St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 17, 1909

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ne ce x Ps rt APNEA: AOS lh AB ORO REC Re ——$__—_— -— ~ POLCEFND ) TO 16AR TERN : ; Indeterminate Sentence Passed - Upon Slayer of William E. Annis. His COUNSEL OBJECTS ‘loads Army Man Is Insane and That He Should Not Be Sentenced. ~ DEFENDANT IS DAZED Stands Up to Hear Judge, but Appears to Understand ‘ Nothing Said. FLUSHING, N. Y., May 17.—Capt. Pe- ter C. Hains Jr., U. S& A., who was convicted for manslaughter ‘in the first degree for killing William E. Annis at the Bay Side Yacht Club last August, ‘was sentenced today by Justice Garret- ' #0n in the Supreme Court to an inde- terminate sentence of not less than ‘eight years nor more than sixteen years, at hard lapor in State’s prison. John F. McIntyre, counsel for the de- fendant, made the final motion for a ney tria?, on the ground the verdict was against the weight of evidence, and also contrary to law. Justice Garretson denied these motions. Mr. Mcintyre then raised the point ‘of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court aver the defendant, contending that he never had been released from the juris- diction of the Federal Government and therefore the case was not properly be- fore the court. Mr. McIntyre also stated that Dr. Rrush, who had been an'‘expert witness for the defense, had examined Capt. Hains since he was convicted and found him Be Justice Garretson said si HS Svidense te that erfect be- i Cfore the. court and he declined to con- sider the motion in regard to jurisdic- Hon. ' Heins Appears Darved. - The Court Clerk then instructed Capt. Hains to come to the bar and proceed- 'ed to agk him the questions usually put io @ man about to be sentenced. The prisonet seemed dazed and seemed to have some difficukty in understanding the questions. Lawyers McIntyre aud Young of the defense stood on either. side of Capt. Hains and assisted him. In passing sentence upon Capt. Hains, Justice Garretson said: “That any person May assume to be - judge’and executioner for a real or fan- cled wrong done to him by another, so- -elety cannot approve and the law does ~ not sanction. Such a doctrine is abhor- rent to all right-thinking men and the of it is subversive of modern civilization. In this case the law of the State has been vindicated and the claim ' to a right to mete out personal ven- - geance has been again condemned. Fur- ther comment is neediess. The result of this trial is its owp. best commen- tary.” The fact that the tedeinere of the jury which convicted Capt. Hains had sub- ' mitted to the Court a recommendation of merey for the Captain was brought out by Bugene H. Young of the defend- ant’s counsel. The eperation of an indeterminate sen- > tence such as that imposed. upon Capt. | Haine is so fixed by law that unless _ pardoned by the Governor or released . on some legal point raised by his coun- Aan: gt, prisoner must serve the full length oe of the minimum term named, which is eight wears in the case of Capt. Hains. After Justice Garretson had imposed the sentence Capt. Hains sat down and Pownagggead his head on the table before seen He seemed overcome with emotion for ff tew moments, but soon recovered him- se@f and sat upright staring at the Appeal Is Piggned. , ae the defendant's father, end Major John Hains, who were in court, d@isplayed much emotion when he Capiain was sentenced. Immediate- ' after sentence the prisoner's lawyers sed for a stay of sentence for a few ys in order to take an appeal. Jus- ice Garretson said the case would take 3 i tong and gave the defense | aie. Sve at their post, m “Only Evening : Paper in St.

VOL. él, NO. 770.

LF ABOVE BAR ROOM TERLONG VIL Sergeant and Two Patrolmen Besiege Saloon All Through . the Night.

’ NO LID LIFTERS FOUND Officer Believes Sunday Cus- tomers Escaped by Going Through Ceiling.

The saloon of Nin O’Brien at 1330 Bid- die street had been under suspicion by the guardians of the Sunday lid in the Carr Street’ District for several weeks, and when Sergt. King saw two men leaving a side yard adjacent to the place Sunday afternoon he made a bee line for the back door. When King reached the threshold the portal was slammed in his face and barred. The Sergeant rapped for ad- mission, and'receiving no response, sum- moned two of his patrolmen. He sta- tioned one at the back door and the other at the front with orders tO remain there until relieved. King himself took up a position where he _ could watch both doors. “It’s a game of freeze-out,’’’ said King to himself. “They'll have to stay in there for the rest of their lives or’ J'll get them when. they come out.’’ The vigil was kept up faithfully until midnight, when, King thought, O'Brien would open up (for the hour of grace allowed by Excise Com- missioner Caulfield. Twelve o'clock passed with no sign of life inside of the

}saloon. - “ing grew weary and calteda } upon Sergt.. Hagerty to take a oe watch. ' Policemen Watch Through Nieteay Hagerty stationed two of his patrol: men ,in.the’places of King’s men, and relieved King. Ajl through the early morning hours the’ policemen remained and never once took their eyes off the doors of the saloon. At 5:30 a. m. Monday, Andrew O'Brien, a brother of the proprietor; called, as has been -his custom, to open up for | the day. "He saw the officers watching the place and inquired as to their mis- sion. “We think there are burglars in there,” said Hagerty, by way of strat- egy. “Open up quickly."’ O’Brien tvrned the lock and threw the front door wide open. The police rushed into the .Place. A search of the _ saloon failed to reveal any sign of lid- lifters, Hagerty was astonished, Surely his brother Ser- geant, could not have n mistak- en and given a false alarm. His eyes wandered about the room and finally rested upon the ceiling above the icebox. “A-ha,” said he, as he detected a ‘hele in the ceil- “~~ ing. “A dozen men could craw! through that.”

Hole in the Ceiling. O’Brien and the patrotmen looked ur. They saw a hole about two feet in diam- eter. The plastering and lathing were Iving on the icebox. Hagerty and his men went to the sec- ond floor, which is occupied by John Fagan, a carpenter. They found that the hole everlooking tho saloon was in tl.e fleoring of Fogan's »etiroom Hag- erty showed Fagan the hole. Fagan looked surprised. “Now, who the thunder did that?” he asked. “That's what we would like to know.”’ said Hagerty. POISONED MAN RUNS AND WALKS TWO MILES, WILL LIVE After he began to feel the somnolency induced by a heavy dose of morphine, Charlies Powell of 3922 West Belle piace waiked and ran all the way to the City Digpensary at Eleventh and Market streets, about two miles, Sunday night. ‘When he arrived there he was just able to say that he had taken morphine. The policeman on duty kept him

briskix. until an am- _ kept. I from aide to aide of the ambu- | ie trem telling tate enti Maen ean MURDERER SEES vcTIM'S THK Uncle Believes Nephew Is the Ghost of Dead Man Come to Haunt Him. REASON IS SHATTERED Mysterious Mexican Crime Cleared Up by Remarkable Family Likeness.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. ZACATECAS, Mexico, May 17.—Eus- tacia Aguillar was murdered here sev- eral days ago under circumstances which puzzled the police and until last night it was believed that the slayer would escape and that the crime would always be a mystery. The case was cleared up by the confession of the slayer, who is in jail a raving maniac. Eustacia had a twin brother, Juan, who had been away from. home for many years. When he heard of his brother’s death he returned without telling his relatives of his intentions. When he appeared those who saw him were startled by his remarkable re- semblance to his murdered brother. They were the same height and weight and the returned brother had the same cu@ing mustache and complexion of the dead man. The likeness was so. strong that Juan could have passed for Eusta- cla with those who did not know that his brother was in his grave. Thought He Saw Ghost. Last night Juan appeared on the streét and suddenly encountered his uncle, Antonio Aguillar, who had not heard of his nephew's return, It Is likely indeed that the uncle had for- gotten the long-absent twin brother of the murdered man. When uncle and nephew met unex- pectedly the nephew stepped forward to greet his relative, who jumped back with a scream. “Go away!” he shouted. alone! Go away!”’ Théeaincle prostrated himself before his nephew and Began a chattering confession that showed that he had slain his nephew. ‘He begged at times to be killed and at other times asked for protection from the spirit of his victim that he believed had returned from the grave to haunt him. He could not be calmed for hours and he is now a chattering, shivering wreck. Confession I= Confirmed. Investigation started after the con- fession of the frightened murderer shows that he told the truth under the awful shock of being confronted by what he regarded as the apparition of the murdered man. Suspicion yjhad not been directed to the uncle, and if he had been told in advance of the return of the twin brother and of his remark- able resemblance to the dead man he would doubtless have been able to con- trol himself and would have kept his secret. All night the uncle raved in his cell. With the coming of daylight he became calmer and today he told a more co- herent account of the crime, but he is apprehensive ai) the time that the ghost of the slain nephew will return. He ex- presses a willingness to be hanged at once and seems to think this is the only way he can atone for his crime and gain peace. “Leave me AND CONFESSES

; o GIRL ACCUSED OF KILLING FATHER PROBABLY CRA She Had: Been Worried by Prediction of Trouble by Fortune Tellers.

MAN BEATEN TO DEATH

Bed on Which Body Was Found Had Been Soaked With Oil and Set on Fire.

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 17.—Louise Ar- bogast, aged 22, was today formally charged in police court with the murder of Louis Arbogast, her father. The girl, who is a handsome brunette and well known. among German resi-] dents of St. Paul, was committed to th» County Jail and her hearing was set for May 20. It is believed her defense will be insanity and that this defense will prevail, as her demeanor for some time has indicated that she was suffer- ing from delusions, Investigation by the police disclosed that Louise had been visiting fortune tellers who had told her a man would break into her home and attack her. She heard this statement so often that it became a delusion that a man was actually pursuing her. Louis .Arbogast, a wealthy smeat deal- er, was found dead in his bed early last Thursday morning. His head had been crushed, with an ax and the bed was soaked with kerosene oil and set On fire. ' Mrs. Arbogast, the mother of Louise, was found unconscious beside her hus- band and was dragged from the burning bed by another daughter, Ida. CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE UNTIL SHOWERS CAUSE COOL WEATHER FOR THIS VICINITY THE TEMPERATURES, Midnight . 6.12 (noon) st 3

“Well, I saw Mazie on the boulevard yester- day,’ said Bob. “My, but she’s getting thin.” “No, she isn't,” replied Bob's sis- ter. “She’s no thinner than she used to be.”’ BE CRLLED On : »¢- ICOUNT GF DARKNESS. ner.”’ “Of course she does. She's wear- ing one of those one-piece suits.” “O, I thought she had been training to reduce her weight." The official fore- Casi: Increasing cloudiness. with showers late tonigh< and on Tuesday; cooler Tuesday after- noon. ° The river is at 21.4, a fall of 1.4.

Missouri—Increasing cloudiness with proba- bly showers Monday night and Tuesday: cooler Tuesday afternoon or night. Iilinois—Increasing cloudiness with showers late Monday night or Tuesday: warmer Mon- day night and in north portion Tuesday.

Post-Dispatch every Sunday or week day Globe-Democrat and Republic eenesniemenmeeamenas Globe-Democrat .. . PO 5 Se is Sunday Post-Dispatch Excess Over Republic ..... Over Globe-Democrat. .. . The above measurements are al] on a column for column basts. ke The Why and the Wherefore: The sales of the POST- ering hog in St. Louis and Suburbs col INED in the Yesterday’s (Sunday, May 16) cireulation figures: enamel

ST. LOUIS, May. 17, 1909. BULLETIN 1]] (One Hundred and Eleven) For 111 consecutive Sundays, covering a period of two full years and 7 Sundays, The Sunday Post-Dispatch Has Been First in Sunday Advertising (Excluding Republic Centennial Number.) x*«* Yesterday’s, Sunday, Figures: . 200 Cols. 204 125 - 125 Cols. 46 ages ter than those of the same field.

“She looks thin- |

ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EV EVENING, MAY 17, 1909. -

[JE WELER WHO: WOUNDED WIFE AF TER HIS SON HAD SHOT. HIM %

TAILOR IES AT 105, LEAVING AN IMMENSE FAMILY Joseph: Goldfelder Is Survived by ‘45: Grandchildren and 35 Great-Grandchildren. a The funeral of Joseph Goldfelder, who died last Friday at the age of 105 years, was held from.the family home, 2713A Thomas street, Sunday afternoon. In- terment was in the Mount Olive Ceme- tery. Mrs. Goldfelder, who is 87 years of age, was able to go to the cemetery, although her husband’s death prostrated her for two days. She is still hale. Goldfelder was born in Poland. He came to America 37 years ago, and set- tled ‘in’ New York, becoming a tailor. He came ‘to St. Louis 18 years ago. At his death he left five daughters, 45 grandchildren and 35 great grand- children. Members of the centenarian’s family attribute his longevity to his temper- ance.‘ He never drank ‘or smoked. Oc- casionally he used’ snuff. Two years ago his eyesight failed him. - Six months ago he became totally blind. -Last Wednesday night he was taken with a chill and lost his vojce. Two hours: before his death he regained his voice, but could not recognize those around him. KING MANUEL DECORATES HIS MOTHER-FOR HER BRAVERY | se ‘ LISBON, May 17.—King Manuel has bestowed upon Queen Aemlie, widow of King Carlos, the decorations of three orders for the Leroism, displayed by Her Majesty on the occasion of the ‘assassi- nations. of her bustinu and gon in- Feb- ruary, 1938.

The. decree recites that after King] Carlos and Crown} Tince Luiz had Seen shot dead, the Queen, with noble cour- age and maternal ft scinet, flung herseli in front of her son. Manuel, and endea’- oted to thrust aside the weapon of Cos- ta. leveled at him. Her escape, was 14~- markable.. The. bullet struck her cor. sage, Was deflected avd grazed the. <ore- arm of the. Frince: The: cabinet. nas a given Its, unaninious. apfroval of the: ee ere aenenet went ‘@. Woman... Ly toe! nition tide ) “$20 ND PERJURY. CAS Old ~ Indictment ° Dismissed After New One Correcting Error Is Found.

AUSTIN, Tex., May 1%.—H. Clay Pierce, chairman of the Board of Direc- tors of the Waters-Pierce Of! Co., charged by. indictment with false swear- ing, appeared before Judge George Cal- rhoun in the: Fifty-third District Court at 0 o ‘clock. this morning,, accompanied vy his lawyers, listened attentively while ithe formality of dismissing the old bond was disposed of, gave bond under the new indictment, which also charges false swearing: and contains a counter charge of perjury, and heard his case reset for triai Oct. 11... Sureties om the new bond, which, like the former, is for $20,000, are Gectke w. Littlefield, H. A. Wroe, Joseph’ Nalle, Walter Tipe, William R. Hamby, Ches- ter Thrasher, A. J. Ellers; and P. J. Lawless. Two of the former ae rig are not. on the new bond, George L. Hume, who has since died, and Dr. E. P. Wilmot; who is ‘out of ‘the city. The written motion asked the dismis- sal of the old indictment for the follow- ing reasons: * “The indictment in, this. case contains many inaccuracies, and does not charge that the defendant has been absent from the State continuously since the commit- ment of the alleged offense. “The grand jury at this term of this court has returned a new. indictment correcting the inaccuracies in said in- dictment, “Defendant has been arrested under the new indietment returned, charging the same offense upon which the State expects to g° to trial." ‘The c against Pierce grew out of His affidavit stating that his con- cern was not.in a trust. Pierce left the Courthouse in company with eps attorney, Judge James H. Rob- ertson, whose guest he will .be in Aus- tin today. It is stated that he will teave

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Mrs. Lena Poos Cannot cians--Seuth Broadway Mer Accused Wife in Pres ne of Their Daughter. 5s

Lena, 40 years old. . hospital surgeons say. It was at first reported that Poos had shot his wife and himself in a domestic quarrel. An hour after the double trag- edy Edward made,a voluntary state- ment to Capt. Hanna of the Wyoming Street District. Son’s Statement to Police. “My sister, Alvina, 20 years old, came into the store this morning and told me that last night she heard my father make an uncomplimentary remark about my mother. Sister said that he called . “When my father came into the store a little jater I said to him: ‘Tf you think that about mother, why don’t you separate?’ ‘‘He became very angry and he called Alvina downstairs and told her to re- peat what she had said to me. At first she didn't want to, but when he inaleted, she repeated it. “Rather started toward Alvina as | though. he meant to strike her. [I tried to protect her, and he turned on me. He was coming at me in a threatening manner when I drew my revolver and fired at him twice. “Mother, who was upstairs when the shots, for she came running into the back door of the store just as father staggered toward the counter, There was a revolver tying there, which he kept for protection against robbers. “He picked up the revolver, and as mother ran toward him, he fired at her. She fell, and father dropped to the floor lalmost at the same time.” Statement of the Daughter. Alvina Poos made a statement which in some details differs from that of her brothet, Edward, but is essentially the same in that it indicates that Ed- ward fired the shots which killed his father. ' “For several weeks father had been drinking,” she said. “Yesterday he threatened to kill himself. When he came home last night he accused moth- er of misconduct. I heard what be said. He even went so far as to mention the rlame of my fiance in accusing mother. “This merning after Edward had re- proached him for talking that way about mother he called me downstairs. When I repeated what I heard him say he called me a Har. “"Don’t talk to sister that way,’ Ed- ward said. Father moved towerd broth- er as if he were going to strike him and brother grabbed the revolver from the counter and fired at father.

19 years old, August Poos, 52, a jeweler at 3564 staggered to a counter, picked up a revolver Al Edward Poos in a statement to the polit defending the honor of his mother’s name whet August Poos died shortly after he was tak pital in the same ambulance with his wis

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