St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 12, 1907

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ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING NEWSPAPER WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPA TCH ES.

~ VOL, 60. NO, 83. ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1907 PRICE ONE ‘CENT

| | ‘Attorney for Thomson in Graft Hearing Denies Com- mittee’s Authority. DECLARES TAX.

UNPAID

Lawyer Noland Declares As- sessment Was $700 Short for Years.

(CRUNDEN MAKES DENIAL —E Says He Never Asked Reduc- tion and Put Accusation Up to Assessor.

Councilman Crunden, one of the mem- bers of the committee named to investi- gate the official conduct of Councilman Thomson, was challenged at Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the cor:mittee by Attorney Charles T. Noland, repre- genting Phemson. Noland declared that Crunden owed taxes to the city, and therefore was Jsequalified, urder the -ehar er, from membership in the Coun- cil. ‘Thomson was not present. Noland ap- peared at the opening of the meeiing before the three members of the com- -aittee, Councilmen O'Brien, Crunden and Norvell, and declared that’ the vommittce was without authority. . He first said that the committee had no ri¢it to v-ompel the attendance of anyone place anyone on oath, compel the production of records or exercise aay other judicial functions. He then turned to Crunden. “You are rot eligible te membersnip in the Counci!,”’ he declared, ‘‘anc there- fore have no right to be on this comrmit- tee.

CALLS FOR FOR LINDE tievedigation Ge Cleant Cleaning Contracts of Council and House of Dele- gates Resumed.

The grand jury will resume Tuesday afternoon the investigation of contracts for cleaning the House and Council chambers. Several new witnesses are | ted by Circuit Attorney Sager to ld to the information already pos- sessed by the jury. ’ Former Councilman George C. Linde and Bronson and Howard Doyle, sons of W. F. Doyle of the firm of Doyle & Gahi, who had the renovating contract for the House of Delegates, have been called to give additional information concerning contracts. Mr. Sager says the investigation will continué until the grand jury has scrutinifed every tmportant piece of leg- isliation considered by the Assembly dur- ing the past three months, together with the contracts in which assemblymen and city officials are thought to be interest- ed. « Replying to the plea in abatement filed by counsel for Delegate) Warner and Priesmeyer, under indictment for brib- oe ery in connection with Henry Ascher's garage bill, Mr. Sager sets forth that the defendants were advised of their " eonstitutional rights when taken before the grand jury as witnesses. Furthermore, Mr. Sager declares that Warner and Priesmeyer were not ques- tioned about the transactions which af- terwards were made the basis of the indictments voted against them by the jury. ~~ -« Juidge Muench will hear arguments on this point Wednesday or Thursday $50,000 BANK OREGON SUSPEND oe (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) a i see se Ore., Nov. 12.—The Mer- te’ National Bank of this city did } open for business today. oe following notice was posted: been unable to realize on our rapidly enough to meet the demands mead made upon us, we meson temporarily sus- the commence- were have liquidated of vot deposits, without

| WEATHER TREASURY WILL RELIEVE ST. LOUIS; ADMITS DIVERTING HEAT SUPPLY THE TEMPERATURES. aria = 4 rs 6 a, 7 a. (dficials of the Weather Treas- ury, who have ig- nored the shiver- ing demands of St. Louis and the West for a little warmth, and have favored the East, grudgingly an- nounced today that their policy had not been quite fair, but hastened to say that the small consignment of warmth which is to be sent to St. Louis is not by way of an apolo- gy. The forecast: “Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer Wednes- day; north winds shifting to south- west Wednesday minimum temperature tonight, 25 degrees. The second visible son fell at intervals Some fell at 8 p. m., and some at 4 a. m. lawns on the South Side and streets downtown were white. Tae snow ap- pears to have dodged the district around 4000 west, though beyond that a slight fall was observed.

AT THE M/HITE HOUSE BULL-FIGHT*

snow of the sea- during the night. some at 1l p. m. The streets and

$20,000 STOLEN FAUM A BUGGY Payroll of Smelting Company Near Trinidad, Colo., Mysteriously Vanishes.

(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) TRINIDAD, Colo., Nov. 12.—Some time during last night the $20,000 payroll of the American Smelting and Refining Co. was stolen near Trinidad. No arrests have been made, but sever- al men are under suspicion. The money was taken from a buggy which was be- ing driven by the paymaster.

| POLICEMAN’S PITY FOR A SHIVERING “DUMMY” REVEALS COAT THEFT It Had Been Clothed and Man Accused of Robbing It Is Arrested. A poor “dummy,” shivering in the cold in front of a clothing store at 801 North Ninth street Monday night, ap- pealed to the sympathy of Sergt. Hurst of the Carr Street District. “Why don't you put some clothing on this poor wretch?” asked the Sergeant, addressing Peter Schneiagerman, the pro- prietor. ‘“‘Do vou want him to freeze to death out here?’ “Jimminy mahogany,” cried Schneider- man, “he’s been held up. He had a fine overcoat on just @& few minutes ago. Catch the thief and I'll prosecute.”’ Without wating for a description of the coat Hurst hurried away. - ~ , », 4 ~— one) _. -— oe “—o- ee paren SN ¢ A gm i See Senile a a” «ow aI... bee Py . f $s 3 afin ee mat I ein ee i da at el oe . oe ei - 0%, : 27 a

HERO IS ACCUSED Ur STRIKING BOY Lawyer Makes Charge Against Holder of Carnegie Medal When His Suit Is Tried.

Attorney "‘‘homas Boettcher A suit brought by R. Mould for $350 for services Theodore rendered in obtain- against a Carnegie hero's medal for Boett- ener went to trial in the Cireuit Court at Belleville Tuesday. The medal itself was in ev ‘exhibit A,’’ and Attorney the witness stand, told. hew was obtained. “T was on my wedding trip,” said he, “and stopped over at Pittsburg on my “way to Boston, inconveniencing myself by so doing. I was informed that an attorney could not practice before the Hero Commission, but they neard my statement as an expert coal miner, Leettcher’s heroisrn having been per- formed in a coal mine. The medal and $859 was awarded to Bcettcher as a re- sult of my efforts. It was agreed be- tween myself and Boettcher that I was to have half of all money awarded him by the cornmission, but later I agreed to take $850. However, I never got anything. “IT also charged him $10 for procuring the dismissal of a charge against him of: striking a boy. I knew that if the Hero Commission should hear of a.can- didate for a medal being charged with strikgng a boy, his chances of getting a mgdal would be slim.” N@me of the defendant's witnesses had hbeeg put on the stand when the court adjpurned for the noon recess, but it is known that Boettcher will contend that Attorney Mould’s acts were done in a spirit of friendship and were not to be paid for. The wedal Was awarded to Boettcher fer saving the life of Daniel Hopp in the Muren coal mine, Nov. 16, 19%. The ing fidence as Mould, on the badge FIDO’S BOARD BILL UNPAID: MEN FiGnT One Is Fined $50 for Breaking Seven Windows Following

Clash at Home.

Dog board bills, wife abandonment, pistol shots through parlor windows, personal encounters and various oth- matters were dis- cussed at great length John Schwefferman of 1253 Bayard avenue Hall of the same ad- er melodramatic when and George E. dress were arraigned in the Dayton Street Police Court Tuesday morning, charged with disturbing the peace. The two men were accused of break- ing seven windows in the grocery store and home of James McBride and his wife, 3155 New Ashland avenue, at 12:30 a. m. Sunday. It was charged also that a shot was fired through one window. Hall denied the charge and was released, but policemen testified that Schwefferman had confessed to throwing stones at the McBride home and he was fined $50. The defendants were brothers-in-law. Although the MeBrides are. living together, according to’ the police court testimony, Mre. McBride has a charge of wife abandonment pending against her husband. McBride board- ed with Hall while away from his wife, Hall claims, and also kept his dog, Fido, at the Hall home, agreeing to pay Fido’s board. Hall says Fido's board iss unpaid and that, to enforce a Hen on theft dog, he offered to testify in: Mrs. Me-j} Bride’s behalf in the abandonment dog. McBride came in at that. ‘point and ejected Hall. Hall and Schwefferman were arrest- breaking.

case if she would give him back heen & Later the seven] McBride windows were broken andj % }ed on suspicion. of having done the|

-™ JURY. DROPPED AS BRIBE STORY TOLD JUDGE eG" Counsel for Defense in Will Case Says Attempt Was Made.

Charging that two women witnesses in % $115,000 will contest had been ap- ‘attorney for Charles F. Gauen and Fainds G. Cahill, the defend- ants, assed Judge McDonald Tuesday to cuash the jury that had been impan- eled, on the ground that efforts to bribe tne juryvmen might also have been made. Judge McDonald granted the request and drew a jury from his own panel. The sult grows out of the wil! of Mrs. Frances Loulse M. Miller, who died March 1 last, and it was filed by Jo- seph H. Gauen and about W other rela- tives, who charge that she was of un- sound mind when she executed the will. Under the will Cahill ts made executor, but before it was.filed Charles F. Gauen, believing that there was no will, had himself appointed executor In the Pro- bate Court. He is therefore made ce- defendant with Cahill. Attorney Decker declined to say whether he would take any further action regarding the attempt to bribe. He refused to give the name of the man who made the effort, but he said that two of his women witnesses were offered $200 each if they would sign a statement that Mrs. Miller was of unsound mind when she made the will. They refused, Decker says, and told him of the offer. GIRL WANTS RICH CHICAGO MAN TO PAY HER $100,000

“Olive Jocelyn” Sues John C. F’ Royer for Damages and Sup- port of Her Child. CHICAGO, Nov. 12.—Charging that John C. F. Royer, a rich retired attor- ney living at 2% Forty-fifth street, broke Into her room at night and at- tacked her, a mysterious woman giving the name of Olive Jocelyn has filed | proached with offers of bribes, William ; 7 BG T PLAN HELO. UP BY TIGHT | NONE Market Conditions. — TTT All But Coal Arbitraries New Rule. Plans for the expansion of aad minal facilities of St. Louis, which © 000, 000 and $6,000,000, will have to 1 the clearing of the financial skies the Terminal Association makes — attempt to carry them out, The Terminal Association has its enlargement plans for sut the Municipal Commission at a J Mayor's office, Tuesday ; ee President McChesney told a ! ost-D patch reporter that the association ‘0 not raise the money to make provements under present ¢c it: The Executive Committees of t minal Association at its ravine ly ineeting Tuesday discussed the p for expanding the terminal These plans, it is understood, ¢ closely to those prepared wind A. ' i kins, expert to the: . Br ‘mival . several eres tig business district. invitation to meet with Mayor 1 and the commission. It Was | by the committee that. the May the members of the commission to discuss the rencnggpee a facilities, and most of Tuesday’s meeting was taken up plans prepared by President nals Commission to abolish t bitraries on all freight with the ¢ tion of coal shipped tp within a radius of 100 m For making this concel a tentative agreement on ‘te the commission to Municipal Assembly that the me ordinances be passed granting t minal Association authority patel use certain streets for the impr of its facilities. Can't Raise Moary hae The members of the Ex ive. mittee of the Terminal attend the meeting prepared oa these plans. The invitation tot mittee was extended by O. Sha. law, a member of the commission, “We have our plans prepared fc President McChesney. “Assuming t ‘we were invited to meet “ia Mayor’s commission to discuss plans, we put in the morning | over them. “We cannot now undertake to | out these plans on account of fi conditions. They call for an oxy of between 9,000,000 and %,

suit against him for $lw,000. Royer says the sult had been started | under a false name by the woman and that it was an attempt at extortion. He denies all .e charges. Claiming that “Miss Jocelyn’ was connected with | a prominent Southern family that would suffer by the exposure, he re- fused to make known her correct name or her address. Royer lives with his family at the Forty-fifth street address and has « daughter at the Chicago Univeretty. He owns the Royer apartment bullding at Thirty-eighth street and Rhodes avenue. The petition alleges that the attack occurred on Dec. 19, 196, and that a child was born to plaintiff in Septem- ber, 1906, and is now alive. YOUNG MAN OF 95 MET A GIRL OF 90; LOVED AT

(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) LOWELL, Mass., Nov. 12.--Henry C. Wilder, aged % years, and Esther Craw- | ford, 9 years old, were married last nem i ib Mt Mn 2 ee“ [oss at

we cannot raise that amount oft now.” The members of the, common met with President McChesney, will attend the meeting in the office, are Henry Miller of the W A. J. Davidson of the Frisco, B. I Kean of the Vandalia. and C. C. F. I ‘iB of the Baltimore & Obfo Sout

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