St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 28, 1906

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More warm, weather is prom- IWERE NOT] ing py the SUCH A GooD weather man, METHODIST I Fond mammas WOULD TELL are already lay- YOU PLAINLY | ing in an exra WHAT I THINK supply of lotions OF THIs WEATHBR

to sooth the sun- burns o& young America, which are to be inev!i- table with con- tinued sunshine. The forecast Thursday : “Fair and .con- siderably warm- er tonight and Friday. Souther- ly winds."’ A further in- crease in tem- perature is noted at nearly all Stations eat of the Rocky Mountains. The warm * wave will con- ee ae ks ee. tinue In this. vicinity until @n area of high pressure over the Southeastern States is bréken ‘

Of this area. Lower tem-| _Teported on the Pacific There have been showers in the last ee 3 . is

hours in the Lake regions. * a4 's 4 ae laa 5 asta vied ts. cae aes vate at amneys aS etc, at be es iT ie tate: ay eee Hen os : is 2 bar ee en tit Pibcaeas a body’ remain up. The tendency at present is to an| C™ MAN'S BODY IS OUND IN TREE Wt MAPLEWOOD ~~

wr Papers in Pocket Indicate That He Was Bernard Coakley of New York. AROUND SUBURB 10 DAYS

He Had Been Drinking Heavily and While There Said His Name Was Dunn. TOLD OF TRIP ABROAD

Seeming to Be .Despondent While Speaking of Rela- tives in Ireland,

The body of a man was found hang- ing from a. tree near Manchester and Bellevue avenues, Maplewood, Thursday morning. Hundreds of residents of the pretty suburb visited the scene before the body was cut down nearly three hours after it was found. In the meantime the body identified as that of a man who had been living in Maplewood for 10 days and had given the name of J. D. Dunn. From papers found on the body and in the baggage the man left at his board- ing house, he is believed to be Bernard Coakley of New York. The body was found dangling from the limb of a tree suspended by a clothes- line which had been thrice doubled and clumsily knotted. The man had stran- gled to death. The rope had been tied to a branch about ten feet high. Scratches on the bark were taken to indicate that the man had climbed to the limb and jumped off after adjusting the noose. The body was found by Paul Ziegler as he passed through the little wood on his way to the Suburban cars. He reported it to mounted policemen, but f their territory and tl td hanging trom” and. hb “F had been o'clock until 9:30, when Joseph F. Har- rison cut it down and notified Coroner Koch. The man had been in Maplewood only one week. On his arrival he visited a dentist, said his name was J. D. Dunn, and explaining that he was a stranger asked to be directed to a boarding house. He was sent to Mrs. Gravitt in Rosalind place and there he obtained board and lodging, paying a week in advance. Had Been Drinking Hearily. When around the house Coakley was unassuming even to timidity. He was there little except when sleeping, but in the periods when he remained away from the saloons he confided to Mrs. Gravitt that a short while ago he had visited his mother and sister in Dublin, Ireland, after an absence from the fam- ily homestead of six years. He seemed somewhat affected when referring to these faraway relatives and would take up his hat and wander off to a saloon where he would drink heav- ily, not returning to his room until bed- time. . In the saloons, where hemspent the most of his leisure, he talked consid- erably when sober, but was very quiet when in his cups. He said he was a whisky salesman and nad just come from New York, having made that city his home sincé emigrating from Ireland six years ago. He said he had acted as a bartender at times and shortly before he ended his life he applied to John A. Keaton, a saloon man, for a situation and was refused. He seemed well supplied with a and had no qualms about spend- ng it. At length his drinking habit became obnoxious to Mrs. Gravitt and Wednes- day evening she informed him that he must seek other quarters. He received the rebuke calmly and walked out of the house. Bought Rope After Rebuke. He went to the hardware store of D. Lewis at 6942 Manchester avenue and purchased a long clothesline. Then he disappeared and was not seen again until his body was found swinging to the tree. Coakley was apparently about % years old, weighed 170 pounds, had black curly hair and blue éyes and was 5 feet 8% inches tall. His face was clean shaven, rather broad and round. When ‘found he wore a black suit, dark blue shirt. black shoes and had on neither collar nor tie. His neck had been severely cut by the rope. In*a pocket was a passbook of the American Savings Bank, 205 Fifth ave- jnue, New York, which showed that the depositor had a balance on Oct. 27 last of $15. A card found in a pocket bore the name of Mrs. Bernard Coakley, 753 Third avenue, New York, and the man wo a gold ring with a setting in- scribed “BB. C."" There were several sampies of iron ore in his pockets. Coroner Koch held an inquest and the jury returned a verdict of suicide. KILLED BY A TRAIN. Wm. Tanner, on Way From California, Meets Death, al to the Post-Dispatch,

K Bony re a rday ees ; e en route Rock island : book ad Angeles, Princeton, a were the fol- », #3 Carmona street, Los Cal.: #. Vv. 8. Ship: care BM ew A: mM ong, de brother Tanner, 84 East Thirty-sixth "we

PASTOR’S LITTLE GIRL WHOM THE MOTHER SEEKS TO RECOVER

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GERTRUDE EARL HEWSON.

WOMAN WITNESS FAINTS IN COURT Mrs, Louise Helfers Had Made Complaint Against Broth- er-in-Law.

ASKED. FOR. CONTINUANCE

mons and Defendant Fined for Contempt. When compelled to take the witness stand in a case where she had obtained a warrant for the arrest of her brother- in-law on the charge of assault and bat- tery, Mrs. Louise Helfers, wife of Henry Helfers Jr., of the Kessler-Helfers Hat Co., fainted and fell on the - floor in Judgc Moore’s courtroom at noon Thurs- day. The fashionably dressed woman Was carried into the Judge's office and after she had revived was taken to her home, 1733 Wash street. The alleged attack on Mrs. Helfers was committed in her own home May 22, the sworn statement in the warrant being that Schurr “choked the plaintiff and threw her down the = stairway.”’ Arthur Smith, a negro, of 417 South Ewing avenue, who was employed about the house at the time of the assault. Was named as a witness. The case had been set for trial several time and been postponed with trivia] excuses, on several occasions it being stated by the plaintiff's attorney that Smith could not be gotten into court: Attachment for Witness. Judge Moore became angry when the same excuse was offered again Thursday and issued an attachment which result- ed in the negro being brought into the court by a deputy sheriff. “Why have you not answered the sub- pena of this court?’ demanded Judge Moore. The negro hesitated a moment. but was urged. Then he said: “I didn’t come because Mr. Helfers told me I would not need to come, that it was all settled.’’ “You are fined $10. Mr. Clerk issue a citation that Mr. Helfers may be brought here forthwith.’’ The court rested until an officer en- tered with Mr. Helfers. The Judge, ar- raigned the merchant, told him of -the testimony given by the negro and de- clared that any attempts to settle cases out of court in such an outrageous man- ner would be met with punishment. He fined Helfers $25 and said: ‘Now we will go on with this case. Mrs. Helfers, you will take the witness stand,’’ The attorneys arose as if to enter an objection. Mrs. Helfers paled and fell back when she started to arise. Take the stand, please, Mrs. Helfers,”’ said Judge Moore. Confused and unsteady, Mrs. Helfers gained her feet and made several! steps in the direction of the witness chatr. Suddenly she stopped, made an attempt to raise her hand as if in protest and fell limp and unconscious within a few feet of the witness chair. She was carried into the Judge's vate office. Judge’ Moore later nounced that ag the chief witness too ill to testify, he would dismiss the case against Schurr on ayment of costs. Mr. Helfers paid his own fine and that of the negro, Smith. SAID HE WAS THE BETTER Just as ununiformed Probationary Pa- trolman Edward Fitzgerald peeled off hig coat and removed his revolver, at the same time telling Probationary Pa- trolman Joseph OQmohundro, who was in uniform, to do the same and he would prove which is the better police- man, Sergt. O'Meara happened along, took Fitzgerald in tow. and landed him in the Deer Street Station, where he was suspended by Capt. O'Malley. Both probationaries have been on the force about one month. They met at Euclid avenue and Natural Bridge road Thursday morning. Fitzgerald was off duty and Omohundro was on his beat. They argued as to their qualities as po- licemen. each Claiming the distinction of being superior to the other. hen ft was that Fitzgerald declared his intention wi saan Omohundro. zgerald will have oppertuni f proving to the oe or pri- an- was

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Negro Who Disobeyed . Sum-. AISSOURIAN SHOOTS WI AND HIMSEL Bodies Found in St. Joseph - iy GEL IE

—— wagon, with our name and on it, so that there can be no misun-— derstanding as to the owner. We are proud of the growth of the business and i the success that has come to us. “Merchants a Competitor.” “As to-there being a combination dew tween us and the Merchants’ Co. or the Consumers’, it is absolutely untrue. ne a — nS " H 4 i © By ’ ix 4 . % 5. ‘ Se. sane _ : > = “ie * ‘ > Mr. Fickeissen, Who Studied the Ohio Prosecutions, to Summon Witnesses and — Begin the Inquiry at Once. i a i», i es ICE MAGNATE SAYS PRICE WON’T ADVANC - ¥ a ee is atl { 1 Fs, i . | * - : ae i a eS Be The Merchants’ is, perhaps, the hardest — competitor we have, They are trying (4 get our business and we try to get theirs, a “We sell the Consumers’ their supp's of i¢e, probably the most of it. They. have heretofore dealt almost altogetiig in natural ice. This year there is natural ice, and before the senso opened Mr. Wall came to me and ask 4 me if I would take care of him. I en-— ‘ue one swered I would, and he wanted to make ~ a Psy 5 6 “TI cannot make a contract, Mé. «, ai) I replied. ‘I will sell you ice at gig market price as long as I have the ‘«- to spare. ig a coal strike on ha: got SRS oa cad ; co gets ic us at the market price.” Ser Whitelaw it has been said th. the Ice Trust last ¥ a of the trust this year was to raise ¢ prices. Is this true?’ “ng “No. Of course, the Polar Wave rm some money last year. But we wor for it, and the dividend. was not lai the amount of money we have in Re a

Special to the Post-Dispatch. PHILADELPHIA, June 2.—District Attorney Bell announced today that he would begin sult against the Ice Trust and allied companies as soon as he could complete the investigation he be- gan a week ago. In all 13 men, repre- senting a8 many companies, are being investigated. Arrests probably will be made this week. The investigation is the direct out- come of numerous complaints made through the newspapers of the exorbit- ant charges of the Ice Trust. The price of ice is now treble that at which it sold prior to the first meeting of the Ice Exchange in March tiast. It was then increased $1 a ton and two subsequent advances make the wholesale price now $% a ton to dealers. The price to house- keepers has more than doubled. P. J. Ritter, president of the exchange, re- si rather than abide by the vestigation the aA tee of

* es PHILADELPHIA WILL ARREST ICE BARONS

in prison, but at pressure is bein brought to obtain their freedom. The & ruse of the fa. are held in Jail b ps ene, pending m cation of t ence, belleved they will ey : to the Workhouse tox A heretofore unloo gency has pr se ne victory for the men. Pardons, which is Board of Pubic Vv portuned to come to the reli men. It is not believed t will permit the ca r in the Wor a very few days at >

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