St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 20, 1901

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PRICE In St. Louts, One Cent. 3 Outside St. Louis, Two Cents. -.CIRCULATI ;, Ee : 171,747\— Sunday’s Post-Dispatch. | Biggest West of the Mississippi py 71,009. aii : i, + ets . spe oN “a . ; . ON ef ORDERED AND DISTRIBUTED OF -ARTHOLOT: MA THE CHL -— Said to Have Been Selected as Candidate for Mayor. SECRET CAUCUS AT CITY HALL VOTE SAID TO BE BARTHOLDT, 10: WALBRIDGE, 2; ZACHRITZ, 2. George W. Parker, Former Railroad President , Is Said to Be in Train-~ ing for the Mayoralty Contest. A caucus of Republican leaders was held Tuesday night in the office of Mayor Zieg- enhein to agree upon a candidate for Mayor. According to one who was present, the choice of a majority of the gathering was Congressman Richard Bartholdt, of the Tenth district, who will, therefore, receive the support of some of the most power- ful interests in the party at the primaries March 6. The relative strength of the leading can- didates mentioned in the caucus, according to information obtained by the Post-Dis- patch Wednesday morning, was: Bartholdt, 10; Walbridge, 2; Zachritz, 2. Mayor Henry Ziegenhein and prominent members of the Republican city centra! committee were present at the caucus, as well as some of the principal city and fed- eral office holders. Mayor Ziegenhein is said to have voted for Bartholdt in prefer- ence to his own supposed candidate, Zach- ritz. Parker May Be in Field. Members of the city committee and party leaders generally, who did not attend the caucus, were disposed to doubt that defi- nite action had been taken. “T know the caucus was held,’’ said one of them to the Post-Dispatch Wednesday morning, ‘“‘but {n my opinion the field is still open, with Walbridge, Bartholdt, Zachritz and perhaps Joy, under consider- ation. “George W. Parker, former president of the Cairo Short Line, is a late entry in the race. He is a member of the St. Louis Re- publican Club and prominent in that or- ganization. ‘‘While the men I have mentioned are now under consideration, it is not likely that all of them will figure in the primaries. A choice will be made between them by Fri- day morning, and all except t@ favored one will drop out; that is, excepting Zach- ritz, who, I understand, will make the race whether he is the caucus nominee or not, A few candidates of the dummy order may be Pha but the ‘boys’ will know who to vote or ? According to this information, caucuses will be held each day and night until Sat- urday, when the nominations must be filed. It fs expected that the entire ticket will be ready by that time. EXPENSIVE, BUT PLEASANT J. Headley Doan of Memphis Expressed His Appreciation of His Bride at a Banquet. “Madge, we've been married only one day and you've cost me $500, but you're worth it.’”’ This remark {ts said to have been uttered by J. Headley Doan to his bride at the Planters’ Hotel Tuesday evening, during @ banquet which the happy husband gave to a party of his St. Louis friends. - The Doans were married Monday night at Memphis, Tenn., where Miss Madge Pass- more was a reigning debutante of the sea- She is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Passomre. Her father owns the Clarendon Hotel in Memphis and four other hostelries. The family resides at the Clarendon. One of the guests at the hotel for the pa® “@r years, a regular boarder, was young wWoan, now 21 years of age. He is @ capitalist. According to one of his chums he keeps five lawyers busy looking after his real estate interests. This friend says that Doan's father left him $175,000 and that he has other property. The bride, who is only 18, has an older sister who assisted her. There seems to have been no particular reason why the couple should have eloped. They came di- rect to St. s. At the Planters’ Mr. Doan engaged one © fthe most costly apartments. Among the friends whom he entertained at dinner Tuesday evening are William Wohlgemuth, ork merchant, and Arthur Wooten Pine street. These young men have been close chums of the bridegroom. The dinner was a nelaborate affair, and after it was over the party drove to Union Station, where the Doans entered a car secured for the trip to Chicago. They ex- pect to go to New York and spend two months in honeymooning. Before leaving St. Louis, Doan wired his father-in-law, asking if they would be wel- ms we're welcome, we'll go back," he .. “If not, we won't. We're happy any- Al ispatches from Memphis state that the marriage ceremony was very quietly per- oO at the rectory of Calvary Church y Rev. Dr. Davenport, the pastor, and that the young people left for Bt. Louis without returning to the parental roof. W, H. Passmore, father of the bride, told the Post-Dispatch correspondent Wednes- day that he does not consider the mnsvenge an elopement. He was not present when the ceremony was performed, and did not know that it was to take place. Both he and Mrs. Passmore had asked their daugh- ter to wait another year before bestowing her hand upon anyone. WAS IT TO PAY A GRUDGE? One Theory of the Shooting of Bartend- er Hudson’s Wife. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Feb. 20.—John Hudson, the bartender, whose wife was killed in Tuesday's saloon raid at Millwood, came 40 Leavenworth today and swore out warrants for the four farmers under arrest here, charging them with murder in the firat degree. udgson says he knows who red the shot that killed his wife and that will make name known at the proper time. Thomas McNamara, Mrs. Hudson's cousin 7 one of the quartet firing t fatal shot. The coroner's ury will not sit on the case until next y. In the meantime the coroner is ly engaged in gathort evidence against the raiders, and several additional a ts will, it is said, follow. It is y that none of the were tem- Teo Be . peopre and that nem oe paves: g orm veren pay an grud Me a . who wounded HX; 9 o'clock, and sta | cific general offices in the Equitable build- | » GOULD CHILDREN FIND ON THEIR FIRST VISIT ST. LOUIS COLD AND SMOKY A A. Their Father, George Gould That He , Says He Is a St. Louisan and! Will Join in Making the Worl d’s Fair, - . 4 wr -— i se ae tee ~ sae Samy: SAPS > . ‘ = a : > 2 ee ae ‘ -) ~ ’ "oe i eh Sa ~ * '. a d ee ‘ s s ba ’, we — A . 7% , * ‘ . Sa . Win . ; Oo Vk SS ; nee ; " , « ’ 49 ‘ es ; ‘ DAS ae erp ot Ss what” — Nw : » aot © e ‘ a, . 4 . " eae - wo SSA A : . ‘ie ace . * . ah >) 7 . ‘ —" x - ~ ~ af ¥ » - td 5 ; ~ aS . ey 7* ) + ~ », s ’ . ¥ . ), a 3 we . - ie? . rt ‘ \ hs w . s “ . ‘ ; nr ~ ' . ‘ Aa > -% -- . . ‘ Sak’ hs ‘ ) ¢ . ‘ . ° . > Wha 7 a “> y , 4 . Nia j me BM EN mt 4 , a ee ¥ % ~ “Sat os ») ~~ rvs . vo, ‘ 4 + @ aA*~ 44 f f rninz. ————— “z “ a Cy a _— a a e — ’ vv aA *,° one asked of young Kingdon Go year-old son of George J. Gould, Southern Hotel Wednesday morning. “Smoky,” was the laconic reply. hardly see to get anywhere. “And cold,”’ added his brother, Jay, 11. morning.’’ Pi “Union Station is all right, though, con- tinued the older brother, “and this hotel is pretty fair,’’ in a judicial tone. .s should like the town if it wasn’t so cold. The Gould boys, who will some day own a considerable slice of St. Louis, are on their first visit West. Their father thinks at the “Can aged the lads are not averse to acquiring knowl. edge in that manner. Kingdon and Jay are bright and well- mannered children, and the questions they ask betoken an inquiring turn of mind. It was intended to bring the two little girls, Marjorie and Vivian, but Mr. and Mrs. Gouid decided, at the last moment, to leave and baby brother, George, Jr. Boys Dressed In Stylish Garb. The boys are of the dark-eyed, petite type, sembles his mother, while Kingdon is a small edition of his father. They wear fash- ionable raglan coats and black derby hats. tutor. O. B. Hunt nied rere va ng. Rit is somewhat cold here, and we will said Mr. Gould to the Post-Dispatch. ‘I expect to spend several days in St. Louis on my return, and will get back in time for our annual meeting. I come to S8t. Louis once or twice a year, but not as often as I should like, and am much attached to PRPLRALPLAILIOIOI OY OI Jury Found Him Guilty After Forty House’ Deliberation, But Recom- mended Mercy—New Trial Asked. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 20.—The jury in the case of the State of Minnesota against Frank H. Hamilton, charged with murdering Leonard R. Day, after 40 hours’ deliberation, furnished a genuine surprise by coming into court a few minutes before 10 o'clock this morning and reporting that it had agreed upon a verdict of man- slaughter in the first degree, with a recom- mendation to the mercy of the court. of agreement had about been given up. The jury informed the deputies at 9:15 o'clock that it had agreed, but it took half an hour to arrange the preliminaries. Hamilton was brought into court to hear the verdict. He had enjoyed a good night's sleep and seemed in excellent spirits. When the verdict was read, Hamilton appeared dazed and made no other sign than to shake his head in mute protest. He was remanded to jail to await sen- tence and absolutely refused to see any one except his devoted friend, Miss John- son of Colorado Springs. His attorneys at once moved for a new arguments. When the prisoner reached the ja ——— gesture: “They've found me guilty, Captain—but I do not deserve it.’’ The penalty for the crime of which he is COLD TILL THURSDAY NIGHT Good Skating on Post-Dispatch Lake Tomorrow Unless All Signs and Prophecies Fail. There was no skating at Post-Dispatch Lake in Forest Park Wednesday morning. The lake was frozen during the night, but the ice was not suf- ficiently strong. If the weather bu- reau count is billed until Thursday night. It was 16 degrees above gero at ? o'clock Wednesday rnorning, and by noon the thermometer reec- istered only 19. Mr. Spencer, the temporary observer, ¢x- plains that the present coid spell comes from the north, and that the snow that vis- ited St. Louis in a slight degree Tuesday it) mercially and otherwise, ull the time.” will be an educational trip for them and | | ° + —-?—- @—-4— +90 —¢—__o—__¢-] “What do you think of St. Louis?’’ some as our interests are centered here to a uld, the 13-; greater extent than anywhere else on earth. “I have taken a great interest in the | preparations for the forthcoming World's i “Thought my face would freeze this | “T think i | Fair, Now that favorable action has been secured from Congress, all that remains is for us St. Louisians to put our shoulders to the wheel and make the big fair a suc- cess.”’ “Oh, yes,’’ continued Mr. Gould,, in an- swer to a question, ‘‘I consider myself a St. Louisan, whether I live here or not. I have been coming here regularly for nine years now, and notice with pleasure that the city seems to be growing and expanding, com- Mr. Gould spent several hours at the of- fice of C. G. Warner, vice-president of the ' Missouri Pacific, Wednesday morning, but | | | { them at Lakewood with their grandmother tam A. Hamilt will make no effort to inspect the local roperties until his return. Viil Make Tour of the South. Mrs. Gould and her cousin, Mrs. Will- on, of Lakewood, N. J., who Is a member of the party, spent the inter- vening hours shopping. Their first inquiry ' was for a bookstore. ' the like all of the Goulds, but Jay closely re- | Mr. Gould wore a soft black hat, light over- | coat and tan shges Wednesday miorning. | Mr. Gouid and the two boys, with their | ted by | Tissouri Pa- | The Gould party left by special train over Iron Mountain route at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. General Manager Rus- sell Harding will accompany them as far as Texarkana. All of the Gould lines in the Southwest, including the newly acquired New Orleans & Northwestern and the Tex- arkana, Shreveport & Natchez, will be in- spected before Mr. Gould returns to St. Louis. The entire trip will consume about “ days and some 12,000 miles will be trav- eled. * It is no unusual thing for Mrs. Gould to |accompany her husband on his trips of in- make for the South as rapidly as possible,’’ | The jury had been out so long that hope} spection, but this is the first time they have taken the children along. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gould look the picture of health. While going to and from the Equitable building Mr. Gould noticed the new build- ings going up, and inquired with interest concerning the business’ situation and the city, as would seem natural, inasmuch | building outlook in the city. YPN VAIS Sh N —WAARAD AINE MP r—y—yy —w—~w—rnv HAMILTON CONVICTED IN THE FIRST DEGREE ~ OF MANSLAUGHTER &o—_o—_9—-_- o_o —-@— @—-@--@ 0 oo . convicted is imprisonment, from five to 20 years. Frank H. Hamilton has been on trial on trial, but no date was set for hearing the, he said to Jailer Alexander, with a/ o'clock Suaday morning, Noy. | was killed by a stab | predictions | for anything there should be good | skating Thursday, as_ the present cold snap_ to continue | : a charge of having killed Leonard Day, a young society leader and millionaire of this city, in a quarrel in the West Hotel, at 1 25, 1900. Day wound in the neck. Hamilton and Day were not friends or associates, but had been paying attention to the same woman. NINA NNO PP PPP PSP PP LP PLP SPE PP PPP PPC PGCE PAP DAI eV YY YIP ARO and the upper Rocky Mountain section, the central Mississippi Valley and portions of Ohio. In the official prognostication, Mr. Spen- cer describes Thursday's prospective weath- er as “‘threatening.”” He explains that to mean cloudy and looking as though it might snow. _—_—@ THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. POSSIBLY SNOW. ee Louis and vicinity—Threatening, with pos- sibiy snow Wednesday nig St. ht and Thursday Missourt—Thre atening, with possibly anow Thurs- day and in west portion Wednesday night. Illinolsa—Fair Wednesday night, possibly followed by snow flurries in extreme southern portion Thurs- cay. Indiana—Generally Thuraday; Iowa —Partly fair Wednesday night and northwest winds. cloudy Wednesday night; possibly ¢now flurries by Thursday night; variable winds. K aneas—Snow Wednesday night and Thursday; northeast to cast Winds. Eastern Texas—F air and continued cold Wednes- day night; Thursday increasing cloudiness prob- edly without rain: fresh northerly winds. Missheippi—Fai- 4 continued cold Wednesday night and Thursu ., beary frost. proveble; frees- ing temperature will extend to the gulf; fresb a i | insisted upon the former demands. | purchased 1800 camels for transport pur- | informed | that they think the gravity of the situation! over, but it is expected that difficulties wil! | some | , | of the governments send their indemnity | uneasi- | Germany | |; now '8, ostensibly to go to work, and was re- fleeced by confidence men of $124c ARRESTED UPON FRAUD CHARGE Collector Williams Is Held by Postal Authorities. ADVERTISEMENT IS INVOLVED IT OFFERED TIPS ON WORLD'S FAIR SITE. Prisoner Denies He Inserted It Al- though He Has Been Identified as Having Rented the Postal Box Referred To. Barney B. Williams, a collector, in the employ of the Ellis Realty and Brokerage Co., was arrested in the company’s office at 100 North Eighth street, Tuesday after- noon by United States Postal Inspector J. ID. Sullivan, and a warrant charging him with using the mails to defraud has been issued. An advertisement that appeared in a newspaper Feb. 12, last, in which the ad- vertiser announced that he had informa- tion of where the World's Fair will be lo- cated and offered to secure desirable realty prop2rty upon the site for all who would write to him, incolsing 10 2-cent stamps and directing the letter to “lock box 1028,’’ St. Louis, formed the basis for the plaint. Williams, who lives at 6249 Maple ave- nue, in St. Louis County, denies that he has any connection with the advertise- ment. Inspector Sullivan was assigned to the case the day the advertisement appeared. He learned that Feb. 11 a man giving the name ‘“B.._B. Williams’’ and the address, **305 North Twelfth street,’’ rented of Clerk Spiller at the postoffice lockbox 1028. This name and address appeared on the appli- cation for the box. Spiller described the applicant to Inspector Sullivan, When Williams was taken before Chief Inspector Dice he was asked to write his name, He signed the name “BR. B. Wil- liams.”’ Clerk Spiller was called and he identified Williams as the man who had rented box No. 1028 on Feb. 11. Williams is 45 years old._ “[T know absolutely nothing about the charge on which I was arrested,’ he said “T never inserted such an advertisement in any paper. It is simply a case of mis- taken identity.” : Mr. Frank Ellis, Williams’ employer, speaks well of him and says that only a few days ago 196 of his neighbors signed a petition asking that he be appointed a justice of the peace. 10 SAVE LIVES TWO CHINESE Proposals Made by Pekin Peace Commissioners, PEKIN, Feb. 20.—The foreign envoys this morning received an unofficial communica- tion from the Chinese plenipotentiaries of- fering to agree to all the terms of the pow- ers. The Chinese desired, however, to save the lives of Chao Shu Chiao and Ying Nien, but they were informed that the ministers A com- plete surrender is expected tomorrow. Meanwhile extensive preparations are be- ing made for the expedition planned by Count von Waldersee. The Germans have com- | poses. A representative of the press: was by the foreign ministers arise among themselves, when claims; and particulariy is there ness regarding the attitude of that her claims must be paid in cash before the evacuation takes place. The other min- isters resent this, saying it will be impos-, sible for China to pay, as China has not a large reserve, and the customs receipts go)! to pay dividends upon former loans, and it' is improbable that she could borrow a sum of any magnitude. China at $400,000,000, LOST DAUGHTER FOUND. | | Dena Beaver Writes She Is Ona Farm | at Bridgeton. | Miss Dena Beaver, who left her home at! 1435 Salisbury street Friday morning, Feb. ported to the police a few days later ag missing, has been located. Wednesday her mother received a letter from her, stating that she had read in| the Post-Dispatch of her disappearance | and that she wished to set her parent's | mind at ease by letting her Know that she was well and was satisfied to remain away from home. The letter was postmarked Bridgeton, Mo., and in it Miss Beaver states that she is living with a farmer and will never re- turn to St. Louis. The girl left her home because of a dis- agreement with her mother about her work. She was employed in a horse coliar factory at Ninth street and Bremen avenue. The work was not to her. iiking and aiect- ed her health. She wanted to quit it, but her mother insisted that she keep at it un- til she could find something else. About a vear ago Mrs. Beaver had the police searching for her daughter, but the girl appeared in a week and said she had been visiting a relative. M'CALL IS IN JAIL. Faces Charge of Forgery at Gailiopolis, Ohio. Cyrus H. McCall of Galllopolis, O., who was arrested at the City Insane Asylum here by Marshal Kuhn, is in the city jail at his native town, according to advices re- ceived hereby the police. The advices say that McCall will be ad- s if his friends can prove this —— = istaction of the court. McCall harles Erker of Galliopolis of forging fled to St. there was $4000 insurance, were land | members today | United States Minister, Conger estimates the total demands upon'! DEFENDING T _ oC CT-rhl lTir- - --™” Moser’s Trial Really a Trial of the Amish Church. BELIEV-RS SO REGARD IT THEIR WAYS HAVE BEEN THE WAYS OF PEACE. In the Trial of the Illinois Murderer It Will Be Shown that His Re- ligion Was not Re- sponsible. Special to the Post-Dispatch. PEKIN, Ill., Feb. 20.—Insanity is the line of defense taken by the counsel of Samuel Moser to keep him from the scaffold as| the penalty for the murder of his wife and | in) children. The prisoner sits. stolidly court, paying little attention to what is going on about him and different to his fate. In appearance he is a fair type of the | Amish farmer, hundreds of whom occupy | Seats in the courtroom, for in a sense they regard the very existence of this murderer as a reflection upon their faith, whose pe- | culiar doctrines now becoming public lend additional interest to the trial. As to the murder there is no contention. but Moser’s counsel are endeavoring to show that the Amish*church drove him to the deed. This line of defense virtually puts the church on trial. As to the origin of the Amish i H torical sense, Mrs. _ Ummell, | who was a girl friend of Mrs. Sam Moser, who was raised a Mennonite, but has de-'| parted from the teachings of that sect be- | cause of the peculiarities of their religious | faith in services and mode of dress, says: “The Mennonites have a Hhberal well, Woodford and Livingston exceeding in population of the sect. It is a religion which | was founded in 1525, with views of same apparently in- | n a his-| , repre- | sentation in this state, with McLean, Taze-| EIR - al — — | - - - = SCENE ON A TYPICAL AMISH FARM. the doubts and miseries of humans, has grown pecially in central and western Illinois, as Old Amish, New Amish and Egli—‘‘the people of The distinctions between the three titles civen are: New Amish not so liberal and clannisa. tionality in this country paying the most attention to this faith is the Mennonite, once of Russia, and with whom are joined some settlers from Holland and Russia. God.”’ trines, wherever they locate, spread out over the land can fariner. ple are simple, harmless, peace-loving. 1525. revengeful acts, will not go to war, will not have magistrates in their communities. They pure by strict discipline. murder of wife and children, belongs. -. AMISH FAITH AND THE AMMISHADDAPEOPLE ‘ ‘‘And these are the names of the men that shall stand with yon. zer, the son of Ammishaddal."’—Numbers, chapter I. So spoke the Lord to Moses in the wilderness They have colonies of great wealth and strength in Maryland, Pennsylvania, ‘ Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, Iowa and in Tazewell and Woodford Counties, Illinois. The peo , Thelr form of worsbip had Its origin in Europe ip They deny the validity of infant baptism, oppose the taking of oaths, preach against ‘ elry, of wearing a mustache, of manifesting worldly vanity in any manner. for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ on earth, & commanity of saints to be kept It is to this strange religious sect that Samuel Moser, on trial at Pekin, Ml, for the , .+—t—_2—o—0—0—-0—4 * © * Of Dan; Able- « of Sinal, and ovt of the ancient command, and the Amish faith, known In this country, and es- ; OM Amish ts Iberal in doe- ‘ Egil bigoted apd fanatical. The foreign ta- ‘ > ll ed ll So ee oe ~ J — These settlers, ¢ to the absorption or extermination of the Amerti- permit divorce except for adultery, and will sot also oppose the act of voting, of wearing jew- Their church fe « ‘ “~~ ~~. . -. i. ,™ -~ » -. ~6@ eS ae ae originating in Switzerland, and receiving its | recognized name in the Netherlands. The Mennonites are Evangelical Christians who, with respect to discipline, baptism, oath and military service, agreed to isolate them- selves from other sects and follow in the doctrinal footsteps, as it were, of Menno Simons. They banish from their worship all features not found in the apostolical church; they reject paid clergy, tithes, the holding of civil offices, use of the sword and arms and oaths. “The creed is adhered to rigorously by the Mennonites five centuries after its a: yption, and by the religious adjuncts of the sect, one of which is the new Amish, and the sect to which Moser at one time belonged, but from which he alleges he was expelled and ostracised by his friends, because of his\shortcomings. This will explain all con- flicting rumors as to the whys and where- fores of the nonassistance of Moser's friends, and the little Sympathy he finds among those who were nearest and dearest to him. In the Mennonite churches, the bishops, elders, ministers and deacons are usually chosen by casting lots. They nei- ther accept nor receive stipulated salaries. nor any kind of remuneration for preaching or attending to the functions of their re- ligious offices.’’ Amish men_and women come to Pekin to do business. ‘Phey rarely stop at the Taze- well. They obtain food by buying crackers and cheese in the groceries. But they pay their bills, they have nv poor, no alms. houses, no prisons, no tramps, no fallen Vemen. - Snare children. ‘ig rex arns rise on their land and well-built white houses. their flelds ouse Hedges surround — ie oe _ better than their American vals. e homes e ce , Aevoia éfait es ar omfortable, but cattle are of the finest. is good and substantial. enness is manifested, and quarreling is al- most unknown. When suffering cannot be removed it is borne in silence. Amish-land is called ‘‘peace-land” by its people. The term is not misapplied, wha‘- ever one thinks of of the people. Ten years ago the Amlsh was waxing strong. Very little drunk- It was buvin "4 - well County land with such pede Rag. oe the price rose from $80 and $90 an acre to $125, $130 and $140 an acre. When an Am sh desired a certain 40 acres owned by an American farmer (American is used ad- visedly because many of the Amish have never been naturalized), and was without money, a brother Amish advanced the money and out of the proceeds of land thus secured was pald back in time. The community was worth five years ago In Cash and land, it is estimated, $1,000,- 000. Now the Amish land-money fn Me- Lean, Tazewell, Woodford and Livingston community | Counties is supposed to represent $5,000,000 | the new settlement in Oklahoma. of which came the from Tazewell County, $50), 000, Qn murdered his wife and three sons. He shot them down in an extraordinarily brutal and cowardly manner, locked their bodies up in the home, and fled. During the better part of two weeks he was a fugitive, but was finally captured at Salt Lake City, Utah, by starts with a wealth valuation of | the 18th of May, 1900. Samuel Moser | ' warrant Officer Palmer and Sheriff John D. Mount, | after he self. After his arrest he gave as the motive for his crime a ban which the Amish church had put upon him. He claimed that the ehurch had expelled him from its fold, brought discord into his family, practically separated him and his wife and brought such mental misery upon him that he had tried and failed to kill him-'| thought the killing of them and the suicide | or hanging of himself was the best way out | of it all. since any regret for the deed. Henry Huffman, a typical man, today, the first one of the sect called during the trial. He affirmed to tell the truth, the He did not margfest then nor | | New Amish | was placed on the stand as a witness | whole truth, ete., it being in violation of | the rules of their creed to take an oath. Huffman was Moser’s closet neighbor: had known defendant for a period of % years and Hannah Moser, his wife, for a period of 10 years. friendly feeling for Moser. He and Noah Moser, the latter a brother of the defendant, discovered the murder. The defensi examination. “Did you ever eat at meal at Sam Moser’s house?” out. “Did you ever exchange any farm work with Sam Moser?"’ was asked, but ruled out. “Is it not a fact that the New Amish Church rules, you being a member of this | religious faith, preclude you from eating a meal at Samuel Moser’s house or he at your house?" This question was @lso ruled out on the WOMAN SnOT Al TWO BURGLARS - — They Entered a Store by Smashing Plate Glass. THAT AWAKENED MRS. APPEL SHE LEANED FROM A WINDOW AND FIRED THREE SHOTS. ti, Policeman Then Entered the Battle and | Caught One of the Men, Who and they get more out of the the havits and customs | ; ; ' | He had nothing but a. subjected him to most rigid | ' was asked, but the court ruled it | her cloak as promptly as she wished, and j ' = j | o'clock Wednesday morning by opening fire ' | aroused by | | Gave the Name of Frank Stewart. ornament. Their horses and | All that they own | Edward F. Appel of 1812 Franklin heroism at 4 Mrs. avenue demonstrated her on two burglars who had looted a store next door and engaging them until the po- lice arrived on the scene and arrested one of the hurglars. Mrs. Appel fired three shots. She was the sound of shattered giass. Springing from her bed she threw up the sash and saw two men, both carrying big bundles, emerge from the hat store of E. Goedde, 1816 Franklin avenue. The light from an are lamp showed that the thieves the | had broken a large plate glass in forcing an entrance, Without hesitation Mrs. Appel snatched a revolver from béneath her pillow, and, leaning far out from the window, she opened fire on the thieves, calling for them to halt. The men dropped their bundles and ran, pursued by bullets from Mrs. Appel's pis- tol. Patrolman Lynch heard the shots and hurried to see what occasioned them. He saw the men running. Drawing his revoi- ver he also opened fire and pursued. He caught one man, who gave the name ot Frank Stewart. The other escaped. A was issued against Stewart Wednesday. The burglary was well planned. The window was broken just as the owl car was passing, in the hope that the noise of the car would drown the sound of the cracking of the glass. Mrs. Appel’s hus- band is a clerk at the store that was robbed. The stol property, much which was recovered, consisted of hats and gloves, . CELEBRATED MARDI GRAS. Mollie Grady and Two Others Now in Clutches of the Law. Two unsuccessful attempts to Introduce Mardi Gras customs into St. Louis ended in the City Hall police court Wednesday morning. Mollie Grady, who caused trouble at a Mardi Gras ball, held at Masonic Hall, had a charge of disturbing the peace to answer. With her were Edward Graman and Ed- ward Grady, the latter accused of resist- ing an officer. At the close of the ball Mollie did not get demanded an explanation from the girl in harge of the cloak room. She was informed that her cloak had been | mislaid, and that she would have to wait for a search to be made. “It makes no difference. I want any old wrap you've got there,’ remarked Mollie, as she reached for a pile of furs and cloth. | She did not get a wrap, but a policeman cround that Huffman had stated he was on | soon had her In tow. friendiv terms with there could be no such evidence. This was the first time Huffman had ever egg court, and he was considerably con- used, Edward W. Palmer. the officer of Salt lake City who arrested Moser on Mav 19. 79, was the most Important witness of the day. He testified to Sam Moerer coming to him about 5 o'clock on the morning of that day and asking him to take care of him Blood was flowtnge from a wound in his temple. Moser took him to a room the Harris house. and showed him some letters which he had written telling of his murders. also of his troubles and allewed persecutions by the New Amish Church. The letters were produecd, admitted tn evidence and ‘ond at length to the ng, © The letter confessing his guilt read: “! am a murderer of Ulinols from Merton. ll. Notify my father, B. Moser, Merton ill., that his son was found dead. I have stood it as long as I could.” letter wae motive tin the defendant, and | introducing | eolored, started out as masqueraders. S| both Fell spangled skirt and white rejoiced in her did not cenfine Rell Chapman and Gertrude Oats, a short, } slippers, while Gertrude | brother's costume. ltheir masquerade to Natatorium Hall \where they attended a ball, but paraded the streeta outside until they were arrested, All the cases were continued untill Sat- upesy. WELLMAN-DWIRE ABSORBED. Jontinental Tobacco Co. Has Purchased Another St. Louis Firm. wore Continental Tobacco Co., otherwise the To- bacco, Trust, and an inventory of the stock of the local stan.) Dy Coa 4 = a ‘ on — ae a " eer oft | The. Wellman-Dwire Tobaceo Co,, whose] ,. offices and factory are at Park and Law-} rence avenues, has been absorbed by the} a e — — — » ee ee oe - King of That Class of Burg- lars in St, Louis Jail. HIS BAD RECORD IN THIS CITY. — ~ HERE, SINCE 1801. As “Scotty, the Porch Climber,” He Is Known All Over the United States and Canada as the Most Daring Criminal of His Kind. Charles 8. Foster, known to the police of the United States and Canada as “Scotty, the Porch Climber,” the pal of* Jimmy French, one of the most expert of safe blowers, was arrested Tuesday night by Detectives McGrath, Lawler and Zileg- Louis. Two vials of tron-eating acid were found in his possession; a lady's gold : was also taken from him. He attempted to — pass these to Robert Lee, a youth of 19, who was with him. Lee was also taken into custody. The acid will be used as against him. Foster has just been released from thé penitentiary at Nashville, Tenn., where he ~ served two years for safe-biowing. Jimmy French is awalting trial at Salem, IIL, o8 a charge of wrecking a safe at Iuka, Foster's picture is one of the oldest tn Rogues’ Gallery, Foster assis Jimmy French when the safe-blower | tempted to free Marion Hedgepeth, the train robber, from the City Jalil at the time 'he was incarcerated there awaiting trial | the charge of stopping the Missouri express train near Glendaiy Mo., stealing, $10,000. Hedgepeth is years at Jefferzon y. As Foster says that he came direct Nashville, there will be an attempt detectives to fasten some of the recen beries In this city on the ”" Foster was the o the man who gave tha its name on police reco story worker he has never had an Instead of leaving the evidences of he entered the house by breaking thre windows on the ground r. he elt the columns of porches and entered th open windows. This sort of thievery rt usually done In oumener wae the windows f sleeping rooms we o , ; His last expiolt in oo. = = wi, when he made m a ber of residences stole jewelry ond silverware. ; TROUBLE FEARFD AT WINFIELD. Time for Closing Saloons has Expired day was the time given jointists to eo S their fixturés from the city. They ref . - o. 80. _ inatrvctlons has armed 0 un | "3 der and. pre n of property at all hazards. ek al WIFE DEAD Mrs. Leo C. | Seven Months, Buried While Mr. Dortacl Is Too Ill to Attend ral, Mre. Maud Esther Dortech, a seven montha, was buried at * -S Mew as eu & to t + . A Mgt rn 3 ™ d 7 + “ = BE ¢ = x -» . = . three ; years A ey s : * La ae a : 3 a ‘ Sint. Se 7 ». “-f ra a se ae Ta Z oon, pee . y =, é “ 4 q * . + + * LA ASTER CAUGHT ¢ a u > a pe OPH ler, after an absence of 10 years from Bt ear ie 5 a oe x *.