Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 15, 1912, Page 1

# ~including the chlef officers, members « poseible for the international associ: 2 i ) i - ag— e i €. VOL. LIV.—NO. 41 ‘ ARRESTS IN DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY Entire Official Staff of Bridge and Iron Workers Union Included. 128 COUNTS AGAINST DEFENDANTS Attempt to Blow Up President Taft’s Special Train in California Last October Among the Charges—Many of | the Accused Locked Up Owing to Inability to Procure| Bail—Ezxpectation Thgt Others Will Be Implicated. Indianapolis, Ind, Feb, 14—The, United States government arrested to- | day almost all of the 54 men indicted | in the dynamite conspiracy cases. It took into custody ‘within a few hours practically the entire officfal staff of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, of the executive hoard and about fwenty business agents and former business agents. 1 Held in $10,000 Bonds. included Frank M. Ryan, president; John T. Butler of Buffalo, N. Y.. first vice president, and Her- hert Hockin, second vice president and successor of J. J. McNamara as secrelary-treasurer, and each of these N was required to give $10,000 bonds for his appearance for arraignment | here with all the other defendants on | 8 March 12, Balance of Arrests in 48 Hours. More than forty of the men, chiefly | union officials who are charged h conspiracy to destroy by dyna- mite or nitro-glycerine the property of employers of non-union labor, were under arrest by tonight, and it was sald the apprehension of all the others would follow within 48 hours. Attempted to Blow up Taft's Train. By its action the government re- vealed the identities of the men whom it charges with being the accom- plices of the McNamaras and Ortie E, McManigal in the dynamite plots, em- bracing almost one hundred explos- ions which were begun in Massachu- #etts in 1905, took place all over the country for six years and resulted | in the wrecking of the Los Angeles | Times building and an attempt to | blow up President Taft's special u'aiu“ &t Santa Barbara, Cal, last October. Iren Workers Unable to Bonds. Fourteen of those indicted are each required to furnish $10,000 bonds, and | forty are each required to furnish a | $6,000 bond, making an aggregate bond | required of $340,000. Some of those | whom the government was unable to | find today were reported to have dis- | appeared from fear of ‘inability to get | sond. It was hinted that the irom | workers' association would be unable | to furnish security for its indicted | members, Unable to Obtain Bail. 7 | } Ernest G. W, Busey, former busihess | | | | Furnigh | agent of Indianapolis Iron work- ers, and ¥dward Clark, former Busi- | ness agent of the Cincinnati umen, who were brought here after their ar- | rest at Cincinnati, were unable to ob- | tain bail and were taken to jail. When | ‘lark appealed to Secretary Hockin of | the iron workers’ ociation for aid, | Hockin advised the United States mar- | shal to inform Clark that the inter- national association could do nothing for him and referred him to his local union. Hockin said it would be im. “lon to take on the burden of supply- | ing bail for many of the men arrested. | Ryan Asserts His Innocence. Immediately upon. his arrest Presi~ | dent R) addressed a statement to | mion Jahor men throughout the coun- iry calling upon them to believe in his | innecence and the innocence of his | co-defendants. United States. District Attorney Charles W. Miller intimated | tonight that the federal grand jury | which returned the indictments might | be recalled to resume investigation of the conspir | AV, More Likely to Be Implicated. ‘After the deiendants are arraigned | In March 12 and the trials'proceed,” | said Mr. Miller, “we have reason le anticipate new aspects. Information is d to develop at the trials i g the complicity of many more those ingicted now.” 47 Specific Violations Charged, The indictment on which tHe men were arrested was made public to- night. 1t charges all the fifty-four | men with conspiracy to violate the wtutes forbidding the carriage of ex- ives on passenger trains and de- s 47 transportations icatin taan overt Manigal, the McNamaras or Herbert S. | E kin in each act, but does not spe- LIST OF PRISONERS. Those indicted and arrested in the dynamite cases are: Frank M. Ryan, president In- ternational Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers; lives in Chicago; headquarters in Indianapolis. John T. Butler, Buffalo, N. Y., first vice president, Herbert S. Hockin, Mich., second vice pr: acting secretary-treasurer. Michael J. Young, Boston, Mass., member executive board and president Boston local union No. T Richard H. Houlihan, Chicago, financial secretary Iron Workers' Iocal union No. 1. C. E. Dowd, Rochester, N: Y., former national organizer Inter- national dachinists’ union. Frank C. Webb, New York, former member National Iron Workers' executive bhoard. Henry W. Legletiner, Denver, former member executive board: formerly of TPittshurgh, now presidgent Denver Iron Workers’ umion, No. 24. John H. Barry, St. Louis, for- mer member executive board. Daniel J. Brophy, New York, former memiger executive board. Michael J. Tunnane, Philadel- phia, business agent local unien, James Cooney, Chicage, busi- ness agent lecal union. William E. Redin, Milwaukee, Wis., business agent local union, Paul J. Merrin, St. Louis, bus- iness agent local union. Peter J. Smith, Claveland, bus- iness agent local union. William J. McCain, Kansas City, Mo.. business agent local union. Michael J. Hannon, Scranton, Pa., former business agent local union, now agent Scranton Cen~ tral Labor union. John R. Carrell, iron workers, arrested at Syracuse, N. Y. Frank J. Higgins of Hartford, arrested at Boston, member Boston Jocal of - Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' uuion. Edward E. Phillips, Syracuse, N. Y. secretary-treasurer local union. Fred Sherman, Indianapelis, business agent local union, Ernest G. W. Basey, Cincin- nati, former business agent In- dianapolis local union. James E. Ray, Pecria, 1lI, presi- dent Jocal uniom. Patrick F. Farrell, New York, iron worker. Edward Clark, Cincinnati, for- mer delegs te. Daniel Buckley, Davenport, la., busigess agent. Albert Brown, Kansas City, Mo., business agent. { Edward Smythe, ni, business agent. Andrew J. Kavanaugh, arresi- ed at Springfield, TIL Murray L. Pennell, Springfield, 1., financial secretary, local un- ion, Herman G. Seiffert, arrested at Mitwaukee, George Anderson, Cieveland, iron worker; known as “Nipper.” William Schupe or Schoupe, Chicage, iron worker. James Coughlin, Chicage, iran worker. Charles Wachtmeister, Detroit; business agent. Fred Mooney, iron worker, ar- rested at Duluth, Minn, Frank J. Murphy, Detroit, esident and Peoria, Dstroit, former business ageni. Spurgeon”P, Meadows, Indian- apolis, businesg ent, distriet council, International Brother~ Liced Carpenters and Joiners. Testimony in . Brandt's Favor POLICE LIEUTENANT MAKES IM. PORTANT ADMISSION, MADE A “HEARSAY ” REPORT Has Since Learned That It Was Un- true—Does Not Find That Brandt Had Previous Criminal Record. New York, Feb, 14—The grand jury took up the Brandt case today, and trict Attorney Whitman sgatisfaction tonight., Only one wit- ness was examined, but the grand jurors were said to have heard that the police report upon which Brandt was sentenced, making him out as having had a criminal record, was | based upon hearsay and untrue. | Brandt Confident of Release. { Foulkee Brandt, the central figure in | the H to express case, remained locked in the ‘Tombs tod2y, pending the &ecision of | Supreme Court Justice Gerard on | habeas corpus proceedings, confident | that seme of the various steys to {ree him from prison will be guccessful Thosé intérested in his e of the casa allege shed with undue seve five years ago a thirty-year term ¢ wmrglary at the home of Mortimer J hiff, where he was formerly a se Kk Lawyer Hand to Case. According 10 a nomination made by Governor late today, Richard L. Hand, fc oresident of the New York Ba sjation, ac- | cepted tonight an » Hintment as commissioner to review Brandt's ap- plication for clemency v ch Governor Dix denied to grant when it first came up. Justice Gerard, whom the gov- grnor appointed yesterday to conduct | the hearing on the application, con- gidered himself restrained from ac- cepting an outside outside the judi- clary. Judge Rosalisky Defers Further Action In view of the governor's decision to probe the case, Judge Rosalsky of the court of general sessions, who origi- naliy sentenced Brandt and granted a motion for a new trial yesierday, de- ferred further action in this direction. The court’s aunthority to take the ac- tion it did was questioned by maay legal authorities, Police Lieutenant Gave Hearsay Evi- dence, As the mest important figure in the case today, Police Lieut. Joseph B. Woolridge appeared as the only wit- ness befere the grand jury. At the time Brandt was sent to prison Wool- ridge submitted a repert showing that Brandt had a bad record, and the thirty-year sentence which Braudt re- ceived was based in part on this show- ing. Woobridge is said te have ad- mitted in theéinvestigatlon today that his report on Bramat was based on hearsay, and that he did net find that Brandt had a previous criminal record. PRAYER FOR TAID WAS ANSWERED Twe Duck Hunters Kneel in Supplica- tion on Fleating loe. Kenosha, Wis, TFeb. l4—Kneeling on a great field of ice and drifting out into mid-lake, Willlam Hanchman and John Stanley of Kenosha, had their prayer for aid answered today. They had gone out on the lake ice, hunting ducks, and when they sought to return they found their way blocked by a mile of open water, The ice field had parted and the portion on which they were standing was drift- ing into the lake. They fired their shotguns until their supply of shells had been exhausted. Then they knelt on the ice and prayed. Nearly five miles away the lookout at the Kenosha life\ saving station saw something on a far-away ice cake. “There is a dog moving about on that farthest ice field,” the lookout shouted to Capt. Frank Fountain, “Well, we will have to go out and | him,” the captain replied, and | expecting only to save the dog, the | life savers started. After they were two miles out they saw that the cast- aways wers men and they redoubled | their éfforts. | The life savers pulled a skiff over e ice and rowing through the breaks | in the floe, finally reached and rescued the men. arrested tonight. | Cooley of New Orleans, O and charged as | Young is M They orted to be 1 rping to New Orl Michael J Young of Boston. leged to have assisied Me- acts and nawmes Ortie I, Mc- | Manigal in explosions at S;-ringfl«ld.; MILFORD MAN HELD AS MURDER SUSPECT. Bridgeport Night Watchman's Death Followed by Three Arrests. i | | { e Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 14—John y the part taken by the other de- - Miller of Milford is being detained by WOULDN'T WED COLORED fendants. : the police here on suspecion of be Al Gty i vy 0k MAN AND WHITE WOMAN | able io throw some light upon X1l 48 the Secindicie ity e killng of Martin Szovak, a nig wk‘x e “h‘ o “.,1“;:2"‘”2"“;“ “:"n‘:r J‘"! Loving Gouple Unable to Have Marital | watchman, on Feb. 3 last. In connce- cording to District Attorney Miller Knot Tied at Suffield. { tion with the arrest, which occurred sentence Iu the offenc be impesed for each qf It is the contention, of the government that each of the de- fendants was guilty on each of the | <charges of conspiracy although his active part may have been in only oue act of (ransportation, Feurteen Charges of Conspiracy. ke are fourteen overt acts, and spiracy. Amnother indictment of 3 being prineipals in the transpertation of nitro-zlycerine. Aiders and Abettors of McNamaras and MoManigal, A further jndictment on charges McManigal and J. mara with physical transportation of nitro-glyeerine and all the other de- fendarts with abetting them. Two other remaining indictments with six- teen counts each charge all the de- 34 counts | B, McNa- wansportation of dynamite and with | Raving aided MoManigal and J, B. McNamara, 128 Counts Against Each Man. Altogether, the indictments contain 348 counts against each of the de- fendants, and the penalty for any of the oftenses varies from eighteen months to two years, 96 Explosions Indicated. Sixty-five of the explosions con- sidered in the indictments were di- rected against work by members of the Naltional Erectors’ association, an organization of “open shop” employ- ers, and 31 explosions or attempts were aimed at work by . contractors who were not members of the erectors’ association. Two Iron Workers Not Yet Located. Only twe of the indicted members of the national executive hoard of the y At lren workers' wssociation bad ngf been frem New York RN e il B i a8 ‘Misg ::'Evm fourteen | case €ing unconswnmated acts of con- | form the marriag | being no justice of the peac counts charges all the defendants as | at the time, the couple left for Spring- field, Mass., carrying the licease with tul b ent and the great amphitheater will be | retained intact. Weolridge’s Report Not Sworn Testi- di tol i today, the police say that they have Suffield, Conn., Feb, 14—A colored | information that night watchmen at an whe gave his name as George | (WO other places in the city than that Terrell of Springfieid, Mass., and | Where Szovak was employed had heen white woman, who described he: Mary Hennessey of 1 me to Sufiield today securs arrviage license at ti town clerk’ They the clergyman declined to ceremon. per Ther | them, . —_———— Madison 8quare Garden Changes Hands. New York, ¥eb. 14.—Madison Squar | Garden passed teday int> the hands its new plans ultimately to demoli owners syndicate a re and erect u hig busiae 10 it was said that only mony. District Attorney Whitman pointed out that the Woolridge report, mak- ing Brandt out a criminal, was only in the form of a letter, and its autfin- Mr, Whitman said the hearing would con- tinue tomorrow with six persons whom Woelridze mentioned to the grand jury d net swear to it as testimony. day as witnesses. Steardship Arrivals. At Plymeuth: Feb. 14, Prinz Fried- rich Wilhelm, from New York. At Buenos Ayres: Feb. 11, Bluecher, from New York. At Genoa: Feb. 12, Prineipe di Pie- monte, from New York. B o e o e T R R Havre: Feb, 9 ~ - e in town Rochambeay, held up prior to Fel . and that in hoth of these cases, as in the attack on Szovak, the incident took place on the avening of pavday or the night follow- ing. Miller is said to have been em- ployed at one time as a night watch- man. He is the third man to have been arrested in connection with the o s vigited each of the five indictments, | Ininisters in town in turn, bat in each ¢ 3HOT HIS WIFE BECAUSE OF HER DRISSOLUTE LIFE Lancaster Silk Weaver Declares That She Deserved Her Fate. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. ing the office of Mavo cClain after an unsuecessful effort today to reach an agreement for the care of their three’ children, the oldest of whom is After Jeav- { which | h the struc building— one end of fendants with being principals in the | the bleck would be improved at pres- | Ic d ¢ killed his wife on the street within 2 half-bleck of city hall, Woihafe escaped. The hushband said that his wife led a dissolute life, He is em- ployed as a silk weaver in Reading, Pa, 140,000 Hookworm Victims., ‘Washington, Feb. 14~~More than 140,000 persons in nine states of the south were treated for the hookworm disease by the Reckefeller sanitary commission during the last year, ac- cording to the second annual report of the commission made public today, Great-Grandmother of 118, Frederickshurg, Va., Feb. 14.—Twelve times a mother, 71 times a grand- mother, 118 times a great-grandmether and once a great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Sarah E. Childress died here to- day, 93 years old. For some Wwears the use of wheat flour in Germany has been increasing and the u~~ - ° rye flour decreasing, seven yvears, Alfred Wolhafe shot and | what followed this action caused Dis- | | | i | | ber of the Norwich Men Representing Finance, the Law, Commerce Manufacturing, and Other Interests. | | ALBERT A. FOURNIER, Propristor of the T roy Steam Laundry. | London, T'eh. -Admiral of the Meet Sir Neweil Salmon died today at the age of 7T. London, Feb, 14,—Baron Sandhurst hag heen appointed Jord chamberlain in succession to Earl Spencer, who re- signed on Feb. 9. Amsterdam, Hoiland, ¥eb. 14—The docks and warehouses of the Com- pagnie de I'Ocean were burned down today. at over §$400,000. Tokio, Feb. i4.—The Japanese gov- ernment today authorized the Asso- ciated Press to contradict recent re- ports as to the maltreatment of Ko- rean converts to Christianity by the Japanese anthorities, Berlin, Feb. 14.—The reichstag to- day elect: as president or speaker, Joharnes Kaemp{, the radical deputy, who carried the emperor’s district of central Berlin by a narrow majerity at the recent general election. _ Tegucigalpa, Honduras, I ¢b. 14— George I, Davis, the United States consul at Ceiba, was drowned last night while bathing. He was making an attempt to swim to a bar in the mouth of the river, but was overcome, The body was recovered. Viterbo, Italy, Feb. 14-—The court which is engaged in the trial of the members of the Camorra today or- dered the release of Francesco Desid- erio and Antonio Percuoco, two of the men accused of having been pres- ent in the Aida tavern in Bagnoli on Mal 26, 1906, when Gennaro Cuocolo wag condemned to death for treachery by a court of the Camorra. CONDUCTOR SURE THAT WHITE IS NOT KIMMEL. Brother Member of Lodge Says White Would Not Talk to Him. St. Louis, Feb. 14—At today’s sion of the court in the George A. Kimmels life ns Bruce L. Cosner, a railroad conductor at Enid, Okla., testified that the claim- ant, Andrew J. White, whom the v ness made a speczial trip to Mich., to see, was a man who known in Arkamsas City, Kas., in 1397 and 1898 as ““Turl * White, who pro- fessed to be a railroad man. Cosner, who had known Kimmel as banker id that the claimant was no Kimm Cosner id 1 Vhi by his left hand, on wk wmb is | missing. Attorneys for insurance om- pany; who claim White Kimmel, put Cosner through a strenuous cross ex- aminatiog which had not been com- pleted wlen court adjourned 1. W. Wood, former receiver of Bank of N the Mich., who was a mem- dge as Kimmel, -and 3 Aed he made the claimant, who alk to him. knew him intima efforts to talk to reiused to ti TO RELIEVE TENSION BETWEEN NATIONS Germany Extends the Olive Branch to Great Britain. London, Feb, 14—The opening today of the parliamentary session which is to deal with home rule. Welsh church disestablishment and electoral reform was marked by a statement by Pre- mier Asquith that the visit of Viscount Haldane, secretary of war, to Berlin, was made on the invitation of Ger- many and that the conversat'ons be- tween the British war minister and the German autherities had reference to a desire by both houniries that the | existing tension he relieved. in this statement combletely over- shadowed that in the government’s huge legislalive programme. Interest President Sun Ready to Resign. San Francisco, Teb. 14.—President Sun Yat Sen of the Chinese republic, will resign as seon as Premier Yuan Shi Kai arrives at Nanking, accord- !ing to a cablegram today to the Chi- nese Free Press. Yuan Shi Kal is expected to reach Nanking within four days. Brute Abused Paralytic Wife. New Haven, Conn., Feb. lé—John Nolan of Derby, charged with assault upen his wife by placing burning pa- pers against the soles of her feet while she lay in bed suffering from paralysis, pleaded guilty in the criminal superior court today and was remanded for sentence. Taft Campaign Discussed. ‘Washington, ¥eb. 14.—President Taft had a long talk tenight with Sen- atof Crane of Massachusetts, Represn- tative McKinley of Illinois, the newly named manager of the pre-convention Taft gampaign, gfivm The damage done to the goods | £ i s stored in_the warehouses is estimated | ?1‘;3’6;’3 St 90, g Cabled Paragraphs |Condensed Telegrams | vanced ten cents | The Business Section of EauClaire, Pa., was almost wiped out by fire. All Grades of Refined Sugar werc ad- a hundred pounds. yesterday. { . e e H President Taft Appointed Judge George M. Bourquin, once a hoisting engineer, as distriet judge of Mou- tana. A Municipa! Opera House is being to cost The Syrian Weavers at the Wampa- noag cotton mills at Fall River are on | strike for a 10 per cent. advance, ! | { retary Hilles, the raiis in | rails and railroad equipment can be| Mrs, Sarah Rowe Hodgkins, Bath's (Me.) oldest resident, died yesterday. She was 103 years and 6 months old. By the Collapse of a Ramdway at Szn. Bemo, 45 schoolchiliren were carried down into the sea and many of them perished. The French Government Will this year spend over $4,500,000 on the aerfal branch of the army. There will be 344 aeroplanes. Dr. Joseph J, O'Conneil of Brooklyn, was nominated for health officer of the port of New York by Gevernor Dix to succeed Dr. Alvah H. Doty. Senator Gebhardt Intreduced in the New Jersey senate a proposed amend- ment 1o the constitution providing for the initiative and referendum, The City of Woonsccket Has Asked the legislature to change its charter in order that it may provide for bien- nial elections instead of annual. By a Vote of 30 to 0, the senate of the Kentucky general assembly passed a bill providing for a pension of $10 a month for each indigent confederate | soldler., As the White House Clocks were striking 10 President Taft yesterday signed the proclamation admitting Ari- zona to the union. He used a gold pen | which is to he given to Postmaster | General Hitcheoc { D582 | Captain Powell Clayton, Jr., of the 110th ca , Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has been designated as military aide to Secretary Knox on his tour of Cex tral and South American republics the West Indies. Rev. Edward T. Sullivan, rector of Trinity church, Newton Center, Mass., and one of the hest known Episcopal clergymen in the diecese, has been asked to hecome editor of The Church- I man of New York. : Two of the Men Active in Supporting the political aspiration of Senator Robert M. La ¥ollette called vesterday upon Col. Theodore Roosevelt. They were Gifford Pinchot and Governor Johnson of ifornia A Loss, Placed Conservatively at $100,000, was caused by fire in the Lewis building, Waterbury, opposite the city hall, yesterday, which required the undivided attention of the fire de- sartment for some hours, The Naval Board Appointed to Dis- pose of the relics of the Maine has bean carefully esxamiring and classify ing the great masa of material recently brought to Washington from Havana and is now about to begin the work of distrtbution. With a View to Learning Whether improved in quality, an investigation will be instituted by a committee ap- pointed by C. F. Staples, president of the National Asscciation of Railway Commissioners. In His Search for a Jurist to suc- ceed the late Justice Harlan upon the supreme court bench, President Taft has turned from the west to the east, and Jast night it was said he was in- clined to appoint a man from Penn- vania, New Jersey or New York. With Only One Dissenting Vote, the tax bill which has been urged by Gov- ernor Pothler for several years, and which 1s expected to increase the an- nual revenue of the state hy about $400,000 to $700,000, was paszed in con- currence by the Rhode Island senate vesterday. Postm r Reilly Fined $50. New York, Feb, 14.—Samuel L. Reilly, postmaster at Bronxville, N. Y., who was indicted for violating the federal postal law by selling stampe in large quantities to residents of that place who used them in their business in this city, pleaded guilty today and was fined $50. He paid the fine. In addition to freight on the long oocean haul from the United States to Haifeng, the freight on rails from Hai- fong to where they are needed is abou: 156 per cemt, of the actual price of the United States el |is false,” Bitier Attack On President ROOSEVELT FORCES OPEN UF CAMPAIGN OF INVRCTIVE. HEADQUARTERS OPENED UP Statement Issued Therefrom in 'Which Administration is Accused &f Em- - barking on Policy of Politidal Suicide Washington, Feb. 14.—A statement issued tonight at “the Washigton 6f- fices of the Roosevelt national com- mittee,” in the interest of Golonel Roosevelt, and signed by Medill. Mc- declared that President Taft's alion has embarked upon: & policy of “political suicide snd mur- de President Taft's New York epeech, in which he referréd to ‘“po- litical 1feurotic is' criticised, as is ccretary Mac gh's speech’ at Lan- sing, In which he said that Mr. Roose- velt would not and could not be a can- didate for the presidency. McCormick Deserts LFollette. Mr. McCormick, who recently With- drew from Lakollette’s campalgn, has opened offices in a ‘downtown . office building. The statement was ijssued irom there. A Roosevelt Headquarters. Until tonight there had heen no Roosevelt “headquarters” here, and these offices are not now known as such, but the formeér president’s friends say they will be as soon as the colomél makes o public announcement -of his ition, which they think will be soem. he statement says in part: Attack on Administratien. The administration has enibirkod upon a palicy of political ‘suicide: and murder'—murder if possible,.and spl- cide if necessary. In its effort to dls- credit the friends of Mr. Roosevelt it has zht to destroy the republicams who favor his candidacy and has cast its lot with the moribund reactiohary lenders of the republican party, at. the of losing the support of the great mass of progressive voters throughout the country. “Political Paranoia.” “Those republicans who really se- cured President Taft's nomination and election are now opposed to his re- nomination. At first they were.mere- ly disappointed by the administrtios's vaccillation and hoped the admipistrd- tion would eventually adopt a consist- ent end progressive course. But what at first they took for temporary weak- ness, they have now discovered to be & political paranoia.” MISS HOGAN GKANTED HER LIBERTY BY JUDGE. Fine of Obdurate Witness Also Remit- ted by the Court. Chicago, Feb. 14—Miss Hagzel “Ho~ gan, who for two months has been an inmate of the Cook county jafi”for contempt of court, for having réfused to testify on the witness stand, was released today and her fine Te- mitted. The order freeing the woman, ‘who steadfastly refused to say a word im ccurt, was entered by Judge Lockwsod Honore, the same judge who finéd her $1,70¢ and committed her to fail for contempt of courl. Miss Hogan waa released in bonds of $2,300 ad she is still under a charge of larceny, . Miss Hogan's refusal to testify was in the trial of four men who were inditted for robbing her. " In spite of her refusal to testify three of the men were found gullly by the jury. LA FOLLETTE SAYS HE WON'T WITHDRAW. Declares Statements About Hie Health Are Misrepresentations. Washington, I'ed. 14.—Senator La- Follette telegraphed tonight to the Courier-News of Fargo, N. D., denying that he would withdraw as a presiden- tial candidate. A statement given out with copfes the telegram says the latter will at rest rumaors circulated by the “one-time’ supporters of the senator. “The report that I have withdrawn Mr. LaFoliette telegraphed, statements regurding mvy of set ‘and the ! health are gross misrepresentations. I want the support of delegates who are reajily to win or lose if need be 1 have overtaxed my strength.and re- quire a few weeks' rest, which I. shall take, and then return with renewed vigor to struggle for thorough-gving progressive principles.” THE DAY IN COMGRESS. ' Evidence That Express Companies Deviate from Published Rutes. Washington, Feb., 14.—The d&uy -im congress: ‘ Senate:— In session at 2 p. m Minority report on election corrup- tion investigation of Senator Stephen- son will be framed tonight and pre- sented Thursday or Friday. Machine tool manufacturers protest- ed at steel tariff hearing agalnst placing machine tools on free list. Iorefgn relations committes decided port favorably the nomination of Myron T. Herrick as ambassador te France, House: — Met at noon. Steel corporation’s side of labar question was given Stanley committes by Percival Roberts, a directer. Florida -Drainage Engineer testified regarding agricultural depmrt- ment's relations with Everglades reela- mation. Interstate Commerce Commigsiénar Lane told interstate commerce oom- mittee investigation shcwed numerous deviations by express companies from Ppublisked rates. Debate in the Pacific fur seal thesty legislative bill. Toreign affairs committes decided te report favorably resolution pi for American participation in inteyne- tional fish conservation conferemce. Fortifications appropriation ~ Mil, carTying $4,036,236, reported. Attacks on “Bose” Murphy. Albany, N. Y. Feb. 14.—Charies I. Murphy, leader of Tammany hall, was characterized as “the arbiter of our destinies” and resolutions seeking to curtail his influence in both the atate and national conventions this year were adopted at the annual meeting . of the general committes of the demo- cratic league of New York state. To License Lecomotive Enginsers. ‘Washington, I'eb. “._W Lamb of Virginia has introd: that all lecomotive engineers be li- censed and under the t supervision of the intezatkte ¢ ree <ol 2. .