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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-03
BOOkkeeper I'm Office of the United
States Playing Card Company Who
Played Her Cards Dishonesty.
ACCUSED OF GRAND LARCENY
TOTAL OF HER DEFALCATIONs MAY
AMOUNT TO $4,000.
Alleged to Have Speculated I'm Wall
Street--HOw She Is Said to Have
DoctOred Accounts.

NEW YORK, Oct 2.-Marie Layton John
son. wife of Albert NJ. Johnson, dentist of
Larchmont, N. Y. was arrested tonight on
a warrant charging her with grand larceny
of 5000. The total amount of her defalca-
tion may, it is said, amount to $4,000. The
complainants are officers of the United
States Playing Card Company. of Cincin-
natl. The officers are John Omwake, presi-
dent; r. H McCutcheon. secretary and
treasurer and manager of the New York
branch, and r. ]. Morgan, manager of the
Cincinnati office.
Mrs. johnson, whose maiden name was
Marie Layton, was bookkeeper in the New
York Office. and in addition acted as pri-
vate secretary to Mr.. McCutcheon. She
married DR.. Johnson in 1901, but did not
leave her position after the marriage. In
April of this year discrepancies are said to
have been discovered in her accounts, ac-
cording to the statement given out by In
spector McClusky, and an examination is
sad to have revealed a shortage of $4,000
between Jan. 1 and April Is in the accounts
of the New York office.
The womans method is said to have been
as follows: The accounts of the concern
were kept in the Hanover National Bank,
there being a New York and Cincinnati ac-
count there. Cincinnati would send to New
York a bill of goods, which would be sold
for So 900, and that amount would be placed
to the credit OF the Cincinnati account. But
it is alleged Mrs. Johnson would charge the
New York office with $780, taking the diff
ference herself. To make the accounts bal
ance she would then raise a small bill of
goods shipped from Cincinnati from say 50
to 81 009.
Mrs. Johnson was discharged from the
employment of the company in April, when,
Inspector McClusky says, she admitted de-
falcations of $4,000 1t was thought at that
time that her husband. DIR. Johnson, who
has a large practice, would make up the
loss, but this was net done. Later further
investigation was made into both the New
York and the Cincinnati accounts, with the
result, it is said, that the defalcations now
amount to $4,000. with possibility that
they may reach $4,000
DIR. Johnson refused to say anything about
the case nor would any of the officers of
the card company talk. 1t is said that
Mrs. Johnson speculated in Wall street and
lost considerable money there.
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TRIEVING TRAMPS SHOT
ONE KILLED, ONE MORTALITY AND
FOUR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Robbed Sheriff and Deputy of Fire
arms, Took to the Woods and Hunt
ed Down by a Posse.

ANNADALE, Mimi, Oct I'm a fight
to-day between posse and six tramps, one
tramp was killed. one was mortally hurt
and four were seriously wounded Sheriff
Young and Deputy Negen went to South
Haven to arrest six tramps. who. it was
alleged, had robbed a number of stores.
The sheriff found the men in box car,
but instead of surrendering peacefully the
tramps held up the sheriff and his deputy
and relieved them of their firearms. The
tramps then took to the woods. followed by
several men. A number of shots were ex-
changed between the fugitives and the pur-
suers, and finally the tramps were brought
to bay. The posse opened fire on them
with shotguns and all six of the tramps
were shot. Dynamite and railroad torpe-
does were found in the car in which they
had been living.
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HIGH TAXES In PULASKI
RATE IS MORE THAN DOUBLED BY
DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.
In Addition, $4,000 Are Borrowed to
Meet Current Expenses-Interest-
ing Statistical story.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINAMAC, Ind, Oct. 2.-The Democratic
members of the county council and the
Democratic auditor have raised the tax
rate for next year from 301a cents to 721a
cents, as a measure of relief from the finan-
cial straits in which a year of Democratic
administration have placed the county.
Not long ago, as temporary measure
of relief they were obliged to borrow
$4,000. Now comes the more than doubling
of the tax rate on the 500 of valuation.
In 1901 the tax rate was 62 cents, and
at the beginning of the year there was in
the hands of the treasurer the sum of
$4,000. Taxes were collected to the amount
of $55.0o0 making a total of $4,000 Ex-
penditures were $4,000. leaving a balance
of $39, 900. The tax rate for 1902 was re-
duced to AZ cents, which yielded $4,000, total
available cash being $76.oO0 expenditures,
$4,000; balance, $4,000
The Republican auditor turned this bal
ance over to his successor, and the new
Democratic council reduced the county rate
to 30iR cents. From this rate S2S 600 was
realized, making the total available cash
5000 The expenses were such that the
council was forced to borrow $4,000 to meet
bills, though there were no bonds coming
due to make such an added drain on the
treasury, the whole amount of 5000 hay-
ing been devoted to current expenses.
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TO RAISE S2OO,OOO,OOO
SCHEME OF THE NEW NEGRO CO.
OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.
Ten Million COlored People to Be
Taxed Al Cents a aMOnth-Factories
to BE Established.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The commercial
American negro national convention which
opened on Thursday in Brooklyn closed to-
night. 1t was decided to name the new or
ganization which had been effected the
American Negro Cooperative and Indus
trial Association. The convention decided TO
raise a fund of s2oO,0OOOOO to aid negroes in
this country. On the suggestion of the COM
mttee it was declared that the 100000 ne
groes in the United States might be taxed
IL cents month, which would create fund
of $50,OOO,OO0 in one year, or S2W,0OO00 III
four years. The interest on this sum at
per cent, SS0oo,0OG a year, could be used
for the establishment Of factories. bank
ing institutions, the purchasing of valuable
stocks and the organiza tion of other busi-
ness enterprises for the benefit of the race
A national board of supervisors, one TO be
chosen from each State, and to have control
and distribution of the fund was advised.
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DOES NOT FEAR INQUIRY
ADMINISTRATIONS ATTITUDE IN RE-
GARD TO POSTAL SCANDALS.
Everything Possible Has Been Done
to Punish Rascnls-Congress Could
Accomplish Nothing More.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct At is by no means
certain that President Roosevelt will rec
ommend a congressional inquiry into the
postal scandal. The suggestion has been
made to him by prominent members of the
Republican party and it is under considera-
tion. The administration does not fear
such an inquiry. The investigation as di-
rected by Postmaster General Payne has
been conducted without regard to the con-
sequences. or who might be involved.
The postal officials will not discuss for pub
lication the reports that the President con-
templates the appointment of a nonpartisan
commission. but they are much interested.
1t is felt by prominent leaders of the ad-
ministration that a congressional investiga-
ton of the Postoffice Department will ac-
complish no good. 'Headsman" Bristow
has ferreted out all the rascality within the
scope of the investigation. If Congress
takes up the subject it can not secure bet
ter aids than are now assisting Mr.. Bris-
tow. and if the present postal inspectors
are utilized for the task 1T will be nothing
more than beating over of old straw.
One official called attention to-day to the
record of the postmaster general and his
assistants. twenty-five persons have al
ready been indicted he said. and we an
ticipate the indictment of five or six more
who have not heretofore appeared In the
scandal. This is a record OF which the de-
partment may well feel proud. No at
tempt has been made yet to whitewash the
affair. All charges anonymous or otherwise
have been looked into. no matter what bur-
eau they affected. The investigation will
not only result in a publication of the
Postoffice Department, but doubtless will
have a satisfactory effect on the public
service as whole. If Congress makes an
INQUIRY into the affairs of the Postoffice Be
partment the initiative will be taken by the
Republicans"
Postmaster General Payne will make
every effort to complete his report to the
President before Congress assemblies.
JOHN T.. MONK.
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CLAIM FOR $525,0O0.
American Sugar Refining Company
Alleged to Have stolen Water.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Following long in
vestigation by engineers Of his department,
Deputy Commissioner of Water Supply Van
Idersteine, OF Brooklyn, to-day charged the
American Sugar Refining Company with
taking from the city mains through un-
metered pipes. without the knowledge of the
authorities. vast quantity of water during
a period of six years. Commissioners Van
ldersteine has sent TO the company n claim
for S525 900 for water alleged to have been
thus taken and never paid for. The water
department officials say the amount or
water used by the refineries has been more
than per cent. of the total Brooklyn sup
ply and that il may be found that the
company owes something like Sl0o0.0O0
The largest tap of the refnerys water
supply is a twenty-inch main. Where the
pipe enters the building there are two
branches. One of them, 1t is said. is entirely
unmetered.
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MANY SHOTS WERE FIRED
CAPTURE OF FOUR BAD MEN OVER
THE BORDER IN ILLINOIS.
One Of the Prisoners Shot by City Mar
shall of LawrencevfIle-BeIi to
Be st. Louis HO1d-Up Men.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Oct. .2.-Charles Con-
ners, Arthur Mcclellan, Walter Jones and
Henry Stuart, supposed to be st. Louis
criminals. were captured after a running
fight at Lawrenceville, Ill, seven miles
west of here, by City Marshal Daugherty
and five deputies. The chase continued for
two hours, through woods and corn fields,
and many shots were exchanged. One of
the prisoners was injured in the arm.
The prisoners well educated. but are
said to be hold-uD men of the most noto-
rious character. Under pretense of wanting
to buy clothing al the store of w. L. Cooch
in Lawrenceville two of them lifted
clothing, and their attempt to sell the stuff
at handle factory disclosed the robbery.
The prisoners yesterday completed a
ninety-day Jail sentence for beating into
insensibility an old citizen of Wabash coun-
ty. Gaining their freedom. they went di-
rect to Lawrenceville and robbed the Cooch
store The Lawrence County Court will con-
vene Monday, when the prisoners will
again be up for trial.
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BEES GUARD A CONVENT
MONKS PLACE HIVES OF "STINGERS'
AT ENTRANCE OF BUILDING.
Civil Officers and Gendarmex, How
ever, Force the Barriers and Make
Arrests-Seminary Burned.

PARIS, Oct 2-The convent of Amalis,
department of Ille-et-Vilaine, strongly bar
ricaded and defended, was besieged to-day
by civil officers, assisted by gendarmes. A
crowd of hundreds of people, headed by a
former mayor, Kissed the officers, threw
stones at them and impeded their progress.
One of the novel methods of defense con-
sisted in a number of beehives, which were
placed at the entrance Of the convent. The
barricades were finally broken down, and a
number of monks and civilians were ar
rested.
At Castres-sur-L'Ag Agout, department of
were destroyed by fire, which is believed
to have been the work of an incendiary, as
the flames were started simultaneously in
five places. 1t was intended to reopen the
seminary tomorrow.
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FOREIGN FLAG LOWERED.
Farmers Objected to ItaIy's Emblem
Flying Over Laborers' Camp.

TAMAQUA, Pa. Oct 2.-About two
weeks ago a gang Of foreign workmen who
have camp near West Penn. a farming
village. raised an Italian flag over their
quarters. The farmers became indignant
and demanded that the flag be lowered.
The Italians refusing to comply commit
tee representing the farmers came here
and laid the matter before the police Off
cials stating that unless immediate action
was taken they would arm themselves and
march on the camp. Chief of Police Hahn
went TO the camp and ordered the flag low
cred. which done under protest
The Italian consul at Philadelphia to-day
wrote to Chief Hahn asking him for full
information regarding the matter. Hahn
has replied that he ordered the flag taken
down because he feared the farmers would
carry out their threat and that serious
trouble would result.
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CITY VIOLATES A LAW.


CHICAGO. Oct. building Commission
er Williams, who has just opened a crusade
against owners OF buildings four stories
and higher who have not complied with
the requirements of the fire-escape provi-
sions. discovered to-day that the City Hail.
in which his department. has quarters, is
in open violation of the law. The county
building also is unprovided with fire es-
capes, and Commissioner Williams will
have both structures provided with them
al once The commissioner had overlooked
the deficiency, and is now in doubt as TO
whether the city can impose fine on itself
or not
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YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC.


LAREDO, Tex, Oct. 2.-The yellow fever
is still epidemic here. but in the opinion of
the experts the conditions have greatly
improved. To-day's official figures show:
New cases to-day. six; deaths. one; sus-
picious cases. none Total cases to date.
fifty-one; total deaths TO date, four
After next Sunday no more passengers
will be permitted to pass through this port
from Mexico without going into the deten-
tion camp at Sanchez for ten days People
desiring to enter Texas from Mexico will
have to go through by way of Eagle Pass
If they want TO avoid the detention for ten
days.
Official reports from Linares were to the
effect that only sixty cases remain there
and for four DAYS past not new case has
been reoortsd
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KY, cemetery. The figure Is ten feet high.
1t shows Mr.. Goebel standing beside a
Gothic column, his left hand slightly be-
hind him, holding a manuscript. while the
right falls naturally, with hand firmly
clenched. The statue, with Its pedestal,
when complete, will rise thirty-two feet
above the base. The pedestal will be of gran
lite and adorned with female figure of
fame Frustrated with grief. This also will be
brought out in relief In bronze. II is hoped
to unveil the statue on the anniversary of
the Governors death.
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TALK WITH A PRETENDER.
WOuld-Be Sultan of Morocco Tells n
Correspondent He Hates the English.

PARIS, Oct. 3.-The Figaro this morning
publishes an account of the reception given
TO it's correspondent by the Moorish pre-
tender at the latter's camp at Wedhadder
The reception was ceremonious, with the
evident intention, says the correspondent
of impressing the pretender's followers
with the idea that the journalist was an
ambassador of some European power The
pretender declared that when he had con-
quered Fez he would quickly establish order
throughout the realm He showed great
ignorance of international matters, but
manifested special hatred for the English
whom he accused of assisting the war min
lister TO bewitch the Sultan, whose BROTH
er Muley Mohammed. represented himself
to be- He also expressed anger at the rails
ing of foreign loans, saying that the Sultan
of Morocco had never previously been re-
duced to the indignity of begging money
from Christians. He finally insisted on the
correspondent publishing all he had seen
in the French, the English and the Arab
papers.
The correspondent says the pretender's
eyes are both perfect. whereas the true
Muley Mohammed has only one eye.
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MISS LILLIAN RHINEHART. OF ALEX
ANDRIA, IND, INJURED.
Was Climbing a Mountain i'm Colo
BOwlder stepped Over a Cliff.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BUENA VISTA, Col. Oct. miss Lillian
Rhinehart, of Alexandria, Ind, who has
been spending the summer here, fell back
ward over cliff on Sheep mountain yester-
day and il is a marvel she is alive to-day.
Yesterday she and two companions were
climbing the mountain when one of the
girls, ahead of the others. accidentally
started a huge bowlder rolling down. She
called to those below 10 look out. In dodg-
ing the bowlder Miss Rhinehart stepped
backward over cliff. Her companions
found her unconscious at the foot Of the
precipice, her left wrist broken, an ankle
dislocated, body bruised and her head bleed
ing from a long scalp wound. She was
brought to town last night. Physicians say
she will recover.
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MARSHALLTOwN, Ia. Oct. Am i'm
portant decision favoring the municipalities
of the State, was given to-day by Judge
Caswell. of the District Court The court
holds that under present statutes street
railway companfs are liable for a share in
paving. although the companies may have
been exempted by former councils under
previous statutes An appeal of the Mar
shalltown Light. Power and Railway Com
pany from q city assessment was the test
case.
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TWO WOMEN ARE INJURED.


HAMILTON, o., Oct 2-Westbound In
dianapolis passenger train No. IS on the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis road
this evening side-swiped the rear sleeper
on the New York and Erie train No. 80.
bound for Cincinnati Mrs. Sybil Reynolds.
of Bevington, N. Y, was injured about the
head and removed to Mercy Hospital. An
unknown woman was hurt but proceeded to
CINCINNATI
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WORE A COAT OF MAIL.


BOSTON. Oct. 2.-Wearing a coat OF mail
and using self-cockIng revolver. Won
Lung tonight killed Chinese and infiict-
ed serious wounds on two other Chinese
The coat Of mail worn by Lung consisted OF
several sheets of pliable steel carefully
woven together and covered with a fine
silken texture. Ii weighs about six pounds
The attack was unexpected. as Lung sud-
denly appeared from an alley way and be-
gan shooting Five of his shots took effect.
The police believe that the shooting was
the result OF gambling quarrel.
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MASSACRE in RUSSIA
ANOTHER SERIOUS ANTI-SEMITE
RIOT NEAR kISHINEFF.
Three Hundred Hebrews and One
Hundred Christians Reported to
Have Been Slaughtered.

VIENNA, Oct. 2.-The Czernowitz. the
newspaper which first announced the Kishi-
neff riots. reports that another massacre
occurred at the town of Mohilev Podolsky.
near Kishineff, yesterday in which 800 Jews
and 100 Christians were killed This report
is not confirmed from any quarter.
Mohilev Podolsky is a town on the Dneis-
ter. with a population OF Ao.129. comprising
many Jews. 1t has an active trade with
WallachIa and the adjacent provinces.
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TORONTO. Ont. Oct. 2.-In the extradi-
tion case of Leopold j. Stern. of Balti-
more. wanted in Washington in connection
with the postal frauds. Justice Winchester
to-day directed that Stern be delivered over
TO the United States authorities for trial
on the charge contained in the informa-
ton
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STATUE OF GoEBEL.
Base Will BE Adorned with a Figure
of Fame Frustrated with Grief.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Arthur Goebel.
brother OF the late Governor William Goe-
bel of Kentucky. is in this city TO inspect
the model OF statute to be erected in MEM
ory of the assassins victim. The monument
which is to cost $4,000. donated by public
subscriotion. will stand in the Frankfort.
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Claims Dated Back to 1896, and No
Effort Had Been Made to Col
Iect Them.
THE GOVERNORS POSITION
REPEATED EFFORTS TO BRING
ABOUT REFORM AT INSTITUTION.
Secretary Lockwood Makes Caustic
Ripper Bill Fight.

VIII II. Whitaker. superintendent of the
Indiana Reformatory. notified Governor
Durbin last night by telephone that he had
brought about settlement with the In
diana Manufacturing Company and the In
diana chain works, two of the firms holding
prison labor contracts with the Reforma-
tory, whereby the companies will disgorge
a total OF 2.515.H In cash and concessions,
over two-thirds the amount being in cash.
This payment. which is secured by con-
tract made yesterday. will be in complete
settlement of the claims of the State
against these companies unearthed by Mr.
Whitaker In the investigation of the af
fairs OF the Reformatory, which he has
been conducting since the new board of
managers elected him superintendent to
succeed Joseph p Byers last July. Mr.
whittake.- showed these claims in the two
reports tf, the board of managers, which
ne has made since assuming the duties of
superintendent. The last of these reports
was published in yesterdays Journal
The items in the settlement are as fol-
lows:
since 1896 N1SS-sS
Interest due on deferred accounts,
shown in last report .............. 5, 49S. go
Extra labor from July l, 1896. to
Dec. /. 1902 -.........-.....-......... 3,31S.00
Total in cash .................. ss.Ol5 "A
Concession of claim held by COM
Spanies against State for construc-
ton OF building .................... 10000
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Republican-Mass meeting in Tomlinson
Mayor Bookwalter.
Democratic-Minnesota and South East
streets; John w. Holtzman, w. NJ. Fogar-
ty and T.. w. Little.
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Concession OF claim held by COM
Spanies against State for construc-
ton OF building .................... $4,000