St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 24, 1899

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S83, 300 tor a Wil wan | | “ A foreigner was given that sum toe Gou'd; he failed, spent the money and | being sued by his bankers. See to-mor Mate iv, ae vf “tt > al Y —_ - VOL.50. NO. 307 SATURDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—JUNE 24, 1899 PRICE In St. Louis, One Cent. Outside St. Louis, Two Cents. —_ “LIVING EASY.” BUT THEN. Sobn Oswald McGuffin he wanted to die And bring his career to an end: Of course, well—he didn’t say nothin’ to me— But that’s what he told every friend. Bo one afternoon he went down to the pier, An’ folks saw him actin’ most terribly queer: He prayed an’ he sung. put bis band up to cough, An’ every one thought he was going’ to jump off— But he didn't! Iie may jump to-morrer Mornin’ at ten; Said he was goin’ to Try it again— But then! BEN KING. That ts the way with some people. They can never make up their mind about what Some of them are like Mark Twain—they have so much mind to make it up. Others have no mind to speak of, and that they are going to do. that it takes them a week is what causes all the troub'e. Old John he wants, and goes after it. At the present time he has his eye glued tepubiic, presided on the Seuth African over by Oom Paul Kruger and his whis- kers, and commonly known as the Trans- vaal, The chances are that Bull will get what he wants. The Boers will get nothing ex- ept a chance to become British subjects. This is one of the most pathetic stories since the sacking of Acadia, when Evan- geline and Gabriel and thousands of oth- ers were sent homeless to wander through the world. All this is threatened because of the am- dition of one man. See the whole story Rraphically told in to-morrow’s Sunday Post-Dispatch. Talk about “‘Nving easy!" been reduced to a science. Housekeeping hae been so simplified that all you have to do is to press the button. Machinery does the rest. It will all be explained in to-morrow'’s Sunday Post-Dispatch. You may think that this Baker-Howard feud in Kentucky ie full of blood, and noth- The thing has he nh@ but blood. taken. One of the prettiest romances of the dec- ade has come out of the Baker side of the family, and the marriage which took place only a short time ago is exerting a potent influence on the progress of the feud. This story has been ‘“‘dug up” by the Sun- day Post-Dispatch especially for the benefit of its readers, and it will be presented to- morrow, with a faithful picture of the gir. I have heard about faith that could move mountains, but never until now did I see @ person or get of persons equal to the task. But there is an old man who has come to this State from I)linois, who is doing things even more wonderful. He is not transport- ing mountains literally, but he is moving But therein you are mis- people in more States than one In a manner | that will greatly surprise Missourians when they read his story in to-morrow’'s Sunday Post-Dispatch. Bull is never troubled with at- tacks of hesitation. He always knows what ’ | | is : DREYFUS SAID T0 BE IN FRANCE Report of His Arrival Comes From Rennes. CAUSES THE BELIEF. Hour and Are Whisked to the Military Jail in a Mist of Secrecy. LONDON, June 24.4—The Evening News this afternoon publishes a dispatch from its correspondent at Rennes, France, says: ) With all .reerve, I send a report Dreyfus arrived here at 5 c’clock this morn- ing. arrived here and the passengers forthwith entered a closed carriage, surrounded by six sumably for fear of leakatfes. ities declined all information and the rail- way officials are sworn to secrecy. The town is filled with secret service po- lice from Paris and every effort made to prevent anti-Dreyfus demonstra- tions. PARIS, June 4.—A dispatch to La Patrie from Brest says the French cruiser Sfax, with Dreyfus on board, left. the vicinity of the Island of Madeira this morning, where her commander found wurders from Paris awaiting him. DREYFUS CASE DRAMATIZED Emile Zola to Write a Five-Act Play to Be First Presented in New York. circular ministry has been formed to defend the public, and that it puts aside all partisan feeling which example it is should be followed by the prefects. latter are urged to promptly Government of all acts affecting respect of established and promptly on their own responsibility. de Galiifet, Generals, as follows: my great assume under the eyes of the country and sponsibility lhonored and in no wise frightened, NEW YORK, June 24.—The Dreyfus cage to be dramatized by Emile Zola. Zola’s American representative, Mr. Edmond Ger- zon, has signed a contract with a well- known theatrical manager, whereby Zola is ta. weave a five-act drama-around the trials and tribulations of the French atmy officer. According to the agreement, it is to be completed by October. It will receive its first presentation in this clty in Jan- uary. BYGONES MUST BE BYGONES. This Is the Message of the New Cab- inet to Official France. PARIS, June 4.—The Cabinet has sent a to the Prefects, saying the new pointed out, The inform the institutions and public order, to be ready in case of need to act The prefects are also warned to let by- gones be bygones, and to perform thelr du- ties with the utmost precision. The Minister of War, Gen. the Marquis has also sent a circular to the ‘My Dear Géneral: I have been forced, to regret, to leave my retreat and the Republic, the re- am greatly and I the Government of for the army. | ‘beg you not to forget that I am responsible \also for the chiefs of the army, the same THEY DECEIVED THE COURT. Three Men Pretended to Represent Dr. as they are responsible to me for all which occurs within their commands. ] count, therefore, on you, as you may count on me. “De GALLIFET.’ GEN. ROGEL TO BE MOVED. He Commanded Troops Which Derou- lede Tried to Lead From Barracks. PARLS, June 3.—It has finally been de- cided to remove Gen. Rogel from Paris and appoint him to command a brigade of in- fantry at Belport. Gen. Rogel was in command of the troops MM. Deroulede and Marcel-Habert, mem- bers of the Chamber of Deputies, tried to lead from their barracks to the Elysee Palace during the troubles which followed the election of President Loubet. It was announced June 6 that the minis- try had decided to transfer the General from Paris to Orleans. ' Vaughan and Nearly Procured a Dismissal of the Case Against Rubel. A warrant was issued Thursday at the instance of Dr. W. W. Vaughan of 6343 Why will people go chasing away to Eu- Easton avenue against Samuel B. Rubel, | rope to “see Naples and die,”” when they might stay at home and view some of the finest scenery in the world, right here in Missouri, and live? Elegant half tone reproductions of some of nature's beauty spots will be features of the next Sunday Post-Dispatch. Nobody will want to miss this. Suppose you knew that every time you took a breath you inhaled into your anat- omy 17,000,000 microbes. Do you believe that would interfere with your appetite or make you lose any sleep, as jong as you were not calied upon to pay any doctor's bills? You don't breathe that many microbes at once, to be sure, but you do breathe a great many, for eminent St. Louls physicians have analyzed the air and the dust of the streets, and have determined the bacteria | on far more accurately than the directory determined the population of théir ‘startling revelation’ y-mor- Sunday ‘Post-Dispatch. | get ; ; : | charging him with forging a check for | $5, using the name of J. L. Pollard, prest- | dent of the Sawyer Paper Company. Saturday three men represented to Judge Clark of the Court of Criminal Correc- | tion that Dr. Vaughan did not wish to) push the case. Judge Clark consented to | a dismissal of the case on the payment of costs. They ieft the Four Courts to the money. Before they returned Dr. Vaughan ap- reared. He said he had not sent «hem. Vhen they returned they were ordered out of the ®Suilding. GIRL FELL INTO THE RIVER Emma Schaefer, Aged 11 Years, Was Drowned at the Foot of Dickson Street. Emma Schaeffer, 11 years old, living at 2000 South Broadway, fell into the river Feur Passengers Drop Off in an Early ; Emotional ABANDONED ON LINE OF DEFENSE Callaway’s Attorneys Have Changed Their Tactics. which |into Judge Talty’s that; much refreshed, after their A special train with four passengers | gendarmes and drove to the military pris- ; tactics. on, where the coachman was detained, pre- {that was agreed upon when the case was The author- , opened has and was ‘rowned at the foot of Dickson | IF TRUE HE IS IN PRISON. NOW PLEAD JUSTIFICATION. MYSTERY OF A SPECIAL TRAIN WI/NESSES TO ASSAIL THE DEAD WOMAN’S CHARACTER. Insanity Will Not Bs Shown—Attorney Maurer in a Hostile Attitude to the Judge. The storm of Friday night cooled off the _ heated atmosphere and when the jury filed courtrqgom at 10:10 morning they looked trying ex- perience Friday. The jurymen took a long walk early Saturday morning in the cus- tody of Deputy Sheriff Frank Campbell. The defense has decided to adopt new The plea of emotional insanity o'clock Saturday been abandoned. Attorney Maurer says that the court has forced him to enter the trial, when he was unable to properly present his case, and he will is being throw upon Judge Talty the responsibility of ending the case. This will be a unique DIDN'T WANT BURGLAR ALARM, Then Mrs. Britney Found She Needed It. HER JEWELRY I!S_ MISSING. SHE SUSPECTS A NEGRO WHO WAS IN HER YARD. Bold Daylight Robbery on West Belle Place Has the Police Guessing Whether or Not They Will - Catch the Robber. A bold daylight robbery was perpetrated Saturday morning at the residence of Elmer E. Britney, 4232 West Belle place. Five rings, among them one set with dia- monds, which was presented to Mrs. Brit- ney by her husband on her wedding aay, and other valuable jewelry were stolen. — Mrs. Britney is unwilling tu make public the exact amount of her loss, but it will probably amount to several hundred dol- lars. The robbery, it is thought, was committed by a negro whom Mrs. Britney saw prowl- ing around the premises. She confronted him with the charge, but he entered a vigorous denial and hurried away. Mrs. (Fy eee - YA” ‘ ! | ii f Mrs S me Mary Horton SOME OF THE WITNESSES. situation to confront a court with. Maurer says he will never rest his case and he will force Judge Talty to declare the case closed. The lawyer says if he had been given time to produce Samuel Callaway, the defendant's father, and oth- er witnesses who are not now available, he could establish emotional insanity. Now he will intreduce all the evidence he can in ' ' ' an attempt to show that his client was) justified itn his act. The character of his dead wife will be assailed and Mr. Maurer says that her CLARA CRANDEL BL Britney is positive he is the thief and says she can identify him. It was the second time within two weeks that the Britney house was visited by bur- glars. On the former occasion Mrs. Brit- ney’s bicycle and many household articles were carried off. Saturday morning Mrs. Britney was alone in the house. About 9 o'clock the front door bell rang. The caller represented a lo- cal messenger company and asked Mrs. character will be made to suffer by the | Britney to have a burglar alarm put in the testimony of numerous witnesses. Friday was a trying day for the defend- ant. Mrs. Hawkins, the sister of the wom- an Frank Callaway shot to death on April 10 last, was the principal witness Friday. She told in detail the story of the life of the unfortunate woman, who met s0 un- timely a death. There were many dramatic situations, and the prisoner more than once quailed when some fact was adduced. When Mrs. Hawkins broke down and wept as she gazed on the clothing worn by her sister when her life was taken, there were tears among the spectators. Even the lawyers within the bar, accustomed as they are to pathetic situations, were affected. The defendant was ill at ease all during the recital and could not look squarely into the eyes of the woman whose sister he slew. Mrs. Mary Horton was another witness for the State Friday, whose testimony was impressive. She was a next door neighbor to the Callaways and Hawkinses, and knew much of their domestic relations. Her re- cital of the assault upon Mrs. Callaway by the defendant was intensely dramatic an earnest. | Pig toe followed her and corrobo- rated her testimony. Attorney Maurer took him for cross-examination§ imme- diately prior to the adjournment of court. Mr. Maurer began on the witness as though he would tear him to shreds. When court adjourned he said he would show some things by the witness Saturday morn- ae 10:15 Frank Horton resumed the stand. It developed in Friday's evidence that Hor- ton had been divorce by a former wife and Mr. Maurer asked a@ question that touched his character. This was wdjecied to. but Judge Talty ruled that all questions touch- ing character were competent and must be answered unless it criminated him. The question asked was, did witness visit | a house on Chestnut street with defen- dant? The answer was in the affirmative. He remained there about 15 minutes and then drove to Forest Park with the de- None of the inmates ac2com- ‘two women join you there?’ Maurer. Mr. Callaway’'s u not drive with these women hampagne and her drinks with them”? otrhe question was objected to, but was sustained. awe went into Whittenberg’s and had one drink. Then went into a wine room at Seventeenth and Olive streets. did you not go to the Summit “We did.” “How long did you stay there?’ “Probably balf an hour.” “Did you take them home in a carriage?’ “We did.” “Did you take them home?" “We did.” “Where did you take them?’ “I do not know where. Some place on the South Side.” “Do you know their names?" “I do not.” “Have you ever seen them since that t “On the Sunday night before defendant went to Chicago did you not tell your SONTINUED ON PAGE TWO, | i ouse, ‘No, I don’t think we use for one.”’ she said. She then walked through the hall, and as she looked into the center room noticed that the screen on one of the windows was raised. ‘“‘My heavens!”’ she exclaimed. ‘‘Some one has been in here.’’ Her first thought was of her jewelry. The case containing it was missing. She looked in the parlor. Some would have any change that she had placed on the piano aj; few minutes before was gone. Her pagket- book, containing several dollars, was also missing. Mrs. Britney searched every apartment. From the kitchen she saw a negrv in the back yard. He was a@ stranger, anj av he “aw Mrs, Britney he tried to nide behira the shed. Before he could do so Mrs. Brit- ney approached him and said: “Yon have taken my rings.”’ The negro appeared frighten trembling voice replied: ‘“‘You are mis- taken, madame. I was just around here to find out if you had any ashes you wanted hauled.”’ “You have been in my house,” said Mra. Britney. “No, I can préve I haven’t,’’ said the “ He then entered the adjoinin called one of the neighbours. Ph woman who answered said she had seen him on her premises and suspected that he was o « to sometHing.’’ efore a policeman could be called the negro departed. “I was dreadfully afraid of him,” said Mrs. Britney to the Post-Dispatch, “and I was so frightened and excited that 1 really didn’t know what to do. I wiil not forget his face. He was apparently 30 years old, ed, and ina yard and J YL , heavy set, and wore a straw hat, which had ' ; ' | Most of the thieves were captured by © narrow black band. I am sure he is the thief. “Two of the rings were set with emeralds. two with turquoise and two with pearls. There were also a turquoise, unset, and a gold thimble taken was inscribed “Jessie.”’ Information of the robbery was tele- honed to police headquarters soon after t occurred. Two detectives stationed at the Four Courts Were sent to the Britney residence, and stibsequently a speciai ! possibility of changing my opinion. » | unknown quantity. man with a claim of 1 cent consideration from claim of justice. The is entitled to as much this court as the man with a $100,000, and he shall have it.” The men whom Judge Clover represented | Jt) oy | wrec to the court as stnal]) claimants deciared, however, that they had from $1700 to $12,000 in the bank when it falled. Judge Clover made another ion the compromise. e ciaimed directors were innocent of any wrong doing, but lafd much blame on the cashier who, he declared, had allowed one depositor to overdraw his $175,000 without the fact. He said that claims for $386.000 were represented in the petition for compromise, while onl 000 were not represented. He sa.d this was plainly a ma- jority in favor of the compromise, and that the majority ought to rule. Attorney Clover desired to continue hia argument, but Judge Wood stopped him. argument that the “It is useleas to continue this argument | with me any longer,” said the court. “My mind is made up and I am so sure I am | President Harper dergradustes ts These words settle the Time” rigut that I do not belleve there im any against the directors is an I do not know the facts and I de not know whether the directors can respond to a judgment. Those are questions of fact for a jury. But I do know that an officer of this court has sued the directors on a serious charge. He al- leges that they have been guilty of ma)- feasance in office and have neglected their duties. It is natural that the d_rectors against whom such charges are made should wish to settie the suit. But I don’t know that I should consuit their wiebes. The creditors should coatrul this proceed- ing. If they want it to ecntinue§ they should be allowed to have the.r way. Cer- tainly a prosecution to judgment can do no injury. If these directors are gulltiess they will be discharged of any »s,lilgatios if they are guilty, as charged, jJudgmen:* should be rendered against them. “I no longer attach any value tu these petitions for a compromise. It has ben shown here that 63 persons claimed they signed them under a false impression “oo; their character. If that be trge-and the arties are ready to make oath to that ef- ect—then the petitions have absolutely no ht in my eyes. ' WeP am convinced after > careful atudy of “This sult WE ae ‘THE EXPR ren He account about informing the directors of | Disastrous jumping. The express engine was up-endéed The caboose and two cars the freight were reduced to kindl The collision was due to the not clearing the track which was running on time. The fre.ght train was the second of No. i Worsham and Conductor Char Its orders were to clear the track at ea 10 minutes ahead of train No. 34, the northbound express, in charge of Simon Mulconnery and Conductor was repisteres at overturned. Dowell. The frei Belleville depot at 6:18 o’cloc running on freight should have immédiately siding, but for some unexplained was left standing on the main the engine near the coal chute street and street crossin The distant to have warned the conducto; nery fell against a tree few bru'ses. a and was not The next Instant the engine, @ éigh which did service at the Omaha crashed into the cabo The caboose and t empty refrigerator car, most a sp! nters. PR Se Bp with lumber, was n he lumber saved it from The lumber, acting @ bomter; served also to prevent more of cars being shattered The engine, after caboose and | which and plunged off apart, but t ete demolition. Accident Belleville, Ill. : “ SEVERAL PERSONS |! ESS DASHED INTO A ae ee FREIGHT. Charles Golsch of New Athens. Central Railroad at Beileville. An express train going almost speed, dashed into the rear end of @ train standing on the main track. One passenger, Charlies Golsch of Athens, was injured. The engineer of the express, Simeon Mul connery of Belleville, and his fireman, Wa" lives Cole of St. Louis, saved their for the 274, in charge of ht train was due at time, 5 ta the cabouse at g. whistle of the ¢ started a man back from hto flag the expreas and signal ductor to pull up to the It was too late. The an sour. : Engineer Muiconnery, side of the : curve. boose ¢ same He immediately b He ; at ¢he Cole rolle burt. t-wheeler, one of the finest 0 were The th ‘grinding th its boller its attachments ail to the right, switch, twisting the rails like buried feet higa a mou its front in threw ub. which {¢t It turned over, with the cab ended behind it. = aha ‘6 ee ee un day FPost- Di : , at EXPRESS TRAIN WAS WRECKEL a, i hae * . a * : ” « a bj [Engineer and Fireman Saved Them selves by Jumping—Injuries to eae a i+ | + J A disastrous railroad wreck occurred & 6:28 o'clock Saturday morning on the

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