St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 31, 1906

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ORLY ST. LOUIS EVENING NEWSPAPER WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.

VOL. 38. NO. NO, 344. - ST. LOUIS; TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 31, as PRICE (Cueside at. toute, Two Gente

FLY TO BE TRIED UGUST 9; REVISED CHARGES ARE FILED A, re F

"hree New Accusations Against Suspended Chief Concern Sergeant Dorsey False Report and Retention by Kiely of Ser- - geant Rea and Patroleman June. y= = i ed |ASS'T CITY COUNSELOR / WILLIAMS TO PROSECUTE y= = ~~ we

Jorsey Incidents, Considered Most Impor- - tant, Grew Out of Assault on George H. Williams, the Son-in-Law of President : : Stewart of Police Board. . chlpentg charges were filed against suspended Chief of Police r Kiely Tuesday by Inspector of Police Richard McDonald. pists set for the hearing is Aug. 9. The charges were drawn by istant City Counselor Charles P. Williams, who will conduct le prosecution of the suspended Chief before the Board of Police issioners., -— There are three charges in the new arraignment of Chief Kie y. Sergt. Harry Dorsey to swear falsely before the Grandjury in rela- a to an alleged false report that the sergeant made at th in- ance of Kiely. Another charge allezes that he transferred Pa- James K. June to the Central District from the Dayton et district, when he knew that June’s character was such that rges should have been filed against him. The other chafge is ‘that he retained Sergt. Charles H. Rea at Union Station, when the off wea %s character was or should have been known to him, and pe nreneenee. Both June and Rea were tried before the board WIRE REPORT ON BURNED RECORD a

there ‘were a dozen other - These charges Chief Kiely ob- te is to and took the case into the : i ~ Circuit Judge Douglas ruled ‘that the only three charges on which tiely could be tried were those which oo preferred. The other ted Kiely’s reappoint- enie? of Police, for his second] term, on Feb. 23, 1906. ee 4 Dorsey Incident Reviewed. | ‘While the beginning of the Dorsey was the outgrowth of an election ‘scandal in September, 1902, it is alleged _ peeeeen happenings in it occurred Kiely’s reappointment, and it was proper by the court to go back to @ beginning of the case and review it cmpiggd or H. Williams, now a son-in-law | Px Stewart of the Police was one of the voters who was 4 at the polling place in the 5800 ‘kx on Delmar avenue. It 1s alleged a new charges that Chief Kiely was Meent and saw Lawler Daly strike and knock him down, and that not aid the man attacked. yreant Dorsey, who was assigned to Ler booth, saw Daly strike Wil- and placed him under arrest. ‘Kiely told the sergeant that he ee a placed the wrong-man under arrest Daly was released, ing was done in the case until ; ' was looki for reappointment. Mr. ewert was president inn f tt ot Board, Kiely sent for as

Nebraska Authorities Investi- gate Destruction of Alleged Rebate Vouchers. ‘as

i AFFIDAVITS OBTAINED

Burlington Employes Were in Charge of Shipment That Was Destroyed.

aegh GREELEY CENTER, Neb., July. 31.— The Attorney General of Nebraska has telegraphed the County Attorney here to investigate thoroughly the alleged burning of the rebate vouchers by the Burlington railroad several] days ago. “Investigate Burlington record burn- ing and report facts at once,’ is the telegraphic order received last night by County Attorney Moody. Moody already has in his possession the incriminating papers picked up by the young farmer, and he has had pho- tographs made of the wreckage of the burned cars containing other records. Moody today secured affidavits show- that the men in charge of the cars ch were burned were Burlington em- Dioyes, and has secured a copy of a telegram sent the night of the fire, read- ing: | Roadmaster, Aurora.—‘‘Bel- fast fire O. K.—Campbell.”’ The Burns referred to is roadmaster of the Burlington, and Campbell is sta- tion agent. The County Attorney says: “In my possession I have conclusive proof that so Burlington road has been violating Interstate Commerce law, and granting rebates for the past 2 years. ® amount runs to hundreds of thou- sands of dollars."’ CHILDREN HAVE A HOME. Court Denies Father's Suit ainst Minister. The St. Louls Court of Appeals Tues- day dismissed the application of Will- ed for a oruten report Dorsey says later susyended He was tried . A ae ns r Chief arose. A short @ late

heer tne cnet unbecoming an offi- une Was @ patrolman who te beat in the Dayton Street ae r a was bate yy abit ate t of immoral- a perred saninet him, and they tainec before ean board at his was in charge of the Union ae he, - ~* Pe : > a py re Agee A sae

Ms their “unatness. 1 ol P | FORGOTTEN JUDGE,

84 ~~... ESS ES EOE The most important of these is that he attemptd to get}

s Memory of Witness fam H. Bonner of St. Louls for a writ of habeas corpus against Rev. Christian C. Stahmann, superintendent of the ren’ Home Society of 9g, oye for them. he defense’s plea 1903, by Lag ot H. gee vd Jr., has given in adoption t ree H. Boring of Vulcan Station. "st Louls County, and that Haze! Bonner had been adopt- -ed July 31,1908, by Everett Lanham of Sullivan, Franklin County, Rev. Mr. Stahmann ne longer had the oe the Court held the ap- plication could not be allowed.

Missouri, : two children, ) was that July 2&8, | been |

AR USSIA N MUTINEERS BOMBA WO FORTS; 600 KILLED OR WO LE OTT Oy

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PACTS SHOWN IN THE ICE INQUIRY. Dealers met Iast March and agreed on wholesale and retail prices of ice. Wholesale price was fixed at $3 a ton. Companies “call up” each other before taking customers who have formerly traded with others. Those who take customers from the Polar Wave Co. are most particular about doing this. Practical division of terri- tory exists, Smaller ice firms took part in conference for fixing prices, and observed price schedule

laid down there, WITNESSES WHO TOLD ABOUT ICE MEN’S MEETINGS IN TESTIMONY BEING TAKEN IN STATE’S OUSTER SUIT

—— ~~ " ) . \ epanen that is, fair days 0 WE ARE HAVING °

of moderate tem- | perature and cool ! nights. The of- ficial forecast | Tuesday: “Fair tonight and Wednesuay. Stationary tem- perature, light east and south winds.’ There has been little change iD Weather condi- tlons over the United States in the last 24 hours. The temperature is normal = in practicall y @! districts. There have beon lonal showers and thu nderetorms on the -Atiantic Coast and the east guif and x«cattered showers cleewhere. There has been an increase of the pressure in the Central and - Kasterh Etates and a decrase in the Wea and

i fect that . low | eithe. ‘FINED UNDER SMOKE LAW. Plead |

oe but ne . ee sete de- | a BAYAN FAILS TO OUST SULLIVAN Nebraskan in Letter Asks Illi-| noisan to Resign From Na- tional Committee. CHICAGO, Thompson nounces this dated July quested that

July 31.—Judge Owen P. of Jacksonville, ILl., an- afternoon that in a letter li, William J. Bryan _re- Judge ‘Nhomson call upon Roger Sullivan with a message from Bryan requesting that Sullivan, in the interest of harmony, resign as National Committeeman from Illinois, Judge Thompson says he saw Sullivan today and delivered Bryan’s message. Sullivan declined” to resign as re- quested. Judge Thompson’ thereupon - made public a letter from Bryan declaring that National Committeeman Sullivan holds the oftice.by fraud and. that it is impossible for honest Democrats to as- sociate with Mr. Sullivan as a member of the National Committee. (eee eee ee ee ee ee ~ POSSE HUNTING |

YANKEE WARSHIPS GOLLIOE IN FOG - —- ----<»P -.--- Battleship Alabama Rams Illi- nois in Atlantic on Way to Newport. NEWPORT, R. I., July 31.—A collision between the battleships Alabama and lllinois of the second division of the Atlantic battleship fleet, in a thick fog last night was reported today by Rear- Admiral Charles Kk. Davis. The squadron was making harbor when the Alabama, under command of Capt. Samuel B. Comly, crashed tite the Illinois, which is com- manded by Capt. Goodfriend Blockling- er. rhe other vessels constituting the sec- ond division, the Indiana and lowa. stood by, but their asSistance Was not reovulred, ‘tie report received here was to the ef- neither ship was injured be- the wuter line. Nothing was stated as to the exact damage sustained by wursenhin. for Manufacturers Guilty and Pay $25. Timberlake of the Mound City lee Co., 3015 North Broadway, and J. R. Weber of the Weber Molding Co., Twenty-first street and Cass avenue, each pleaded guilty in the Court of Criminal Correction Tuesday to the charge of permitting the emission of cenge smoke fiom his plant. Each was fined 82 and costs. . Within the past two weeks Smoke In- spector Joncs nas sworn out 3 warrants aginst various manesartus ees alleging v.olation of the smoke inances, A half-dozen of the defendants have plead- ed guilty and . paid finea, he WEATHER INDICATIONS. Missour!—Falr Tuesday night and Wednes- day. except showers in weet pertion. in in weet. por- ay, © nigot and W ednes- Two F. 8S. i Sible that Ransome

| “NEGRO THROUG THREE COUNT!

Woman «znd Two Girls, One Aged 14, Charge Him With Attacking Them. Posses of enraged and excited men are ranging over Jefferson, St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties in pursuit of Arch Ransome, the young negro who fled after making an attack at Valles Mines, Jefferson County, on Miss Lizzie Moore, 20 years old; Effie Moore, 14 years old, and Mrs. Celia Emaloy of De Soto. Sheriff Thornton A. Hensley of Jef- ferson County ig on his way to De So- to, where, according to one report, the negro is hiding. Descriptions of the hunted man have been sent by long dis- tance telephone to St. Louis and®all the Missouri towns through which it is pos- might pass in his fight. Following a request made of Night Chief Wilson, detectives watched incoming Iron Mountain trains at Union Station, Tower Grove Station and Ca- rordelet Tuesday. A posse of 40 men, organized at Plat- tin. 10 miles north of Valles Mines, was last heard of on the county road out of Plattin. A man was seen to leap from a Mississippi River and Bonne ‘Terre freight train at the water tank at Plat- tin last Monday night and take the di- reotion of the county road, and it is thourht that this may have been Ran- some. Jumped Off at Tank. Supposition that this was The Ran- this; Some is strengthened by the fact that the | the negro was last seen by anyone who knows him near the chutes at Valles Mines at 10 o’clock Monday night, coal

shortly before a freight train left there going toward Plattin. l4 is the belief that he concealed him- self on the train and to P.attin and leaped off at the water tank to elude officers. It is about from Platt rode miles across country ‘'» to De Soto, and it would bave possible for him reach be Soto before daylight. When Sheriff Hensley heard that the negro had been seen at De Soto he di- rected Chief of Police Robert Lannon ; there to make a searchafor him., and! q started immediately from Hillstoro ed, De Soto. It was his intention, If he» caught the negro, to St. Louis for safe keeping. As s00n as news of the attack became known in Valles Mines, a posse was or- ganized. One was organized also at Bonne Terre. in St. Francois County, and the search for the negro has ex- tended to Ste. Genevieve County. “At 3:30 a. m. Chief Lannon of De Sota ealled up Night Chief of Police Wilson at St. Louis. informed him of the crime and gave a description of the ten been to

} the to bring him at OMCce !sne March meeting to which Mr.

negro and reauesting that & watch be kept for him here. Men were sent to the different stations of the iron Mountain. whose trains connect with

ee Testes Barehee om, | CONTINUED PAGE &- DEALER ADMITS AGREEMENT ON PRICES OF ICE George L. Heidbreder Tells of Definite Compact Made . in March. George L. Heidbreder, president of the Heidbreder Ice Co., testified Tuesday in the State's ouster suit against the Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Co. and the Merchants’ Ice and Coal Co., that, at a meeting of ice dealers in March l/ast, an agreement was reached by which the wholesale price of ice was advanced to $3 a ton. It was generally understood at meeting, Heidbreder said, that all dealers should follow this schedule, so far as he knew, not been violated. This testimony came as a shock to the members of the so-called Ice Trust, as it marked the first sworn admission on the part of a dealer that a compact had been made to fix and maintain prices for ice. Heidbreder was asked if at the same meeting the retail price for ice was also agreed on. _ “Both the wholesale and retail prices were discussed,’’ said he. “I am engaged in the wholesale busi- ness only, so that I pald no attention tu what was said about the retail price. this the and the agreement had Names Four Companies, “What else was discussed at that meeting?’ asked Circuit Attorney Sa- wer. “That was about aii, plied the witness. I believe,’ re- AE LO AE OLE ILS tf TIT LULL _ ._

land, Forcing Soldi 500 F all. "ev COSSACKS ARE REBEL SAILOR ~ MURDERED OFFICERS °-2e——— Mutineers Gain Complete Victories at Svea- borg and Skadudden, in Russian 4 iers to Flee From Fortresses After First Battle, in Which “

BATTLESHIPS IN HARBOR ARE SHELLING VICTORS |

Mutineers Are Still | ficers were killed. The mutineers, fully armed, there. < out 2% s.idnight last night session of the works. wounded. opened on the fortresses by against the iniantrymen, the mutineers by the officers. or wounded The families of the officers possible were sent to Helsingfors, works. eseaped. trol.

the union?’ “Didn't vou discuss strike of the tice drivers’ “7 don’t rernember that anything was suid about that matter.” “Do vou recall that a strike was im- at that time?’ “No. but we the drivers’ union.” “Who was present when vou docided pending have had trouble threatened |

to fix the wholesale price at $3 a ton?” ‘Representatives Merchants Ice and Coal Co.. the Polar Wave Ice Mertens Ice Co., of the Co... the “Mr. Mertens was out-of the and we telephoned for him to return, that he could attend the meeting.” Other witnesses examired at th: ke Trust hearing testified that differences with the unton of ice drivers constituted | principal subject of discussion at: Hetd- city, “) ; breder referred. Price Was “Discussed.” William M. Ashdewn. ceneral man- ager of the Merchants Ice and Cca! (o.. was the first witre«s examined at Tuesday's session. He has teen identi- fied with the Merchants" Coal Co. for five years. Previous to hip present em- yYment he wes connected with tnst S&S‘. touis tee amd Cold Storage Ce.. now leused by the Merchants’ Ice ar’ Co!" Co, The Merchants Ce.. Ash@ewn’ sald. buys ice from the Green Tree. Anheu- ser-Busch. Lemp and other mesma The output of its own pists

Hannibal | Bros. and others. ‘the Premicr entertains no doubt of the ,condittons | the i be made t wen or Comer tow, ’ the |. Tugether by at infastry troops, who supported their of- | fa

othe | were made prisoners, leaders. The Russian terpedo destroy is ney pomb At ‘ding the barracks with - -—,eo CABINET REORGANIZED, SAYS CZAR’S PREMIER. PETERSBURG, July 31.—The As- Press was informed from a ‘high source this afternoon that Preaier Stuiypin considers the reorganization of ithe cabinet to be an accomplished fact. The negotiations are terminated and ST. sociated ucaqrdeacence of the Emperor with the to which the Premier bas agreel and an official announcement reorganization of the ministry may FIRING AND D CHEERING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. HEISINGFORS, Finland, July 41.— Eince 10 o'clock last night there been heavy firing In the «tent island fortress of Sveaborg. which defends the sea approaches to Helsingfors. The sevund of cheering amene nx sare. ts also distinctly audible in Fighting was tn whole ht between . mutineers Pa the loyal twreops. It impossible to reach the ‘ The cause of this ge is ed they outnum Vanquished Troops Carry Women, Childreng and Their Wounded to Helsingfors, Where Inhabitants Are Panic-Stricken— Have Elected Leaders d- ON LAND; ARE JOINED BY C LONDON, July 31.—A spectal dispateh from ‘Co outbreak among the sailors at t Helens it. his cer afterwards — the laborers’ desociation and. were joined by -_ STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 31. Mutiny t in two great Russian f resses on the Gulf of Finland—Sveaborg and §& den. In both cases the mutineers gained porate Fearful slaughter acco nr | the fighting between loyal troops and mutineers fo ing the outbreak. Up to midday 600 had been killed or After tlie mutineers were in possession fire was warships in the harbor. The shelling by the warships is still in progress. Intense panic reigns at Helsingfors, the big city close to the Sveaborg fortress. The fighting and the losses were most severe at § | The artillerymen joined the mutineers and direted a heavy fire who remained loyal and were againat In the first — 500 were killed and as many of the woudl “ | close to the fortress. ——_ The mutineers were victorious in the encounter and wir loyal troops and officers to the more remote portions.of the f ress, gaining complete possession of the prineipal portions. of t Many of the defeated men made their way to the exits Warships in the harbor are now directing a ‘aieaie fire a ayainst the portions of the fort of which the mutineers are in con.” At Skatudden the resistance of the loyal — and the off ser : er Finn, which was in the il and the mutineers. .