New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1923, Page 3

MRS, KNOX REFUSES 70 GIVE ANY BOND Fights lfor Habeas Gomu-.lldfi‘ Shuts Up Her Lawyer Hemphill, Texas Jan, b.—Indig- nantly refusing to furnish $26,000 bond, Mrs. Lilllan Knox, “lady boun- tiful" of east Texas, was ready today to carry her fight against the charge of slaying her wealthy hushand to the court of Distriet Judge Stark in San Augustine, The examining trial of Mrs, Knox ended dramatically yestgrday when Justice Pratt ordered "the widow bound over to the grand jury on a charge of murder, with bond set at $26,000, The actlion today at Han Augustine will be In the nature of a habeas corpus proceedings. Justice Pratt's decision came after o stormy session In which defense at- torneys demanded that letters writ. ten by the slain man, sald to be in possession of the county attorney, be produced in court, They declared that these letters would establish at once the innocence of their client, The county attorney refused to produce the letters and was sustained by the court, Chester Collins, a. defense attorney, made an Iimpassioned statement of s cllent's case, He asserted that If he were judge, before undertaking to suppress evi- dence favorable to a defendant, he | would resign and step dqwn from his high office, Judge Makes Threat, Justice Pratt broke In with an or- der for Collins to “sit down.” The attorney continued his oration. “You will sit down, Mr. Collins," the justice exclaimed, “or T will send you to jall.” Collins sat down, A negro servant in the Knox home testified yesterday she had heard the aged lumberman declare that he was “going to keep Chester Collins away from my home or kill him.” After the hearing Mrs. Knox was escorted to her home where she has been kept under guard since she was arrested. Her attorneys announced that their client would not attempt to make balil, although bondsmen were avallable at any time. They preferred to push the habeas corpus proceedings so as to free their cllent from what they termed the injustice done in holding her for the grand fury. The defense put on four witnesses vesterday. J. W. White declared Mr. Knox had told him he was despondant and that he wished to "end it all.” Former Sheriff J. W. Alford told of taking two letters from the pockets of the dead man. It was then that the defense attorneys made their ap- peal for the production of these let- ters. “DRUNK"” PICTURES READY. tDeg:Moines Police Will Hand Them to Dry Law Violators. Des Moines, Is., Jan. 5.—Chiet of #Police John B. Hammond has assem- .bled his first collection of “see your- ‘self when you're drunk” photographs, Stock| One Big Lot of CHILDREN’S C S | Philadelphia. Black and Tan he announced yesterday, and will be. #in distribution of the seuvenirs to arvested for intoxication as soen he city legal department gives its approval of the ehief's novel plan for reducing the prehibition law viela- | tions The number of pietures or names | of those photographed were kept se- eret by the chief, BAKER RING OPENS TONIGHT Memorial to Famous Princeton Ath- lete Ready for Hockey Match HRe. Princeton, Jan, b.-—Carpenters, gl glers and masons were working over- time last night te complete the Hohey to have everything in readiness for | the opening tonight, while Coach George Gaw put the Princeton varsity hockey squad through its final vlnrkv’ out in preparation for the stiff tussie with the 8t, Nicholas club of York, Admission to the Inaugural contest will be free and George R, Murray, general athletic treasurer, believes | that it will be possible to seat all visitors and alumni who come for the game even If they do have seats reserved, The game will the 10:16 train for New York AMERICA COULD WELL FOLLOW SUIT HERE, Sweden Reports That Officials There Are Tired of Investigating Committees. 6.—A wholesale slaughter of costly public commit- | tees, to begin Immediately, 1is the first important outcome of the cam- paign of cleaning up and saving which has been started by Sweden's minister of finance, F. W. Thorsson. This drastic step, which wlill save the country millions of crowns annually, | is finding favor with the press and public of Sweden. Mr. hrosson, in his recommenda- tions, makes no comment on the gov- ernmental practice of shifting re- sponsibility to committees. He mere- | ly points out that 285 committees, | consisting of more than one thousand | persons, have been conducting vari- ous and sundry government appro- priations by more than 100 per cent. He then recommends a slashing of the list, and these recommendations have been accepted by the govern- ment. The number of committees elimin- | ated has not yet been announced, hut it will probably be 70 per cent of the,| total. he annual saving to the gov-| ernment is estimated at about $1,-| 000,000. As a measure of economy, the remaining committees will here- after submit their reports in type- written form jpstead of printed form. The minister of finance recommends, as a further“safeguarding of public fundsi~that cOmimittees hereafter be granted maximum appropriations in- stead of estimates which may be ex- ceeded, Stockholm, Jan. HOES Rubber Heels All Sizes French Billiard Champ Conlident Press)—Roger Conti year old billiard champlon of France, will enter the challenge match against i 4. Nicks. :nun' Jake Sohaeffer here January |8 he Chie reerowned ehampion, for the 15,2 balk Baker memorial rink here in order|'ine title ehampionship, chestra hall and will be on the usual terms of |teing disposed of each night, New |the most interesting ever played In |Chieago and despite the great repu- tation of Young Schaefer, muny experts who belleve from France will this time take his measure, down |4, "0l the international tournament at New York and who were greatly surprise he over in time for visitors to cateh |4 the jmprovement In his Drised st DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1923, an commission. These funding Great i Sehaefer has been proven recently on more than ene occasion Horn In France on May 1, 1901, Conti is the youngest of the players who teok part in the recent international and fer & youngsier he bas a remarkable record In France, before coming of age, he defeated Doruet, one of the ten best balk liners in France In the 1921 lournament in Chicago Conti finished fourth, just behind Cochran In the last International, Contl fnished third, ahead of Coel ONTI-SCHAEFFER MATCH THRILLING of Winning Next Week § (By ran, and improved his average m'!r‘ that made in the 1921 tournament hy fAgures of 41 812 compared to 28 87.61, That shows how fast Conti is coming and how he appears to he formidable candidate for the 8 and 10, confident of conquering |championship. His admirers point oan, and thus earn the |out that Conti gave Rchaeffer his first ght to challenge Willie Hoppe, the |defeat in the 1921 tournament when he beat him in the fifth game 400 to 208, Associated the twenty-one Or. - - FEXPENSIVE PAINTINGS The mateh will be staged at 15 Pieces of Art Cost New Yorkers a Mildion New York, Jan, 6.-—Fifteen paint- ings for which more than $1,000,000 there are was pald, comprising one of the fin. the boy|[est collections of Italian old masters ever gathered iIn this country have just been obtained from the estate of This opinion is shared especlally by |the late Willlam Salomon by Duveen ose who witnessed Conti's play in|brothers. Among the gems of the Salomon collection are two paintings hy Gio- vanni Bellinl, one a “portrait of a 1,600 points—500 peints The contest promises to he one of playing and | compared with that shown in the 1021 |young man,"” and the other a typical {tournament at Chicago, | Bellini Madonna, sometimes called That Contl is a real match for!“the Calomon Madonna." WhatThePriceTags Are Saying! 3-PIECE OVERSTUFFED PARLOR SUITE, CHIFFONIERS in golden oak . Just arrived—special ship- ment of DAY BEDS; start- a...... $22,50 at ..... finish, starting at .. $139.00 A beautiful line of BABY CARRIAGES in blue and ivory Also a few Doll Carriages at a big reduction. 1 0,000 were putting inte final shape today delalied data bearing on thelr side of the funding problem preparatory to the formal discussions Iwhich prebably will net get under [way until early nest week | Since the arrival last night of the “wmm Anxious 1o (G170 | commission headed by eantey Bald Scheme a Tryout | win, chancellor of the exchequer and Montague . Norman, governer Bank of England, there had been ne official statements as to what program the e sslon was prepared to pre Washington, Jan. 5,—~The American sent, Members of the American com government, with the breakup of the [mission stated that en their side they conference of allled premiers in Paris |[would have ne proffers 1o make he appeared today to be pinning its|yvend limitations establishod by ho) for a settiement of the repara- | law. tions crisis largely on the possibility of adoption by the allied governments of the plan suggested by Secretary Hughes in his recent New Haven speech Mr. Hughes' proposal would refer the reparations question for advisory recommendations both as te the amount Germany can pay and the method of payment, to an internation- al commission of financial authorities, free of political obligations, That Secretary Hughes' suggestion was offered in order “to leave several doors open" to the premiers in event of an emergency was the enly author- fzed comment on the situation com- Ing from the state department, With the present moratorium on reparations payments not expiring un- U1 January 15 there is believed to be yet time for a decision abroad to ex. amine the possibilities of the Ameri. the SON NAMED UNITED STATES, ;nnm 0 John and Mary States, Whoe Had Same Name Before Marriage, Harrishurg, Pa., Jan. b.—A eertifi. vate of the birth of United States was received at the office of the state reg- istrar in the department of health yesterday, It eame from nerthern Pennsylvania and ecertified to the birth of a son te John and States, The certificate contained the note that the father and mother had the same family name before mar. rlage, Under the regulations of the de. | partment the location of the distriet making the report was not made pub. lie, sarghum, millet, Wheat, rice, (== == — BEAUTIFUL 4-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE, Mary ! the soy planted by royal edict in China at an annual ceremony andlp in two-tone walnut and mahogany, Only ........... 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