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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
THE STRANGLER's VIEWS
His Character Shown by IAN Interview
;eS34R With Him To-day.

His Character Shown by an Interview
T. 49, With Him To-day.
= Hamilton, Ohio March 3.-Alfred Knapp
when asked how he escaped in SO many
cases, until he choked Hannah to death,
said:s '~..-G.s- :
That's what I'd like to know They
wouldn't know now, If it was not for my
people telling that they suspected me. -:
1T was your getting married SO soon
after Hannah's death to Anna Gamble in
Indianapolis that gave you away" -..-j
Il married Hannah twenty days after
killed Jennie. Did that catch me? No,
it was not my getting married. That
sister told. Mary was my favorite sister,
too. They ought to have shielded me in
stead Of coming here to the Hamilton po-
lice. If your brother was in trouble,
wouldn't you shield him instead of giving
him away? I-would not treat any brother
or sister of mine that way. I wouldn't
care what they had done. would never
tell and you can bet on that. But they
did. and that is the reason I am here. It
amt the police that got me; it. my sister
Mary and her husband, Ed Wing. Why,
| the detectives in Cincinnati suspected me
after Jennie was found, and fixed one of
| them so he quit following me and raised
a racket with Chief Deitsch, too, about it.
Witte with another detective was follow
ing me two weeks. when one. day on Cen
| tral avenue near Laurel street they were
| right behind me. I had a heavy cane and
I let them get right up to me-. Then I
turned quick and hit Witte right over the
ear. He went down and he stayed there.
1 The other detective came after me, but ]
run home.- Then put a revolver in my
pocket and went right up to see Chief
Deitsch and told him that. would kill
| Witte If he did not quit following me and
| that knew all the detectives and would
kill any Of them he set after me. They
did not follow me any more. I would have
} killed Witte that day if had had re-
III YolYer."H - = - - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
THE BODY IDENTIFIED
Remains of Hannah Goddard Knapp
Found Floating in the Ohio
River.

Louisville, March 3.-A telephone mes
sage just received from New Albany. Ind,
says Edward F. King of Cincinnati and
Charles Goddard of Hamilton, Ohio. broth
er-in-law and brother Of Hannah Goddard
Knapp, have positively identified tho body
found floating in the Ohio river late yes
terday afternoon as the body Of Hannah
Goddard Knapp, wife of Alfred Knapp,
now under arrest In Hamilton. The state
rent was made that the jewelry found on
the person was the same known to have
been worn by the young woman before she
became the wife of Knapp, and that there
is not the slightest doubt Of her indemnity.
Careful work Of the embalrners did
much to. restore the appearance Of the
body. The remains will be sent to Ham
ilton this afternoon, leaving here at 2
O'Clock. Chief of Police Kuemmerling Of
Hamilton. accompanied the two men to
New Albany, and will be in charge of the
body. e.. ...@. -
In the ears were found gold wire ear
rings and the left hand was an en-
bossed ring with three little birds and an
owl. In every particular the body of the
f1oater was found to tally with the minute
description Of his wife given by Knapp
| in his confession. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
POLICE CAPT. INDICTED
Terrible Disclosures in the Syndicate
of Vice Investigation in St.
@ Louis. 8
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
ST. Louis, March 1.-Two indictments
were returned to-day against Police Cap
tain Samuel j. Boyd Of the fourth district
as a result of the disclosures of the oper-
alton of a syndicate of vice. on North
Twelfth street. A group of houses owned
or controlled by the Soviner brothers. who
were indicted week ago, were recruiting
headquarters for immoral resorts and were
conducted in the most open and shameless
manner.
Boyd is charged in each case with neg
lect of official duty. 1t is practically as
sured that other indictments against po-
licemen in that district will lbe returned.
The women in the resorts Haunted their
vice SO openly that it is not considered
possible that any patrolman in the so
called white chapel could have been ig-
norant of the true state Of affairs.
The grand jury heard stories OF the
methods adopted to inveigle woung and
good looking girls from neighboring towns
into these resorts, on the pretense that
work in restaurants was to be given them
The disclosures We're so startling that, as
soon as the investigation of the fourth
district shall have been completed, other
districts will also be scrutinized and fur
ther sensations may result. = :
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
the ratification of the pending treaty-it
mattered not whether the. treaty was
ratified before or after the conclusion of

the ratification of the pending treaty-it
mattered not wl1ether-the treaty was
ratified before or after the conclusion OF
the present session Of congress.
The Alaskan Boundary
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert
exchanged ratifcations Of the Alaskan
boundary treaty. The preparation of the
cases of the two sides will proceed with
all speed as, under the treaty, they must
be submitted to the arbitrators within
sixty days. ~
,"" - The Senate's Program.
The program in the senate for the clos
ing legislative day is to take a recess at
s o'clock tonight until 9 o'clock to NOR
row. Before o'clock it is probable that
all legislative business except the naval
bill will be agreed to-. It,is also under
stood that the Aldrich bill will not be
pressed.
. The Philippine tariff bill will be called
up: and a statement by&some one In oppo-
sftion will be made ethat 1T cannot pass
This will practically clear the decks, anc
the senators can avoid the usual all nigh,
session preceding the end Of a congress.
Philippine Tariff Bill viii Fail.
The cabinet spent some time in dis
cussion of the legislative situation in con-
gress. Information has reached the pres
l,ident assuring him Of the passage of al
the big supply bills now pending but the
probability at this timesis that the Phil
Eippine tariff bill so much desired by the
administration will fail. s:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
= AMEs TALKS A LITTLE
Repeats His Old Story OF Conscious Virtue
and Conspiracy. -

DIR. A. A Anles has, reached the talking
stage again. He had convalesced so far
yesterday that, according to press dis
patches from Hancock, \. H., he consent
ed to be interviewed: for. the second time
since he left Minneapolis last July. n q
B 0 u 7 n a interviewed him at West Ba-1
den, Ind, after his departure from this
city, and since then, until yesterday, he
has let Mrs. Ames do all the talking.
The doctor sat up and took little nour-
ishment yesterday and then declared that
he had gone into office with the idea of
conducting clean administration. When
he first learned that some. grating was
going on among the. detectives. after his
illness In December a year ago. he had
warned his appointees that he was onto
them bigger than a house, and that he
would discharge the first man against
whom he could secure sufficient proof AS
evidence that he was not In office for
revenue only the doctor points to his
famous disregard for money, that he was
always giving it away with a lavish hand
and that he was constantly endeayoring
either to get men out of jail or keep them
from being committed IL
| He expressed surprise that both T. r
Brown and Irwin Gardner should have
turned against him, and does not believe
| they furnished the grand jury with the
| evidence on which his last indictment was
grounded. = ID. .z. 81.
l.. s-> Says It's All Politics. s-ssl-
He attributes the activity of the Apri
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
IN THE HOUSE
The Wheels Of the National Body Grind
With Difficulty

Washington. March 3.-The house
ground away yesterday until late at night,
laboriously against the demo
cratic f1libuster. The great hall presented
a disheveled appearance. The conference
on the Alaskan homestead bill and
the immigrati ton bill were adopted; the
omnibus public building bill and the gen
eral deficiency appropria ation bill were sent
fo1corlference; the tjen .bill to prohibit
tobacco dealers from giving prizes, the
bill Ito provide for a delegate from Porto
Rico a. bill to advance Major w. G.. George
to the rank Of assistant surgeon general,
and a bill for the relief Of Lieutenant 3.
f. Handforth were passed.
p The house also adopted the c6nference
reports on the postoffice and agricultural
appropriation bills, and shortly before
midnight, at the end OF "a continuous ses-
sion of almost thirteen hours. took a re-
cess until II o'clock this morning.
Continuous Session Promised
When the house re-convened the pros
|pect was that 1t might remain in continu-
ons session until tomorrow at noon.
Despite the fact that the session last night
was prolonged until midnight there was a
fairly large attendance on the floor and
the galleries were Wellyfilled.
AS soon as Chairman Henderson called
the house to order Mr.. Richardson, the
minority leader, attempted to make the
point OF no quorum, but the speaker rec
ognized Mr.. Payne to- demand the ayes
land noes on the pending question coming
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
A BODY BLOW FOR BOOZE
Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Liquor
at the Capitol Is
Passed.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, March. 3.--The final draft
Of the immigration bill contains Repre-
sentative Lands bill prohibiting the sale
of liquor in any form at the capitol. The
bill will be signed by the president to-day
and became a law. Hereafter 'celd tea
served in the senate and house restau-
rants will actually be cold tea. States
men who must have a drink while on
duty will have to keep a private stock
of liquors in their committee rooms or
go dry.
The prohibition clause Of the law will
impose no hardship on any one except the
keepers Of the restaurants and strangers
who patronize their bars Senators and
representatives for years have been adopt
ing the plan of keeping their own drinks
in convenient places. The passage of this
provision is another evidence of the power
of persistent agitation by the prohibition
influences Of the country. It furnishes an
Indication Of the trend Of future congress
sional. action toward measures aimed at
the liquor Industry. The representatives
of the industry who are in Washington
looking after various bills affecting it are
pessimistic. They do not like. the outlook
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
IRELAND's TIME OF JOY.
Joseph Devlin Believes That the.
Dark Days Of the Past
Are Over.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Cleveland, Ohio, March 3.-Josephs Dew
lin. NJ. p, addressing a mass meeting OF
Irishmen and Irish sympa thizers IN the
Lyceum theater last night, said that ne
believed he would be the last of the Irish
members Of parliament who would be
forced to come to America and beg for as
ssistance. as the worst of the fight was
over. Mr.. Devlin reused the enthusiasm
OF his audience, and a large fund was sub
scribed to aid the United Irish League In
its efforts. *~y
.rrhere will always be war between
England and Ireland until Ireland gets
national self said Deylin,
"but 81 will be the last representative OF
the Irish people to come to this country
to plead for moral or material assistance
for my country, because. the darkest days
for ireland are over and the day Of vic
tory is at hand, " was the prophecy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03

grand jury, which put the Ames forces to
rout, to politics in connection with the
congressional nomination. Mrs. AmeS
chimed in at this juncture long enough to
say that everything was politics in Minne-@
apolis and that everything, was secondary
to political considerations l1ereabouts.
They were trying to make a scapegoat Of
the doctor, and she had lost all faith in
men,"
Ames explained that the only money he
had received since leaving Minneapolis
was $1,000 from the sale of N1innesota
property. 80
Mrs. Anes volunteered the information
that County Attorney Fred Boardnan had
telesraphed the doctor at Louisville: .'If
your health Is poor do not come back.
Do not come until I send for YOU
The doctor is reported to have said
that he did not wish to come back to
Minneapolis, because The would not get a
fair trial, intimating that he would have
to face packed jury. 5s
Inc frgltlve'S counsel is said to have
informed him that If he goes back now
in his debilitated condition a wave Of
public sympathy would be bound to
acauit him.
M. DIS Caucus Again..
Three physicians who examined Annes
yesterday are said to have agreed that he
Is physically unfit to make the trip to
A'AitiiiSapoiis. LIS eAdinHHnS PHYSICIANS
were Dr. Prouty of Keene, N. H.; DIR.
Cutler OF Peterboro, and DIR. McQnesten
Of Nashua. No evidence of cancer of the
liver was disclosed by a chemical analy-
sis. There were evidences of diabetes and
general kidney disorder, but nothing to
indicate the early death of the patient. DIR.
McGuesten said that if the doctor was his
patient he would advise against his taking
the trip. Ames condition might improve,
but he doubtedgit. According to the inter-
viewer, "Dr. Ames stood erect and walked
smartly toward the visitor, extending his
| hand. His grasp was firm, his eye clear
| and his step alert
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
RICH MEN IN A SMASH.uP.
Trolley Wrecks a Carriage Last
Night on It's Way From the
Theater. ,, .,.z

Toledo. Ohio, March 3.-David Robson
and James Robson, respectively president
and cashier Of the Ohio Savings Bank
and Trust company; Willard Robson
president of the David Robson, Jr., &.
Sons bank, Horace Suydam. secretary OF
the Nilburn Wagon Works, and w. f..
webb. coachman for the Robisons, were,
badly injured in a street car and carriage:
collision last night while returning from
theater. The car, going at high rate
of speed, struck the carriage squarely on
the side, smashing part of it to splinters
and precipitating the occupants to the
pavement The impact threw the Robi-
son carriage against carriage in which
were Broker James Brown Bell and rela-
tives. A resultant runaway caused all the
occupants to sustain more or less injuries,
but those Of the first four mentioned are
the most serious
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
]. 0YER1ON PAINE GONE
A Well Known Wall Street Rear
Disappears from His Usual
Haunts.
New York Sun Special Service.


New York, March 3.-F. Oyerton Paine. I
whose Wall street career has been kalei-
doscopic, is said to have disappeared.
Even his business associates say they do
not know where he is, and the Produce
Exchange will be required to show cause
in the supreme court why it should not
sell his seat for the benefit Of creditors
T 1t developed in an examination conduct
ed recently by Henry w. Harden, counsel
for Joseph B. c.. Teul of New Bedford.
Mass, one of the Paine Judgment cred
itors, that the books Of the missing man
were In the hands of George r. Bristow,
counsel for William Cossitt Cone & Com
pany, the consolidated exchange firm
which assigned two weeks ago because Of
the alleged defalcation of some of its en-
ployes.
Paine sprang into fame in 1889 for his
skyrocket gains as a bear in the market.
He was at that time a member of the
Consolidated Stock Exchange, and his
trading was Of enormous proportions. At
the time of the British defeat at Spion
Kop and the consequent slump in the mar
ket, he cleaned up at least $1,000, ,O00.5
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
The Pope's Birthday.

Rome. March 3:-The pope passed his
ninety-third birthday yesterday quietly
resting III his private apartments at the
vatican. although 1t is. stated that he in
sisted upon personally opening some OF
the numerous kilograms and letters OF
congra tulation, which greatly pleased and
touched him. The Papal knights pre-
scented to his holiness a new sedia gesta-
toria, in which he was carried to attend
the great Thanksgiving ceremony at ST
Peters to-day. It was announced last
evening that he has nearly recovered from
his cold. .E' -~ 1.+ EB>
When his holiness received the gift OF
the new seda. he said, smiling, .It is
likely to carry my successor oftener thar
me. I hope, for the bearers sake, he viii
be as light as am
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
GENERAL CLAY IN A RAGE
He Has Trouble With His Former
Child Wife and Her Present
Husband.
New York Sun Special Service.

Lexington, Ky, March 3.-General Cas-
sius M. Clay, sage of Whitehall. the noted
abolitionist and man of many duels. Is
again in a rage, and even the two hired
men OH the place are trembling from fear.
Two weeks ago Dora Clay Brock, his for
mer child wife, sold out her home at Pin-
kard, given her by the general after her
marriage to Brock, and she and Brock
went to live at Whitehall. After few
days General Clay complained about the
presence Of Brock In the house, and he
was asked to leave. The girl objected,
and Brock would not leave her at White.
hall and go away alone. This brought on
a clash, and, as in former differences at
the palatial but barren and cheerless man
sion, the general flew into a rage. Brock
took his wife and left.
General Clay is about 9s years old. 1t
was about three years ago that he mar
|ried Dora Richardson, a servant employed
in his kitchen. Two years later the girl
disagreed with him and he divorced her.
Later she married Riley Brock
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
I'm THE SENATE !,
The Work Slowly Drawing Towards a
ConcluSIon.

The Work Slowly Drawing Towards a
Conclusion.
Washington. March 3.-!The senate yes
terday kept at work until midnight. The
general deficiency bill was passed. The
conference report on the Notifications
appropriation bill and the Alaskan home
stead bill were agreed to-.
The immigration and omnibus public
building bills were sent to conference.
The night session was devoted almost
exclusively to q discussion of the Aldrich
bill. Several senators said it was evi-
dent the Aldrich bill could not pass.
Mr. Aldrich said the obstructive tactics
surprised him, and that he wanted the
country to know where the responsibility
rests should the bill fail.
Mr.. Tillman convulsed the senate by
declaring that Mr.. Quay. s"the most as
tute politician in the United States,' had
buncoed the democrats on the statehood
bill, using it to defeat the trust legisla-
tion
. Mr.. Quay denied this, stating that he
had pressed the statehood bill before the
anti-trust campaign began.
The conference report on the postoffice
and agricultural appropriation were
agreed to and the deficiency bill sent to
conference.
Work Begins at II a. n1.
At IL o'clock to-day the senate en-
tered upon the last legislative day Of the
ifty<seventh congress. There will be nc
adjournment till Il O'clock tomorrow
when the congress expires by limitation
A resolution was adopted continuing
until the next regular session the stand.
| ing and select committees.
| The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar called up the conference re.
port on the bill to protect the president
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) declared that the al
legged conference report is bill which
with the exception of one single sentence
had never been read in the senate. Th,
bill, he said, is far-reaching in its char
acter and absolutely subversive Of tn,
fundamental principles upon which th
government is founded.
T. Replying Mr.. Hoar insisted that th
conference report was the senate bill il
i its entirety with the exception Of tn
4 matter pertaining to anarchists.
Delaware Senator'S Sworn In.
j. Frank: Alec and Il. Heisler Ball wer
sworn in as senators from Delaware a
2:30 to-day. This Is the first time Della
4 ware has been represented in the senat
4 for two years. j. Edward Addicks an,
Il a large number of his Delaware friends Il
Il the senate applauded when the names q
the new senators were called.
j. Senator Lodge gave notice of his inten
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
Suit on Ames' Bond,

Upon the affidavit of County Attorney
F. H. Boardnaan to the effect that A. A.
Ames is not at present within the juris-
diction Of this court, an order was issued
yesterday by Judge Elliott for the pub
lication Of the summons against the form
er mayor, Fred Schiek and William H.
johnson to answer the complaint brought
by the state for the collection Of the Ames
forfeited bonds. Mr.. Boardman's afddayit
alleges that the defendant, Ames, Is in
New Hampshire. end that copy Of the
summons and complaint has been mailed
to him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03

4 i r i u 500
over from last night-the adoption Of the
conference report on the immigration bill.
Mr.. Richardson insisted that his point
was good, but the speaker overruled him
and when the democratic leader appealed
from the decision he declined to entertain
the appeal on the ground that it was dila-
tory. The report was adopted, 1877 to II.
& The presentation of a conference report
on private pension bill was made the oc-
casion for some good natured political
chaffing. Mr.. Miers Gnd.) said if the re-
publican party was the good friend Of the
old soldiers it professed to be the house
managers would bring in a rule to adopt
conference reports on the remaining pen
sion bills zen bloc"
The report was adopted 211 to 6.
A Man with Voice.
Mr. Cannon presented the conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill. He pleaded
with the minority to dispense with the
Richardson was obdurate and refused to
consent. A very amusing scene followed.
The voices Of the reading clerks who Off
Eciated yesterday having been worn out
by the ceaseless calling of the roll. a
member of the capitol police force was
drafted to-day. He had at one time been
a. reading clerk of the Maryland house of
delegates and later an auctioneer. He
had fog-horn voice, and in reading fig
ures his tones gradually ascended like an
auctioneer in the exercise of his profes-
sion, knocking down goods to the highest
bidder. The members of the house, as
we'll as the spectators in the galleries,
were convulsed with uncomfortable laugh
| ter. which changed suddenly to hand
clapping.
The new clerk, believing that some ac-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
ANOTHER MYSTERY
A Cross Woman Who Wants to Take Mrs
,ss- Kings Life.

. s-- Kings Life.
Cincinnati, March 3.-Mrs. Edward F.
King. sister of Alfred A. Knapp, has re-
ported that her life has been repeatedly
threatened by another woman interested
in the Knapp case defense, and to-day
she asked for protection, which was ac-
corded her. Mrs. King said:
'If meet the woman I guess it will be
all up with me. She hates me because
my husband and I were the first to start
the investigation of what AL did In con-
nection with the disappearance of Hannah
Goddard. [ am terribly afraid that she
will carry out her threat to kill me. She
knows that opposed Allies marriage.
If she were to come here with pistol
and confront me and my baby, I would
have no way of protecting myself. !
thought of this and thought OF what
could do and I have asked the policemen
! to protect me. / know that the woman
| is very vindictive.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
the ceremony did me good. What touch
ing loyalty
The Americans Present.

It was calculated that there about
75.o 900 people present. There We're about
1000 Americans in the tribunes and In
the body of the church. The trans-At-.
lantic visitors present included Monsignor
Kennedy. rector Of the American college
at Rome, with eighty five American stu
dents: Monsignor Seton of st. Joseph's
church. Jersey City; Monsignor O'Connell,
the new rector of the Catholic university
at Washington; Monsignor Farrelly Of
Nashville, Tenn; the Very Rev. John A.
Zahm provincial of the congregation of
the Holy Cross Of Fort Wayne, Ind; the
Very Rev. Plus Rudolf Mayer, general of
the Carmelite order; the Rev. William
Kieran rector Of st. Patriek's church,
Philadelphia; Mr.. McLant and family of
Lancaster, Pa; Miss Troth, Mrs. Nc
Laughlin and Miss Holmes Of Philadel-
phia; General and Mrs. Clous. Colonel and
Mrs. Tilman of West Point; Charles
Bristed Astor of New York, and Professor
Toy of Harvard. -, -1s5