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DR. O'HANLON NAMED IN FATAL OPERATION TRIAL Helped to Conceal Cause Of Woman's Death. Pros? ecutor Declares. ACCUSED ON RECORDS IN CORONER'S OFFICE A. L. Stapler Charged with Illegal Surgery on Evidence Five Years Old. Or. Philip F. OUaalon, n-ian to Coroner Roltzhaueer and ? now a surgeon in the Police Depart? ment. WBI in the Laal Branch of the Supreme Court of ronspirini* te COBCeel the cause of death in a case of an illegal operation performed on Mrs. Louise Heinrich, of Jersey City. The accusation was made by Assist.. ? Attorney Arthur C Train, in opening the case against Andre I ?go, who is Bfl trial beiore J?:-?t;ce Weeks charged with perform?l| allege,!, caused slri lleinrich's death on A For four and a half years thl hod] of the woman I raro, in St. Joseph's ? imetery, J?! fore it was dlscoTered thai there was anything BUapicioUl death. That suspicion, according to Mr. Train, was the result of an InTeatigatioa of the Coroner's Ofles by Commissioner Of Accounts Wallsteln. It revealed, Mr. Train Bald? that there were three conflicting causes of death 0) Shortly i?fterw?t.l th,-? body was ex? humed, and, as Mr. Train said, was found to be in a "wondeiful state of preservation," so perfect, in fact, that the real nature of her death was ??u.ck lv ascertained Although the case was almost five years old, the material witnesses were f'.und, and Stapler was inflicted last April foi nii>nslaughter in the first de- ? gr?e. Drag Clerk Rrnught Into Case. Pr. O'Hanlon is not under Indictment, but his name was mentioned several times by Mr. Train in outlining the case to the jury. The name of Spelr," a drug clerh, said to lia.e been a partner of Stapler in illegal opera? tions, was also brought in. It is said that both he and l>r. O'Hanlon ? tailed as witnesses for the defence. According to Mr. Train, Mrs. Hein Vivian HutTum, a nui ?? t 111th It, by her k ?muel Hein nch, on the day sl\e died. Most of the allega' Stapler were fur-' nished by Mrs. ButTum, whose husband ie a practir-ii*;.: phytieian. During a consultation between 'he rurse, Mrs. Heinrich and Stapler Mr. Heiari? out for a w-slk. When he returned, a quarter of an hour later, eecoi Mr. Train, hit ?rife v???s dead, un?l Hein? rieh, after threatening violence on Stap- ! 1er, exclaimed: "Tos BBTS ".urdered her!" That was at 5 p. m. According to Mr. Train tl ?n witnesses w?, ucht trying | .,t the apaitm?' real lrs. Heinrich wa-i dead and that he restrained by Mrs. HutTum from calling in the police or the coroner until ? I) o'clock. Paring tl th of telephone < ade. "I '.??!." ~ . '?'. ["rain, "that the ' ????roner? work in shift,, and the rec ?iiat Coroner Holtzhau?- -r and his physician. Dr. Philip O'Hanlon. were scheduled to go i on duty that p. m. The day booh ' that Mrs. H? ? ' iiid.-n deatl \- 55 that night h slip la Coi ? ? a 'acute as the cauie. Kmhalmlng Ptrastres F\ ?dence. " W ' that ?*hen ?his man Spelr appealed in the But?um flat and assured the nurse that every? thing would be 'all right,' somebody 'Speir had a pu!!.' a*ni Spelt re nlied, '/es, it maken a difference who physician | ?ill sho'-? that ??very thing moved a! The I raed aid ?aken to ? 'or the that ?11 bfilm ' u?it would ?s exhumed and uine auti.: ic cause 'hat ? There a ?light cut i t four or Set ? -i et rate the abdominal ? real autopsy ? d that death was caused by hemorrhaa "We Brill sh?.w that ufter Dr. OTIanlon came to the flat and assured Ml fum thai ? be all right If everybody kept bil n.outh shut' ha wrote out a ?tatement without au thoritv for Mrs. Huffum to ?ign. It a t forth ?imply that the woman, a Called Si 'he apartment her husband, complemed of feel II ?nd died :;c*l aid ar SHEPIFFS TAXI CHASES CANFIELDS DAUGHTER i Mrs. Hannon Arrested in Divorce Case After Race In Providence. - -.- . i?. 11 Providence, Dec. 10 Mrs. Grace rid Hannon, daughter of t Kichard Canfield, the gambler, sueceed ' ed to-day, after a ttomy session with her mother, in getting from Mr?. Can flold the $115.000 bond necessary for hl r ( freedom, followi-^- her arrest after she had been sued oy Mr.?. Ivy I?. John? son for alienatng the ?Tections of her husband, Henton L. Johnson, lead, r i I rOUrfl Hotel Ofche ittB. Hre. Hannon was arrested after a sensBtional taxi chB?e ?cro?s the - | ? aftei a ahoaping 'rip. A? ?he drove up t?. 'he hoaae, Deputy ? ?r approached. She knee and. suspecting his errand, ?lammed the auto door i-i hi- face snd laid I S\ h r to drive on. Tb?- heriif balled ? ? taxi and stai Then fol .... section of Providence. I the tangle of th'; downtown ur an?! his chauffeur lost the trail. Half an hour later P Mr?. Hannon'i taxi in front of a hotel. The chauffeur ad mit ti d ne bad drepp? : on in '? roBl of the urei g, ?. w. where her attorney ha? un office. to t h ? lau yer's offlice and rapped a' tb< .?..or. Mrs. Hannon opened the ?loor ?nu she endeavored, he ;? him out. The deputy, I owevor, shoved his foot through the door and read the warrant. CLEAN SLATE FOR U. S. STEEL Commerce Hoard Find? No Baeta ?B1 Charge Concerning Itcbat m. Washington, Dee. 10. No basi? for arge that the United State? Steel ration has received <r..>rmous re? bate? from railroads during the last six years has been found in the Interstate tree Commission's investigation. A report submitted to the Senate to? day, in response to a resolution by It Lane, of Oregon, says: "The commission comes in constant contact with the records and account-? Is and other public ca through its examiners of accounts, and ? i.son to believe there is BO for the allegation that wholesale re ? sen paid to ti*e steel cor poratioB during the period of six years B the resolution. Apparent? ly, in alleging that offsets and n 11 .-i-ived by the steel I ?luring that period th.- ? Itl m ?J ??.. . ? idead bb lock of : na subsidiary railroada and lines owned by it, ano ? ascertained ?i d are aeceeaibla In the varioaa public ? i?. "Under theae eireumatenees, we vea? ition of 'iplied with ?,cal purpose? by the refer . tho ?? investigation! in connec ?nent." DUKE OF MANCHESTER ILL Cannot Appear to Explain Debts, Hoi tor Tells Court. London, Dea. 10. The Duke of Man was to have appeared for ex? amination before tho Bankruptcy Court to-day, but on a doctor's cert l'icate the turn? ?1 t? .Y. The official receive?- announced that 0 for an anangement of the affairs would be Mean returned at ?195,589 (approxi ? s valued at about Sl.O'io i. ocy :n the ?!-. ??? i to n n the income from American e tete ai ? al he had borrowed PHYSICIAN. 61. CONVICTED H.Ktot ?Yuilty of Manslaughter In Woman'? Death. Dr. F. Waldo Whitney, sixty-one ; year? old, of ?4 West Sixtieth Street, | wa? oearleted yeeterday by a jury he f'.re Judge Mulqueen in General Se? sion? of manslaughter in the first de? gree. According t? th<- evidence Introduced by A-Slataat District Attorney Minton, the defendant performed an operation ; upon Mr?. Margaret ?<eiitei~an in his : office on October 2o last, and the d two liny? aier m St. Vincent's Hospital. The ? aa that the . r ed on a similar ire Jetties Davis In the Su? ? in June, 1!?14, and wa? ae quitted. He waa renaended by Judge M ulqu. ? ?o\?nl)axu?? Prices the Lowest in New York City Important Sale of Women'sSilk Stockings for Holiday Gifts Novelty silk ftOCkingf ?n stripes, clox, embroid? ered and lace insteps, black, white and ?.m. . A mm - colors, per pair.?Vo5 10 4. / ?7 Superior grade of black silk stock- - - _ int?s, per pair. ?,25 f.ox of ;> Pairs 6..S0 Heavy black silk stockings "?th rein- - ? forced tops and soles? per pair. I ? / ?3 Box of ^ F'airs 5.00 Christmas Cards & Calendars A Million i . select from. .u to $2.50 Broa?way.Sfoand 9ft. Sts. ABRAHAM GRUBER T. R.'S FOE, DEAD Republican Leader of 17th Assembly Victim of Bright's Disease. RULED FOR YEARS UPPER WEST SIDE Successful as lawyer and Untir. intf Worker in Party Coun cils and Charity. Abraham GrBber, on*? ef the known "Old Guard" I? York Republican eoai ?nd a member of the lav. Ann of ' ' I ( r, Honynge ft Mi hit home, *<?<?.,? .| Btn > ?. Is the l?th -\ aembly :, he had : lican leader for man'. ' her had been ill for about month?, hi? death i? rom a cal on uf diseases, cuimin?I Brighl ?. He wa old. .Mr. (, ruber had not. been ac 1 politics or the practise of I sion reeeatly, apeadiac mo*t at his country home in I.aliewoo?!. N. J. Oi ? '? ronghl from therv t., h:n c'.'y hOBBB ' the annroarh i g Mr. (?mi ? - romfneat a- d turesque character in the state coun? cils of the Republican party, a hnrd tighter Y>r the <???! BtSad-Bal policies ot the organization, and an unr? '? politii ?i -. " I alonel Thee reit from the t.me the la' ,. 1.? Id, W ith a few oi the umaining- oidlimc leaders, Abe Graber, was always known, mourned the . eldtine state eonrenl ? AlmoMt a Dictator. A small man he hid a analytical mind and an ever-ready poivei ..' speech, which he exerci-ed frequently to the ???.-advantage of his polities '? Poi a generation l.e was almo*t a ?iictator in Republican politics on the upper pro? moting or thwarting the ambit.ons of political aspirants, dictating !egi?lation ?,? scores of battles at ?he ? ?tions with those who i"?^ him. Mr. Grab? ? i to public office except or-., . er, an?! was defeated t me on he ?? worker in parti without seeking political office or high political honors, although hi? party on vanou? ? ndiavored to have him accept ot; i, ion to Colonel Roo ? rel ta ? <-e at GoTernor B turned down by his pi a Spanith-Ameriean War , nomini l ?overnor. In that eon ibes made a vigorous address, urging 'he delegates I i nominal I .-> tpi ? ir. ?.?. ared thai he a ;- " posed to tuir,;?:jr the Execotirt *u,n ? ? ? into H . illery." Il (Inv ernor Black bad been turned di the eonTenl ??, \". enbei ?. with which he ???? I Horn I'ot.r. ef hi* ? ? Mr. man. Horn I ego li <> hui ? h b l :.. \\ !!?? - about. . t boy f G man F While a pupil m thl Fifth ? .? the legal profeation area bronchi about by a sign tha tha trsl Kneelsi : that u boy wat wsBted. w hen he, a - faced little lad, applied for the job General Kneeland gladly cave him th.-, position. The ambitiou youth read law an?', was admitted to the bar on becom? ing of ape. After serving for some year? in that office young (?ruber tooh charge of the legs] department of the ? hieb conducted a COB '? Xrli'c in I hint, li? prac? tice of law ,,n in: own account, ? in the hin, known at Grober A H..r,!, ' I that i rm l.e? ante '-.' on n ' I Hard ?\ I ..? i hi the ,,?.1 ?*? IBB Bail ,-. M, l'ai k ROW, After? ward ? .1 '.. liruh.r .?.- London. Mm formed u [ v?. 11 h William H. Boayage, at 209 Broadway, --?"?i ? ? er?'nip known I (?ruber & Honvnge It was at thl ; that former Governor Hlark <;,: New 'i ors to practise l|P remained a partner but a short time, later prac | law ?lone It met then that the t .-? ? ??? :. . formaid. Mr. (?ruber wan a must char diapoaed man. He ?ought out th? and after bei'.: gavt i alwa] - refra?ne I fr.. ?? kne?v whom he wai .?:, and no one, .ven bis n, ? . ites, id i ? ?? benefactions He was a tirm er in mod. rather than public philanthropy In re ,-ent i lea had te r thai f be no) imposed ui ? M r '.? ii Bife, two rhil dren, Mrs, (?iul" i ) Anna ami Krark Gral li. the RiTei ? - if I lb, the ? ? ? Mason?. LORD ELLENBOROUGH DEAD red ' ommandt-T in RrltKh Nsv?, Paaflea \way. I^ndon, Dec 11 Lord Kllenboro.igh .li?,I jresl ? I.?.id ! II? i bei, "?.?i.. I ft h bai t h?? ."sr?i. , w?. * retired con,man 'i.- li' h navy, having ?erveij daring the Raseian ?nd Chiaeee w?r* He a ? thor of ?eri on o?-. i_.?t;uri and BATal ti.tuiatns. t AIU. \H IM CEI BEB. SNEEZE CONTROL CAMPAIGN BEGINS Twenty-four School Children Win Prizes for Posters and Aatt-Disetse Slogans. A "aaa'i-t. ..-.?" campaign i? on, as a result of which twenty four little girls I tn be ??' ? r. awarded prise? ' fron $1 to $10 each for i and slogans for . Selma . l'.ihlic School M, Man. v.on thl first prize. TWO among the big win I no I leid, of Public | and Y. School '-".*. The thud - Yri(-K-s. of ?Y.lyn. m hy be as i l'hillip S. ape tin.n1 of the bureen . : ?? ..f the ib for Improi ing Condition of the P? atarted I a'.gn. And. curiously ; hi ! basa car ' ? a judges of the ? Mr. Platt and Mr. BligCB. a job lelectlng the best twenty-fouf aero Pr I! ner of Health; Thoma ?V. Churchill, pr? ird of Education; Dr. Charles L. Dai of tl lie health conn- B0 Vademy ? Holt. pre. . a of Phyai \ Pa i"orl School of It ! G Routsahi . ? .: [>. ?rn, a director of . schools. ? r ? - in del ? ; ? I ,,i thl all of which a ? campaign. WIFE GETS DIVORCE FROM SENATOR HOLLIS New Hampshire Decree Granted for Abandonment. ?p. T>ifg-?r'-. '" ?*"??? T Concord, N II. Dec 10 Mi?. C.race Rruer . ?if Princeton, N. J . "??n h.re ? 1 from '? in, Henry I netoi from New ? a was ilgned by ? lie ? alleged thai ? ec last i her only i with t month at he His onl) ? . .1, was the $7,1 ? d a? 'ared that alter meet ? - - rgi Bad m?ur.. |100 a month to each . ' \ - -. n as an allowance, hit net income was approximately $'i..vni a COUrt awarded to Era, Hollis come out of the Senator'? ? mencing on ? r || crd?-red to :?. bil wife %\\0 a month for her suppor* and the lupport of bet daugh ?? r To Mrs Holli? i? also committed the custody of the daughter, Anne fl Ilia._ Will Discuss Marine Plans. Harold A Beadereoa, president of latarnatieaal Mercantile Marine, i? not here, it is understood, to take part in reorganization of the company. i i ? f. rred -? ? ihoider? will have an next week, at Ian of reorgsni 'o that the motion to fon n the company'? aw ob ? si led i B 'LORD GUIDED WE/ SEPARATION PLEA Ketchum, of the "Love Kiss," Thus Explains Ac? tions Aired by Wife. HER ETERNAL SONG ROUTED WEDDED JOY ! une Played. Hummed and Sung Since Wedding Painted Mar? riage as "Jail for Life." Kvere?.* r. Ketchum. the lawyer who i.? defending; in th.- Supreme Court a separation suit brought by Mrs. Ads Ketchum. revealed another of hi? nature while on the ?tand roof. Mr. Ketchum is a deeply? relig'.ou? g man, a? well a? loving. He tea he war certain that he we? ended by the Lerd m hi? every action. ?r.-nd wa? momentarily int? the question of George W M eoaaael foi hire, Ket?ham, "Are ?? full possession of your mental ? ?'??" Mr. Ketchum replied that he was ?.?re h" area, re wan much poetry and ?ong in the proceeding? yesterday. The ver?. ?-.? Ml ' " - '?' 0? K'-trhum. the song, hummed, ?ung and i on the piano by hi? wife, wa< the bane of his marital existence. It area a ?ong from "The Only Girl." Th. Ke'chum couple tan thil mu?-:?'al com edy two nigh*? after they were mir - ..I So ?he ?lleged torture ran through practically the husband'? en t.re married existence or at least SI - .1" he lived with his vife. The song had to do with married Ufa It ran: - mmfee got tlia ball and i-haln around ?our ?. / ' ? ????) -;??rt.<1 JalT la ?nur win?. no ?l-i.i. In r^j-n'a at* g ' ' * , m* tat ft fei I???? got g i T. i- 1 ?m hat jour '.If? your ; ? i ? ? rf a l?|B?? 1? all In ?gin. ? la i ? rim?. a i reu're t ?? ... ,--?? t**S ntas SS IB_H ?'in tl.f ha.! ?i..l rhaln Now a? to the verse of Ketchum. He has ?nggested that the attentions of Mi?? rlrown, now hi? wife, amounted I radically to a proposal by her. She in turn find? in his lines, or between them, his proposal to her. Ketchum ?aid he had led a religious ! ft? and was a communicant of the I hurch of the Puritans at Fifth Ave? nue and 130th Street He la a Tala graduate, and said he was introduced to Miss Brown by L. Harding Roger?, mate. "In, you love your wife?" ssked Mrs. im's lawyer. "She is a creature of God and ?s . I of Hi? creatures I owe her the I ?ame coasidoratiofl I ??we any other I creature o? (?od." . The question was later repeated and , thi? I plied: "How car. I love her as I thoald iove a WIM fat ir m SUT ideal M I the East is from the West?" Th.? defeadant deaiod that he hact ever been unkind to hi? wife. Mr. W I let le wanted to kaow what ket chum meant by saying a few week? air?? Mrs. Ketchum was not his wite. "I looked at it ?s God," was his tnswer. STEEL COMPANIES BUY SHIPS Cambria end Hanna Company Get Five Big I'essels. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 1?>. A deal was do?. ?1 yesterday whereby the Cambria Steel Company ?nd M. A Haaaa & Compaay jointly purchased four lO.WKJ ton bulk freight at Bastara from the Franties Steam?hip Company of Tona wand?, N. Y., ?nd one sieumer of the same el??? from the Niagara Transit Company, of the name c'y The price paid was not made BBblic, but is believed to be more than II, ioofion._ ADJUTANT GENERAL NAMED Sergeant H. L Huiler, of If. Y. N. (... Take? Rank ?if Captain. .rant Harry L. Hutler, of the 7th Infantry, N. G. N Y., has been ap? pointed ?n adjutant general with the rank of captain, ?nd ausigned to duty at Albany. Other appointments this week are; Dr. Samuel M. Allerton, to t' ' I Artillery, as medical officer with rank of captain; George F. Alpers. as cap? tain of Troop L, 1st Cavalry; Dr. John A Quell, to 1st Cavalry, as medical officer with rank of raptain; Benjamin Van Raden, ?s captain of 1?t Field Ar? tillery, and assigned to Battery C; Robert D Williams, to first lient? of M Infantry; Charle? G. BlskeslSO, tr captain 1st Fiel I Artillery, and as? signed to Battery C; Matthew S. Weir, int and battalion qaar t. rmaater and commissary, 1st Field Artillery; Walter F. Siegmund, as first lieutenant of Company K, ?J? t h In? fantry; Ezra A. Barnes, as teeood lieu? tenant, .1,1 Infantry. ST. MARKOS WORK PRAISED Roosevelt, Churchill and Chambers Indorse Hospital Hazaar. Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Church? ill and Robert \V. Chambers have each written letters to Mrs. Gouverneur Morris highly praising the work of St .Mark's llo?pital and Indorsing the St Mark's Hospital Hn.'aar, to be held Si Grand Central Palace, from Decembc; 14 to 19, for ths benefit of the iii-'i tu'ion. BOOSSTI 11 : "St Marh'a ? aitaated in the moa) densely populated ar a of the world'? ?urface. with the exception of th hospital on Hlackwell's Island, it is the only hospital in New York City the Egyptian Cigarette of Quality What better Christmas gift could there be than a box of?say?100 of these perfect cigarettes. 25 cents for 10 Cork Tip and Plain End S? ?_5* where women who are victim? of the 'social eel] receive ?a.ir.l treeti ... , . :?. Y, g) \ o - anvwlii n avhich does :?iore work to the square foot than Si Mr. Churchill sees in the bazaar an ? "opportunity to ?pend mon. v B h ?-. ought bo< t.. i.e neglected." ~ ?? the city ? all ther Chrtt ""Uli? .? aj? ing so." Mr. Cl t?opi. with more *bnn ? 'j| sf bra * ? BPPO 1 S* Mark*! Ho pitiil." THE OLD RELIABLE BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure MADE FROM CREAM OF TARTAR Which Exports Declare Makes the Best Baking Powder. ?ws Out o? flie Altlio the dove of peace i_ the avowed object of Henry Ford's dream?, Ame editors ieem almost unanimous in regarding his expedition aa n wild-goose chaw, phrases as "Ford's Folly," 'Peace Junket," "Peace Joy-ride," "More Innocents Abroad," "Jitney Peace Excursion," reflect the prevailing attitude of the Ami press toward what the Brooklyn Eagle calls "the latest and most remarkable of Mr. Ford's vagaries." Sober reflection, however, convinces one thai this ?rar must cease at some time and thai b peace commission will probabh be u lirst step to this end. In this event n?? ??ne e.m rob Mr. Ford of the prestige thai will come from the f.act thai hi perhaps the first to take the initiative in this direction and. to use his own words, gel the warring nations "talking peace as -i step in the direction toward their thinking \? In THE LITERARY DIGEST for December 11th. The Ford Peace Mission is covered in graphic style. The gisl of ?editorial opinion throughout ?America ??> summari and the very interesting article is illustrated by numerous Cartoons ami Photographs. The Books to Give for Christmas Gifts This Number of the "Digest" is rich in the announcements of America's lea-din?}* Publishers, and descriptions of the best Gift-books to fit every age and taste. Readers will save time and money by con? sulting THE LITE.RARY DIGEST Book-list in this Number before buying their Holiday Books. Other features ot interest arc: A $50,000,000 Bid for World Trade The Filipino Enters the Campaign The French Artists at the Front Brand Whitlock on American Literature Christ and "Preparedness" Trade Reprisals After the War Muzzling the German Press How Motor-Trucks Help the Railroads An Unusual Number of Humorous Hamburg-American Patriotism How New York Deals with Alien Labcr The Prussian Spirit Analyzed A Protestant Spur to Catholic Missions How Britain Takes Servia's Defent The Peril of Being Neutral Has Scientific Management Made Good? To Prevent People Poisoning Themselves Cartoons and Interesting Photographs JllSl DOW whtLU the problem of .'hr;?t.r.i? gifts i.*- in the ?'.?r. a I ' <'?! in a dailv mail, which is t\pi?-j! of hundreds received yearly, will !>?? <i interest, "I recciv?? \. ur papei a Christmas present, and count it the most ?an-; ] n a church worker and find tl of reliirion?? and social m i nteresl ? ! helpful. 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