The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-08
In the City.


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MARTHA SWITzER's ESTATE-Letters
of administration We're granted yesterday
to William l.: Wright on the estate of
Martha Eads Switzer. valued at s1l40W.
FELL FROM PORCH-Mrs. Adolph
Hanther, rs years old living with her hus-
Dand at No. 3lls Lawton avenue. fell from
| a porch at her home yesterday morning
and sustained fracture of the skull and
the left arm.
CAPITAL INCREAsED-The Atlantic
Real Estate Company filed notice Yesterday
OF increase OF capital stock from 100000 TO
SiSpVU; The ne, assets are stated at $3.50 Is6 ,y5
liabilities Sl3i 100. Fifty per cent of the in
crease is paia in.
CARRIAGE FACTORY FIRE-The Cen
tury Manufacturing Company of No. 2lll
and 2ll3 South Second street suffered a loss
of about $4,000 by fire which broke out
shortly after O'Clock yesterday morning
The concern manufactures automobiles.
buggies. carriages. etc.
INCORPORATED-The Carr McGrew
Scale Company filed articles of incorpora-
| ton yesterday with the Recorder of Deeds.
The capital stock Of $25, 900 is divided into
go shares. valued at 500 each. Clarence Y:
| Carr holds So shares. Jacob Gross AZ, Alfred
Carr and Arthur NJ Blackwell lc5.
INJURED IN A FALI.-cecil Carroll s
years oid. living with his parents at No.
4sliA Easton avenue. while playing In
house In course of construction at Page and
Bayard avenues. yesterday afternoon. fell
from the second story to the ground floor.
| a distance of fourteen feet, and was badly
bruised about the head and body. The in
1uries were dressed by Doctor Adams of No.
1916 Easton avenue.
BODY OF CHARLES MELHoP-The
body of the man who dropped dead early
front Of &o aa south ssasfh sixth 0a Street was
Identified at the morguc last night as that
Of Charles Melhop, a plumber. 50 years
old who lived with his parents at Jefferson
and Gravois avenues. Relatives took charge
Of the body.
WHISKY CAUSED sTUPOR-Ten cents
| worth, of whisky. after long abstinence.
proved too much for Bridget Flynn, who.
after drinking 1t. fell into stupor, from
nor ATTENDANTS @ at tRe cty Hospital could
arouse her. The woman Is more than 50
years old She was picked up by Patrolman
Maloney Of the Central District at Four
teenth street and Chouteau avenue yester-
day morning.
CONFERENCE OF CHARITIEs-Mayor
Wells yesterday appointed the following rs
delegates to the annual meeting of the Ma
! tionsl Conference Of Charities and Correc-
Sus Snssas2 sS BE MISS hes May In v PsrS rs D. Ed
ward Taussig,, Mrs Philip n. Moore: Miss
| Thekla Bernays. Doctor f. c. Runge,
Moses Fraley. e. G. Remmers. William G.
Nolte. Conrad kempf and Reverend G. Z.
| Stahmann.
WARRANT CHARGES MURDER-Hen-
| street. who was held at the Coroner's In
| quest for the death Of his wife, Kate Lin
| demann. will have to stand trial on
| charge of murder in the first degree. A
warrant was issued against him yesterday
morning. Mrs. Kate Lindemann died. ac-
cording to the autopsy report. from con-
| that he killed her. but admits that he beat
her.
ORPHANS DAY AT THE WILD WEST
Monday afternoon, May 10. will be Or
phans Day at the Wild West. on which oc-
casion spaSs will be provided for the in. IN.
mates os all orphan asylunls and charitable
institutions. Superintendents of such
charges should make official application by
sy 8s Wd e i asse aas
stating the exact number of seats they will
require. No tickets will be issued. but space
will be reserved for all such applications.
TWO. RUNAWAY YoUTHs-Eugene
Robinson, 16 years old, and Wesley Lester,
u years old. ran away from their home at
early yesterday morning at the Union sta
tion as they alighted from Wabash
train. The boys say they did not like to
go to school and came to ST. Louis with
the intention of going to work. A brother
Of the Lester boy arrived here last night
and will return to Peoria this morning with
the runaways.
EDWARD SEM Edward
Sem, who was charged with receiving
in % Judge WOODS court yesterday after,
and Adams streets. 1t was charged that
he received a lot of spoons, knives and
forks which had been stolen from c. r.
Hetters Jewelry Company of No. 10 Wash
ington avenue. Harry Chambers. one of
the goods, viii be called for trial to-day.
HELD BY CoRoNERs JURY-Michael
yesterday yesterday for @ the he'll killing of Timothy Far
rell Sunday on a verdict of unjustifiable
homicide; The evidence showed that they
a So sdde street p ans Me
Quade struck Farrell on the head with
ball bat, intiicting fracture of the skull:
Farrell died a Il. few hours afterwards Of =,
years old. and lived at No. 1126 North JEFF
ferson avenue. McQuade lives at No. 2O29
Franklin avenue.
ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Minnie DAILY. known to the police as Min
ME keating, was arrested in the Four
Courts corridor yesterday on charge of
attempting to compound felony. 1t is
charged that she offered John knight Of
No. 1859 Eugenia street SIS to not prose-
cute William Daily on a charge of robbery
In the first degree. Knight was held up
three weeks ago at Seventh and Locust
streets and robbed of ST. A week after
wards DAILY was arrested as one OF the men
who held him up.
WAN D ERER UNDER ARREST
Thomas Powell, sailor. soldier and wan
dsrer, was arrested at Fifteenth street and
Clark avenue yesterday morning on sus-
picion OF theft. Amcng the articles In his
possession were a manicure set. a brooch.
two skeleton saws, medal. and a rubber
stamp bearing the name Of Mrs. A. ..
Wilkinson. Powell Is "a years old SINGLE
2 native Of Wales, and once served in the
British Marines. He said he was on his
way to Fort Houston. Tex. to take his
place In the United States Army. having en-
listed last week from Richmond, Va.
BIBLE CLASS TO ENTERTAINING
junior Bible class of the First Christian
Church will give literary and music en-
tertainment next Friday evening May 10
Recttations will be given by Misses Ida
Swink. Ethel Braxton. Lettie Goodycoontz.