St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 31, 1910

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7 ff. 4 lg Vaughn's body and to perform ' . « tate University to Act. ‘Only Evening Paper in St. Lonis With the Associated Press News Service, — $y ERS — Re ‘ 34 * J pS 4 oe . - ¥ ‘ * — EN RN emma € + . * $ - —— 7? € : + al , , ‘ * * — EXHUME VAUGHN’S BODY ON TUESDAY IS ISSUED _Brother of Dead Educator Hastens Poison Inquiry by Monroe County Coroner. STATE UNIVERSITY IS TO TEST STOMACH’S CONTENTS Joint Investigation Is Refused, but the Widow Wilk Be Permitted to Have a Repre- Sentative Present When the Analysis . a Is Made. Special to ‘the. Post-Dispatch. MONROE.CITY, Mo., Jan. 31.—The body. of Prof. J. T. Vaughn will be exhumed tomorrow by Coroner Wilson of Monroe County at the request of the Adair County authorities. Vaughn died in Adair County. The action is the result of the Prof. insistence of the educator’s broth- er that the inquiry should be made immediately. ‘These facts’ be- “came known today, although officials refuse to discuss the situation. “Dr. Bert Parrish of Kirksville has ae ia selected by Prosecuting Attor- ney Reigger of Adair County to wit- /Ness the exhumation of Prof. J. T. the * The-stomach will be sent to the Mis- wourt State University; where a chem- fcal analysis will be made in the search for poison which, it is suspected, caused Fron inmnese tn Banat ined — cehtdnest cout te tanks. — the State and the relatives or the dead man would perform the autop-_ sy jointly is impossible, declares the prosecutor. No such action is provided for in the law. The family will be al- ~ Jowed to have a doctor represent them * — J _ + gt the autopsy, but he will be only an onlooker and will have no part in the work. The report that the Coroner would refuse to act without consent of Mrs. ‘Vaughn is false, according to those con- nected with the case in a legal capacity. : Speedy Action Urged, Prosecuting Attorney Fuller of Monroe County, by virtue of his office, is Wil- son's legal adviser. He declares that he, had counseled the latter to act upon the réguest as soon as practicable after it was received. According to friends of the Vaughn family, Mrs. Vaughn was given an op- ‘portunity yesterday to consent to disin- 5 terment and was offered the privilege of | being represented by a physician of her own choosiag, the State, hcwever, re- - gerving its legal right to conduct the ‘exhumation and remove the stomach _ @nd@ other organs tor sealing and ship- ping to some expert competent to ex- " @mine them. ‘It Mrs. Vaughn does not care to par- — with the State jointly, it will STORK MAYOR BEALL FINDS LOST DIAMOND STUD IN HIS UNDERSHIAT WHILE IN BED Are pajamas and nightshirts eschewed as effete in rugged Alton, where the : ancient stork still. finds a welcome and E 2 _ the faculty of myth-making is as ’ gtrong aa in the days of Little Red Rid- ~$ng Hood? This momentous question fs being asked since Mayor Edmund ~~ Beall discov hia $600 diamond stud — Monday morning inside his under- , shirt, where it had slipped two nights _ ‘before. ‘Mayor Beall and his wife attended a tere show Saturday night at the “Temple Theater and then went to the - Doby Club. dance in Turner Hall. * was adorned with his diamond, blazed as big as a haze) nut on Ba ea front. It is related proudly in that. on the oceasion of the Mayor's visit to Washington, he was | tela by throngs dazzled by his jewel. tn — —* home town the diamond is never e prtain that he removed his outer shirt, he one in which the diamond was in- rted. When he avose the brilliant had He and his wife spent some “time searching the house, the streets | polaon- in The. proceed independently and exhume the body. Prosecuting. Attorney Fuller has no doubts as to the Coroner’s duty in the matter, or as to what he will do. He can bind every Monroe County witness to the Adair Circuit Court, he says. Inside Facts Expected. The Adair County grand jury, how- pede must submit enough evidence to Lfonroe County Coroner's jury to. establish the presumption that there is be the atemach or organs of the dead” man. This, of coursé,. will take. ‘Off the seal of secrecy and probably will give the public intétesting inside infor. mation. When asked to define the pobition of the Vaughn iamily, Dr. J. B. Vauglin 0. Castiewood, 8S. D., who is now at the head of those pushing the investigation, said: “Something should be done! The body should be taken up. If all is well, no- body will be huft,- and that is the sim- plest and the only right way to. get at it.’’ When asked if he had really asked Mrs, Vaughn to consent to the exhuma- tion of his brother’s body and had given her two hours in which to reply, he de- clined to answer. The Vaughns, who are related to Dr. Victor C., Vaughn, ‘toxicologist of Ann Arbor, ‘are a family of physicians, teachers, farmers and bankers. Widow’s Relatives Rich. The Proctors are rich and influential. The dead man was exceedingly popular in this county, of which, he was Schoo! Commissioner for many years. Attorheys connected with the case make light of the threat to take action against Coroner Wilson in case he acts, declaring that no action could be taken. Under the statutes quoted, the expenses of the exhumation must be borne by the estate of the dead man. VOL. 62. NO. . 164, ST, LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1910. —— MIME. TETRAZZIN REFUSES 10 DRINK SI. LOUIS COFFE Songbird Declares That Mill Offered With Beverage Contains Petroleum. RETURNS IT ‘UNTASTED Diva Is Resting at Hotel in Preparation for Concert at the Coliseum. HAS A SUPERSTITION — — — Rumor Has It That She Will Not Wash Hand That Was Shaken by President. Who put the kerosene oil in Madame Tetragzini’s milk? Or was it petroleum? Opinion in the hotel lobby differed violently on the question. Monsieur Bazzelli, the mad- ame’s husband, who seemed to be in greater perturbation than any of the other sufferers, affirmed vehemently and with gestures that it ‘was petro- leum. One of the bellboys said it was neither petroleum nor kerosene oil, but the mad- ame’s “rats.“ But the maid was sure that there was none of the madame’s rats missing—she had taken them off herself when the madame retired and personally saw to the coiffure when the madame arose. Opinions Differ Widely. The clerk said they were all’ wrong and that it was just a “‘mistake.’”’ But the diva positively would not put the mistake in her coffee. Bazzelli, besides holding to the opinion that it was pe- troleum in opposition to the fortified argument of Dacey, the diva’s manager, that it was: kerosene oil, said Mon dieu,”’ and gave three — shoulder shrugs. “Mme. Tetrazzini is not at all hard to please,’’ said the clerk with a great show. of sincerity when he returned to hia pepition behind the desk. Of course, ‘in the meantime the singer had been supplied with A new pitcher of milk and had dipped three cups of coffee with the greatest relish. ‘Indeed, it seemed to be only the singer who was not concerned with the fuss. She had not tasted the milk in the first itcher,: but she knew intuitively that there was something in it and oesides it was the first itern of food sent to her in St. Louls and there’s such a thing as bad luck with the first pitcher of milk. Does She Wash Both Handstf They say the singer has a supersti- tion about one of her hands—the one that President Taft shook. The super- stition is that one should never wash that hand again. Tetrazzini’s right hand looks all right, though she ex- changed shakes with Taft last April. "Why, of course Tetrazzini washes cae her hands,“ said the hotel clerk *— who is closely observing to see ‘that. nothing goes- amiss while the Madame is occupying the Empire suite of six rooms at the Hotel Jefferson at a cost of $35 a day. “What would Tetrazzini do with a marble bathtub if she only washed one hand?’ inquired the clerk. Tetrazzini sings at the Coliseum Mon- day night. at the opening of the charity bazar for the benefit of St. Philomena’'s Continued on Page 3, Column 2. a ST. LOUIS, January 31, 1910. BULLETIN 148 For 148 consecutive Sundays, covering a period of two full years and 44 Sundays, The Sunday Post-Dispatch Has Been First in Sunday Advertising (Excluding Special Editions.) x xk Yesterday’s (Sunday) Figures: Post-Dispatch Globe-Democrat . — * © 6 «@ Ree ee 8 a 263 Cols. i? 125 Sunday Post-Dispatch Excess: Over Republic. ... 138 Cols. Over Globe-Democrat .... 8G “ The above measurements are on a column for column basia “The conceded supreme newspaper is—does tising ? A pewapeper after medium.”— ag of the advertising value of carry —* erance of the local —— ch ts the most advertising month ather. year, is always the best advertising pant frame a New York expert’s opinion. Yesterday's (Sunday, Jan. 30) circulation figures: 277 1975 G HIS JO: YS AID ICREECY IN FEAR OF LOSIN SEEKS HADL D CAPT. ~S PICHAEL ‘OMALLEY, ee WARRINER AVERS nt PAID $200 A Convicted Railway Treasurer Declares Mrs. Ford Threat- ened to Expose Him. Special to the Post-Dispatch. CINCINNATI, Jan. 31.—Charles L. Warriner, former local treasurer of the Big Four Railroad, testified today in the trial of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford that he had paid the woman §250 a week for seven years to induce her to keep silent concerning his embezzlements from the road. and Warriner was brought here from th, penitentiary to testify against her. He pleaded guilty when charged with em- bezzlement. The defalcations charged amount to $643,000. Wearriner said that he sent stipulated amounts of $250 each week to Mrs. Ford at the Riverview Hotel, Chicago, in currency, never in checks, and usually in care of her maid. At one time be paid $1000 in one payment for her. boy’s schooling, he said. Resisted Her Demand. “Last September I told her that her demands must be kept down,’ said Warriner, “as it had come to a time when I could not meet them. I said if she would go to New York and get a flat I would try to furnish her with money to meet her expenses. During Beptember of last year, her reason for coming to me for money, she sald, was because she was protecting Ine by not making public the Big Four shortage."’ WOULD IMPEACH HASKELL Oklahoma House _ Resolution Also Mentions Other Officials. GUTHRIE, Ok., Jan. 31.—Reference to @ possibility of impeachment of Gov. Charies N. Haskell and other State of- in the lower house of the Legisiature 4 7. % . * 2 — if — Ne Khe Oe Ae * * * —— Aiea? j } 4 +3 bem f°, Es * Py 3 * F y= —* —— Se * = RE » 32 here today by Representative a” WEEK BLACKMAIL The woman is charged with blackmail, ¢ ficers is made in a resolutien introduced | —* Members of the police force whose names appear on Kelief Fund I O U’s and who must answer charges growing out of shortage discovered in the pension accounts. —ñ — Chief, Ignored in the Police Shortage Fund In- quiry, Believes His Official Head Is in Danger, Friend Declares. — Chief of Police Edmond P. Creecy, who has taken a defensive attitude in the Police Relief Association scandal, will depend, according to his friends, They complain that. Creecy has been sidetracked in the investigation, and fear that his excldsion fram the inquiry upon Gov. Hadley for protection. is a menace to his official head. As a weapon in Creecy’s behalf, they have resurrected a political inei- dent of 16 months ago, on which a report was made to Gov. Hadley. They allege that Capt. John N. Pickel, then commanding the North Market Street District, instructed John T. Soy, a Democratic committeeman, “to line up the boys in the district for William 8S. Cowherd;”.and that Pickel, when taken to task by Creecy for meddling in politics, in defiance of the police regulations, pleaded that he acted by president of the Police Board. ‘The assertion that I interceded in be- half of Cowherd’s candidacy for Gov- ernor is too ridiculous for serious con- sideration,” said Bland Monday to a Post-Dispatch reporter. Healy Threatened Mud-Throwing. “T don’t care to enter into any gener- al discussion of this matter,”’ continued Bland, “but I will say that John M. Healy, on the day his bond was raised to $10,000, told Inspector McDonnell that mud was to be thrown in this investiga- tion. I suppose this is the opening bomb.” Bland states that the charge Creecy’s adherents are attempting to revive was thoroughly threshed out many months ago, when a former secretary of Chief Creecy attempted to bring it again to life. —* Commissioner’s friends declare it strange that an attempt should be made to create capital out of an ancient: po- litical insident said to have been closed to the satisfaction of Gov. Hadley and the othér members of the board, when written reports were submitted conecrn- ing the matter. Over the long-distance telephone Gov. Hadley stated Monday fhat a report is in his possession concerning Bland's al- leged instructions to Capt. Pickel in be- half of Cowherd. “J have such a report,” said the Gov- ernor. "I have taken no action upon it.” Asked whether he would take action, he replied: 4 have not yet completed my investi- — aaik tebe oceeenet ha. tench him at this time In behalf of Chief Creecy. RBiand’s friends declare he was never a Cowherd man, but that he was a ee ot. I direction of Theodoric’ R. Bland, vice- to the time he withdrew from the race, and afterwards expressed preference for @ candidate more favorable to a con- tinuation of the Folk policies, ‘Chief Creecy complained with bitter- ness, as related in the Post-Dispatch, that he had been excluded from the tn- vestigation into Healy's accounts, and had been ignored by the Police Board since the day of Healy’s arrest. Bland's retort that “If Chief Creecy wants to start anything he will get it mighty fast" was regarded by the Chief's friends as having a serious import. . They saw with uneasiness, also, that Chief of Detectives | Smith. between whom and Creecy a feudof jong stand- ing existed, was entrusted with a lead- ing part in the inquiry... They were also alarmed by Com- missioner Biand’s statement that Creecy was guilty of negligence in falling to discover what he described as the “gross discrepancies, extending over several years’ which existed in Healy’s accounts. Bland held that as Healy, a patrol- duties constituted a remiseness duty as a policeman, which it the province of the Chiet te tt : and punish. In this connection, the gi eral overcoats made to As geee Phy d Healy was recalled . by his. — with misgivings. ' “ P. Br ES SRE * So on the examination of the organs of Col. Swope’s nephew, Christman Swo | prove by other than direct evide the typhéid fever whieh — members of the Swope family art had been admiuiétered. | “It would be a comparatively easy other,” said Dr. Hektoen, “put it would ‘WEATHER WILL BE FAIR AND SALOON KEEPER I$ WELCOMED — 0 — — — EE — —— EXPERTS REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION OF. STOMACI Death of Kansas City's Benefactor and _ Kinsman, Not Due to Typhoid, Though Germs Could Have Been Easily © Administered, — sh — cyst oc Swope case developed this afternoon when Dr. | Hyde, highly connected professionally and. socially, filed 6 at Independence, Mo., — Swope estate, to recover scone we 0 for alleged slander.” — — Pays ix CHICAGO, Jan, 31.—Col. ‘thee H. Swope died of p according to the decision of Drs, L. H . chemists who e lionaire. This announcement was made today by the physicians and John G. Paxton, executor of the Swope estate, who came from Kansas City to confer with the ex- perts. The physicians will report later Piet Evidence Dr. Hektoen said that so far as he knew there had been no direct evidence | on which to base the pear that an attempt had een meade to + — ot Pagan O. “He addeq ¢ would be impossible for medieal men t it * matter for any person to introduce ty- phoid fever germs into the ‘body of an. be scientifically impossible to deter- mine, on medical evidence alone, that such a ee Os Ss had. been — ed the organs of gE ii, 4 mand re themselves or by the effects of 1 how they cai to be in the body. ee TEMPERATURE WILL RISE, BUT WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING 2 B64 TE Be Mdes sess ip. m.. 26 sas City that the police have been attentive to?” awaiting is the one who put all those names to the police relief I O- U's.” The official foereenst: Fair with ristag temperature tonight and Tues- | Gay; the temperature tenight will be abeut 25 degrees. The stage of the river ts 144, 9 fall ef 2. WHEN HE GOES TO A CHURCH. 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