St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 5, 1902

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ae | ec on Me y | “ Rak ae - hire RE NF Gb. 5 se , , 4 %, THE ONLY ST. LOUIS NEWSPAPER WITH iHE ASSOCIATED PRESS. DAY DISPATCHES. ts all Cad 7 oF x % i ee ee ae “VOL. 54, NO. 227, ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL. | 4 INDOW GAVE WA WHEN SHE JUMPED Beard Fell Three Gladys : Stories, STRUCK-ON HEAD AND HANDS WAS: PLAYING WITH HER LITTLE SISTER. a Picked Up Conscious, Gladys Swooned, “but Recognized and Addressed “Relatives Before She Died vr! of Concussion of the Brain. Gladys Beard, 10 years old, daughter of Harry Peard of 221 Lucas avenue, fell from .a third story window of her home to @ paved court below Friday evening and died’ four hours later of concussion of the brain. She was playing with her 4-year-old sis- ter, Margaret, in the bathroom on the third floor, when the accident happened. Tt was about 7 o'clock and the other members of the family were at dinner. ‘The witridow of the bathroom was closed and little Gladys-fell headlong through the hedvy pane of glass, whirled several times in falling the distance of 28 feet and struck on her head and hands. Both arms were pe et a deep gash was cut in her forehead. The sound of the breaking glass and the sctéams of the sister, Margaret, reached the family in the dining room on the first fioor. : SWOONED WHEN FOUND. While the others rushed from the table upstairs, G. Dudley. divining what had hap- pened, ran outdoors and into the court. He found the injured child lying on the pave- ment still conscious. : She called to him crying, and _ then swooned. She ‘revived when taken inside the house and ‘recognized her father, mother and lit- tle ‘sister, speaking to them. Dr. Moore of the Linmear building attended her. Margaret, the 4-year-old sister, who was the only witness of the accident, said she and her sister were playing when Gladys started to jump onto the broad window sill. Her fOot caught on a small heater as she jumped and she,lost her balance, falling forward through the window to the court below... ‘Deputy Conener Fitzsimmons held an in- accidental death. $e The funeral will be held in Moberly, Mo., the old family home, where the child was porn, MAYOR TO CITIZENS’ RESCUE Columbus’ Executive Will Prosecute Street Car Crews If Transfers Are Not Given Properly. Special to the Post-Diepatch. COLUMBUS, O., April 5.--All St. Louis- ans will appreciate especially this item. ‘The Columbus Railway Co., owning prac- tically all the street car lines here, s-- cured an extension of its franchises a year ago on condition that the transfers for one fare be given on all its lines. Last week the company ordered its con- ductors to give tranfers only on lines that continue In the same general direction as that on which the passenger first takes yor Hinkle issued a proclamation to- day, advising citizens that the company has no right to do this, and requesting them to refuse to leave the cars when their transfers are not accep:ed. If they are rejected he asks them to take the number ay and the names of witnesses so BRITISH LOSS WAS HEAVIES One Hundred and Thirty-Seven. PRETORIA, April 5.—The British losses in the neighborhood of Hart's river in the southwestern extremity of the Transvaal, March $81, were three officers and %4 men killed and 16 officers and 131 men wounded. - The Boers admit that they lost 137 ynen killed or wounded. The action occurred at Doornbelt farm, a few miles soyth of the sccne of Gen. Delarey’s defeat of Gen. Me- The. Boers, who were commanded by Gens. Kemp and. Potgieter, attacked with great determination, but the Canadian con- tingent, -which was the last to arrive in South Africa from Canada, two squadrons of yeomanry under Col. Cookson, and the rtiliery and mounted rifies under Col. Keir, presented such a stout front that the burghers’ were finally forced to retreat. ihe carvalty list shows that the second Canadtar nted rifles had four officers ind -men killed and 40 men nde mer St Ted EliR WORK 1S GOING’ OA Delay In Government Building, Walte Bs Stevens, secretary of the Lou- : Exposition Co,. said Sat: rning that no word had been re- a V J ait # ~- x ; ss PP SE AZ A - ") ‘ : [8 ‘ ; t _ hee PI - i Y ” iy . f .) ¥ _ 63.COO RIGGER THAN ANY OTHER. MA, FOLK: SAYS ~—KRATI 1S GONE His Attorneys Have Tried in DETECTIVE HAS LOST TRACE. TRIAL ON BRIBERY CHARGE SET FOR APRIL 7. — —— Kratz Was Not at His Home Saturday, but Members of His Family Deny He Is a Fugitive Circuit Attorney Folk told the Post-Dis- patch at noon Saturday that he was con- vinced that Charles Kratz, under indict- ‘ment for bribery, had jumped his bond and was a fugitive from justice. “Judge Thomas B. Harvey, attorney ior Kratz, has told me,"’ said Mr. Folk, ‘‘that he and Attorney Fauntleroy have been try- ing for several days to make an appoint- ment to meet Kratz but have been unsuc- cessful.’’ Chief of Detectives Desmond has had a detective shadowing Kratz, out jand.. These visitors are John Deviin and William F. Redmond, both members of the House of Commons, and they are com- ing to urge aid for ireland. Excerpts from the Stead book and pictures of the irish , si hn pe. 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Aa - * - , « : ‘ A : re: pe Pa) y 7 > - " ‘ { a a hit ve : tae CY : . e . 5 at y Tees eo - - > oes lo - bite - : = = site aie ee: : +5 ne & Final Report to Judge Rye day Says That All Fran eat eo." a eed 2. pt oe Within Ten Years, With™ Exceptions, Have Been Se Through Bribery, ee DELEGATES SHOULD BE ELECTED AT Li ws ee : ‘ a Ris > yh i = a WS : ey 4 : r ee Certain Oelegates and Councilmer ceived $250,000 for One Franchi Central Traction--and These Bax Should Have Been Indicted at That ---Ed Butler Indicted for Offers Bribe, © gba tees | Following is the verbatim report of the $6666 @ > o¢¢ oo: Felruary grandjury, made to Judge Ryan @ on this morning: | = : ‘ S 5 00000000 S06: T ’ + ly ¢ a . if RES SOSOSSCOOO t:ltending the live pigeon shoot. 1° At the Rome of Mre. Starklof® on Cook) ‘ t os a, eed ‘+ , , ee i * , ; ' ae ae He the res Tite eae Fete: f em es Fags, hes a Be sai 4 fea ee a me 4S a >» &. } . ‘ bas ‘ht Tt N\A ir o) . | Ss : \ : \\ YA, MES. DAN O’MADIGAN, JR.” SUNDAY WILL BE. WARM Dan 1)’ Madigan, Jr., of 2638 California ave- nue and Miss Marie Adelle Starklo.®# of 6S Cook avenue were married in St. Al- phonsus’ Church by Rev. Father Shea at |Dr. Hyatt Predicts a Ris of. 7 o'clock Saturday morning. The Bride is the only daughter of Dr. Max C. Starkloff, health commissioner of St. Louis, who is now in Kansas City at- grees in the Temperature To- ihorrow. " The groom ifs a eon of the late Dan O’Madigan; who was for 12 years superin- fendent of quarantine. His sister is Isa- belle O"Madigan, a St. Louts actress. The wed@ing was a surprise to the faml- lies of both bride and groom. Dr. Starkioff will not know of it until he receives a letter from his daughter, written Friday. Mrs. Starkiloff, the young woman's moth- er, Is an invalid. She was told of the pro- posed marriage Friday night, after the li- cenee had been secured. She gave her con- sent, telling the young couple that she wished they had waited until they were older. The bride is 2) and the groom 2 Dr. Hyatt, weather potentate for St, Louis An filustration of the criminal character of these municipal legislators has arisen since the disclesures resulting from the re- cent investigations. The lower branch of the Municipal Assembly fs now divided into iltwo bitterly hostile factions, and each, In the effort to discredit the opposing faction and to undermine its influence, charges that faction with laying the proofs of corruption before the proper authorities. We have had before us many of those who have been, and, most of those who are now; members of the House of Dele- gates. We regret to report that we have found a number of these utterly tillterate ard. lacking in ordinary intelligence, un- abl: to give a better reason for favoring or a desire to