St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 8, 1906

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— er re ae F FIRE PROOF. NO ESCAPES. NEEDED Judge Moore Quashes Indict- ment in Downtown Sky- ‘scraper Case. Judge Hiram Moore of the Court of Criminal Correction decided Thursday Which requires that build- ings be equipped with fire escapes does not apply to a “fireproof” building if {t

| ot to eee,” is described in an indictment as *“*fire- proof.’ % ; He sustained on that ground a motion to quash the indictment Against Isaac T, a gta — With failure to rovide a re escape fn a Se iaine | Pp r the Chemical The indictment described ‘ Buliding as a I6-story fir: the Chemical ture’ Attorney Campbell Cummings fiied a motion to quash o the ground that as the statute Was meant for the prevention of loss of life in fires if the building wae fireproof there was no pecd of fire pee’. It was afso argued that persons wouk not Be able to doscend 4 fire Pie from such a high building. It was argued by the prosecution that of" Was merely ag architectural sony iterail.-, he indict ent. -

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Jury's Instructions Permit No | Penalty but Death For All, INDICTMENT IN RESERVE Trial Is Rushed to Conclusion With Surprising Swift- ness, — THEY ACCUSE DEAD MAN Declare Their Comrade, Blake, Fired Shot Which Killed Guard.

rye There was every son City Thursday indication Jeffer. afternoon that Ryan, Vaughan and Raymond, the -convictg implicated in the prison mutiny would not be convicted of murder in killing Guard Clay. Though the jury had been out since 6 p. m. Wednesday it rived at no verdict at 1:30 p. m. day and Judge Martin ordered a of court until 5:30 p. m. The jury was said to be widely on the question of conviction. It’ was reported that at least one member fa- vored an acquittal of all three convicts. Others were said to favor the convic- tion of Vaughn, though two of this num- ber are said to insist en an acquittal f Ryan and Raymond. The remainder are believed to faver a conviction of all. Judge Martin had not decided whether he would hold the jury over night if it failed to reach a verdict by p. When court convened at 9 a. m. the jury reported that no agreement had been reached. After waiting for a time, Judge Martin adjourned the session un- til 1430 p. m. The present case is based on the kiil- ing of Clay. Indictments against the trio, charging first degree murder. have also been issued for the killing of ALi- s0n, and they will -be tried on these if the Clay case fails. : It was the plea of the defense that Clay had been killed by Convict Blake, a fellow-conspirator of the three on trial, who was killed soon after the four escaped from the Penitentiary. The State endeavored to show that Vaughn was the leader of the mutineers, and that he shot Clay. Ryan testified that Blake shot Deputy Warden See when the latter reached for a weapon. See-was ordered to open the gate. When Clay was encountered, Ry- an said, Blake ordered him to throw up his hands, and fired when he re- fused. Ryan said he fired no shot was outside the walls. Vaughn testified that he and his com- panions had agreed that there should be no shooting. Vaughn said he ordered See not to move, but that when See dis- obeyed he could not prevent his being shot by Blake. ifj had ar- r > 7 hurse reces? apart 3:00 m. until he Teamster Accuses Vaughn. Raymond told the same story of the escape and shooting as did his com- panions. The testimony ‘of the three that when the attempt to made ali were heavily armed and pro- vided with plenty of ammunition. Deputy Warden See testified that the four men ran into his office and cov- ered him with pistols. He was vinced that it was Blake who shot through the wrist. He was forced accompany the men to the gate, he saw Clay killed. He did who fired the fatai shot. Charles Woodland, a teamster, who was in the prison yard with a team at the time of the shooting, testified that he saw Vaughn fire shot which killed Clay. In addition to the prisoners, fense put two witnesses on the showed escape was con- him to where not know the the de- stand. They were Jacob Wegeman and Theo- dore Porting, both of whom said they were in the Warden's office when the shooting began. Both were made pris- oners and foreed to go to the driveway, where they saw Clay killed. They could not tell which one of the men actually killed Clay. Rvan, after again expressed would be ‘“T have the the ted, court adjourned, Opinion that he convie no reason to ~,¢ hange my mind,’’ he said. “Our attorneys did all they could for us, but it was a less case. I have known that al] From the moment IT was captured | have never entertained the least doubt that we would all hang. None of ug fired the shot which killed Clay, and we did not intend to Kill anybody, but the iaw has held that was not necessary for us to be convicted of first degrec murder. “I will not. go to the gallows in any boasting spirit. I realize now where I could have done much better, but of course that is a thing of the past. Many folks can look back and see where they would have done differently after it is late,” hope- along. tuo A OOO tap erty Assignment Deed Filed. the MeCarth) Dry Piate filed a ceed of assignment in t} se offic: ‘ of the Recorder Thursday to Benjamin. c. Lindsay, aSsignee cor the creditors. It covers all property, accounts, ete., sit- uated gr 4 at 614 De Soto avenue, valued. at. $10,00 Co,

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ne “ISAYS. CHAIN OF BANKS BEHIND BOND SWINDLE:. ‘Inspector Probing Hanover of Boston Predicts Sensa- tional Expose,

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Correspondence With Number of Congressmen Unearthed hy Investigators

MAY EXCEED A MILLION

Swindled Corporations With- hold Evidence, Fearing Panic Among Clients. Dispatch. feb, re Spe cta » the P NEW YORK, inv esiigation in) over Ban} tor ust 1OW ir ge A777 Han- inspec- io the affairs of the cf Roston, Vostottfice Cortelyou returned to this city | last night and today made that, in his opinion, the is only a chain of identified ic SwWindles of the In which ute the Statlemeny Kank Ith Hanover KS with one oft DAN the country ° a}- leged Trustee lay en losely Bigant 36... arrested. the iperial for The netted over ila Ve sup- Six men operations are st Oe) OOO L, ; 4 pesed to haye Inspector Cori Hanover Bank ot! by a chief hind Other banks. pose ol The whole a marvelously plund: e1you tila added Boston Ie gu Imperial Trustee Co. was directe } é : ‘% — ‘ . OL Et! hs or swingt!ters be- ihe and, was emploved for the with yur- Kiting worthless paper. scheme is characterized well-organized plot hedged with temporary devices as as for Sa ie- r, 80 tv io have thrown au- thorities off their guard for two years. It is added that the investigation pleted last night, -which will result additional arrests, has revealed ¢ scores of men, well known as criminals, have honeycombed the financial districts with ‘‘Bankers and Brokers’ ’’ offices which acted as feeders to the Imperial Trustee Co. and kindred alleged asylums of graft. Today postoffice inspectors tral office detectives are looking for at least two other members of the gang whose principals have been rounded up and held for. -trial. Walter nald, the last of the six dictment for working Trustee underwriting now doing time ulent postal scheme, semblance to Walter picture is No. 114% in lery, labeled “‘sneak the com- in hat to the police and cen- Guy Fur- under Imperial who is a fraud- men in- the scheme, Toronto for bears a close re- &. Furnald, whose the Rogues’ thief.’’ in Gal- Operated in London. January 21, matrimonial under the name fTurnald was arrested on 1903, for operating a fake bureau at 82 Wall street ‘Robert Simpson Estate, Ltd."” Among his aliases were J. V. F. Scudder and William D. Furnald. Under the last he was known in London, where, in No- veinber, 1900, according to the police, he got away with about $10.000 worth of stock after operating several get-rich- quick schemes. On July 1894, four vears San fornia, jewelry Another new ihe limelight in the switdle today and evidence fraud amounting to placed in the hands of the postoffice in- by John J. Lordan of 1 Nas- sau street, who was counsel for a poration which was victimized, Mr. Lordan told the l*ederal ties that about a year a he represented needed more money ? f ie BO ‘ali- big 23, say the police, in acting robbery. figure Quentin fence Prison, ( for as a in a was brought alleged of another $20,000 into Imneria! il bout was spectors cor- 2uthori- go the company and desired to have a bond issu undrwriten. to an advertisment, Mr. Clyde Colt, who then had an office at 152 Nassau street. Colt gave him a letter to President White of the Imperial Trustee ¢ This transsc- like of since swindters In answer Lor- dan called upen ‘oO. hundreds the in began tron ended others Wall work . streel Victims Dreaded Fixpose. Most of the victims have been financial straits. and have face the certainty would follow an irs not dared in to which ewindling game. Netted a2 Million. Six men suspecied of complicity jn swindle charges against Imperial T Co. Jesey City Dy postoffice spectors have been arrested and the an- thorities are now of the opinion that over $1,000,00) was netted by the alleged fraudulent operations. ants againsi concern from quarter, it is only bigger g4ne was sougnt. Among who appear to have been in correspondence with the concern or, ot bankrucvteyv exyvosure of 7 he tne rus- of tee in- Although claim- coming apparent that the are every the those its agents at one time or another are ee number of Congressmen. The six men arrested at the instance of the postoffice inspectors are g. White, Clyde Colt, Robert G. Ruxton, Wrederick Waugh, Wiliam y, Leary and Foster looper. Ruxton was dater: sibly a broker at 32 Broadway, while Colt had offices in the Vanderbilt Ruiid- ing and claimed to be in the buSiness of promoting corporations. John ee a ae Child Named for Hadley. Attorney- General Hadle Vy Ww: ey ae fied Thursday that C. D Edwards of Horatio, Ark... had named his son after the Missouri trust fighter. The bay was porn Feb, 6. aryl ye Pighed 10h, pounds. ] So a cre eS A ce “FIRST IN B\YERYTHING.” ee

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LOPING COUPLE D IN GROCERY a Za ee ee Outwitted His Mother Who Overlooked Edwardsville Gretna Green, Arthur Albright of 4239 Connecticut etreet and Miss Della Malone of 1214 Emmett street outwitied his mother, who objected to their wedding. She had prevented the marriage by tele- phoning to City Hall ordering the clerk not to issue the license. Then she tele- phoned to Clayion, East St. Louis and Belleville and issued similar orders. But she did not communicate with the license clerk at Edwardsville, IIl. That was a tactical error. Thursday morning the couple went to Edwards- ville and obtained the license. They re- turned to St. Louis to Rev. J. Harmon, pastor of First Baptist Church. He ex- amined the license, saw it was good only in Madison County and explained the situation, “Come with us to Madisen County and marry us there,’ said young Mr. Al- bright. The bride added request and the minister consented. They went to Granite City together by trolley. At the corner of Broadway and Fourth street, the City of . Bachelors, they left the car and entered William Jenkins’ grocery store. The situation was explained and Mr. Jenkins readily consented to have the ceremony take place in his store and he acted as the other witness and the knot was secure- ly tied, Then Mr. and Mrs. Albright started for St. Louis to tell his mother. Mrs. Albright did not object girl her son had selected. She to the fact that she was not consulted about the plans. She wanted to be let into any secrets that were available. As her son will not be 21 until the Fourth of July, she put the lid temporarily on his matrimonial aspirations. The bride is 18. Rev. Hardin on Sunday Schools. Rev. J. H. Hardin of Kansas City, State Superintendent of the Missouri Christian Bible School. will lecture every hight at & oclock for the r mainder of the week at First Chris- tian Church. 2126 Locust street, on Sunday school work. He will also oc- cupy the pulpit next Sunday morning. een ec once her to the objected

- ¢ - DESPONDENT GlnL SWALLOWS POISON Mentally Depressed Nebraskan Drinks Carbolic Acid in Chicago Hospital. Blunk, said to be Feb. 8.-~—Mary parents are CHICAGO, years old, whose wealthy residents of Grand, Island, Neb.. committed suicide today in Garfield Sanitarium by swallowing car- bolic acid. The girl came to tne weeks ago and had been extreme mental depression. ea mn MISS MULHALL WORSE. In a Comatose Condition Father’s Ranch. Miss Agnes Mulhall] is in a critical eondition on the ranch at Mulhall, O. T.. and it is feared she will not recover. Fler father, Col. Zath Mulhall, tele- graphed St. Louis Thursday that she is in a comatose condition and that to- night will deelde whether or not she will recover. Miss Mulhall was hurt several months when a horse reared and feil on her. Her injuries were at first sup- peséd to be net dangerous. When Col. Mulhall was notified Monday of the change for the worse he went to her bedside from St. Louis, taking a special train from Guthrie. two from sanitarium suffering

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UELEGATES AGAIN LAY BOND BILL -

Decided in Caucus to Lay Mea- sure Over Until Next Week. Action the $11,000,000 bond bill will again be deferred by the House of Dele- gates the result a eaucus of the delegates Thursday afternoon, at which the phraseology of the amend- ment providing for free -bridge was the subject of considerable discussion. The specific cause, in’ reference Which the deiegates say they ure in doubt, is tha specitying that the “bridge shall be forever free from tolls.’ City Counselor Bates informed the delegates that if this clause merely meant that the bridge would be free to citizens while railroads or other cor- porations deciding to use it would have tO pay a tax, then it was entirely su- pertiuous, If it meant that the bridge was to be free to every individual and interest, then he questioned whether the wording of it was correct. However, he said ne didn’t know what the wording meani, Delegate Coale read the bill at length and no opposition was heard to. the cnanges made by the Ways and Means Committee, as a result of which the bili on as OL a to ' will go back to the Council without the unit vote feature, but amendments. After the daubtful feature of the bill had been debated a motion was made and carried to defer action until next ‘Puesday night. If further amendments are made to the bill at that time, as now seems likely, 10 days at least will elapse before the bill is returned to the Council. Another. point brought up at the meeting was the authority of the city, under its charter, to issue as much «as $11,000,000 of bonds. In order to settle the question, Speaker O’Brien requested Delegate Connell to go to the Compt- roller's office and get his opinion. Mr. Connell reiurned, accompanied by Fe- lix Gunn, one of Mr. Connell’s agsist- ants, who reported that the comptro.le! wus not In his office. Mr. Gunn himself stated that. it was within the power of the city, under the charter, to issue as much as $20,000,000 of bonds, before the constitutional limit of 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of the city would be exceeded, as the valuation is now $554,- O00 OA0, as separate LTT. iat te a ata, QUICKLY AVENGES TIS SONS DEATH Ranchman Brains Antagonist Whose Pistol Had Accident- ally Slain Relative, THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Feb. 8.—News has just reached here of the Killing of two ranchmen in a quarrel. Dick Tyndall, one of the wealthiest horse breeders in Northwestern Wyom- ing, got into an altercation with James Kester, a neighbor on the former’s ranch on the Cottonwood. Kester drew a revolver and while Tyndall was try- to disarm him Tyndall's son, John, ik was, accidentally killed. Tyndall was so enraged that when he secured the weapon he beat out Kes- ter’s brains with if.

Nagging Passenger Fined. Henry Pfeffer, 2210 College avenue, was fined $5 and costs in Deawton Street Police Court Thursday morning for nagging a street ‘ar conductor. Arthur Matter, 4705 Virginia. Mat- ter is a conductor on the Bellefontaine line. Pfeffer was one of his passen- gers, and according to the conductor's testimony annoyed him by ringing his bell until the motorman could not obey orders, calling him names and knocking hia cap off. Officers Costel- lo and elley arrested Pfeffer when the car reached Fourteenth and Pena- rose streets, —_ . . 2 9 ¢e¢--- oe + ‘Rev. Justin G. Wade, Formerly Manager of Louis Weekly Paper and Pastor of Accused of Writing Im-« proper Letters to Boys.

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Ill., Caused by of Youth Who ing improper the proprietors of a weekly months was suffering from dectors do not t and so, The and body remained Rev. Mr. it happened. I Telephone my Asked again edly: “I was pot.” to the train Mr. went ettorney, aa writing to my “Not that LL remember. Do The injured expressed ¢ pond he had signed. Wade had written a envelope in which the The letter was taken from his Gavin, who said refer his arrest. The not care to divulge its contents. and referred to an accident (nat letter Dr. to doctor “at. Partridge, in whose son of Mr. Partridge, Weston, wen his house from Wade. Mr. acted otherwise than Charres A. never Wade's wife, who is in had saved enough money to pay fi This Mr. Wade had told his Waukegan. their meetings in After at the charges against him having written the letter, had been fighting to ovete Wade arrested and mitted years he When Foote in a victim hereditary trial. The prelimin minister furnished b was of insanity. of a cused Members their pastor. Those who were willl stand by their p that some mistake After Fair he Fighters that time, nized. After the office that iss The of stor had been leaving Sedalia, Wade e¢ ’ exhibition on the Pike. but he was uncommuni ues a Wet paper, iwo livi *"y kly Onn youth arrest was based sent to Andrew Keho, a Bloomington, HL, inviting him the writer. One of them was The other bore the minister's When arrested Rev. Mr. Wade did not remember writing those hut like his. Keho yards at account bare | wus arrested in the Mavfalfr several of his suspicious actions, was on his w He was of his story that he visit the minister, before Justice Cooling tinued unti! Friday. jand eaid he had known the | Amber. Il... two years before. the and a horse and buggy. His Sedalia Career, J. Wade was for two Second Hie went He is 17 Rey. (5. pastor of (hurch, Sedalia, i? years ago, Thirteenth and Brown streets. The father the Sedalia Cemetery. There nothing against the character of Mr. gregation. roarried in Chicago, and tater pestor of a church at coming from pet eneee se ‘re to §t. Se Blas Whirled by a s Pally. ~ employe, doswen timea before the machinery be checked.

1624 North Broadwar. Justin Goodsone Wade, a ye ago and went to W First Congregational Chureh, one time pastor of Seeond Congregational Chureh at Sedalia, Mo, At the hospital it was found the cl Wade became concpicuous at Brow to hom the acvident happened, wife. “Did you intend to Jump in front of the they | pastor seemed to,show great concern over not being able to ate ‘end his hearing and requested that Aitorney Brown be called, He : oneern over the possibility of the attorney having to f it contained no reference to premeditated suicide. sald The letter was written in a rambling manner _ Bou happened to the writer some time ago in Chine Be eae Partridge aive as a gentleman when in his sight. Canada, par except to say that he had no know was emploved as a waiter in He was #8€ World's Fair ended he bo ught letters unsigned name. le admitted that the handwriting was railroad dayva ago showed the two letters in corrobor: itien arraigned and the case con- years old preacher at Wade, youth said. gave him a gold watch Congregational to Sedalia it being his firet charee as a minister. He waa then grinarried and kept house with his aged father at died and waa buried Viade while a resident of Sedalia, but he was not popular with his con- He left there for Chicago. where he later secured a charge. His left arm was dislocated and he was badly bruised. He t# under treatment at City Hospital. Tolecia 27 years old. He bas a family living at, i ie Released on Bail After Arrest in Waukegan, Missive Found in Pocket Acted ‘Strangely—Made Partial Admission. , , ‘ . ’ . A few hours before he was to be arraigned on a charge of send- letters through.the mail, Thursday morning,. Rev. ar ago business, manager and one of paper in St. Louis, tried to end his life by leaping in front of a rapidly moving train at Waukegan, a Chieago suburb, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. He was thrown to one side of the track and seriously injured. During the time that Rev. Louis he lived at 6190 Bartmer avenue. Mr. Wade was a resident of Ste He left this city several — where he became pastor of — He was at anukegan, erzyman was badiv cut about the head — inte rnal injuries. He was unconscious and — hink will recover. noon. He. said: to go to my hearing. I want to ge f will be there In a few minutes.” Mr. Wade said, disconnect< I don’t know how I got south of the dee he “T don’t know how there. ii. . train?’’ think I did?” letter to his wife just before going to. the ai The was placed bore no address. pocket by the railroad company’s ctlviioten, © He did - he did

the letter was personal, therefore home the pastor lived with the 17- ennai t to the hospital and obtained the keys to his son declares the minister has” wis planning to join him as soon as he 1 the transportation of furniture, some $200. ishiamers, It is not believed he belonged to any of the orders as he had not appeared | were made public he declined to deny them, ledge of having done any wrong. He ad-— which cannot be printed, and added that for ome an inherited weakness. taken before United States Commissioner ‘hicago Wednesday he intimated that he would plead that he was. He seemed anxious ary examination was fixed for Thursday and the ac- ail for $1000 and was released. He returned to Wau- kewan, where he conducted a revival meeting . Wednesday evening. his congregation expressed great surprise at the arrest of to avold the disgrace ing to discuss the affair said they would until his guilt was proven and they sald they believed. eat: Lae. ome to St. Louis, and during the World's the restaurant connected with the Fire een by several of his friends at cativ e and did not seem pleased when recog an interest in a small printing r but later sold out and left St. Louis. i ee all

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He was gainst Mathew W. Muir of the Clayton Cireuit Court. The price for plastering the hotel, ae side of a municipality a court. A new lien was ing. porches and all, covering. ing ase in the frat. court saerens he death of Got I. — a & Brothers, plastering = noeels Hotel ¢ ‘onstruction and - tate Co. was dismissed "ithe sult firet filed Dec. 4, 194, for $8191, ba alleged to be due on $18,318, the contract frefendants demurred yoo that a ten could not ve a building of more than an ne te aren and the case waa thrown oo | Of a wee that the porspes be excinded. Then the plaintl surveyor to work and found the an acre. The Hen wes third thne and cov en plaintiff? March &, was obtained « one The Coroner's yin TOoTI Felix o gan street, who di¢ Laine it : ene f oo gag 47: frc

Caught in a pulley at the plant of ge Tne mb hen-Schwartz Bail and Steel Co. at the foot of Tyler street, Steven Tolegia. an wus lifted high in air Thure- day and whirvted rapidly around half a. eoull Palt x nue car aturéas Gravois AVENMG, | curb. He di : He was 7] years, 9 is

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