St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 17, 1907

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el ONLY ST. LOUIS E VENING NEWSPAPER WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPA TCHES. _

VOL. 59. NO. "330, *

ST. LOUIS, WEDNES WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 7. 1907 PRICE 0m Cone

fONEST MAN FOUND PURSE AND TTS Stet Mrs. Gottfried’s Be enacts Re- turned to Her at the Jefferson. 3 LOST IN TROLLEY CAR

Conductor Picked It Up and Turned It in at the End of His Run. — NOT LEAVE NAME

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Wealthy Woman Sent for Him to Thank Him and Of- fer a Reward. Mrs. Helen M. Gottfried of Joplin, Mo., a guest at the Hote! Jefferson, proud of the fact that * where Diogenes failed—in searching for and finding an honest man. W. C. Reaves, a conductor on the aylor avenue division of the United Railways Co., is the man whom Mrs. Gottfried says would have satisfied all of Diogenes’ requircments. “I didn’t have to use a lantern in finding him either,” she seid to a Post- Dispatch reporter Wednesday. Mrs. Gottfried lost a purse Monday containing $121. Reaves found it. If he had found a pair cf-cld shoes, he would have turned them in at the end of his run. Finding $121 made no difference to him. He followed the rules of the company and turned the purse in with- out comment. He cidn't even Ienve his name with the “lost articles’ man. Purse Sent to Hotel. Capt. McCulloch read in the Post- Dispatch that Mrs. Gottfried had lost is she succeeded such a purse and he sent it to her ati the Joffersom Tucsday night. Mrs. Ggtt- | ‘fried thanked his mewenger,- but. sald ghe wanted to see the man who found the purse and thank him and reward him tn person. Capt. McCulloch told her he ata not know the conductor's name, but would find out and send him to the hotel. Mrs. Gottfried is a wealthy woman Her son is a piano dealer at Joplin and she travels considerably. “[T was not seriously ftnconvenienced by the loess of the money,” Mrs. Gott- fried said Wednesday. “Merchants here know me and I could have got Whatever cash I needed, but, naturally, I Wanted to find my purse if I could. Dropped It in Car, “IT thought I dropped it in an Easton avenue car. I knew someone would find . it and it was only a question whether the finder would be honest enough to return it to me or not. “Of course, | was delighted to get it back and while I am thankful to Capt. MeCulloch, I am much more pleased to be able to reward the oonductor per- sonally.”’ The directory gives the address of W. ©. Reaves, a conductor, at 390814 South «Broadway. EIGHT MEN AND BOYS ARE REPORTED MISSING Police Asked to Look for Various Individuals Who Have Disappeared. police were on

% The the lookout ae ‘Wednesday for an unusually large num- _ ber of persons who had been reported Tuesday night and early Wednesday orning as missing. Otto Hersfield, 3 years, who was out of the City Hospital only a few days, left his home at 1918 Franklin avenue onday to visit his physician and failed return. On the same day Oscar ry , © years old, of 4755 Minnesota avenue started for work at a tobacco Eacop and Henry Pfeiffer, aged 17 d 18 years respectively, were to cal! | wu friend, they told their parents they left home at 3819 South Hahteenth street Tuesday. They are itl missing. ot for whom the police are look- F. Meeks, 11 years old, of 6147 orton place, missing since Monday. Paul Walk, 9 years old, of 223% Chip- ewa street, missing since Tuesday. is as setzold, 37 years old, of #u gy Broadway, missing since Tues- of last week.

: / man life in St. inuch regard, and thet pistol carrying’ | instantly. ST, LOUIS LIKE BURDEH TOWN, Circuit Attorney Roasts Jury That Acquitted Georgie Williams.

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’ Evidence Indicated Assault o: Don Killian Was Justifiable. St. in Louis the to a Wihtare prevalence of Attorney Sager in open court Wednesday the jury which acquitted ‘Little Georgie” Williams, thrice a killer, of murder in shooting Lee Killian to death in Mc- Grath & McMahon's saloon. “But the verdict of the Williams jury is not binding upon me,’’ Mr. Sager de- clared, ‘‘else | would dismiss every kill- ing charge in my jurisdiction.” Mr. Sager’s lengthy statement was mate after he had made a nolle prosequi in the case of “Tom’’ Me- Grath, part proprietor of the saloon in which Killian was killed. McGrath was charged with assault to kill in beating Don Killian, brother of the dead detec- tive, over the head with a revolver at the time Lee Killian was shot. McGrath Case Weak. Sager said the dismiss.:l of the case against McGrath was not due to the Williams verdict, since the verdict of one jury should not affect another, but he had learned that McGrath had asked Don Killian to stay away from the saloon, and apparently McGrath was to some extent justified in the assault. He said he thought it would be a hard case to prosecute. Reverting to the Williams case, he continued: “We may perhaps be beiter off as a result of that verdict. It has aroused a public to the consciousness that hu- Louis is not a matter of Comparing border town re- volver-carrying, Circuit scored Mr. is «s conimeun as in a border town. ‘Others juries have acquitted * men suiitier than Williams in similar cases. Perjury and coercion are the methods of defense in St. Louis, and the jury lists arc. disgra€efully bad. There pre- vails an astounding indifference ‘to the sane and agressive enforcement of the criminal law. Moral of Williams Case. “The real source of the trouble is the habit of pistol carrying. The moral to be drawn from this specific case is that had not poor Lee Killian earried a re- volver that night he might still be alive, and were he dead Williams cer- tainly would have been convicted. “f am informed, may it please Your Honor, that the jury in the Williams case stood at first 9 to 3 for convic- tion in the first degree tor murder. The activity and energy of those three over- came ‘the nine. “This was to some extent due to phys- ical conditions. I am told that the room in which the jury deliberated was intolerably close and foul—that when the electric fan was in operation the jurors could not hear one another's words, and that when it was still they could not deliberate for the heat. “You have before you, your Honor, evidence in contempt proceedings of the methods pursued in the Williams case. This office has further information of questionable procedure. Wants Baker’s Bribers. “It is my opinion now, and has been all along, that it is of more importance to place the responsibility for the dis- appearance of Joe Baker, one of the State’s most important witnesses, and for his statements for the defense later, than to obtain a conviction against Wil- liams.”’ McGrath and John A. Gernez, one of Williams’ lawyers, are under contempt charges for alleged bribery of Baker to leave St. Louls before the trial. Judge Sale announced that McGrath was dismissed, and the latter left the courtroom smiling. A reporter asked him what he thought of Mr. Sager'’s re- marks. McGratn said he had no com- ment to make. “Do you think there is too much pis- tol carrying in St. Louis?” was asked. “O, I wouldn’t say that,’ replied Mc- Grath. KISSED HIS WIFE AND THEN CUT HER THROAT Aroused by Jealousy, Arkansas Ed- ucator Kills His Spouse. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) FORT SMITH, Ark., July 17.—At their home here late last night A. O. Ghol- ston, a well-known educator, kissed his wife and then cut her throat, killing ner The cause of the murder was jealousy. Gholston was placed un- der arrest. The Post-Dispatch is the ONLY evening newspaper in St. Louts that receives or publishes ASSOCIATED

PRESS NEWS. SATS SAGER} A COOL BREEZES AND FAIR SKIES ARE PROMISED BY WEATHER MAN TONIGHT Fine July Night Will Be Followed by Day Full of Sunshine and * Shifty . Zephyrs. TEMPERATURES. rousta- who are $100 a month and ‘found’ with a bonus for work- ing will have tolerably pleas- ant weather in which to carry potaties and wheat at a pen- ny a bag. The officia] forecast: “Fair and cooler. to- night, possibly showers this aft- preceded by ernoon; Thurs- day fair; varia- ble winds.”’ During the past 24 hours rains have been gen- eral in the Mis- sissippi and Ohio valleys, the Rocky Mountain region and the ast. The tem- perature Is gen- erally lower from Ohio to Texas and stationary elsewhere. The river at St. Louts is at 22.6, a rise of .7. It will continue to rise unti] a stage of 25 is reached Friday or Satur- day. At Kansas City this morning the Missouri! was 1.5 above the danger line and floods are predicted as far east as Herman. 4 Temperatures m.: Boston, and Chicago, 76; Those bouts getting

YES iTS True’! WE WILL SPEND THE SUMMER IW ST Lou's —wonTr SPEND ANY THING ELSE!

JULY ITTH OF.

in other cities at 7 a. Washington, Philadelphia New York and Cleve- land, 74; Omaha, 66; San Francisco, 52: St. Paul, 62; Denver, 60; Louisville, 78; Indianapolis and Kansas City, 70. RECROSSES OCEAN HOUR AFTER TRIP TO AMERICA TO GET FORGOTTEN GEM Prospective St. Louisan Returns to -Amsterdam for Diamond in Snuffbox. __ CBY ASSOCIATER- PRESS.) NEW YORK, Juty 17.—Because he forgot to tell his wife he hed placed a very valuable diamond ring in an old snuff box. which they left behind, Janos Van Cleef, formerly or Amsterdam and in the near future of St. Louis, sailed yesterday on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, one hour after he and his wife had ar- rived on the liner Ryndam. When he reaches the ocher side, Mr. Van Cleéf will hasten to Amsterdara and expects to be detained there just one hour, when he will hurry to tne nearest seaport and take up his inter- rupted journey to St. Louis. Mr. Van Cleef has sold out his bust- ness in Amsterdam and intends to re- Side in St. Louis. Before sailing he placed the diamond ring in a snuff box. It was not until they were nearing America that Mr. Van Cleef casually asked his wife what she had done with the snuff box. Her reply that she had put it in a box, which was sent to stor- age, sent him post-naste back to Am- sterdam. | BRIDEGROOM 1S PENNILESS. JUDGE MARRIES HiM FREE —-— 1 for License and $1 for Fee but Clerk Charged Him [wo Dollars. Rather than delay wedded bliss Mag- istrate Grosh of Alton martied a cou- ple Tuesday afternoon who had spent their last $1 for a marriage license. The bridegroom was Willis Wanick and his bride was Mrs. Eva French. Wanick thought the legal permit cost $1, and that the Magistrate charged a similar sum for the wedding fee, but when the Marriage License Clerk charged him $2 the bridegroom was without funds to have the ceremony performed. The magistrate finally decided to perform the ceremony as a gift to the couple, and they left happy. TORCH IS THREATENED FOR

Had ¢ Warning Sign on Unfinished Flad Avenue Structures Causes Employment of Guards. For three months qa watchman has been guarding four three-room flats in process of construction at 4144-4150 Flad avenue to thwart any attempt that might be made to destroy them by fire. While the foundations were being laid a sign was posted up in the back yard which read: “Warning—No Three-Room Flats on Flad Avenue. They Will Be Burned Down." Cornwall Bros., who were the con-

tractors for George Raithel, who was {having the flats erected, have not been able to learn who put up the sign. No

THREE-ROOM FLAT BUILDINGS :

MOB OF BOS LYNCHES NEGRO IN OKLAROMA Black, Who Shot White Brakeman, Hanged to Telegraph Pole. ma WAS PUT OFF A TRAIN

Crowd at Osage Overpowers Officials Who Took Bailey Prisoner.

(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) OSAGE, O. T., July 17.—Frank Bailey, a negro, wes lynched by a mob con- sisting of 150 men and boys here last night after having shot and mortally wounded Frank Kelly, a brakeman of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail- road. Kelly ejected the negro from the train at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The negro hid in the yards and as the train, upon the top of which Kelly was standing, passed, the negro shot him from ambush, the bullet entering Kel- ly’s ‘breast. The negro escaped, but was caught an hour later. A mob was formed at 10 o’clock last night and overpowered two officers who had Bailey in custody. Its members took the negro to the scene of his crime and hanged him to a telegraph pole. His body was not taken down un- til late this morning. Kelly probably will die. PROSECUTOR SAYS MEMBERS OF MOB WILL BE PUNISHED. Special to the Post-Dispatch. GUTHRIE, O. T., July 17. —The Fed- eral authorities will prosecute the mem- bers of the mob that lynched Frank Bailey, a negro, last night.. Osage fs a railroad station in the Osage Indian reservation, where Federal law is in force. John W. Scothorn, Assistant United States District Attorney, telegraphed today to the United States Attorney General for such instructions as the ‘latter may wish to give. “Men cannot be tynched with Im punity In Oklahoma,” said Scothorn, “and every effort will be made to pwn- ish the members of the mob.” John Abernathy, United States Mar- shal, is preparing to send deputies to Osage to learn the details of the lynch- ing. ENGINEER, IN WRECK, DEAD WITH HAND GRIPPING BRAKE Northern Pacific’s C rack Flyer Ditched Near Garrison, Mont. —Passengers Unhurt. (ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.) BUTTE, Mont., July 17.—The North Coast Limited. westbound, the crack flyer of the Northern Pacific Railroad, was ditched three miles east of Garrison early today. Two baggage cars, the smoker and a day coacn left the rails. The locomotive overturned and Engt- neer James Graham of Butte was found dead at his post, with his hand on the brake lever. No one erse was injured. The cause of the accident has not been ned. The train was taken back to Garrison. BOGUS PRACTITIONERS MUST NOT USE TITLE OF DOCTOR Midwives, Opticians _ and Others Must Also Drop the “Dr.” From Names. Under rulings of Assistant Health Commissioner Winn, midwives and op- ticians will not hereafter be permitted to call themselves doctors. Dr. Winn is rounding up unregist>red physicians, of whom there are said to be about 300 in Si. Louis. The question of the right qf midwives and opticians to call themselves doctor came up in this connection. A midwife who called on him handed him a card on which she designated herself as “Dr.” and de- ecribed herself as an obstetrician. He told her to drop botn. An optician who called had “Dr.” on bis card. He was found to have grad- uated from an optical college. He was told to drop the “Dr.” —————

a — rome watching Archbishop Glennon. Brother Justin. president of the Christian Brothers’ College, has _re- ceived a letter from Rev. Patrick Tal- lon of Holy Name Church. now in Rome, in which Cardinal Satolli, with whom Father Tallon had an interview. is quoted as highly complimenting the work of Archbishop’ Glennon. Father Tallon says that the Cardinal told him Archbishop Glennon was held in as high esteem abroad as at home. The pre- late declared: “You may be sure that ‘objections had been made by residents | he is 4 rising -man in the church, and of the block to the building of the flats.' as such stands high here.”

SPRINGFIELD, I., July the supposed murder of Mrs. Magill, quest, he not only has the power, bu

mortem examination. ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS BODY CAN BE EXHUMED UNDER THE LAW (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) 17.—Attorney-General State's Attorney Arthur Miller of Dewitt County that ff any new facts have come to the notice of the Stat's Attorney's or Coroner’s office of Pet Magill at Clinton by her husband, Fred who is under arrest in San Diego, his first wife, or if the Coroner has reasonable grounds to believe from the representations of responsible parties that there has been foul play in the death of Mrs. Pet Magill, or that he had been imposed upon at the first in- quest and that to that end he may exhume Stead has advised on the charge of murdering Cal., t it is his duty, to hold another in- the body and hold a post

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CABANNE WOULD GO TO POOR HOUSE Once Wealthy Physician Asks Ticket of Admission and Then Goes Home.

Dr. James Sheppard Cabanne, founder of the St. Louis residence district bear- ing his name, applied at the office of the Board of Health Wednesday for admission to the Poorhouse, and for a street car ticket to take him to the institution. The request was granted. After getting the ticket Dr. Caban- ne returned to his home, His wife said later that he was asleep. She ud- ded that he had recenty been extreme- ly nervous and excitable and -hat there was no need for him to go to the Poor House and that'his relatives would not permit him to become a public charge. Dr. Cabanne was dropped a month ago from the payroll of the Street De- partment, where he had been for sev- eral years past a sidewalk inspector. He lost all his money and property sev- eral years ago. The monthly salary of $75 had been the only reilance of the old man—he is 68—and the few dollars he had saved have since been spent for living expenses, according to his state- ment at the Old City Hall. May 12 last he was married at Clay- ton to Delia Doherty, who had shared one phase of his dual career for 2% years. He and she had lived for that length of time in North St. Louts, being known as Mr. and Mrs. Norris. Four children were born to them, the old- est of whom 18 now the wife of. a North Eleventh street grocer. eater POLICEMEN EXCITED OVER MAD DOG AT FOUR COURTS They Hasten to Opposite Side of the Street and Later It Is Killed. A fox terricr belonging to James Sweeney, engineer at the Four Courts, caused excitement at Twelfth street and Ciark avenue Wednesday by snapping at pedestrians. frothing at the mouth and running in a circle. Many police- men who were arriving to make re- ports to the Chief looked on the aog and passed by on the other side, Tt was necessary for the Sergeant in charge of the Central Station to. as- sign one to kill the dog. Patroimar

Barada put three bullets into the ter- _ ees FORMERLY WEAL1HY PHYSICIAN WHO WANTS TO GO TO THE POORHOUSE > x ¢ _ DR. JAMES” SHEPPARD ‘emees sate

ee PRITCHETT WIKS ONE LAW POINT Mrs. Ridenour’s Suit Dismissed for Want of Venue—Donleys May Make Up.

Rev. A. L. Pritchett appeared in Jus- tice Werremeyer’s court in Clayton Wednesday to answer the slander charges brought by Mrs. Mathilda Rid- enour and Mrs. Callie Donley. The charges made by Mrs. Ridenour was dis- missed because the- alleged offense was committed in St. Louis, The case brought by Mrs. Donley of 6162 Cottage avenue was continued until 10 a. m. Thursday, owing. to the absence of As- sistant Prosecuting Attorney Mills. Charles Donley was present at the Justice’s office, and before the cases were called he had a conference with his wife, from whom he has been separated for several months. He afterwards said that their differences had been patched up and that they would live together hereafter. He. dentes that he had left his wife because of anything that Pritchett had said to him or about his wife. He said that he did not: know Pritchett. He refused to say why ne had abandoned burt admitted that ne solicitation of his young wife, had come back at the friends of the minister. Mrs. Donley was not so certain that she and her husband would live togeth- er again. She said there had been ‘a partial reconciliation’”’ and intimate that there would be another conference. he said to Mrs. what he may have said to her husband, She said that until she received her had believed that he had left her be- cause of stories tol told by Pritchett.

Deaths in Sedalia Cause Passage of SEDALIA, , July 17.—On account of the death of a number of persons. caused by the speed of trains ‘passing through Sedalia, the city fathers passed an ordinance yesterday restraining miles an hour within the city limits.

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SPEED OF TRAINS RESTRAINED She said that she would be on hand | to prosecute the preacher because her | card Mr. Jones and his opposition’ and complaint against him is based on what | -, rent ahead with his investigation. Ridenour and not on}

steal the body and conceal all evidence, husband's assurance to the contrary she , chemical analysis ‘ Z 7 Se = ee rts =" a Poe * es a ; ES =, 2 * “ 7 7 % ~ - r RY "1 $ ; id a) + ., ¢ rs ; bi», 6. : , * eu we or, 2 ————EE ot i. ms & e’ ; wit . oh fi rx ~ ; 2 A ~ Lago Syme gnuplot + Y 4 ma ‘ y ; a ie ta * hee 3 . , : ~* BS 3 ‘ “TAKE MRS, MAGILL BODY FROM GRAV ss

— ) | Belated Pedestrian i ed Frightens - Mid “night Visitors from Cemetery where _ Woman “Suicide” is Buried, __

NEW WITNESSES FOUND IN ALLEGED MURDER CASE

- Promise to Outline Movements of the §$ Mrs. Magill on'the Night of the Tragedy — Body of Dead Woman Will Be Exhumed..

CLINTON, IIl., Jaly 17.—An attempt was made shortly after . 2 o’clock this morning to steal the body of Mrs. Pet Magill from its grave in Woodlawn Cemetery. The report of this latest develop- ment in the alleged murder case has added to the exeitement pre- vailing here over the arrest of the ex-bank official and his bride in California. Coincident with the return of Assistant State’s Attorney E. B. ‘ : Mitchell from Chieago came reports that the body would be ex- humed by the authorities immediately. The loneiy grave in Woodlawn Ceme- tery was not guarded by the prose- cutors. Friends of the accused have been suspected of the attempt to if any there be, of murder. | James McCormick, who lives a short distance from the burial ground, was

trace of chloroform in the lungs, but there is poison in the stomach it eS be the most ~ iin ewdence 5 ¥ re "as - : . wel oie Fe a P A , ae rx - Te . ‘poison . a ; bs 4 . ai _ v cmemmeees

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