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NEW ARRESTS NEAR MAY SOLVE MYSTERY IN NEW JERSET (0R?ME
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night of September 14. The theory
had prevloualy been set up that Dr.
Hall and Mra. Mills had been
killed in the barn and their bodies
later carried 'to the spot where they
were found. Detectives said that
if this statement were true. Dr.
Hall may have been doing the rap
Ping to quniinon help. Hla handa
ahowedf^eumeroua abrasions and
the skin was torn, from his knuck
les.
Proeecutor Beekman refus**d to
?ay anything about the "new chain
of evidence." but he smiled confi
dently and gave the appearance of
being Well satisfied with the ulula
tion.
'An ???trangement of a week or ten
days developed between Mrs. Hall
and Mrs. Mills, following th?n
quarrel, which took place before Dr.
and Mrs. Hall went to Maine.
Details of the affair were given
by Miss Florence North, volunteer
counsel for Charlotte Mills, fifteen
year-old daughter of the slain choir
?linger.
Her Version of Quarrel.
According to her version a seen?
took place between the clergyman's
wife and Mrs. Mills at a church
camp at Point Pleasant. N. J., In
July. Subsequently Dr, Hall re
ferred to this Incident in one of the
letters he sent to Mrs. Mills- from
Isleford, Me.
Miss North announced that Dr.
Hall had written a letter to Mrs.
Mills about August 20 (less than a
month before the double murder) in
Which he severely criticized his wife
for her conduct towards Mrs. Mills
at Point Pleasant.
"Her remarks at Point Pleaaant
were extremely foolish and uncalled
for," Dr. Hall wrote, according to
quotations made by the woman
lawyer. She aald that Dr. Hall
Wrote further aa follows:
Asked News of Eleanor.
"I do not blame you for being
hurt?you know how I feel about*
them. Dearest, don't let It trouble
you. I did not show her your letter
to m<?but you were wise to send It
to Isleford?for she might have
commented if no letter came from
you. But she-did not ask to see it
?just said: 'Is there any news from
Eleanor?' "
"There is no blood upon my
hand?."
Thla emphatic declaration wan
mad?, here today by Henry SteV
?Mis, brother of Mra- . France?.
Stevens Halt, of New Brunswick,
whose*? husband, .the Rev. Dr. Ed
vntra Wheeler Han was found mur
dered together with a beautiful
choir singer of his church, Mr?!.
James Mills.
Stevens haa been called to Ne<v
Brunswick for Interrogation sev
eral times Tb* present Is the first
?mi en-unt he has made to th?
press. Hitherto his lips have h??er
??Baled for all save the county
prosecutors and' detectives.
"Innocent," Has No Fear.
"If I had guilty knowledge of
this awful thing that happened ut
New Brunswick," continued s/tttt?
?.ns?, "my conscience would accuse
me without ceasing all da?/ and
ti the silent watches of the night.
'.'I know no more who it waa that
took the lives of my brother-in-law.
Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills, nor the
??Itvtinwtancrs under which they
went to their death last month
than any person In South Africa.
'-"When a man la innocent of
wrong.dottig he has no fear- Well,
I have no fear, I know that noth
ing can happen (o me. I have told
the authorities at New Brunswick
all I know. I have given them all
the assistance I could. I post
rned a trip I had planned so that
should be near to give aid when
ever I might be called upon."
Stevens spoke calmly. He showed
he uttered It.
neither excitement nor nervousness.
The chief characteristic of hi?
?tatement was the vigor with which
Quiet and Self-possessed.
Stevens le a quiet, self possessed
?????a man, of culture and educa
tion. He Is wealthy and maintains a
1 ioni e In New ?York city as well^ad a
??Vimmer home here on the Jersey
coast. He is* much given to outdoor
life?hunting and fishing He was on
a fishing trip Ihe night Dr. Hall and
Mrs. Mills were killed. He offered
to produce witnesses to convince
Prosecutor Beekman and Prosecutor
Strieker of the truth of his state
ment.
"Who do you believe killed the Rev.
w Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills?'' Stevens
Waa asked.
"I have no opinion," responded
Stevens. "If I expressed a belief It
Would Indicate that I Was In posses
sion of facts upon which belief could
be baeed. At a matter of fact 1 have
no knowleslge of the?- affair. 1 know
nothing. Of couine, like every one
elee, I have an impression, which,
of course. Is much different from an
actual belief.
???lievi?? Blackmail Motive.
"My impression is that blackmail
was the motive for thla crime. As is
well known, there are many bad
characters living In certain section?
of ?New Brunswick. Some of these
shady individuals would not hesitate
to commit murder if they thought
tb?*y could obtain a large aum of
money by doing ao.
"Of course, the possibility exists
that they might take human life only
as a laat resort if cornered and in
danger, and if they feared exposure,
arrest and perhapa Imprisonment.
"It ia my Impression that some
of these evil characters?for no
doubt more than one person was
involved m a crime of thia nature
nnd one of them might well have
been a criminally inclined woman
. ?heard of the town gossip which
had associated the names of Dr.
Hall and Mrs. Mil?. These des
perate character??the men and th?
womanr prvbably decided to take
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advantage of the talk to try to
blackmail Dr. Hall.
Knowing him to be a clergyman
they might have decided that he ?
had a greater Incentive than the
ordinary layman to keep his name
clean and above reproach. He
could not afford to have his name
linked with clandestine love nor
with blackmail.
"These desperate characters?if
they really committed ? h is crime?
knew that Dr. Hall could not luav.?
bla name linked with a -member of
the chblr and they probably be
lieved that he could be induced *o
pay a large sum for silence rather
than have certain circumstance?
made public."
Knew Of flail's Money.
"It was known that Dr. Hall had
money or that he could obtain It
from friends In case of need, (t
was known furthermore that my
sister, Mrs. Hall, had money, or
could get It If need be to suppress
a scandal.
"The telephone messages which '
were reported to have been sent
.to Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills on tho!
night of tne tragedy (8ept. 14) may ?
have been part of the plot to lure I
the victims to an unfrequented ?
spot where they could be Jointly
accused and the demand for hush I
money made. '
"Dr. Hall was athletic and strong. !
He could put up a fight. Now, itj
Is within the range of supposition i
that, if the circumstances were
such as I have outlined. Dr. Hall
may have become infuriated at
his accusers and attacked them !
A struggle may have followed
which might account for the
abrasions which, I understand,
were found upon his arms after
the bodies were discovered.
Slain To Hide Grime.
"Seeing that th_y were being
thwarted, the supposed blackmail
ers may have decided that, to es
cape denunciation to the .police,
with subsequent arrest, the safest
policy would be to shoot Dr. Hall
and thus- ?Hence h.im forever. That,
according to my. im pression, is very
likely what happened.
"But there was Mrs.. Mills to be
reckoned with. It cannot be sup
posed that she remained calmly
by.. One could imagine hrr terror
and horror. With her still alive
and ' Dr. Hall dead there t-emaltiM
the possibility that ahe might be
able to furnish a description to
the police of the blackmailers,
which would' lead to their speedy
atreet.
"Therefore these desperate char
acters deemed it best to kill ' Mrs.
Mills as well as Dr. Hall. Mrs.
Mills was killed. That is self-evi
dent. Why her throat was-cut'as
well as being shot is a question for
speculation. It may have been
done for the purpose **ef 'throwing
off the detectives from the trail
when the crime was discovered.
Perhaps the woman in the party
may have done this, or perhaps
not. ,
"No one ,pf course.-.knows Just
what did happen except ? the crim
inals who^aere on th? scene. Why
the bodies were laid out In orderly
manner after death and tha alleged
leve letters Were scattered about
IS another element of the' mystery
of which, I, of course, know noth
ing. We can only speculate on
these things. ? ;
"It Is air a' mystery. su?h a rtye
tery as haa surrounded th?un?a/s
ef other ?crimes. They sa*,*? 'murder
will out.' No living being is more
anxious than * that the truth shall
be discovered about this frightful
dia-ed.
Admits His Bitterness.
"I will not deny that I felt bit
ter because of the manner In which
my name has been linked with this
double crime, and without Justifi
cation or facts upon which to base
any insinuation. Many statements
have been made tn newspapers ac
cusing me of knowing more than I
have told.
"One Instance la the assertion re
cently made that on the morning
after the murders the speedometer
on my automobile showed that it
had covered 121 miles sine? the
day and night of the killing. The
fact I* that my car la a Ford which
Is ao old that I only use It to ride
around In the neighborhood. I
doubt If It would siami a trip to
New Brunswick about 100 miles "
Stevens then took the reporter
MOTION PIQURES OF
TIMES' WORLD SERIES
The picture? of th? World
Serie? in Pantomime which
The Washington Times stag
ed at League Park during
Ih? Mg contest, are being
shown all this week at the
l ?isnius Theater.
Other theater? to show
glimpses of tbe play and the
thousands of fans who Jam
med the park, are as follows:
Truxton, Fifth and Q
streets, October i*.
Howard, week of October
2?.
Revere, October t9.
Princess, October 31.
Idi? Hour (Ate .sndria* No
vember ?.
laogan (Anacoetla) Novem
ber 11.
to the garage to look over his auto
mobile.
"Look at that flivver," exclaimed
Stevens. "That is the thing in
which I drove 122 miles at top
speed, they say."' .
The Ford certainly gave the Im
pression of advanced age and de
crepitude.
Waa Fishing at Time.
Stevens concluded his statement
by saying:
"Now, I think it is universally ad
mitted that a human being cannot
be in two placea at the same time.
At the very moment these murders
were said to have been committed.
I was within 100 yards of my home
fishing In the ocean. Several friends
were' with me from a little after 7
o'clock in the evening until half-past
10 o'clock that night. First we
fished for mullet and then for crabs.
At half-past ?0 we went back home,
where Mrs. Stevens and aome friends
were awaiting us. We put up. our
fishing tackle, and half an hour later
my family, including myaelf, went
to bed.
"This is not an attempt on my
part to set up an alibi, as some of
my critics assume. I do not need an
alibi. It is not to be regarded as
probable that seven or eight people
would ag**t>e to perjure themselves
before Ood In order to bear out any
statement I made."
PLDTTO SLAY
Chancellor Admits Conspiracy.
Says Man Arrested Has
Confessed.
By S. D. WEYER.
International Newi? Servire.
.BERLIN, Oct. 20.?A plot to hs
sassinate Chancellor Joseph Wlrth,
of Oermany,, has been unearthed, It
was revealed during heated debate
In the Kelchstag today.
The revelation waa mad* by Paul
Loebe, preldent of the Reichstag,
Who declared that Information of
fresh plots, Including one against
the life of the chancellor, made
"special precautions necessary."
Nationalist Deputy Hergt hltter'.v
attacked Wlrth. The atmoeoher?
quickly became chargi'd with ho*?
tllity and excitement ran high, aa
was the case Juat prior to the as
sasstnation of Dr. Walter Rathe
nau, late foreign secreta??*.
Chancellor Wlrth. In a speech to
the Reichstag, confirmed I.oebe's
revelation of a conspirar?? against
4ils life. He said that one of the
plottera had been arrested and con
fessed
"The siftistlon la terribly serious."
declared ?Chancellor Wlrtn. "W?
must figure on new p~.lHic.il mur
ders Bui ?uch safegMfwd? ss are
possible are being taken."
ELECTED NEW
?
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r esentarne R. C. Johnson of Sout>
Dakota, an ex-service man, who
.-;econ?led Thompson'a nomination.
stirred up an outburst of approval
m hen he pictured the Pennsylvan
ia ? as "square shouldered fighting
man who was four square for the
soldier's bonus."
Oeorge L. Berry, of Tennessee,
president of the National Printing
Pressmen's Pnlon, waa nominated,
but withdrew his name.
John A. McCormlck. vice com
mander of the Colorado delegation
was nominated by Rice W. Mean.-,
one of its chief spokesmen.
As the balloting began Owsley de
veloped unexpected strength, Illinois
casting Its 61 votes for him and Kan
sas Its 27.
After that there was nothing to It
but Owsley, twenty-three Weetern
and Southern 8tate delegations hav
Ing agreed at a last minute confer
ence to support him.
Take Action On Fertiliser.
A resolution presented by the
resolution committee and drafted
by Congressman Iaamar Jeffers of
Alabama, which was adopted after
brief and unsuccessful opposition,
declared that:
"We believe the continuance of
our dependence upon foreign coun
tries for the necessary supply of
nitrogen for fertiliser in time of
peace and for explosives in time of
war Is not only an unspeakable
humiliation, but Is positively peril
ous from the view point of na
tional defense.*' '
"The proposition In a nutshell is
that this resolution is to help Henry
Ford to get Muscle Shoals be?ause
his Is the only Interest with suf
ficient capital to devleop It," de
clared Mayor Leach of Minneapolis,
member of the Minnesota delega
tion.
Several members of the Alabama
and other Southern delegations took
the platform and urged adoption of
the resolution which finally went
through like a breexe. (
MacNider's Work Laudasi.
Unqualified endorsement of the
"splendid work" of Hanford Mac
Nider, retiring national commander,
was embodied In a resolution adopted
by acclamation. MacNider was
commended for his "untiring efforts
ond unceasing energy" In directing
the legion's affairs "so efficiently"
during the past year.
The poppy was substituted for the
daisy as the legion's official flower.
BALLOU VIEWS SCHOOLS
TO REDUCE CONGESTION
Superintendent of Schools Frank
W. Ballou today visited the John
Raton and Forca Schools, as part of
his first tour of Inspection.
Being subjected at his office to
visits from people who want to put
their multitudinous pet Ideas into
operation In the District school ays
tern. Dr. Ballou haa difficulty In com
pleting his set itinerary. Hs Is
examining the schools chiefly to de
termine to what extent the universal
congestion may be overcome, still
keening the educational system's de
velopment within the bounds of the
appropriation.
SPENCER L. HOOVER SUES
FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
Alleging misconduct and naming
a corresponden!. Spencer L. Hoover,
today filed suit for absolute divorce
from bis wife. Beter L. Hoover.
The couple wore married In Har
rlsonburg. Virginia In May, 111?.
Hoover alleres that hla wile ??>
eartad him oa May 2t. 1MB.
LLOYD GEORGE
IS
TO'COMEBAGK'
Ex-Premier Will Form New
Party and Open Political
Campaign.
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politic? during the mornjng. He.
?nd Mra. Lloyd Oeorge were busy
superintending the packing up of
their belongings so they could move
from 10 Downing street?the offi
cial residence of English premier?.
It la probable that Mr. Lloyd,
Oeorge will not return tn Downing
street after his week-end speaking
Journey, but will retire.to his new
country home at Hlndhead. Surrey,
which haa Just been completed.
Mr. Law had an appointment to
see King Oeorge today to arrange
certain details of his acceptance Of
the premiership. Their conference
waa expected to relate mainly to dis
solution of Parliament.
The Irish treaty must be ratified
before December 6 to be officially
effective, and this may force Mr.
Law to dissolve Parliament earlier
than he desires tn order to get a
new Parliament Into office to take
up the treaty. If this course is not
followed, then the members of the
new ministry must face numerous
bye elections.
Opposition leaders expressed con
viction that Mr. Lew would proclaim
the dissolution of Parliament on Sat
urday or Mondav. The general elec
tion then would be held the first part
of November. %
French Press Makes
Bitter and Universal
Attack on Ex-Premier
By FRANK K. MASON.
International Newa Brr-la-e.
PARIS, Oct. 20? Jubilation of
the French press over the! political
downfall of former Premier David
Lloyd George, of England, reached
lia xenlth today.
"The Russian Soviet government
Is now the oldest of the modern
governments of Europe." said
L'Oeuvre. "Lloyd George never
represented the real England."
Er? Nouvelle declared that "it la
now up to Premier Poincar? of
Krance -to show England her path
of duty."
"We hope that the successor to
Lloyd ? ; eorge will place the en
tente above selfish interest." said
the Petit Journal. "Saint Brice," po
litical editssr of the Journal made a
bitter attack upon the former
British premier sayihg;
"Bismarck's fall is only comput
able with that of Lloyd Oeorge.
Both were arrogant. Both were
drunk with ?uee???? and power to
the polnt> ?altere *th?y believed they
? could dominate world affairs,"
Ml Herid?*' Him
French statesmen declared ?hit
their chief grievance? agalnt Lloyd
Oeorge were baaed upon hia desire
I to help Germany and the assistance
; he gave to Greece in the war be?
1 tween Turkey and Greece. The
: British statesman wanted to keep
| the Turks out of Europe but
Krance, having a treaty with ?he
| Turks, supported their claims and
alma.
It is difficult to find any one to
say a kind word for Lloyd G?orge,
either in or out of official circles.
Premier Poincar?, who demanded a
vote of confidence or no confidence
' in the French chamber thia afternoon
was compelled to throw away his
| 'master piece speech" that he had
been working on all week as a reply
to the _peech of Lloyd George at
Manchester, England, last Saturdav.
This was to answer the charge of
l the former British premier that
? Prance had broken faith with Eng
land over the Near Rast Issue. As
i Lloyd Oeorge Is no longer the Brit
ish premier the speech was worth
less.
M. Poincar? said he would not
discuss French foreign relations un
til a new English cabinet Is in
I office and has had a chance to
? straighten out Anglo-French affairs.
! The political opponents of M. Poln
I care consented to postpone Inter
pellations until a later date. Sup
porters of the premier declare that
the victory of the government last
night on the budget issue by a ma
jority of 241 vote? ia sufficient
vote of confidence for the time
being.
Some of the attacks on Mr. Lloyd
Oeorge were almost as vicious and
aa venomoua as those delivered
against the former German kaiser.
"The greatest hour in Lloyd
George's career and perhaps in
English history was when ho spon
taneously placed the British nrmj
under a French general, said the
Petltl Partesten. "But Lloyd Georg?
was the first to epeak of rupturing
tbe entente.
"Lloyd George betrayed Franc?!
upon the Rhine", was the charge
made by Eclair.
Stephen Lausanne, writing In
the Matin said*.
"Good night, Lloyd George!
France hopes she shall never see
you again. You were as slippery
aa? an eel In the Premiership with
an interminable talent for slelghi
of hand. You were opposa-d to
coming to France's aid In 1914".
Former Premier Clemenceau's old
paper. L'Homme Libre, said:
"He was responsible for the crimi
nal clauses of the treaty of VereaJlles
which cheated France of her victory.
Hitherto, however, we have blamed
Woodrow Wilson. Lloyd George en
couraged our enemies. French statea
men were victima of Lloyd George.
We should hold an annual dinner
commemorating CVtober 19 aa the
anniversary of the resignation ol
Lloyd George.
"Wellington's remark concernine.
Oeorge IV, is applicable here: 'It la
to be regretted when the King la not
a gentleman.'
Snows Early in Albany.
ALBANY. Oct. 20?The first
I ?now Hurry of the aeaaon ?truc*
Alhany. It lasted about taro min
j utea and followed a ?harp drop li
temperatura.
RON ENGLAND, SAYS ILLS
? t?., a? a raoiv '
br Cosmopolitan Nawa Servie?.)
'
Aj T. L? WEAY.
(Copyright, llll,
LONDON, Oct. 20.?"Labor will hot riae triumphant or
victorious from the present British political crisis, but within
two years King Oeorge will summon to Buckingham Palace
a laborite member of parliament to become premier," H. .0.
Wells, famous- British novelist, publicist and historian, de
clared today in an exclusive interview with Cosmopolitan
News Kervice.
"I am most hopeful of the labor party gaming 200 seats
in the next general election, which will be hastened by the
Unionist party withdrawing their support from the Unionist
Liberal coalition government, thereby causing Lloyd George
to step out as premier. Two hundred, seats would be,'a
sufficient number, to curb the party in power. -
Wells is standing as a labor candidate for parliament from
London University. H? continued:
"Labor will not rise triumphant or??)
victorious from the present British
political crisi?, but within two years
King Oeorge will summon to Buck
ingham Palace a Laborlts member of
Parliament -to become premier. I
am must hopeful of the Labor party
gaining 200 seats In the next gen
eral election, which will be hastened
by the Unionist party withdrawing
their support from the Uniioniat
Llberal coalition government,/theta
by causing David Lloyd Oeorge to
step out aa premier. Two hundred
labor seats would be a suffl?ent
MlLlfSJK?E
CASE OF TWINS
Insists He's 44 But Wife Says
S3?Denies He Jailed Spouse
To Get Her Back.
Rr International News Servtee.
HAMMOND. Ind.. Oet. 20.?Frank
M'Nally, the elherly Hammond ma
chinist who anuses his wife, Haxel,
of killing their twin babies, resumed
the witness stand in city court
shortly before 11 o'clock this morn-1
Ing. The first question put to ?<?- ?
Nally struck at the question of his
age. Despite his insistence that he
is but forty-four, Mrs. McNully de
' clares hr is all of. fifty-three. Mc- '
N'aJly reiterated that he Is forty-four.
??You had your wWe arrested and
?*???1 in South Bend on an assault
and battery charge?" asked Attorney
Samuel Schwarte. . '
"Ves. she hit me with a brush,'
McNally replied.
This provoked a titter in the court ?
room.
Cruse-examination then led into a
i visit McNally paid hi? wife at the l
?Mil.
"Didn't you aak her to return and
?live with vou?"
? "I did not."
"Didn't you tell h*?r you were
ry?"
"No."
Me Nally appeared to be growing
angry. His foot nervously tapp'd
the floor.
"Now, Isn't It a fact that vou did
not file a complaint charging Mrs.
McNally with murder until she had
employed an attorney, and refused to
return to Uve with you?"
"Tee," Mf Vally replied with some
heat. It ia true about the attorney,
but I didn't ask her to come back
and live with me."
Counael for McNally here raised
strenuous objections. He demanded
that the court not permit counsel to
"attack" him. Defense counsel re
plied that he was attacking only his
"practices."
"Your elee is your best defense,"
I threatened the prosecutor. The ?tnti
pathy that has been simmering be
tween the opposing attorneys broke
out afresh when Attorney Schwartz
pointed his finger at the witness and
Prosecutor Jellieon slapped It aside.
Judge Cleveland restored order.
UNDERTAKER'S WIFE ASKS
DIVORCE FOR CRUELTY
Alleging cruelty. Mrs. Grace V.
Wright today filed suit in Ihe
District Supreme Court against
John R. Wright, for a limited
divorce and alimony. Plaintiff,
represented by Attorneys Ellis, Har
rison, Ferguson ? Ellis, nlleges that
she lived with her husband until
October 18 last, when she was com
pelled to leave him on account of
alleged cruel treatment of her and
because he made threats against
her.
The wife declared her husband Is
part owner in the undertaking busl
nes of John R. Wright Co.. 1387
Tenth street northweet, deriving an
annual income therefrom of befwoen
$10.(1(1(1 and $20,000 and that he
owns real estate, stocks and bonds
and automobiles. The couple were
married at Ocean Orove, N. J.
August 1?, IMI, and have three
children, whose custody she requests.
ASKS DIVORCE, ALLEGING
HUSBAND BEAT HER
Lillian M. Polek today filed suit
In the District Supreme Court against
Charles M. Bolek for a limited di
vorce and alimony. alleging cruelty.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
Rudolph H. Teatman. alleges that
defendant, In January last during
"the heavy snowstorm, struck her
because she refused to walk tn snow(
knee deep and Impassable."
The wife also alleges that October
14 last her husband "knocked her
down and dragged her Into the hall
?ray of their apartment." **?
Mrs. Bolek also asks the court to
prevent defendant from molesting
her.
The couple were msrrled in this
city July 7, 1>1(, and have one child,
whose custody IB requested hy the
mother.
nuniher (b curb thie party In isowei
The p?pple of Brest Britain are
not y?t sufficiently educated to
appreciates tbe benefits of a labor
government. On the other hand, no
labor leader is sufficiently educated
at the present .moment to deal with
the need? of the British public.
Thla I? entirely due to a bad press.
What a pity we do not have a
man like William Randolph Hearst!
We 'want a man' Ilk? Hearat-? un
afraid of tradition, capital or caste
?to advocate the' need? of a great
democracy! Until aueh a man ar
rive?, British labor muet remain a
parliamentary minority.
3 DIE, 5 HURT
DITCH'FLYER
Saw Rail Missing, But Too
Late to Stop Train, Fire
man Asserts.
B- International New? tterrire.
WILLIAM8PORT, In_? Oct. 20.
?Three dead, five injured, was the
toll in the wreck of a fast Wabash
flyer, St. Louis to Buffalo, which
struck a split rail near here early
today. The dead:
CHARLES L. SCHMUOOE, Deca
tur, 111., engineer.
HENRY W. MARTIN. Toledo,
Ohio, express messenger.
R. A. SMITH. Toledo. Ohio, bag
gageman. ?
Tbe engineer, Schmuggo, was
killed outright. Th? others died
later in a hoeplt&l at Lafay?tte. .
Investigation revealed thai spike?
and bolts na!d been taken out and
laid at tbe side of the track before
tbe crash took placa.
Fireman John Hlntoo. who was
only slightly injured, said he aaw the
track with a secUpn of the rail miss
ing, but that it was too late to stop
the train. _.
A posse which include? the county
sheriff and a number of railroad de
tectives are combing the countryside
in an effort to find the train ?wreck
ers.
TWO BOYS ARE BITTEN
BY DOCS IN STREETS
When riding hi? bicycle in front ol
112k E atreet southeast, yesterday.
Spencer Usilton, seventeen years old,
of East Washington Park southeast,
was bitten on the left leg by a dog.
He was treated at Providence Hos
pital.
John McKnee, fifteen years old,
1243 Thirtieth street northwest, was
bitten on the haifd by a dog in front
of 3146 Dumbarton avenue northwest,
The animal waa given into the bua
today of the poundmaster.
.LAUREL ENTRIE8
? _
FIRST RACE?Purse. ?1.662; for
two-year-old?; five and one-half fur
longs. Druid Hill, 100; Segovia, 105;
Heel Taps, 110; Comlxa, 102; Bet
ter Times, 108; Carol, 118; Brilliance,
102 ?Woodland, 110.
SECOND RACE?The Patuxetit
Steeplechase Handicap; $5,000 added
| three-year-olds and up; about two
1 milea. Plumbcot, ISO; (c)Reparatloii
I 133; (aUoyful. 139; (b)8ea Tale, 158
! Wrack Grass. Ill; *(c)Earlocker,
! 135; (b)Red Clover, 135; Soumangha,
> 152; Lieutenant Seas, 135; (a)Ses
1 Serpent, lit; (blOvermatch, 150,
><a)J. F. Widen er entry. (b)C. ?
I Harrison, Jr., entry. (cKJ*. E. Davit
1 entry.
THIRD RACE ?Purse 31,362
I claiming; three-year-olds - and up
I six furlongs. *AIva, 100; ?Tom
! Cassidy, 10* ?Rolo, 101; ?Delhi
j Msld, 102; Simplicity. 102; 'Sling
105; Joseph Brant. 105; Pergoi^r
?dine. 106; Klrah, 106; Old Sinner
109; (lias. J. Cralgmlle, 109.
FOURTH RACE?Puree $1.562 60
for two-year-olds; five and one-hall
furlongs. Brown Belle? $7; Marl?
Blanche, 102; Scribble, 102; Sweet
heart, 105; Tuxedo, 105; (Solder
Rule. 105; Lilt, 107; Noel, 108; Bu
cado, 113.
FIFTH RACE?The Laurel. $10,
000 added for all age?; one.mile, in
Dunlin, 107; (siPanl Jone?. 120; (a
Blar.es, 123; Champlain, 110; Piny
fellow, 111; Fair Gain. 11$; Tlpplty
Wltchet. 116; Bluffer. Ill; ?Careful
120; Bunga Buck, 120; Fairway, 120
Tryster, 111; Paragon Id. 126; ?Jx
terminator, ltt. <a)J. S. Cosden
entry.
SIXTH RACE?Puree. 12,063
handicap for three-year-old? and up
It* miles. Bluffer. 103; Muttiklns
110; Oceanic 1)0: Polly Ann, 101
Paul Jonee, 111; Thimble. ?108*. Ned
na, 117.
SEVENTH RACE?Purse. $1,363
claiming; for ths?? year old? ?nd up
1 116 mil??, ?Miaut? Man. 108
?Molile Barn??, 101; Moatalvo. 110
".Tacque?, 106; ?Our Birthday. 109
Mayor House. 114; ?Moody. 109
Hickory, 111. '
?Apprentice ?Uo-vance claimed.
Weather clear, track t*sL.
Clara Phillips in Court for First
Day of Fight for m
Freedom. ?
LOS ANOBLES, Cal.. Oct. 20.?
That women will play an Important
part In determining the fate of Clara
Phillips, alleged "hammer mur
deress," was evident t. day when she
webt to trial in Superior Judite
Houser's court, before a morbid
crowd that packed the court room
to the doors, charged with having
beaten to death pretty Mrs. Alberta
Meadows, July 12, last. In lonely
Monteclto drive.
Jury Half Women.
The panel from which the Jury will
be selected contains about the same
number of women aa men.
Assistant District Attorney Char
les Frlcke, for the prosecution, and
Attorney B. A. Herrington, who will
defend Mrs. Phillips, today express-.
ed themselves as unconcerned aa
to the sex of the jury that tries
the case.
"Any kind of conscientious person
?male or female?as long au die.il
have nerve enough to vote their
convictions, is the kind I want
to try Mrs. Phillips". ?Fricke bald
when asked If he had any objections
to women being'on the Jury.
Attorney Herrington said all he
asked was a fair minded Jury?that
sex meant nothing as the Jury
would view the testimony impar
tially.
The, State will hinge its case
primarily on the testimony of a
woman?Mrs. Peggy Caffee, con
fessed eyewitness to the rovo.tin.?
crime.
WiU Ask Death Penalty.
The Sute will demand the death
penalty Assistant District Attorney
Fricke said, explaining that In ask
ing "an eye for an eye" the prose
cution will only seek to have the
Jury follow the law?which pre
scribes death as the price for tak
ing another pet-son's life.
The selection of tbe jury is ex
pected to take at least four days,
and as the State hau approximate.y
twenty-five witnesses to call, it will
be at least two weeks before the
defense starts their side of the
case. How many wit nenne? the de
fense will ca.ll Herrington said be
did not know.
Mrs. Phillips, dubbed "The Tiger
Woman," was in good spirits when
she was taken by a Jail matron tr
court today for the first bkirmisj
In her battle for life. She said
was glad the trial was to start
Her nervousness had not ? ? . ? ?
the "overflow" point when she wa?
taken to court and jail attarncs
said there was little chance of her
"breaking" under the court room
ordeal
AIMS AT SQUIRREL; HE
SHOOTS TWIN BROTHER
NBWBUROH. Oct. 20.?Charles
Van Amburgh. of this city, was ac
cidentally . shot yesterday while
hunting with hi? twin orothe.-.
Samuel Van Amburgh. They sepa
rated, and Charles sat down so
that his head was elevated shov?
a stone wall. He put up his hand
to remove his cap, and his brmher
fired, thinking he was shooting at
a squirrel.
Several shots took effect in Van
Amburgh's neck, but the distance
was such that he is not 1 ?adi y
hurt.
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