St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 16, 1929

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Dederick of Dick- inson County when the woman and her companion, Mat Howard, at- tempted! .to escape in-their whisky- laden automobile here last. night. Clinging to the running board of the car.as it sped through Hering- ton, Dederick said he shot the woman when she drew a revolver and threatened to kill him. . Howawml, who was driving; stopped the car and was arrested. He said the woman had been drinking and told officers he thought she would have killed the Sheriff had Dede- rick not fired first. Howard de- nied résponsibility for the 40 gal- lons of iiquor in the car and said Mrs. Horton had hired him for $50 at Lawrence, Kan., to drive the machine. Sheriff Dederick received infor- mation: yesterday that an automo- bile from Kansas‘City carrying liquor,would stop at a house a mile east of here which had been un- der observation as a hangout for liquor runners. i Accampanted By Police Chief Arthur Calkins, the Sheriff went to the house and after a wait of several hours a car drove into the yard. The Sheriff covéred the occu- pants of the car with his revolver and ordered them to halt, but they swerved and started to drive away. He .Jeaped on the running board and the speeding automobile start- ed toward the business section of Herington. , Seated on the Sheriff's side of the coupe, Mrs. Horton put a re- volver against his side. “Jump!! she ordered. r’ll shot.” | The-car was moving at a high speed,’ The Sheriff ordered the driver to stop, threatening to shoot. Behind the speeding coupe came a police car and other motorists attracted by the excitement. When the liquor car reached the Car- negie Library, almost in the heart of the downtewn section, the wom- an cried out again: “Here's where F let you have it unless you jump!” and the Sheriff fired. 7 “You’re next,” the Sheriff told the driver, and Howard stopped the car. - | iritictinniaity Slain Woman Thought to Be Wife ef Alleged Bootlegger. By the Associated Press. : KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 16.— Police here are of the opinion that ‘Mrs. Louise Horton, killed last night at Herington, Kan.; was the wife of Frank Horton, indicted by a Federal grand jury in Kansas City last February on a charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibi- tion law. Horton was indicted with six former Deputy Sheriffs. It .was “Jump or o charged that Horton and Joe Russo were operators of stills, and that they received protection from the former deputies. Horton was acquitted, but two weeks later he was back in Federal Court on a charge of operating a still under the name of Jerry Bas- sett: He has been at liberty on Bond awaiting trial.on the latter charge. . . P- TRY TO ESCAPE! § CARAWAY TO GALL KENT, . ; My m —_ | . ni 7 i : * WOMAN IN LIQUOR = sv conomos | Ad yy ee aly Ss PGR DOORN 6000'S CONDITION STILL ERITIAL BUT , IMPROVING Doctors Issue More Hopeful Bulletin — Hoover Goes to Bedside of Secretary of -War. WASHINGTON, * Nov. 16.—A slight improvement in the condi- tion of Secretary Good was report- ed late today by’ attending phy- siciana, who issued the. following bulletin: — “The condition of the Secretary of War is encouraging, that is, it is better than it was this morning. His pulse, respiration, temperature and blood count are better.” The physicians said the improve- ment might be a temporary one and added that Good’s condition was stil} extremely critical. , An earlier bul‘etion said: “Secretary Good has been sleep- ing practically all morning. * At noon he awakened and was given treatment. His case depends on what his own resistance can do. There is no evidence of intestinal abstruction. “His temperature, respiration and pulse are lower. The involve- ment of the chest seems to be somewhat subsided. His condition is apparently one of general sepsis (blood poisoning).” The Secretary underwent an op- eration Wednesday for acute ap- pendicitis. A setback in the Secretary's condition last night caused Presi By a Staff Correspondent of the Post- tch. Dispa | CHICAGO, Nov. 16.—-W. J. Col- ford, insurance adjuster, who re- covered the jewelry stolen from, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Johnson, 16 Portiand place, and their guésts, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frederick Byers of Pittsburg, Pa., in a holdup early last Sunday, as they returned from a dinner dance at the Bridlespur Hunt Club in 8t. Louls County, told a Post-Dispatch reporter today the circumstances under which the jewelry was recovered and insisted that not a penny was paid to get the jewels back. Interviewed in the office of his employers, Toplis & y. insur- ance adjusters in the Insurance Exchange Building, Colford said he recovered the jewelry in St. Louis last ursday from a man he did not know. He declared he was “in the dark” as to why no payment was demanded and insist- ed he.had no information which might assist police in tracing the bbers. . a ey drs Tuesday I received «a ‘tip’ from a source I cannot dis- close because it would endanger my life,’”’ Colford “IT was told that, if I would to St. Lous and register under my Own name at Lennox Hotel, a man would get in tquch with me who would give me information ‘about the robbery of those people in St. Louis County.’ “I reported this to my office and was sent to 8t. Louis, arriving there Wednesday morning. I went to the Lennox and registered. Thursday morning a man _ tele- phoned me to meet him at an ap- pointed place. “Man Didn’t Give Name.” “I did not know this man and he at no time gave me his name. With few words he turned over to me the jewelry, with the exception of one ring valued at $2700, [ then got in touch with Samuel W. Fordyce, Mr. Johnson's lawyer, and with him I returried the jewelry. “I do not know the name of the man who gave me the jewelry and I don’t think he is well-known in |shown in St. Louis: police hastenéd to the bedside, exclaim- ing: “How are you, my dear friend?”’ / So feeble was the response that; it was inaudible to others in the room than the President. Th including Lieutenant-Co Joel T. Boone, the President's phy- After iast night's setback, Dr. John M. Finney of Jotins Hopkina, a specialist on genito-urinary all- ments, was called into consultation from Baltimore. This was regard reports. He also sta that Byers’ jewelry was insured, trary to police re- ports. “We would gladly give formation which police, during the negotiations seca Porn ter i ts volunteered the suggestion Th 3 u lite ad Be rete pet ” ws Sey J : ‘ < a ‘ P , . - Cudeunietindinesiuetompsave nella ome 7 yh ty Saf ait kaos nae ee NE aR te oI PMs fo patty ul M fo 2 y PY a) bas 0 vz t Ne 4 . * p- t