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BOTSFOM’S élttlSl‘llON
Armed Men Seek the Deép'eradoes Who
Shot Aged Mrs. Booth.
GONGEALED 1111 THE STATES
Details of the Brutal Crime as Narrated by
an Eyewitness Who Was Also Shot
at Several Times—Something
of Mrs. Booth’s Career.
Botsford, Conn., April 13.—The search
for the two men who shot and probably
fatally wounded aged Mrs. Caroline
' Booth was continued todaywith renew-
ed energy.
There seems to be little doubt that
the fugitives are hiding in the Grimes
woods, as a. certain tract. of swamp
land, between four-and five miles from
this village, is called. They were seen
there yesterday morning, and unless
they managed to slip by the cordon of
guards that was drawn about thewoods
during the night they are still there.
That at least is the theory the search—
ers are working upon. Their numbers
were largely re-enforced today, and
now upward of 100 armed men are col-
lected under Deputy Sheriff Rogers’ or-
ders in the neighborhood where the fu-
gitives are surpposed to be.
Mrs. Booth is still alive, but the phy-
sicians have no hopes that she will re-
cover. She still lies in Tuttle’s cabin
in the woods near which the tragedy
occurred. "
Meanwhile the officers have apparent-
ly got a. little nearer to the circum—
stances leading up to the shooting. As
now toié‘. the story'of the tragedy dif-
fers somewhat from the first version.
Mrs. Ilooth, it Seems, was busy about
her housework Saturday morning when
she heard a rough cry of inquiry at the
only door to the cabin. Tuttle was 1y-
ing on the Shakedown in the' other
room. The woman went to the door
and oaw two rough looking men—not
the weak faced, cowardly tramps who
beg from house to house, but rather Of
the stamp of the criminal element that
exudes from cities for reasons known to
the police. 0.1e of the men said that he
wanted to buy some eggs. Mrs. Booth
stepped to the rear of the room to get
some.
When she returned, one of the men
was walking from the hennery, and
the other was carrying eggs which, he
had picked up from a. box near the
door.
The men walked rapidly to the road,
and Mrs. Booth followed, shouting to
:hem to pay for the eggs” The men
had nearly reached the crest of the
hill when they stopped.
The Tragedy.
Just what happened then is not
known, but a. moment later, when Tut-
tle came out of the cabin, he says he
saw one of the men draw a. revolver
and start back toward the woman.
When but five feet away the man
fired. She staggered and pitched for-
ward. Two more shots followed. Tut-4
tle was perhaps four feet from the wo-
man’s prostrate body when the other
man drew his revo.‘.’er. -.
Tuttle stood stoc‘i 151111, rooted to the
ground, while the man fired shots at
him. None of them took effect.
At the fifth shot Tuttle turned and
ran. Then he returned to the uncon-
scious body of Mrs. Booth and yelled
“Murder, robbers and thieves!" till
Mrs. John Marin, who lives near by,
heard him and came to his assistance.
Mrs. Marin did not-waste any time
in crying. She sent Tuttle to arouse
the neighbors and another man for a.
physician. Dr.
sponded.
He found that the bullet had pene-
trated the left cheek under the eye
and had passed in a diagonal direction
to the forehead, thence around the
skull to the base of the brain, where it
is lodged. The chances of recovery for
a. woman 70 years of age are slight in-
deed. .
Mrs. Booth was conscious at inter—
vals and told in a fairly clear way all
that had happened before the shoot-
ing. The story corroborated the gen-
eral statement of events told by Tut-
tle. , ,.
In a. short time armed men were
scouring the woods and fields in every
direction. The roads y'ere patrolled,
and guards were placed it every point.
There.wa.s the usual wild talk about
lynching and shooting on sight. Traces
of the men were found from‘ time to
time. They had been seen at var‘ous
points. Investigation, however, -515: el-
oped that the people had seen th‘m be-
fore the tragedy.
‘wno BIrs. Booth Is.
A lot of tramps. 16 in one lot, were
rounded up, but none of them could be
connected with the shooting.
It now transpires that, despite the
fact that Mrs. Booth lived with J. W.
Tuttle and served as his housekeeper,
she is the wife of John Booth of Strat-
ford. She disappeared from that place
some years ago, and her whereabouts
'had not been known‘ till revealed by the
e mother of 12
m are now scat-
tragedy. She was
children, most of
.tered. Three of them, however—Charles
S., Truman W. and Harmon S. Booth—-
all of Stratford, came to Botsford to see
their mother.
The two fugitiveswere seen last even-
Ing. About 5 o'clock a. farmer caught
sight of them In the woods in Palestine
district. He gave the alarm, and they
were hotly pursued. They swam a riv—
er and disappeared in the thick under-
brush on the other side.
The police think it to only a. question
of time when the men will be captured,
as they cannot stay in the woods long
Without food, and the many vigilant
watchers on the outskirts of the ads
make escape difficult.
The plan now is to starve them out.
Orders have been given to shoot the
men it they are discovered and do not
surrender.
Bicycle Beat Poison.
New Haven, April 13.——Colone1 Charles
W. Pickett. editor of the New Haven
Leader, took an overdose of arsenic by
mistake. He swallowed about 100 drops;
25 will kill. When he discovered his er-
ror he mounted his wheel, scorched to
the nearest physician’s office and pro-
cured an antidote in time to save his
life.~
French Dispatch Boat Coming.
Paris, April 13.—Tlie ‘French govern-
ment is sending the dispatch boat Ful-
ton to represent France at the ceremo-
nies attending the dedication of the
Grant mausoleum.
James W. Gordon re—,
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ETHEEEvENINGgGAZErr
THE . WESTERN PLOODS.
Refugees at Vicksburg—Texas and Pacific
Road In Good Condition. »
Vicksburg, Miss, April , 14. -— The
steamer Lake Palmyra arrived here
today with two boats and barges load—
ed with refugees and the stock from
Sunflower river. The people coming
out are mostly the families of planters,
only a few negroes being on board. The
boats will return to that section load-
ed with supplies. I-ler, passengers re~
port a very bad state of-affairs there,
but nothing ._llke that which had been
expected, there being no loss of life.
There is great loss of cattle, however.
There is much depression on account of
the fact that it will be impossible to
make a crop in this-section. ‘
The Queen and Crescent route has
been temporarily unable to transfer
trains at this point, but will resume
this week. Passengers, mails and bag-
gage have been ferried over as usual.
Dallas, April 13.——Assistant General
Manager John W. Everman of the Tex-
as and Pacific made the following
statement today relative to the dam-
age done to their levees in Louisiana:
“There has not been' a. crevasse on
the west side of the Mississippi, and
the Texas and Pacific has not been in
any way affected by the flood. We are
still running trains through to New
Orleans on schedule time and have been
doing so all along. Reports of damage
to our property are erroneous. The
flood has cost the road some money in
repairing and building levees, but we
have suffered no damage. General Man-
ager Thorne has been on the Louisiana
division for nearly'a month, giving at-
tention to the work, and has had the
hearty co—operation of the levee boards.
We still hope that the levees will hold.
If the estimate Of the engineers that
they can stand two feet more of Water
is correct, we shall probably escape
without damage.”
CIGARETTE TRUST WINS.
A Canadian Court’s Decision In Favor of
the American Tobacco Company.
Montreal, April 14.—Judge Dugas has
just delivered judgments in the case of
J. M. Forticr versus the American To—
bacco company of Canada (limited) ad-
versely to the plaintiff. The prosecution
was taken by Mr. Fortier under the
clause in the criminal code which de-
fines as an indictable offense any un-
lawful conspiracy to prevent, limit or
,lessen the manufacture of any article or
‘ the facilities for its production or trans—
~—
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portation, to unreasonably enhance its
price or prevent competition, or to re-
strain or injure crmmerce in relation to
any such article or commodity. It was
alleged that the company’s contract sys—
tem with dealers and jobbers was a. vio-
lation of the above law.
Judge Dugas, in summing up the case,
said that he could not find that it was
unlawful to agree with a. number of par-
ties that they should sell the cigarettes
of the defendant company exclusively.
It was true that some of those who
sigr :1 the contracts averred that they
felt it to their interest to do so, but he
only found a party who, being proprie-
tor of a manufactured article, asserted
his right to dispose of it in the way he
thought best for his own interest. He
pointed out that it was‘optional with
any dealer to decide whether he would
handle the goods of the defendant com—
pany exclusively or not. The agreement
did not involve a conspiracy on the part
of either of the parties to it, but merely
indicated amanner of disposing of goods
which was found to be profltable«to the
owners, a right which pertained to any
citizen or legal person existing under
the law. With reference to American
precedents in the case, which had ap-
peared favorable to the complainant, he
said there were also other judgments
which were not adverse to such an
agreement.
To Revise Civil Service Laws.
Albany, April 14.—Senator Lexow in-
troduced in the senate today the bill to
revise the present civil service laws
which was drawn at the instigation of
Governor Black. The introducer asked
that the bill be ordered to a third read-
ing, but Senator Cantor objected and
the bill was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The “’eather.
Rain; warmer; high southerly to
southwesterly winds.
FINANCIAL, AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock
. Exchange.
NEW YORK, April lit—Money on call rom-
inally at lléalgfi per cent. Prime mercantile
paper. 3V2a4per cent. Sterling exchange firm.
with actual business in bankers" bills at 54.87;!“
4.87% for demand and at 94362148654 for 60days.
Posted rates, 34.86%“.87 and $4.8M.88}§. Com-
mercial bills, 84.853.14.884. Silver certificates.
We. Bar silver. 62%0. Mexican dollars,
48%c. Government bonds firm. State bonds
quiet. Railroad bonds firm. '- ,
Closing prices:
Atchlson .......... l
Bur. & Quincy. . . . mg
C., C., C. & St. L. 30
Chesapeake & 0.. 17%
014 New England..... -—
N. J. Central...... 795‘
North American" 4
Northern Pacific. 12%
Chicago Gas ...... 84% Do. pref ...........
Cordage ........... — N. Y. Central. . . "101%
Cotton Oil ......... 10% Omaha ...........
Del. & Hudson. . . 103%
Distillers’ Trust... -— Paciic Mail ...... 27%
Erie ................ 13 Reading ........... 1956
General Electric.. 31% Rock Island. ..... 63%
Hocking Vallby... 3% Silver Bullion.... 62
Lackaxvonna. . . ...151 St. Paul ........... 73%
Lake Shore ....... 166 Sugar Refinery. . .11454
Land .............. Texas Pacific . . . .. 8
23%
Louisville & Nash 4614
Missouri Pacific.. 15%
Northwestern. . . ..105V4
Union Pacific. . ... 5%
Wabash pref ..... 12%
Western Union... 81%
General Markets.
NEW YORK, April l3.—FLOUR—State and
western was. steady with buyers. scarcerwity
mills patents, $4.70a4.95; winter patents, $4.453.
4.66; city mills clears, $4.?0a4.80; winter
straights, $4514.15.
WHEAT—,No. 2 red opened firm on cables,
but turned weak and declined under local re-
alizing; May, 73%a74fic. ; July, 72%373 9-16c.
RYE—Quiet ;'No.'2 western, 33411340. . .
CORN—No. 2 was dull and easy with wheat;
May, 29%329%c.; September, 3254a32%c.
OATS—No. 2 were quiet and barely steady;
track, white, state, 23a28c. ; track, white, west-
ern, 23a28c.
PORK—Steadier; mess, 38.759.13.50; family,
$9.75a10.50.
' LARD—Firm; prime western steam, $4.40
nominal. ‘
BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 13a17c. ; state
creamcry. 13aISc.
CHEESE—Quiet ; state, large, 98.12%“; ;sma.ll,
98.12%c.
EGGS — Steady; state and Pennsylvania,
10%c.; western. .1014c.
SUGAR—Raw dull ; fair refining, 3c: ; centrif- ‘
ugal, 96 test, 3%c.; refined quiet; crushed. Ohio;
powdered. 4%c.
TURPENTINE—Firm at 30c. -.
MOLASSES—Quiel ; New Orleans, 23a30c.
RICE — Firm; domestic, 4%a6}gc.; Japan,
456211960. .
TALLOW— Dull} nitv. 3%c.; country, two,
.Statement'for the Year Ending 11911111913131, l89 .
insurance and Annuities in force - . .
Ontario & West.. 1356
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1
1111. lIPE INSURANGBLL'II.
} RICHARD A. McGURDY, President.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
' INCOME,
Received for Premiums - - _ - - _
From all Other Sources - _ - - ., - .—
539,911,414 20'
10.10501 01
549,102,695 21
I /
_ DISBURSEMENTS,
'l‘o imam... for claims by Ilealh '
Is Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, elo. -
For all Other Accounts - - ,- V - - , -‘
ASSETS.
nlled Slales Bonds and other Securities - - - . -
First lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage ‘- ,I - -
Loans on Slooksiand Bonds - . - - - .
Real Estate ' '- - - - - - -
Gash in Banks and Trust companies - - l - ‘ . -
Accrued Interest, Nel Deferred Premiums, elo- - - '
512,595,113 59
12,042,455 51
10,181,005 64
555,513,515 14
5 I I 0,125,002 15
11,545,929 6 .
11,091,525 00
22,161,655 65
12,600,390 00
5,535,555 06
s 234,144,140 42
- 205,010,539 12
-———-——.-———_—.-——
s SHEET
8 9I8,698,338‘ 45
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities - - -
Surplus - -‘ - - - - . .. -
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
:3
Frc m the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual
Report of the Examining-Committee.
Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEEs OF
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty-
third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to
verify the same, .espectfully , _
Ower and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the
said reference and the date cf this Report attended at the oflice of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer,
the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together With the the respective assmtants Of such officers, and have care-
fully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined
and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by, the Company, and Compared the price at which the
same are cariied in said Statement With the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in
many cases b. l w them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property heldby the Company,
and find the 5.1.115: to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have
verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the
Cashyfii‘d the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in
such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their aSSistants, and that the same are
accurate, in good order and well kept. . .
And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and
methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation
. -. S ,f n bmmed BOBERI‘ OLYPFIAN'I‘ J. HOBART HERRIO
All of which ‘5 ‘e P“ u y 5“ JAMES N..1ARv1E ' CHARLES D. DIOKElir. JRJ
JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON
That, pursuant to the p
NhW YORK J ANUABY 25, 1897.
The company, has issued an order whereby women can be insured without the extra
charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by
the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp. ' ,
Board of Trustees.
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN ISELIN JR.
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN‘
THEO. A. HAVEMEEER
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM ROCKEFELIER
JAMES N. JARVIE
CHAS D. DIOEEY JR.
EIERIDGE T. GERRY
HENRY H. [ROGERS
JNO. W 'AUCHINCLOSS
'J HEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABCOCK
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
FREDERIC CROMWELL
J ULIEN '1‘. DAvIEs
ROBERT S‘EWELL
S, V. R. CBUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PECKHAM
J. HOBART HERRIOK
WM P DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
ROBERT A GRANNISS Vice-President. '
WALTER. R. GILLETTE, General Manager. _’
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR. Corresponding Secretary
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. _ ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary.-
, ' FBEDERIC CROMW ELL. Treasurer.
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant. Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM ‘P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant tashier.
EMORY McCLlNTOCK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller."
O. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, ASSistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller.
SAMUEL D, BABCOCK
RICHARD A. MCCURDY
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN C. VON POST
LEWIS MAY
OLIVER HARRIMAN
ROBERT OLYPHANT
GEORGE F. BAKER .
DUDLEY OLCOTT
. JOHN C. ELLIOT,_Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. - .
EDWARD LI AN SHORT, General Solicitor. -
, 81;. CAL DIRECTORs:' ~ ‘ . .
GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON, M. D. g ELIAS: MARSH, M. D? GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D
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