St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 24, 1900

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CLOUDY AND UOJLDER. Regular Edition. CIiIRCULATIO 1G3,11’Z SUNDAY. a: N THE ONLY 81. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES NO. 125. MONDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—DECEMBER 24. 1900. ~ PRICE} In St. Louis, One Ceut Outside St. Louis, Trvo Cents 163,1 * Mie 1a ” an | 4 * ’ SUNDAY. Tht SUSPECTS TN NIDNAPPING - — Crowe, Allie and a Woman Named Devine. THE LEADER NOT LOCATED a ee MORE ABDUCTIONS EXPECTED TO POLLOW CUDAHY. _. ¥ Pinkerton Man Says Such Crimes Al- ways Comes in Groups and Cau- tions the Rich to Protect Their Children. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 24.—The police have three persons under suspicion in the Cud- ahy kidnapping. Pat Crowe, Lillie Devine and D. Allie, the latter is now in a hospital at Fort Dodge, Io., and will be arrested as goon as he is well enough to leave. A Pinkerton man working on the case said today: “The cleverness and expedition with which the crime was carried out and brought to a successful termination point to the hand of some masier criminal in the work. It was easy enough tomrun away with the boy when he was once found alone. It Was even comparatively easy to hit upon the scheme for getting the money without having the receivers of {t show their identl- ty, but to build up a situation which would not only compel the elder Cudahy to pay the money upon the first demand, but also @ pee & ie Sem ie ot ee "7h RAD MRS.E.A.CUDAH Ys, Mother of the Kidnapped Bor. >—_—o— >- #-o— o_o o-— compel him to do it without breaking faith in anyway with the criminals or use his Situation to gain knowledge of their identi- tv, was much more difficult, and in this the kidnippers had success. The methods of the kidnappers to notify his father, first by a note thrown into the vard by a passing man on horseback and then by a letter sent through the mails and made pubile by Mr. Cudahy. Sr.. and the details of Mr. Cudahy’'s night ride along a country road with $25,000 in-gold in his buggy and a red lantern as a signal ali became known directly from the partici- pants. “T should not be = surprised to hear of many such’ attempts throughout the country. People of wealth with children of tender age or who are likely to be en- ticed away would do well to have some- one on guard over them. Boys and girtis would do well to shun places where they could not get protection by a call or by running a short distance. I'm not an alarm- ist, by any means, but it is as well to be wary for a while during the exctement incident to the Cudahy case.’ It is said that the police think Pat Crowe rented the house in which the boy was held a prisoner, and it is believed that the woman who figured in the case with him was Lillie Devine. Old Mrs. Schneid- erwind, who rented the house to Crowe, and woman whom she described as being a lond with laughing blue eyes, has prac- tically identified the latter as the Devine woman. Chief Donahue thought he knew the moment Mrs. ; a. ea A _ a a a ey > —_o— ¢— +o —_¢—_o—_# o “oy (faa idee 7 4 Bhat, ip ALLE 4 Z Bl tle pies’ gar vay Vi ai o-?—_-o—__ o_o ° ef>— «2 ° > o—?¢ nd a O—Cenbnaend ¢ dn thd edd i) Sa *p ing a@ commanding view of the entire surround o_O —_@- -@— © @- @ -@ © @ © —@ —4% 4, HOUSE IN WHICH YOUNG CUDAHY WAS KEPT. It is a two-story house, located at 3604 Grover street, fronting south on a hillside and afford- ing country. To the southeast and southwest an open country appears, while toward the north the country is hilly and yet sufficiently open to afford the lookout a complete survey as far as the eye can reach. ' ! Michael Scheible; aged 92 years, who will be buried Tuesday afternoon from ‘home of his daughter, Mrs. Louise Guen- ther, 1516 Menard street, left behind him an extraordinary record of descendants ot the second and third degree. Scheible had at the time three eons and two daughters, 40 grand- children, 49 great grandchiidren and four great great grandchildren, making a total of 98. The oldest child is Mrs. Christine South Broadway, who is 65 the voungest, Mrs. Louise Meher of 1500 vears old, arid Guenther, 1516 Menard street, who is 52 years old. of his death living the | LEFT 98 DESCENDANTS AS THE FRUIT OF A LONG LIFE . AND DIED AT 92 YEARS MICHAEL SCHEIBLE. 'nue, and thence to the Lutheran Cemetery on Gravois road. Scheible was born at Stein, Germany, In February, 1svu9, and at the age of 40 emi- grated to this country. He was a miller, but when he reached this country the cholera plague was at its height and for a time he forsook his oc- cupation and acted as a nurse. He reached St. Louis that same year and obtained employment in the Saxony miuilis, then located at Third and Convent streets. Here, in spite of his advanced age, he worked for 40 years. On account of the ill health of his daught- er, the family for a time moved to Colum- bia, Jll., and there resided from 1857 to |1858. Returning to St. Louis be again ob- .o>—o--—--@_-o—-@—-—-4—- 4 . was only a question of a few days. ARNED JESUIT PRIEST 1S DEAD Rev. Father Calmer Passed Peacefully Away. FAMOUS AS. A LECTURER MEMBER OF ST. LOUIS UNI- VERSITY FACULTY. He Had Been Ill Several Weeks, but a Fatal Termination Was Not An- ticipated Until Within the Past Three Days. Rev. Father Calmer, one of the most dis- tinguished and learned Jesuit priests in the United States and for many years a promi- nent member of the faculty of St. Lonis University, died at the university at 7:30 o'clock Monday morning. Father Calmer had been fn ill health al- most two years and confined to his bed for the last two weeks. He was attended in his last iliness by Drs. Bryson, Smith and Kane. They informed the other priests at the university last Wednesday that Father Calmer’s case was hopeless and his death They |'advised the administering of the wist sac- | Sunday evening, the doctors then announc- ing that he’would surely die before morning. | He | semi-conscious, passin raments and Father Grimmelsman per- formed that office for the dving man. Father Calmer continued to sink until ingered, however, throughout the night, away peacefully at 7:30 o’clock, with all of his colleagues gath- ered about his bedside. lHienry M. Calmer was 53 years of age. He was born in St. Lou's Aug. 6, 1847. He wus educated at the old St. Louis Universi- tv, then located at Ninth and Washington avenue, and entered the Jesuit order Aug 11, 1863. He taught ph.losophy and rethoric at the Jesuit universities in St. Louis, Cin- cinnati and Milwaukee until three years ago, when his failing health forced him to relingu sh his class duties. For the last three years he has devoted his time to lecturing and missionary work. His sermons were heard and read by thou- sands and Ins lectures at St. Xavier's Church during the past two years attract- ed great attention in non-catholic circles as well as catholic. ' Father Calmer at the time of his death was director of the St. Louis University Young Men’s Sodality, of which some of St. Louis’ best known citizens are honorary members. Father Calmer's parents died many years ago. liis funeral services will take place at 8 o'clock Wetnesday morning from St. Xavier’s Church and the interment will be in 88 Jesuits’ burying ground at Floris- Sant. BABY CRUMLEY CASE DECID Father and Mother Awarded Custody of Child, \s GRANDPARENTS WERE GRIEVED VIGOROUS CONTEST FOR POSSES- SION OF THE LITTLE ONE. - Pathetic Scene in the Court Room When Grandmother Was Called Upon to Deliver Up the Child. | Judge Spencer decided Monday that the | proper custodians for Captola Vioia Crum- | ley, aged 18 months, are her father § and mother, Edward and Edna Crumley, of 3340 Provisions Pouring Into the Great Hall, the Ovens Smoking | With Viands, Active Fingers Decorating the Giant Tree and Everybody Ready for BUSY PREPARATIONS A Ay * grrr » ‘Coy. ade.” 1 —@ 9 © o_o 00 0 0 @ 3) «> _0 00 0 0 90 —@ FINAL DETAILS OF THE DINNER. All persons who desire to assist in serving the or safety and disposition of the guests have been instructed to meet Dr. J. M,. Spen- cer, chairman of the dinner committee, at that final details as to the part they are to take in the festival may be arranged. All of these same workers are expected trance not later than noon Christmas Day. They will be met by Dr. Spencer, who PO SELL VOGLER OL Tipe y $s, —_ So 4 “3 Jy kh Sif . 7 , WAGON LOADS OF CELERY FOR THE POST-DISPATCH CHRISTMAS DINNER. the Monster Banquet. dinner the Coliseum ) to be at tpe will see that they gain admission to the arena. Members of the various subcommittees wilLreport to their respective chairmen at the Fourteenth street entrance not later than All chairmen of committees will be at the Coliseum at 10 o'clock. Those who will sing in the big chorus are O. Bolt of the music committee at the Fourteenth R. than 12:30 o'clock. | | ! febaedin teenth street entrance. eo 7 “2 7 il expected to Ticket sellers and ticket takers will be on hand at 10 o'clock. The guests who are to partake of the dinner will be admitted at the Thir- A section of seats has been reserved for them at. the east end of the Coliseum. They will be admitted to these seats-as they arrive. Supplies for the dinner will be received at the Coliseum up to 12:30, hour they should be taken to the old quarters of the Provident Association, at ‘Eleventh and Locust streets, to be placed in the baskets which will be distributed to those who cannot go to the Coliseum. - al ,™ — > we «A 7 —. ae ? voices. Over all the workers rose the gigantic tree which will launch tinseled shafts of happi- ness straight to the hearts of thousands of i i Children Tuesday afternoon. Three men moved up and down and in and out on a seaffold, like bees about a hive entrance, and placed ornaments and gew- gaws on the fir king Wagons were lined behind the arena. up on St. will be given to those who have not. ‘the tables from which the gifts for the children will be distributed have been put ylace at the east end The work of preparing baskets for tribution was progressing rapidly under the in of the Charles street waiting their turn to enter the drive Everybody and _ to the eyes of the bewildered beholder f looked as though something were being made out of nothing, so magical was the materialization of the good was arena. able direction of Mrs. Louis McCall. rels of turkeys and boxes of oranges were piled about the big room in the basement of the old People’s Church. ladies who had volunteered their services baskets ladies was busy decorating sprigs of holly. The assisting Mrs. McCall Mesdanies— A the following Mesdames— corps busy things which C. R. dis- Bar- os of Husland, with |: are Reardo . On distributh iz o'clock. street entrance o— 4 @ + 4 o-oo © ooo) There were busy times at the Coliseum and at’ the 6lé “quarters of “the Providernt Association.at Eleventh and Locust streets Monday morning. An army of men and women were putting the final touches on the preparation for the great end-of-the- century banquet which will be the feature of the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival. At the Coliseum there was the buzzing of many steam kettles and the babel of many oo oo +4 after the “s looking londay afternoon, so ‘ourteenth street en- to Chairman not later report After that SCHRAPS, Who Will Have Charge of’ the Pract tical Details of the Dinner. & Hannah Bigley, M iss Julia CC. Fife. n, chairman of the com- mm of presents, has added ‘ > > ® @ ® ® e ® ¢ ¥ ¥ : within aum (50 cents). woman in the case the Schneiderwind described her, but he was ot certain until he communicated with the enver authorities. Now he is certain that the woman was Lillie Devine, a famous confidence woman, who figured in the big diamond robbery at Denver, engineered by Pat Crowe, in 1893. tained employment in the Saxony mills and The cause of Mr. Scheible's death was a when his increasing age permitted he was cold which he contracted Thursday. Until that time he was aiways in good health. regular at his work, The funeral will be held from the home One year ago he was compelled to cease to ‘he Trinity Evangelical Lutherar ear altogether and since then has lived | Church, Eighth street and Lafayette ave- | with his daughter. Fr. B. Chamberialn, Cc. P. Domm, | wi Tred way, Ww. ? 5. Y¥ Franklin avenue, and she was accordingly | by the order of the court taken from her | | | fell MiLulits DUCKWORTH, President. DAVID «. LOWEY, Vice-Pre La Dis COKN WALL, Treasurer. W. KEMP, Secretary. »names of the! wing gentlemen to his committee: James G. Coyle, J. G. Embree, Blodgett, 3 iri lL. Tate, James Arbuckle, 58S. E. Monks, ' Lytle, lL. G. 1). lorest Ferguson, twenty Biach. N ‘ “rick. ’ Lovett. Nickerson, Philip N. Moore, I. W. Morton, Sterling, Io Richanis, Wiliam EK. Ware, Fdward Taussig, ID. A. January, E. E. Chase, ht E. 1. grandparents wand given to them. The .child’s custody was placed in issue | | py an application for a writ of &abeas | | corpus by the parents. It was claimed that young women have volunteered to a sist in distributio: ’ the gifts. Chairman Nat tzei has r rs ee ae of . s ¢ done remark- | May They Enjoy the Feast. A picture »f the Devine woman was sent to Omaha by the Denver police... Mrs. Schneiderwind gasped for breath when the photograph was held up before her. ‘The very woman!’’ she exclaimed. sin would know her among a thousand. I could not be mistaken. Those eyes—so much laughter in them all the time—just the same as if she-was laughing at you all the time. Yes, this is the lady I saw with the man when he rented my old house. He did not have even a dollar with him at the time and he asked the woman for some money, and she, with a smile and a nudge, said: ‘Yes, you are always broke.’ § Yes, that is the woman. I would know her any- where. Stch fine clothes! O, to think such @ nice looking lady could be so bad!" Lillle Devine is the wife of Charlies Alien, a confidence man now said to be in prison. Pat Crowe has been associated with her in crime for about 10 years. Allie, the man in the Fort Dodge "Hos- pital, claims to have been hurt on the train coming here by being pinched between two coach seats. of gold coin in his possession. an employe of Cudahy and so was Crowe. A man, the name of whom the police re- | Crowe as | fuse to reveal, has identified Pat the light complexioned individual who. in company with a woman, accosted him in the vicinity of the robbers’ rendezvous rel- ative to the ownership of the house to which : young Cudahy was carried. When shown a picture taken from the rogues’ gallery of Crowe this man stated positively that it was a perfect likeness of the man he saw at Thirty-sixth and Chrover streets, Questioned closely as to the man’s conduct, dress, manner and general de- scription, he gave a detailed = statement which convinces the authorities that they are on the right track. . The man astates that during the ( short talks with him while negotiations, were pending for the renting of the howe he made sufficient note of his personal ; ppear- ance as to be absolutely certain asito the identification. KIDNAPPED BY TWO MEN. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dee. 24.--Hobart Clayberg, a 1l7-y-ar-old boy, whose! father, John B. Clayberg, ts a prominent citizen of Teena, Mont... was kidnapped in this city last night by two men. The boy wis blind- l Seiaed Ont PT wailes, “It beckons that rel He is said to have a quantity? Iie Was once | WATCHING THE EVERGREENS Foreman and Laborers at Forest Park Guarding Trees Against Christ- mas Temptations. By order of Park Commissioner Ridgly, the foreman and iaborers in Forest Park, 13 in number, are acting as guards to the clumps of evergreens which adorn the park, and will keep up their vigil until the holiday season and its attendant temptations to Christmas tree seekers have passed, After last Christmas the fresh stumps which were the most conspicuous objects ‘about the park, cenvinced ommissioner 'hidwely chat @ Brea. mitny Perovus w.. axes had mistaken the city’s tracts.of land ‘for their own private Umber iots. Thus far it is bellave d that no trees have i been chopped down this yeor, and Mr. Ridgely thinks the park will pass through the he iday season without the loss.of any of its adornments. A large number of ever- | greens have been placed in the park in the | past season, and these are being watched with especial care. JUDGE WAS ACCOMMODATING. to Marry i 'Descended From the Bench | St. Louis Elopers. | Adolph Kuhne1 ‘the Simmons Hardware Josie | Company, and were married by Justice Greensfelder Mon- day morning. | No objection had been offered to the union of the young couple, as tt was known that they anticipated being married at some 'time, but none of the members of either family knew they were to be wedded so soon. Kuhnen's family lives at Highland, Ill. ‘The father of the bride, Charles Raufch. resides at M07 California avenue, The groom is 26 years old aid the bride s 21. Justice Greensfelder’ was trying & .case when the young couple appeared before him and married, Justice ce ence ‘st. 1, a traveling salesman for | Rautch of 2007 Callfornia avenue ob- | tained a marriage license at Clayton and » WILL BUILD A BRANCH. Louis and St. Charles Line to Be Extended to Bridgeton. J. D. Houseman, president of the St. | 4 % ¥ ¥ Louis, St. Charles and Western asked the consent of the St. Louis County Court at Clayton Monday to endorse the railroad company’s plan to build a branch of its present line to run to Bridgeton, leav- ing the main line at the C. P. Damon farm. Mr. Houseman emphasized the fact that the branch was to run the entire distance over private right-of-way, and that he could go ahead without the cour. @ consen: if he wanted to. He asked sucu consent merely out of regard for the court. In support of request he filed a tition by seventy-five bridgeton property- owners, ashing the St. Louis, St. Clair VW estern Railway to-Built the branch expressing 4 wWiilingness to AV a fare from Bridgeton to Welle ‘ Mr. Houseman stated that fare from Bridgeton to the connecting point with the main line would not exceed 5 cents. No action was taken e¢iiher to give or re- fuse consent. Judge Hornexer refused to | consider the matter on the ground that h-s , term on the bench would end Jan. 1. He asked that the request be laid over for the new court and this was cone. ee BURNED UP HIS WHEAT. oe ee his pe- ~ Michael Blanner Sues Joseph K. Klein of Manchester for »500. Michael Blonner filed suit at Clayton Mon. |day morning against Joseph K. Klein for 00 damages for the total destruction of his wheat crop last August. Both men are prominent farmers of Manchester, St. Louis County. Sparks from Klein's threshing machine engine are what caused the trouble. Blonner claims that he hired Klein to thresh his wheat crop with the express understanding that the engine empioyea should be provided with a ‘‘spark arrester.”’ When.the engine came around, however Bionner claims that the “arrester’’ was lacking. Kiein, nevertheless, fired up and 'the grandparents were holding her without | ; Railway, | i i | and | 10-ce "it } question of the fitness of the parents to be | the child's authority. The respondents pleaded that she had been adopted by them, and that ihe parents were unfit to have her. The hearing was had Monday. Spencer declined to consider the adoption deed, holding that it was not properly made | out. This ruling narrowed the case to the ! Judge | custodian. The respondents then said they had pre- | sented all their evidence. Judge Spencer | then ordered Deputy Sheriff Kreh to take the child from her grandmother's arms and give her to her mother, the executien of which. order resulted in a pathetic scene. Grandmother Crumley wept and Mother Crumley covered the baby’s face | kisses, PEOPLE OF FANNING HELPED. — Hugh A. Patton Collected Chickens for the Festival. A letter was received Monday from Hugh A. Patton, a youngster who* resides at Fanning, Mo., stating that he had suc- ceeded in collecting one dozen. chickens from his neighbors. The poultry was shipped Sunday and arrived in the city Mon. day morning. The young man writes that he was unabie to send any money and wishing to do his share fo make the poor of St. Louis happy n Chistmas Day he collected the poultry. from the following residents of Fanning: Miss Mamie Cluthe. Hattie Burrows, Clara Wilburn, Smith Green, Mrs. Mary Walter. Hugh Patton and James Pancose. THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. CLOUDY AND COLDER. St. Louis and- vicinity-—Partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday; colder Monday night. Missouri—Partly cloudy Monday night and Tues- day. Ilinois—Partly cloudy and possibly threatening Monday night and Tuesday. Indiana—Partiy cloudy and possibly threatesinc Monday night and Tuesday; westerly winds, be coming variable. Kanses—Fair Monday night and Tuesday; +a with | | H. ) rishle winds, ' : ee ee ee ee eee so oe mn J. W. Geddard, Misses— Taussig, Taussiz, Domen. Richards, The following Hurlbutt in Messrs Thos. Bracklin, | Idenald Lovett. | Lavrence Woods, Eugene Woort, Erskine Burdette, John Canuwon, Misses Edith Lovett. Nee pers. Jul.a Cannon, sthe!l Farris, Alexander, Mitchell, Dwug 2s, huaneche Vinnie How ie The following will be direction of Rev. M. Louis city mission: Jobn McMahon, Mesdames — J. McMahen, Misses — Agnes Hays, Hattie Harris, Jersie Harrie, Mary Newsanger, volunteers section ». \ilsses— Beers, Blodeett. Krvni IK rum. wiil as three: Mess! Laipton, Sar we pie, 3. 8 Jick Chas. Squires, J. S. Warren, Waiter isreenw Sherlin f Misses Bessie jary eri baker, Weber ude { the cor] i Murphy ol Meecdames q. Misses Ida Hayes Amy’ ’ Lenoria Zeiger, Ada Deters Peters. t,oo0drTy ; (ss _el “4 tit} work in baskets, ist d, t,arTy in, "Urinkg which will be distributed additional ro to the Coll t ot teitahtsiinieimil -ana il want to sena you out of our ba From a Little One. , re : ’ Memima Told Her. lam a little girl ‘ala me apout th e 7 ‘ “ = nd sts «*? 1} ret er will send 10 cel I wish them alla happy New Year My imma n, so ft wit. liithe Dbroth- ‘ TT) ; pha prerol ermiiire nh, and my hm COOPER ristmas and @ (CLSaod-} A Pleasure to Contribute. The Salvation Army will supply the lowing waiters for section 4: Staff Capt. Sammons, Adjutant Bree, Mrs. Adjutant Bree, Ensign Whiison, Pnsgn Glass, Easign Morgensen, Capt. Ronstrom, Capt. Lindberg, Capt. Whiteen, Capt. Baldwin, Laldwin, Capt. Saverwein, Lieut. Weatherford, In Section 2 ‘ist Mr. George H. riumane Society: Mesdames— 4H. BR. Anolienves, H. B. Calkins, James Ford, the followin Ten sentatives of the Golden Chain Children’s | Lieut. Farmer, Mr. Montgome Mre. Morris. Mrs. Brockeishy Mre. Plummer. 4roek Mesdames — A. M. Hii, M. L. B. Finney, G. Adams, np es ry Clarkeon ladies will as- as ‘i «i ; ' “et tas vs ind hope it will make 1921, Wa 0 of ae hu i To the #Editor Iriel ome el *tival. — es na 1 am i eat to he'p Make SOT: jnice Christmas. ' |y An East St. repre- | Tw the Pvliter ef the God bless a che Dispatch for its closed find 0 cent East St. Louls. Disnat for the C\ristmas if. Pict teed 38 ntrimoute ome lite | / OTAnKeS FRANKLIN AVENUE. ts to Help. Post-Liispatech : cone or the Christmas | ittle vears old, and ttle hy ; have @| HORACE RUDY, / 6:10 Manchester avenue, : - mary. 6G ' Louis Benediction. Post-Dispatch ‘rful giver, also the Post- ever faithful work. In- s for the f fir MRS. C. KILLBENBURG. supplies | To tye Paditor of the Poust-Uispa SCuvol, the hiappy New 7 spend that they may nave a Merry Christmas ck every ittle helps, and Ti the teh. i go to Charless mamma gave me 10 cents to send te poor cniidren, wish them a Merry Christ and « > y ear. AGNAS HA sli Lan street. They Remember the Poor. o the Pditer of the Post-Dispateh. Inclosed find 2% cents that my little brother nk to My brother is 2 years vi AWES DAVIS, _ Laclede avenue Brother and Sister Send 50 Cents, Militer of the Powt-Dispatech, : tind tnclosed 50 cents for the poor, brother and sister and want te somebody aa happy as we . We taox the We are 7 and 6 years old, YER, - street, My name is Agnes Mayes. My» i on the poor children of St. liappy New Year. It isn’t much, l am o ALLIE AND H as * OWN Savings. JOHN AND GLADYS M loll Penrose —_—— Will Give Bread and Oranges. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. it vou can use 100 loaves ot Dread we will be pleased to furmeh you with same as our donation. Or tf you would rather have cy crate of oranges we willl send you the Kindly advise ue at onee as regards your wishes in this matter and aye Dimse SO. TH nmMN Ww AIN oe Per George By Wa Mabager. Collected for the Fund, To the Filiter of the Post-Dispatels iInciosea tind © cents 4) | for the Christmas Post- am a little girl 7 years restalogzi scheol. | an in ton't want Conse chan t papa to write sit LATHKA lols t