St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 2, 1902

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= a . = Sh, ae Z, yt weg ieee E! 4 € } “4 4 by UIS 2 oy Fy a 7 “* « Ee os “VOL. 55, NO. 103. ~sTL LOUIS, "TUESDAY | EVEN ING, e L EceueE 1s —--—— ATORNEYS HA SMASHED WINDON “Glass Saved Him From Ten- | Story Plunge. ‘ FIGHT RAGED IN LAW OFFICE. : “TENANTS OF MISSOURI TRUST : _ BUILDING GATHERED TO HEAR. ‘Turbulent Call on Lawyers Ed- ' wards & Peters, Which Out- . siders Stopped. | Angry cries and the sound of blows siar- tiled the tenants on the tenth floor of the “Missouri Trust building Monday afternoon --@t’ 4:30 o'clock. Presently the sound of breaking glass and a woman's screams ; Were added to the din, causing a crowd to ‘gather in front of rooms 1007-08, the law of- “nees of Eawards & Peters, where the fight ‘was taking place. “He's trying to throw him out of the - window!” screamed Miss Franklin, ste- nographer for the attorneys. Then she tried to persuade R: M. Dameron, who was ——s in an angry tone, to leave the of- : f you want to help your — ~ best can do is leave here at once, a Ghe told Da Dameron, but he dfd not follow Her eaeicn He went back into the room and we more the din became terrific. So great the confusion and noise that Charles s, one of the attorneys concerned, ac- knowledged this morning that for the time being he had lost his head. i According to the statements of Attorneys ; rds and Peters, the trouble was all t an unpaid board bill said to be due . Parrott, who formerly kept a board- ouse on Locust street. BOARD BILL WAS THE CAUSE. ' “J. J. Tracy, an employe of the Wabash ‘ear accountant’s office, is the man with “whom the case originated,” sald Attorng Peters. “Some time ago—as far back as . 7 August, I think—I threatened to gar- nishee ous m behalf of Mrs. Parrot for a debt. of $75, but he begged me to wait. I peompeved legal action, but recently I re- -. “Yesterday Tracy came to the office while a out wi told Miss Franklin, the ste ographer, that when I came in I had bet- have my boxing gloves on. a rementiy “came in, and he returned ~ ete = frien eron, and the trouble = 2 fey fase nanees ay Aiterney Edwards g«0- 0 hi Peters found that Doing pased’ toward a wi as ten stories ahh ee resend, His S not pus but Seer at | “TRNANTS STOPPED MELEE. * ee length some of the other tenants threatened to interfere if the row was not stopped, and Dameron and Tracy left the ron ts agent for the United States and Manufacturing Co., and has an weed on the fifth floor of the Lincoln Trust u ng. At Dameron's office this morning it was said he might not be there at all today. t the car accountant’s office of the Wa- Tend railway it was said that Tracy had _ been involved in trouble yesterday, and had sustained Injuries which would keep him at home for several days. Attorney Peters was not injured at all. No warrants have n sworn out, and the attorneys say they have not decided wheth- er they will prosecute. _ Judge Cronin’s Soliloquy | SR 8S Sa i ORES me fe) Bee tabs > a ‘ e / % B® ; , -_---_ — - aN =» — - _—-— — ee ae ~ : Pa ‘ e 3 3 iat 5 SS ee ae ae a a fen. ef 6a-a- : hull i iate dont easy ‘o me, here new experience of bein’ J. P. % who. couldn't do it? Psat onthe Benth a n the th ans an’ look wise till yer * set back an’ stare ) a4 ‘the witness’ c , = An yer onto the game of the jurist for fair. then them ee guys Bear ay surprise eg EK tenauans that's too big for : ag the cue! ay, he get on ne eoure wi wall ‘aieber its new lid STRANGE PLOT ' FOR REVENGE CAUGHT PLOTTER Woman Charged With Con- spiracy to Wreck Car and Kill. IN PRISON, SHE IS NOW WARRANTS FOR HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW. Conspiracy Was Foiled by a Modern Sherlock Holmes, Who Pretend- _ ed Intended Victim Had Been Severely Wounded. Undone by an unsuspected Sherlock Holmes of her own conspiracy party is Mrs. Mary Adamson of Dewey Station, Ill., who sougnt revenge and found a jail cell. The arrest of Mrs. Adamson and two men late last night, and’ the isuance of war- tants for her daughter and her son-in-law, Supply the climax chapter in a tale of the Overthrowirg of a plot to wreck and kill which does not often happen fn real life. The story belongs to the detective classi- fication. Mrs. Adamson, who conducts a dance hall and saloon at Dewey Station, and Edward Weinter of East St. Louis. a brother of her son-in-law, are in jail at Belleville charged with conspiracy to wreck a car on the East St. Louis & Suburban Electric Railway, conspiracy to kill and assault to kill. Watlrrants have been issued for the arres: of Mrs. Sophie Weinert, daughter of Mrs. Adamson, and her husband, John Weinert, on the same charges. A detective from St. Louis, known in the case as. Abraham Beck, was “arrest with the other two prisoners and released ' on 83000 bond. Last Friday it was reported Night Super- intendent Max Braun, claim agent of the East St. Louis & Suburban line, had been assaulted and badly beaten by an vniden- tifled person. Other officiais of the railway caused the report to be published in the newspapers. Friends of Braun had no doubt that he had been injured as reported, it having been stated that he was attacked with a club or an iron bar, his skull being fractured. PHYSICIAN SUMMONED. Braund was said to be at his home in a serinus condition. Dr. J. L. Wiggins of Dep eg por ern neeg—eerorn dence by General Superntenident Bramlette of the railway line. Miss Evans, a trained nurse, alse was sent thither to take charge of the case. Friends who called to see Mr. Braun were denied admittance. The nurse said that her patient was in such a condition that it was not safe to admit callers to his bedroom. Mrz. Braun also was not to be seen. Many expressions of sympathy were sent to the supposedly injured man. It turns out now that Mr. Braun was not injured in the least, but that the story of the assault was a fabrication, for detective purposes to aid in running down a gang of conspirators who, to gratify a desire for petty vengeance on account of a grievance, had planned‘to put In jeopardy the lives of passengers on the road. The plot ef the detective, as opposed to the plot of he conspirators, was worked out with unusual nicety. There was not a hitch in the proceedings, and the quarry fell in- to the grasp of the’pursuers as was planned. Mkny months ago Mrs. Adamson and Mrs. Weinert boarded a car on the Haat St. Louis & Suburban line to ride a part of the way’to East St. Louis. Mrs. Adam- son and her daughter were arrested in East St. Iouis at the instance of Conductor Tierney, who declared that the women re- fused to pay their fare and refused te alight. They were fined for disturbing the peace. WOMAN’S DEFENSE. Mrs. Adamson maintained that she had rung for the car to stop at her intended des- tination, but that it had falled to stop and she and her daughter then decilned to pay fare beyond that point and intended to re- main on the car until it carried them back. The women sued the company for dam- ages and Mrs. Adamson was indicted for perjury on information filed by the rail- way company. The railroad company, some weeks ago, learned that Mrs. Adamson still harbored her grievance against the road. In some manner it came to the ears of the offi- clals that the woman contemplated exe- cuting@a terrible vengeance for what she contended had been an imposition. Immediate] the company, to protect the traveling public and its own property from possible harm, began plotting to spoil the plot supposed to be in process of formation by Mrs. Adamson. THE DETECTIVDE’S PLOT. A detective was employed by the com- pany. Under the name of Abraham Beck the detective made his appearance at Mrs. Adamson's saloon. He was dressed as a railroad, hand, wearing an old cap and shoes run down at the heels. Beck talked the railroad talk like the real article. He had a grievance against railroads, particularly the electric line that runs past Dewey Station. In Reck's esti- mation nothing v.as_tovo.bad to happen to that ‘road or the employes of it. Mrs. Adams 2n became interested in Beck, and according to the allegation of the de- saslive she employed him to assault Max Braun, the claim agent, to get the latter out of the way, so that it would be easier to wreck @ car. yan avers that Mrs. Adamson particu- larly ‘desired to wreck Conductor Tierney's car te get even. Beck was to receive #0 services. ‘The, eum of, $25 was paid ALLOWED HERE EXCEPT A Few. Prospective s ll eee he was laid up at his home. Beck says that the plot to destroy the car was com- pieted,, the parties thereto being Mrs. Adamson, Mrs. Weinert, John and: Ed Weinert and himself. At first, he says, it was arranged to wreck a car on the trestle just east of Dewey Station, Sunday night; but for some reason that plan was not carried out. CONSTABLES READY. Constables Lautz and Kaase, in a wagon, rode to the scene and stationed them- selves ready to arrest the conspirators. Beck then informed the company that the plot was to wreck Conductor Tierney’s car Monday night at 10 o'clock near the point where the St. Louis Valley Railroad track crosses the electric road's tracks. The arrangeents, the detective says, were finaliy made during the day at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Weinert, at Twenty- second street and “Cleveland avenue, East St. Louis: - : Constables Lauts.. on Kanpe were in waiting at the appointed officer for the road. The three men con- cealed in the weeds and watched ‘for their quarry. At 10 o'clock they saw..two men and a woman approaching up the 8t. Louis Valley track. The woman walked between the men. Edward Tierney and Detective Beck were the mn. Th party had some-from the direction of the John Tierney house. The constables silently approached the party and Lautz threw his arms about the woman while Kaase handcuffed her. The woman was Mrs. Mary Adamson. She dropped something’ while struggling with the officer, and it made a metallic ring as it struck a railroad tie. Constable Lautz “ee and picked. up two large horseshoes, They had fallen from the woman's clothing. Beck said tha, the plan was to nail the horseshoes to ihe rails and derail. the car. Tierney and Beck were arrested | the constables, the three prisoners being taken to the jail at Belleville. Bec was released on bond at once After being handcuffed Mrs. Beck man- aged to open her purse and drop a small sheet of paper to the ground. One of the constables observed the action and picked up the paper. It was, Beck's re- ceipt for $25. HORSESHOES EVIDENCE. The horseshoes and the receipt will be used as evidence. Mrs. Adamson is said to have remarked to the officers, facetiously, that she would bronze the horseshoes as scuvenirs of the occasion: General Superintendent Bramlette of the East St. Louis & Suburban line says that ever since it was suspected that Mrs. Ad- amson contemplated wreaking vengeance in the manner outlined he had caused the tracks to be patrolled their entire angen as a measure of protection to the traveling vblic. As a somewhat comic feature of a serious affair. it may be of interest to chronicle the fact that a perf was born to Mrs. Max Braun Sunday, le the husband and fa- ther was “quarantined,” so to speak, tn his own room, to carry out the plot Vemeinat leged conspirators. yg Poe of the fact that friends called congratulations upon the happy a ig Braun was not permitted to leave his room, lest some of the callers might reveal the fact that he was not in- jured, and thus break the chain of evi- dence against the conspirators. SNOW TOMORROW, PERHAPS Dr. Hyatt Says the Drizzle May Take On a Lighter | : Form. Umbrellas are staple articles of commeree today throughout the entire Southwest, but Dr Myatt is of the opinion that there is a chance for dealers to sell snow shovels left over from last, season, fur it is possible the present rainsiorm will develop in a snow snowstorm bpefure Wednesday morn- ing. Between Oklahoma and Fort Soott: there was a heavy down- pour last right, and it was still raining at noon. Texas had a steady rain, and no signs of clear weath- er are in evidence in i the Lone Star State. "2 FLEE eave raed Jad ne uation in St. Louis IMAL PHS TOENBURG CASE Supreme Court Almost Ready With Boodle Decision. IS FIRST ON APPEAL LIST. UNANIMOUS VERDICT WOULD LEA WA LITTLE RECOURSE. s ene ision Would Make hanined to Court in Banc Possible. Bpecial to the Post-Dispatch. JDFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 2.—The State Supreme Court will render no de- cision in the Meysenburg boodle case today. Local interest in the method of procedure in the Supreme Court of Missouri ts height- ened by the prospect pf an early decision in the Meysenburg case, the first of the boodle cases to reach the highest tribuns in the state. This is a court of last resort in all the boodle cases, and none of them can be ap- pealed, lawyers, say, to any higher court. The Supreme Court of Missouri is sep- arated into two divisions. Division No. 2 has exclusive jurisdiction in criminal cases. The three judges in this division are Gantt, Sherwood and Burgess. They must decide ail of the boodle cases that are decided by the Supreme Court be- fore Jan. 1. With the opening of the new year, Judge-elect James D. Fox ascends the Supreme bench, succeeding Judge Sher- wood. It is not certain who will comprise divis- ion No. 2 after Jan. 1. It may be that Judge Fox will simply replace Jurge Sherwood in division No. 2, and that thereafter Judgés Gantt, Burgess and Fox will decide the boodle causes. On the other hand, it may be that this entire trio may be placed in division No. 1 and the three judges to handle the boodle appeals be selected from the other four menbers of the court—Judges Bruce, Robin- ‘son, Valliant and Marshall. ONLY ONE RECOURSE. If the three judges now on the supreme bench should render a decision in the Mey- scnburg case sustaining the decision of the lower court, then only one recourse would remain for Meysenburg’s attorneys to save him from the penitentiary. This would be a motion for a rehearing. The Supreme Court does not allow such a motion to be argued. All Meysenburg’s attorneys could do in this event would be to file a written motion citing their rea- sons. .To secure a rehearing, it would be necessary for them to convince the court that it had overlooked a decision con-:rolling the case, or had misinterpreted some im- portant feature. But, if the three judges were not a unit in the matter, the mes ye would have @ further opportunity. S Seeing opinion by one of the three judges would permit the judges of the division, of their own mo- tiomear on motion of the defendant, to transtér the case to the court en banc. This would mean a rehearing of the case by the entire seven judges, , n that event the decision of a majority of the judges would be final. BELLEVILLE HAS ANEW MAYOR _—-—--—- @&a —_——__ — DR. A. F. HALSTEAD TO SUCCEED JOHN B. HAY. Dr. A.. F. Halstead was elected mayor of Belleville by the City Council Monday night by a vote of 8 councilmen out of the 13 mem- bers who compose the council. He suc- ceeds former Mayor John B. Hay, who re- signed office to become a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Thompson. Dr. Halstead qualified and announced that he would not interfere with the ap- > “aay that former Mayor Hay made ‘ : Ce 7 ‘ a nm |b a Ps a te Lia’ : r . . hy , - - fe’ »% * : iia an ss g 7 1 fe ” F ay * - 7. , " “ea Reade - = ! } i , nln 2 ial ee NEW GAME: PICKING OFF "TROUBLESOME NIMRODS a County if hunters do not quit bot hering the farmers. _~_— oS ES ~~ T SHALL: INSIST” SAYS PRESIDENT ‘People Want Anti-Trust Legislation and I Want It.” “SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED.” “I PROPOSE TO SECURE ACTION AT THIS SESSION.” Mr. Roosevelt Made These * ag soem! MES Legislators’ - Announced Plans, to New. York Representatives. ing Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—‘'I shall , on having some anti-trust legislation at this session. “The people want it and I want it. “It is a question which should not be postponed, and 1 propose to secure action by Congress at this session if possible.” President Roosevelt made this emphatic declaration in conversation yesterday with several New York representatives who called upon him at the White House. The President will exert every energy to obtain some action b Roe ess. In view of his simi! orts to obtain Cuban reciprocity legislation! during a ses- sion eovering sgven months that failed, it is questioned whether a greater result can be expected during a three months’ session. An anti-trust bill can easily be rushed through the House under the rules pro- hibiting debate, but in the Senate there is no limitation tv, discussion. All the Democrats and a large proportion of the Republicans claim to favor anti- trust legislation. All the Democratic leaders say they will render the Republicans all possible assist- ance in framing an effective and consatitu- tional measure. The Democrats, however, will insist on the Republicans going further’ than they de- sire, and will seek bv every parliamentary trick to place the party in power in as em- barrassing a position as possible, with: the hope that its effect may be felt in the next presidential . elec “ion, REED'S JOKE: ON THE HOUSE Former Speaker Has Fun With the Ma- jority’s Program for War War on Trusts. Spec ial to the T’ost-Diepatch. WASHINGTON, De. 2.—Former Speaker Reed, who is here on supreme court busi- ness. dropped in at the House of Represent- ativee vesterday. “What are you going to do this session?’ asked Mr. Reed of one of the House leaders. The reply was that nothing would be done serene passing the appropriation biils. at!’ said the former speaker. ‘“‘Are opportunity to you ae, to .miss your amend the constitution?” “What do vou mean? “Well, an-indefinable something is to be done in a way nobody knows how and at a time nobody nows wanes, ag ee as I un- derstand, r against the trusts. The TB By 8 80 broad I should think you could not miss it.” THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. Kor St. Louts and vicinity—Rain Tuesday night, possibiy. turning to snow Wednesdar: colder Wednesdar. WASHINGTON, Dee. 2.—Forecast: Missouri—-Rain Tuesday night, with colder ia west portion; Wednesday probably snow and cold- er; high east, shifting to north winds. Ilinois—Rein Tuesday night and Wednesdar; pos- sibly turning to snow in north portion Wednesday; colder Wednesday; high east, shifting to north- east winds. Indiana—Rain and warmer Tuesday night; Wednesday rain, possibly turning to snow and colder in north portion; higher easterly winds. lowa—Rain, turning to enow Tuesday night and Wednesday; colder Wednesday and in west por- tian Tuesday ps 3k high east, shifting to north winds. its wasninquber; Dee. 2.—The weather biirean has tasued the following bulletin: A cold wave will overspresd districts weet of ne cer aya ty and BA yay in entra. tidal fart i aX och | p~ . , ed ‘ age . | ey me +. Light ~ “i i . eS > . e wee a ae PEA i Se xe he: eee insist | This Should Be Done, Even if the C stution Must Be Changed to Per mits wr Action, Declares President In. His Message to the. Con TARIFF REVISION, HE THINKS, Re WILL NOT APPLY A RE °M Ifa Readjustment of the Tariff Is Nee President Expert Commission to Aid Congress—G@ Word for Labor, but: No Plan -for Strike Settlement Suggested. The most important features of President Roosevelt’s message. oo 1. Opening chapter on prosperity and the — future, a 5 Q¢ ISCVE » . Recommendation that the evil in trusts be remedied by actment, even if a constitutional amendment is necessary to the passage « required laws. 4. The creation.of a commission of experts to aid Congress. is rece in making a readjustment of tariffs, where it is found impossible to do. st reciprocity treaties. . » die we a 5. The tariff on anthracite coal s»* Id be removed, > 1 pe 6. Legislation is needed to give a elasticity to the currency. 7. Recognition of the beneficial effects of organized labor and pl the same plane as combined capital, but no recommendation on pre tlement of industrial conflicta. 8. Favoring the appointment of a secretary of commerce to. bean the cabinet. 9. Urging the adoption of recipeceity with Cuba and the't government’s pledges. ay 10. Review. of conditions ,in the Phili ippines: and. the nceme! war is over and civil liberty established. . ’ “§ Fe 11. Indorsement of Sécretary. Rodt’s ‘commentation for ‘s era the army. ° ae eS " Unt. seise hs eee he a —FULU TEXT OF oF THE M WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Président Theo- | ag dore Roosevelt sent the following mes-| ¥ sage to Congress today, which was read In| wm both houses: ee ™) 4 =a par aa <4, Fe THE NATION’S FUTURE. To the Senate and House weal Representa- tives. fail in our rye A if dy evils, but broceed path ait We still continue in a ported of unbound-| sense as we'l as reso good from the bad ed prosperity. This prosperity is not the creature of !aw, but undoubtedly the laws oree wane endeavoring to 4 under which we work have been instru- mental in creating the conditions which rx made it possibie, and by unwise legislation | TRUSTS AND it would be easy LA’ OURS THE GOSPEL enough to destroy it. | In my me “ ae OF HOPE AND There wi! undoudt-| its arst session I discussed ange , TOE TO amon tTON, | aestion of the regulation of shane - - opresszon. ©] pcrations commenly doing bel wave will recede; | ju usiness, often with , but the tide will advance.‘ This nation is : geated on a continent flanked by two great oceans. It is composed of men the descend- ants of pioneers, or,-.in-a sense, pioneers themselves; of men winnowed out ‘from among the nations of the Old World by the energy. boldness and love of adventure found in their own eager hearts, Such a nation, so placed, will surely. wrest sué- cess from fortune. As.a people we have played a large part in the world, and we are bent. upon our future even larger than the past. In par- ticiilar, the events -.of the last four years have definitely decided that, fer woe.or for weal, our place must be great among the nations. We may either fall greatly or suc- ceed greatiy; but we cannot avold the en- deavor from which either great failure or great success must come. Even if we would, we cannot play a small part. If we should. try. all that would follow would be that ‘we should play a latge part ignobly and shamehly. But our people, the sons of the men of civil war, the sons of the men who h iron in their. blood, rejoice in the ~R.... and face the future high of heart and res- olute of will. Ours not the aves Ba the weakling and the coward;. ours ospel of ry a and of triumphant tie. We do no: k from the st us. There‘are many problems tury—grTave graver at home; solve thern and solve them well, only that we bring to the solution the qual- ities of head and heart which were shown by the men who, in the days of M tes map ton, founded this government, and, in the dava of Lincoln, preserved it. No country has ever occupied a higher plane of material well-being than ours a the present moment. This. well-being is See o no sudden or accidental causes, but to the play of the economic forces in this country for over a century; to our laws, our sustained and continuous above all. been wor by lead in this phenomenal ind opment, and most of these been won not by doing evil, cent to action which has cecmmunity as a whole, wees, be ore was material well-being ow y diffused among our seeteee have wy B ula NATIONAL ACTION ¢ NECESSAR TO which the Bae | mental base of c ity of property otitis consistent with the ulate the exercise ers which it confers ah pe * . Wd ad Recommends Appointment - ‘of | se on by rapid strides. | . oe. ‘6 ‘* SS ‘ .¥ age. 3: Tariff revision not.a remedy for the evils complained of in the ¢ | —_ 9 6 Nl tly (state a a