and still remains extremely critical, and no doubt the constant anxiety and care on the part of Mrs. Jones caused death. The funeral will take place from the residence on Pearson's Drive this afternoon at 3 o'clock, and interment will be at Riverside cemetery.

Dr. R. F. Campbell, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and Dr. Gilbert T.

Rowe, pastor of the a Central Methodist church, will conduct the services, and the pall bearers will be H. W. Plummer, S. F. Chapman, John A.

Campbell, Claybrook James, William Redwood and Robert P. Johnston. Mrs. Jones WaS the daughter of Mrs. Hannah M.

Davidson and grand daughter of the late Colonel A. Davidson, the Davidson family beRocking one of the oldest and most prominent in the state, and her lovable disposition and talents held for her hundreds of friends. STATE'S OLDEST MAN PASSES TO REWARD Frederick Messer, familiarly known (LA "Uncle Fed." died at his home, near White Oak, Haywood county. Sunday night at eight o'clock, at the ripe old age of 110 yours. He had been ill for only a few days, and died just as he had often wished- -without suffering.

He claimed to be the oldeat man in North Carolina. The funeral will be held at White Oak church this morning at 10 o'clock. and the interment at the White Oak cemetery. "Uncle Fed" was one of the first settiers of Western North Carolina, coming here from the North when but a small boy. Even to his most intimate friends he never stated his birth place.

married a Wilmington lay trans years ago. His wite, however, died soon after the war. Since then he has lived in the same cabin near White Oak, in the Pigeon river district, with his youngest daughter, Miss Susie Messer, who 19 more than seventy" yeats old. She is his only survivor. Nearly everybody in Haywood county knew and quoted "Uncle Fed." He WAS a weather prophet, hunter, astronomer general doctor.

He supported his family many years by hunting wild animals and game fowts, and ft was during this time that he studied the skies and told of the movements of the stars and moon and predicted good or bad weather. His forecasts were highly regarded in most of the Haywood county homes. Mr. Messer brought up a large family of children, most of whom died at an early age. He often expressed in the late years of his life the regret that his family did not live until his old age to comfort him.

SPARTANBURG MAN SELLS HIS INTEREST W. Allen and the Cocoa-Cola Bottling Works of Greenville, S. have signed an agreement which ends the litigation begun over the ownership and management of the Asheville Bottling Works. The Greenville company agrees to pay Mr. Allen, who is Spartanburg man.

the sum of $7,500 for his half interest in the concern, he to retain the half interest until the money is received. Mr. Allen in a suit for a receivership alleged management and incompetency on the part of R. L. Ellis, the manager, although investigation failed, It is said, to substantiate the charge.

if "Cardinal Merry Del Val, tho Pope's secretary of state, 19 a keen golfer. Twice in each week ho plays over private course in the grounds of the Villa Doria-Pamphill..