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ESTABLISHED 1832. ' NEWARK. N. J.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1908.—12 PAGES. PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT; SATURDAY FAIR, COLDER.
TWO ARE KILLED
BT VENGEANCE OE
THE BLACK HAND
One Victim Slain for Revealing to the Secret Service
Operations oi a Band oi Counterfeiters.
Newark Man Threatened.
POLICE IN A I 'TWO STATES.
DETERMINE JNISH CRIMINALS
BLACK HAND outrages that resulted yesterday in the murder of two
men in Fairvicw. Bergen County, and Brooklyn, have caused the
police of New York and North Jersey to unite in a systematic search
for the murderers. The police dragnet embraces the Italian colonies of New
York, Paterson, Passaic, North Bergen and this city. Throughout this great
district scores of detectives are at work running down the gangsters whose
atrocities have terrorized the colonies in question.
In the Fairvlew tragedy, members of the Black Hand dynamited the
home of Mrs. Antoinette Marrone. One man was blown to pieces, and Mrs.
Marrone and her three children miraculously escaped death. The house was
reduced to kindling wood.
The Brooklyn murder is believed to have been committed by a Black
Hand band ol' counterfeiters. Salvatore Murchinne, the victim, is believed
by the police to have revealed the operations of the counterfeiters to the
United States Secret Service. Because he told, he was slain, he was dis
membered and his ears and nose lopped off. To point a terrible moral to
tale-bearers the murderers, with fiendish ingenuity, out off his tongue.
Captain John H. Brown, of the Second Precinct Station, this city, today
was handed a Black Hand letter by Luici Coniato, of 33 Look street, who re
ceived it yesterday. In the letter Coniato was ordered to take $000 to a cer
tain spot in Brooklyn tomorrow', and if lie did not ho would be killed witliin
three days.
Captain Browfi and the Newark police have declared open war against the
Black Hand bands and arrests are shortly expected. The police believe that
the letter received by Coniato was written by residents ot' this city.
BROOKLYN BAND TELLS NEWARK MAN
l|E MUST PAY $900 AT ONCE OR
HIS HOME HERE WILL BE BLOWN UP
Trembling with fear and with totter
ing steps, Buigi Camato, of "it Lock
street, enterod the Second Precinct
Police Station this morning and asked
Captain Brown to save him from being
murdered by a Black Hand band in
Brooklyn.
Camato showed the captain a letter,
postmarked Brooklyn. February, 19.
5:80 i>. m. It was written in Italian,
and on the last page a coffin, a bomb,
Lonibstone, revolver, ;«veral daggers
and two black hands were rudely
drawn.
The only signature was the word
"Vendetta.”
“Pay 9000 or lie Blown C»."
Captain Brown asked the old man if
ho knew the contents of the letter.
'Oh, yes,” replied the man, “I know
it, and know that it means my death
if I do not take $900 to Brooklyn before
Sunday.
“That is what it says and I am
afraid they mean to kill me, because
the letter says-if I do not go to Brook
lyn before Sunday they will come to
my house and blow me up.”
“Well, my advice to you is not to go
to Brooklyn,” said the captain, “and if
. it takes ail of the men in my precinct
to guard your house, it will be done,
and do not be alarmed over that part
of the threat.”
“I have a few dollars,” said the old
man, “which I have saved by bal'd
work in all kinds of weather, which I
want to keep for when I cannot work
any more, anil now they are going to
kill me if I don't give it to them.”
Promises <o Gnnril Home.
“Well, you keep your money and re
main at home, and I will place a guard
on your house right away,” said the
captain. "I will keep this letter and
have it translated, so I will be in
formed of all that it contains, and I
want to assure you that your life will
be protected as long as you remain in (
my precinct.”
The old man kissed the captain's
hand as he went smilingly away.
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HEAD TORN OFF:
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Fairview Woman and Children ,
Climb Out of Cellar, Unhurt, c
Cannot Find Her Dwelling.
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All (he detectives of Passaic and tier- s
gen counties are searching actively to- f
(Jay for the Black Hand miscreants c
who dynamiter tho home of Mrs. An- *
toinette Marroue at Fair view yesterday a
afternoon. Although Mrs. Marrone and
her three children escaped injury, the
house was lifted from over their heads,
at.d what was left of it ivas deposited J
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RICH SILK DYER’S
DAUGHTER STABS I
SELF TO DEATH
Emily Klinge Puts End to Her
Life After Leaving Family
at Table.
HACKENSACK, Feb. 21.—A sufferer
from melancholia for over a year. Miss
Emily Kllngt, tho 21-year-old daugh
ter of Gustav Klinge, a wealthy silk
dyer of Roselle Park, committed sui- I
tide here today by stabbing herself. 1
The young woman had just left the I
breakfast table when the family heard
a fall and discovered her body, A phy
sician was summoned, but arrived after |
her death.
It was thought by' her family that I
Ehe was temporarily insane.
JOHN CLOSE
CLOSE? HEARKEN
TO WIFE’S PLAINT!
)ne Dollar Weekly for Clothes
Limit of His Generosity
for Seven Years.
Judge Howell in the First Criminal
lourt this morning rebuked John A. j
Hose, of fil.i Bergen street, for treating
iis wife in what the court termed a 1
niggardly” manner.
Mrs. Hattie Close, tho wife, was in I 1
ourt. Sho Is a woman of attractive! !
nanners, as well as of decided opinions, j 1
:he says that in seven years of mar- j
ied life she had never seen tho color '
f money, aside from $1 a week, which -
icr husband gave her to buy her j ‘
lol lies. i *
When Mrs. Close wanted anything ' *
or the house she had to get It on
redlt, and the husband would pay for J
t. Cut her own clothes bad to be ■
urchascd from the Sl-a-woek allow- -
nee. j
"1 will not live with him any longer,” .
aid the wife, and Judge Howell told •:
cr she didn't have to, but that her 1
lily recourse was to go to a court of . J
uuity and have her husband made to j
upport her in a becoming manner. j
NAME ADMINISTRATOR. \
Melville Carpenter has been appointed j
imlntstrator pendentu Ute of Aaron K. j
aldwln. The surrogate made the ap- !|
jintment today. .j
JUDGE OFFICIATES
AT THE WEDDING
HALTEDI BY POLICE
Court’s Talk Melts Heart ot
Father Who Demanded
Vengeance.
SMILING PARENT TAKES
BRIDE AND GROOM HOME
Young Folks Torn from Altar
by Officers Will Complete
Celebration Tonight.
With the father who had caused
their arrest just before the ceremony
which would make them man and wife
last night, walking peacefully with
them, Hubert Hunter, of this city, and
Edna Grace Ditzel, of Elizabeth, left
the court at police headquarters today,
where they had been arraigned for ab
duction and disorderly conduct, a mar
ried couple.
The celebration, which was to have
followed llieir proposed wedding at
Hunter's home. 43% Fillmore street,
last night, will be held there tonight
instead, and John Ditzel, the father,
will be among the guests.
Mr. Ditzel was awaiting the couple
when they appeared before Judge
Owen P. Mahon. He had declared hie
intention of prosecuting the man to the
full extent of the law for running
away with his daughter, as he alleged.
The judge made no attempt at recon
ciliation until after he had heard the
case and placed Hunter under $500 bail.
Then ho paused.
‘'Will you marry this girl right hern
if I give you permission?” ho asked,
The bridegroom jumped at the chance,
“Will that satisfy you?” he ques
tioned tile father, Ditzel.
.It appeared that that was what the
father wanted all along, so the cere
rnony was gone through and the pall
released.
Edna Grace is one of thirteen chil
dren, ten boys and three girls. The
other twelve are still living at the
Elizabeth home, but Edna, who is only
IV years old, went to work for a family
living on Elizabeth avenue, this city,
on December 10, and while there met
Hunter, a Newark man, who lives with
his parents at 43% Fillmore street.
OAleers Unit Wedding.
That was where, the ceremony was
to have taken place lust night when
the detectives arrived armed with war
rants sworn out by the father, one for
his daughter on the charge? of disor
derly conduct and the other for Hun
ter for abduction. Under the provisions
of the warrant there was but one thing
for tin! detectives to do, and they did
it, with the bridegroom's sister and her
fiance as their guests on the trip to
headquarters.
To Ditzel's charges that he lured
Edna away from homo and then did
not marry her. Hunter tnudo a vigor
ous denial. He had been tn Connecti
cut since Sunday, and arrangements
had been made for their wedding as
soon as he could return. He exhibited
the ring to Captain Carroll at head
quarters as an evidence of his good
faith.
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Trains Are Now Able to Run
from Philadelphia to Long
Island City.
NEW VORK, Feb. 21.—The first of
-he great system of tunnels and sub
ivays by which the Pennsylvania Rail-!
•oad will be enabled to run a train
’rom Philadelphia under the Hudson
River, across Mnnhattan Island and i
inder ;he East River to Long Island !
Jity, was completed today.
The two ends of one of the four
ybes connecting Manhattan Island |
vith Long Island City were brought I
ogether under the bed of the middle
>f the East River off Thirty-fourth
itreet before noon today, and the steel
•Ings composing the shell of the tube
vere for tho first time bolted In one
ontlmious string from shore to shore.
The work on this tube was begun In
Uigust, 1905, and is 4,000 feet In length.
So accurate were the measurements
f the engineers that the ends came to
rether with a variation of only three
ights of an Inch.
SAYS IT WAS WORTH IT. |
John B. Glennon, of Broad T
street, Bloomfield, has in his 2
fiossesslon a five-dotlar gold X
piece which lie believes p,orh“ one T
gave him In mistake for a penny X
for nn EVENING BTAR last X
night. Mr. Glennon Is not sure Tj
of the identity of the purchaser. 21
"Well, he or she got their X
money's worth at that.” quoth T
Mr. Glennon today. ij
SISTER SAYS BROTHER IS SLAYER OF
THEIR AGED AND INVALID MOTHER
turned upon mo like a wild I mart and
would have struck me, had i not picked
up a chili and defended myself. With
a curse, he then tied from the housa.
Would MM Regret Gxi-i-utlon.
“Oh. X cannot ace how a son ever
could so abuse and slay so good and .
kind a mother. Tint ho will be repaid,
and I cannot ilml it in my heart to re
gret his going to the electric chair for
tills terrible crime "
The murderer, after the attack upon
his mother, fled to Pateison, whbre be
was'arrested by Chief Pullls, of Ridge
wood. In a resort on River street
Into yesterday afternoon. He is a
well-known churucter and has had a
hud reputation for years.
Mrs Wanamaker died from her
hurts on la,st Friday. Her death was
reported to the authorities by her
daughter, who also made sensational
charges against her brother. Chief of
Police Pullls at once started an inves
tigation and secured a warrant for the
arrest of Wanrumaker from Justice of
the Peace John Keys.
Coroner Lie Mund ordered an inquest
to be held last night. Martha Wunu
nuker. the sister, was the chief wit
ness. 1 >r. Brown also testified that he
hml been summoned to the Wanamaker
home and that ho found the aged,
woman dying from the terrible beating
Inflicted upon her.
Held Guilty iiy Cormier.
Both Dr. Brown and County Physi
cian Boynge testified that the direct!
cause of the death of Mrs. Wanamaker
was the effect of a boating inflicted
upon her. This caused heart failure.
The coroner's jury, after hearing tho
testimony, rendered a verdict that
"Mrs. Sara Wanamaker came to her
leuth from a heating inflicted upon her
by her son. Charles Wanamaker."
Wanamaker Is thirty-nine years of
ige. He has a reputation as a “bad"
roan, and it is known that ho had pre
viously attacked his mother In drunken
frenzies or upon her refusal to give
lilm money.
Peter Wanamaker, father of the im
prisoned man, was killed two years ago
nt an Erie Railroad crossing, in Ridge
wood. Ills son had been brutal in his
rentmenl of him and hail assaulted him
on numerous occasions, it is said,
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DETECTIVES HAVE
DESPERATE FIGHT
fhree Freight Thieves Caught
with Much^sought Coun
terfeit Seal. r
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—After holding 1
tp ;t brakeman. who bad surprised ..A
Item in the act of robbing a freight
nr In the New York Central Railroad
•ai'ils, at Eighty-fifth street, early to
lay, anil making him a prisoner at the ;
mint of revolvers until they had fin
shed looting l lie cal', three men were
iverpowered by detectives after a des- 4
lerate fight.
In the arrest of the men the police
lulieve they have a gang ivliieh has
tolen many thousands of dollars' v
vortli of goods from freight ears dur- : *
ng the ,>asi few months.
After they had removed a quantity 1
f valuable goods from the car the
hieves carefully sealed the door with
counterfeit seal. It was then that
he detectives came upon the scene
n a desperate hand to hand light
irhlch followed the detectives wens
inally victorious and the three men
lore locked up. The men gave their '■!
nines as John T. Hughes, Alfred Uog- aj
rs and Peter Unidy. In ft boat house
.here Hughes had lived the detectives
ouial goods valued tit more than
“I Could Bear Seeing Him Tom to Pieces," Sbe
Cries, After Charles Wanamaker Is Locked
Up for Crime at Ridgewood.
CORONER’S JURY FIXES GUILT ON PRISONER,
WHO NARROWLY_ESCAPES LYNCHERS’ WRATH
^ ^ W COULD bear seeing my brother torn to pieces. He Is the murderer
I of a good and kind mother.” '
• In these terrible words Martha, sister of Charles Wanamaker,
now Jailed at Hackensack on a charge of matricide, indicted her brother In
an Interview with an EVENING 8TAK reporter at Ridgewood, near Pater
son. today.
Wanamaker's crime has shocked the entire community of Ridgewood, the
little hamlet six miles north of raterson, where Mrs. Martha Wanamaker.
mother of the murderer, and his sister Martha resided in a cottage on the out
skirts.
Sentiment ran so high against Wanamaker lust night that there were
open threats of lynching before he was taken to the Hackensack Jail by Chiel
of Police Pullls.
“My brother is a brute,” said Wanamaker’s sister in her statement. "He
hud attacked my poor mother before, and her body was a mass of bruises
from a previous boating.
“On Tuesday, one week ago, Charles came to our home at nightfall for the
purpose of attempting to secure money from mother, i was upstairs at the
time he entered, preparing to go up to the village.
“I heard the cry of mother and the curses of Charles. I rushed down
stairs, und saw my brother drlvu his list into iny mother’s breast. Then ho
struck her upon the Jaw and she fell senseless to the Hour.
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THAW STILL LOVES !
AND BELIEVES IN
WIFE’S DEVOTION
Evelyn May Visit Him Today
and Only Her Attitude Can
Shake Faith.
[flpeci&l to tho Evening Star.)
MATTEAWAN', Feb. 31.—“Until Eve
lyn herself comes to me and tells me
that she wants u divorce, or an annul
ment of our marriage, I will nut be
lieve that any such tiling is planned. I
have implicit confidence in niy wife; 1
know she does not want to leave mo."
That was the message Harry K.
Thaw seftt from the Matteawan Asy
lum today In answer to statements be
ing made that Evelyn would apply for I
a separation, or that she would be
agreeable should the Thaw family in
sist upon one. As a result, young Mrs.
Thaw is expected to visit her husband
at the asylum today, in order that they :
may understand one another In the |
mutter.
"I have read all the stories," Thaw j
went on. "Nothing lias been concealed
from me. 1 have only one thing to say. ]
They ore all absurd."
Attorneys Dun O'Reilly and A. Rua- i
sell Peabody were with Thaw when the j
statement was given out, but both de
nied that they had any hund In Its1
composition. .Sincere attachment for
his wife was the only motive thut in- :
spired It they said
On Evolyn's possible visit to Thaw j
today depends the question of annul-!
rnent, as it Is expected that Harry will
ask his wife as to the truth of the
stories current concerning her recent i
conduct.
GIVE SKirrrO~SAVECHILD.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 21.—The life of
little Antoinette Mayers. 3 years oil,
has been saved by the heroic sacri
fice made by her mother and sister, tho
latter aged 15 years.
The child was terribly burned, and
skin was grafted from the mother and :
sister, both of whom arc in a serious j
condition. {I
BILL TO PERMIT
Believes in It So Much That He
Is Educating Son in
Art.
Sheriff Frank Sommer, who has been |
fighting some In a political way, favors i
an amendment to the antl-boxlng law |
which w ill permit instructors in boxing
to give; public exhibitions at which their
pupils and others may display their
skill. Tiie bill introduced by Assem
blyman Braun, of this county, is fa
vored by him.
"I suppose that I will he criticised for
favoring tills bill," said Sheriff Som
mers, "but X can't help it. I think It a
good thing to encourage our youth to
learn the art of boxing.
"I am sending my own boy to a box
ing class, and want him to know how
to use his fists."
Sheriff Sommer is frail of stature,
ui(l lie owes much of his physical
strength and Ills ability to perform
tho herculean tusk he has set for him
self as sheriff, which keeps him on the
lob night mid day, to tho training hu
Had with the gloves.
“Kvory boy should know how to
handle himself with his fists—every
man should lie trained In the art of
?elf-defense,” said Sheriff Sommer. “We
should encourage the study of boxing,
and the only way an instructor has of
advertising his work is through public
exhibitions given by his pupils. I don't
see what harm can come of permitting
friendly exhibition bouts, properly
regulated."
BRIEF FOR STOESSEL
DRIVES HER TO DEATH.
HARTFORD, Conn., Fob. 21.—Be
ta uso of regret over tho conviction of :
general Sfoessel at St. Petersburg.
\melia Karris killed herself here by
ulialing illuminating gas. The girl
vos a Russian and had formerly been
smployed in the general's family. She
vas employed here as a servant in the
lome of Josex>h Silver,
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1,000 BEG FOR
FREE BREAD AT
MM AGENCY
Supply Ruus Short and Big Bak
ing Concerns Come to
the Rescue.
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AID
BAKERS IN DISTRIBUTION
Leaders in Movement Don't
Want Money, but More Flour
May be Necessary.
IVlien the doors of the office of Halt
ers’ Local >Jo. 167. at 131 Prince street,
were thrown open at 9 o’clock this
morning, 1,000 poverty-stricken men.
women and children were in line to gel
bread, which Is being distributed free
to the hungry ones.
It was the intention of the committee
to give each person two loaves of bread,
but the volunteer bakers were not
aware that the bread line would be so
large, and but 740 loaves were baked,
ao but one loaf could be given to each
applicant.
At 10 o'clock there was not a loaf left
and Policeman Joseph Horter and one
of the reserve men of the Fourth Pre
cinct kept the crowd in line.
Anneal to Haliers.
The members of the committee de
cided to appeal to the large baking
concerns and ask for all the bread
which was left over after their distri
bution. and, the request being granted,
Jacob Ratnor, the leader of the move
ment, announced that the bread would
again be given out at 1 o'clock.
Many of the people remained on the
scene, anxious to get the place nearest
the door, and at noon several hundred
were again in line with outstretched
arms. The police were again on hand,
but there was not the least sign of dis
order.
A»k Teacher*’ Aid.
The committee also decided to com
municate with the principals of the
various public schools and learn from
the children If any of their families
were in need
At the Eighteenth Avenue School
Principal Van Ness learned that the
parents of a number of children in the ]
lower grade were In want and their
names were given the committee.
ivlr. Ratner was at a loss today to
give any details as to what th ar
rangements would be in the future.
"We don't want money,” said he, "fori
our men are willing to give their time j
without cost, but if the conditions |
continue as they were today and the
first day we will have to get more j
flour.”
TO EXTRADITE AUTOIST. j
Governor Grants Plea Against
Man Whose Car Killed Girl.
(Special to the Evening Star. J t
TRENTON, Feb. it.—Governor Fort i
today gave a hearing to representa- {
lives from Pennsylvania for the extra- t
dltion of F. G. Middleton, of Camden, ]
who has been indicted In Philadelphia ^
charged with assault and battery with /
Intent to kill. Middleton on January \
15 ran over Kdna E. Woolstown while r
driving his automobile In Philadelphia. <
Governor Fort said he would sign the i
extradition papers next Monday. t