St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 9, 1909

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‘VOL. 61. NO. 323.

“ST, LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1909.

WHE | er mee ” Electrician Then Attempts Sui-! cide, but Inflicts Only Slight Wound. SEES TRAGEDY ‘ “ Calls Police to Capture the Slayer, Who Feigns Unconsciousness. DISCOURAGED HIS SUIT ~ Slain Woman Was Daughter of Judge and Prominent in Society. SBpecial to the Post-Dispatch. > BATON, O., July 9.—Mrs. Lida Gris- ‘wold, City Librarian and daughter of Judge J. A. Gilmore, was shot and killed 4m the Public Library today when she rejected finally the attentions of Harry Rife, an electrician, who had urged her to marry him. Rife, after killing Mrs. Griswold, shot himself in the breast, but oy tnflicted only a slight * ound. He was arrested before he could fire a third In the library at the time of the tragedy were Miss Grace Gilmore, sister of Mrs. Griswold, and the latter's lit- “tle som, Clyde. Rife, who had been ee _ drinking, entered and said that he want- Mrs. Griswold Bes give him his an- - “We might as on settle this thing _ right now, tn the presence of these wit- nesses,” exclaimed Rife, indicating the young woman and the child. \ et paps Woman Tried to Run. Mrs. Griswold started to run out of the room, but before she could turn Rife shot her in the breast. The bullet ®evered an artery. and the woman died within a few minutes. Rife shot himself in the breast, but _ teflicted only a flesh wound. When a pest © policeman entered, in response to the _ screams of Clyde Griswold and Miss Gil- | more, Rife fell over and pretended to have lost consciousness. He was taken “nected in Eaton and was act reasy v . “Bev to the police’ station and there con- fessed the strooting and te that he only regretted he had not svcceeded in Librarian Griswold was ht Yenrs, Mrs. romin e social- il her divorce from her husband 1 years ago. She was a sister of | . County Prosecuting Attorney H. R. Gil- : eit and is a niece of the late Judge iliiam Gilmore of the Ohio Supreme She had been’ tn charge of the It is not believed Mrs. Griswold ever Ye any encouragement to Rife. She , was 38 years old and Rife is 36. Rife narrowly escaped electrocution “ peveral weeks ago when he seized a liv» i a wire when at work on an electric light ig _ otra opposite the library. His hands 80 severely burned that he was wes io suspend work for some

$ FIFTEENTH FINE FOR FAST DRIVING IS $100 te Fines Is $285, but Only $5 Has Been Paid—Other Cases Appealed. irry.&. Turner, vice-president of Mississippi Valley Automobile Co., fined $100 and costs by a Police jury Friday for speeding in For- Park, This is the fifteenth time 19038. that Mr. Turner has been i in police courts, but he has beaten Facticall yall of the ca es on appeal. Motoresci Patrolman Ferguson ar- wted Turner on the South Grand drive "Forest Park June 8& Turner admit- ia that he was going between 14 and 6 miles an hour in an electric automo- le, and offered witness to prove i the machine

es, would go 46 miles an hour, The wte amount of Turner’s fines is He appealed from the decision 1e jury’ to the Coat. of Criminal 3 a has paid but one, amounting

M OF ATTACK. ; ACCUSES WOMAN s. N, Ky. July 9.—Mrs. Kate S arrested tly con-’ a St. Louis Amateur Aeronaut Wants to Fly at Centen- nial Celebration. Albert Bond Lambert, the only St. Louis amateur aeronaut. who hgs achieved fame, is going to get an aero- plane. With this object in view, he is going to Fort Myer to take lessons in “‘driving’’ the Wright aeroplane as soon as the Wrights turn over their craft to the Signal Corps of the United States Army.

made the announcement in Washington recently that as soon as Lieuts. Lahm and Foulouis, the officers selected to become the army’s expert aeroplanists, become proficient in handling the Wright aeroplane, they will become in- structors to anyone who has serious intention of getting an aeroplane. Lahm and Foulouis will take these am- bitious aviators up in the Wright aero- plane and any other aeroplane the Government may purchase. Mr. Lambert intends to take advan- tage of this as soon as the Signal Corps is ready. He is the first amateur bal- loonist of any importance in the coun-. try who will take up aeroplaning as a sport. When President Dozier of the Aero Club of St. Louls announced recently that the Aero Club had offered the Wrights $7500 for one of their machines, it was given out that if the Wrights themselves did not operate the machine at the Centennial celebration here in October, one of the Army officers would It now develops that Mr. Lambert offered his services as ‘‘chauffeur’’ of the machine and that he intends to get an aeroplane as soon as he learns how to operate one. The Wrights have not yet answered the Aero Club’s offer to purchase a machine. When Mr. Lambert was asked about the report that he intended to become an aeroplanist, he said: “I am very much interested in aero- planes and intend eventually to get one. I am going to Washington as soon as the Wrights turn over their machine to the Signal Corps. I know Lieut. Lahm very well and made asceysions with his father in Paris. I want him to take mo up. If the Wrights sell a machine to the Aero Club 1 would like to operate Gen. Allen, chief of the Signal Corps, 4

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NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MADSON’S WOMEN VICTIMS Mrs, Elizabeth N. BE. Jackson of Iola, Kan. A Mrs. Minnie Allen, son street, St. Louis. . Alice Richardson, St.. Louis. Katherine Baughman, St. . Maggie E. Bloom, Hannibal, 14184 Madi- Mr. A. Farran, Rocheport, Mo. Mrs. Syiphia Pollard de Bonnett, San Francisco. Mrs. Henrietta Leopold, Francisco. Mrs. Jennie ton, Cal. Mrs. Mary Wiggins Springfield, Mass. San Tretheway, Stock- Drown,

riage ‘“‘Johnson” disanpeared with $500. Mrs. Drown’s savings. Mrs. Drown died the following spring in 1905, as a result, her relatives say, of her bitter ‘experience. It is belleved some of the marriages were performed by imposters who imper- sonated justices of the peace or clergy- men. In addition to the 10 marriages discovered by the police, he is known to have either married or become en- gaged to women in San Francisco (3); Vakland Cal. (2); Memphis, Tenn.; Law- rence, Kan.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Santa Rosa, Cal.; Gettysburg, 0.: N@éw Or- leans; St. Johns, Mich.; and Hamilton, Ontario. He is said to have gone as far as Germany in search of other ro- mances. lola Widow Started St. Louis Police After Man Who Fleeced Her John Madson became known to the police in St. Louis when it was dis- covered in the fall of 1908 that he had married three women here and had de- gerted each of them after obtaining pos- session of her money and jewels. _ The real extent of his operations a8 a mercenary Lothario became apparent when Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, a wealthy widow of Iola, Kan., arrived in 8t. Louis last January looking for Madson, whom she said she had also known as Cc. C. Johnson. Mrs. Jackson for more than six months has been Madson’s Nemesis and it is believed that it was largely through information sypplied by her that he was captured. Che toli the authorities here that Mad- son had obtained $1055 from her on @ promise to make her his wife and that he had fled ftcm Iola a few days before the day set for the ceremony. Woman Gathers Evidence, She. had collected evidence, she said, which convinced her that he had duped women in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Kansas City and that he had married many women with the sole object of getting possession Of their property. Minnie Allen of 148A Madison wooed by Madson in the and was known to him by her name, Minnie Helinian, She then lived at 1444 Warren street. “I have not been weil a day since I

I learned that he had gone through marriage ceremonies with many women. They came to my house at all hours of the day and night to tell me about their experiences. Two of the women gave their names as Miss Minnie Jchn- son and Mrs. Frances Tyler. “I will prosecute Madson if I get a chance. He was a handsome man with most winning ways, but I'am now con- vinced he was bad.’ While in St. Louis she was tireless in her efforts to obtain evidence against Madson. She called upon the three St. Louls women who had gone through marriage ceremonies with Madson. She learned that Mrs. Mollie Hellman of 1418A Madi- son street had been wooed and won by Madson and had given $400%to him before he fled a few days previous to the wed- ding date. Mrs. Katherine Baughman, proprietor of the Newport Hotel at Seventh and Chestnut streets, joined Mrs. Jackson in her search for Madson, through whose operations she had been the heav- lest St. Louis loser. After a short and fervent courtship Madson had induced Mrs. Baughman to marry him and sign over property valued at $1000. He turned this property into cash and deserted her. Mrs. Baughman left St. Louis, saying she was going to Log Angeles. Friends believed she was on the trai] of Mad- son, and it is thought she may have been instrumental in his capture. Posed as Stock-Raiser. A 8t. Louls woman who said she wished to be known as Mrs, Alice Rich- ardson, though that was not her real name, also came forward with evidence against Madson. She said that he had preva aad from her on a promise of "adn while in St. Louis ae ; oth relate, as |

PRINCE MIGUEL BRACANLA TO WED AMERICA guese Throne Will Be Hus- band of New York Girl.

(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) LONDON, July 9.—The Austrian Em- bassy here today announced the en- gagement of Prince Miguel of Bragan- za, eldest son of Duke Michael, the pretender to the Portuguese throne, to Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith of New York. Prince Miguel was born Sept. 22, 1878. He is the son of Duke Michael by his first wife, Princess Elizabeth of Thurn und Taxis, whom he married in 1877. Miss Anite Stewart is the daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith, who was formerly the wife of William Rhine- lander Stewart. Mr. Simth died while the family were traveling in Japan two years ago, leaving an estate estimated at about $30,000,000. Miss Stewart has known the Prince for several years and recently renewed this acquaintance in London, where the Prince has been spending the sea- son. He has been a frequent guest at the handsome home of the Duke of Somer- set in Grosvenor Square, which Mrs. Smith recently leased. It is probable that the marriage will take place in London, but this has not been settled, Mrs. Smith and her daughter. having left London today for Austria, where the details of the nuptials will be ar- ranged in a consultation of the Bragan- za family. Prince Miguel is “the grandson of ex- King Miguel of Portugal, and an of- ficer in the Austrian army. His nam. has been mentioned in connection wit! no heiresses in the last few months. TAFT’S COW PRODUCES $0 MUCH MILK THAT MILKER STRIKES AND 1S REMOVED Old “Rosebud” Makes Ruralite Tired of Job—Strike-Breaker is- Summoned. BEVERLY, Mass., July 9.—There waa a strike in the Taft household yester- day. It ended in a lockout, and the importation of a strike-breaker from Washington. Mrs. Jaffray, the house- keeper, settled it. with a quick show of’ determination. The good old cow, Rosebud, brought down fronr Derry, N.

to blame for the trouble. Rosebud has a habit of supplying enough milk for a whole dairy. Consequently, her miflk-| er had a wholesale job on his hands. Thomas J. Wallace, a Beverly 16 years old, who aways wus voted the

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x Action ‘Very Sudden and. nouncement Is Made to. Chief in Eleven Words. 2 Mae a

GOSSIP ABOUT HIM IN POLICE ROW THE cAU US

Head of the Department Tries to Per > Subordinate to Remain, but Without a Avail—Not Friendly With - S ith.

Eee William C. McCarthy, secretary to Chief of Potice ¢ submitted his resignation Friday afternoon. Chief Creeey 1 to accept it and at the urgent request of McCarthy he s it to he Board of Police Commissioners, The resignation consisted of just il role ee | herewith» Chief tot was surprised when he read the paper which McCarty latd on his desk. ‘Why, what does this mean, Mac?’ | he asked... “It means,” said McCarty, “that I do not want to embarrass your admin- istration or be a stumbling block in your way. Since the police investi- gation was begun insinuations have been made that I was responsible’for the friction between you and Chief Smith. Now, you know that isn’t so jand I know it isn’t so, but such talk is bound to injure you indirectly if 1}° remain here.” Refuses to Remain, . < Chief Creecy tried to induce Mc- Carty to withdraw the resignation, but hie pleading was in vain, “No, Chief,” said McCarty, “I want you to submit that resignation to the Board at its session this afternoon. I don’t want even indirectly to stand in your way or interfere with the suc-f cess of your work in running the de- , partment.” McCarty and Creecy have been clos- est of friends in the two years McCarty | has served as secretary. McCarty was the personal appointee of Creecy, with the approval of the Police Board, and is not a commissioned officer of the de- partment. His friends say that he was in no way responsible for the friction between the Chief of Police and the Chief of De- tectives. “It was ridicujous to charge anything’ like that,’’ said Creecy after submitting the resignation to the Board. “The ac- tion of McCarty in offering to step outh

- £27 il — es oe i *[ wes 5 mr — £F be 2. ee ne eae S ; _- : ye os ee K ; M4 7 ’ ez * . % by thelr first ’ ew el eae At Police Headquarte since the day Keely never spoken to MeCar his friends, ed to t action of agp % Keely was a chalie Poe ten the of the Chief of fiance to the ottiee 0 ‘ting MeCarty’s job a te: went round that @ of the way in my interest was one off : the most honorable actions I ever saw.” Those who have observed the inser of Detectives Smith tron AB nce except after a trial 1

CLOUDY WEATHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IS THE BEST WEATHER MAN CAN DO FOR US eu Police!”

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