St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 25, 1902

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; ee as VOL. 55, NO. 60, MAS, PRESTON [LOVE A FACTOR USED ACOWHIDE! IN THIS MURDER Thrashed Man Who Slander-| Young Man in Illinois Shot ed Her. From Ambush. SAYS HIS NAME IS THOMPSON FRED LARIMORE OF PLAINFIELD HER HUSBAND IS AWAY WORK- THE AS- ING IN — SOUTH. . - Geo. Prank Rushed Through “Really Music Store in Flight. - aa x \ a - on ag EP nt an A . . , call x an ae _ Ls ae i Baan & “ : : ae. a rae t r . & _ {PETECTIVES SAY HIS PICTURE Is IN ROGUE’S GALLERY. BLOODHOUNDS PUT ON SASSIN’S TRAIL, > £ CA wz The Accepted Theory Is That Larimore Was Slain by a Man Who Was His Rival for a Young Woman’s Hand. When Thompson Called at Her Home She Used the Whip on Him to the Best of Her Ability, She Declares. | Ge Fired Point. Blank at Detective ‘\ Keely While Pursued and Praised ; the Officers Bravery When Captured. A OO WA OFT Va #* scant! Syecial to the Post-Dispatch QUINCY, Ill., Oct. 25,—Bloodhounds are on the trail of the unknown assassin of Fred Larimore, who was shot and killed from ambush, near Plainfield, last night. The theory is that he was murdered by a jealous rival. Young Larimore was 23 years of age and engaged to be married to Miss Rosa Frick of Kinderhook, Pike County, but the date of the wedding had not been set. The young lady denies that he had a rival. She says that her affections were placed implicitly in young Larimore's keeping. The bloodhounds which were placed upon the trall are the property of Charles Miller of Colchester, and are the same which were used at Monmounth two weeks ago to trace phe missing wife of ex-State Senator Hard- “ ng. | Coroner Lummis, who held an inquest on | @ MONDAY’S FAI the murdered man, savs that he had a private conversation with I. M. Larimore, HIS i DAL M AN \ First race, five and one-half furlongs, purse: 921 » 110 — > Mrs. E. lL. Preston of 3625 Cozzens ave- nue cowhided a man named Thompson in her home™“Thursday night because he said slanderous things about her. In explanation of the incident Mrs. Pres- ton said to the Post-Dispatch Saturday morning: “Thompson is a carpenter who claims to be a. plumber, but whose main business seems to be to slander women. I met him through a friend of mine. My husband is away working in the South and Il am here with my two children. “Thursday I learned that Thompson had been saying things about me that were untrue. I did not know what to do. What is a woman to do when a man attacks her good name? “I have no men folks here and there was no resort but the police court. That is no place for women, so I bought a cowhide. the man from whom I bought it told me to be careful in using it on the children, as a few strong hits would bring blood. “TIT put it away and Thursday evening I learned that Thompson intended to call at my house. I made ready for him, even to the plaeing of chairs in convenient post- tions and putting the stand out of the «Before he came two of my friends came Fe a Guests Breakfasted at Sout s a a * Se and Then Went to Fair Site. ~ Pe ‘ _t One of the most thrilling arrests made in ®t, Louis for years was effected a half ' hour before noon today, when a man call- tng himself George Franks was brought to bay in the City Dispensary yard by De- ,; tectives Keely and McNeil and Chief Clerk John + * =, m ¥ ‘@urred within three square blocks, but ' ‘there were devious turnings and twistings during the run, and the incident occupied geveral moments. The view of a man rushing through the moonday crowds on Olive street pursued by two larg: men, each grasping a revoiver, g@ dash through the wo!'l-tilled aisles of a Mmugic store, and the last flerce effort at re- sistance, held the spectators spell-bound. HOW HE WAS TRACED. = | ee a ees “See ae ) ie he admitted to the coroner he had his sus- picions, but so far the name of the person suspected of the murder is withheld. Bloodhounds followed a trail today for sotne distance in the orchard opposite the spot where the body was found, but when they came to the road itself they lost the scent because of the number of people who had tramped over the walk. The coroner's jury is completing its in- quiry today. The testimony is directed into B80 Dr. Scharff (776) Schodale ..... ... SOY Fifzkanet 980 If You Dare 923 Jack de Mund 927 Happy Chappy ... (919) Virgie d'Or q ee is = “ a the father of the murdered man, and that fi ao Bermuda Modicum Athol Stone z% BAL ww a ——— mit ed oe tlun Wish eZee ° " ry 1 : : Henig “ & 3) oe ee wa” it . “a A ei > ; ae GH , ~ Weer SS Bets for complicity in the murder of Gov. Goe- 1. Orne state will close some time this after- and the case will go to the jury this evenilng. PART OF BRAIN REMOVED. Loss. Special to the Poat-Dispat.n. CHICAGO, Oct. 2%.—Surgeocns have re- moved a portion of John Daly's brain without impairing his mental faguities to anv perceptible extent. Daly was working on the fourth floor of one of the Armour buildings in the | stock yards Oct. 10. fellow workman threw a rivet to Daly, who, in reaching or it, fell to the und, his skull being ri stured his brain protruded. it was Hhought: he die. An operation was part of the abot D. eta sah 4 2 tee > * es. pr. cerebellum a channel to bring out a possible motive, but so far has been very unsatisfactory. A quarrel that Larimore had a week ago was brought in, but was explained, and proved of no value in estimating the me- }’ tive. Some letters found upon the young man are difficult to explain, but throw no light on the invescigation. Many profess to be- lieve that the killing was purely accidental, and was the result of « stray shot. The fact that the bullet was only a 22-caliber, and evidently fired from some distance, would seem to dispute the theory of delib- erate murder. Ordinarily a billet wound in the right breast from a 22-caliber target ri- fle would not be ccnsidered very dangerous Sheriff Roth and Detectives Koch and Bumster have been investigating every branch of the cage ever since their arrival on the scene, and it is possible that they may decide to make an arrest before tomor-. row. TARKINGTON WAS FRIGHTENED ‘Novelist, Introduced for a Political Speech, Sat Down Without Saying a Word, Special to the Post-Dispatch. \ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 25.—Booth Tarkington, novelist, who is a candidate for. the legislature, attempted to make his first political speech last evening. Mr. Tarkington is very popular person- sent and a large audtence gathered to hear im. He arose to speak, but suffered so badly from stage fright that he sat down without saying a word. ANGRY WIFE SHOT HUSBAND Infuriated Because He Threw Water on Her, She Grabbed Gun and Killed Him. Special to the Pest-Dispatch. OTTUMWA, Io., Oct. 25.—John Krebs’ wife did not. get up when he arose from bed this morning. “Get up and get my breakfast,’’ shouted the head of the house. ‘In \just a minute,” came the reply. Many minutes passed. Then Krebs drew a bucket of cold water from the well and drenched his sleeping wife. She arose, furious, seized a shotgun and killed her husband. “I did not know the gun was loaded,”’ she said at the inquest today, but the coroner's jury held her on a charge of murder. YOUNG WU 10 BE A SOLDIER Son of Chinese Minister Will Drill With a Company of New Jer- sey Militia. Special to the Post-Dispatch. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.;, Oct. 16-year-old son of Minister Wu wants to be a soldier. The Chinese minister had the boy admitted to the sophomore class of the high school here recently. The laws of China forbid the lad’s be- coming = member of any military organi- zation in any other country than his own and for this reason he was not placed in # military academy. But, at Minister Wu's request, the Mor- ris Guards of Atlantic City, last night, by a formal vote, consented to give young Wu the privilege of attending the drills and learning the duties of a soldier with- cut the formality of becoming a member organization. If nothing inter- the lad will soon be seen at the armory in the uniform of a private of the Morris guards. Some members of the organizations who were not at the meeting have objected, not because young Wu is the son of the Chi- nese. but because, they assert, it is estab- lishing a bad precedent. They declare such action is against the law of the guards. The matter will be taken up again at the meeting of the guards next week. TAKES A WIFE AT 83 YEARS. Joseph Carman Is Happy With Bride - of 45. Special .to the Post-Diapatch. FREBPORT., L. L., Oct. 25.—The marriage of Joseph Carman, aged 83 years, to his niece, Miss Eita J. Carman, aged 4 years, became known today, although the couple 6. ever since rominent py.’ said the bride today. e of real affection,” added the adopter to 25.—The FRANK G. SCHEER DECORATED AS A HERO. RESCUED GIRL FROM DROWNING She Was Tillie Wagoner and She Showed Her Gratitude by Sending a Neat Medal to Her Rescuer. “One girl’s life’’—this is the story that the medal worn by Frank G. Scheer of 2219 California avenue, tells. The medal came to him through the .nail. The girl's inf2 was saved: last summer. rank G. Scheer is a handsome, dark- eyed youth 17 years old. He is employed in the office of the Anheuser-Busch Brew- ing Association. One Sunday .about three months ago he went boating on the lake in Carondelet Park. There were three girls in a boat in the middle of the lake heir cars lay in the bottom of the hoat and they were amusing themse'ves rocking the Whcat from side to side. One of the oars fell out of the boat into the water. This excited the xirls and caused them to up- set tha boat. FRANK G. SCHEER They were near the center of the lake, which is about a block wide and three blocks .ong. Two of the girls could swia, the other could not. Frank Scheer saw her danger and rowed to her as fast as he could. susie had risen for the second time when he reachei her. He lifted her from the water into his boat and rowed to shor. There she and her companions who had save] themselves were given dry clothing. Before leaving the park the young wom- an, who had been gs0 close to death, thanked yvoung Scheer for saving her life and asked for his address. That was the end of the story as far as he was con- cerned. At least so he thought until a short time ago When a letter came through the mail containing the signature of Tillie Wagoner. The letter thanked him again for saving the writer's life, and asked him to accept the enclosed medal. The medal is a bar and pendant. On the bar is his name, “Frank G. Scheer.’ Below on the pen- ‘Gant are these words, ‘“‘The Hero.”’ Mr. Scheer called at the young lady’s home, Virginia and Kansas avenues, and thanked her for the gift. He is the son of a widow, Mrs. E. Scheer, and has been employed in the Anheuser-Busch office three years. “ONLY A BABYLONIAN STORY” Rabbi Hirsch So Characterizes First Chapter of Genesis and Bids Con- gregation Discard It. CHICAGO, Oct. 25.—At the Temple of Israel last night, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch de- clared his absolute disbellef in the first chapter of Genesis, and bade his congre- gation discard it as an article of faith. Religion, biology and astronomy, he de- clared, have each given evidence that make it impossible to believe that the world was created in six days. It is impossible also to give serious consideration to the ef- forts that have been made to reconcile science and religion. “All nations,’ said Dr. Hirsch, “have their idea of the creation of the world, and in every case the creation has been as- cribed to their favorite gods.. The world has gradually progressed from polytheistic to monotheistic ideas and there is no doubt that the first chapter of Genesis is simply a relation by some Jewish writer of the stories told by the Babylonians, which the Jews had carried from their captivity in Babylon, 600 years before Christ.”’ GAVE SHERIFF MORE TIME. Then Dickmann Must Explain to Court a Shortage of Jurors. Judge Woods granted one more week to Sheriff Dickman this morning to prepare an answer to the order for him to appear in court and show cause why he should not be fined for contempt of court In having only 16 jurors respond to their names instead of & in the case of Ukman versus the Dally Record Co. e sheriff is now ordered to appear next Saturday. BOODLERS SENTENCED. Wheeer and Williams of Chicago Fined and Sent to Prison. CHICAGO, Oct. 2%.—The jury in the Ma- sonic Temple tax fixing case today re- turned verdict of poe t Luke W heeler and tent ms. jams was sentenced to © mie ot fata Gee » so ara | Emma Meyers Belle Barnard Second race, six furlongs, selling: 925 Weideman 686 Le A na , Gala Day Messina (ne More Broodler Sue Johnson Cadet .... Hamptonian Marco’ Polo Lady Idris Third race, one mile and seventy yards, purse: Ida Penzance Lana Minor Antolee Belle Simpson Barkl rite Buecleuth RAID ON ALLEGE BUCKET SHOP — cd Detectives McGrath, Wiliams and Sulli- van raided the rooms of the Rialto Com- mission Co. at 208 North Third street, at noon today and a®rested thirteen men who were in the place. Fred Bond of 18038 Washington avenue, Charles Butler of 1510 Olive street and Fred H. Hawkins of 208 North Third street were charged with maintaining and operating a gambling house, and the fol- lowing men had charges of idling placed against them: John Fletcher, 618 Olive street; F. 8. Woods, 4127 Maryland avenue; James Dud- Gale, 723 Market street; Isgac M. Stevens, 1208 Mississippi avenue; Charles Hollert, 2905 Washington avenue; Leo Richards, alias Leo R. Prendeville, 442 Castleman avenue: A. J. Carpenter, 2833 Manchester avenue; Charles Cosmidius, 1536 Franklin avenue: Joseph Anderson, 292 Washington avenue, and John Brown, 1418 Market street. CHICAGOANS BROUGHT WARMTH St. Louis Experiences One of Hottest October Days on Record—Snow in City by the Lake. Dr. Hyatt, St. Louis’ official weather fore- caster, remarked today that the members of the press delegation from Chicago must belong to that species of humanity Known as ‘“‘warm members.” In support of his conclusion the doctor declared that since the arrival of the “scribes’’ this morn- ing St. Louis is ex- periencing one of the hottest late October days in the history of the city, while in Chicago, the village which the writers va- cated, the temperature has fallen rapidly. This morning it was snowing in the city by the lake. Dr. Hyatt added: “There js a possibility of rain tonight or tomorrow, but it will not.pe more than a shower. Statiorary temperate is the pres- ent outlook, with indications of cool weath.- er by tomorrow night.” 1800 DEAD BODIES MOVED. Transfer Made Necessary by Sale of the Cemetery. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Oct. 2—The work of re- moving 1300 bodies from the private cem- etery of the New York Infant Asylum in Mount Vernon was completed today, hav- been in for aixteen days. (912) Schwalbe Fifth race, one mile and one-eighth, selling: WW Mission V25 EKoerys 906 King.-telle SUS Suproe ¥28 Precisely SM} 6OSwordsman 91S *Brewer Schorr {M2 P28 Kisme (v24) Leflare Sv2 Zonne Sixth race, seven furlongs, relling: 926 Sailor Cadmus Eva's Darling Red Apple Blue Mint 97 cr. Oo i(tisé‘«éR 100 *Magie Felix Icicle Maria Bolton . Lady) Our Lady Hill Massie Jake Weber *Apprentice allowance claimed, ——eCw,,,_eCrOoOoOe eens ® Hl| 9 ) - THAT WAS WHAT INTRUDER TOLD MISS FULDNER. ASKED HIM WHO HE WAS “Who are you and what do you want here?” demanded Miss Carrie Fuldner when she saw a strange and uncouth man approaching her room Friday afternoon. “Just a burglar, miss,’’ was the candid reply. “And you will greatly oblige me and save yourself annoyance and perhaps et by not interfering with my busi- ees. The young lady’s intentions were perhaps in accord with the burglar’s wishes, but she involuntarily gave such a scream that cculd be heard all over the house, and the burglar, without more ado, left the place without finishing his burglarious mission. The house invaded was that of Arthur Fuldner of 2724 Washington avenue. Miss Fuldner was in her own room on the second floor, and the thief gained her room with- out discovery. Her watch was on the dress- ing table and the thief appropriated this before he took to flight. The police were called and Miss Fuldner was called upon to furnish a description, but this she said that she was unable to do. ASK WARRANTS FOR JUDGES W. F. Sherman and J. W. Taylor, Re- publican election judges in the Thirteenth precinct of the Twenty-fourth ward, ap- plied for warrants Saturday morning against Charles Hull and Edward Hutti, = premoarame judges for the same pre- cinct. Messrs. Sherman and Taylor told Assist- ant Prosecuting Attorney Johnson that a canvass of the books reveal that # names were registered in whi an inves- tigation was demanded. Forty-five of these failed to answer letters requesting them to appear before the judges and show why their names should not be stricken from the books. The Republican judges de- manded that the 4 names be stricken from the registration lists. The Democratic judg refused to strike off a single name. Mr. Johnson said that he would issue a warrant under section 21% of the general law, which meanor. JURY TO TRY DELEGATES. A special jury has been secured to try the 16 members of the House of Delegates un- der indictment in connection with the bri- bery cases. The cases are set for trial next Monday. Circutt Attorney Folk has returned from Jefferson City and bia, humacher are among the witnesses who will testify in the case. SATURDAY’S SCRATCHES AT FAIR GROUNDS. makes the offense a misde- . general he surrendered peaceably and ¥ | conducted without apparent harm or note tation from the crowd that had so ae waited his coming. ~~ WHAT IT MEANT. “Really and truly what does this was the comment of Mr. Ernest M as a broad-shouldered policeman la upon him end commanded to pr ward. At that very moment, with af ing him in the face. Mr. McG have been meditating another Along came the police writers city by the lakes. 4 ey Thee thought Trey knew policeme ne where, but their “‘pull’ didn't go this: “It’s an old game,” said Chief | ‘ gendarme, when they pleaded the r “You don’t know us?” came the - again. ' aR “Oh, yes, we do,” and the of the officer relaxed as he a: are confidence men.” © — As the party filed out in twos they” marched to patrol wagons undeg @ Mi guard of blue coats, and then not mg arrested but held up to public ride over the principal dcwntown The coup was cleverl~ planned : executed. | ls The Press Club of Chicago, the gu of the World’s Fair management and local press of St. Louis, received a jearty if a novel welcome. ee IN THE PATROL W. ase The fate that befell them when i reached Union Station was as unexpect as an important capture usually is. Be, Ten patrol wagons were dhs al Awaiting the arrival of the train wagons were stationed along Twe street, with a polloeman in a each. ; Se On Market street a cordon of f policemen held levee. ae In the station midway 50 of the pow fantry with Chief Kiely at the Read: ten detectives under command of of Detectives Desmond cleared the Wa the visitors. a The train was an hour late, but the of the local newspaper men ! secret suspense until the coaches fo the big train shed. 4& E The first arrests attracted he # attention. Among those captured © the raid were Ernest 2G 4 Young, Charies Lederer, Homer H. L. Burdett. | Secretary Walter B. World's Fair, Mark Bennet, the Bureau of Press and Publiiel Reeves, head of the territorial lative department and rer all the St. Louis metropolitan posed the reception party. The procession of prisoner formed at gate No, 16 and was to the Twentieth street exit. trol wagons, barred with were backed up against the THE AUDIENCE. Pm “Gee,” yelled a nowsboy, dashing lessl!y down the street, “a and cuffs and sweel lookin’ ketched!” ke And s the news of the Press ¢ rival was heralded, and an impro dience wathered to see the fun, 7. Beg ee er. | rs st, A) to & ee Be phe 3 J he a » t DMs Z re 7 = Every window was filled with ti so much attention in St. On one of the wagons