Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 1

-i -iv'- -t -w- 1 i-J V- 1 1 1 'J i- ij I Tee-Dee Want Ads i Pay best Cost only one cent a word 'V It Will Pay You To read the Tee-Dee Want Ad Pages 't THb dispatch founded lstsa THE TIMES FOUNDED ISM WHOLE NUMBER 16669 RICHMOND VAr SUNDAY' OCTOBER 23 1904 PRICE FIVE CENTS TWO NEEDED GOODE TRIAL RESULTS IN "CONVICTION THE SPIDERS BEATEN BY ARTILLERY a M'GUE JURY Put Up a Plucky Stub born Fight But Too Light for Visitors Not Enough From Fredericksburg -Venire to Complete Panel Jury Finds the Negro Guilty ol Murder in: the First Degree THE HEAVIER MEN ALSO GOOD 'tsV'dn TAYLOR McCUE OX Eldest of Ex-Mayor McCue Aatrlde the Splendid Green Hunter Tniie Which Won a Ribbon at the Richmond Hone Show 7" A They Have Skill as Well as i Might and With a Steady Rush Push on to Vic-j tory The Re- i A'v suits of Other Games w-z -i v-r UNIVERSITY BEATSVMI In tha gridiron battle fought at Brgaff Strut Park yesterday afternoon Rlolk roond Collage went down In overwhelm 'J-Vf atfi -'s big defeat before tne eleven of Old Point -v Artillery Scfcool The college boys put SERGEXAT ROGERS of Charlottesville sTh Popular Officer 'Who Is Experiencing Difficulty Getting a Jury to 1 1 Try McCue up a plucky game and again -heavy odds fought to a hitter finish They wars fgv-outweighed by the Mg artilleryman wtn crushed their man plays and broka US most of the end run But notwithstanding tha odde agtabnll them (he college boys played a fact T-i good gama and made averal sensationally pie In the city who know Bennett say be brooded over the political situation so much that his mind became unbalanced 1 He also worked harder than he should and this Is given as another causa fins jdaya The game was called at IJ0 wtth the -kickoff to Richmond College At the Jis blow of (he whistle 0e halt went aptoe -C nlng down the field-and was rsosived by Osterhclt of the visitors Ha ad- OLD FIGHT IS ON AGAIN Certain Members of City Committee Have Secret Sessions THE MOVE IS' NOT POPULAR vanced the hall In a long run and waa prettily tackled by Bowen Then the artillery shoved Monroa left heir through the fins for a gain and the plucky half was hurt But -he went back into the game and In the next down (ha are tlllerymea lost the ball on a fumMa Graham secured the ball for the collega iyM The latter were unable to advance the ball any appreciable distance and In the third down wtth (hree yards to gain kicked the ball down tha field 'The via 530 Itors made a abort gain In receiving the --p boll and the collega boys put np a pretty-' defensive gama (n Una work But tha visitors played feat ball and In a fevf'W downs Oeterhott carried tbe ball over Irt-) A mild sensation has been provoked In similar distinction qualified to take com-loom political circles by the Introduction mend of sny vessel tha in six and a half minutes from xi'-L Ch Uma the game began Monroe kicked EXCEPTIONS TAKEN TO VEREICT Negro Charged With Killing Inspector Shinbirger Found Guilty of Murder at Second Trial Counsel May Take an Appeal After a conference of about an the Jury In tha care of James charged with the murder of Rol spec tor Bill Merger while attempting to escape arrest lost night handed in a verdict of murder in the first degree Arguments were made by Messrs Alex and Conway Bands for the defense Slid by Commonwealth's Attorney Richardson for the prosecution The speeches were strong on each aids but tha Jurymen had evidently made np their minds on the evidence The def anas endeavored to show that Foods' had no causa for shootings Ha had acknowledged that ba killed Richard Fox in aelfdeffenae and that ha had been in hiding with the view ot getting away from the city ao that ha could aecura funds with which to defend himself Counsel argued that It was according to expert evldenoc impossible for a man on (ha ground to have Inflicted the around that caused the death of Inspector Shtnberger but that it could have been made by some one In an elevated position Evidence Reviewed Mr Richardson reviewed the evidence He showed that the testimony of Detectives Gibson and McMahon tallied with the statement made by Captain Shln-berger himself immediately after the sheeting and he brought out the point that Goode himself testified that Jit heard Allhr few A khritg ha laft (ha ml only two shots before he left the yard The arguments closed at 6:15 and It waa about an hour later that the verdict waa rendered Exceptions were made by oounsel for tha defense and a motion to sat aside as contrary to law and evidence was made' --1 -v jv Judge Witt fixed upon Wednesday at o'clock as the tlma to argue on this motion' and -the Jury waa discharged Captain Shtnberger waa shot while In pursuit of Goode who waa wanted for killing another negro named Richard Fox tar a bar-room at Eighteenth apd Franklin Streets nthe previous Saturday night After tha killing Goods disappeared Hla Identity waa not knqwn at the time but In ehort while Captain Whitlock De-tectltea Wiltshire and McMahon learned who the assassin was and the entire force under the direction of Chief Huloe we on the trail The shooting created (he greatest excitement Almost every man on the force waa put to- work on 'tEa case Men who were off" duty volunteered to work extra and for three- days end nights every effort waa made to oopture the man Finally on the following Sunday Goode was caught In a Clump of brnhea In Henrico county by Policemen Wiley and Gary and the -county men on the morning Inspector Shlnberger died He confessed that he was the man who shot Fox' and said he had been In hiding In the Second Street house He said he wax the man who Jumped from tha window and ran out tha gate but he denied that he shot Inspector Shlnberger The cnee wax heard at the July term at the Hustings Court by a Jury from Lynchburg The result waa a hung Jury The Jury that -heard the ease and brought In the verdict yesterday come from Chesterfield county Goode was remanded to Jail last night to await the result of the argument next Wednesday MATRIMONY HURTS TEMPERANCE WORK (Special to The Tlmea-Dlspatch) ANDERSON IXD October Matrimony la playing havoc with the active membership of the Young Christian Temperance Union In Indiana according to an official report to be made by State Secretary Clara Scars at the Columbus annual meeting She complains that during the last year four unions disbanded Two were goaL and the score stood 8 to 2 1 The Artillery kicked off to Richmond Collega the bell falling Into the bands The 1 of Fraser who made a short gam eleven then tried tackles mganised one of Fredericksburg and the other at Evansville The loss or withdrawal ot forty-two young women from the work le ascribed to marriage In proportion to their number young men who are also admitted to tha organisation have not been eo fortunate or they have continued active after marriage for there wee only a loss of four males during the year BIGGEST CARGO OF COTTON EVER SENT FROM AMERICA (Special to The Tlmea-Dlspatch) GALVESTON TEXAS October 2k-The British steamer Norsman which sailed for Liverpool yesterday carried out a record cargo ot cotton Sha had on boon! 3733 square bales and AM round balsa making a total equivalent of 3GKS square bales of an export value of tLSOAdDO This la the largest cargo of cotton ever carried out of this port and tho largost shipped from any port in the United 8tate It Is equivalent to a crop at hall a bale to the sere' of more than Sii000 acres Of the finest land In thsvcotton belt of Texan and requited ZM can to transport It to the aids ALLEGED BLACKMAILER CAUGHT BY DECOY PACKAGE (By Associated Pres) CHICAGO' October Rogers McDonald twenty-two years old' Is under arrest on the charge of attempting to blackmail Hlginbotham and Mil ten Kirk wealthy Chicago business men McDonald Is charged with having written a letter to Mr Higlnbotham demanding tGJMO and 'a similar one to Mr Kirk demanding KOA The letter to Mr Hlsln-bptbam instructed that the money be deposited to a hpls to an unfrequented portion of the city- Detectives went fa the spot Indicated placed -a decoy package In the hole 'and arrested McDonald when he appeared The men threatened to blow 1 up the home of Mr Hlganbotham if the money was not paid- SHAM SUICIDE OF TRICKY HUSBAND Not- Dead or Dying But Gave -V a Show Worth the a Money (Special to The Tlme-Dltfnteh) 0WO89O MICfc Oot High tragedy with a fardel climax waa played by Hiram Lanphere a plumber who after a quarrel with his young wife threatened to kill himself He went home early and finding her away proceeded to lay out the properties and sec tha stage for the play -Whtu hit wife came Jn later tha odor of carbolic acid pervaded the house and her Lutband lay upon the couch apparently -dead Hla wife could smell the add on hla Ups and she created a sensaton by running Into-' Goodwin's grocery store shrieking at the top of her voice that her -husband had taken poison A hurry call was sent to several physicians In the 1 neighborhood and dosens of people rushed to the Lanphere home where they found the man of the house lying on a ofa groaning and apparently In great agony while a strong odor of carbolic add filled the room After an exhaustive examination by the doctors Lanphere confessed that he had taken not a drop of poison but had spilled some of the add to create a smell and then simulated great suffering to punish hi wife A love scene followed and tha neighbors say tha show was worth the price of admission formation hut could make no headway and tha nail went ovsr-'on downa -'j artilleryman played snappy banl and tn tha next few down and three minutes and twenty seconds fromWW the first touchdown sent Toney across the line for a second five points Mon roe failed on goaL making the- score to Hudgins Makes Splendid Tackle Richmond Collega kicked off to the tlllsrymen who lust the bat on a funftla'vlf Ji Coleman got tbe ball for the home team hut lost It to tha artillerymen- A fee-4 tura of this part ot tha gama a apian did tackle by Hudgins for the collage eleven The artillerymen were forced to kick and Bowen received the halt but 4'fi dropped it- and Ogorman secured by the fumbla The home eleven worked XSr Into the City Democratic Committee on Friday night of an amendment to the by-law a of the body providing that hereafter sessions of (he committee shall be held behind olosed fcoors' V- It IS a renewal of fits' old fight brought up frequently on farmer occasions tie have the party affairs of the pity conducted In secret and from what eould ba learned among the members' yesterday the amendment wlU likely fail of adoption Those who wlU oppose It when It eomea up at the meeting next Friday night are saying that the business Is to a certain extent public business and that thslr constituents 1 do not desire any chamber Mr Move From all that can be gathered tha Impression seems to prevail that the amendment which wea presented by Mr Saunders of Clay Ward grew out of conditions that have arisen over the Musurter ordinance which forbids city employes' from holding seats in party committees TThe publication at the proceedings of the Wily with reference to the resignations of members affected by the ordinance created a-ripple in the boay and now the old battle Is on again While strong leaders who have great Influence in the committee are favorable i to the amendment for secret sessions It is said that tha and file" will probably outvote thorn because the ktt-ter believe that their constituents have a right to know what they are doing hum time to time in the interest ot tne party's success Under the rules the amendment lays on the table for one week WORLD'S LARGEST BAGGAGE CENTER MRS MARSHALL EXPLAINS LETTERS Declares the Only One She Wrote Was i Brief One and a Mat ter of Business and That the Longer One Was Penned by Some- one Else' (Special from Staff Correspondent) CHARLOTTESVILLE! YA October SL For the third time within a week the Corporation Cotart of Charlottesville haa failed to aecura sixteen ntn competent to Bit in jadrment upon McCya the alleged murderer of hla wife One hundred and thirty-nine men have been summoned and all hut a possible half doaen have been subjected to a sear china examination Three different and distant cities have been vlalted and the State haa xon to treat expensa The court and Me officers have racked their brains In an endeavor to set in motion the ponderous machinery of tho law and atUl there la no beginning Once or twice it haa teemed that all obstacles had bean over coma but at tbs crucial moment the eog would slip and back Into Its old i Inanition would sink jtiii half-started revoluton upon which ao much depends? The State Has Been Stirred The situation la unique and A com mentary- upon the now famous ease la significant There could be no Imagined no more striking evidenoe than this of the manner in which the murder of this JitUe Charlottesville women has stirred the State to Us very depths Into the court hare come the prominent men from homes far removed from the scene of the tragedy From the different directions they have come end yet not sixteen out of 131 eould-meet the requirements of the law Soma objected to a conviction on circumstantial evidence and a few were opposed" lo capital pnnisbbent But every man had read of the cue and the great majority Of them entertained ah opinion of soma that is deeurroote ed or tentative As for the oolnton itself it was easy to read that It was consistently against the accused a few Instated upon blurting out this fact to the apparent amusement of the Inscrutable McCue But Three From Fredericksburg The Fredericksburg contlngtant prom' Jed much at the start but proved even' tually that It could do 1 no more than those from Richmond and Petersburg At one moment during the day the panel was complete but one Juror had to be excused on account 'of alcknoea and another was rjiled out on a tech ideality The gap thus created was not fllledand after the utmost exertions the court was compelled to admit its failure When tho session ended three 'new names had been added to the list and one old one had been stricken off This left a total of fourteen men Rogers got down Into 1 the hard and atony road again and li now scouring the countryside in some direction near or remote for the others The three new men are 8 Quinn Jr Nelson Decker and Samuel Beale The one allowed to return home li Hargrave of Petersburg Day i Great Interest The day In which these fragmentary results were accomplished proved however to be the moet Interesting of the three There was nothing tame or dull about the Fredericksburg venire One man insisted on Informing the court that ho beHrved McCue guilty or else knew who killed hie wife In the ease of an-other there developed an Interesting sit nation in which the defense put it up to the court to decide end In which the court promptly accepted the clinllengw It was evident from this Incident that Judge Mop-la Is taking no chances with posslbla successful exceptions to hla rulings and that -ho Intends throughout to proceed with the utmost care Still another of the Fredericksburg men was debarred on account of an enigmatic declars-tlon to the effect that he was Interested In the female In the case Finally the court Itself figured little Incident One of the counsel for the defense hinted that somebody had been dropping remarks Intended for the ears of the Jurymen Jugc Morris declared sharply that such an offense was not only not decent but placed the offender In contempt of court He laaued a solemn warning that If he caught any-'one doing such a thing he would deal with him most harshly and in all likelihood send him to Jail Case of Mrs Marshall Bo much for the day In court On tha outsida there is an absorbing topic and that the peculiar circumstances surrounding the case of Mrs Lester Marshall the young woman whom suspicion charged with sending love-let tdrs to McCue In jail As the days go by more and more light It thrown upon this mysterious affair but ns yet the bottom has not been reached That there la something beneath this entire matter not yet g-asped by the "Public at large I am ilrmly convinced At this time however when quiet Inves-tlgatlona are being made In quarters unexpected It Is not possible to Indicate beyond suggestion what this something might be Mrs Marshall la young woman and ait exceptionally good looking one Before her marriage She waa Misa Hattie Davis of Orange county She was married when seventeen -years of age She Is now about twenty-two She married Marshall against the -'wlshe! of her parents Her life has not been a happy one The man been in court for drunkenness and disorder and It Is said that during a brief ml-- dance of the eouple In Richmond he np- hard and Bowen did soma pretty tackling for his colors and despite all the efforts Iju ot the Richmond Mula Monroe scored -i another touchdown (Or tbe visitor bub ft failed on his goaL The More was now'-' Defeat the Cadets 'by Score of Seventeen to Nothing in Forty Minutes PLAYING A STRONGER GAME SCORES Artillery 32 Richmond College 0 Unlvrmlty of Virginia 17 I 0 I 30 William and Mary 0 North Carolina 41 Norfolk 0 I West Point 11 Yale fi i Harvard 12 Carlisle 0 Pennsylvania 13 Columbia fc Cornell 33 Pranklln' Marshall 5 Amherst 8 Brown 0 I Princeton 80 Lehigh 0 University of Vermont 8 lifts 6- Phillips Exeter 24 Harvard Beoond 0 New York University 8 -Trinity Col-- legs 0 -( 'i PhUllpa Andover 28 Harvard Fresh men 0 Wlllhlms 23 Hamilton 0V Michigan 13 West Virginia 0 VV- Chlacgo 8 Northwestern 0 Wisconsin 81 Drake 0 -i Minnesota 148 linnola24 Purdue 8 Washington and Jefferson 0 Penneyl-- vanla State Itv'j-''-''! Georgetown 47 Washington and Laa 0 University of Florida 0 Florida State College 0 VO 7 Navy Dickinson Lafayette 4 Swartmoro 0 7 Clem sen College 10 University of Georgia 0 William and Mary 88 Hampton 0 Augusta Academy IS Staunton 0 (Special to The Tlmee-Dlapatoh) CHARLOTTESVILLE) VA October 22 Virginia' scored one more touch-down against the "Virginia'' Military Institute to-day than did tha naval cadets two weeks ago defeating the Lexlngtonlans 17 to 0 In forty play' Virginia showed marked Improvement In -every department of the gamp Tha Una proved much stronger and the plays were gotten off with a snap and vim that wa refreshing Tha cadets on tha other hand did not put up the game expected of them and only three times during tha contest were they able to make tha necessary five yard They wars also weak on the defensive Virginia getting through the line and around the ends almoat at will Get a Touchdown Early 1 The first touchdown came In the middle of (the first half Randolph making a pretty run of twenty-five yards around the Institute left end Yancey kicked an easy goal Virginia scored again three minutes after tha 'opening of tho second half a cadet fumbled on hi own twen-ty-yard ltne a Virginia end getting (ho ball After successive line plunge Bosh er was pushed across the goal line and Yancey again placed the ball squarely between the posts 1 After a -liberal exchange of kicks Virginia again secured the pigskin In mid field and began her third march to the cadet goal Randolph got away for an' other long run around the left end Yancey went for a total of eighteen yaifis jin three attempt and Kosher finally galloped across for tlia final touch down The klck-out waa not heel ed so (here was no try for goal Fine Run of No Avail In the remaining five minutes of play there were a dosen exchanges of punts with little advantage on either side On a fake kick Randolph ran forty yard through the cadet eleven hut aa there waa less than a minute to play the run availed bottling Yancey dropped back end tried a goal from placement -but the ball went wide of tha mark The largest crowd of the season witnessed the contest- and there wo seme enthusiastic rooting led by John Ashby Williams who stood on tha aide lines with a megaphone tor a baton Among the spectator were Leo the ex-Prlnccton player and football coach and Chlswell Langhorn and party who came down from "Mlra-dor" in a tally-ha Coach Sanford pleased at the Improvement shown by the team and la confident that -hla wards will scalp tha Carlisle Indians In Norfolk on Saturday next Line-Up and Score Virginia Positions I Warren left end- Morrison Cook left tackle James Hull left guard Hncket Riley Kite right guard 8tude Cothrin -right tackle Williams right end Steels Randolph quarterback Taliaferro Bosher left halfback Dodson l'crcell -right halfback' Beckner Lankford (Yancey) fullback- Mania Randolph Bosher (f) Goals from Yancey 2" Umpire Baird University of North Carolina ref area William Virginia Timekeepers MnRae and CracrafL Tima twenty minute hslvea is to 2'- -v The artillerymen kicked off again and Coleman received the ball for the- home team making a good sprint down 'tha field Monroe of the visitors made good tackle seeming to be everywhere 1': that ha waa moat needed Richmond tried the battering process on the vM Una but found it impregnable taoklea back could make hut tit Us way through tha heavy man of bona and muscle -which oonfronted them at every turn Webster got tho balL "but wag forced heck for five yards making tag yards to gain Richmond kicked and the ball went over tho line and fell tote the hands of ths visitors Oatreholt then printed down Che field tor twenty-five yards and was splendidly tackled by Crockett and Menoh Monroe added tn (g yard and cutting the line right carried £f-the hall over for the third time malting tha Mora tor the visitors Monroe again failed on goaL The artillery kicked -oft and Hudgtna receiving the ball was downed to hie i tracks Then the college boy jdayed a GIRL CAN COMMAND 'A BIS OCEAN LINER (Special to The Tlmea-Dlspatch) -PHILADELPHIA PA- October 1-Havtag demonstrated her ability to command a TMial under any and all conditions Min Jane Morgan daughter of Randall Morgan the gas magnate has been given a master mariner's license by the United States bureau of Inspectors of steam vessels There are only five other women tat this country who eaa claim Miss Morgan haa bad several 'yean praqtical experience on her father's yacht the Wat urns If was with Jha idea ot being officially declared competent of commanding the yacht (hat- Misa Morgan took the examination for a certificate As a master mariner Mias Morgan Is qualified to take command of any vessel from a coasting schooner to an Atlantio liner Her certificate said to iOd all the highest mark for navigating skill MAYOR NO FIGUREHEAD Is Vigilant and Vigorous in Watching the Vi Interests In his brilliant stump canvass for Mayor last spring Captain Carlton McCarthy promised the voters that if elected he would never lay himself open to the charge that he was a figure-head and there are hundreds of people In Richmond' to-day who realise that he meant every Vord he uttered Hia Honor is a very busy man these days and la always on the alert for tho best interests of the city He has taken personal cognisance of various kinds of nuisances and offccflvely ordered them abated and haa lKtld vislta to the acmes and In many instances taken the Initiative himself He has ordered polluted springs closed had old fire trap buildings raxed to the Interest of the public health Ills Honor la doing his work quietly but vigorously and show no disposition' to exploit It before the pubHo Last week be made no lost' than half a dosen i public addresses and still found time to receive his guests and to look after bis various duties sis Mayor of the icity COURTHOUSE AT- (Special to The Tlmea-Dlspatch) NEW YORK October From a report Just 'received from the oagvage de- pertinent by thf: i of tile i abatement' of further nuisances in the ground' enforced the theatre end public hall exit ordinances and Is at work jon new lines which will result In thfe hard gama end Mench made a splendid 1 interference was run hut having no inicruuoimo ww thrown book for a loss The haU went over on downa and wtth line left a fan '-'iJi vorite form of play Osterholt made gain of twenty yard A few more min utes play and tlma was up with shout 'ffi six yards to gain The Second Half In tfie second half the artilleryman kicked off and Hudgins got the balL-i In the scrimmage that followed Oeterhott was knocked out reoeiving a severe over the right eya- In the first down the visitors were penalised five yards for offside play In the play that lowed Mench mude a good ran but again i on account of weak lnterferenss was thrown hack tor a lota The bpU went over and Monroe advanced it twenty yards and was thrown to earth by Webster who showed binurlf a swift and certain tackier' Then followed a series of accidents In tho melee Webster and Monroa were hurt and play stopped un- 111 they bad recovered aufftetentiy to'j go on In a few -rapid plays Monroe recovered another touch-down outside the line Ha kicked to Oeterhott who failed to heed the catch and there waa no raL The artillery again kicked off to Ike home team and Hudgins receiving the f' fork Central and Hudson River Railroad It has been learned that during lha months from January to September of this year 1243735 pieces of baggage have been handled In the Grand Central Station -Perhaps more trunks and other place of baggage are handled there than in any other railroad terminus In the world Three railroads enter Into the station' Although the figures for the number of pieces during nine months of this year surpass any heretofore known the loss of property by theft or carelessness has been Infinitesimal Out of the total number of trunks valtsee grips suit cases? and bags received or sent out from the Grand Central Station bOt five valises have been reported lost and one trunk stolen The total value of the baggage handled at the terminus estimated at 3130008000 Tfttre are now 3C1 men employed In the station on till work Of these thirty-five look sftcr the Incoming baggage 120 are employed to handle the outgoing baggage and there ere forty-eight porters GOES MAD WHILE ON HIS WEDDING TRIP tby Associated Press) ATLAYTA GA Oct A Bennett of Concord IX said to be a prominent politician and a close friend of President Roosevelt is under arrest here on a charge of insanity Bennett was married' about three weeks ago and came South cn hla wedding trip At Savannah ho trsen to act strangely and disappeared Mr Bennett wired for tha police to iMk out tor him and he waa found In tha Piedmont Hotel He was sitting In a chair at the barber shop calling wildly for a Turkish bath The barbers and customers the latter half shaved and with towels around their necks fled from the place frightened When arrested he talked wildly about politics drclaring that he knew President Roosevelt and admired him but would vote for Parker At tha police station he took the money he had from hi pocket and tore up two twenty-dollar bill Feo- ball made a brilliant twenty-five-yard dash that equalled any feature at (be game The college lad put new spirit Into the gama and there follow orl a series of spectacular plays that showed up well tor (be Klchmomk-re Fraaer made a long end run ot thirty ysrda' which gave heart and renewed energy to hla team --Untortunatrly the college got off-side and were penalised for five yards They were forced to kick bet put up strong Itata work when the rtU-k-rymen tried to batter through them' 1 Ths visitors called right taoklea back and Osterholt made a splendid thirty-yard 'sh run Again Richmond gat offslda and again' were penalised the required five yards In the second down that followed CHARLOTTESVILLE fVHKKE JIcCUE WILL HE TRIED (Continued on Seventh Pegs) t' i 5 -V Ir-v -r fi i.