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ESTABLISHED 1222.ONE CENT.NEWARK. N. L MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1910. —14 PACES.FAN aw W.HNFF TON WILT: "'yyiay CORNY. ' ^
EXPECI HOUSE
10 ORJER 'PHONE
Special Meeting of Committee to
Consider Edge Resolution
Is Urged.
COUNCIL WILL ACT IF
LEGISLATURE FAILS
City Fathers Ready to Make
Independent Finht to End
Extortion Here.
[Frsm a Staff Correspondent]
TRENTON. Feb. 7.—Efforts will be
mado tonight to huvo tho Assembly
mur'-inul corporations committee hold
a gepi'Pi] meeting for its consideration
of tho telephone abuses. To that com
mittee tho resolution of Majority
Leader Walter E. Edge, directing an
inquiry into the descrlminating rate
methods of the Newark Telephone
Company was referred last Tuesday. 1
hut the committee had already decided
to hold Its next meeting on Monday
, afternoon, February 14. It was ilc
i-ided to hold the committee meeting
on that date before the members knew
that they were to be called upon to
consider the telephone matters.
Henry It. Tatem, chairman of the
committee, nas been put in posses
sion of the rate cards of the telephone
< ompuiiu-s in various cities showing
that Newark and other New Jersey
cities are being discriminated against
by the telephone trust. Mr. Tatem, in 1
his talk with an EVENINK4 STAR *
I man, declared it was an outrage lor
tho telephone company to carry on its
extortlonato schedules in -New Jersey, j
and especially in Newark, and in view
of- the fact that ho has been sup- ;
plied with the large amount of docu- j
niehtary evidence he will probably
bring the matter to the attention to |
tho members of Ills committee tonight i
and not wait a week for the regular
meeting time of the committee.
I Resides Mr. Tatem there are other
members of the committee who have
been making a study of the telephone
f 1 situation.
The object of Colonel Edge's resolu
tion Is to have tho committee’ Investi
gate and report its conclusion' to the
Legislature In all probability the com
mittee will repcwnneiid to the House the
appointment of a speciul committee to
; robe tbe discriminating methods of the
New York Telephone Company, similar
to that which Is now Investigating In
New York State. If the mass of evi
dence now In the hands of the inunlci
pal corporations committee will direct
tlie future action, the committee will
recommend a thorough probe at once.
Separate and distinct from the legis- I
ative Inquiry, the legislative committee
of the Common Council of Newark Is !
making an investigation Members of ,
this committee nil! go to Trenton to
night to see how far the State authori- l
ties have progressed and to offer their j
assistance if needs be. If the House
committee does not show an Inclination
to speedily give relief to the business i
men of Newark, tiie city authorities !
will act on their own account.
Hotel Overcharges.
It developed at a recent session of the
Now York legislative teiephone inquiry
that the big hotels where the calls arc
charged for at. the rate of ten cents
each, pay three cents flat to the com
pany.
In tho case of the Waldorf-Astoria,
one of tho lawyers read a statement
allowing that 500.000 messages were con
tracted there for the yeur, making
$15,00*1 for that item. In addition there
were these Items: Night operators,
,£5,700; extensions, installation, etc., ■
>s,460; 600,000 messages, $15,000. Total, i
839,220. The total Waldorf-Astoria mes
sages were given as 501,375, which, at
ten cents each, made an income of,
$00,137 on the telephone in the hotel, or ;
a profit of $30,917 a year.
A prominent Newark lawyer, in dls- I
cussing the telephone situation today, j
, said:
“A telephone company is a common ,
carrier of news,. In the sense in which ;
tho telegraph is a common carrier. Its ;
relation with tho public imposes upon ;
it well-defined obligations of a public
character. All the instruments and
appliances used by a telephone com
pany in the prosecution of its business
arc, in legal contemplation, devoted to
a public use.
"The rule that requires a common
currier to servo all, so far as able, with
impartiality is applicable to u tele,
phono company enguged in a general
telephone business. The Legislature
has the power to regulate by statute
the maximum price which a telephone
company, engaged In a general tele
phone business, may charge for th«
use of Its instruments, services ren
dered and facilities afforded, notwith
standing the patented quality of the
latter.
“When the owner of property devotes
it to a use In which the public has an
interest he in effect grants to the public
hi interest in such use. and must, to
t; . extent of that Interest, suhmit to
he controlled by the public, for the
common good, as lone s» he maintain*
tl i use to which ha has so devoted hi
property- He can only escape S’ich
public control bv withdrawing his grant
and discontinuing the use.
*•* is State control and rogulat'on of
property devoted to a public u«e is no'
the taking of property for a public nur
posc within the meanine of the Con
L stttutlon; nor Is such regulation ani
control an Interference with the guar
anteed rights of the ciMxens in private
property The word ‘telephone' Is com
monly defined In law to designate and
in fact, refers to an apparatus com
posed of all the usual and necessary I
instruments for the transmission and
* reception of telephone messages and j
1 not a single Instrument only. The de
eisions in the suits of Haekett vs.
State, 195 Ind Rep., p. 358, and R C
tftp-599, and the Central Union Tele- J
phone Company vs. Bradbury. 106 Ind. I
Hep., p. 8, bear out this statement.” I
ELEVEN TEAM) OF
SIX-DAY RIDERS
STAR! IL0N3 GRIND
Kramer and Fenn and Moran j
and Lawson the Fa
vorites.
FIRST LONG BIKE GRIND
IN NEWARK’S HISTORY
Men to Ride 10 Hours a Day,
for Week—Records
Expected.
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STANDING AT 3 O’CLOCK.
Teams. Villen. I,aim.
Kramer and Fenn. 50 1
Mwran iiutl Laweon. 50 t
Bedell and Bedell. 50 1
Mitten and Ruppreolit. 50 J
Bllllnictou and Stein....... 50 1
Bye avd llelilr.. 50 1
Collina anil Bsrilgett. 50 1
Anderaon and Krelm... •. ■ • 50 1
Went and Galvin. 50 1
\\ ile y r.nd Lawrence. 50 1
Smith and Hill. 50 1
Tho First Regiment Armory was I
pretty well tilled with bike tans at 1 j
o'clock today, when the starter's gun.
set in action the eleven eager teams of j
cyclists who aro competing in the bis j
six-day nr.-. The fans who were I
anxious to seo the getaway began ;
arriving at the monster building whore I
the race is under way at 11 o'clock and |
by noon a steady stream of race-lovers!
was pouring into the armory.
The riders were out for a short time)
this morning, working the kinks out of I
theii legs and limbering up. They
went so far us to make a prediction j
that new records would be hung up.
After his two weeks of constant toil ]
Manager Chapman was well satisfied j
with the order ot things, and when the i
racers got under way without any j
hitch he breathed a sigh of relief and J
related for the first time since he took I
the project ifi hand
The teams of Kramer and Fenn until
Lawson and Moran were roundly j
cheered and applauded by tho spocta-,
tors when they appeared, and it was
easy to see that these two teams were
the favorites of most of tho fans,
though it would he difficult to say
which of the teams was the more pop
ular. All of the riders stated that they
wee. in good condition for the, race,
far-1 their physical appearance, did not
I belie their assertions.
At live minutes before the Btarting
time all of the riders were on the mark,
it was exactly 1 o’clock when Starter
EJ. J. Abieneste, who acts In the sum .
capacity at the Velodrome during the
| summer, pulled the trigger of his pis- j
tol and tho resultant report put ali j
of the teams in motion amid the cheers i
of the "bugs." Tlie battle was on, and j
Newark io. , ,,e first time in its history
| boasted a six-day race to be recorded j
in the sporting annals of New Jersey's i
biggest city.
HEAVY BELLING OF
STOCKS DEPRESSES
! MARKET GENERALLY
j Washington’s Attitude on Cor*
! poration Control Somewhat to
Blame—“Smelters” Weak.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Another exhi
bition of weakness in the stock mar
ket with the resumption of business for
the week set conjecture to work in the i
financial district. Commission houses
found themselves in receipt of large j
selling orders ovqr the week-end.
t The buying demand, on the other'
! hand, proved languid. Selling orders In!
many cases were for execution at the j
market, or without restriction on the
price. Values crumbled rapidly under
these conditions, without any very largt
volume of transactions. Some stress
was laid on the news from Washington
on the intended introduction today of
the administration bill for Federal cor
j porations.
Declines before noon had run in'
American Smelting to 394, Westing
house Electric 3*j. and in Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacitic. Reading, Rock
Island, Chesapeake and Ohio, St. Paul
Amalgamated Copper, U. S. Steel,
American Car, American Sugar and
other less prominent stocks from 2 to 3
points.
Around of the banks and other finan
cial Institutions failed to elicit any
news dealing with the further sensa
tional declines in storks. There was
general discussion regarding the trust
bill introduced In Congress this after
noon, but conservative financiers saw
no cause for uneasiness In that
measure.
Liquidation of the industrial issues,
as well as of the Standard railway
shares, continued throughout the
morning session many of these securi
ties being offered “at the market,” or
for what they would bring.
There was especial pressure against
United States Steel and American
Smelting, while kindred issues were
similarly affected. During the noon
liour new low prices were registered
by many of the speculative stocks.
In some instances the quotations then
recorded were the lowest quoted for
more than a half year.
COURT CALLS TOMORROW.
The call in the Supreme Court cir
cuit for tomorrow is: Nc.s. SO. 93, 94, 107,
110, 127, 128, 130, 131 and 132.
“My Latobkey’’ Fou mi
ll e&>’ Geo. l/iahwood tell where, at th« Amerl- I
cau Music H * 1! tooight.—Adv. •• •
P. O. BANDITS, BRIDE, SISTER AND FRIENDS, HIS ‘PAL,’
OFFICER IN CASE, AND SCENE OF DARING ROBBERY
ff Itfrz z.m m }for?cttgjjt
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tMfrJoHtiTlEy'SoL d t NE/mnr(
William Karcher, the Easex Fells postofBec robber. Is shown at th«
extreme rlpht of the picture, with h Is *lrl bride, EHznbetb, at the extreme
left. Karcher*a slater la atnndluK by hla aide with n friend of hero.
eiM mis
ZERO HERE; RELIEF
PROMISED I0NIGH1
I
Gale of Twenty-five Miles Velo
city Adds to Suffering as
Schools Close.
Newark shivered today under the
coldest wave which has struck the city
lor years, the mercury contracting un
til it registered zero. Schools were
forced to suspend their classes, and the
high wind, which at times reached a
velocity of twenty-five milts an hour,
increased the suffering from the cold
Relief is promised tonight, when the
temperature is expected to rise, and
two storms which have hovered on the
tail ot the disturbance are expected
to come together here early Wednesday
or possibly late on 1 uesday.
Professor Willitm Wiener, meteoro
logical observer ut the Newark High
School, reports this as the coldest duy
in years, the last time such a snap
brought the mercury down to zero or
below being in 1907, on the twelfth day
of February, when it reg.stered two de
grees below, while in 1904 for one day
the thermometer indicated nine below.
These were rccoid days for extreme
cold.
This winter, on December 39, 1909, four
above was registered, with an average
temperature of twelve above, while on
February i. 1999. three above was
reached.
Overcoats, old-fashioned scarfs and
all headgear were at a premium in the
postoffice building, where In spite of a
supposedly up-to-date heating equip
ment. Jack Frost was able to lower the
temperature to 46 degrees. It is thought
that the alterations now being made
to the building played an important
part In the lowering of the tempera
ture.
The wave started in the West about
Thursday, and eamo across the coun
try, extending from the arctic regions
north of Canada to as far south as the
thirty-fifth degree north latitude.
When it reached Newark the tem
perature was 34 This was Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and since then
the mercury has steadily contracted,
and reached a minimum for Saturday
of 29. At 2 o’clock Sunday it had gone
down to IS and kept on dropping until
it reached 9. Sunday's average was
12%. At midnight 7 was recorded, at
1 a. m. 4, and steadily going down, the
zero mark was reached between 5 and
7 a. m.
Since 8 a. m. it has been improving
and wr1th a etiange of wind from north
west to west a probable break up, with
increasing cloudy weather, is predicted.
The red ball is again Moating from the
boat-house at Weequahlc, West Side,
Branch Brook and Irvington lakes, with
the ice surface as smooth as polished
glass. Hast night’s continuance of Jack
Frost’s chilly work turned the trick,
and after thorough tests this morning
by employees of the Essex County Park
Commission, the glad news—for skaters
—was announced.
At several points in Millburn town
ship the mercury dropped below the
zero mark last night, and 1 and 6 be
low were common records early this
morning. At the Short Hills Htgn
School the classes were dismissed for
the day, it being Impossible to gtjj the
temperature above 40.
At 5:30 o’clock in Irvington this morn
ing the thermometer at John H. Kell
er's place at New street and Spring
field avenue registered 4 below zero.
At 9 o'clock at was 4 above zero. Owing
to the Intensity of the cold the local
public schools did not hold the regular
sessions today.
In Hilton public school sessions were
omitted in the kindergarten and the
first, second and third grades.
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MOTT 13 CAUGHT
FRESH CIGARETTE
“Busy Bee” Takes Time from
Arduous Task to Say “Noth=
ing Doing” in Probe.
BEEF TRUST IN LINE FOR
INQUISITION ELSEWHERE
Ancient Injunction May Be Re=!
vived to Aid Fight on High
Prices in New York.
Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott had just
finished tiie arduous task of striking
six names from a petit jury list today
in preparation lor a trial of a petty
case, and had retired to the privacy
of his office, when he was discovered
in tho act of breaking the seal on n
fresh box of cigarettes. The worthy
prosecutor was plainly annoyed as
the EVENING STAK man entered.
"Anything new in your attltudo re
garding a beef trust probe?1', / was
asked.
"No, sir," the prosecutor glowered.
"Anything new in cold storage?” was
asked.
“Nothing new,” said the prosecutor
as he gazed abstractly out the window
and lighted a cigarette.
In answer to questions he also hung'
out the “Nothing Doing11 sign when
asked of the Snead trial and the Dill
probe. He appeared feebly interested
and elevated his eyebrows when told
that Justice Swayze would charge the
Hudson county grand jury on the high
cost of living.
It may and it may not be new* to the
"too busy” prosecutor but there is said
to be a well-defined movement among
certain members of the present grand
Jury to investigate the high cost qf
living, independent of the prosecutor.
Supreme Court Justice Francis
J. Swayze Is expected In Jer
sey City Wednesday afternoon to
charge tho Hudson County Grand Jury
on tho high cost of living, and will
probably say something about the cold
storage situation in that city.
Prosecutor Pierre P. Oarven, who,
with tho Grand Jury, lias stirred up
things among the cold storage houses,
said today that he had nothing im
portant to give out ut present regard
ing moves he is making other than to
slate that Ills detectives are working
along lines to ascertain the amount of
meat, eggs, poultry and provisions
stored in the Jorsey City cold storage
plants. He claims to have some val
uable- Information that will bo im
parted to the grand jurors on Wednes
day. He says he has had a close watch
kept on all provisions taken in and
out of the different cold stoiage plahts.
"The officials of these plants placo
tho responsibility for high prices on the
retailers, and claim they only carry
enough provisions for t hi general
trade," he said, "On Wednesday after
noon 1 will examino a number of offi
cials of the shipping departments of
the Erie, Lackawanna and Pennsyl
vania railroads to find out how much
beef, eggs, etc., they have been hand
ling for the different cold storage
plants in Jersey City during the past
year. I will also examine many retail
provision dealers to find if what the
cold Btorago men say regarding high
prices is so. I have also informed the
grand jurors that I will continue an
examination of the cold storage offi
cials."
The railroad men who will have to
stand Inquiry are: Thomas G. Haring,
Hoboken freight agent of the Lacka
wanna Railroad; E. J. Bauer, Jersey
City freight agent of the Erie Railroad,
and E. Butler. Jersey dty freight agent
of the Pennsylvania. These three men
were subpoeraed to appear before the
Grand Jury last Friday, but were not
called. John M Cosgrove, superintend
ent of the Merchants' Refrigerating
Company, and D. F. McCarthy, super
intendent of the Union Cold Storage
Company, will also be called to testify
on Wednesday.
It is understood that the different
civic organizations In Hudson County
will give Prosecutor Garven and the
Graml Jury asslstanre regarding the
purchase of eggs and the provisions
from tho cold storage plant in this
city. They propose naming a general
committee that will endeavor to pur
chase. in tho Interest of several big re
tailers, eggs at the market price of
twenty-eight cents a dozen as quoted
by Assistant Secretary Frank A. Horn,
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-•-re.. *1 Hromoi—t.i*
Geo. Lnshwood rind a "real vaudeville" show
at the American lluslc Ila'j tonight.—Adv.
II
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1S30 Market
COST OF LIVING PROBE TO
BE RUSHED BY SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—No report
was made todav bv Chairman John
Kean, of the Senate committee on con
tingent expenses, on either of the. reso
lutions before it providing for an Inves
tigation of the subject of the Increased
cost of living? Action was delayed In
order that the Senate leaders may con
fer with reference to formulating some
plan tor a quick and thorough inquirv
ami to determine Just what the scope of
the investigation shall be.
Some scna.ors Deiien* that the execu
tive- departments. Including the newly
organized tariff board, will be able to
supply much of the data desired. The
departments will be called upou for
statements of what may bo expected
iron* them.
Senator Elkins's opposition to the
Hodge- resolution will be withdrawn, it
is said. He will participate in the
conterences op the subject The indica
tions are that an agreement will be
reached in time to report a resolution
for an investigation with a statement of
the probable cost thereof tomorrow or
Wednesday at the latest.
The rules committee of the House
spent some tinn- today considering the
Payne-Chirk resolution, providing for d
food inquiry by the House ways and
means committee, but no action was
taken. Some of the House leaders are
in favor of joint action by the Senate
i and House.
VICTIM, FIGHTING
FOR LIFE, 15 SLAIN
N DEADLY FUMES
Gas, Escaping from Open Jet,
Causes Death of Rooming
House Inmate
Hugh J. Cole, son of ilr. and Mrs.
John Cole, of 41 Ann street, was found
asphyxiated In his room today at 172
Elm street, a rooming-houBO kept by
Mrs. Daniel Blewitt. The body was
Uncovered by the landlady, who noti
fied the police. The man had been dead
some hours.
At the timo the body was found gas
was pouring from a jet to which a
stove was attached. Officers from the
Third precinct, who examined the room,
believe that when the young man hung
up his trousers m a hook close to the
gas fixture he accidentally turned on
the stove jet. The gas-light step-cock
was turned off. When found, the body
was doubled up at the foot of the bed,
indicating that the man may have
awakened and tried to savo himself,
but was too far gone.
In Cole’s pocket was a letter of
recommendation from the Manhattan
and Essex Express' Company, showing
he had been employed there about a
year ago.
The landlady at tho rooming house
suld Cole had been a. roomer In her
house for about three months, and that
he was of very retiring habits.
The police of the Thin] Precinct took
charge of the body and notified th.
county physician They do not believe
the case was one of suicide. Later
relatives claimed tho body.
FIRST REGIMENT ARMORY
TO BE UTILIZED BY CITY.
As a result of a conference today be
tween City Counsel James R. Nugent
City Auditor George Forman and Col
onel Fraser, of the First Regiment, a
contract is to be drawn up whereby
the regiment is to allow the city the
use of th. armory for certain purpose*
to be designated by the finance com
mittee of the Common Council for ur
annual rental of $2,000.
The police will use the armory for
drills and the rifle range in the base
ment tor revolver practise.
PRESIDENT IN CHICAGO
ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—President
Taft will celebrate St, Patrick’s Da^
with the Irish at Chicago, havinf
definitely accepted an Invitation tt tlfi
Good Fellowship Club, of that city. Th*
President today requested Represen
tatlve Madden, of Chicago, to arrang<
tho details of his visit.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, has aslte
the President to make a brief stop a'
Quincy, either going or coming frorr
Chicago, but that matter has not freer
decided.
PARIS TO ASK S4,000.000
FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.
PARIS, Feb. 7.—The Cabinet decided
today to ask Parliament for $4,000,00'
as the additional credit necessary lor
tho relief of victims of the flood. For
eign subscriptions to the tlood roll'd
fund now .exceed $800,040,
The River Seine has fallen sixteen
feet from its crest. More cave-ins in
the streets and the falling houses arc
reported as the receding waters with
draw the Bup^prting pressure.
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THIRD P. a THIEF
IS HELD AS AIDE
HE GIRL ROBBER
Last Member of Bandit Trio Is
Turned Over to Essex
Fells Chief.
IS LOCKED IIP WITH “PAL”
AND LATTER’S BRIDB
Remarkable Nerve of Young
Woman Prisoner Is Un
shaken by Arrest.
Arraigned in the First Precinct Court
tcday John -ayton, alias John Waite,
the third member of the band of burg
lars caugiit red-handed while robbing
the postofflce at Essex Fells, who es
caped and was arrested later in thin
city, was turned over to Chief of Po
lice John P. Eysoldt, of Essex Fells, and
will be arraigned there later, boing
photographed at police headquarters for
the rogues’ gallery.
Flalnelothesman King, of the First
Precinct, who urrosted Layton at 444
High street, declared in court today
that he recognized the man as one
whom ho hod arrested five years ago
for larceny. That an earlier robbery
of tho postofflce at Essex Fells could;
be traced to Layton was proved by the
contents of his room, which Included
mail matter, unused envelopes and
post curd a.
Acting upon orders from United
States Dstrict Attorney Lindabury, the
police this afternoon brought Layton tt»
the office of United Statea Commis
sioner Bigelow, where he will be ar
raigned on a charge of steullng from
the United States government. The
government atways takes precedence ia
such cases. -
Edward Karcher and his girl bride,
Elizabeth, who were arrested by Chief
Eysoldt and his brother, Conrad, after
a desperate struggle, during which Lay
ton escaped, are at tho present time lt»
the Essex county jail.
Girl Shows No Fear.
Apparently neither the girl nor he*
youthful husband realize tho gravity
of their position, as they have shown
no signs of remorse or fear. As the re
sult of Karchcr’s arrest a searching
Investigation is to be made into tho
circumstances surrounding the my a*
terious dealji of hib father. Jacob
Karcher. at *4 Whittlesey avftnjjax Wtjs*
Orange. The elder Karcher, fatally In
jured, was brought home one night and
propped against his own front doer.
His custodian rung the bell and ran
away. 1 Karcher died a few days late*
without having recovered conscious
ness. An autopsy showed he might
have been run down by an automobllo
or attacked with a heavy weapon.
Chief of Police William H Bamford.
of West Orange -efused to discuss the
case today, but admitted that' In the
light of the developments the investi
gation would be reopened.
At 113 Mechanic street, which Karch
er gave as his address, it was said noth
ing was known of him, as he and his
wife had lived there but two weeks.
The Karchers lived at 15 Lawrence
strec'. before moving to the Mechanic
street address, and it was said they
were turned out of that house because
of Karcher1 s eccentric habits.
In Layton’s room on High street was
found a 44-calibre revolver, an electric
search-lignt, 39 pieces of mailed matter,
200 unusued stamped envelopes and 15
postcards. All had been stolen from the
Essex Fells postofflce. Neighbors de
clared Layton always went about armed
with a weapon, and that he had made
the boast that It would take several po
licemen to put him under arrest. He 19
28 years cld.
Girl Vied Axe.
The discovery of the bandits at world
in the Essex Fells postofflce at mid
night, the ensuing fight, in whiok to®
Karchers were overpowered, and Lay
ton escaped, was dramatic in the ex
treme.
As they were walking toward the
postofflce Chief of Police Eysoldt and
his brother Conrad saw a light through
one of the windows They drew their
revolvers and stationed themselves on.
either side of the building. At the first
intimation that they were discovered
the burglars hastened to the attack.
Mrs. Ivarclier attacked Chief Eysoldt
with an axe and in the darkness believ
ing he had a man as an antagonist put
tho muzzle of his revolver to her side
! and pulled the trigger. The firing pin
j crashed into an empty shell. Karcher
meantime, with a drawn revolver,
, sough to get a shot at the chief, who
had clinched with the girl and held he*
between himself and danger.
Layton by this time had managed t*
I escape from Conrad Eyroldt, who cam a
to his brother’s aid, and the Karchers
were quickly overpowered and hand
cuffed.
Chief Eysoldt summoned Recorder
Herman Miller by telephone and tha
pair were arraigned in the station
house. The young bandit bride joked
with her husband and her captors and
showed no concern over her plight.
Karcher. too, seemed rather proud of
the fact that he might now be classed
as a regular, burglar. The Karchers In
sisted they had nothing to do with tho
robbery of the Essex Fells postofflce
a year ago, when $600 was taken, but
admitted Lavton might have had a
hand In it The discovery of the fruits
of the robbery in Layton's room
seemed to bear out this assertion.
An examination of the station p°et
offlee showed that the thieves gained
entrance by breaking a window psn©
and unlatching the door. Preparations
had been made to blow the express
messenger’s safe and the office safe.
Letters and mail matter were strewn
about the floor and had boon sorted out
j in an effort to find which were of value,
1 An examination of Layton’s room.
I made by King and Chief Eysoldt itt
the presence ot the prisoner, was made
I quietly, because a little girl, about S
. years old, the family had taken in a
: short time before, was sleeping in *
trundle bed in the f or- Od the do
| tectlves did not w*1 )cen her,