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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1897.
IS FOUR SCORE YEARS OLD.
ants, vaskv ns liaetj ix ivest-
I'ORT THIRTY A EARS.
Has Six Children, Tea Grandchildren
and, Tito Great-Grnndclilldren
Gets Dp at Dnjbrcnk and
Does Her Onn AA'orlc
Tho war of 1S12 had Just closed when Mrs.
Nancy B. AA'asky. who has lived at West
port for many jears, was born. She was
born In North Carolina eight -two jcars
ago, and despite her advanced jears sho
Is in possession of all her faculties and is
enjojing the best of health. She lives in
a. commodious houso at No. 402S Summit
street, in AVestport. There sho was given
a surprise party last night b a large num
ber of friends, in honor of her birthday.
Her parents moved to Kentucky when she
was a small child, and a few jears after
wards moved to Van Burcn county, la.,
of which state her father was one of tho
prominent pioneers.. She was married
MRS. NANCY B. AVASKT.
thero about 1S11. and soon afterwards
moud with her husband to AVestport,
where she has since resided.
Mr. AVaskv was a prominent merchant
of Westport for a great many jears and
cied suddenly of heart disease eighteen
jears ago. His widow, who is familiarlj'
known as "Grandma" AVaskj. has raised a.
family of six children, all of whom are
living. One child died in infancy. Her Ih
lng children are the following:
John F. AA'askj-, postmaster of Oswego,
Kas.; T. P. Wasky, a merchant of Pitta
burg, Kas.; Mrs. Virginia Hurst, who 11 es
with her daughter. Mrs D. Smith. In this
city; Mrs. Dr. Goslln, of Springfield, Mo ;
Mrs. G. F. Smith, of Gallatin. Mo. and
MIs Mollle Wasky, who lives with her
mother at the old homestead.
"Grandma" Wasky has ten grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren, the older of
which is 7 years old. Mrs. AVaskj has been
a member of tho church since she was 15
jearsold and has been a member of the
WesfpCfT Cumberland Presbjterian church
for thlrtj jears.
Her daughters, who are all musicians of
ability, have during the past twenty jears
furnished most of tho music for the
church. Mrs. Wasky w alks sov en blocks to
church almost eerj- Sundaj. She is al-waj-s
the first member of her household to
ri"e in the morning, which she does about
daj break, and does most of the housework.
Though most of Mrs. Wasky's children
are Democrats, she herself is a strong Re
publican and keeps abreast of all the news
of the daj. She can discuss current polit
ical events with tho best posted. In this
simple, pleasant way she is spending her
declining jears. surrounded bj- her chil
dren and her children's children, awaiting
the final summons with cheerfulness and
confidence.
EXODUS OF CASHIERS.
Matrimonial Epidemic Strikes the
Midland and It Will Loc Tlirco
AVomcn Cashiers.
A matrimonial epidemic has "broken out
at tho Midland hotel and within tho nest
thirty dajs three of the j-oung women
cashiers in the -various departments of the
hctel will leave tho house to be married.
Manager Stockham has been accustomed
frequentlj to resignations from one of the
cashiers, but he has never before had so
many come in a bunch. Resignations bj
platoons is the unusual thing. It is a co
ir cidenco that has caused much discussion
among the guests and was surprising to
the joung women themselves when they
learned of each other's plans.
Those who are to be married are Miss
Margaret NIcholI. cashier at the main of
? flee; Miss Mary Kane, cashier at the cigar
stand, and Miss Belle Jackson, cashier at
the cafe. Miss Eva Adrain, cashier in the
restaurant, resigned two months ago.
Miss Margaret NIcholI has been in tho
main ofilco but a jear. Sho succeeded her
sister, who resigned to be married. She
will marry Perl B. Coulon, who Is cm
ploed as bujer for one of the departments
of Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago, and
will make her home In Chicago. The dato
of her marriage is fixed for Thanksgiv ing.
She will bo succeeded bj- Miss Frances
SUles.
Miss Mary Kane, who has been In the
cigar stand for four jears. will be mar
ried on Saturday next to George Casej". a
joung business man, on tho West side.
Her successor will be Miss Maggie Castle.
Miss Belle Jackson, who has handled tho
cash in the Midland cafe for two jears,
w ill le married Nov ember 23 to Terd Kohl,
a well known musician who is plajing at
one of the theaters. Her successor will
be Miss Marie Wallace, of Wichita.
Miss Eva Adrain, who has been one of
the cashiers In the Midland restaurant
for three j ears, will be married during tho
coming week to Max Kosse, of New York,
who I? the American agent for a heavj
manufacturer of Germany. Her successor
is Miss Ida F. Hanej-.
The Dnrllnirton Route.
The best lino to Chlcaxo.
K. S. U. EX-STUDENTS.
An Organization "Which Proposes to
Make Itself Seen and Heard on
Proper Occasions.
Twenty ex-students of tho Kansas Unl
versltj met at tho Coates House clubroom
last evening and organized a local alumni
association. Officers as follows wero chos
en: President, Dr. E. G. Blair, class of 'S7;
secretary, Russell R. Whitman, class of
'S3; treasurer, AV. E. Higgins, class of "SS.
Dr. Blair appointed the following execu
tive committee: J. G. Smith, W. H. H.
Piatt. II. E. Finney. E. C. Meservej-. r. B.
McKinnon. J. D. IJowersock. Simuil W.
Moore and Frank D. Hutchings, of Kansas
City, Kas. Tho first appearance of the lo
cal association will be on the 30th. when
tho ' entire membership is expected to go
in a bodj- to Lawrenco to witness tho
football game.
A PECULIAR REMEDY.
Something Ahont the Xcw Discovery
for Cnrlnc Djspcpln.
Tho Rev. F. T. Bell, a hlghlj- esteemed
minister, residing in Weedsport, Cayuga
count j N. Y., In a recent letter writes as
follows: "There has never been anj thing
that I have taken that has relieved tho
Dvspepbia from which I have suffered for
ten jears except the new remed-- called
Stuart's Dj-spepsla Tablets. Since taking
them I have had no distress at all after
eating, and again after long jears CAN
SLEEP WELL,." Rev. F. I. Bell, Weeds
port, N. Y., formerly Idnlia. Col.
Stuart's, Djfpepsla Tablets is a remark
ablo remedj. not onlv because it is a cer
tain cure for all forms of Indigestion, but
because it seems to act as thoroughly in
old chronic caseb of Dvspepsla as well as
in mild attacks of Indigestion or bilious
ness. A person has dvspepsla simply be
cause the stomach is OVERWORKED: nil
It wants is a harmless vegetable remedy to
digest tho food and thus glvo it the much
needed REST.
This Is the secret of the success of this
pocullar remedj. No matter how weak or
how much disordered the digestion mav Ik?.
Stuart's Pvopcnsla Tablets WILL DIGEST
THE rOOD WHETHER THE STOMACH
WORKS OR NOT. New life and energy
are given, not onlj to the stomach, but to
cverv organ and nerve in tho bod A trial
of this splendid medicine will convince tho
most skeptical thatDjspepsia and all stom
ach troubl.s CAN BE CURED The tablets
are prepared bj the Stunrt Chemical Co ,
of Marshall. Mich., but so popular has the
icmedj- become that Stuart's Djspepsla
Tablets can now bo obtained at anj drug
store at GO cents per packnge. Send for
Look; on stomach diseases fret..
MYSTERYJJEEPENS.
Continued Trom First Pn-re.'
o'clock. That was the last time the baby
was seen by us or our neighbors.
"Did jou think ho was the proper person
to take the child?"
"I did, under tho circumstances. I think
a father Is tho proper person to have his
child."
"No matter whether ho is a brute or not
even though ho would take It away and
kill It?"
"No, sir, that is not my idea."
"Yet jou heard him saj that ho would
kill it?"
"Yes, I heard him saj- that ho would kill
it before she should have it."
"He did saj he would kill the child be
fore Eunice should have it?"
"Yes, he said that."
"Aou thought he was right in that?"
"No, I didn't. I thought he was more
capable of taking care of the child than
he was. That' what I think. I don't
bellevo he did kill it."
"Would jou swear that jou have never
seen any of the clothes the child wore?"
"No; I may have seen that red skirt. I
do not remember to have seen anj of tha
other garments at our house."
"Did jou look tho clothes over care
ful lv?"
"No; I did not have mj spectacles and
I can't "ee verj well without them."
Mott said that when Lovine left he had
picmt-ed to writo as soon as he arrived
at his, brother's and send the money he had
borrowed. No letter ever camo. He said
ho was not uneasj about it. He would
rot believe Cecile was dead, even though
thero was a strong resemblance to her
in the dead and water bloated Infant Ho
sain he had heard that ihe child s mother
had wanted Cecile.
"What were jour relations with jour
stepdaughter? Did jou like Mrs. Lovine?"
"No, ir, I did not. We were not on good
teims."
Mrs. Lucj Mott said the reason she and
htr husband did not keep the babj was
because Jim wanted to take It to his broth
er's home in Kansas She did not think
he was the proper person to keep tho baby,
as she had often heard him make threats
against It. Sho had heard him threaten to
kill the babj and its mother. She had
net rccentlj heard him threaten the baby s
life
"Whj- did jou let him carrj j-our grand
child awaj? You knew ho was a man of
bad character? '
"Well, I thought it might be better off
with his people.
"Did he ever threaten jour daughters
life?"
"More than once. Why. he told her right
In our yard that ho would follow her and
kill her if she ever took the babj."
"Why did she leave him?"
"Because he abused her so. He cursed
and struck her."
"He mistreated her all the time?"
"Onlj bj spells. When she would leave
him and then go back he would be good to
her for a few weeks or months, and then
he would begin again. He wanted her to
ccme back to him just a while ago, but
she refused."
"Did sho wont tho child?"
"Yes, she often spoke about It."
Mrs. Mott declared that she had exam
ined the clothing taken from flie body of
the child found in the river. There was not
one piece that Cecile had on, she declared,
w hen the child w as taken in charge bj her
father. She said that she had some but
tons at home just like the peculiar button
that Mrs. Lovine had sewed on the infant's
undershirt.
The "Iollier on the Stand.
When Mrs Eunice Lovine, mother of the
raising child, took the stand she was a
trifle nervous. She said she had read a
description in tho newspapers of the cloth
ing on the dead bodv of the child found in
the river and it was so like the clothes
her Cecile had on that she was impelled
to go to the morgue and look at them She
would not posltivelj denj that the clothes
were not the ones her baby had worn, but
bho stammered a weak doubt as to their
having been worn by Cecile. She kept
her head down during the examination and
her face was. flushed
She could not look at the coroner, but
kept her ejes averted. She did saj posi
tively: "I saw that waist with the peculiar but
ton on it at mj' mother's home. I sewed
the button on the waist."
She said she could not remember wheth
er the button was on the exact spot where
she had sewed it.
The witness recounted the beatings her
husband had given her and said that ho
showed her a revolver once and said that
ho would kill her with that.
Inspector of Detectives Halpln told about
Mrs. Lovine calling at Central police sta
tion Mondaj night and telling him that she
had read an account of the death of her
child. She told him Ehe was sure the child
was hers, because tho description of the
clothes, matched those worn by her babj
so minutely. She was shown the clothe,
said the inspector, and posltivelj identified
them.
"She told me," said the inspector, "that
everj piece of the clothes was her child's
except the cap. She said she was positive
thero was no mistake; she would swear to
it on her deathbed."
This ended the Inquest for the daj-. A
reporter for The Journal a-ked Mrs Lovlno
in the presence of a detective whether she
had heard the inspector's testimony. She
said she had.
"Was what he said regarding jour state
ments at Central police station true?"
"It was, everj word of it."
"Whj are j ou less posltiv e now than jou
were then?"
"Well, mother in't sure about It. She
sajs that she never saw some of those
clothes, but I know that I sew ed thartut
ton on the shirt."
'AN UNHAPPY STORY.
Home Life That Was rilled AVlth Drn-
talltj Talks "With the Motta
and Mrs. Lovine.
Armed with John Doo warrants. Deputy
Marshals Mays and Kenney went to the
home of James Mott near Red Bridge at 4
o'clock jesterday morning and brought
Mott and his w if e, Lucj, to this city. Mrs.
Mctt is Mrs. Lovine's mother end Mott her
stepfather. They also sought for Lovine,
but learned that he was somewhere in Kan
sas near Lincoln Center. The Motts were
taken to Central police station at about 8
o'clock.
The bodj of the child found near the con
fli'enco of the Blue and Missou'i rivers
last Sunday and which had been burled
Mondaj was exhumed yesterday morning
and Mott, his wife, Mrs. Lovine and sev
eral detectives went to Undertaker Stew
art's morgue to view the remains. It was
observ ed b j the officers that Mott and his
wife almost from the first discredited the
storj that it was Mrs Lovine's baby. When
thej reached the undertaking establishment
and tho body was exposed neither Mott nor
his wife could Identlfj' it. and when ques
tions were asked Mrs Lovine concering the
booj Mrs. Mott assumed the responsibility
of answering for her. Mrs Lovine, under
the ej'O of her mother, half way discredit-d
manj of her statements made the night
before, except as to the shirt with the pe
culiar button on It, and she clung to her
statement that she had -ewed that button
on the shirt, that "she would recognize it
anj-where."
Ihe part j returned to Central police sta
tion, and later Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Lovino
were pllote dt tho side of the bodj. They
both claimed on this occasion that the child
was that of Mrs. Lovine. although the as
sertion of Mrs. Mott was made rather
weakly and only upon her daughter point
ing out certain marks upon the body that
had been there from birth tho peculiar
shape of the ears and the crooked tooth.
Later In the day Mrs Mott decided that
the baby was not her daughter's, hut Mr-..
Li.vine adhered to the belief to the last.
jLt before she left the city last night she
declared positively that the body was that
of her daughter. Cecile.
Mrs. Eunice Lov ine is below the medium
height, but of heavy build She is only 18
vears old and was married at the age of
15 to James Lov ine In Randolph. Mo. Her
maiden name was Mav field, her mother
having been married twice before she met
her last husband. When she appeared be
fore the coroner's jurj jesterdaj afternoon
Mr. Lov Ine w ore a dress that she had bor
row ed from Police Matron Lee. Last even
ing when sho went to Central station to re
turn th dress Mrs. Lee asked her:
"Whv have vou changed jour mind re
garding jour babj. Mrs. Lovine? When
oti were here last night jou were positive
in tho mntter."
"I have not changed mj mind, Mrs. Lee.
I am just as positive as I can be that It is
mj babv. Jim changed a part of the clothes
on it, but he forgot to change the little
shirt with tho button on it."
Mrs Lov ino told a reporter for The Jour
nal jetcrdav afternoon that she would
never be convinced that it was not her child
until she "saw Cecile running toward her."
Mrs. Iyovlne's mother wab standing bj at
the time, but she cautioned her daughter to
not be too sure It w as her child.
"If Jim ever comes back here," said Mrs.
Mott, "he is going to kill some one for all
this. Ho is a bad man and ho will be verj
ansrv ."
"I don't care if he Is. I ain't afraid of
him " answered the daughter.
"How long did jou live with Jim after
jour marriage before he began to abuse
j'ou. Mrs. Lovine?" was asked her.
3Irs. Lrinlnc's Jjlte Stor.
"About six months. When I left him-,
on several occasions and then went back
to him he could not staj good longer than
that, and sometimes not as long. He beat
me several times, but I didn't mind that
as much as I did his abuse of the babj.
He was not a drinking man, but he was
very kuarrelsome. Several times ho has
struck me In the face and knocked me
down. I left him the last time one jear
ago daj before jesterdaj. I have seen him
since and he has tried to get me to go
back and live with him, but I refused I
believe he thought tint if he took tho
fcany I would want to live with him for
its sake, but he Is mistaken I will never
live with him again."
Lovine is a big. muscular man, six feet
tall and weighs JX pounds He is 2i jears
eld He was L'3 and his wife was lo when
they were nurried Their biby was born
in March, 1S93. Mrs. Lovine sajs that
while the baby was In the cradle Jim used
to snank it with his big hard hands be
cause it would cry. "When she left her
husband one jear ago she went to the
home of her brother at Hamilton Mo., tak
ing Cecile with her. Her husband followed
her and took the bab from her and car
ried it to the home of her parents near
Red Bridge, in this count. Mrs Lovino
then came to Kansas City and went to
vork as a domestic at Tl'i Troost avenue
and later sho worked at 54G Main street.
For the past two weeks she had been era
plojed in a bakcrj at 704 Independence
avenue. She was discharged jesterdaj- and
last night returned to the homo of her
ir other near Red Bridge
"I don't know how I came to fall In
love with him," she said, "unless it was
because ho was so big and strong, but I
did love him dearly until his brutal treat
ment took all of the love from me and
turned it into hate Hanging would be too
good for him for this crime."
"Was there no way that jou could Iden
tify the body of jour child.'" a reporter
for The Journal asked Mrs. Lov Ine.
"Yes, there was. and I idontilied it. Mj
baby was marked just at. I am marked.
Do jou see that white -pot in my right
ear," and sho touched the upper lobe of
the ear. "Cecile is marked in the same
manner. Then, too. the upper part of her
left tnr is larger than the unper part of
her right ear. I noticed both of these
peculiarities on the dead bodi at the un
dertaker's." The different sizes of the cars was not
so apparent to the eje as the marking in
the right ear. The spot could be distinct
ly seen twentj feet awaj. Mrs. Lovino
pointed out these peculiarities to Under
taker Stewart and reporters while sho was
examining the child's body
The queer looking button that Mrs Lovine
sajs sho sewed on Cecile's undergarment
is a strong link in the chain of evidence
that cops to prove the child as her own.
It Is a button that one would recognize
anj where. It has a white surface and is
covered with large brown spots, flecked
between with lighter brown snots, about
the size of flj- specks. AVhile Mrs. Lovino
was talking to the reporter for The Jour
nal. James Mott walked up. His vest was
unbuttoned and a large button of a pecu
liar kind showed distinct! where his un
derwear was held together.
"Was the button on the babj's shirt anj
thing like this one"" asked the reporter,
calling Mrs. Lovine's attention to the but
ton so cons-iicuous on Mott
"It was tho mate to that button." sho
declared.
"I have several of those buttons." said
Mrs. Mott, "and I sewed that one on my
husband's underclothes when the other
button came oft. I got it out of the button
bag."
"And that is where I got the button I
sowed on my babj's shirt," said Mrs. Lo
vine. Mott Sot "Skcered" of Jim.
When James Mott. stepfather of Mrs. Lo
vlne, was brought to Kansas CItj, with his
wife, from their home near Red Bridge,
thej- were not placed under arrest, al
though the deputies took along John Doe
warrants for the purpose ol placing Mott
and his wife under arrest In caso thej re
fused to coma They were awakened in
their home by the deputies at 4 o'clock j es
terday morning and started at 5 o'clock for
Kansas Citj. Mott wore a mouse-colored
suit, a blue shirt w Ithout a tie and a straw
rat. He has a thin face with shrunken
cheeks covered with a bushy growth of
black whiskers His hair Is just turning
graj. His ejes are blue and waterj. Theio
isn't a sj-mpathet!c line In his face His
mouth Is large and his lips thick and
parched. Probably tho most remarkable
thing about him is that he says he isn't
"skecred ' of Jim Lov ine.
"Jim beat up the women folks, but I
wasn't skecred of him," declared Mott, and
those big. blue eyes of his fairlj swam in
water. ''He was coming for me one day.
tut I showed him something that stopped
him mighty sudden and he never tried to
come it ov er mo again "
"What was it a revolver?"
"That's what it was. Jim and tho old
woman had had trouble and I took him to
task about it."
"Yes. Jim blacked both of my ejes,"
broke in Mrs. Mott. "He was In the habit
of coming into tho house and throwing
himself onto tho bed with his overalls on
and I just told him 'that he had got to
stop it. Besides, he didn't pay any board.
One day ho planked himself down on mv
bed and I started for him with a. piece of
broomstick, and hu got up and I hit him
over tho arm and almost broke it. Ho
hollered and then he hit me between the
eves and knocked mo down. Mj- eje got
black quicker than jou could saj- 'scat.'
Eut he didn't Ho on the bed any more."
"Do jou think that is Mrs. Lovine's baby
In tho morgue?" the reporter asked Mott.
"No I don't, although it looks a great
deal like it. Tho mouth and tho nose are
tho same, but I won't bellevo it is her
babj until I hear that Cecile isn't at Lin
coln Center. If sho Isn't there then that is
tho child and Jim Lovino threw it In tho
river."
"But supposing Jim took It soma place
else Instead of to Lincoln?"
"He didn't take it anj place ele. It is
either there, or else it is in the under
taker's." "AVhat do jou think about it, Mrs Mott'"
"AVell. it looks a great deal like Cecile,
but I don't see how anj bodj could be so
cruel as to kill a little babj and I don't
think Jim did."
"Don't you think that it might bo the
babv?"
"Yes, it might. The body smelled so bad
I did not like to get near it, but thero wero
several things about it that reminded mo
of Cecile."
Mrs Lucy Mott is a large woman with
blue ejes and a brownish skin Her lower
jaw is heavj and her mouth large, with
folds of flesh that droop from her nostrils
to the jaw bone, giving her face a heavj
appearance Her hair is clipped close to
her head. Sho wore a brown dress, and a
black hat. She seems to be erj- much
afraid of the wrnth of Lovine
Mr. and Mrs Mott drove back to their
home last night, taking Mrs. Lovino with
them.
WHOSE WERE THEY?
If Xot Cecile Lovine's Clothing, Who
Is There Can Identlfj the
Articles?
Below Is a complete and detailed descrip
tion of all the clothing found on the child
w hen It was taken from the Missouri river:
A white canton flannel sleeveless waist,
sewed by machine and fastened in front
with two white china buttons. Tho waist
was made of white cotton, fastened in the
back bj three small china buttons Sewed
to the waistband were two buttons, one
above each hip. The button on the right
side Is of most peculiar design. It is the
one positively identified bj Mrs. Lovine as
one fehe sewed on with her own hands.
It is described above. The button on the
opposite side is an ordlnarj china button.
Fastened to the waist was a pair of
white cotton drawers
The black stockings had evidently been
bought originally for an older child, prob
ably 6 jears old In order to make them
fit. the feet of the stockings had been cut
off and the legs sewed straight across
with a machine, leaving them without the
shape of feet. They had been worn long
enough, however, to leave the shape of
the little one's feet la the uncomfortable
looking stockings. Half an inch from the
tops of the stockings was a border about
an Inch wide of grav. An elastic gartir
three-qunrters of an Inch wide, with a red
pin stripe running through it, was found,
on the left leg.
Only tho right shoo was found. It had
been worn but little. The size on tho sole
Is marked, 4A C. It is a kid shoe with
patent leather tip and a silk tassel at tho
top. Tho top button is gone, four remain
ing. Around the neck, and tied at tho throat
in a hard knot, was a square piece of
muslin. lSxlS inches, folded in the shape of
a muffler. It was evldentlv the corner of a
pillow slip or piece of sheeting, judging
from the hem. This might have been used
to protect tho child's throat from cold. It
was verj- tight.
The red flannel underskirt had a waist
of white cotton goods and was fastened
In the back by three small china buttons.
The skirt and waist were joined bj- a rough,
overlapped seam sewed bj hand It was
sleeveless and the seams in the skirt had
been sowed bj machine. Worn over this
was another sleeveless skirt, of white mus
lin. Two and a half Inches from the bot
tom are two narrow tucks running around
the skirt about half an inch apart. The
bottom is finished in neat embroidery iui
inch deep. The skirt was fastened in tho
back with a safety pin.
The child wore a pretty dimity dress with
J- ruffled collar an Inch and a half wide.
The dress was fastened by three pearl
buttons. The sleeves are ruffled at tho
wrist slmiliar to the collar. A plain hem.
three inches wide, finishes the bottom of
the dress
The woolen cloak has a ground of dark
brown, covered with a design of small
diamond shaped figures. The collar is
about five Inches wide and is divided into
two sections forming a cape over either
shoulder, and leaving the aperture In the
b ick simiHr to that in front. The cloak is
unllned. excepting the joke, which is lined
with black s itine The sleeves nre large
puffs from the cuffs to the shoulder. The
cloak fastens in front with two hooks and
ejes. The cloak Is turned up at the bot
tom forming a hem seven inches wide
The hood is crocheted from white wool
en jam. Above the forehead fro two tas
sels at the end of a cord running through
the hem of the hood.
POLICE ACT PROMPTLY.
Tele-trams Unshed to Kansas Points
Directing: Lovine's Arrest and
Then Countermaudln-r.
When Deputies Kenney and Majs ar
rested Mr. and Mrs. Mott at Red Bridge,
earl j esterday morning, the former sent a
dispatch to the police here, stating:
"Lovine at Lincoln Center. Kas. Right
babj."
Upon the receipt of this message, which
reached headquarters at 3 20 a. m , Lieu
tenant Moran wired tho police at Lincoln
Center to arrest Lovine, giving his de
sciiption and statin,; he could be found at
his mother's house, near Lincoln. In this
telegram Lieutenant Moran stated that Lo
"vine was wanted for murdering his child
Before a reply was received to this mes
sage, tho steptather and mother of Mrs.
Lovine were brought in and failed to identi
fy tho clothing of the baby. Chief Hajes
then wired the police at Lincoln.
"Don't arrest Lovine. Babj has, not been
identified."
A few minutes after this message was
sent. Chief Hayes received the following
message from Lincoln, which was In
answer to tho first message sent by Lieu
tenant Moran, ordering Lovine's arrest:
"Jim Lovine and two brothers feeding
cattlo twelve miles northeast of Hoxie for
lolllver &. Marshall. S. H. Hoover, sher
iff." This message was received at noon. At 5
o'clock the following message waj received
from Lincoln Center:
"Jim Lovine has his child here at his
brother's. G. L AA'ebb, city marshal."
Beforo this mesage was received Chief
Hajes had wired the sheriff at Hoxie to go
out and get Lovine. Later, however, he
wired the sheriff not to arrest Lovine.
At S 30 last night Chief Hayes received
the following message from Hoxie:
"Have Jim here. He will be hero to
night. E. T. Crum, sheriff."
Upon tho receipt of this telegram Chief
Hajes at once wired Sheriff Crum to hold
Lovine but not to lock him up. He told
Crum to get an expression from Lovine as
to where the babj is. In this way the
chief hopes to ascertain whether or not
he sajs the baby is at Lincoln Center.
MUSIC A:D THE DRAMA.
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Mmo. Mohjeska has so rarelj taken up
a new plaj- for production that Jhero was
more than ordinary ,1ntertt in 'herbfirst
piesentatlon in thls city -of Sudcrmann's
"Magda," which wasfeen at the Coates
last night. Iho oppostunltj to witness a
work bj one of the foremost o Germanj's
dramatists, who has hithertp been known
to us onlj as a novelist", "was, ln itself, a
rare one, though strange to saj it attracted
less attendance than did tho old bill of
tho opening night.
Suderinann Is a. close observer and a
profound thinker. It Is impossible to con
template his work by the light of con
v entional standards. In ' Magda" he has
not undertaken the solution of a problem
but tho exposition of conditions. He has
not undertaken to portraj abnormal beings
but to reveal representative tvpes. His
greatness does not lie in craftsmanship,
but in characterization. Introspection Is
his dominant element. It requires more
than the ordinary spirit of entertainment
seeking to grasp his values. For this rea
son his work is doubtless more appreclxted
in Europe than it could be in this coun
trj. "Mndga" tells an Interesting storj.
thoughit Is an Incomplete one, judged bj
the conventionalities of dramatic writing.
It is the story of the conflict between the
liberality of the great world and the in
sularitj of pristine domesticity. Magda. a
willful elder daughter, doomed by paternal
decree to choose betw een a distasteful m ir
riage and her father's renunciation, se
lects the latter, seeks her own means of
maintenance, and, having a talent for
music, studies for the operatic stage. She
is deceived and afterward deserted by a
man of worldly accomplishments and
woridlj distinction. She does not despair,
but practices the aggressive selfishness
that she finds neces irj to advance her
material interests. Sho become renowned
under a nom de theatre and, in the height
of her fame, returns to her native town
as tho star attraction of a great public
festival. She Is received with gracious af
fection bj- her punj-, undeveloped sister,
her good stepmother, and even In tho
family pastor, who had been the distaste
ful but devoted lover of her girlhood. But
her father, who tj'pifies the Inexorable ex
actions of traditional family honor, looks
upon her with many misgivings.
She, in turn, comes into this humble and
humbled home as the living embodiment
and spirit essence of tho world. Yet she is
still a proud and exacting woman and an
absolutclj devoted mother. Accustomed to
rule with absolute power in the realm she
has dominated, sho brooks her father's
reasserted authoritj onlj because she re
alizes the endless suffering sho has caused
him Tho old man, partially paralvzed,
asks questions: tho daughter evades'l.lm.
But the inquisitor is inexorable, and in a
scene that is, fortunatelv, left to the im
agination, learns from Magda tho whole
storj of her life from home, and aIo that
her betrajer Is his personal friend, tho
privv- counselor, who is engaged with him
in philanthropic labors. Of all men, the
rrivv counselor Is now the most despised
of Magda. Yet in obedience to convention
alities she Is ordered to accept this man's
offer of marriage and restitution, renounce
her art and again return to the stuffy
environments of her jouth.
Her love for her father Impels her to
accede to all of these conditions rather
than bring more sorrow upon her father;
tut when It is added that her child must be
renounced and hidden from the world, ma
ternal instinct rises superior to filial obli
gation, and she prep ires to depart from her
home for a second time. The father, fear
ing further disgrace, is about to put .an end
to her life, w hen he is seized with paralysis,
and dies. The rest Is left to speculation.
This chapter In the lives of a half dozen
personages is stronglj- narrated. Bv the
most ndrolt means, mental and emotional
processes are revealed with singular power.
The soveral charac.ers stand out with dis
tinct individualities Few dramatists pos
sess like power of differentiation.
Tho plaj is frequently talkj and the
stage business emploj'ed is not alwajs cal
culated to overcome these faults as effect
ively as thej might be overcome.
Modjeska's Magda is a splendid realization
of a great ch iracler. She adapts herself
to tho life and spirit of tho hour with sur
prising fidelity, considering her Intimate
and almost exclusive association witl
poctlc creations and remoter personages. It
would be easily possible to make Magda a
more reprcentatlv e type of upper Bohemia,
Lut Modjeska with her unlmpcach iblo
tate. invests her with the distinction of a
great artist and tho strength of a great
Mr' Haworth gives a vivid, artistic and
exceedlnglv strong impersonation of the
old man Mr. Ixmergan plaj s tho ungrate
ful counselor with much discretion A fine
mstarco of subdued but affectionate spirit
is shown by Miss Grace Fisher as the sister.
The engagement will elop to-nlcht with
"Macbeth " AUSTIN LATCHAW.
There has been a most promising sale for
the engagement of "The Heart of Mary
land." which will be seen at the Coates to
morrow evening and the remainder of the
week. The production is a genuinely great
one and its coming will be one of the dis
tinctive events of the season's theatricals.
The success of tho bill at the Auditorium
has been so great that it has been decided
to continue ' The Lost Paradise" all the
week at that house. Last night's audience
was even larger than that of the opening
night.
New Orleans, Oct. 11 Veronica Miller, a
member of the Grau Opera Companj-, plaj
ing here, died this morning, not, however,
of yellow fever.
Reception at the New Central Market.
The new Central Produce market, cor
ner Thirteenth and Main streets, will be
thrown open to the public this evening
with a reception The stalls will be filled
with produce and will be specially decor
ated for the occasion. There will be a
musical nro-rramme and each of the stall-
keepers will irlvo souvenirs.
We Know
a Piano
Thoroughly beforo we say
a word about it, and then
wo tell you everything wo
know about it and no more.
In our salesrooms you will
be treated intelligently and
honestly. Wo never mis
represent, and never promise
anything wo can't fulfill.
That's why pianos we sell
always give satisfaction.
Aren't you ready to try us?
J. W. JENKINS' SONS,
921-923 Main St.
Oldest and Largest Music House in the 'West.
MBMaEgU-BlkJHMil; imiiir
NOW FOR THE TESTIMONY.
JURY IS THE BURGER CASE WILL
BE SWOKV TO-DAY.
List of the Fort -set en Men From
Whom the Jury Will lie Selected
Testimony AMU Begin at
l:::o This Afternoon.
The first testimonj In tho trial of John
Schlegcl for the murder of Dr. Ljman A.
Berger last Julj- will be heard to-daj In
the criminal court. Yesterdaj- the panel of
forty-seven men, acceptable to both sides,
was filled. The attornejs were given the
usual twentj-four hours for challenges and
the case was adjourned until 11 o'clock to
daj. This morning the state will choose
fifteen names to bo stricken off the list,
the defense will then strike oft twentj. The
twelve remaining will constitute the jury
that will hear and determine what will be
one of the most famous cases in the crim
inal annals of the state.
The men from whom twelve will be se
lected are:
John A. Wible, 45, glass, sash and door
merchant, Kansas Citj.
Edward Umbrook, CO, laborer, Kansas
Citj-.
S. G. Spencer, 37, printer, Kansas Citj.
II. D. Millen, 4C, painter, Kansas Citj.
A. K. Hann, 33, with Kansas Citj Scenic
Companj. Kansas Citj.
J. W. Bell, 37, with American Express
Companj. Kansas Citj.
James R. Delaplaln, 51, driver, Kansas
Citj.
Louis Antonaine, 24, farmer, near Ray
town. George C. Miller, 45, laundry, Kansas
Citj.
C M. Windfrey, 21, farmer, near Sibley.
James Tankard, 47, packing box maker,
K.-.nsas Citj.
Isa ic Johnson, 40, farmer, near Sibloj.
G. W. Hulse. 61, farmer. Oak Grove.
O. L. Noland, 34, f aimer, near Independ
ence. Robert Dchoney, 32, farmer, near Ray
tow n.
Fred C. Adams. 20, assistant casnler
Santa Fe railroad. Kansas Citj-.
James B. Cline, 20, farmer, SnI Mills.
It P. Dixon. 51, contractor, Kansas Citj
Brown. A. Lange, 33, grocerj clerk, Kan
sas City.
Phillip Glier, 20, tinner. Kansas Citj.
William E Hides, 3S, grocerj and Missou
ri Pacific baggageman, Kansas Citj.
G. W. Gradj , 25, carpenter, Kansas City.
C. N. Munson, 37, insurance and alder
man, Kansas City .
David O wings, 47, farmer. Oak Grove.
Edward Ricter, 23, farmer, Independ
ence. George Sandridge, 26, farmer, Independ
ence Columbus Rennick, 5G. farmer. Oak
Grove. . ,
David W. Whitman, 26. ex-car driver,
Kansas Citj. ,
C. A. Sargent, 43, grocer. Kansas Citj.
Charles H. Rebenschied, 31, bicjele
dealer. Kansas Citj-.
B. H. Brooks, 36, architect. Kansas Citj-.
J. D. Miller, 10, civil engineer, Kansas
Citj-.
George L. Pease, 54, life insurance, Kan
sas Citj.
F. L Wilcox, 40, traveling salesman. In
dependence P. F. Meador, 41, laborer. Independence.
John Ragland, 53, liverjman, Independ
ence J II. Wettzel. 21", plumber. Independence.
W. J. Waj-, 30, noveltj- store. Independ
ence. W. C. Perry, 30, ex-llverjman. Independ
ence. Vas Perkins. 3S, merchant, Independence.
P. C. Talk. 50, real estate, Westport.
Edwin Potcet, 51, farmer. Independence.
John S. Walker, CO, merchant. Independ
ence. A. "W". Stelle, 57, poultry, Westport.
Robert Hull, 29 teamster. Independence.
R. T. Aker, 47, bookkeeper. Independ
ence. Robert Noland. 44. ice dealer, Westport.
At 11 o'clock the jury will be sworn, the
attornejs for tho state and defense will
both make their statements and at 1 '0 p.
m. the Introduction of testimony will be
Cin. It will be a stubborn battle, with a man's
life at stake. An Ingenious attorney will
plead emotional Insanity, while able at
tornejs for the state will allege and seek
to prove it onlj' a cowardlj murder, hav
ing for its basis the most Improbable tale
ever told as an excuso for takln-r a life.
DE VTIIS AD FU.NERALS-
George Hines, aged 17, died jesterdaj- at
St. Margaret's hospital, of pneumonia.
Burial will be in Union cemetery this after
noon. Lloj'd Horsfall, aged 5, died j esterdaj at
his parents home, 3019 Independence ave
nue, of diphtheria. Burial will be in Union
cemetery this afternoon.
Harriett Dewitt, widow of Daniel Dewltt,
a Methodist minister, died jesterday at her
home, 723 Harrison street. Mrs. Eli Wilson,
of this citj, is a daughter.
Nathaniel R. Hardaway, aged 41, died
jesterday at his home, 2U.S3 Madison ave
nue, of malarial fever. The funeral serv
ices will be held this afternoon from the
house and burial will le in Union ceme
tcrj. Mr. Hardawav was a clerk In the
citj engineer's ofilco during Major Daven
port's administration.
Tonj- Rendlna. aged 43, died jesterdaj- at
his home. 812 East Ninth street, of pneu
monia. He was a musician, belonging to
Lenge's Militarj- band The funeral ser
vices will take place from the house to
morrow and burial will be in Mount St.
Marj's cemcterj. The time of the funeral
has not been determined.
Dcnth of W. J. Orcndorff.
Mr. W. J. Orcndorff, president of the
Parlln & Orendorff Companj. one of the
largest agricultural implement manufac
turers in the world, and who have 1 irge
tianch houses in Kansas Citj,Omaha,Neb ,
Dallas, Tex.. St. Louis and other impor
tant trade centers, died at Canton, III..
Mondaj night, October IS. Funeril serv
ices will be held at Canton, Thursdaj aft
ternoon. Upon receipt of the news of Mr. Oren
dorff's death the Kansas Citj- branch
I laced Its flag at half most and Its place of
business will be closed the day of the
funeral. F. L. Kaufman, resident manager,
leaves to-daj- to attend the funeral.
TO I1E CO-VTENT AD IUPPY
Use "Garland" Stoves and Ranges.
CITY NEWS IS PARAGRAPHS.
Police Matron Lee has homes for two
tcjs from 3 to 5 jears old.
Dr. AV. A. Quajle will deliver a series of
lectures to the children and friends of
Scarritt Training school, at the school,
from 11 a. m to 12 m , October 21 and 23
and Nov ember 4
The board of public works jesterday or
dered the Northeast Street Railway Com
pany to pave between Its tracks with vit
rified brick from Fifth and Grand avenue
to Independence avenue and Oak street.
J. H. Sullivan, national president of tho
Painters and Paperhnngers' Union, with
headquarters at Baltimore, Md., addressed
a mass meeting of union and non-union
men of that trade In the Industrial Coun
cil hall, at Labor headg.uarf-- v 1117 Wal
nut street, last nleht.
0 M
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Grand Opening
TO-NIGHT!
THE NEW
Centra
1 Market!
Corner 1 3th and Main Sts.
CONCERT.
5 SPECIAL PROORAAME BY
Third Regiment Band.
Come and have a good time; it costs you
nothing. Bring- your wife and friends.
Tell your neighbors about it. This is the
biggest thing that ever happened for Kan-
sas City people who are desirous of furnish-
ing their tables with the best the market
t affords.
j The following firms will be represented
1 at this market:
Union Tea Co.
Kansas Citj Tea Co.
C. J. Diehlow Pickles.
Mrs J. O H irt Pickles.
A Sutorius Bakery.
T. E Bower Fruits, etc.
Brown & Majer Candy Kitchen.
J. A. Boppart Fruit stand.
Fred Wolterman Meats.
J. F. Hegger Meats.
H. C. Thee Meats
Hedges & Rojer Meats.
T. J Borga'-on Meats.
Simon Shapiro Meats
Dan'l Beck & Co Fish and Ojsters.
J. R. Miller &. Co Fish and Ojsters.
W. H. Ruppert Poultrj- and Game.
E. M. Lockart Butter, Eggs, Cheese,
etc.
Jas. Stewart Butter, Eggs, Cheese,
etc.
Miss Kennedy Butter. Eggs, Cheese.
etc.
J. W. Strickand Butter. Eggs. Cheese,
etc.
H. M. Lindsay Retail Produce.
S Wright Retail Produce.
J. IL Harris Retail Produce.
AV. E Garrett Retail Produce.
I. G. Hlatt Retail Produce.
I. B. Blanchon Wholesale Produce.
W. J. Barnes Florist.
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SPECIAL FEATURES.
Free Delivery System. J
Scales at all exits to guarantee correct weights.
Cleanliness, Courteous Salespeople everything
designed for a modern market. j
Formal Opening To-night
NO GOODS SOLD. I
Open for Business
THURSDAY MORNING.
HOURS: 6 a. m. to 7 p. m.
SATURDAYS: 6 a. m. to 10:00 p. m.
Catalogues and Information.
KANSAS CITY BRANCH, No. 113 WEST NINTH STREET.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
A'V.MVEIIS VR.Y Or THE SURRENDER
OF COR."WALLIS CELEKRATED.
Elegant Dinner at the Contes Iloune
La-it Msbt Attended liy More
Tlinn 100 Members Elec
tion of OOK-crs.
The HCth anniersarj of the surrender
ot Cornnallls at Yorktown was appro
priately celebrated at the Coates House
last night bj the Sons of the Reiolutlon
--,1th an elegant dinner. Covers were laid
for 123, and there were not half a dozen
jacant chairs. The banauet room ot the
Coates --.as profusclj decorated with Hags,
j chow and blue bunting, Revolutlonary
portraits and tropical plants.
It was 8.30 o'clock when the retiring pres
ident, I. P. Dana, led the way to tho ban
cuet hall.
At the close of the banquet the following
programme was rendered.
Presentation ot the flag bj the retiring
president and greeting by the newly elected
president, Thomas James. Rev. Mr. Cam
eron Mann, rector of Grace Episcopal
church, responded to the toast: "The Sub
missive Tory." Mr. W J. Murray gave a
-local solo; Miss Mary E. Wilder, of Eliza
beth Benton chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, responded to the
toast, "The Spirit of the Women of '70."
Mrs. G W. Goffe gave a vocal solo. Mr.
C. A. Jlosman, of New Hampshire, re
sponded to the toast. "Patriotism From a
Citizen's Standpoint."
Mrs. Goffe and Mr. Murrav gave a vocal
duet, and Rev. Mr. H. D Jenkins, pastor
of the Second Presbj'terlan church, re
sponded to tho toast, "The Fighting Par
son." The programme closed with the singing
of "America" bj all present, rising.
At tho business meeting of the society
yesterday afternoon the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Thomas James; vice president. W.
G. Mellier; secretary. W. P. Voorhees;
treasurer. W. B. Thajer; board of man
agers, I. P. Dana. A. L. Howe. W. V.
Clark. AV. B. Clark". E. M. Clcndenin-r. J.
G. Peppard and F. A. Faxon.
FORGERY ATWHOLESALE.
Checks AVure in bninll Amounts, How-
eter, but Unite Enonch to Get
.Toll n C'rlflln Into TTonble.
Jchn Griffin was arrested jesterday at hts
home, Tw enty-third and AVoodland avenue,
bj- Dctecti-.es Sanderson and Brj'ant. on
a charge ot forger j. The dctcctUes claim
Griffin has floated a large amount of forged
fapcr, using the checks of the New En
gland Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
and forging the name of the Eureka; In--.(stmtnt
Companj bj- D. D. Drake, o
Westport. The rhecks were small, rang
ing from Jl to S20.
Stolen Coffee Recoereil.
Detectives Booher and Ennl3 yesterday
recovered three boxes of coffee, containing"
1C0 pounds each, which had been stolen
from AVllliam Leitch, a grocer at 1M AVest
Eighth street. The coffee was found buried
In an alley between McGee street and
Grand avenue and Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets. It was burled beneath sev
eral loads of straw.
Struck by nn Euslnc.
AV1I1 Regan, of ITU Tranklin avenue, waa
struck bj- the pilot of a Missouri PaclHc
switch engine at First and Grand jesterday
morning, and badly battered up. He was
taken to Central police station and his
wounds wpre dressed by Assistant Pollc:
Surgeon. Norberg. Regan was attempting
to cross the track when the engine struck
him.
TRY GKAKf-O ! IEY GR IN-O !
Ask jour grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes tho place ot coffee. The chil
dren maj- drink It without Injury, as well
as the adult. All who try It like lt-GRAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but It Is made from pure
grains, and tha most delicate stomach re
ceives It without distress. U the price of
coffee. 1: and 23o per package. Sold by
all j-rocej