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Vm LXXIU N? 24 413 -^m.?__?? ********?***** NEW-YORK THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1013.?16 PAGES.
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PRICE ONE CENT
In ( Itx r.f N-*t Vork. Jenter Clty and llobokaa.
ElaSMVHERE TWO CENT8.
Wilson Also Said to Approve
Eleventh Hour Change in
Currency Bill After Re?
pubUcan Attack.
DEMOCRATIC RANKS SPLIT
Thirty-eight Members of Ma
jority in House Vote Against
-the Amendment?Name
of Commoner Used to
Help Passage.
[From The Tn'.nne Pureau 1
Washington. Sept. IJ.**- At th-*
eleventh hour of the consideration *^
the administrati.m currency bill ln tha
House to-night the I?cmocrats of the
lianking and Currcnc-y Cceunlttee, in
voking the mystie name of William .1.
Brymn and his money theories. put
through an amer.dement deolanr.K
specifleally that nothing in the bill is
to be considered as an assault upon the
gold standard.
The amendment split the heretofore
. Pemocratic ranks, thirtj -elght of
ihe majority voting against it.
The ciiflirency bUl as Bvmended waa
adopted by a viva voee vote, and will
ba reported to the whole Houae to
morrow. when it will be prornptly
passed. At that ttate an effort aill be
made to peocure a reenrd vote. lt is
ted that' with tha am-ndnvnt
adopted tl -night. a eonsiderable num?
ber of Republlcans wlll aupport tha
bill. aithough it ls ussmtially a party
measure. every Republi. an amendm. nt
having been r< je^ii-d. and the major'ty
having Btrlctly obeyed the manda:o of
the cauxrua, whlch was, in turn. dictatod
by the White House.
Representatlve Wingo, ma.mnty mem?
ber of the Banking and I'urreney .'om
n.ittte. opposed the amendment. bul m
formed the House that be had ta'.k-d
with Mr. Bryan over the telephone, and
"the great Commoner." saying that the
gold standard was "no longer an
laaue," hed approved of the 'hang.*
Kuggested by his Democratio eolleagues
on the commjttee. The l'tisident. ac
4,.rding to Mr. Wingo, also favored tha
amendment.
Debate a Stormy One.
The committee amendment followed
an afternoon of stormy debate, ln whl< h
I'epubluans had attar-ked an alleged
joker in tha note laauea aectiori of tha
U1L This sevtion provided that the
federal reserve notes to be isnued under :
the Glass bll] shoi-ld be r.-ueemed "in ,
gold or lawful money." The words "or
lawful mone;. ' were CCeMtrued by Mr.
Fess and other RepubHcana to mean
an aaatault upon and repudiat.on of tha
goM standard. and Mr. tr**g offered an
j-mendment for which the commlttee
j.roposltion, hurrie.ll>' prepared, v
subetitute.
Repreeentatlva Witherapcaon, a Mle
slssippi I>em"crat. made a dramatic
protest Ba**alnat tha action of the Bank
ir.g and Currency .'ommittee. aaaert
ing he would "burst the caucua aha
and vote affainst the bill if this foOllah
amendm**nt prevalls."
Th?- r.immittee amendment, Inaerted
tis a ftnal -paraKraph to tha bll*. 1*1
Trovidfl, that nothing ln tl
eontalned ahall be conatrued to repeaJ
the parity provlsion or provisions i on
tained in the art of Manh 14. ItOO, an
tifled An act to deflne and fix the
ftandard of value, to maintain tha par?
ity of all fornis of nr-ney leeued or
eotned by the fjtllted States, to refund
thf- public debt and for other pur
; ? -?' "
Wilaon Favora Change.
After Mr. Witherspoon had denounced
tta Democrats of the lianking and ('ur
*< n y Committee for yi.ldmg to Ke
I ontinuad on fni.rt.i paK**. t Iii ral nilniiin
This Morning's News
LOCAXa. Paare
Flnd other Flata of Prieal fflayer... l
Mother anl BaMee i.o.ked in Cell.... l
lereay Tttankad by Danlela . a
Ratt-abllcana stand by Mltchel. 5
Mltcbel wants Leeb at Helm. 5
Woman Leads PollCa to Behmidl Flat 6
Oirl Pound J'ead in Iti\.-i 6
Hatband Initlal May tolv* MuTder... 6
Punkhuret to visit Mra. Belaaont 7
. arltb Oaynor'a Body, Near. *
0. W. guintard's Kstate Appraleed... 9
Imperator Brtnga ?.Wl r*aaaaraaTera...M
Complavln ?>r Double-Heeder Tralna...M
< ... alna < irueada in Jereey city....... 18
Brrakera IlKht ln But*.16
OE5EEAL.
All Rtaady fnr .Sulzer's Trial. 1
Woman Threw l'earie at Captora. l
Hr>an Approvae Gold Standard. 1
I'nmarie.s Give Bulaer Near ile.irt.... 2
I'.reit Ta< Bill I'asses. 2
I.lnd Gets .New Instruetions. 3
Tariff Conferreea te Keep Wori Becrel 4
Idinrs and ' amiiie'tl Senteneed. *
<? A tt, Bara Ceafederata Iraradere.. 6
Rr*oaevclt Plaaa for ltU. 5
FOBEIGM.
Men Klknappad in New Vork. a
Hnti-ih Btrlke Mtuetioa. 3
China'a Relatlong arlth Jar-an. 3
I.. 'inomii i;ffe. t of the . *aaal. 3
MISCEIflLAWEOUB
Aimy nnd Navy. 6
Kawa for Women. 7
Kditorial. 8
B*eelot** . 9
Onlt.mry. ?
Sp.irt*.10 and 11
tVa-ather.11
Nilpping .ll
i loan. i.i .13 and 13
Mark.-ls .14
iti.ti Betate.***? und ->?*
HOLIDAY WITHOUT CAUSE {
No Rhode Island Election, but
Law Makes Off Day.
FtOVldence, R, i.. Bept 17.?-Although
Rhode Island wlll nm hold an oi*-- tlOB
this fall, November 4, on which day the
voters would go to tho pol)a had not
thr hiennial election amandment to the
constitution heen adopted. must l>e OD
aervi <i as a holklay throughoul the
Btate. This is the ruhng made by At?
torney Oeneral Herbert A. Rlca to-day.
Mr. Rtea in his opinion asserted that
untii the lawa governing hohdays had
heen ehanged the Tuesday next after
the flrst Monday ln November would he
n hollday every year.
a
REBELS KILL AMERICAN
Mexicans' Leader Signs State
ment of Killing.
Mexico Clty, s.pt. 17. William <>.
Robertaon, nn American minlng man.
was killed by rei. la at i:i Lobo, in
eaetern Blnaloa, on Beptember 10, n.
icrdimr to advi.-.s .1ust received. Rob
crtaon lefl Durango on Beptember 3 by
ihe overland route (or Ifaaatlan.
Jeaua .Ma.irigai, leader of ihe rt
in that aectlon, In a algned atatement
to the American Conaul al Durango,
said ihat he 'killed Robertaon 1"
the American n fuaed to gtva up his
arma.
Flfty American refugeea from Du
ranp.i nre reported io hava reached
'/.iu. ate, as ln sa' afl
RADIUM USED FOR CANCER
WITH REMARKABLE RESULT
Disappearance of Growths
Caused Even if Cure Is
Not Complete.
[Bj Cai ;?? ? ?
London, Bept. lfl A aerlea of moal
remarkable Improvementa In advanced
cancer caeea treated by radlum h..s
taken place in tlu' iast ala montha tii
ii... ? ancer reaean h warda of lhe Mld
dleaea Hoapltal. In an Intervlejv yea?
terday one *if the hoapltal'a auri il
ataff ao entuated the neceaaity ol
the word Improvement Inatead of ;h>
word cure.
\\ ?? do n..t malntaln wt have cured
theae caaea by radlum," ha said.
"What wa have done la to i
growtha proved mlcroacoplcally to be
canceroua to dlaappear In a truiv
raetoundlng way under radlum raya."
"SHERIFF^MAY GO TO JAIL
"Believe Me, Xantippe," Theo
dore Roberts Is in Trouble.
Theodora Roberta, an actor, playlng
part of a Bheriff ln "Believe M-.
Xantippe." who alread., has ha.J ra
perience wltb lha courta in the matter
of allmony, learned aomethlng
lerday about the law deallag with
that aubject. Roberta eerved afx
months in Ludlow Btreel Jall bfl
he faiied to pay hi? wife ."rl""*' allmony
pendlng the trial of her s> paratlon ault.
He ended his term In Jall <>n July 1.
After Roberta gol oul <>t jaii hli
oi.tained a decree of aeparatlon,
with allmony. Th.- actor now ..w.s
$1,750 <>n thal ? Mra. Roberta
got an ord> r yeate dn;. to compel Rob
erts to sliow cauae why h.-. ahould nol
I n be punlabed for contempl In dla
obeylng the allmony order. Roberta
pleaded hla prtor term In JalL
Jnatlce Delany dei Ided that commtt*
menl to Jall for failure to paj allmony
pending the trial of a ihatrimonial ault|
did nol aboolve the huaband trom *
ther canffnemenl for failure t<> pay all*
mony awardi <i afti r the trial, and now.
"Believe Me. Xantippe." unleei ha ; i ?
Bheriff Roberta may go to jall for an
Otl *r six months.
NAVY TIPjJMIT 30C. A DAY
Official Recognition Given to
That Sum by Controller.
[ I'rnm Thf TrlbtUM Burflfl ? I
Waahlngton, Bept 17.?II naval "
. ..is find it neceaaary t<* Up mora than
90 centa a da) they muai bear tha i c?
penae tbemaelvea, even though lh<
travelltng on governmenl bualm
This rule waa Imphasizid to-day by
Oeorge f. Doe/ney, the Controller ol
th*- Traaaury, who ruled that William
W. Miii'-r, aecond emaa electrical ex
pert for the navy at Newport News,
must stand the |0M <>t 36 . .nts pald to
'the steward on a boat running from
Newport Newa to Lewea, DeL Tlpa at
tin- rat.- of .';?? centa a day to waitera
w.re allowed, bul Controller Downey
i could not see any just Un ation for Up
plng tha ateward.
1 The auditor oi the Navy Departmenl
Idtealtowed all Upa attached t.. Mii
ler*a expetjse aocoutft, but Controller
Downey beld that a precedent bad been
eetabUahed ln a prevloua eaae, so that
|the ,J<) rents a day 1<? xtits a meal -
! would he allowed.
M'NAMARA DYNAMITE USED
?,
1 Gen. Otis's Bomb Same as Blew
Up "Times" Building.
Loa Angelee, Bept 11 It ara
I taiiuil to-<lay thaj the d> natiiit** used in
tha Infi rnal machlna ?ent to General Har*
j rison Oray "t?s by, mall yemtmrday araa
I that extremely Mgh-powaired axploahre,
known as "_ P*r cent," tin- aama ^ waa
I med i.v Jamea B, McNamara ln MowJng |
I ai. lha "Tlmea" bulldlng on Oetober i. i
r,K> Tha legel n?''' '?" oaploairm ta ;
i ,,s ingelea County ia M !><*'? eenl altro
and pollca and county oflldalfl rJlrectad
efforta to-day to learnlng ?n*x purcl
,,t k per cent dynemlte bad been mmU at
powder facteriaa recantly.
U-ashlngton. Bept 17. -A ngl-1 lmo?t|Ka-,
Uon of th.- lataal attempt *on the llfe ol
Oeneral Harrlaon Orar Otla at k-oa An-1
-lea la belm mad. bj Poato_cfl Inepoc
I..IS
No eeaaolaaour omjtt i?r. ????*?
ANGOSTURA BITTERS m pum hca ai.d
fancy drlnka. Advt.
Fl OTHER FIATS
OF PRIEST SLAYER
Poliee Go to Eighth Avenue
Place and Take Away Baby
Clothes Made by Anna
Aumuller.
MURET'S LIFE UNCOVERED
Evidence of Criminal Career in
Chicago and London Brought
to Light in Raid on the
Office of Schmidt's
Close Friend.
More rsroof of Ihe runnlng of the
Rav, Hana Bchmldt, tha ralf-*C4mfeeeed
Blayer of Anna Aumuller. araa found
?ti rda a hi n tha 1 olli a arent tn a
n,a at Ne 2582 Elghth avenue, whlch
the ptieat rented three daya after ha
kilie.i th? aroman,
The jTicsi r-i't. l tha apartment on
tha night ol Beptember .">. a few hour?
after the dpper portion of the torao ot
Mlaa Aumuller waa found In tha Hud
.-..ii River, ii' ar Bhadyaide.
Pather :-*? hmidi made only two \ 11
ta- the flat he fli -' '?*?.!* when 1"' peW
I ,.: of >?"? i" bmd the a aee ..n'l
tho aecond ui-tho followuitf da>-, when
he lefi the apartmi nl on Bradh iral
avenue, arh* re he killed the giri, arlth
taro i ..., fllled with telltale avi
dence,
In on.- of th,- ault. aaea waa found
baby clothi ? '??' r made
in anticipatlon of becoming a mother.
ln the othi r waa a photograph i f t
man in ? I*.;?in clothea, w. aring ?'
beard, which Inapector Faurot aaid waa
a j.hut..'?imi-:' of Pather B* hmidt
?-j! of lha baby clothi
only one gai m. nt. a Un* hemlaaj, ara ?
completed thal the Aumullor
p-ir] rirml; ? ? thai B< l.nu.lt >?.
rtly proclaim her te the arorld
D ;f.. and lhal ah.ild ba ; i
of her approaching motherh?*od.''
Inapector Paui I ' i Ight "Sehmidt
evldi ntlj hlred the Elghth avenua flat
to ald blm ln ? oncaaling the i I I
of bla ? Mme. He lntend
? rimlnatlng arti< leg from the
Bradhural rtment to the
reighth a ? enue pla. e and thi ra dlai
of thi m."
London Pol.ce After Muret.
, ? m nd In Imi ortanca l
flntfii g of 1 ? ? " '<? ****
thi n ill of a ra rn i ? Dr." Ei -
,.. B| Mun l'a fake d< ntal i '
BOI Bl Nl bolaa aven ??? aataW-daj af
ii..ra tba poll. ? I
ol icttera whlch Bhewed thal tit*
prlaet'a . onfldenl ar.d frli ?? I
? ra: ai aeee, and ?<?* ar? u
London poll. ?? for aorae i rtai
ted In i ?
Manj "i tha l<,-' i i "!'!r'
gft n from a woman, Vera H ir?
. ii, aho Blgned one of lha
... jfoui In one ol
the aelf-sl
wlfe of M ir< ?
x,,. is I-- atreet, Walton
Brompton, Chelaea. Lapndon, B. W
The .? ' ? hiret, under
the ..ii.'- ? i !'r k, tit l'l." Pi ?
medi. Ina In Chl ? ? nderl. In ...
I:,,,-.,, bb "1 u. A. Erm Bl be ta ight
hnnguagefl in Laondon ln I01O; under
.... | ..,,. , ? Di Brn I U ?'???t" ha
,i n.e.ii, Ine In L >i di i ln 1911,
rli. i .I. tha aame year h<
known ? "Di Ernet" In a dlfl r. nl
n ,.i London.
The lettera furthei ahowed thal M iret
Hemburg. Germany, two
montha before ba wenl to Chl ago, Ln
Ita*. r.Ni;., and a memberahlp card for
!!,,. i., ing M' n'a Chriatlan Aj-bo. lation
.,, n ,. .,, iman ? Itj made out to
??Arthur Helbing" ln 1904 -eaa I ?
.,_ 11..-1' rtoi !? aurol to bave been
? , *aj irei and thai "Hi bling ' la
,,,,,. ol ti.? alleeea ba uaed.
Late last nlght tha poll. a mada a aee
,,,,,] rald "a aturet'a apartment, in Bt
N,. holaa avi nue. They found a fal ?
muetai he and beard and two lettera
whlch, thej aald. Bhowed thai ha was
trylng, wlth tha ald of pi-omlneni per
Bona, to eatabllah an alibt, aad that be
antl. ipated hia ai*reet.
Ma,! at Another Address.
?[... alao found a letter addn
tha prieat under hia allaa of "A. v*an
Dyck," at N". i-? Weal Mth atreet
The pollca believe lhal thla i-.as u.-..d
by the prieal aa a mall addresa.
.\i No. i-i Weet Wth i treel de?
tectivea found a woman In a flal who
aald thal ahe waa merely acting aa
houaekeeper and thal the owner of the
place waa away, but would return to
day. Bhe admjtted thal mall was re
cetved there for "A. Van Dy< k."
Tha twe lettera that led the pollce t<>
believe that Muret waa trylng toeatab
1..-11 an aiiiu bore lha datea "f Beptem
i?.,. s aad 11 Tha latter waa tha date
i.i aturet'a erreet.
Carda were found bearing tha name
Adolpb Somere, whlcb tha pollca be
ii, \e uas anothi r allaa "f Um prieat
Whal wag llmughl to be a copy ..f
a letter to ?> priaart i'i atouth Dakota
oftm found ln the a**aiiment Thi.*. wan
written by "a"*ather Bchmldt and In it
tha alayer of Anna Aumuller aaked th.s
Btieei M ba WUM i'e< utnmend him to
his biahop that be mtght get a htarth
m ..ne of the 'hut-. bea tl* re,
"Ti.e city,"" ran one tim, *offen a
g-real ntunbei el lemptaUijfaT, hut I
rappoie i Bttul put ui> wlth them."
?I ha poUce found ??Idew ?? in Bchmldt'a
room in tlu- reewiry of st. Joeaph'a Ro*
ni.,n t'alh"li' ChUTCh in Harletn ll-.nt
Sehmidt robbed an aged pn* .st. arho
lontlnurd on -ixth v?ge, fourth lolumn.
WILLIAM SULZER.
IN CELL FOR tt FINE
Haled to Court Because She
Put Out a Garbage Can
Without a Cover.
: [ dldn't ateal
;. in a
.. || arith ll Iwo llltla chl
sai.i Mi . .i.-> phlne Zlmmo In hi r
? ? :;..: Weal IBHI
? ' ?
w eat BJ
! parl of tha d
w-.itt unable I v- Une The little
? nd
. ... d ?,. i u n the
t a cell had flgured aai
Uvee.
Becau ' "' *-"' ;| guroai
in tha '' ktn.
Zlmmo n< -ti ? d to ai i ? u bi
fi re Magiatrate M imh on :i eomplatnl
.;. orge i .ollina, an Inapea toi ln the
Btreel Cleanlng Department. Cllngtng
-.,, her iklrta In tha oourtroom wa her
...,, ,,t d .. | .if :???! old r?on Dom
talck. ln bei ermi ?! ?? hi'"' '"r oopy
one yean old.
,\n - /.iu mo l< atlfled thal lha land
lord of tha houae In which aha llvea,
H petlgor, wl o ? ondm ta .. oda water
, ,,t Water and Marki I atn 11
I ,.fl j,... prot Idl d n<-' ? M nnd
lldri f..r tha garbage, and lhal il
compelled to aal a broken tan '" (he
atreel
"Bul you were aerved ,.'",,l '?' wm
mona on Monday by Qeorge ''? Colllna,
an Inapector la t ti*-- Btreet Cleanlng De?
partment, dlrectlng you t.. appear here
on thai day, ' aald the n.urt.
"i i-ouidti't come," eaplalned tha
.ther, ui broken Bngllah HMj child,
lltue Dominlck, was gick, and i had t<.
take blm to Bt Luke'a Ho plta
"And i bad to laaue a aummona for
you yeaterdaj." ?dded the court
"An.l I am here." said the mother.
??I Bna you $-." aold Magiatrate
Marah.
"I haven't got thal much tnoii. - ." de
, iai.il the woman In deapalr, "My hua?
band worka In the jrarda of tha New
?foi k < . niiai. He geta !!' centa an hour. j
Bome days he WOfkB flve hours. and
others not aa l"n>; aa that Why, i i
h.neh't that much money la the
world."
Mra Zlmmo .^'id laal nlghl thal dM
waa tinn ordered t. ? cell Ihe two
chlldren were taken Into tbe call wltb
the mother, eJter h.r plea for the cua
tody of tha old.r of the two bad de- j
feated lha ehTorta of the Chlldren'a Bo
clety to take the llttla boy from ber.
Mrs. Zimmo wai taken to the cell
aboul 10:80 o. m. Bhe tried to get ia
commuBnation arith ber laadtord, but;
waa unaucceaaful for aoreral h itra
About 3 o. l... k in the afternoon, Mrs.
Zlmme said, a woman app-and at the
court and pald tbe 92 Bna with money
p.nt by Petlgor.
Mag-rtrate Maiah mM laal night th.it
be dui not leaiembar the eaae clearly, j
but 11i.it h.' did not t.eli. -? Mra Zimmo
had he.-n taken to u 08lL
Tha whole story looka lo me as if it
had l.een manufa.mred," said th"
magiatrate. "l might have had the
i. but 1 tblnk I .<m?
I tbal aha and ber
.... : ni a eall. Aa i
r< . mber the i aae the laqdlord waa to
I don't r..,..|le. t ju.M wh> this
evn* flnrd <_. t* * rule'welth
. !?;. >i li P< i
. r thfl ni.it
me '.- Imp te tbe I
.
don l ba e it"
BALCONY FALLS, MAN DEAD
Otlicr Perry Celebration Spec
tators Are Injured.
? 17 Jual aa I
? trade of tbe
.
Imprw Iw ?! ' ?<?? ony oul
ml on Buperloi ava dui .
: fell on
wd on the aldi walk to night, in
kllllng - ' '"' s.rloiisly
? . r men and tw<> little
? ?
The rowd at tl ??' i"';|i< *'?re neok- ?
thi rain, and weri
? tnder the ? le< ti
?Igti oi th enl w hi.'h form d
one "f the pp rta l thi al< ony.
COAST HEAT NEAR RECORD
Mercury Reaches 110 in San
Dicgo, Cai.
Ban i'i ii ? I ". Bepl 11 le* al hot
... i, Imperllla d ln floma
? .i..\. arhlle
. (all In t
Uies.
: i. l a maxlmum leni"
P. raturfl of ttt, a allfl ln Ban I Hi go and
Ban letila < ibtflpo the itf< ?? to lll
iu the Ban loaquln an I Ba ran ento iral
leyi ;m araa thfl hlgb mark, and ln .^.m
,, .. . r. ury bad dreppi d bai k
... m.
HILL TO TEACH FARMERS
Expected to Revolutionize Beef
and Milk Industry.
in- i. . trap la T* W um i
Bi I'. .1. Sept. 17 One nf the mo t ln*
tereatlng demonatratlona ln beef and milk
productlon aver eondurted In Amerkta la
taged at tha North Oaka Tarm ot
.laui. - .1. Hiii. near Bt. Paul. Thoae ln
charge ..i lhe expertmenl aaaerl it wiii
revolutionlae tbe bi af and milk Induatry
in ihir, country and prove to tbe farmera
aml atockman tbal beef ralalng an.l milk
productlon ean become one of thelr most
profltable venturae.
Thla demonatratlon la lo ba .airi.i .<n
with a ii.ni of twenty-nlne dual-purpoaa
cattla arhlch h'.v. been purchaaed ln
Oreal Brltaln by Prufaaaor Thomaa Bbaw,
formerly of tha Mlnneaota agrtcultural
College. it la r-ai.i t.< be tbe brat tmporta
it..a ..t mittdng Bbortborn cattla erer
aiade to thla country, In this berd ara
tw.-nty-six i-.iws aml tbree Imlls. The
anlmalfl arrtred at Quebec thlfl aroek, aad
win he ablpped to Mlnneaota aa aoon At
thi.y ara relaaaad from Quarantlne^ in
thirty daya ?
U. S. OFFICER BURI.S TO DEATH
Forest Tire Fatal to "5-Year-Old
Army Su.-geon.
Baata Bgrbera, CaL, stpt. 17. ? i>r.
Chariaa anBetaon a retlred major of tho
Unlted Btatea Army, was mtaBy burned
m a torum iii.- arbleb awept up ?.>.,i
in. Canyon, la Um Banm Barbara nn
ti.mal forfst, lat>' to-.l.i'. H.. was alone
at his mountain COttagB, whleh waa de
struyed.
Threw Strings of Pearls at De
tective When Taken from
Hotel to Poliee Station.
i
lelpbla, Bept 17.?A handaoeae
j ing iToman, beautlfully gowned, and
I aeveral thouaand dollara> worth
of pcaria and diamonda, who aaya ahe
la Mrs. Martha Center, a wldow, of
Now Y..rk. and that her father is a
Boeton millionaire, la furntahlng one of
the Btrangeet raaae tin- detectivea bere
have had I,. deal wlth in many yeara.
Ura, Center, V4h,. la about twenty
aeven yeara old, was tak-1. t" the de-,
tectlva bureau from the l*aeUe****e*?Btrat*
ford Hotel to-day after ahe bad aturarn
evldencea of ma*ntal derarigement <?n
reachlng CIts Hall she becaine hys
terical Teartng t^o atringa of paarla
from ber neck, she threw them at the
head ol a detectlve. Bhe alao Iried to
tear off her frock, a dark silk gown
cut in the lateal moiie.
she talked Idcoherently, and Uttle In?
formation could be galned from her B ??
proteeted to tha detectivea and to Dr.
John Bgan, a pollce wrgeon, that she
waa only pretendlng inaanlty. she said
.-he had thus galned admlttance to the
tiVard'a laland Hoepltal, Oray'a Hoe.pl
tal and Bellevue Hoepltal, all of New
York.
Thi roung woman polnted t.i a gear
on her right leg ond another on ber
hand Theae arera arounda recelved,
ahe told the detectivea, arhlle attempt
Ing t" eacape from a ward in Bellevue
HoepltnL
Mis. Center regiatered at tha Belle
vue-Btratord thla morning, tmgaglngafl
expensUe aulte. Throughout tha day
ahe bept wanderihg around tha hotel
. orridora, ccmmandlng the hotel at
tachea to bring her wrlting paper and
run other erranda She spent money
lavlahly. and gn\? tii's of Jewela that
?et the bellboya t,> arotMlering.
Her conduct aoon ettractee* the
hotel'a detectlve. Ha watched h.-r for
goan time und tinallv he took her to
the City Mall.
.Mrs. Center denled ernphatically to
the physuians that she had es.aped
from li.lleMie Hoepltal, hut she
admltted that she had been a patient
fer some time in the psy hopathie ward
of that Institution.
She said her father was Max K.
I'leming. of N'o. T'i.'! Tremont street,
Boeton, and thal he operated a ehaln
tf B*hola*MBBle hakins; establishmenta
through New Bngtand
The physii ians and detertlves declded
to rein"\e her for further observation
to the rhilad.lphi.1 Hojqdtal,
[ Hv TVIcRraph to Tha Trlhuna. ]
H.istnn, s.-pt. W.?Mra. Martha Center,
wliu is under ohservHtlon ln a Phllaflel
plila asylutrt, was Miss Martha Hleminx,
daiiKhter of Max KlemlnaT. of thla city.
About ten years ago she cloped from the
\otre DbBBB Aeadeiny wlth I harles 1'en
ter, an instructor In a milltary aeademy
Mlsa Flemti.a* attended the Boston pub?
llc schoois until the ajre of slxteen, ivhen
toatlourd on levrntb page. ipltd i-olumn.
TRIAL Ifl OPEN
Albany Fills to Overflowing
with Legislators and Politi
cians on Eve of Impeach?
ment Qourt'sAssembling.
DEFENCE ON LAW POINTS
Failing to Win on These, Wife
of Defendant Will Take
Stand and Admit She Was
Stock Dabbler, It
Is Said.
tyrom a ttaO ??-rre-roniiei.t of The Tribune. |
Albany. Bept 17.?while a highly vo
Clferoua mass meeting engineered by
Sulzer Damocrata and the Pmgresslvea
of this clty was denouncing "treason"
and summoning i itlzens "un guard,"
William Sulzer was busy to-nlght arith
his c* unsel at the "People's House"
fr.imiiiK his defence for the Impeach?
ment trial whtch will bcgln at noon to?
morrow. He had been laboring with
the lawyers all day, going exhaustive
ly Into Aetalll with them as if he per
eonally were to COndUCt the defence.
The utmoet aactacy is being ol.served
by averybody connaetad with the Oosr
ernor's sid- of this trial. It is the
BtudlOUB effort of his counsel to keep
him quiet and to prevent any inkling
of their defence from coming to the
knowledga of the board of Impeach?
ment managers. it waa learned to
Blght that the BulMT flght will be
mad-. ao far as lt can be made, on
polnta of law alone. lt does not ap
appear to ba tba int-ntion of his law
yera to meet the teatlmony roaakaUog
hia alleged improper acta unti: 'after
tbe) have exhaueted overj poaatbUity
..r provlng tbat theaa a ts do not vio
late apedfifl statutts and are not suffl
Clent ground for removal fr..m office,
eveh if they were comnutti d.
Behind this, it is said, there will be
a aubeidlary line of defence for the
Bulaer forcea. This will reat ?* ???
teatlmony of Mrs. Badaer if ibe Bnatty
la called to the stand. ajil ihe teett
mony of Colwell, lhe Bulai r stock
broker whona tn** B..Beachment aaaa
agera aocnaa the Oovernor of '.<'*ping
ln hiding Mrs. Fulz.rr was .11 l l.-s
touch with the lawyers M-day. a'.d
s.?ms lo be taking about aa BBUch in
t.r.st in the technica! details Of the
,s the a. BOat 1 OtAM hlPOelf
Mrs. Sulzer to Take Blame.
H.r testimony would be that ahe, not
tii*. Oovernor, was th.- dabbler m
atoeka, a.
by Senator I'almer aft-r his talk with
ber tii>* nlghl the Oovernor waa Im
peacba d. Colwell would) have to
roborata this teatlmony .f lt had m
value. Mrs. BulaOT has rCCOVertd fi-i"
tb- lllneaa Into which ahe sank when
ber name was Brat mentloned ln
naction with th- campalgn checka to
ber huaband which found' th.-ir wa/
into w.i.: Btrt ? ?.
Preparatlona are aii completed f"r tha
beglnning ?'f th.- triaL The 1
nt the tirst day was inappi-d out .11 con
aultatlona to-da) between Benator
Wagner, temporary president of the
Benate, and Aaaemblyroan Levy. ? hair
mati i.f the board ..r impeachment man?
agera, and Benator Wagner end <'hief
judge Cullen of the Court of Appi ?
who will preside over lhe trial Two
points. technkral ln then H <.f
much interest tO the parti.ipar.ts in the
bnpeachmant, were aettled aabjact to
the approval ..f the court of impeach?
ment, whi, h la practically ? law unto
ltS.'lf.
One was tbat unleoa Btrong objec*
tlon is raised the three aaoociate ju.iges
of the Court of Appaala. Hlacock,
Chaae and Millar, should all aa meen
bera of tha court. Thls will make the
full memberahlp of tim court fifty-nine
?forty-nine Benatora and ten members
Of th*' Court of App. als.
The second was that the final rollcall
should be taken alphabeti.ally without
regard to thi poaitlon of the members
ot the court. This will scatter the
judges in anmns the Senators, and wiii
prevent any weak-kneed Benator from
followlng the Court of Appeals. as
would have been poaaihle if the Judges
had voted flrst. as had been suggested
trequently.
Gavel to Fall at Noon.
The Senate will meet at noon to-mor
iow. U will be called tO order by
Wagner. and B resolution adopted to
aand a committee to not ify the Court of
App.als thal the Senate is in aession to
begln lhe trial of the tmpea. hnient
found against William Sulzer. That
committee will es< ort into the Senate
chamber the membera of the i*ourt of
App.'.ils, who Wlll be waiting in their
rooms. Patrick B. McCatM. Senate
clerk. who will be alerk of the court of
impeachment. will administer the oath
to Chlef Judge Cullen. a Bolemn prom
laa to give a fair and impat tial verdiat
ln the case about to be heard. Then
the venerable Chief Judge, who retirea
this year under the age limit, and
Whoee presiding over this court wdl be
practically the eulminntion of his judi
cial carear, Will administer the oath to
the other members of tha OOUlt,
After that will com" the necessary
n.utlne business of the organization of
one of the highest and most solemn
tribunals. A committee on rulea wlll
ba chosen to draft rules f4?r the eon'duet
of the trial. and in all probability tha
ourt will then adjoiirn untll the next
day to permlt that committco to con
sider the situatlon and make its report.
As* a matter of fact, the rules hava