St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 4, 1924

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Proposal Seems to Be of Murder of Albert Sae- Pigeonholed Permanently gesser, Contractor. ee eee ee ae ~ _— — en 4, 1924—56 PAGES ” PRICE 2 Ck ENTS ee ee ewe wee . “is : Ea = a PREUS TELLS PRESIDENT’ — | “Tie HUM OF « é FR A T” BO y WHO — LA FOLLETTE COULD CARRY 08°" WAS STAIN IN HOLDUP UNDER Cheeee fea tesentbe ceeoers | 0 N D 0 N R 0 B B ER J C H AR G. -T STATES, PERHAPS 10WA | the Northwest was probably shower: ©in west and sout! p portions slightis the Associated Press. WICHITA, Kan., April his | Unusual case of a banker wishes to be arrested for an shot ' ° jas he sat listening to a radio pro- | of contractor, who was | By 4.—The who | ator Robinson of Arkansas. the Democratic leader, during a u*nial | of charges that the Democrats ; 20™e the night of Feb. 16. had, by continuing investieation, | The verdict came after 14 hours , Se delayed legislation. He also charged | of deliberation ‘hie mi | By PAUL Y. ANDERSON, Senator Pepper (Rep.) of Pennsy1- | pers of any ae prise A Special Washington Correspond- | vania, who attacked the Democrais! __ 8: ent of the Post-Dispatch. 'in a speech yesterday at Port'tand., th : , oa WASHINGTON, April 4—Secre-| With “trying to hide himself and, e proper place for Coleman. | authorities have been working on | see distiller who fatally his political associates behind the | With the same half-smiling mask - the case for weeks, is presented by | Pullman conductor on an outbound ’ . . \s6ram in the living room al- YOUTH DECLINES TO TESTIFY AT INQ _ EDWARD G. ee: 'jJeged shortage in his accounts ss4 because ee eee FARM RELIEF DISCUSSED AT WHITE HOUSE BREAKFAST and be arrested who cannot crime het ee no one can prove “he wavered betweey . ' committed, although Government millionaire Tennes- shot Lem Motlow. penitentiary and insane asylum as : 4 , ‘ MeNary, Couzens “warmer in south Past portion i ~~ pight. 45 Me 8:27 p. m. - ELaOS CHARGE FORD HAS Ticitians Stockholders of Lincoln | Bright and early this mornin By the Associated Press. spend M. Leiand and Wilfred C. Leland have «mailed te original | a stery of their relations with | | henry Ford before purchase of the Lincoln plant by Sain at a» reeeiver’s: sale. Eiiiharge that Ford promised to re- = reports that P ment if the company, “Pane SLIPS THROUGH PARIS Royal 7 eX " (Copyright, 1924, b Trade Mark 7 Cc. iat Reg. U. H. S. Pat. Otte a “@rthquake was felt late yes- mM apparentiy . f oe: e, . By the Associated Press. | Wales, F Paris | to the great relief of the secret © Police entrusted with keeping dis. / treet watch over the safety of the | | oval visitor. | _Rogrito as the Ear! ie, on the b ote and it of War Weeks surrendered to brookhar l tary to- corimittee today He 1s reconsidered his ithe without firing a shot. appar- | hz of vesterday, Bun rises at 5:39 a. m., sets a°- position of his committee ! entiv Stage of the Mississippi River at) » t@uls, 17.2 feet at 7 a. m., 42) lef 4 of a foot. ‘agents ithat the only way it could get cer- bearing } when one informed the | tain! department recoi would be to WOT CARRIED OUT PROMISES {on 53 °-65 (ator from _to block. | tive | Said. ‘tors investigations ‘are conducting. ihave not ' body. side of this chamber challenges that Statement, ‘charge of that tures because they |ha@d obtained pardons and paroles! no ‘ lezisliate, de?’ to. legislate inot been delayed by | Lodge. the automobile with the cap- | P@Us* that followed the reading of | a Prince of Wales is the | the “Will she please come the rear entrance of the | Jammed in the rear of te room lunched modestly in a} |and walked to the committee table. Mortimer’s. | divoreed. The name of Col. Charles the Auociated Frees Press | Mrs. Mortimer’s ae woe ere r s * 8AN FRANCISC G pod 6a) There was no further testimony by resid | $e Scale of a triangular of the letter. Wheeler, using ! ornia bounded | Dyche’s presence as an excuse for mo “Camage was | that there would be more on that |subject later. Dyche said it was hn ae 2 — ‘he did point out that . Vincente ose . ee audiences ieft | served his term. : in San Francisco were ‘ere ay by the quake. According afterward, when William \J. Burns, Director of the Bureau nat 3: Pp. m. and | for 12 seconds. called to testify concerning nev- \trglity violations on the Mexican : OP Meeerinted Pre MANILA apeh 4.—An earth- | Edward B. McLean. Washington | publisher. / ‘ ered today from the prov- Tayabas. in Northern 1.u- get any help from me,” Burns worried. Afternoon | Mortimer is in the room,” an- rin Paris.” Inthe mean-. forward.” A tall, striking woman restaurant near She. identified the signature as |R. Forbes, head of the Veterans’ 'of any sort indicating the circum- 7/by lines , . between San irtroducing it, put it into the rec- Mt any point. In Monterey clock } ocks were : | Another Diversion. ptt seismograph at the Univer- of Investigation of the Depart- rtm a /border. was asked about the spec- that shook many tons of “If you’ trying to cast refiec- Serious damage was re-i snapped at Chairman Brookhart, | dead. President.” “That had in of the measures 1 Robinson said. is one mind.’ “when I referred to those the Sen- | Massachusetts Il say now of that committee the chairman (Senator tee) has effectively. and. I think. _ permanently pigeonholed the world | (court proposal.” Referring to the addresses yes- terday by Pepper and Representd- Longworth of Ohio, Repub- lican House leader. Robinson de- clared that “Fair debate does not (justify a perversion of the fact: fair debate does not justify with- | holding the truth.’ “Have Not Retarded Legislation.” “I make now the. assertion. ’ “that whatever views Sena- may take of the value of the Senate committees those investigations retarded disposition of important measure before this If any Senator on either any him to wers. I invite Senator do if No Robinson declared the only portant measure reported bv mittees was the immigration now under consideration. called attention that those in measure had asked a postponement i two most vital] fea- not ready for a and that the Senate then took up the calendar and dis- posed of all pending measures on #which it desired to “In view of these pacts, which Senator challenges.” he contin- “T assert that whatever may view of the of now. ans im- Conn - bill He for of the yesterday action en were vote ‘et ued. be your necessity (the investigations the Senate com- /mittees that are investigations have conducting these caused no de- ilay in legislation. “We on this side ready but we do commit ourselves to the theory that in or- it is necessary to withhold important facts from the people regarding the integrity public officials.” Pittman (Dem), | Viewed the important _ pending before the | mittees and declared ‘that the individual are not Nevada. re. Senate com- in each case committee had the Senate in- vestigations. Lodge interrupted say that the Foreign Relations Committee had been delayed by reason of dif- ficulty in obtaining a quorum. “TI make this statement of per- sonal knowledge.’ Robinson as- serted. “that nothing has been de- laved in that committee except what the chairman desired to de- lay.” ewigend this sudden attack on me?’ asked the majority leader. “You know I haven't delaved any- thing.” ‘“"What measure the For- eicn Relations Committee has been delayed’ asked Robinson. ‘We have succeeded in up with our schedules.” replied ‘but onlw with difficulties.” Aseaiis Pepper and Longworth. Charging that Pepper and lLong- worth had loaned themselves to an arganized propaganda. Robinson in *o be‘ore ; Sisted that the effort to charge the | Democratic minority in the Senate with obstructing legislation was un- supported by the facts. Some measures pending before the Sen- ate had not been acted on, he said. because the Republican did not want action. Discussing Ppeper's statement that the mistakes in respect to the wanted | Lodge i of the Foreign Relations Commit- | he | to | of ,; legislation | keeping | majority | ‘he had kept throughout thc trial, iy P Coienian heard the verdict. and i he was led from the crowded court- | the First room he was asked by a Post-Dis-. Kan. patch reporter, “Do you think. .you A Lo had a fair trial?’ was a $21,000 shortage in his bank Weaver. former cashier us National] Bank at Lewis. month ago Weaver confessed | the prosecuting attorney “I don't know,” was his repiy. John D, Schuster, one of his ccun- sel, announced that he would ap- | peal for a new trial on grounds of | general error. and asked to be punished. to explain the shortage, “juggled” the ac- unable save that he eounts, After . had Compromise Sentence. Spectators and presecutors seemed satisfied with the verdict. At first feeling ran for the death penaliy, but as the jury continued ‘to deliberate it was feared that a finding of. insanity might result. ‘The penitentiary sentence came as 4 shortage. ‘a compromise. _the Prosecuting Attorney Jurors wrestied for was not in his jurisdiction and that the phrase “paranvid if an arrest was made it praecox.” which had have to be made by Federal pressed upon them by testimony | ‘Merities. of the alienists put on the stand | Federal court was in session, by defense counsel. C. H. Tedd of! the authorities posted on 7309 Ethel avenue, foreman of the |) ™ovements, and awaited the jury, said that at one time the | ™0S of an officer. vote stood 6 to 6 for an insarity sien preci ' finding. This morning the jury Weaver filed in and asked Judge Wurde- man to give them more informa- |, tion as to “the punishment if we think he was ineane.”” The Judge said there was no punishment for insanity: that insanity excused murder, his confession. A few days later, Was pro- exariners. over the books. the bank reopened and nounced sound by the hours with dementia been im was advised to day firm. he started work for a Good Friday Proclamation. Press. _onn., Associated HARTFORD, proclamation calls upon Bt tue and that Coleman could April 4.— only be committed to a sanitarium 4. ‘if this verdict was returned. After the jury again was closeted | the vote was 11 to 1 for convic- | Pie tion of murder and shortly after |tinction or the jury returned from iunch it hed decided against Coleman's ex- pert testimony. today all the without issued Templeton of Connecticut, creed, to assemble ‘their places of Friday and “pray State Alienists Testify. The State's alienists had in the courtroom, watching man as the trial progressed. Last night they took the witness stand in rebuttal and swore that Cole- man had feigned insanity all along. They said. moreover, that | our prosperiry we may selfishness, of law; that in waited . delivered from {(“ole- contem pt greed, from stand and if need be the side of right.” of ;}train after there |Circuit Attorney sidener. He was | bank €X- | bears aminers closed the bank and went /c«laughter wherefore the court felt , who said they were unable to find Weaver was told by! the case would | au- He then came here while kept his | sum- No summons forget the case and get himself a job. To- loca: Gov. peo- Cis- | in orship on Good to God who has made and preserved us as a nation | he froin , to pray that we may have courage to to suffer on in Sr. in to- whisky spree | Louis March 17, surrendered | Cire uit Judge Hamilton's Court day on first-degree miouclder in- | dict: nen. ud over the protest of was per- | mitted io furnish $49,009 bond flor | ihis appearance in cou;t waen the ,faec tered. | Judge Hamilton ruled that, while | ' firet- degree murder cases are not ‘usually bailable, the Motlow case the indications of man- a a is ‘wise and just disc retres to ac- bond. The bond was ind by eight Pridione dium of the St. Louis Mer- chants’ Exchange who appeared in lit {cept 10 times The sureties $150,000; Cary H. $430,000, more than amount of the bond. ‘are Thomas E.:- Price, John H. Watson, $20,000; Bacon, $75,000; Joseph A. stel, $20,000: A. C. Petri, $30,000; J. N. Fuller, $20,000: J. H. Horton, $50,000, and Jacob Schreiner, $65.000. Motlow was weil known lamong commission men and fre- quently traded on change. Walks Into Court. Motiow surprised Circuit Attor- ney Sidener by walking into court this morning with his aftorneys, Patrick H. Cullen and former Cir- cuit Judge Vital Garesehe. Gar- esche explained that his client had come from his home at Lynchburg, Tenn., to surrender voluntarily and plead for bond. transcript of testimony at an in- quest in East St. Louis and de- claved that this evidence pointed degree murder. Sidener voiced a brief protest. “T am not prepared to ay whether cr not the evidence is such as to point to first-degree 'murder,” Judge Hamilton re- marked, “but | feel is a man whe can be depended on to appear for trief! and not attempt. I believe | no man can make believe he is insane well enough to deceive an alienist. | These doctors, Summoned by thes State, had noted peculiarities i- the defendant's behavior. “He .knows what's going on,” said Dr. Francis M. Barnes, look- ing down from the witness stand at Coleman. “He fully appreciate; that he is on trial for murder. If |'have studied his actions in the courtroom here. He has consu!t- ed with his attorneys) He take« an interest in testimany. He smile when the spectators# laugh. Mer: suffering from dementia praecox are indifferent—apathetic.’ Dr. W. W. Graves Had watched Coleman, likewise. “You would say that he was stalling, wouldn't you, doctor?” the prosecution inquired. “Stalling or faking—that’s the word—faking.” the alieniet replied. “Antagonistic” Attitude. Barnes related how he had Clayton Court- In Next Sunday’s Post-Dispatch Who Drove the Ford Sedan With Flowered Uphol-tery That Carried Mrs. Wauer to Her Death?—Strange story of a woman who was found mysteriously murdered 2000 feet from the spot where she accepted:a “lift” in the ma- chine of a passerby. Philadelphia Gangs Driven Out ip Three Months by Marine General Who Defies Politicians — Gen. Butler compels the police to pre- vent crime or be, fired. As a result the city has had but one payroll robbery and no gang murders since he took office. The third and last of the series of articles deal- ing with gang conditions in three largest America s cities. Nebraska's Prettiest «irl Abandons Stage Fame to Vork as Street-Corner Mis- sionary “Miss Omaha.” who won second place among America’s beauties and was given a star part in a Broadway musical revue, goes back to her childhood calling of singing to the down-and-outers. Makes an Opera of His Own Domestic Tragedy—Theme of new work by the greatest living composer had a strange origin. Here are the facts about an wnusua!l marital drama. Order Your Copy Tod Dr. gone out to the house to examine the murderer. Coleman had been “antagonistic.” He would not respond to the abien- ist’s questions. Instead he wacthed a street car through the window. The snow was falling. “Ie it July or is it in the after- noon?” Pr. Barnes said he asked \Coleman as a test question. ***Don't | ‘know.” had been the reply. Dr. Graves had a similar experience. ‘Yet. Coleman had been most re- ‘sponsive to questions pui py alien- ‘ists for his side of the case. Both doctors told of observing Coleman when he did not know he was being watched. “He was well-dressed. suffering from dementia praecox are slovenly about their appear- ’* Persons _to evade justice; nor do there will be any disposition on his part to delay trial.” Motiow’s attorneys announced he was ready. now ener declared Motliow is under $25,000 bond in Bast St. Louis under the same charge. He shot the Pull- man conductor—-Clarence T. Puyl- lis of Kirkwood—on an L. & N. train moving through the tunnel -and was arrested at the East Side station. Publis died there and Mot- low was released after an inquest. Prosecution in St. Lowis. The bond holds him to answer any charge which the &t. Clair} County grand jury may bring when, “% meets next week, but State’st Attorney Lindauer has promised to | ask no true bill and leave the prose- | ‘cution to St. Louis authorities. re- se- his release and there while Sidener cured extradition papers which he had proposed to force Motiow'’s appearance St. Louis. When he appeared in court todey he wore a long black coat white shirt and no collar. He re- fused to comment on the case. —— home after mained Bw the Aawocta WASHINGTON IS April 4.—U nies: ‘unforeseen hindrances ‘Secretary Hughe@ said today. he would go to England in July with the American Bar Association, to be the guest of the British Bar As- , sociation. Radio Piss oa ance. He chatted with the jailer | published photograph: nounced Wheeler, in the breathless Earl of Chester escaped detached herself from the crowd t hn. ' 2 ” or They were recently oN SAN | Bureau, was frequently linked with ‘stances surrounding the discovery so/ ‘ tockton and Monterey, ord. and let it rest. He indicated , an Eee Bast ithe first he ever heard of it buildings and windows rattled. Many ’ was another diversion of Californie in Berkeley, the | ment of Justice, who had been > Denudes Deqenantt Trees. ial agent’s-tommission issued to © the ground from trees tions on Mr. McLean. you won't ' Continued on Page 2, Column 1. ¥ + a - ® - Comtinued on Page 2, Column 6. Continued on Page &. Column & ‘court and qualified for a total ‘of | the | Foer- | He submitted a: to manslaughter rather than first-— the defendant | themselves eager for trial and Sid-. Motiow went immediately to his! with with ; PPP develop. | Capper. Howell Among Senators at Second Conference. the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Bs) April 4.-—-Th Senate legislative program was the: hHiouse subject of another | breakfast tended by ators. re fe ©¢ White conference’ § today, eight Republican onference was the secon | of its kind within three days, the purpose of agreeing upon concrete program for the remain- session, an to der of the Senare speeding up legislation Congress to adjourn Senators eral way. Those invited man Smoot mittee: Chairman Warren Appropriations Committee; tor Capper of Kansas, farm bloe~and Oregon: Weller, New Jersey; Couzens, and Howell, Nebraska. Maryland: One of the legislative proposals | considered was a farm relief meas- | The President expressed the | hope that some sort of legislation of an agricultural nature would be enacted, and the discussion turned the McNary-Haugen farm ¢€x- which the President thu’ far has declined to is advocated! the Department of Agriculture of the members of the ure. to port corporation bill, support, but which by and most farm bloc. GEN. BEACH RECOMMENDS INTRACOASTAL CANAL Favors Expenditure of $16,000,000 for Waterway From New Orleans ta Corpus Christi. the Associated Presa. WASHINGTON, April 4. struction at an estimated $16,000,000 of an Letween the Mississippt! cr near New Orleans Christ), Texas, was ' By cost engineers. sent ! chief of army communication Beach, | iin e at- Sen - for allow by June 1. attending said the situa- tion was discussed only in a gen- to take breakfast] with the President included Chair- of the Finance Com- of the Berna - head of the Senators McNary, Edge, Michigan, — (On - of | intracostal canat River at and Corpus recominend od to Congress today by Major-General i ; " Aint re an aha ese. 43 ol « My ees d a ley. Barnet W as charged robbery in the first degree im warrant issued by the Cis | Attorney's office today, fe Ic ing the © oroner’s inquest # the death of Barnett, who ¥ killed by a city detectives 1 let Wednesday night after h | ‘ing committed four highwa | robberies, with a companions a stolen automobile. ° | The inquest brought no cation or other pesitive evic a indicate that Dillon was the young robber, who ran away % the shooting of Barnett. Aft extended questioning by the of Detectives, Dillon was rele the afternoon on $19.000 Judge Ittner, who said it had B® represented to him that the @# }dence against Dillon was rT otreumstantial. a Dilton lives at 726 Heman a gue, University City, with | mother, Mrs. Anna H. fF across the street from the homé. His mother obtained vorce last May from Dr. liam A. Dillon of the VieG Building. who was former noted athlete of St. Louis ‘ing sity. Young Dillon is a studesiiye University City High School. a and Barnett, chums since |were members of the Phi | fraternity. Dillon ts a ‘of the late Daniel Dition, 'St. Leuis Cireutt Jadge. Gives No Testimony at was excused from after it | Jt, 4 > - ‘ Dillon ° ing at the inquest, bpeaker Gillett General Beach sald expisined to him and to his f a channel f@et wide should be provided. nine feet deep and ide He and the Circuit Atterney, "? ‘by representatives of the suggested an initia! appropriation pad the right to claim hie « ‘of $4,000,000 with $310,000 avall- lable annually for maintenaipe. POP PPL OP POPOL OA PLL a A Ala” Prosperity W atts ‘on Good Business ‘ : Locations The difference paying business and a ioa- in one location. Even a good busi- ness pays better in a good location. ~*~ 1A ™ 1 *. ~ ~ ~. Whether it i« a suite of af- fices, @ store on a busy cor- ner. of a litht siry mete. _faeturing plant you desire, vou will be ably aesisted in yeur search by useing the “Businere Preperty” col- Mere are Heted choice buel- neas locations. and@ vou can Pe gg hl RL LOL isfaction by reading these columns carefully and con- tinuously. el I, The Post-Dispatch | St. Louis’ One Big Want Directory The Perfect Market-Place between a greatiy etmplitfy your search « and be aesured ultimate sat- tional privilege and | statement. | “What do you think I 4 \do?” the youth asked, and th , fe ials replied that y lawyer would advise him ‘testify. They teld him, ea they (| required by legal erg to peek i be might be charged with >i this connection, and that statement he might make inquest would be used ageinat | After the father had « with the officials, the youth & stand without having made . ,| was taken before Chief of | ‘| tivee Moagiand for q $i tot to the Cireuit Also fice, where the abana mt umns of the Post-Dispatch. 54