davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
HORRIBLE WORK OF
A CRAZED FATHER
THREE OF HIS CHILDREN
KILLED, THE FOURTH WOUNDED
AND HIMSELF A SUICIDE.

Joseph NJ. Pouch of ROseIIe, n. j.,
Believed to Have Been Insane,
Took the Lives of Three of His
Innocent Little Children and At
tempted That of the FOurth-He
Had Been an Undertaken, and
Two Dead Bodies Were ROBBED for
Burial when the Officers Arrived.
Roselle, N. j., June 6.-After killing
three Of his children and woundin~ a
fourth. Joseph M. Pouch. at one time
an undertaken. shot himself through
the head to-day and died a few min
utes later.
Pouch lived in a little cottage with
his four children. Yesterday he killed
two of them and embalmed their bod
les. He took the other two to an upper
room with him.
Meanwhile he had mailed a warning
to County Physician Westcott. who
upon receiving the letter, notified the
police. When the officials knocked at
the door of the Pouch cottage to-day
Pouch shot and killed his little daugh-
ter and wounded his remaining son.
He then shot himself and died as the
police forced an entrance.
The boy will recover.
Pouch is believed to have been IN
| sane.
Pouch, who was about So years of
age, was the son of a wealthy under
taker in Brooklyn. When the elder
| Pouch died some years ago he is said
to have left his entire estate to broth
er of the central figure in to-days
tragedy. This fact is believed to have
made Pouch morose. He had been
twice married. The first wife obtained
a divorce and has since remarked. His
second wife died two months ago. Her
death caused Pouch to become more
despondent.
The letter to County Physician West
colt was mailed this morning. 1t in
formed the doctor that he had better
proceed to Pouch's house as there
was something doing in his line"
| what the Omcers Found.
! DR.. Westcott notified Marshal Hen
nessey, who, with Policeman Kinney.
| went to the Pouch home. When they
| knocked at the front door there was a
few seconds of time, and then three
shots were heard in the front room
upstairs. The two officers broke down
the front door and went upstairs.
where they came upon the body OF
Pouch. He was still breathing, but
died in a few seconds.
The room was lighted, and in the far
corner the police found Albert Pouch,
| 10 years old, with a bullet in his right
side. He was alive, but unconscious.
| Albert was hurried to a hospital. where
| the bullet was extracted. His chances
of recovery are excellent.
! Beside him lay the body of his sis
| ter Minnie, years old. She had been
| shot in the breast
| The police, in exploring the house,
| forced an entrance into a rear room
| on the first floor. There they found
laid out as If by an undertaken the
white clad corpses of two other little
| girls Their mouths were burned with
| carbolic acid, and on their throats were
the marks of fingers, showing that be-
| sides having the poison poured into
their mouths by their father, they had
| been choked.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07

Clarence Allen.
Amputations have been performed on
a few of the wounded, and it is al
most certain that several of them
will die.
Most OF the dead and wounded were
unmarried.
Coroner Said "Accident."
BY order of Maj. H. A. Naylor of the
National Guard, the bodies were re-
ment to an undertaker's rooms. This
action was taken on request of ]. S.
Murphy, superintendent of the Findley
mine BECAUSE it was alleged that Coro-
ner James Doran had remarked before
the discovery of the internal machine
that the death of the men was due to
an accident.
Later Coroner Doran explained that,
although he had spoken Of the disaster
as IAN awful accident" he was con-
vinced that a terrible crime had heen
committed.
Without explanation and with sud-
denness that caused great surprise
Sheriff Henry NJ Robertson this after
noon resigned his position and Edward
Bell was named to succeed him by the
County Commissioners. Bell is a mem
ber Of the Citizens Alliance.
A squad of soldiers, under command
of Maj. II. A. Naylor, has notified all
hardware and gun stores in Victorn not
to sell any firearms or ammunition
without a permit from Naylor or the
police authorities, and then to take the
name and description of the purchaser.
The demand will be complied with.
City Marshal O'Connell of Victor was
suspended by Mayor French and Mai
Naylor was appointed provisional mar
shall. O'Connell@ yielded, although he
was strongly urged by union miners to
resist.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
SAW RUSSIAN GUNBOAT
~,,...,s SUNK BY A TORPEDO.

TOXIC June 6, II a. m.-The destroyer
Hotilla engaged in watching Port Ar
thur from the eastward report that at
7:40 p. m. on June a Russian gun
boat of the Giliak type was seen to
explode and sink near Chentao- Shan
The vessel, with another gunboat, a
destroyer and other vessels were evil
IDENTIFY engaged in clearing the vicinity
of mines. When the explosion oc-
CURED the others hurried back into
Port Arthur.
Vice Admiral Togo expresses the
opinion that the explosion was caused
by a japanese torpedo
The name of the gunboat destroyed
is unknown. but it had been seen be-
fore upon several occasions by the Jap
anese acting as a guardship at the
mouth of the harbor.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
MORE ARMY CORPS ARE
TO M0B0LIZE IN RUSSIA.

st. Petersburg, June G.--The Emper-
OF has ISSUED an edict snobilizing the
First Army Corps. portion OF which
IS stationed in st. Petersburg and Vi
cinity. Gen, Ne nendorf Will command.
This edict will be followed by the
mobilization OF the Fifth and Sixth
Army Corps OF the Volea region.
Probably a month will elapse before
this corps Is ready 70 start. In the
meantime the Siberian Railroad will he
taxed 10 Its utmost capacity In taking
out the Tenth and Seventeenth Corps.
now moving.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
GWINNETT STREET CASE IS
TO BE CONCLUDED TO DAY.
Arguments Were Heard by Judge
Err,orv smear

Arguments Were Heard by Judge
Emory SDeer.
Macon. June Elm the United States
court. Judge Speer, presiding, the day
was consumed with the Savannah
street railway case. Afldavits show
ing the right Of the street car COM
pany to the street, and the objection
of the residents were presented. Hon.
]. Ferris Cam argued for the property
owners, while Hon. A. A. Lawrence
presented the side Of the street car
company
The case viii be concluded tomorrow
mornin.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
THIRTY-0NE JAPANESE
KILLED IN A SkiRMlSH.

Seoul, June delayed in transmits
sion).-The Japanese consul at Gen
San wires that during a sklrmish
which took place on the Bird instant,
thirty Japanese soldiers and one lieu
tenant were killed and three men were
severely wounded. The Russians in re-
treating, burned a number Of Korean
villages.
The natives, seizing old flintlocks and
weapons of all sorts, attacked the Cos
socks, killing two and wounding sew
eral.
There are about 1000 Japanese troops
now at Gen San. The merchants there
have not left.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07

Lao Yang. June 6.-It is persistent
squadron made a sortie shortly before
dawn Saturday. the torpedo boat de-
stroyers leading, and found the Japa-
nese feet quite unsuspecting the pres
ence os hostile warships, with the re-
suit that four of the Japanese ships
were sunk during the attack
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
JAPANESE OFFICER
LEFT HIS DEFIANCE.

Port Arthur. Sunday. June s.
Amongst the documents found on the
steamer Yeddo. one of the vessels sunk
at the mouth Of the harbor, the follow
ing defiance was discovered fastened
on the rail Of the bridge:
Remember my dear Russian SAIL
ors, my name is Lieutenant Commander
Keriso. This is my second visit: my
first was on the Kossuke. / will come
again"
This threat was not carried out, how
ever. as Keriso was found among the
dead
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
RUSSIANS SANK
FOUR JAP SHIPS
so THE RUSSIANS REPORT.
PERSISTENT RUMoR AT LAO YANG
TO THAT EFFECT.

The Rumor at Russian Headquarters
Has 1t That on Last Saturday the
Russian Squadron Made a sOrtie,
Found the Japanese Unprepared
and Succeeded in Accounting
Very ERectuaIly for Four of Their
Ships.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
JAPANESE VESSEL
SUNK BY A MINE.

Che Foo, june 6, 2 p. m.-The
Russian consul here has received
news that large Japanese vessel
has been sunk by mine off TaIien
Wan. The news has not been
confirmed. 1t is believed it was
a merchantmen.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
HEAVY FIRING HEARD IN
DIRECTION OF LAO YANG

Tien Tsin, June 6.-Heavy firing was
heard at New Chwang, coming from
the direction of Lao Yang.
The Russians have evacuated Sin Min
Tung about thirty miles west Of Muk-
den). and its vicinity. II is said that
the troops which were at Sin Min Tung
are joining on the road TO Mukden.
Nothing Is known at New Chwang
of the japanese movements.
London, June IA dispatch 10 the
Daily Telegraph. dated ShOngzattse,
Continued on Fiffh Pare.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07

E. Kelso.
w. W. Delaney.
Edward Boss.
e. H. Johnson.
The injured;
Philip Alexander.
j. A. Brooker.
Edward Holland.
John Police.
Tom Sinclair.
Dan Gainey.
Clarence Allen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
WHY "JAPs" MAKE GOOD SOLDIERS.

ManChuTian correspondence OF Leslie : weekly
As the Japanese soldiers live crowded ndiscrimi-
uately into the houses OF the country. often twenty
more sleeping side by side on mats In small. i'll
ventilated rooms. with open fires in the rooms. it is
surprising that they do not fal i'll in large numbers
the same conditions would kill of Caucasian
troops by the score; for not only has all TINS torean
and Mauchurian country been scourged with pcsti-
Genital diseases peculiar to the f4St, rom unG to
time. but the people Knowing nothing or medlcln'
disnfecton. necessity for isolation and sanitary
should o. hiled Win as ny uIlei.I sethis itS tlty
are known to be with predatory Insects visible TO
japanese troops less susceptible 10 the attacks
of the bacilli than the men Of Western countries
disease up To this time. but there may possibly be
advanced some other reasons tending 10 show why
they are 50 unusually Scourge free for an army
living in the field
To begin with. their diet is extremely plain and
simple consisting. as II does. "t rice salt iish and
umswTttensI Yea, WIN NOW ana men small
eggs thrown IN as luNur!"S- Their food is in no
way different from what they are accustomed TO-
ana It Is prepared cooked ana served exactly as IL
is at nome. In opposition to this. Other civilized
tyated and heating foods III the field. Lacking va
riety and craving the things they are accustomed
coffee. and gorge themselves with bareback bacon
brin ON Vbo train Of 61 ANY, HE
troubles aud. by general loss of tonicity in the
Again, We ind the Japanese soldier furnished with
a metal bottle. In place of water canteen. which
ways does this is hardly probable but. in view of
inc Tact 5hat inc apaneSe prefer hot water 10 cold
for a long wait. they viii always be found slipping
drinking
may be safely said th;,t they run much less risk Of
contracting disease from the thcy drink than
The average army. OF arse. what they like moro
than anything else as a beverage is a very weak
deCoction of plain hot green tea. and between the
damage done to tho stomach nv half dozen tiny
cups OF weak tea and ;t>quarJ of nIy black coffee
such as the American soldier constantly im5ibos
there can be comparison
The fact should not be lost sight of that the Jap
dncSe soldier, by his preference for hot drinks
never chils his stomach when he is ovorhcatcd and
perspiriug. and this in itself makes Tor a boz tor
eener2l physical condition thlu that II the soI
who f"verishly drinks large quantities of cold wa
ter from every spring, creek and pond along ~
wayside Taking possession OF large towns IN,
American and British troops always increases The
number on the sick report with a h!mn heea ne
these soldiers are prone to look generously iInnn
the flowing bowl. and their selections OF beyer1ces
quality obtain bic The Japanese soldier, ON the
contrary. seldom imhibeS anything cxcrnr he ,,t,
alcoholic sake, which it is true does ntoXirat e
takCr in large quantities. but Whose = 60 -
arc u apparently general dlsarrangcr1cnt Of hn
intern al functions ~ VI ''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
THROU'S SURGEON OUT
Man With DCIrium Puts Him ont
Of ImbNlaHcc.

After biting a piece or policeman's arEor and
knocking an ambulance surgeon from his am
huiance into the street. who said he was
Robert Burns WAS finally landed in cell in
bellevue Hospital last night
Patrolman Young. Of the West Thirt y-sev erltll-
ST. station. noticed man fall 10 the sidewalk nj
Ihirtieth-st. and Tenth-ave. The man began fo
act strangely md then. according To tho police-
man, started to bite tho curbstoue The police
man tried 20 get him on his feet when the. man
turned on him and grabbed him by the second
nngeT of his right hand. Before tho policeman
:ouid reIeas" his finger, the mans teeth had pcuc-
pated Inc flesh nearly To the hone The policeman
raped Tor assistance and then summoned an am
After the polc"man's finger was treated Burns
was placed in the ambulance. He fought coutin,,-
ally and when the ambulance started for the hos
ptaL the man kicked and tried to jump out It was
decided to take the man 20 Bellevue and whom
me ambulance reached Twenty-eighth-st and g..
bSih-aNe. the man grabbed DIR. Pea body and threw
MN out. tn" physician landed on his barL I,'t
was not seriously hurt For the rest or tie Ton U-'
him 0" Sun HaH 10 SIT on
, W ntH 5eIeVue Hospital reached the man
iiQusHt IKE maniac and II took six men ~ ri1 90
MN IN the cell. After being placed in cen ~,
nan sI Sdiu ne mad been BlaCkwelTs Island s,if
sttution Friday ~ ''i' '''e III
Accordng 70 the physicians the man is s,,rfsr-
NIB from ueIlrium and epilepsy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
THE FIRE RECORD.

1912 a. m-Tremont and Park ayes. N-v-Tork Central
Railroad. trihing.
I:sO a Mo, 2O5 West sx,h-st. Samuel FalN'
trlfing.
80 n Mo. 70 Manhattan Market Thirty -thlrd
81 and Eleventh ave Armour Co; $1,000
o:4O a Mo. 1855 Eighth ave. James Mc<earney
ESQ a. Mo. 1G4 West Thrtysecond 81. May Amer
ton, $50
s.15 a. Mo POS East Twenty first St, Ferdinand
FIe,g; 200
40 a Mo. 319 Oneh undredth- St, owner IN
known; trihing.
s:35 mNo. 1856 Eighth ave, owner unknown. triains
s55 a Mos 500 and COZ Eighth Weaver Dry
goods Company $40
Mo 176 BIeecker Marie Starace. trihins
10 % a m -Forty-eGhth ana Forty ninth SITS and
Twelfth ave, Ogden s Co. $50.
1910 a Mo IS Rfvnston- ST. Jacob Kline: trfing
:55 Mo. rs East Seventy-third st. Mary Gena-
Wis: trihng
7.35 ? Mo I41 Attorney St. Abraham Telser:
trining-
$40 2. Mo. 225 Green -. L Freshman; $1,000
906 p. Mo. - cherry st; Man Gottheld. trihing-
9.l5 ? Mo $50 East hundred and tenth - &.
Jose Bowers; triiinC.
e3a p Mo 40 East Fr;,een,h-st.: Nicola Alot'a.
( Daal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
PROPRIETOR SHOT.
T7cO Men Hurt, One Dangerously al
The Doctors, IN Park ROzc.

Park Row entvened early this morning by
a shooting and Il fight at No So the Doc
tors Hotel Patrick Bohan proprietor of the hotel
shot twice. his bartender. John O'ConnOr, of
No. 95 Cherry-st.. kicked and beaten by
a dozen men. OConnor and Bohan and eleven 9TH
ers were arrested O'Connor is dangerously in
iured.
The it is said began money 1t is de-
clared that O'Connor's pay for the week was in
question Bohan says his bartender drew re-
volver TO argue with and shot him twice. Bohan
had shot in the right side of the head, not
serious wound. and another in the left hand. He
then attacked the bartender.
The place filled with men. all friends of tho
proprietor and they sided with him in the quarrel
1t is said that all helped in treating O'Connor
about badly as they could The bartender was
hustled from one end of the place 10 the other.
and punched and kicked He was unconscious
when rescued. His head badly cut. The skull
probably fractured. 1t said. His body was
Il mass OF bruises and he bled from dozen wounds
The noise of the shots heard by detectives
Mcdonnell and Maher of the Oak-st. station and
they 10 the hotel. They forced their way in
and with drawn revolvers ordered all hands 10
come to order. They had policeman summon an
ambulance and arrived from the tud-
son-st. Hospita, The surgeon took both OConnor
and Bohan the hospital O.Connor was charged
with feluniDuS assault ON BohanS coIlplalht anu
Bohan charged with simple assault on OCon-
noT'S complaint
Frank Murphy. printer. of No no Bowery.
arrested. charged with disOrderly conduct.
The detectives arrested ten other men, charging
them with being suspicious persons" They want
them witnesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
DROWNED BEAR BROUGHT TO LIFE.
Rolling on Barrel, Brandy and Steam Make
Him Whole Again.

First aid TO the drowning the problem that
confronted the management OF the Circus Maxi
mus at Luna Park Coney Island yesterday. IN
the case of big, shaggy black bear He is worth
several hundred dollars and Incidentally he is a
great pet with his trainer. Hence when he was
pulled from the lagoon yesterday. looking like A
much trampled door mat and showing 10 signs OF
life a great wall went UP from the animal quarters.
Bumbo IS the bears name He suddenly took
notion to bolt from his keeper the close of his
act He was crossing the plank bridge leading 50
his quarters at the time. The railing was not in
tended TO stand the impact Of a bear. and when
Bumbo struck il, there crash. dismal
grunt and then mighty splash. The minute
the luckless BuInbo was swept struggling furious
y. under the planking by the current
Signor Spessardi. the trainer and his wife rushed
frantically around the other end Of the covered
runway, where the lagoon emptes in Coney Island
Creek After about ten minutes Bumbo emerged.
A large crowd of spectators had gathered mean
while When Bumbo was brought ashore the
manager looked his huge carcass over and gave
orders for a funeral Spessardi would listen
TO him He ran for or the barrels lying near.
and with the aid OF his wife lay his cumbersomo
pet over II head down. For half an hour they
rolled Bumbo on the barrel There were no
visible results
Spessardi then thought OF the hospital. He sent
a hurry call for an ambulance. When the sur
geon arrived he was indignant but the tears OF
an injection OF brandy After this treatment and
groaned and dropped off the barrel.
The ambulance surgeon said Bumbo must be nut
IN warm room Immediately or he would die from
exposure. Bumbo was placed in a wagon and
IakeA 70 me steamroom at bathing pavilion. and
was kept there until evening At length he was
declared ready 10 return to his quarters. and in
inuch INTOXICATED condition he was received there
by the joyful Spessardl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
STRIKE IN PENNSYLVANIA TUNNEL
Men Demand Union Wages and Eight Hour
Day-Declare These Were Promised

The first strike in the PENNSYLVANIA t,,,ro, 49,,
pecn ordered at Thirty-second st and Tvorftb
ave Tor union wages and the eight hour vorl, Ia,
Members OF the Safety Association of Errinears
began the strike and followed by members og
me Rock Drillers and Tool Sharpeners' Union
inc Stationary Engineers Union and the Dol,
-1uIioerS Union quitting work for the Same cause
me s'riKe Is against the O'Rourke Contracting
company. and has been extended to all frs con
Tracts These include the New-York Central inn,
proVements from Forty second-st to Fiftietbs G.
and the caisson work for the Wanamaker RuiIi
ING at Etghth-st and Fourth-ave
according to Matthew McConviie. delegate to
'iie 0aiety Association Of Engineers who hrouobt
inc matter before the Central Federated I-nior
y'stefcay' eight hundred are out in all tho
trades, and the work in the tunnel is tied nm Nc
o"h'lHe did not seem to lay so much stress on tho
other contracts the tunnel work about ,,l,,nt
&c spoke bitterly. lie said the Board Of Alder
mel me Borough Presidents and Vice President
i1 OF ne Ienns7lvania Railroad had All pror,
d. Iiiar Il union wages and the eight hour work
10y we're hot mentioned in the contract ,,,,ian
osyJ %ouG DC PAID and the eight hour wori; J9l
MoiIu De observed any way. IL was doci'jHd - =,
nuke complaint to Vice-Fresdent Cree1 0O 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
HUNT In GOBLET OFFICES
DR.. T. l.. II. SGtterlee Heard Cries
of "Murder Police Break In.

/ DR.. F. Leroy Satterlee of No. West Eight
eenth-st., and others living in that street early
this morning heard cries Of Murder "Police!'
Help coming from the Offices of the Ogden
and Robert Goelet estate. in the two and a
/ half story office building at No. West Seven
feminist. DR.. Satterlee lives in the rear of the
! Goelet estate offices. and says he was attracted
by the cries. which were those II q woman.
He threw open his rear window TO hear more
distinctly. He heard the cries and then ran to
his telephone to tell the police. He told them
what he had heard, and the West Thirteth-st
station sent officers there at once.
Patrolmen Burns and keenan, into the
basement of the offices. The building IS in
. charge of caretakers MIR. and Mrs. Barrett. 1t
is said that Mrs. Barrett returned from a trip to
Europe recently. Burns and Keenan, drew their
revolvers as they went in. They knocked on the
windows and tried TO attract the attention of
any one who might be inside.
Then the policemen opened one of the windows
They peered inside and could that the room.
apparently sitting room. with bed in it, was
topsy turvy. 1t looked if struggle had gone
on there,
Then they waited a few seconds. Presently,
they say. they a man in the room. Burns
yelled out: Throw UP your hands" The man.
they say. paid no attention to them, but kept
crawling along the floor. He was evidently. ac-
cording the police. trying hide somewhere
and he crawled behind bureau and disap-
peared.
Burns and Keenan, finally decided that they
had no right to enter the house. Burns held
the place while keenan, reported to the station.
He was told that a guard would be put around
the house. and he and Burns were detailed to
watch.
At > a. m. the two policemen put themselves
guard. No one had entered the house and
no che had left it,
DR. Satterlee said he positive that the
screams those of a woman and that she
cried out ''Murder!" Help" and "Police.' DR..
Daniel VI. Stimson, another physician. at No. II
West Seventeenth-st., next door to the Goelet
estate offices. said he heard the cries ALSO that
they we're those OF a woman. and that the
woman evidently in distress and probably
heirg teoten
The stories of neighbors agreed with those of
the two doctors.
Go back and break in and find out what's
up" it was ordered later Burns and half a
dozen other officers went to the house They
surrounded it and pounded on the doors and
windows for some minutes
At last man opened the door and the police
asked him what the trouble was He would not
tell and said he would not let the police in
Two pushed by him, leaving the rest ON guard
Ihey walked through the house till they came
floor
What's the matter, madame" asked one of
the policeman
Nothing" said the apparently frightened
woman
The woman would not say that anything had
happened She persisted in declining to discuss
the trouble.
The police say they had nothing TO do but
leave the house.