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ESTABLISHED 1832. NEWARK, N. J.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1908.—16 PAGES. FAIR AND COLDER fONIGHi AND SATURDAY,
WEEPING CHILDREN
THROWKISSESWHEN
COURT PARTS THEM
Two of Children of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Koehler, Given by
Judge’s Order to Wealthy Father, Who Speeds Away in
Automobile, While Mother Takes Other Two Away.
PARENTS IN BITIER DIVORCE SUIT.;
CONSPIRACY AGAINST IS WIFE DINTED AT
1 he four children of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Koehler, of Hoboken, wore
parter yesterday for the first time in
i heir young lives. Tho Court of Chan
cery, in granting a decree of divorce,
gave two to the mother and two to thu
father. But the wisdom and solemnity
of the vice-chancellor and the dignity
of the court was of little, comfort to
iho innocent victims of the disrupted
family, and us the father sped away
In his automobile heurlng with him the
two oldest children, the mother, weep
ing, watched them disappear, and the
younger children by her side threw
kisses, between their sobs, to the
brother and sister from whom they
were separated.
The mother was apparently heart
broken. When she first saw the chil
dren on the platform of tho Lacka
wanna depot, she rushed up to them
and, alternately laughing and crying,
told them she would never be parted
from them again. They were over
joyed, and Elsie, a girl of 12 years,
cried out:
“Oh. mamma: oh, mamma, wo's so
glad to seo you.*’ — — - —; • ■
The action of the vice-chancellor
came as a closing chapter to on^ phase
of a dTvoroo action, .brought against
Mrs. Wilbelminla Koehler by her hus
band. When the suit was Instituted,
Rome months ago, Mrs. Koehler had the
custody of the two younger chllddren,
Eugene, 6. and Edwin, 3. Henry, 13,
and Elsie, 12, w-ero with their father.
In August last tho father forcibly took
possession of tho two younger children
and placed all four in St. Elisabeth’s
Convent, at Madison.
In an effort to recover the possession
of her children Mrs. Koehler instituted
habeas corpus proceedings in the
Chancery Court, with the result that
Mrs. Koehler was again given posses
sion of the children taken from her
six months ago. The older children re
main with the father.
Koehler reached the court room a
short time before the decision was ren
dered. When lie heard the court's de
cree he brought Edwin and Eugene to
their mother, who was seated at the
long table before the vice-chancellor.
While tin- children wept with their
mother the father looked on unmoved.
Then he turned away without uttering
a word of farewell._
In rendering lift* 'decision the Vice
Chancellor said that tile decree was
only temporary, dependant upon the
outcome of the divorce Stilt which will
be tried shortly. He went over the
te.stimony and declared that ho be
lieved the testimony of Koehler and his
witnesses was a result of a conspiracy
entered into by Koehler and several
men and women who leil the woman
into an embarrassing situation and
then testified against her.
"J do not think that Mrs. Koehler is
guilty of any offense,’’' declared the
Vie«i-cUianeellor. "She has only been
indiscreet.'■
In connection witli the suit Mrs.
Koehler has appeared before the Hud
son County Grand Jury, and" indict
ments liavo been returned against
Koehler and several of tile witnesses.
The decree, which is to be signed
tomorrow, will permit a reunion be
tween the mother and four children
once a month.
SUSPECTED OF
SETTING FIRE TO
BIG TENEMENT
fleorge Keeper Held in Connec*
tion with Blaze in the
Gruber Building.
George Keeper, 21 years old, of Os
borne place, was arrested last night and
locked up in the Third Precinct Police
Station charged with being a suspicious
character. He was held by Judge .
Howell this morning for appearance In I
courl tomorrow, w hen a charge of arson
will be made against him for starting
a fire Monday night in the big tene
ment house owned by Nathan Gruber,
at 05-98-100-102 Chape! street.
It. is said that Keeper was in a sa
loon at 102 Chapel street Just before ti
o’clock on the day of the Ore, and that
he left to get his supper, but returned
iu live minutes, saying that he had
changed his mind. Immediately after
he came back the lire broke out.
Keeper has been arrested several
times, once on a charge of arson.
There have been several suspicious
fires in the neighborhood of Chapel
street of late, and the police believe
that all of them were of incendiary
origin.
AGED ARTIST WEDS PUPIL.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 7.—John Nelson
Arnold, aged 73. a portrait painter,
will marry Miss Olaru L. Maxfleld, his
pupil, who is 27 years of age. Arnold
is one of the oldest artiats in Rhode
Island and has painted pictures for
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j Missing in Newark==A Penny
Worth $20 to the Finder.!
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' wvO YOU ever.look at the pennies you get iu chaugc? \
j 11 1’**e ohanees are that you don’t. <
\ MS If you get a yellow -backed $20 bill you take
S a glance, at least, to make certain that you are
not feeling a new yellow-backed $10. If you get
< penuiesat your grocer’s or butcher’s or at the bigstorcs,
'i you slij) them Into your purse without a glance or a
!> thought. You are bound to get more or less of them <;
S in the course of a day. , ;;
> THE EVENING STAlf knows of a penny that is
< worth $20, and it is circulating iu Newark today. It
has been curiously marked and turned into the chan- £
^ nels of business for the purpose of getting EVENING
£ STAR readers to look after tlicir pennies.
The curious marking on this valuable penny will <!
■ } he cxpfhincd in the EVENING STAR on Saturday. !>
> Be siiia- to get it, so that if the penny falls into your
£ possession you will get the $20 reward. ^
A penny somewhat similarly marked was lost in j
S Lomhui several years ago. The claimant of a large for
tune 4lcpended upon this penny to establish his claim,
j He knew the history connected with its strange mark
<; ing. No such value attaches to this penny.
But, If the readers of the EVENING STAR look
I > after tlicir pennies next week, one of tWm will be cer- /
Stain, almost, to get the $20. /
Get the EVENING STAR on Saturday!
Hik. ■ 1_ 4
United States Government Will
Go to Any Land After
Charles W. Morse.
BIG FORTUNE SECRETED
IN EUROPE, IT IS SAID
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Wife Claims Furnishings of Fifth
Avenue Mansion When the
Sheriff Attempts Levy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—The United
States Government and twenty banks
are looking for Charles W. Morse, de
Lhroned ice king, shipping trust chief,
banker and of divorce notoriety. They
arc not a Ion anxious to land Morse,
but are also desirous of locating a part.
tt least, of the $20,000,000 fortune which
he possessed until within a month or so.
Tlie United States Government wants
Morse to remain within the Jurisdiction
:.f the Federal courts until investiga
tion determines whether or n< t he sh ill
he indicted for one or all of three d
fences against the Federal banking
lavs which, apparently, It is asserted,
study of his bank's methods suggests
may have been violated.
These apparent crimes Include: Over
cert.-cation of checks, misapplication
of funds where embezzlement Is not
Involved, making or causing to be made
false entries In books with the intent to
defraud.
Fleeing Over Occam..
Morse, today, is said by his counsel,
Albert B. Boardman, to be on the
ocean aboard the Campania, having
gone abroad for a rest of throe weeks
i to recuperate after the strain of seeing
; his millions melt and his reputation
lost because of the attack started by
the New York Clearing House to ellml
| rate him and the Thomases and
: Helnzos from the dominating power i
jthnt they had obtained by their con
| trol of nine New York banks and trust
i companies.
Morse's counsel realizes that he has
I no chance to osrapo the long arm of
the United States government and
I that should ho ne Indicted he can ho
| brought back to New York by extra
dition proceeding* from any civilized
country to which ho may floe.
It is said that Morse, six months
ago, saw the indications of a crash fol
! lowing his management of the Atneri
■ can Ice Company and sequestrated and
i placed in safe repositories in Europe,
i probably Paris, where his friend,
; former -Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck.
j lives, securities of great value.
Gave Wife Millions.
It is asserted that the condition of
Morse is not hopeless; that his wife
has at least $1,000,000 which he settled
upon her when he married her; that
j she has another $1,000,000 in jewels
, which he purchased for her, and that
she also has at least another $1,000,000 i
in securities which he has given her |
since the settlement of the sensational
Dodge-Morse divorce scandal.
Mrs. Morse, when a sheriff's officer
went to the Fifth avenue mansion,
which has been attached by the United
States Government, claimed as her own
the palatial furnishings of the magnifi
cent home, which are said to be worth
at least $250,000.
Unless Morse is found by tonight it is
probable that tomorrow proceedings will
be started to take him through the
bankruptcy court. Presidents of a score
of banks that hold his paper for large
amounts met today to deterimne what
they would do to protect their Interests,
and it is said they have practically de
termined upon bankruptcy proceedings
unless his counsel assures them that
Morse will return to New York at once.
Wife Solves Mystery.
Mrs,.Morse said today that her hus
band sailed for Europe on the Cam
pania and that she accompanied him 1
to the steamer a few minutes before
the departure.
"Mr. Morse Is coming back on the
Campania on her next trip," added
Mrs. Morse.
"The voyage was undertaken in order
that ho might have a rest and recover
some of his nerve force, which has been
badly shattered by his troubles. He
is a lighting man. and he will be back
to face anything necessary.
"Many of Mr. Morse's friends, whom
he made rich, have deserted him in
his trouble. Others have Htood by him.
I shall remain right here In this house
until his return."
HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS NEW
ROOF, INSPECTORS SAV.
The Board of Education, which con
tinued its Inspection of school build
ings yesterday afternoon, found that a !
new roof Is required for the High
School. Six other schools visited were '
found in excellent condition
CORBALLY ACCUSES SHERIFF
OF PROMISING HIM TO DROP
GRAFT CASE PROSECUTION
TULP IMAGINED
BE
WORTH MILLIONS
Montclair Man Had Mania for
Buying Plots of Valuable
Property.
PRONOUNCED INSANE BY
POLICE SURGEON CLARK
Gavo Worthless Check for Pur
chases and Was Arrested.
To Go to Asylum.
John J. Tulp, of Cedar Grove, Mont
clair. who, the police nay, passed sev
eral worthless checks In Montclair, and
who was urrested here yesterday and
held at police headquarter«, was later
examined as to his sanity by Police
Surgeofi Henry J. Clark anl formal'
County Physician W. H. McKenzie,
He was pronounced insane.
Tulp was laboring under the halluci
nation that he was a millionaire, and
with the recklessness of a money king's
son ho bought expensive property.
One of his victims was the linn of
Lurleh & Totten, of Roseville, real
estate dealers, with whom ho completed
arrangements to buy a $40,000 residence
at Fust Orange.
Tulp claimed to have the hulk of his
wealth In the "McGInty" bank, but he
failed to locate the bank." Several
purchases made by him from Newark
firms wore paid by cheeks, and when
these were presented they wore marked
worthless. When his wife called to* see
him at police headquarters yesterday
afternoon Tulp began telling her of his
wealth, and she informed Contain of
Detectives Carroll that her husband's
mind was unbalanced. Then the two
doctors wore called In.
Tulp was arraigned before Judge
Howell in the First Criminal Court this
morning. The judge not knowing of
the prisoner's condition, was about to
pass upon liis case, when Detective
Sergeants Quinn and Kuhn Informed
the court of his mental state.
It is expected that the necessary
papers will bo made out this aftern ion
for the young man's commitment to
Morris Plains Asylum.
DOWN AT SLAIN
FATHER’S BIER
Queen Mother Has to Be Forced
from Her Embrace of
Dead Monarch.
LI8JJOX, Feb. 7.—The body of King
Carlos was placed In Its coffin yester
day, after which the Queen mother,
Marla Pia, Queen Amclic, his wife,
and Manuel, his son, were admitted to
view the remains. There was then a
painful and heartrending scene, for the
two queens and the young King broke
down and wept, bitterly.
Maria Pia had been kneeling in
player beside the body of the King.
Suddenly, a victim to uncontrollable
emotion, she grasped the dead man's
hands in hers and kissed them repeat
edly. Her face was streaming with
tears.
Friends were obliged to remove her
gently though forcibly from the side
of the bier When the wife and son of
the dead monarch were admitted to
the mortuary chamber they knelt in
prayer, tears flowing from thetr eyes
and their voices choked with emotion.
Body la Removed.
It was midnight when the hody, In Its
coffin, was solemnly transported to
the royal chapel. All the doctors and
high officials of the palace were in at
tendance. The head priest attached
to the palace led the procession, carry
ing In his hands the palace cross. He
was followed by the palace major
WHITE WIFE OF
NE6R0 FLED WITH
NEW DUSKY LOVE
Deserted Husband Traps Them
and Begs Spouse to
Return.
SCORNS HIM WHEN ON
KNEES HE MAKES PLEA
Man for Whom English Woman
Left Lucas Said to Have
a Family.
William H. Lucas, a negro, said to
be an expert mechanic, and owner of'
valuable property In Washington, D.
and husband of Mrs. Agnes Lucas,
a pretty Knglish woman, whom he
married in London, lSngland, tWiTPafs
ago, returned to tills city three days
ago from Montreal. Canada, but found
that Ills wife was missing from her
home at 13 Maiden lane.
Lucas visited the sheriff's office and
there met Justice of the Peace Henry
Bossett. He claimed that he learned
his wife left the Maiden lane house
in company with Charles D. Jones, an
other negro, some time ago. Constable
Frank Smith was deluded by Bossett
to try to locate the couple. Jones,
it is claimed, lias a wife and seven
children In Virginia, and is also wanted
la that State, it is alleged, for selling
liquor in a local option town.
Smith set out in earnest yesterday to
locate Jones and visited a building in
the course of construction in Willow
street, Bloomfield, and met a man an
swering Jones’s description, and It was
Indeed Jones.
Smith pretended that lie was seeking
a man to do*some painting, and Jones
told him that he would fill the bill.
’’Well, where can I meet you to ar
range a contract?” asked the con
stable.”
"I live at 12 Norfolk street, but my
wife lives in a, New street house, both
in Newark,” said Jones.
Smith then learned his companion's
name and produced a warrant in his
possession and visited the Now street
house and arrested the Lucas woman.
The couple were hurried to Bossett *
office, 103 Market street, and Lucas,
who was on hand, fell on his knees and
begged Ills wife to forget all and live
life anew.
uo away irom me, i say, was her
only answer.
Jones pleaded that lie wasn’t aware
that the Lucas woman was married,
but was held In default of J30n ball,
while the Lucas woman was paroled.
"I let her go," srild Boasett, “because
I thought they might make up, but the
chances don’t look very bright.’’
Tho Lucases after tlielr marriage
came to this city and lived In Spruce
street. The story Is that the woman
left her husband and Infant behind. At
the time he conducted a search for her,
but heard nothing until he received a
letter some time later from London, He
went to London and “made up" with
1 his wife, and some tfme ago returned
to Newark, and later left for Montreal.
The baby died, and when Lucas again
came to this city his wife was again
missing.
Lucas Is wi ll educated, and has trav
eled extensively. He toured England,
Spain, France, Italy and this country.
domo, and then came a group of cour
tiers and other officials.
Behind tlio coffin marched the Duke
of Oporto, the king's brother, and Vice
Admiral Capello. the latter bearing the
king's plumed helmet and sword. The
troops presented arruB as the cortege
passed.
On tho breast of the dead King wer*
various insignia and orders, and his
hands were encased in white gloves.
In his fingers was a rosary, the beads
being black pearls.
Cannon Itwom Requiem.
As the procession moved slowly along
priests recited tho prayers for the dead,
while from alar could be heard the |
boom of cannon on board the warships.
When the final prayers were said tho
palace church bells broke out In a
rhythmic and cadenced dirge.
A similar ceremony marked tho
transfer of the body Of the Crown
Prince to the Royal Chapel. The face
of the young man was covered with a
Portuguese flag to hide hts wound.
HURT IN WRECK;
CARS IN CREEK
Coaches and Locomotive of P.
R. R. Train Derailed Near
Olean, N. Y.
GOING 45 MILES AN
HOUR, LEAVE TRACKS
Mayor De Kleist, of North
Tonawanda Is Among
Those Injured.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 7.—Six
teen persons are saicl to liave been in
jured when a Pennsylvania ltallroad
express train front Baltimore to Buf
falo was wrecked today near Frank
Unvilie, twenty-one miles north of
Glean, X. Y., on the Buffalo division.
A coach, sleeper and the, locomotive
wi re thrown into a small creek.
Among the injured are:
Wilson Guggenlielmer. A. C. Xeil,
Buffalo; C. W. Townsend. Washing
ton; I. P. Clawson, Toronto: W. C.
Bluckmore, Chicago; W. Kilmer, Olean,
X. Y.; Eugent De Kleist, North Tona
wanda.
A Air. De Kleist, believed to be
mayor of North Tonawanda, N. Y„ is
one of the victims. The train was
running at the vale of 45 miles an hour
and toppled over when It struck a
road crossing near the scene of the
wreck.
The train wrecked was composed of
coaches and sleeping cars which left.
Washington at 7:15 p. m. and Phila
delphia at 8:25 p. ill. yesterday.
HARGIS, SLAIN 6Y
SON, HAD BOUGHT
HIS OWN COFFIN
That Kentucky Feudist Had Pre*
monition of His Death Would
Thus Appear.
JAGKSON. Ky., Feb. 7.—Thai, for
mer Judge James Hurgis, fatally shot
by his son. Beach, yesterday, had a
premonition of death, is chown by the
fact that he purchased a coffin about
a month ago. fn this casket, which is
one of the costliest turned out by the
National Casket Company, the body
of the leader of a feud which menaced
Kentucky, will be laid in the grave. It
was during the early part of last month
that Judge Hargis went to the show
rooms of the. casket company and re
quested that he ho shown the most
elaborate coffins the company had in
stock. Nothing suited him and he
finally ordered one ulong his own ideas,
costing $1,300.
About 4:30 o’clock yesterday aft
noon the following telegram was sent
by the widow to the company:
“Kxprss today casket selected bvj
James Hurgis, as he is dead."
His last words an unavailing plea for
mercy, Hargis was shot to death by
hi* son. Following a brief quarrel the !
son drew a revolver and fired four!
shots into his father's body.
“Mercy! mercy! You’ve killed me,’
appealed the elder man as he lay on
the floor. His son’s answer was vo fire
two more bullets Into his prostrate
body.
The tragedy occurred In Hargis
Brothers’ store and was witnessed by
two customers and a stenographer.
All three fled. Young Hurgis was later
removed to jail by the town marshal
and a deputy, but he struggled like a
mad man until thrown into his cell.
Soon afterwards the report was eur- j
rent that be had taken morphine in
his cell.
The younger Hargis had been on a
protracted spree, and some days ago
his lather administered a thrashing.
The chastisement was the cause of the
murder, the son having continued his
dissipation, nursing his resentment
until his father again upbraided him
for his condition,
Says Proffer Was Made at Sher
tiff's Home While Working
with County Official s Men on
Wagner Disorderly House
Case—Accused Detective Ser
geant Under Cross-examination
TRIAL GOES OVER PENDING
WILLIAMSON DEPOSITION
Corbally Sticks to Statements
Made in Direct Testimony and
Goes Into Detail to Show that
He Did His Duty—Worked Un*
der Orders of His Superior
and Made Reports of All He
Did.
Detective Sergeant Thomas J. Cot
bally was again called on the direct ex
amination In the Court of Quarter Ses
eions before Judge Ton Eyck and a
struck Jury today, and continued to
deny strenuously the allegations of
graft made against him by self-con
‘ Ceased dlvckcdKsrs. upon whose testl
I many the State relics principally for a
conviction for nonfeasance.
The case, went over until Monday to
allow depositions to bo taken from
George G. Williamson, who is ill, and is
said lo he a^naterial witness.
On the stand today’ Corbally mad®
Die statement that on April IS last,
while ho was working on the Wagner
disorderly house case with the sheriff,
the latter official promised to assist in
having tin.' case against Corbally nolle
pressed. He said first this statement
was made in the sheriffs house. Eater
ho said it was made outside the house.
Corbally was on hand early, ai were
his counsel, Samuel Kalisch and Frank
M. McDermlt, while the interests of
the State were looked after by Prose
cutor Henry Young and Assistant
Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott.
Corbally was first asked about the
Hotel Mctropolo after saying he wanted
to correct the date about going to
Wagner’s house with McDermlt, which
was 19th of April and 33d of April, and
should he May instead..
"You know -where the Hotel Metro
pole was on Market street?" asked
Mr. Kalisch.
Telia of Metropvle Visit.
“Yes, sir.” i f
“When did you go there?”
“Some time in March, 1905."
“What time did you go there 7”
“About 8 o'clock at night.”
’’Did you find anybody there?”
“Only the bartender.”
"Did you go through the house?”
“Yes, sir.” ■
“Did you go through all the rooms?"
“Yes, sir."
“Find anybody there?”
"No,, sir.”
“We went there In March again."
added the witness.
• Whom did you find there'.’."
“Mrs. Holman and the bartender."
“Anbody else there?” /
“No, sir.”
“Anything said to Mrs. Holman by
you?"
“Yes, sir, I told her that If she had
young girls there sho would be raided."
“What did she say?”
“She said that she would be very
careful.”
“I asked her if she kept a register,”
the witness added, and Williamson and
I looked at it.
”1 looked to see if two or three regis
tered on the seme night and did net
find that was so.”
“Did you toll her how to keep the
register?" Corbally was asked.
“No. sir.’
“Did you tell her how tn mark he
rooms?”
“No, sir.”
Admonished Woman.
“What did you say about a man ad]
wife registering?”
“I told her to he careful or sho wdtdti
be raided."
"Whut did she say?”
“She said that she was getting ready
to move out. as she did not make
enough to pay her rent.”
Witness added that he went seven O'
eight times to the hotel, but found
nothing wrong there.
"Buclt time you went by order of the
chief?"
“Yes. sir."
“And each time you made a report
to the chief as to what you found?"
“Yes, sir.”
"Did you find anything wrong tr im
proper?”
“No. sir.”
“Did you find out who the landlord
was?"
“Yes, sir, I found it was Dr. Itoth. *