The evening world. Newspaper, January 31, 1908, Page 1

Roosevelt Sav ! ‘Ban Oriental Bank Thaw’s Case i. y) rating and fatr to-night; snow PINAL urday. -losed by the State Superintendent Flagrant Dishonesty Made Panic Now in the Hands of the Jury PRICE ONE CENT. LAW-DEFYING AGH ATTACKED BY HODGEVE The President in a Special Message Compares Crimes of Standard Oil to Murder, Fraud and Ballot- Box Stuffing. ROOSEVELT’S PLATFORM AS HE STATES IT IN SECOND MESSAGE. We seek to control law-defying wealth; in the first place to prevent its doi e evil to Republic, and in place to avoid the vindictive and dreadful radicaiism which, if left uncontrolled, it 1s certain in the end to arouse. Sweeping attacks upon all property, upon all men of means, without re- gard to whether they do well or ill, would sound the death knell of the Re- public; and such attacks become inevitable if decent citizens permit those rich men whose lives are corrupt and evil to domtneer in swollen pride, unchecked and unhindered, over destinies of this country. We uct in no vindictive spirit and we are no respecter of persons. If @ labor union does wrong we oppose it as firmly as we oppose a corporation which does wrong; and we stand equally stoutly for the rights of the man of wealth and for the rights of the wage worker. We seck to protect the property of every man who acts honestly, of every corporation that represents wealth honestly accumulated and honestly used. We seck to stop wrongdoing, and we desire to punish the wrongdoers only as far as {8 necessary to achieve this end. RRR eee (Special to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—President Roosevelt sent a special mes- sage to Congress to-day, which is quite the hottest state document he : next So ett it tte nn nn mS { } ever penned, It is in effect a defense of his administration with respect to his cam- faien against corporations. And there are some who will find in it an : tack upon the Supreme Court of the United States. ever before has he been so bitter in attacking “‘malefactors of great ® wealth.’ He jumps on the Standard Oil Company in vigorous fashion, takes a fall out of tricky corporation lawyers, and compares men who bribe J ‘slatures and illegally manipulate corporations for their own profit to the leeche’ who fatten upon blood money from dens of vice, gambling houses and saloons. It is plain to be seen that the President's message is an answer to the broadside campaign of abuse that has been heaped upon him by ad- vertisement and pamphlet since he instigated corporation prosecutions. He stands pat on his record, promises further action, and eternally lam- astes his enemies. He practically accuses the Standard Oil Company and certain railroad interests with instigating these attacks. The President disclaims any responsibility for the panic of last fall and the resulting hard times. He blames it upon the ‘‘speculative folly and flagrant dishonesty of a few men of great wealth who seek to shield themselves from the effects of their own wrongdoing by ascribing its results to the actions of those who have sought to put a stop to the wrong- ” goin his message the President repeats much that he has said in for- mer messages and in his public speeches, but on no previous occasion has he cit loose with such freedom and vigor. It is a message that is sure to arouse a storm of comment, and every citizen who takes the slightest interest in business or politics should read it carefully. President Fires a Broadside at Men Who Oppose His Policies ‘ 'The excuse for the message ie betrayed in she opening paragraph. ‘The President says: “The recent decision of the Supreme Court in regard to the employers’ fability act, the experience of the Interstate.Commerce Commission and of the Department of Justice in enforcing the interstate commerce and anti- trust laws, and the gravely significant attitude toward the iaw and its ad- ministration recently adopted by cortain hea's of great corporations, render It desirable that there should be additional legislation as regards certain of the relations betweea labor and capital, and. between the great corpora- tions aud the vublic, “Mhe Supreme Court has decided the employers’ liability law to be un- constitutional because its terms apply to employees engaged wholly in intra- state commerce as well as to employees engaged in interstate commerce, By a substantial majority the Court holds that the Congress has power to deal with the question in so far as interstate commerce is concerned. “Ags regards the employers’ liability law, I advocate its immediate re enactment, limiting its scope so that It shall apply only to the class of eases as to which the Court says it can constitutionally apply, but strength- haa {Continued on Second Page.) HAVE GAINED 35 POUNDS Seaboard Florida Limited Se he Father John's Medicine, says John st to, Pinchurat, camden, columbia, Pi Rede 8. ; shortest route, Office, 1183 B'way. Patecson, _RES U LTS E D | Tl 0 N | [ “ Cireutation Books Open tc All.” 5 tion Books Open to An.” | NEW YORH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908. TEACHER, CRAZED ~TNACLASSROOM, ~—SHRIEKS “FIRE!” 'Demented Young Woman | Leaves Girls in Panic, Darts for River. FIGHTS WITH RESCUER. Sudden Outburst Comes After Long Study of Ethical Culture. While in Public Sc Ninety-sixth TR 47 and teaching a class of gins 159, at No. 22 Fast Miss Rose even years old, of No, nool No. Sireet, to-day, Haas, Manhattan avenue, became a maniac fr the class-room ming Only the coolness of M the principal, pre- | vented a disastrous panic, as a passer rushed “Fire Jackson sere 3 by, hearing the young woman's cry turned in an alarm. Rus out of the schoolhouse and the demented teacher ran toward the river, past the walls of the big power-house on WNinety-fifth She was stopped near the river | front by a workman, with whom she {fought desperately for a few minutes. | Meanwhile Miss Jackson was quelling the uproar in the schoolhouse and en- |deavoring to quiet the hysterical little | girls in Miss Haas's class. When order |was restored she hurried out into the | cold without elther coat and hat to find the demented young woman, eking | street Became Frenzied Again. When she reached Miss Haas, the j teacher had become calm and was talk- ing in a seemingly rational manner to William Carmody, of No. 340 East Nine- ty-sixth street, who had heard her cries and turned in a fire alarm. The janitor of the school, John W. Russell, tele- phoned to the Presbyterian Hospital for an ambulance When the surgeon arrived the de- mented teacher almost convinced him that all the excitement was due to a tiff she had with the principal He was about to return to the hospital without her w she developed another spasm and Was taken to the hospital. Miss Haas has been a teacher in the Ninety-tixth street school for the past three years. Lately she has acted queerly upon several occasions. When she arrived at school to-day she launched into an exeited discussion of ethical culture, Miss Jackson managed to quiet her and she seemed to return to a rational state of mind. Fearing that she might be serlousiy affected, the principal notified the janitor to remain near the young wo- man's 8-room. he also sent Miss Grace Pratt, a substitute, to the class- room with Instructions to watch M'ss Finas’s actions and report the first ap- pearance of excitement. Miss Pratt bad left the room for a moment when the | outbreak came. | Before allowing the teacher to be taken to the hospital, Miss Jackson en- deavored to get In touch with her rela- tives, but was unable to find them. Miss Haas lved with her father and She has been an ardent two brothers, follower of Felix Adler for several | years, —$<—<—— | pLAN TO REOPEN MECHANICS AND TRADERS’ BANK. Former Comptroller Edward M. Grout, his brother Paul. President David A. Sullivan and Vice-President J. M. Ash- ley, and all directors of the Mechanics and ‘Trad Bank, to-day called upon Superintendent of Banking Clark Will- lams with a plan of resumption for their institution, Mr, Williams reserved decision. ‘The old management of the suspended bank proposed to reduce the capital from $2,000,000 td $1,000,000, and put the difference Into surplus. The committee iso proposed to decrease the number of branches from thirteen to some smaller and more lucky number, M, W. Huteatns, the State bank ex. aminer in charge of the bank's assets, will not complete his Investigation be- fore the middle of the coming week. Although Mr, Grout announced that (As umption plan had been approved by report could not be No. Willlams the at Mr. Willlams's office, sell STRANSKY ENAM KE and the imitation, If STRA fuse the utensil w | I and a mob of eager Bowery and Grand street, deci bank is now in the hands of S stock is $200 a share. disquiet of the depositors.” Clearing House Debit of $939,000 Causes Its Directors to Decide Not to Open—Depositors Waited Long in Vain. With a Clearing House debit of $939,000 staring them in the face positors shivering about their doors, the directors of the Oriental Bank, at Broadway and John street, with a branch at the ed not to open tor business to-day. tate Bank Superintendent Williams, President Hugh Kelly issued a statement after the doors closed in which he said that the bank is solvent and that the book value of the He blames the suspension of the institution to “the The “How much money did the directors and members of the families t directors and friends of ing the run?” Mr. Kelly was asked. he directors draw from the bank yesterday dur- “1 decline to answer that question,” he answered. What the Clearing House call the “taint of the Morse-Heinze- Thomas influence in New York bank ing is entirely eliminated by the ure of the Oriental Bank, the banking concern, with one exceptio those that were mixed up In the panic last fall. The remaining bank 1s in good shape, and if compelled to Haul date will be able to do through some other bank, The announcement of the suspension was no surprise to the crowd waiting for the opening of the doors at Broad- way and John street. The men in that crowd were of the Wall street nelgh- borhood and they knew the signs. Line at Bowery Branch. At the Bowery branch things were Aifferent. A line began to form there at 6 o'clock this morning, and those who were at the head of it Were frozen nearly stiff. Later the line extended four deep around from the Bowery into Grand street almost as far as Bliza- beth street. ‘This was an anxtous, feverish crowd. Most of the men wore long whiskers and pecular east side hats. Here and there an excited woman with a shawl over her head inquired anxionsly of all who would listen about the chances of getting her money. There were about twenty Chinamen in the crowd, stolid and mygtified. When the notice was posted a wail arose on the bank steps and ran down the line to the Elizabeth street end without a break, Then there was @ concerted rush for the dour that swept the reserves from the Elizabeth street, Mulberry street and Eldridge street stations off their feet, The excitement #00n quieted down and in fifteen min- Utes the disappointed depositors had disappeared to spread the news that the old Oriental, which was supposed (to be solid as a mountain, had suspended, Taking the statements that President of last open | | there | Kelly and other officers of the bank) made yesterday as true on their face, | the bank could have weathered the run had it secured $1,000,000 which was of- fered by twelve other banks, indapend- ent of any Clearing-House arrangement, ‘Tho offer of $1,0W,0W was not accepted. | Offer of Aid Rejetted. Conuected with the offer was a pro- viso that the directors of the ¢ tal should bind themselves by written Men’s Melton Overcoats Can Be Bought at $7.50 season at 318, KING'S, Open Saturday evening. | | make an bankers | agreement to responsibility, each for his individual share of the sum. Some of the directors were willing to obligate themselves, but others refused. Some of those who held out said that they were so tied up in partnerships that they could not use thelr names to guar- antee outside obligations. Others said they could not afford ft. At any rate, was not a sufficient number of rectors with confidence enough in the bank to save it, Ask About Withdrawawls. Some of the small depositors who stood in Ine all day yesterday in a vain effort to reach the paying teller’s win- dow, have announced that they will ask Superintendent of Banks Willlams to examination of the with- | drawals of yesterday. They are anxious to know what directors and what friends of the directors and officers were allowed to take money out of the institution by private arrangement. Cashier Adams during yesterday's run was observed to make a number of trips up the spiral stairway leading from the counting room to the bank offices upstairs, On one occasion he handed a man a big bunch of money inside an Inclosure oft the room given over to the public, is reported th b Insiders were uble to secure their bare in apg bank was open for bus- ‘he directors of the bank Offer of other banks to advance $1,000,- 000, President Kelly was unable ti get the directors together on a guaran, tee and called another meeting for 3 o'clock this morning. When the hou of meeting arrived Mr, Kelly was not on hand. It was sald of him that he was uptown sveking to raise cash, Big Debit Balance. AB soon as possible th gathered at the bank and pot ihewor balance of the bank from the Clear, ing House. It wae $93 000. There was no douot about the course to pursue then. ‘This balance had to be made good or the bank had to close, and the bank closed. Sire than $200,000 was airectly withdrawn from. ghe bank “yesterday, and the Clearing liouse baiance showing $939,000 checked out through other banks puts the tetal withdrawals for the day at $1,159,000, After agreeing to close the bank the directors unobtrusively left the building, Ludwig Nissen, vice-president of the bank, said: “Mr. Kelly will be here goon and make | (Continued on Second Page.) Men’s Worsted Trousers At $2.50 To-Day & To-Morrow. Ral tettige renin Brine. Great Clothiers, cor 6b) a and 23d Open Saturday evening until 9.90. NOW IN CHARGE AED GAUNTL WINNER AGAIN | Successful Players Got Good Prizes at City Park Track To-Day. were the rule offers van They ral c iatior med to sat and that s ways a feature, brought out a fair of which Hammock Boy proved est Notter is all the rage ist now, all his mounts being y Held hig {i 15 ¢ to ! wi i < a Notter yd _ Time: Agnes Wi a, Wo TOS Tone and Ethel 100) let maven Pe Koerner), 12 to 1, 4 to td and First Premium, Wf (Notte) lt to 23) Plme1.4 Ana i Lad of n ee HERE’S YOUR COMB, J. R. C. Stephen Fitzgerald. ly at ny Kast Fe et pund a hand some dla comb last night whi day while find at an uptown on Detective O) Suuare. To- wnshop frorty Kern ulin: fitth of a serip ald JR leaving an upt — TWOINDI CTED BY GRAND JURY THAT PROBED THE BANKS The special which was sworn in by Dowling a winning of the year to investi and insurance cor. porations > has Its labors Two indictments | gn found, but becuuse of the of the Thaw wial on the Di Aitorney’s office have not been drawn up. uid Jusuce Dowling sit in’ the ‘ruminal Branch of the supreme Co: on. Monday the ots will ie rm to nim. Will leave the Week as Soon It dicun tion of the Provident sav surance Society and the ot Men’s Suits, $7.50, At King’s, the Great Clothiers, Bite ¥ Worsteds, Bunce AT NEW OLEAN MANY WAGERS OFFERED use {the acquitted man is a dang: | rvation and inquiry. |\CROWD READY TO AWAIT VERDICT. In anticipation of a dramatic climax in the trial, a crowd of men and women clamored for entrance to the courtroom to hear Justice The few who were weeded out in the process of elimination and whose credentials passed muster at the door came prepared to sit out the whole day, if necessary, in order to hear the | | | | | | | (; qn AL RESULT EDITION GREEN EDMIO) HANS FATE NOW RESTS WITH JURY. GOLRT’S GHHREE PLEASES. DEFENSE ORIENTAL BANK SUSPENDS; STATE + Burden of Proving Slayer of White Sane on June 25, 1906, Devolves Upon the State, Dowling Says. | ON THE JURY’S VERDICT. |Betting at Even Money on a Second Disagree- ment—Immense Crowd in the Court to Await the Outcome of the Trial. The determination of Harry Kendal Thaw’s guilt or innocence of {in the insanity plea, | (he murder of Stanford White was delivered into the jury’s hands to-day un after Judge Dowling had charged for a little over an hour, The Court’s charge covered every legal phase of the testimony ad- duced during the trial. While manifestly fair and unbiased, the prisoner's — counsel was greatly pleased over tle emphasis laid upon the law involved Justice Dowling charged in effect that after the interposition of the mit him for o) Dowling’s instr jury’s verdict. coughing and y Dowlin Justice with the usual the Issue In the You this case 1s to cred and mc “Nor tity F are you follow hands. in its wisdom hi certain forms of \degrees of crime, [ts to determine, committed, question of the sponsible for its Tt is the duty ng ar 2 to rely of what whe fa counse! nor ts are lo control or will at the outset its grade, mine the questions of law arising including the exposition of those e to je las pend-| Jeable to the Issue pend-| evidence as affording proof of elther "plea beyond what might be character id ‘Feast | phase of the Courts charge was taken as a distinct victory for Thaw. Mr. Jerome was asked what he would do if the jury returned a uctions. Thaw was hardly noticed as he came in from the rear. wning like a man c began his charge congratulations to the | jury and the admonition as to the !m- portance of their duty In determining Then he sald: mealize that cnse, be dete! y must upon the evidence. Yo! not be influenced by any matters out- side the record. Neither passion, prejudice nor sympathy should sway you in your deliberations. You must not speculate or guess as to matters not in evidence here, but decide the issue solely upon, your calm, dispas- sionate judgment as to the welgnt, neaning of the testt to which you have listened, concerned with the question of the punishment which may verdivt The Legislature as seen fit to assign) guilty at your of this State ot punthment to cerwun and your sole function | er" if any crime has been and leave the penalty to those re- imposit of the Co to deter- . upon the’ testimony judges of the facts 1pon thelr recollection re which were tes- Gil Lined tv, and neither the erguments of! that the .witne "i remarks of. the Court supersede thelr owa sen. plea of insanity the burden of proving him sane devolved upon the State, jand that the jury must be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that he defendant while in his right mind committed the murder. | Inasmuch as Mr. Jerome offered no evidence to disprove the insanity zed as inferential testimony, this n!| verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity. “} shall do nothing, I think,” said Jerome. “If the Justice believes erous lunatic he can, of his own motion, come That is all.” There was much speculation over the possible verdict, and there was some betting of even money that there would be another disagreement. He was on the verge of a chill. remembrance of what was sworn to. - will recollect at the outset that the defendant is presumed to be inno- cent unti! he ig proved to be guilty. This presumption rests with him throughout the case until the moment wh convince beyond upon the proofs submit that the defendant 5 guilty, when the umption of in- nocence 1s destr The burden of proof rests upon the prosecution throughout the case, The District-Attorney is bound to prove ry. matertat fa viction before yo necessary to a con- can reach that con- This does not mean that he prove his case beyond every or beyond every possible doubt, t prove his case ent thereof be- doubt, It means that he m and every material e yond a reasonable doubt. “But this power you must, exercise fulrly and reasonably, and not arbitrarily or unreasonably, | of course, ness has been convioted of you may consider that fact In connection with the question as to how far you shail eredit Im. If you fina ; that any witness has deliberately testt- fled falsely as to a material fact, you may disregard his testimony entirely, if you ao determine. “You will recollect that the affidavit of Evelyn Nesbit was not received tm | the truch er falsity of the statements |therein contained, but solely fer the | purpose of seeking to establish the fact ss had made statements (Continued oh Third Peged