St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 10, 1912

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BEACH IN PARIS WITH VANDERBILT, PLANS TO RETURN New York Broker Accom- penied to Paris With Wife Whom He Is Charged With Cutting in Their Fashion- able Winter Colony Home in Aiken, S. C.

DENIES BASIS FOR THE ACCUSATIONS

Detective Who Brings Charge Intimates That What So- ciety Man Saw in Moon- light at Winter Home Was Motive for the Attack. =

By Associated Press. PARIS, April 10.—Fredericx O. Beach, against whom & warrant charging him with assauit and battery with intent to kill his wife, has been issued in Aiken, 38S. C., arrived here this morning from London with his wife, Mrs. Camilla Beach. They went immediately to the resi- dence of W. K. Vanderbilt in the Rue Lereux where they are guests. Van- Cerbilt was best man at the Beach wedding. In London Beach had _ an interview with Whitelow Reid, the United States Ambassador. Beacli declined to make a statement here but before leaving he told some friends: “The only basis for the charge against me is my stained clothing, which was the resuit of carrying my wife to our houge after seeing her negro assail- ant rndning away. I brought my wife to Europe to ‘recuperate from her wounds,” On recetving.-2 tong cable message - from New York Heach decided that he would; sell on beard the Maureta- nin on April 18 te answer the charges in America. He told a friend that it was evident the detectives were unable to find the negro and determined to try and earn the large reward by fastening the of- fense upon h'm. Special Agent Tells of Evidence He Has. AIKEN, S. C., April 10.—Specia: Agent Baughn, who swore out the warrant for the arrest of Frederick O. Beach, charging the New York society leader and chum of W. K. Vanderbilt with Slashing his wife's throat ‘in attempt to kill her,”’ today gave what he said was the motive for the alleged crime. “Our evidence is that he had seen things from the point of the _ street where the paling is torn from the fence, from where he got an unobstructed view in the moonlight, which caused him make the attack,” Baughn said. He Udded that, while it will not be the intention of the prosecution to pre- sent any evidence which would drag any outside person into the case, unless the defense asks that a motive be shown, the prosecution is prepared to make a showing which will create a sensation in the higher circles of New York society. Iselin Angry at — Cc. Oliver Iselin, dean of " Aiken winter colony. called on Pend Giles and denounced the action taken by the authorities as “rot.’’ He made no fur- ther reference to a lynching bee, but said to the Mayor that it was his in- tention to send a cablegram today to Beach in London advising him to come back to Aiken at once. He told Mayor Giles that Beach would return in about ten days. “When I came to Aiken I held a con- ference with Mr. Beach and told him my mission,” said Baughn. “I told him that suspicion rested upon him and I asked him if he would not help me get at the facts in the case. He prom- ised me that he would. “T then asked Mr. Beach a number of questions about things which under other circumstances would be common- flace, and some of these he has never pnswered.. I gave him every oppor- tunity to cear himself. Point of Attack Disputed. “T have physical evidence to show also that thé attack was made not in the front of the house, as Mr. Beach as- serts, but around at the side of the house, He explained that the blade with which the cut was made had been broken out of the knife before it came into his possession, but that the stains in the jaw ‘of the blade and on the other blade show under microscopic ex- amination to contain blood cubes. The break in the blade is fresh, showing ‘that Jt was made recently. -_—-- oe - -- Lawyers Iasue a Statement for the Beaches. NEW. YORK, April 10.—No admis- sion of the whereabouts of the Beach- was made in New York until after ™ tad come from London of their there. J. B. Taller, a brother- of ys Beach, first conceded of this. -¢ a state- : from the offices of Lindsay i Puller, law- ald: to say that Mr aay > pret . hin pom: + oh tants Sema Nang ” FREDERICK 0. BEACH a(Frem @ Srasskoe) ,

NEW YORK SOCIETY MAN AND WIFE| HE IS CHARGED WITH SLASHING se — ystanckas Februazy,.she said, she pad eS aie — she ‘went 40 McKelvey and offered to pay the note and redeem her jewelry. He told her, she said, that the note was outlawed long since and he had disposed of the rings and watch. She asked him to give her their equivalent in money, she said, and he refused. Mrs. Renne then filed suit for $400 be- fore Justice of the Peace Grassmuck, and on application of McKelvey it was sent to Miles on a change of venue. It was set for last Wednesday and a con- tinuance was granted. McKelvey was not in his office when a Post-Dispatch reporter called. It was said he was on an inspection tour, W. L. CULVER SUED ON $50,000 NOTE A suit to collect $50,000 on a note was filed in the Circuit Court Wednesday by the Wrought Iron Range Co. against Walter L. Culver, one of its stockhold- ers, who also is president of the Never Break Range Co. It is alleged that the note was given Jan. 6, 1911, for money borrowed from the company, and was to be paid April 1, 1912, wtih interest at 5 per cent. It is unpaid, the petitioner alleges. “T don’t know a thing about that suit,” said Walter L. Culver ‘when asked about the action. “I guess you have the wrong Culver.” H. H. Culver, vice- president of the Wrought Iron Range Co., who died re- cently, was a brother of Walter L. Cul- ver. Bertram B. Culver is president of the concern.

in St. Louis the Rise. April 10.—Sensational re- as to the extent of winter killing Illinois, in Ohio and Indi-

today 2% and 2% cents, the July 1885. Assertions of more credence than nature of in the fall-sown fields. but of increasing public interest in the fairly numerous. The re- in a powerful manner to the of harm alleged in districts to equal 40 per cent led to in the last hour. The with July at the

advance for the day of 3 and 3% a bushel.

2 ee ee a LL . Follow the leaders and get your money’s worth q. The St. Louis merchants bought more advertising space in the POST-DISPATCH yesterday, Tuesday, than in three out of the four of its competitors. q Because the POST-DISPATCH is read by the kind of people who have money to spend both for the luxuries and necessities of life. @ Because every reader has confidence in the integrity of the merchants who are allowed to use POST-DISPATCH columns. @ Because the readers know that the POST-DISPATCH does not print objectionable advertising of any character. @. Because its circulation so completely blankets its field that the merchants reach everybody. @ The Tuesday record for the local merchants tising was— Post-Dispatch, 70 columns Three out of the four of its competitors COMBINED adver- 57 columns Legitimate Daily circulation over.........--+-- 170,000 Legitimate Sunday circulation over.......---:- 800,000 “t. Louis’ ONE BIG Newspaper. First in Everything SECRETARY NAGEL HERE TO AID TAFT rGriT FOR STATE Cabinet Member Cancels En- gagements in Northwest to Join in Missouri Contest.

LOCAL: G.. ©. P. TODAY

Roosevelt’s Illinois Victory Ex- pected. to Hurt President’s Chance in Primary. a

Charles Nagel, and Secretary of Commerce Labor, canceled his speaking en- gagements in the Northwest to come to St. Louis to aid the Taft leaders in their effort to save the State for the Presi- dent. Walter I. Fisher, Secretary of the Interior, has been instructed by the ad- ministration to hasten to Nebraska to lead the Taft fight in that State. Before the opening of the Republican primaries in St. Louis, Wednesday, Sec- retary Nagel had conferences with Otto KF’. Stifel, Eugene Brokmeyer and BE. L. Morse, who have been leading the Taft fight. Secretary Nagel declined to com- ment on the political situation in Mis- souri or to discuss the result of the IIli- nois contest. He expressed the opinion that Presi- dent Taft would be renominated, re- gardless of Illinois and —.issouri. Confident Taft Will Win. “Being a Missourian, I should be pleased to have this State indorse Presi- dent Taft,’’ said Secretary Nagel to a Post-Dispatch reporter. “However, Iam principally interested in seeing that the people have a fair opportunity to ex- press their views, and I shall not com- plain at the result. “President Taft has carried Iowa, which was one of the real insurgent states, and also Michigan. I feel’ quite confident of his nomination. I am Or. taking an active part in the fight.’ —— ‘Frade Boards Conference. “S “I would like to come back to St. Louis for the Republican State con- vention April 25, but I -have called a conference of the boards of trade of the United States at Washington April 22, and it seems likely now that T shall be unable to return. The purpose of this meeting is to organize a national board of trade to establish relations with the Government.” Primary in St. Louis, The Republican primary election, to se- lect 245 delegates to the State conven- tion, and delegates to the three congres- sional district conventions, opened in St. Louis at 1 p.m. The polls will be open until 8 p. m. Hiram Lloyd, Thomas K,. Niedring- haus and W. E. S. Jarrett are leading the fight for Col. Roosevelt in St. Louis, while Mayor Kreismann and Otto F. Stifel are leading the Taft fight. Roose- velt delegations were filed in the Fifth, Sixth, Thirteenth, Seventeenth, Twenty- fifth and Twenty-seventh Wards. The Republican city committeemen all filed uninstructed delegations with the exception of Jarrett of the Twenty-fifth Ward, who headed the Roosevelt dele- gation. Hard Fight for Taft Men. Lloyd said that he expected Roosevelt to win in every ,contest. The Roosevelt leaders are claiming the Twentieth Ward delegation, headed by Thomas K. Nied- ringhaus, and at least one-half of the uninstructed delegates. The Taft leaders said that the Roose- velt victory in Illinois was going to make it hard for them to win against Roosevelt in St. Louls. A canvass of the Twenty-fifth Ward, made by the Taft leaders, showed a preponderance of Roosevelt voters. The Taft men went to the polls early. to get all their vot- ers out, hoping by superior organization work to carry the ward. Lloyd and Niedringhaus said that, re- gardiess of hcw St. Louls goes as be- tween Roosevelt and Taft, Roosevelt will control the State convention by more than 100 majority.

WARMER THURSDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS After . carefully looking over the situation, the weather man said Wednesday he hoped that all would be well for the opening of the baseball season Thursday. Indica- tions are that the weather will be even warmer. The change probably { will come before morning unless the unexpected blows in from Devil's Lake. The one to be reckoned) with is rain. It does not threaten! at present but the observer expects “in- creasing cloudiness"’ before another dawn. This condition, in combination with higher temperatures, might bring showers, Official forecast for St. Louis and

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-|MRS, HUNNING COOL ON STAND LAUGHS AND DISPUTES SEIDL Case to Go to Jury T onight

ROOSEVELT, cL DENEEN AND DU I LLINUIS a Colonel Leads ads President b 110,000 and Speaker F Hag 220,000 Votes to 80,000 for Wilson, Although t Count of Ballots Is Not ¥ Complete. DENEEN AND DUNNE. LEAD FOR GO La Follette Runs Far | in Presidency F lom Beaten, bai and McKinley, Taft [ tor Are Renomisiated. - :

MRS. MARTIN. HUNNING

Witness Admits Friendship for Youth, Who, She Says, Threat- ened to Kill Husband.

Mrs. ..Annie Hunning: took the witness stand in her on behalf Wednesday morning at Hillsboro, Mo., in her trial charged with the murder of her lius- band, Martin Hunning. Cool, apparent- ly indifferent to the audience that packed the: courtroom, she replied to the questions of her attorney, Charles P. Johnson. Once she appeared amused and laughed outright. After Mrs. Hunning had given her testimony the defense read the record of Seidl’s conviction to the jury, Sheriff Bechler and Prosecutor Miller denied promises had been made to obtain the woman’s testimony and both sides an- nounced they were through with the testimony. Judge Dearing took a recess at 2 p. m. to prepare.his instructions. It was expected the case would: go to the jury at a night session. Wearing an old-fashioned black dress, an ill-fitting black coat, with a crocheted black shawl thrown loosely about her head, Mrs. Hunning took the stanG at 9:35. She glanced slowly around the room, settled her- self comfortably in her seat and looked expectantly at Johnson. She answered the preliminary questions by saying that she was 36 years old, that her late husband was a year older, that they were married 14 years ago, and that they lived on a farm belonging to her father, Con- rad Reuter, 12 years. Tells of the Killing. By question and answer she told iden- tically the same story of the killing of her husband that she told a Post-Dis- patch reporter the morning after the as- sassination. The two of them were in their room, she said, and her husband was “‘rubbering,’’ or listening, to con- versations of others, at the telephone when she left the room for a second. She said then that she heard the noise of breaking glass, ran in and found her husband on the. floor, that she tried to get him to speak to her and that then she telephoned neighbors. After he was shot she said she heard a gruff voice outside say, ‘We got to get out of reach, they have a telephone.’’ The woman gave a description of the cabin where the crime occurred. The room in which Hunning died had win- dows to the south, east and west, she said, the blind at the west was down, while those at the east and south were drawn partly. It was through the south window that the shot was fired. Hun- ning was at a telephone facing the west window. The first hint the defense gave of its intention to combat the testimony of Seidl, who testified that he planned and executed the killing with the woman's knowledge, was when Johnson asked her if she had asked Hunning to stay up later than usual that night. She an- swered in the negative. “What effect did the shooting hava upon you?” she asked. “It made me very nervous.” “Did you know Joseph Seidl, and were you not unduly friendly with him some time before this?’ “Yes."’ “Did you know who killed your hus- band?”’ “I did not.” “Did you have any information Seld) was going to kill Martin?” “No.” “Did you ever have any talk with Seid! about hard feeling between your husband and Martin?” “Yes, I told Seidl that Martin pad |

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‘““‘We Slugged Them GREENSBURG, Pa., April by ‘| “Y/° the ropes.” was. Col. Rovew: | victory in the Illinois primaries yesterday. “I want to, te what Illinois did sg declare for the people Over the Ropes”—T. | slugged them ¢ A: velt’s comment today on. his Pennsylvania do on Satu the politicians,” he contin

TAX BOARD TO USE BROWN TESTIMONY N RECEIVERSHIP Officials Who Seek to Raise As- sessment Summon Attorney to Outline Evidence. (060 and $4,000,000 by the company in its dends. board the distribution equipment cost a Edward K. real estate agent, has been summoned to appear Friday before the Roard of Equalization to tes- tify the investment of money for the Davis estate. Park Com- r-issioner Dwight F. Davis and Coun- ciliman John T. Davis will have opper- tunity to appear show why the estate should not pay personal property taxes on notes and deeds of trust. The total estate is said to be valued at sev- eral million dollars. Attorney Ford Thompson has been summoned to outline the evidence given by Alanson D. Brown before the com- missioner in the receivership hearing against the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. "he board has notified Brown it is pro- posed to increase his personal assess- ment $890.000. A. CC. Etnstein, Love, concerning and general manager of Union Electric Light Co., appeared the board Tuesday to protest against an increase of $3,300,000 in the personal assessment of the company. He was accompanied by Attorney Ben Schnurmacher. tive Lefore Sehnurmacher told the board it would he a ‘severe shock” to Union Electric if it had to pay this additional taxation after it voluntarily had reduced the rates for electric light to the public. Einstein admitted no tax schedule wag returned on the poles, wires and distri- bution equipment of the company. This property was valued at between $3,000,- report to the Public Service Commission. when it was estimating its values on which it should be allowed to earn divi- Einstein‘and Schnurmacher told the large sum to construct, but that the company’s poles and wires would be vie tually worthless ff they had to be fe- moved and sold as salvage.

————— McCASKRIN. IS NOMINATED

mek day by approximately 110,000 Speaker Champ Clark received a m ty of more than 140,000 votes over ( Woodrow Wilson, a cally complete returns today. for Governor for the third co term by the Republicans, his piw being estimated at 76,000. Edward ~ Dunne, former Mayor of Chicage,. 1 ceived the nomination for Go

By Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 10.—Theodore | R i President Taft in the pi held in At be: net > M3 (to py i) Charles S. Deneen has been norm the Democratic ticket by a plu close to 30,000. Lorimerism, which was made the | sue of Gov. Deneen’s campaign | ngmination, was overthrown, Ths © imer faction had united against I Roosevelt also made a campaign Lorimerism, senatorial scandal in practically Fe. his speeches. The Lorimer fight W made under the cover of the Lineoh Protective League, and there was mim and discussed the Iilin resentment on the part of the to coupling the martyred fF name with that of Lorimer. pe mer Issue a Factor, § The Teft leaders say that the P 8 dent undoubtedly suffered to some @ tent because Roosevelt peep paign against Lorimer, and made it’ issue in his fight to control the a The Lorimer followers pus State backed Len Small for G a He polled less than 2 per cent ¢ vote cast for the Republican car for Governor. Clark's victory in the’ State te a considered a blow at Reger) | the Democratic national comn who threw his support to Gov. Wilson at the eleventh hour of t paign. The Hearst-Harrison fact ported Clark and aided him in” inal his victory, but it lost its fight | Samuel Alschuler for Governor. sf , mer Mayor Dunne, the succe date for Governor, was ‘fought by the Harrison-Hearst faction, bi carried Chicago and Cook County ® overwhelming majority, ar strong race eer Chieago Heturnas Practical “complete returns f city of Chicago and figures in the Sta outside of this city, give the | totals: Republic His For President: Roosevelt, 230,000; Taft, 119,000; Lam lette, 37,000. Roosevelt's Democrats—Clark, 220,000; Wilson, Clark's majority, 140,000, — Senator Robert M. La Follette | s consin polled a small yote. e County, where it appeared ‘te Wisconsin Senator had an ren of 14,44, where Roosevets a5 vote was 86,144 and that Xa While Col. Roosevelt's was on a basis of a over Taft, returne-fM indicated he pee His Address Was Followed. by |ena Rock Island Rioting. ROCK ISLAND, lil, April i MeCaskrin, whose pubiic aticoni.; followed by the recent riots, in” wht two men were killed, and. esse ed in State troops being e | was alge nsf p Republi x oe +‘ re y PHF ticle OF ve — 4 *