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MASSILLON ASYLUM
AUTHORITIES
Say 'They Are R6ffdy For
Investigation
Claiming No Pault is
Theirs Local Officials
Discuss Case Many
insist on a Searching
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Examination.
MYSTERIOUS
DEATH TO BE
NVESTIGATED
Mosslllon, O., May 20. i"Wlth an in
quiry Into tho death ot John Adams
staring them In the facefl the authori
ties at tho Masslllon State hospital
Bay that they will be 'fully prepared
to answer all charges brought against
them, relative to the mysterious cir
cumstances ot the death ot the BeacIT
City Inmate. "There is absolutely no
mystery to the case," said Superin
tendent Eyrnan today, "and we will
be able to completely exonerate our
selves before an inquiry."
"Did the man sustain his injuries
before or after ho entered the insti
tution?" will be the question which
will have much weight before a
board of inquiry. The report rrom
Attendant Hubbard, of the receiving
ward, will show that Adams was bad
ly bruised about tho chest at the
time ho entered the hospital last
Wednesday. 'The report reads as fol
lows: "Scar over right patella; scar
over left tibia; bruise on the loft side
of the chest; and discoloration of the
right side." Thus it would seem
thai at least some it, not all of Ad
ams' injuries, were, .sustained before
ho entered ttfenstfrptfpn. The report
was jnade,tulrtj' minutes" atterhe had
been- admitted" to the hospital, after
he had been washed and. examined. It
is expected that the report will have
great weight In case of an inquiry.
On tho other hand It the Injuries
Tver sustained after the man came
to tho hospital, they might have re
sulted accidentally on two separato
occasions.
John Akera, tho attendant who had
charco of Adams told tho following
etory today: "On Friday night Ad
ams was somewhat restless. Once
when I entered hlsh room, I found him
lying in a heap at the foot of the
bed. It was very evident that ho had
crawled to tho foot of the bed and
had fallen over. I did not notice that
ho was hurt on this accaslon for he
made no complaint. At another time
on the same night, whilo I was In
the bath room adjoining Adams' cell,
the patient entered the room. Ho
seemed very feeble and as ho ap
proached the bath tub he tottered. I
attempted to save him but ho fell
headlong over the tub. He might have
been Injured in this case.
"At all times he was very feeble.
I understand that last fall he suf
fered a paralytic stroke and has never
been strong since. Violence would
have boen entirely uncalled for and
Ijyas never forced to use any. Only
upon one particular ocaslon was I
'orcod to even touch him. To keep
Jilin In bed I was forced to tuck tho
linen cover over him tightly into the
Bides of tho bed. In this way he
Was prevented from arising. Onco
when he attempted to rise, I put my
hand upon his chest and pushed him
gently down upon the bed."
Dr. Tatje's diagnosis of tho case,
that pneumonia resulted from the in
jured ribs, lsstill adhered to. "Such
a theory seams to bo tho most pos
sible one," said Dr. Eyman this af
ternoon. "That a man should die In
forty-eight hours from the btokcn
ribs seams Improbable. Some other
cause would have to combine y,'rA
this to cause death and I have great
faith In Dr. Tatje's opinion that pneu
monia brought on death. This the
ory seems to be scoffed at by the phy
sicians who took part In tho post
mortem There they lmvo the advan
tage of us. It. may bo possible that
Dr. Tatje was wrong when he said
pneumonia but the Beach City doc
tors had every advantage of ascer
taining the real cause of death at
the autopsy. I believe that the hold
ing of the post mortem at Beach City
was unfair to us; for since the man
died here wo ought to have had the-
first chance to discover the real cause
of death.
"The whole affair is open to inves
tigation and it an inquiry is called
wo "will be able to clear 'ourselves
completely ot all charges that vio
lence caused the man's death."
Dr. Shelter, ot Navarre, who took
part in tho po.,1. mortem at Beach
City, said this evening that thorn was
a possibility that tho brushed ribs
might havo Inflamed the lungs. He
said this might have been sufficient
to cause death but there was no evi
dence ot pneumonia.
Youngstown, 0., May 20. traces of
strychnine were found In the organs
of Jacob S. Besore, a young toy, heav
ily Insured, who died here suddenly.
His body was exhumed at tho Instance
ot Insurance companies.
After a consultation between the
coroner and chief of police Vedncs-
day the body of the boy's fa.her, J. i
O. Besore, who died heavily Insured
about two months ngo, was ordered
exhumed. An inquest will be held
over It Saturday.
Mrs. Besore states that she does
not believe the Investigation will dls
closo any untoward circumstances In
the deaths.
Father, mother and ten children
composed the Besore family. Of these,
the father and six of the children are
dead. Ono of tho four living chil
dren ,a young man, Is mls3ing
The autopsy over tho body of tho
father was hold late Wednesday af
ternoon. The Inquest on Saturday will
be beforo a jury. .l
ARE CIRCULATING
PETITION
A
Prosecutor Upham, who received a
petition from half a hundred Beach
City citizens asking that the death
ot Adams be thoroughly Investigated,
said yesterday that he had instructed
Acting Coroner Bothwell to summon
all the -witnesses who might be able
to throw any light on tho cause ot
Adams' death and to make a search
ing examination of all at the Inquest
which will begin this afternoon at
express any opinion in the case say
expressed any opinion in the case say
ing that he was not In a position to
do so and that he -was not likely
to take any action until after the in
quest. If it was shown at this pro-
Calling For Referendum
on Traction Franchises
HORSE THIEF
BE
MAY
CAUGHT
In
Meantime Dynamite
and Other Explosives
Are Used Five Cars
Blown up Last Night.
Passengers Injured.
T GO.
(Continued on Page Four.)
POLITICS AND
CITY POSITIONS
Prosperous Canton Oon
cern May Move to
New York Town,
Site Offered
THE REASONS WHY
For some time past rumors have
been afloat that ono of Canton'3 most
prosperous industries, the Novelty
Cutlery company, would be moved to
Tonawanda, N. Y., where a free site,
including a building well suited for
tho business, freo water power and
electric light had bopn offered as nn
inducement to have tho company re
move to that cltv. It seems tftatrtltd
I real cause for tho proposed action
taken by tho members of that.' con-
publican memftors ot tne noara or pud
lic service, Messrs. Lauffer and St.
Glair, aro figuring upon putting an
other repair man at the water works
pumping station, in order to make
place for a man to whom they still
owe a political debt. The friends of
John McCoy, who was deposed as tho
chief engineer at the place, now say
that his position was given to an
other man because he was too rigid
with the Tod Pump company people,
who built the pump at the station.
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HARRY NOBLE, Proprietor.
RATE8 AMERICAN PLAN,
92.00 TO $2.60
WITH BATH.
MEAL HOURS:
Musical program Sunday for g
lunoheon and dinner. Every day A
for 6 o'clock dinner. q
Breakfast from 6:00 to 9:00. is
Noon Dinner from ll:Wto 2.
i Evening Dinner 5:30 to 7:30.
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The Arcade
V BAR AND CAF5
Service Is now unsurpassable. Bust.
facia Men's Lunoh from 11 A. M. to
-:80" P. M.
104 E. TtfH. 81, W, Knfcreetaw.
STATE AND VICINITY
Mansfield Auditors of 10 counties
of the state through which the Penn
sylvania railroad passes, mot here
and assessed the company $3010 a mile
more than last year.
Columbus D. Bennock sent to the
pen year ago from Cuyahoga county,
released.
Columbus Mrs. S. A. Barnhnrt, C3,
who lived in ono house for 25 years,
is dead.
Columbus N. & "W. passengor train
wrecked between Sardinia and HHIs
boro; 10 or 12 painfully injured.
Portsmouth Blows were struck by
warring Republican factions In tenth
district, where two conventions a're
being hold.
Columbus Her mind affected by
religious matters, Mrs. E. Meier, C3,
committed suicide by drowning in a
cistern.
Marietta George II. McKay, Cleve
land, supremo president, delivered ad
dress ot day at opening session ot
sixth annual session of Pathfinders.
Norwalk To await reports ot the
expert accountants of Cleveland,
grand Jury for April term, probing
bank failures, adjourns until June 1.
Lisbon J. W. Freeman, 61, died
after illness of one week.
RELIEF CORPS
Will Give Entertainment for Benefit of
Fund Tonight.
Tho ladles ot William McKlnley
Relief Corps, No. 4, will glvo an enter
tainment at tho O. A. It. 'hall Thursday
and Friday nights for tho benefit of
tho roltef fund. A drama entitled
"The Blue and tho dray" will be tho
feature of tho evonlng but a number ot
musical selections, both vocal and In
strumental, and readings will also bo
giveu. Much caro has been given to
tho preparation of tho programand
tho ladlos in charge aro anxious for
good audiences, feeling sure the en
tertainment will be well worth wnllo.
It will be under tho Immediate direc
tion of Mtrs. Ella Leo Schlldor..
The Inter urban Electrjo Car 8ervlce
to Cleveland Is Not Interfered
With by the Strike.
Tho cars running from Canton to
Cloveland are being operated roga
larly and are not being Interfered with
in tho least by tho Htrlko, Canton
patrol.s aro taken direct to the Clove
laud square.
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co,
cern is on account of their Inability
to have McGregor stieet opened from
West Third stieet to where the fac
tory is located at the corner of Second
and McGregor streets, a distance of
about 200 yards. This portion of that
thoroughfare is open to the public at
tho present time but it is learned that
a real estate firm has secured an op
tion on tho ground and is about to
close tho street to traffic.
Sometime ago the matter of dedi
cating tho street was referred to City
Engineer Starrett who informod a
News representative yesterday that
nothing could bo done until an option
had been secured from tho owners
of tho land and that matter was In
the hands o Councilman Aungst.
Major Vignos, president of tho cut
lery company, was seen by a News re
porter yesterday and said: "Wo have
exhausted about every possible means
to secure an opening to our factory.
For a long timo it made but little dif
ference to us whqther that thorough
fare was opened or not nsour em
ployes could pass to and from our
shops up Second street or the exten
sion of -Collins street. But recently
this land has been purchased by a
party of gentlemen, namely, Mfltcn
Shaeffer, Dr. Ed. Brant and William
Cook, who aro at the present tlmo
building houses on the lino of these
two streets, the land of which has
never boen appropriated for street
purposes. Beforo these buildings were
begun I used every means within my
power to secure sufficient land from
these gentlemen but tho prices de
manded by them wero so exorbitant
that I was compelled to turn them
down.
"We have been paying taxes for
nearly 22 years for our shop, machin
ery, etc., and havo never asked the
city for a dollar to help us along. Wo
have a payroll which Includes any
where from 135 to 200 employes and
we bolieve that we aro entitled to
some consideration at the hands of tho
people of this city. Wo wore willing
to pay for what wo got but feel that
wo cannot bo coorced Into paying five
times as much for. property as It Is
actually worth and unless something
Is dono within tho near future I havo
no hesitancy In stating that the
chances are that wo will seek another
location where wo will receive at least
somo consideration at tho hands oi the
people. We very much deslro to re
main In" Canton as our business hns
been built up In this city but for tho
samo reasons stated wo must havo
some redress."
Cleveland, May 20. Sympathizers
with the striking conductors and mo
tormen of the Municipal Traction
company, who last night and early this
morning teriorized tho city by wrecit
lug cars with dynamite and by scat
tering nltro-glycorlne charges about
the city again resorted to the use ot
explosives this ovenlng. A Detroit
avenue cqr was thrown off the track,
Its floor spli' to kindling and Its two
passengers thrown about against the
seats and seriously battered at 8:45
o'clock.
Police were hurried to the scene of
tho outrage, Just across the city line
from Lakewood, fiom which village
cars were barred today by order of
the village council following the riot
ing of last night In which five men
wero shot. The two passengers es
caped and the crew, uninjured, was
unable to gain Information as to tho
names of the passengers or members
of the crowd, which surrounded tho
car when it was derailed.
The police strengthened by special
deputy sheriffs, two hundred of whom
were sworn In today, guarded all car
barns and dangerous corners tonight.
The Detroit avenue attack, however,
was the only demonstration ot vio
lence up to 10 o'clock.
Four cars wero thrown from the
tracks by dynamite explosions just be
fore 11 o'clock. Some women who
jumped from ono of tho cars were
injured;
Mayor Turn L. Johnson, officer of
the Municipal Traction company aa
well as the city'a chief executive, to
day issued a proclamation calling on
the citizens to como to him with infor
mation as to the identity of rioters
and users of explosives, promising in
the city's name rewards of $100 to
$300 for information, $500 for convictions.
Tho union leaders following an ail
night conference, which was resumed
early this morning, late In the after
noon refused tho arbitration offer of
the company, proposing to take back
three-fourths of the strikers, placing
them on their former runs, pending ar
bitration of the validity ot the two
cent an hour wage increase contract,
about which the battle is raging.
A further effort to bring about
peace is being made by tho state ar
bltiatlon board with a faint prospect
of success.
The union men today began the cir
culation of petitions demanding an
election under a new law, providing a
referendum within 30 days on all trac
tion franchises. Already nearly Bono
of the 13.000 voters whose names aro
necessary to force such an election
havo been obtained. It Is the object
of the union to repeal the blanket
franchise undor which the Municipal,
Tom Johnson's throe-cent faro operat
ing device, Is operating tho lines. The
union has until next Wednesday to
get tho 13 000 signers.
It is quite likely that the man who
stole the burse and buggy from J. S.
Daniels, a fanner living near Meyers
lake, while it was hitched to a post
near the Canton Hardware building a
few weeks ago, wil be brought back
to Canton to ahswer for the crime.
This man according to the police, is
Relieved to bb John Vaughn, who
lived In the vicinity ot Alliance.
thief Smith says that the horse ha3
been located at Coraopoils, Pa., where
It was recently sold by Vaughn.
Wednesday the chief received a
telegram from that place asking what
reward was offered for tho return of
the horse and the same message said
that the sender was In hot pursuit of
the man for stealing It. Daniels, the
owner of the horse, called upon Chief
Smith Wednesday night and said that
he would leave for the Pennsylvania
town at onco to Identify and claim
his horse and buggy.
ALIVE, SAY LAWYERS
OF LAMPHERE '
But Coroner Insists She
is. Still Dead
Vote to Annul Agreement
of Affiliation With
Liberty League
INVESTIGATrBOYCOTT"
THOUSANDS WITNESS
FLEET (ylANOEUVERS
To Make Changes.
I. D. Lovett will mako alterations
in his piano warerooms at 224 W.
Fifth St. Many of his pianos must
leave tho floor on any kind of terms
at any prlco whatever above cost.
224 W. Fifth St,
Bridgeport Residence ot William
DeVault burned to ground loss ?3,
COO; Mrs. DeVault and three children
baroly-.'escaped In night clotheu. '
Van Wert Mart B. Brown, found
guilty of wlfo murder, Is mental and
physlcul wreck.
Astoria, Ore., May 20 The Atlantic
battleship fleet checked Its speed today
and indulged in maneuvers for sever
al hours off Columbia .river so that
thousands of people who had come
from .various places In Oregon and
Washington might see them.
Many thousands lined the beach
while other thousauds In steamers,
yachts and launches, went as close
as permitted to tho fleet. Tho Hist
appearance of tho fleet was a signal
for a good demonstration. Escoited
by a flotilla of small craft, tho bat
tleships went slowly past tho mouth
ot tho great river and maneuvered.
As the flagship Connecticut passed
Fort Stevens, a salute of 17 guns was
fired.
Funeral of Late George Volzer.
Tho funeral over the remains of
George Volzor, who died at tho home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian
Yolzer, 328 Charles stroet, will take
place from St. Mary's Catholic churcn
this (Thursday) morning at 9:30
o'clock and not at tho same hour Fri
day morning as it had boen erroneous
ly announced.. Friends of tho deceas
ed havo contributed many beautiful
vflQi;al offerings, showing tho high es
teem in which the man was held.
Ashtabula John Polaskl of Dun-
"klrk, n fisherman, found dead from
heart disease In the rear oi uoium
bus street saloon.
FOR WALL PAPER AND HOUSE
,;i,fcANlN(i UALU 111, omrm.
Tho members of Canton Central
Labor Union last night repudiated
Its affiliation with the recontly or
ganized Liberty league by a vote of
15 to 3. This action was taken after
long debate over tho question of re
considering the vote taken two weeks
ago at which time the motion to af
filiate with the league was carried by
the deciding vote of President Pat
terson.
When the meeting convened last
night there were members present
who had been absent two weeks ago
and who wre not In favor of jo ac
tion taken at that meeting. One of
them moved tp reconsider the vote
liut this was argued against, from a
parliamentary point of view on tho
ground that ho was not one of those
members who voted in favor of the
motion at the previous meeting. Fi
nally Member Robinson cut tho Gor
dian knot with the suggestion that
as tho union at that time had voted
for affiliation with tho league It could
at this meeting vote to dissolve that
obligation. The motion was made and
put and carried by the vote recorded
above.
Another matter which came before
tho union was the rumored, as they
termed it, "boycott" by certain mer
chants In this city against railroad
companies who have advertised cut
rate excursions to Cleveland on Satur
day and Sunday. Tho members of the
union wero unanimous In the belief
that the matter should be investigated
and a committee consisting of Messrs
Robinson, Evans and Whltehouso was
appointed by the president. This com
mittee will meet this afternopn at 3
o'clock and will at onco begin its In
vestigation. The matter was brought to the at
tention of the council by Momber Rob
inson who stated that he heard the ru
mor to the effect that morubers of tho
local boaid of trade and certain mer
chants had told the representatives of
the railroad companies, tho Wheeling
and the B. Sr O. that unless tho excur
sions were discontinued they would
coase their support of those Hues.
Ho said he understood that local ad
vertising mediums were also threat
ened. On this statement tho action
to Investigate was based. It Is
thought, according to statements ot
members of the union, that the re
port of fho committee will bo ready
by tho time of tho next meeting.
AULTMAN HOSPITAL
STAFF HELD MEETING
About twenty of the thirty-two
members of the Aultman hosnita! staff
held a meeting in the mayor's court
loom Wednesday night, at which time
they passed upon the examination of
tho five young lady nurses who will
bo. graduated at the Grand Opera
House next Wednesday evening. It
is said they all passed Tho staff also
adopted rosolutlons on the death of
Dv, Esther M. Tyrell, who died somo
tlmo ago. Dr. Kahler presided at the
meeting, while Dr. Zlnnlnger kept a
record of tho proceedings.
Alliance Isaac Homer, 8G, of Col
umbiana county, refuged to go to
Stark county Infirmary.
Grand Jury is Likely to
neiurn a verdict on
Friday A Mother's
Vain Search For the
Remains of Daughter.
Laporte, Ind., May 20. Acting on
private information, Mayor Darrow, of
counsel for Ray Lamphere, who will
be indicted for the murder of Mrs.
Belle Gunness and her three children
and Andrew Helgoleln, of Aberdeen,
S. D , tonight entered Into communi
cation by cable with the police ot
Scotland Yard, London, and the au
thoritles in Canadian cities, advising
ttKsm of tho reward of $1000 which
will be paid by Laporte county for tha
finding of tho murdeiess Following
his declaration that tho teeth Identi
fied as those of Mrs. Gunness are in
too perfect condition to have been In
the fierce blaze which destroyed the
head, and charred, baked and burned
the rest of the body, Mayor Darrow,
also took steps to consult with experts
upon whom he relies to disprove tho
identification of tho teeth. Coronor
Mack added the weight of his opinion
that Mrs. Gunness' body was that
found In the ruins of tho charnel
house when ho tonight officially de
clared: "It is my verdict that the body su
viewed is that of Belle Gunness; that
she camo to her death through felon
ious homicide; and that the perpetra
tor thereof Is to me unknown."
Coroner Mack says that so far as
Andrew lfelgelein, of South Dakota;
Ole Budsberg, of Iola, Wis , and Jen
nie Olson, the adopted daughter ot
Mrs. Gunness, aro concerned his ver
dict will be that their bodies wero
properly Identified, that they came tn
their death from unnatural causes,
that they were burned to cover up
murder and that Mjrs. Gunness had a
motive for killing them and was guil
ty either alone or with accomplices
of murder.
Mrs. Henry WItzer of Toledo, walk
ed among the dead at the morgue this
morning hoping that there might bo
somo mark of identification on onn of
the skeleton forms which would prova
that her daughter was one of the vic
tlms of the house of tragedy. Tears
rioursed down tho mother's cheeks as
she looked upon the headless and dls
membered bodies. There was no Iden
tification, but the Toledo woman, hop.
ing that some tragedy might solve
the mystery of her daughter's strange
disappearance, came to Laporte like
scores of others, In the hope that the
Gunness murders would unfold th3
mjstery which she has vainly labored
to solve since 3902, when Frances
Witzler, young and pretty, a college
graduato with life before her, left
her home never to return.
Mrs. Witzler believes her daughter
met death in the charnel house.
The grand jury is making splendid
progress In the taking of evidence.
Theie is a disposition on the part of
the stato's attorney, Smith, to conclude
the labors of tho body of inquisition
not later than Friday, when the 'ndict
ments against Ray Lamphere w '11 un
doubtedly be returned.
With tho reading of tho Swedish
committal service tho skeleton of Jen
nie Olson, was this afternoon lowered
Into a grave at Patton's cemetery.
The plot of giound in which she lies
adjoins tho burial place of Andrew
Helgoleln.
Dr Martin received tort? from
Washington a letter descrlb o. . wo-
? .id be.
TWO DAY TICKETS
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EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
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man seen on tne street in'
lioved'by tho writer to b -4 o. Gun
ness. The man does .five his
name, but says he saw ? oman ho
describes on tho oven y if May 13,
at 15th stivet and ' ,, .cot, before
he ever saw a pictu o tho l-aporte
murderess. ij
Attorney Worde the defense, la
still a firm bolievei tho theory that
Mrs. Gunness made her escape. Ho
claims tha a woman to thoroughly
ei&ed with the instincts of criminal
ity, as she, would resort to such!
means of diverting suspicion "She
could very easily havo a dentist re
movo those plates from her mouth,"
ho declares, "and leave thorn as sho
left tho lings, near the bodies found
In" tho basement ot her house."
The searching of tho debris today
brought another gold ring to light.
It bears the initials "S. B., May 28,
1907," and It may prove a factor in
solving the identltv of another body.
States Attorney Smith stated to
night on emerging from tho ;rand
Jury room that he would ask for tho
lndlrtment of Ray Lamphere on six
counts. Four for the murder ot Mrs.
Gunness and her three children, ono
us accessory in tho Wiling of Andrew
Helgeleln and one for arson.
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Old ago and dim sight aro poo?
companions. Our Optician will jr
you In Improving your Bight "
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