St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 6, 1901

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: 7 : @ OOOOH OHH OHH OHOOOH OO delet and Forest Park proposed World’s Fair sites was begun by the site and ex- ecutive committee Thursday afternoon. confident of winning and will. be out in force, Prospect Heights site, noon, as told in late editions of the Post- Dispatch, had the effect of arousing Carondelet and Forest Park people to greater activity than before. 1 1 s | Edison’ 1SONn Te Boyt oF oP pat a ‘i: “J ‘3 74 LG; - f- iii a . a i i iS ais, ae oa ~~? o >¥ - Discevery described exclusively and authorite- tively for the next = ad . eee ee See we My og » . We ree, 2 %; “ee Pe, TRL eee ii a pte pS Me PE: cog ie em ee ee Ae ; 2: Mg Seer i ee teh > THE ASSOCIATE SIXTEEN PAGES. i © ae basa eae “ee See > LO ES Se OB eg, ae ie ae ery es i ere +1 ia. BS i ao A : * > ae Seo pg 9 oe t.. “¥ 3 : OE blo Mee ea z ¥ a ~ - a te is he gta . “ee 3 3 } _ D PRESS DISPATCHES. VOL. 53, NO. 289. THURSDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—JUNE 6, 1901. PRICE} in St. Louis, One Cent. Outside St. Louis, Two Cents. | SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH LAST HEARING ON FAIR SITES —_— — Vorest Park and Carondelet Park Claims Submitted, LL ADVOCATES CONFIDENT PROSPECT HEIGHTS OFFERING STIMULATES OTHER PARTISANS. Forest Park’s Friends Urge #500,000 Would Be Taken In Before the Gates Open—Cottage Will Be Moved. en Tee OOO OOS WORLD’S FAIR SITES SET FOR HEARING THURSDAY. Carondelet Site—Area, 887 Acres. Boundatios—Mississippi river and Ninth atreet on the east, Bates street and St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum property on the north, Morganford road on the west, Lough- borough avenue and Filimore street on the south. Free Land Offered—Oarondelet Park, 130 acres, and 220 acres additional. Transportation—Iron Mountain, Oak Hill and Kirkwood branch steam _ railroads; Broadway, California and Grand avenne lines of transit system; river steamers. Forest Park Site—Area, 1100 ° Acres. Boundaries—West half of Forest Park, 668 acres; Maffitt, De Munn, Buchanan, Skinker and Tesson tracts, west of park, 350 © acres; tract south of park, 160 acres. » Free Land Offered—1100 acres. Transportation—Missouri Pacific, Wabasb, Frieco and QOolorado steam systems; Del- @® ® SOS OD iO, * Ye OOS HOODS OSO Y — y ) mar, Olive street, Laclede, Market street, Obouteau and Clayton division of transit sys- tems; Union and Meremac divisions of Sub- urban system. The hearing of arguments for the Caron- The advocates of each of these sites are The offer of a $500,000 stock bonus by the Wednesday after- the even “We will not ask the World's Fair manage- ment to go into any real estate specuia- tion or iottery schemes,’ said Alex H. ymith of the Carondelet committee, Thurs- ¢ by F. R. a $500,000 ‘preferred stock which is to be organized to handle 900 acres of land immediately adjoining. the m — of Carondelet Park is composed of ex Beckert, Jr., F. W. Mott and J. offer, Park, for several Smith to the Post-Dispatch. nar offered free can be obtained on easy for World's Fair purposes in or around the city. From the river bluffs, which com- mand the finest view in St. Louis, the land slopes operations, with scarcely any grading what- ever required. park with over a mile in length, fed by never-failing epring “Existing steam and electric lines river steamers, accord furnished by the could carry 822,000 persons a da from the grounds, as follows: steamers, steam ferries and daily wood railroads nia avenue and Transit company, 128 creased by the before the fair.’ Forest Park Site Association will be represented at the hear- ing by Judge John H. Terry, L. Cr Irvine, E. O. Stanard, Norman J. Colman, Capt. L. H. Conn and others. ciation, said to the Post- t est Park would are more confident than ever. consisting of the 648 acres inside the $50 acres iying across the Skinker ro comprisin c he site in itself, and if the Fair is located in Carondelet, wil more than offset the money and stock of- fered b lation, the same being an argument in fa- vor of Forest Park as the World's Fair site tract, extending to Pennsylvania avenue; and about 160 acres adjoi j morning. we offer is a sufficient bonus the difference in gate hese +1 other proposed sites.”’ rospect Heights proposition, made issell and Harry G. Knapp, is free site of 600 acres, with a bonus of in a corporation The The Forest Park people are prepared to er an absolutely free site of 1100 acres, luding the 668 acres in the west end of ark, with such additional land as required at a small rental. : a will present the The committee which J. F. Karlskind, John M. Kinsey, Taylor Stith, B. Retallack. "We have about 400 acres of free site to including 180 acres in Carondelet and negotiations are still pending additional tracts,’ said Mr. “All that is Smith, W. H. ermas ‘The site is admittedly the most beautiful back in perfect shape for building “By connecting the small lakes in the Poupeny’s Pond, a lagoon of 8, can be secured.. and Statements themselves to and xcursion ackets, Iron Mountain; Oak Hill and Kirk- 112,000; Broadway, Califor- mere avenue divisions of ‘These facilities would oe. ferent! in- building of additional lines ing to managers . , ’ Advocates Confident. The Forest Park World's Fair Free Site of the asso- ispatch Thurs- g: ‘ submit an additional brief in the people vs. syndicate specu- Mr. Irvine, the secret he case o We have felt certain all along that For- selected, and today we 1 offer a free site of 1100 acreeé, ark; an De Munn, Bue esson “Wo wil the Maffitt, hanan, Skinker and probably the ng the park on The advantage provided n tion, if ag is wanted. ready for ‘it is alread however, so far that location ark will = before ga bonuses offered by d ,’ 8 r out trane- n ea few a lion dol- gates oan at's contract are - hepa A. . gee 9 s Zs m~ “Se enous ee? *@tGyganese® a ee wan 2 ot 1 ed ‘ +H et +ttt thie Meese ee rene: AG ‘$ Tr ‘sf Pid . ~ 4 *- Semis Seaw see ) eens oe TR aS SS Ee OR RES OR LARENCE TRAGEDY. ? the life of the little boy was spared. MISS ALMA STACEY, AGED 18, The wife and daughter of James Stacey of Clarence, Mo., killed while they slept by the in- sane husband and father, who, also, ended bis own life Wednesday morning. For some reasou | she is concerned. Mrs: Kennedy's confidence is shared in, &#—o—- @—0__ o_o 4 _ #09 ©- © -- © #0 0 #6 @ = on eee eee although in a less degree, by the members| Cc. W. Prince and his two eons, who are under a shadow charged with being accessories to the crime, are confident that they will be cleared when their cases come up for trial. Much of the evidence brought out during the hearing! which begins today will have an important, bearing upon their cases, in that it may | tend to prove their whereabouts on the af- ternoon of the killing. Judge James Gibson of the circuit court will be a witness in behalf of Mrs. Ken- nedy. His name was given to the county | marshal yesterday afternoon as one of a list of 17 new witnesses for the defense who will be served today. Judge Gibson performed the ceremony when Lulu Prince and Philip Kennedy took | the marriage vows. He has said that he} noticed no signs of coercion or duress and | that if he had noticed indications of Ken- | nedy being forced into marriage he would ' not have performed the ceremony. The defense will have other witnesses to show that Kennedy was in no danger when he took Miss Prince to be his wife. Although there is considerable speculation | as to what Judge Woford’'s instructions in the Kennedy case will be, it is practically | certain that he will instruct the jury that, it may find for murder in the first degree, | second degree, or manslaughter in the fourth degree. Under these instructions! the jury, in case Mrs. Kennedy is found gulltyg will be allowed the widest latitude in assessing the punishment. If it Is a first degree verdict the jury has no choice ex-, cept to condemn her to death by hanging. | If second degree, she must be sent to the; penitentiary for any number of years over | ten years. If it is manslaughter in the | fourth degree. Mrs. Kennedy may be sent to state’s prison for not more than two years, or to the county jail for not less; than three months or over one year. | Attorney Nearing outlined the plan of the | defense today. After tracing the attentions paid by Ken- nedy to the defendant declaring that they had become engaged to be married and the | date of the wedding set after they had been h engaged for some time, Kennedy. he as- | serted, postponed the wedding, and finaliy | under guise of the engagement, betrayed | her. Then he paid her expenses to leave the city. On this visit, Mr. Nearing sald, she met Case Patten, whose name later became mentioned with that of the prisoner. Ken- nedy had, he said. been familiar with all her actions during this time. In securing the afivice of a physician she had, he asserted, been persuaded by Kennedy to represent to the doctor that she was the wife of Patten. The court house wedding at which Kenne- dy later in his sult for annulment, asserted he was compelled by threats on his Ife from Miss Prince's father and brother, fol- lowed. Kennedy’s refusal to live with her, brooding over her condition, his i!|-treat- ment, brought her to a condition of hysteria bordering on insanity. Insanity was pre- valent in the woman's family, and the prisoner partook of this disease, which fin- ally aeffcted her mind. causing her to threaten suicide. The final act of Kennedy of bringing suit to have their marriage set aside was the motive. and the only motive that prompted the act of murder. They would show positively that the woman’s father and brothers had absolutely no part in the murder, knowing of the woman's act only after it had been committed ' Louis office. ‘The taking of testimony was ” 4 i ae A St Fe Pe ae «3 a a ae aa eS Se me es E ite 4 ROE ag, Se hs. Se ‘begun at | a ee SUBTREASURY INSPECTION ~_-—-- -- = Col. Lyman Says I tWould Be Discour- teous to Give Any Informa- ticn. Col. Charles Lyman of the United States Treasury Department at Washington is still subtreasury. In response to questions, he said to the Post-Dispatch Thursday morning: ‘In courtesy to the secretary of the treas- | ury, I cannot consent to discuss for pubite | cation the reasons for my presence in Bt. | Louis at this time. I may say that it is | the custom of the Treasury Vepartment to | periodically send representatives out to the | various subtreasuries, including the pt, Il am here to investigate cer- tain matters end | shall report the results | of my investigations to the department at) Washington. It would be altogether im- roper for me to report the results of my nvestigations to the press before reporting | to the department. When asked whether the present investl- gation was a reguiar, periodical investiga- 1ion or a special investigation caused by compiaints filed at Washington, Col. Ly- man declined to say. Gen. B. G. Farrar, the subtreasurer, response to questions, said: “When Col. Lynam makes his report to Washington and the report comes back 1t0 | St. Louis, it will be given out to the papers, if the treasury department does not object. I'ntil then | can say nothing. It would be | improper of me as an official of the treas~ | ury department to discuss the matter at! the present time.” To a question whether the reduction of | Chief Clerk C. G. Ricker and the promotion of Teller R. P. Johnson a few months ago } ad any connection with the present inves- | tigation, Gen. Farrar declined to say. Col. Lyman told the Post-Dispatch his re- | ort had not yet been sent to Washington. | de and Gen. Farrar spent Thursday after- | noon in private conference. CONFESSION OF MRS, STALLION Special to the Post-Dispatch. AURORA, Mo., June 6.—A telephone mes- sage from Galena, 25 miles off the raflroad, says that Mrs. John Stallion and her two sons have confessed to murdering Mrs. Stallion’s pretty 16-year-old ste ughter. The woman says the boys held her while she broke the girl's skull with a ker. Excitement runs high, and there will a be a lynching within the next 2 ours After murdering the girl they threw the body in James river, where it was after- ward found by a fishing party. The dead girl was to have been married to a young man from Illinois who fell in love with her while on a hunting trip. The Stallions are well known and have been respected. Stallion was jealous of her ste in | apartments. STORM CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE Lightning Struck House and Wind Un- roofed Three—Falling Tree Broke Trolley Wire. The earth dwellers of St. Louis and vici- nity were again rudely jarred Wednesday | investigating the accounts of the St. Louis | night by a second battle of the elements | which follow on the heels of the passing electrical tempest of Wednesday evening. The furtes of the skies rode on the biast above the drenched city far into the night and the peals of thunder and flashing of the lightning alarmed many persons. Freaks played by the electricity were even more startling than on the preceding evening. Many St. Loulsans had one more night of fittul sleep in the glare that lit their With the rush of rain, win- dows were battened down and the nervous seeker of repose tossed feverishly in the |} close summer afr. the storm was not as great Damage by previous. At 1 o'cloc as on the night ‘Thursday the police headquarters had been ‘notified of the following casualties: A large tree standing in front of 3112 La- ‘clede avenue was blown down at 7 o'clock Wednesday night. A tree at McRee and Tower Grove av- enues was blown down at 7 o'clock. It fell ‘across the transit company’s trolley wire and broke it and a street lamp. Lightning struck the house at 2633 Ne- braska avenue at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday night. The house is occupied by Miss Dora Hohmann. The front half of the attic was torn away, doing a damage estimated by tte police to be $765. During the storm the roofs were blown off the two-story brick residences at 433% and 4338 Finney avenue. The houses were occu- i by Joseph Gillian and O. C. Nabert. he houses were damaged $100 each. THIS MAN AN INCUBATOR He Took Four Eggs From Nest of a Moribund Hen and Hatched Them in His Own Bed. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEWARK, N. J., June 6.—Charles Kolos- inoki of Jersey City is a human incubator and shows little chickens to prove it. “It was this way,” he said. “A friend give me four Cochin China eggs. I set them under a hen. Just before the time when the should have hat the hen kitted. That was Tue ht. I want to lose the chickens, so into the house and The warmth of my pu mo kept because of her beauty and popularity in| Stone County. “RRM ai eS TRS 2 ‘ ge NE WIE SOEs fa oe Se a pretty little and yesterda oa ot FP4, i was didn't the t them into my the eggs out of the four Blaydes Brothers Say W ae Was Aggressor. | WARRANT IS ISSUED FOR HIM ASKED WHEN ANOTHER . CAR WOULD PASS. THEY + Feared Their Transfers Would Expire and Expressed Themselves That | Way, They Aver, When — Warren Started Quarrel. In a discussion over a transfer, issued by a transit company conductor, Robert L. and Ferdinand A. Blaydes of 4219 Fin- ney avenue and Paul Warren, a conductor on the Jefferson avenue division, quarreled in the carsheds at Jefferson and Geyel avenues Wednesday. Warren, it is said, followed the Blayde@ brothers to the street in front of the sheds and resumed the quarrel, which resulted In Warren drawing his revolver and firing five times at the Blaydes brothers. One of the shots took effect tn Robert L. Blaydes’ left leg, inflicting a painfal wound. The police arrested the Blaydes Robert L. being sent to the City Hospital, Warren was arrested and was locked up at the Soulard Street Station. After an in- vestigation by Capt. Young, the release of the Blaydes brothers was ordered. According to the story related by the Blaydes brothers in the office of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Johnson Thursday morning, they had been in South St. Louis and had taken a Jefferson avenue car, 6x- pecting to transfer at Washington avenue for their home. The car they boarded only went as far as Jefferson and Geyer avenues, where it was turned into the shedg. While waiting for another car they enter- ed the sheds and inquired what time an- other car would come along. They said that while making their in- quiries, Warren left his car and approach-— ing them said he wished there was some rule whereby such “cheap screws” as they could be given their money back and fired out of the sheds. ere | od that he . Blaydes ; . but, if Warren he w be ac- \where his wounds were dressed. not ,object to hi that he did not want troub ularly anxious, 4, ie “4 ies brothers left the sheds and say Warren followed. clenched: his fist and started after Robert Blaydes. Blaydes saw him coming and struck Warren. ro ‘ Then, they say, Warren drew a revolver and said, ‘‘Now I will get you for : With this he began to He shot fi times while Blaydes was running. nand Blaydes stepped towards Warren told him to put up the weapon, saying hi brother had been shot. “I know he has been shot.” he al Warren said, “and I have saved one for you,”’ with which he fired the remain- ing cartridge at Ferdinand Blaydes, but the bullet went wild. A few minutes later, when the police r rived on the scene. Warren admitted . shooting. but said he had acted only in eae h i Warren with assault A warrant charging with intent to Kill was issued Thursday. . PUBLICITY COMMITTEE MEETS Decides World’s Fair Shall Have Dis- tinctive Trade-Mark and Pro- proses to Organize Bureau. The World's Fair Committee on press and publicity held its first meeting at headquarters in the Laclede building, Thursday afternoon. Those present were Chairman R. HL. Stockton, Messrs, Houser, Knapp, Steigers, Schroers, Frauk and President D. R. Fran- cis. It was decided that the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition should have a distinctive trade mark of some kind, and Messrs, Knapp, Houser and Frank were appointed as a subcommittee on the subject. A prize will probably be offered for the best design submitted. Messrs. Stockton, Steigers and Schroers were appointed to draw up a plan for the organization of the bureau of publicity and promotion. It was decided that local dele- gations to national conventions of freight- rate agents. credit men and retall clerks rovided with badges, advertising the St, Fouls World's Fatr. COOLER THURSDAY NIGHT Dr. Hyatt Predicts Fair Weather Fri- day and Says the “High” Came From the Northwest. Dr. Hyatt predicts that it will be cooler Thursday night. But he says it will be generally fair Thursday night and Friday. . “We had a little rain in St. Louis - Wednesday evening.” he said to the Post- Dispatch Thursday morning.” but precipitation was only three-fifthsof an inch, was 3.18 inches.” ! Dr. Hyatt explains that the cooler weataer is coming from the northwest. He says there were killing frosts and freezing tem- ee peratures in Montana Thursday morning, caused by the same “high” that is going to »! cool the St. Louis weather. Bl Red Convicte@. QUINCY, Til, June 6—William “Bloom! Red.” was t alias ‘‘Bloomington 2 ~on Vict simple Suratery seeey ene. we to pr the indeterminate act. was made to convict under ac , - >, ££ Se y ae ; a es gs Pe eee "5 ‘ : bP | ies