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THE THAW TRIAL. Evelyn Again on Uie Stand and Dis? trict Attorney Jerome Resumes the Cross-Exammation. New York, Feb. 20.-Evelyn Thaw was the first witness called this morn? ing. District Attorney Jerome re? sumed cross-examination. She be? trayed agitation and evidences of nervousness, and answered slowly. Jerome produced several photographs of Evelyn when she was an artist'? model. He questioned her regarding when they were taken. Jerome also questioned the witness about posing. She declared she never had posed "with her breasts exposed. "I always posed with clothes on," explained Evelyn. j Jerome questioned her about the letters she received from White, "bringing out the fact that fourteen letters written to ^Evelyn while she -was abroad in 1903 are now in the hands of the -defense, and hinting that others had been destroyed. Mr. Hartridge declined to produce Hie letters. Tbaw Killed White Too Soon-The Anti-Vice Society Was on His Trail and Would Have Brought Him to Justice. New Tork, Feb. 23.-The declaration was made today by one of Thaw's at? torneys that if Stanford White had lived a day longer he would have been exposed without Thaw's act. White planned giving a dinner the i>Uowing night, and the Anti-Vice So? ciety had discovered the fact and ar? ranged with the police to raid the place. The defense, it is announced, has two girls in reserve who were wrong? ed by White in a similar manner to Evelyn, who will be put on the stand, if needed, to confirm the truth of her story. Commenting on Evelyn's strong' showing before the jury a lawyer de? clared it was because she told the en? tire truth. "Our advice to her on the cross-examination was to tell the truth. That's why Jerome couldn't shake her." Jerome is expected to make an ef? fort to have Thaw declared insane. His attorne2's think pitiless examina? tion of Evelyn was to draw out Thaw -_i__to>make some demonstration in court Which could be used as a basis for asking for a commission to deter? mine his sanity. Experts Believe Foundation is Laid for Inquiry Into His Condition Now His Counsel Protest. New York, Feb. 24.-Before the alienists for the People can give evi? dence to support Mr.. Jerome in an application for a commission to in? cluir? into the sanity of Harry K. !Thaw, and thus suspend his trial for j the murder of Stanford White, they j will have to surmount one serious dif- j ficulty. They have had no opportunity -of privately examining the defendant All they have been able to do is to note Iiis behavior in court and listen to the evidence of his own alienists and the reading of the xetraordinary docu? ments written by him. Inquiry was made yesterday among experts on insanity who have not l>een connected . with the trial as to whether observations of this sort Trould have any scientific value. On the whole, the opinion was that if the troestion to be determined is only the -advisability of appointing a ocmmis skm of examination the data before the District Attorney's alienists would be sufficient to allow them to ?swear to a reasonable doubt as to Thaw's mental condition. Dr. Pearce Bailey was careful to state that he could not express any opinion upon the actual case, but in a general way he thought something of value might be learned by experts from watching defendant. "A person might so conduct him? self in a courtroom," he said, "that alienists who were observing him would be able, with reasonable cer? tainty, to pronounce him insane. On the other hand, a person might be actively insane and still present no evidences of it unless submitted to a scrutinizing examination." Another expert thought that alien? ists having had Thaw under observa? tion four or five hours a day for sev? eral days a week in the last month, they would not have sufficient basis tor a scientific opinon as to his sanity. But when to this is added the testi? mony of the doctors who can prove a laereditary taint and a neurotic con? dition in Thaw's infancy, the results ?of the physical examination conduct? ed by the experts for the defense, their sworn statements that Thaw's j writings show paranoiac delusions, said that he was suffering from a "brain storm" on June 25, enough will be before the alienists to go a 3cng way in forming their opinion. Moreover, as the question to be put to them is likely to involve not a present condition of the defendant, but only the necessity of inquiring into it, it will be possible to answer in the affirmative with less evidence than if they had to declare whether the defendant is actually insane now. Clifford W. Hartridge, chief counsel for Thaw, was not pleased yesterday by the printed intimations in the morning newspapers as to District At torney jerome's change of attitude in prosecuiing Thaw and the growing likelihood of a speedy application by Mr. Jerome for a lunacy commission. Mr. Hartridge chose to regard the published statements as to Mr. Je? rome's attitude as inspired by the Dis? trict Attorney for the purpose of in? fluencing a result other than an ac? quittal. Last night Mr. Hariride is? sued a statement in which he said that the supposed inspiration of news? paper statements by Mr. Jerome was "the most outrageous and unwarrant? ed viJng which has yet occurred in a trial remarkable for the number of false statements made about the de? fendant and his wife." The statement went on : "It is not only necessary, to a fair minded public, to call their attention to the fact that Doctors Demar and Bingham testified before Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was put on the stand, in order to have that public appreciate that the District Attorney was not im? pressed so much with the value of their testimony in regard to insanity at the time, but only after Mrs. Eve? lyn Thaw had revealed to the world the horrible, overpowering cause which culminated in a mind tempora? rily overturned at the time of the fa? tal act, that the ttestimony of these doctors became so remarkably im? portant for the District Attorney's side. "It is palpably unfair that the press of New York, which directly or indi? rectly might reach some of the ju? rors, should print statements purport? ing to give the District Attorney's at? titude, but which, in reality, tend to influence a result other than that of acquittal." In this statement Mr. Hartridge calls attention to the fact that Mr. Je? rome was not impressed by the value of the testimony of Dr. Deemar and Dr. Bingaman until the story of Eve? lyn Nesbit Thaw had been told. At first the District Attorney objected al? together to the evidence of Dr. Dee mar on the ground that it was irrelevant. However, it was admitted, and a good deal of other expert testimony was put in by Dr. Britton Evans and Dr. Wagner to show that the defendant was in an unsound mental condition for long periods. Whenever *he District Attorney brings his application for a commis? sion Of lunacy it will be resisted to the uttermost. "We will fight it to the last ditch," said A. Russell Peabody yesterady, and Mr. Hartridge regarded the sug? gestion as an indication that the Dis? trict Attorney feels he is engaged in ? lost cause. Thaw, he declared, is no more insane now than he was at the beginning of' the trial. In answer to the published state? ments that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has received a large sum of money to go on the stand, a written statement was issued yesterday by Mrs. William Thaw through Mr. Hartidge. It said: "Mrs. William Thaw desires it un? derstood that the statement that she j or any of her family gave any money j or any other inducements to Mrs. Evelyn Thaw for the position she has taken is untrue, ? unwarranted and un ; just."' - j WINDING TP DISPENSARY. Salary List Reduced From $3,215 to $1437 Per Month-Mr. W. F. Stevenson Attorney. Columbia, Feb. 22.-The commis? sion to wind up the affairs of the" State dispensary accomplished much yesterday in the way of preparation for the task before them. They se? lected an attorney to look after the legal end of their transactions, ar? ranged for prompt checking up of the stock on hand by a force of men and have employed a force of inspectors for the retail dispensaries. The attorney secured is Mr. W. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw. The commission selected Mr. W. O. | Tatum as general superintendent. Mr. j Tatum will be responsible for the entire plant and its contents and is under a bond of $25,000. He has served two terms as liquor commis I sioner and is thoroughly familiar with the workings of the institution. Mr. Thos. E. Dickson, who has once before had charge of me stock as shipper and superintendent, has been made stockkeeper with a bond of $2,000 and Mr. W. J. Powers has been made receiving and shipping clerk under bond of $5,000. This is practically the same position now held by Mr. Powers. The other appointments are practi? cally the same, being as follows: Jos. L. Thorpe, chief clerk to commission? er; L. L. Bultmau, H. F. Elliott, bookkeepers: Leonard Thorpe, as? sistant bookkeeper: T. W. Collins, billing clerk and bookkeeper. Mr. Jos. L. Thorpe is bonded for $5.000. Miss Edna Harrigan is appointed stenographer, Mr. A. S. Trumbo is gauger and M. C. Caughman is rev? enue clerk, G. B. Pettigrew is nigh? wa ( ch man. John Thomas, colored, is porter. There were no changes made in the list of inspectors, who are to be al? lowed $4 per day. and $2 per day for expenses and mileage. They are X. B. Callison, M. W. Floyd, W. F. La? mar and R. W. Nichols. Chairman Murray is given puthority to employ others if necessary. All of these mentioned rre employ? ed by the month only aud no con? tracts are made. It might be men? tioned mat the salory list is cut down from $3,215 a month to $1,137 per month, a saving of $2,078 monthly. This list included all departments. The commission also decided to employ three stock tak?rs at $4 per day each who are under oath and their figures will afterwards be veri? fied. A statement will also be "made as soon as possible as to the assets and liabilities and the American Au? dit company will send experts to go over all accounts as soon as the work is far enough advanced for this. FOR SWEET PROFIT'S SAKE. Charleston's Police Force Will Now Enforec the Dispensary Law. Charleston, Feb. 20.-Chief of Por lice Boyle detailed a special officer at the Clyde Steamship company's wharves today and gave the entire force special orders that no contra? band liquors are to be imported or moved through the streets of Char? leston and he made it plain to the police officers thatvthe men who do j not obey his instructions co the letter j will be dismissed from the force. In speaking of the matter today- j Chief Beyle said that he realized the ; importance of the situation, especially i at this time, and he feels that the po? lice department will accomplish- a great deal if it puts a stop to the im? portation and delivery of liquors to blind tigers and storing places about the city. The departure of Chief Con? stable Holmes and the breaking up of the force of constables made it neces? sary, said Chief Boyle today, that the police department should take a hand and proceed vigoroously. While the constables were here with special instructions of the State authorities to stop importation and deliveries, the police department has not been as ac? tive in this particular line of action, but now the whole responsibility rests upon the police force and Major Boyle said that he and his force of officers and men are prepared and willing to meet the issue and the orders of Mayor Rhett will be carried out to the letter. THE STATE LEAGUE. Meeting to Reorganize Will be Held Thursday, the 28th-A Six-Club j League Decided Upon. The State league of baseball teams will hold a meeting here on the 2Sth instant, at which final plans for com? pleting the organization of the league fer the ensuing season will be per? fected. At present the outlook for a strong organization of a six-club league is very favorable. This league will be composed of towns within the middle and Pee Dee sections of the State, in? cluding Camden, Darlington, Orange burg, Sumter, Florence and one other point not yet decided upon. The plan for working up an eight club league composed of four towns in the Piedmont and four towns of the Pee Dee section, has been aban? doned, principally for the reason that the railway connections are poor and the distances between too great, mak? ing the scheme very impracticable. Local enthusiasts are in receipt of communications assuring them that the towns proposing: to enter clubs in the new league, will have representa? tives here at the meeting on the above date. At this meeting all the prelimina? ries will be arranged and the elec? tion of a new president, vice Mr. H. S. Baird, resigned, will be held, in or? der that the local managers may enter at once upon the work of organizing their clubs. *A11 headaches go When you grow wiser And learn to use An "Early Riser." DeWitfs Little Early Riser's, safe, sure pills. Druggists. The Camden Polo team defeated the Orlanda team at Orlanda, Fla., Friday. ?Nothing will relieve indigestion that is not a thorough digestant. Ko dol digests what you eat and allows the stomach to rest-recuperate grow strong again. Kodol is a solu? tion of digestive acids and as nearly as possible approximates the digest? ive juices that are found in the stom? ach. Kodol takes the work of di? gestion off the digestive organs, and while performing this work itself does greatly assist the stomach to a thorough rest. In addition the in? gredients of Kodol are such as to make it a corrective of the highest efficiency and by its action the stom? ach is restored to its normal activity and power. Kodol is manufactured in strict conformity with the national pure food and drugs law. Sold by druggists. Oscar Brown, of Fairfield County, attempted t<> commit suicide in Co? lumbia Friday by drinking laudanum. For Rheumatic Sufferers. ?The quick relief from pain afford- ! ed by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm makes it a favorite with suf? ferers from rheumatism, sciatica, lame back, lumbago and deep seated and muscular pains. For sale by De I Lorme's Pharmacy. ! DISPENSARY COMMISSION. Dr. W. J. Murray Made Chairman Members Qualified and Gave Bond in thc Sum of $10,000. Each Mem? ber Signing Bond of Others. Columbia, Feb. 21.-The commis I sion to wind up the affairs of the State Dispensary held its first meeting I yesterday and organized by electing Dr. W. J. Murray of this city presi? dent, and Mr. B. F. Arthur of Union secretary. The other members of th i commission are: Messrs. Avery Patton of Greenville, John McSween of Tim monsville and C. K. Henderson of ^iken. They qualified and gave bond in the sum of $10,000 each, every member signing the bond of the others. There were two meetings held yes? terday, one in the morning, when the board organized, and another in the evening at the capitol when the board went over the situation con? fronting them and mapped out the plans. There was nothing of general public interest in the meeting in the evening and it will probably be sev? eral days before the regular work begins. The men who are on the" commission want a businesslike "wind-up" of the affairs of the insti? tution and ?th?y showed it yesterday. As soon as the orgonization was perfected a visit was made to the wholesale dispensary. Here Commis? sioner Tatum and those under him in the various departments have con? tinued in charge of the bookkeeping since the governor closed all dispen? saries. They will check up and will turn over everything as soon as the new commission is ready. In the casual inspection of the dis? pensary it was found that about $100,000 worth of whiskey bought by the former board was stored in one of the departments formerly used for glass. The bottles are at present stacked in the yards and the supply of whiskey takes up all the room available in the glass warehouse. This is a part of the large purchase made by the former board and afterwards held up by Messrs. Lyons and Chris? tensen. Some of this was returned at the time, but some of it was refused by the liquor houses and was report? ed by Mr. J. E. McDonald, who was the special attorney appointed by the new board. From the expressions by the com? mission it is evident that the whiskey house . will be called upon to take this back. It is not wanted; in fact, there is a much larger stock than can be disposed of by them for some time, even supposing that some of it is sent to the .county dispensaries on their organization. ' The commission will today consider the advisability of employing an at? torney to look into the legality of all claims and help them in the questions that arise. Expert auditors and others will also be used in clearing up the mass of documents that will be gone over. The commission will wind up the institution exactly as it would do any mercantile concern and the ut? most care will be taken with every account. They think that with hard work this might be done in six months, but this is only an estimate as they as yet only have an idea as the general bus? iness. One of the members stated last night that he would not agree to open one local dispensary in the State until all of the stock in the State dis? pensary and in all the local dispen? saries could be checked over. He I wishes to know every dollar of assets J and of liabilities before any more is made. The members of the commission stated last night that they had re? ceived information from Commission? er ( Tatum as to the general condition ot the dispensary. They ordered him to begin stock taking at once. This will be done by representatives of the board and Mr. Tatum jointly . After this there will be other work to be done. Home Endorsement. Hundreds of Sumter Citizens Can Tell You All About It Home endorsement, the public expression of Sumter people, should be evidence beyond dispute for every Sumter reader. Surely the experience of friends and neighbors, cheerfully given by them, will carry more weight than the utterances of strangers re? siding in far-away places. Keatl the follow? ing: Geo. Ingram, farmer, well-known in Sum? ter, says: "I believe you have a most valua? ble medicine for backache, for I never had anything do me so much good as Doan's Kid? ney Pfflswhich I procured at Dr. A. J. China's Drugstore. My back has caused me a lot of suffering; I did not know that it was my kid? neys but thought 1 bad malaria all through my bones for they ached so. The aching ex tended .all ur and*down my hack clear into my shoulden and down my legs. 1 do not think 1 had a spot about me where the pain did not strike and every once in a while 1 had a dull gnawing kind of a pain across the small of my back and then again sharpshoot? ing pains all over. 1 used numerous rem? edies andmake-shiftsbjit found nothing to do me any good. Thc kidney secretions be? came dark and strong and looked like liver when left to stand and get COld. They were tOO frequent in action and disturbed my rest Dights. The hrs! night after I used Doan's Kidney Pills I told my wife 1 felt hel? ter. I thought it might be Imagination un? til after using t he pills a couple of days u hen I knew the pains were lessened and the se? cretions from the kidneys soon ceased to an? noy tj,e a?? they formerly did. I have not had antin- of the aching and pain since 1 used I >o;m's ci idney Pills." For sale by all deniers. Foster-Mi I bu rn Company. Buffalo, N. \ ..sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other 43 If you want pure LIQUORS why not order from J. D. HILLS, Wadesboro, N. C. The following are. a few brands from my large and carefully selected stock : Old Harvest Corn Whiskey, - - $ W. W. Cooper's Laurel Valley Corn Whiskey, Old Dixie Corn Whiskey, - 100 proof, Pride of N. C. Corn Whiskey, 100 Mills Lilly White Corn Whiskey, ' - New North Carolina Corn Whiskey, 1 251 40 and 90 proof, Pride of Davie Corn Whiskey, Rose Valley Rye Whiskey, (5 years old) J. W. Harper's Rye Whiskey (5 years old) - Jefferson Club Rye Whiskey, - - Pimlico Clnb Rye Whiskey, - - . - Old Henry Rye Whiskey, - Rock Bridge Rye Whiskey, - Apple andPeach Brandy (3 years old) Apple and Peach Brandy (5 years old) - - Holland and other gins from 81.50 to 3 00 per gallon 2 50 per gallon 3 00 per gallon 2 00 per gallon 2 00 per gallon 1 50 per gallon 1 50 per gallon 3 50 per gallon 4 00 per gallon 4 00 per gallon * 0C? per gallo? 3 00 per gallon 1 50 per gallon 2 50 per gallon 3 50 per gallon 3 50 per gallon Also a large stock of fine case goods, Wines and Export Beets. Express barges from Wadesboro to Sumter are less than from Georgia points or any ther North Carolina point. GEO. P. McKAGEN, Traveling Representative, SUMTER, S. C. Feb 25-tf HOW COULD IT BE OTHERWISE ? -0 After years of Honest Endeavor to please our Customers, is it any wopder that trade comes our way? We call your special attention to our stock of Builders' Hardware, Plows and Plow Material, Farming Implements. Variety greater than ever, and prices are right. The Durant Hardware Co. Specially Fine Cabbage Plants. I have some plants left over from my own setting, the same kind that I set for my own trucking. I buy the best seeds obtainable OB the market. I have two early varieties Early Jersey Wakefield and Charleston Wakefield. In s*ea on we follow these closely with Succession and Late Drumhead. Prices in thousand lots $1.50, 6000 and over $1.25, 10,000 and over $1.00. We have only a limited quantity of very selected stock.. We crate them and deliver them to the Southern Express Co. and at very low Express ? rates. Send orders early before our stock is gone. _ W. F. GARE. Dec 26 sm Box 81 Meggetts, S. O. ntion, Farmers We make a specialty of insuring COTTON GINS, (system and old style,) COTTON at gins and COT? TON ON PLANTATIONS. See us for rates, before insuring. ft ?Ur Isl? Ipi, ipit No. IO N. Main Street, Sumter, S. C. 9 ^12-26 ce The weight per rod and size of wire must be taken into consideration ; also the CONSTRUC tion of the FENCE. Heavy wires and the best galvanizing are always used on the AMERICAN, and the quan? tity already in service on farms is good evi? dence of its merit. The HINGE JOINT on the American allow for CONTRACTION and EXPANSION, to with? stand sudden and severe pressure from contact with animals, without bendings stays, the fence springing back to place the instant pressur? is removed. The most secure, lasting fence is the AMER ICAN. Sold by CAROLINA HARDWARE CO. Anvone sending a sketch and description mny quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention ls probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing potents. i'atents taken through Munn * Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated wcek?y. TArrest cir? culation of any scientific journal. Terms. $? a year: four months, fL Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN 8 Co.3*"""*T'-Hew York Branch Office. 635 F SU Washington, D. C FOR SALE. A LARGE QUANTITY OF DRAWN SHINGLES AND BRICK, DELIVED ED AT DALZELL, S. C. FOR PRICES, ADDRESS OR AP? PLY TO DALZELL MERCANTILE CO., 1-23-tf Dalzell, S. C. Estate of David E. Wells, Deceased. I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on March 8th, 1007, for Final Discharge as Administrator of afore? said estate. J- R. WELLS, Feb. 6-it Administrator.