St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 8, 1909

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per in St. Louis. SST. LOUIS, “FRIDAY E ¢ Him Out of Vivacious Wife of Army Offi- Tce e Co. as © "cer Bet She Could Wir the Aviator. , WON, SAYS HUSBAND « ee Names Flyer asCo-Respondent in Bill Alleging American Surrendered to Wiles. — na 5. - PARIS, Jan. 8.—Induced to make a ; ay wei Fromleft to right—Henry Gablaehardt _, 4312 Northrup, avenue; Frank Maimic, ‘68307 BR Cs Faiiroad iubricrating of! business fo, " Plaintite i ies ent yates 0 f y: rine Is Well-Known. i : | tse aretha a tele el Lieut. Goujarde is one of “the best : {known of the younger army officers in France, He is stationed at Champagny, ——— camp at Avours, where Wright inaugu- rated hid aeronautic experiments, and Le Mans, where his flights\have aston- ished the world. The young aeronaut left for Pau, in the southern part of France, today. He made no comment for publication on - Gis ‘thet ‘that he’ had’ been’ taste o0-re.| -* WOMAD Sesuived os & Man Bie tun spondent’in a divorce proceeding, but|cheon in-the men’s dining room—the ‘his close friends declare that he seemed | Cabin—at Faust’s restaurant Friday. eee ne igen ca the filing of the ‘She violated a rigid rule of the res- arges were a surp Wright's acquaintances, hss pte inumsnt, which excludes. woe pm y contract. ites _ |Goujarde was seen many times among{this room, whether they are ‘disguisea * alan aa? tak te rwet | ws a spectators on the field ofjor not, and shé dodged the vigilance of Visitors and Escapes Detection. \Body of: Man Killed by as oe. that it Exposure. t of: the - Mis- The prolonged barking of dogs in a building at 516 Manchester avenue, thought to be vacant, led to the dis- covery of Samuel, Teal, 79 years old. dead in a bed, and his wife, Mary, 41 years old, in a state of intoxication,-on the floor. The discovery was made by Sergt.. Andrew J. ‘Smith shortly before as got rac 3 ‘Lseveral policemen: who might have ar~ noon Friday When Serst. Smith opened the door rested her for breaking a city ordinance. GREAT FIGHT BETW EEN THE The unusual escapade was the result PITCHFORK AND BIG STICK: tof a bantering wager between Manager of ' the yak gavsfobggeed gu paca the | " i man’s body was foun » & dog sprang ; pe eapebemer. of the Ameen at him’ and attempted ‘to prevent bis WEATHER WILL BE WARMER ater and. Miss Cigite Romaine, who Is entering the room. Another dog and appearing there this week in boy im-ja cat shrank from him. The Sergeant Wind From the East and Light personations. threw open a window to admit fresh air. the room being in a foul condition, | sec} All in the Make. ‘ ; many: Coming to Dissipate Miss Romaine believes that her make- then examined the body on the bed.

A solled handKerchief was tied about ups are impenetrable. he old man’s mouth and the body was “Why,” she said, “I could £0 &8MY-lhyddied on a bed described by thé’ po- where dressed in’ men’s clothes @nd@'lijeman’ as filthy. they wouldn’t ‘get wise.’” not be roused. “T'll ‘bet you @ box of gloves you) _ } Death Due to Exposure, are not game enough to eat dinner jn a restaurant disguised as aj} Dr. J. H. Ennis’ of 1 Manchester peas agg ‘avenue was called. He said Teal evi- mMman,”’ nheimer. “Well, I guess ‘ibs sete. hesitated a long time. |4@ntly had been dead some time and they'll run special| Friday she announced, that she was |tiat death was due to exposure. The excursion ‘trainsjready totry it. « body was taken to the Morgue and the so sg annette ad ea out of St. Louis,”| She retired to her dressing room at woman ‘was dent to the’ City Hospital. ced ee ee said the contrac-/|noon. It took her as long to drass as She was unable to talk, because of her oe though she had,been preparing to go pe eacias ) to a ball in her own feminine costume, here were a few cents on a the but when she stood forth the deception | 2°8T Where she had been lying and was well high perfect. ~- “¥ had been drawn close to the stove, She wore a red-close-cropped wig. Her ut the firo had burned out. sack suit was a reddish brown tan and Persons in the neighborhood, who her hat a gray fedora, telescoped. bees gi the Teals, but did not know Wrapped in a fur-trimmed overcoat she a they had moved to the place stepped into a carriage and with Mr.) pes - Sergeant found them. said Oppenheimer and two companions was ag i: woman was a sister of George whisked around the corner, and south on weiai ™Mpson, a wealthy and prominent Broadway to the restaurant. a Th Mah of Preston, Io. . She Was So Nervous. ‘ ? S were an English fam- She _—— in like a little man, hand- sig oes People told the police, and of coat and. bat to the waiter and . a standing. S * es Pe wig 24 they age has a son by a for- area MAPS OLE OS oe athe re e B-lehe ; wt . tied So ha ‘as could learn, eiatied ¥ saa ; Be Sette ; ’e bE gt man Me ‘Woman have relat ives. in ia iti cil mit peer, CB al ANP Nae it Ea ea as ASS 2 by “ty ' : : bere A . is ty eg as Pe THE TEMPERATURES + Pe ee : eae -f : 2 : se ‘a « Z _) e ¥ , see ef? © 28 Bhks én ce BD i — terres as WiBes +e s0e+.3D 2 = atetaieags 35 . aici ie tee . Mas. «ss... .B1 3 ; " 7 : a A , ‘ * * — a ee eer ae ae et 19 & m,..%...%. 28° “Foye - ; 2 “43 a r valle eo ogee te i «5 > § » 7 * te " , zs 7. —

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~~ —~— ” _ “~~ _ oe a~ i a a ee we a Arthur Gebdlachardl, 5232- Wilson avenue; Joe Leo, 5223 Daggett avenue; George Reimmel, orthrup. avenie; Henry Ray, 5127 Daggett avenue, : : That They Prey at Recluse . oS Just for-Fun.”- og “ss % Joe Leo, 13 years old, was: held by the Coroner Friday after- noon after five of his schoolmates had testified, and he had admit- ted, that he threw a stone which struck ‘William Wachter, an aged hermit, in the head.. Wachter died from a skull fracture Wednes- day evening, 24 hours -after the were, ‘‘The boys.did it.”’ stone’ throwing. His last words ~ The Coroner’s verdict,:one of criminal] carelessness, will result in-the trial of Joe-Leo in the Juvenile Court. The other five boys will be witnesses. The six x were taken from their elassrooms at. the Shaw School, King’ s highway and Old Manchester’ road, Friday morning. They admitted: to: policemen that they: had: Seal in: the habit, ‘‘just for fun,’’ of tormenting the old’man as they passed“his hut, at Wilson and Edwards avenues, on their way.to school, ‘The boys were -found.through infor- mation furnished to policemen by Mrs. Mary Gablaehardt of 6282 .Wiilson ave- nue, mother of ‘two of the boys. | Be- sides Joe Leo, who lives. at 5322 Dag- get avenue, and the Gablaehardt boys, Henry, aged 11, and Arthur, & they were George Reimmel, 12, 5312 North- rup avenue;-Frank Mamic, 9, 5330" North- rup avenue, and Henry Ray, W, 5121 Daggett avenue. Mrs. Gablaetiardt called Mounted Po* licemen Ryder and ‘Comer, into her persuade, «fac thir -« and told them that, since achter’s death, she’ had héard them talking: about stones hav- ing been. thrown at him. When. she questioned them they would tell her nothing. Boys Called From School. The policemen rode. to the Shaw School and called..the two boys out. They admitted that they had seen the stone throwing, and named the other boys as having been with them. When all were taken to the Coroner's office, they said that the old man had been in the habit of “running” them when they passed his place, and that sometimes they threw stones. All said that» Joe Leo threw two. stones at Wachter Tuesday afternoon, and that both struck the aged man. He was painting his wagon at the time. “One hit his leg,” said Henry Ray, “and one took him on the dip.” ..He explained, meant the stone hit Wacliter in ue head. Joe Leo first Gentes then MASE the stone throwing Lived With Horse ana Cat. _ Wachter lived in a Magee which ato + Fea Pian, pale ge

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he remained ‘much: longer in’ the ‘hut. The shock of the cold, added to ‘his in- jury, was fatal, ‘and he died at: the Hos- pital. In his delirium he told varying stories of accident and attack, but in a laciad momeént “just before his death, he said, ‘““‘The boys did it.’ Wachter had lived nine years in the Wilson avenue shanty, and was regard- ed by the neighbors as “queer.” It was known that he. had a bank gecount, and that he owned the lot where the shanty . stood. . Boys in the neighnorhood had ‘long made him the’ butt for practical jokes and for downright abuse. MAN DYING OF DROWSINESS, - CITY HOSPITAL DOCTORS FEAR Found Napping on Street, He Hasit Uncontrollable Desire to Sleep —Vitdlity Low. / | John Bollman, 27. years old, a river- Pan, with No permanent home, i¢ dy- ing of drowsiness, doctors at the City Hospital. fear. He sleeps ony, and night, but wakes to eat. He seems to care very little for food, however, wat- ink it mechanically,.and appears ‘in- different as to whether he lives or dies. . 4

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