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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-15
Her Stories Conflict
Aver Officers
New Methods of Finance
Remunerative
Young Woman Charged With Passing
Worthless Checks at First Denies
Her dentity-continues to
Declare Innocence

Ruby Castleman, the pretty stenog-
rapher and Sunday school teacher who
is charged with forgery, was arraigned
yesterday before Police Judge Rose on
two charges of forgery.
AS she stood before the bar of justice
and attentively listened to the reading
of the allegations of forgery made
against her, her demeanor did not belle
her assertions that she is the teacher
of class of juveniles in local Sun
day school.
Modest, of excellent bearing and CIV
ing every evidence of having been
reared amid surroundings of refinement
and wealth. she made a striking and
unusual picture of prisoner at the
bar"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-15
JostIe Chinese Woman

He confided his suspicious to one of
the other officers, and the two started
out of the door and the third Jagged
behind. AS the two policemen passed
in front Of Mrs. Chung and attracted
her attention, the third gave a violent
lurch and jostled the woman from the
spot where she had been standing.
AS the woman moved, large pack
age of lottery tickets fell from her
clothing, where they had been
fastened, and rolled on the floor. A
wild scramble followed between the Of
flcers and the five little Chinese, but
the police succeeded in getting posses
sion of the lottery tickets. A call was
sent in for the patrol and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chung were notified that they
would be placed under arrest
Just as the patrol arrived, Mrs.
Chung decided that her part in the
affair was to give UP the rest of the
tickets, and so she did.
II have raided several lotteries in
my day." said Officer Boyd, "but I
never saw so many lottery tickets at
one time before. All were hidden
within the little Chinese woman's
clothing, too
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-15
LOTTERY RA|DED;
TICKETS IN DRESS
CHINESE WOMAN HIDES EWl-
DENCE IN CLOTHING
CHILDREN AID THEIR MOTHER
Lively Scenes Attend Effort Of Three
Policemen to Break Up Gambling
Resort-Flerce Fight
With Dogs

With Officer Bruce Boyd on the
fence, frantically welding a club In a
desperate attempt to keep five mongrel
dogs from chewing him up, Officer
Will Ingram kicking down the rear
door and Officer Burt Stevens pound
ing loudly on the front door, a success
full raid was made on lottery at 45S
jackson street last evening. The lot
terry is conducted, say the police, by
Tom Chung, his wife and five little
Chungs.
When at last Officer Boyd did sue
ceed in putting three of the dogs into
temporary sleep and driving away
the other two, and the other officers
broke into the house, there was no
sign Of a lottery-not even lottery
ticket was visible. Vainly the police
searched the house for some evidence
but there was nothing to be found.
Previous evidence gained by the Off
GERS assured them that they had made
no mistake in the house, but after a
consultation they decided that they had
been beaten and were about to retire
when one Of the policemen conceived
brilliant idea.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-15
Suspect Other Crimes

Detectives Roberts and Sharon assert
that since her arrest Wednesday even
ing they have traced other forgeries
and instances of false pretense to her
wherein she is believed to have secured
over $1,000 out of local banks.
They further assert that they have
secured confessions from her as to her
guilt in some instances, but she re-
fuses to discuss this statement and in
sists upon her declaration of innocence
of all charges.
The detectives assert that she gained
entrance to homes of persons by plead
Ing a desire to use the telephone
momentarily, and while in the house
would casually ascertain by clever in
uuiries where the household account
was deposited and the name of the bank
with which the head Of the family
transacted business.
After gaining the desired informa-
ton she is said to have secured blank
checks from the particular bank and by
clever imitation Of the signature of the
depositor, which she obtained in some
mysterious manner, would draw checks
upon the account and invariably sue
ceeded in securing the money for which
the checks were drawn.
Another Instance
In pursuance of her usual methods, it
Is said that she rushed into the home of
Ira Phillips at lilo West Adams street
during the afternoon of August "a and
asked to be permitted to use the tele-
phone.
While in the house, 1t Is alleged, she
ascertained that Mr.. Phillips deposited
with the National Bank of California
checks, one drawn for $609S0 and an
other for $S4.60 were cashed by the
bank and afterward were declared to be
forgeries. The first check was drawn
upon the account of Mr.. Phillips, the
second check being drawn upon Mrs.
Phillips account.
Evidence was secured tending to con-
meet Miss Castleman with these for
geries and a complaint was issued
against her yesterday.
1t is said that when she was arrested
Wednesday evening she denied her
guilt and willingly accompanied the de-
tectives to the police station. When
confronted with the charges she as
serted that it was a case Of mistaken
identity and declared she was Mrs. P.
L. Amick. She is said to have later
confessed her identity. but denied any
knowledge of the forgeries charged
against her.
1t is said that she later confessed to
drawing the checks but denied that she
presented any of them for money at
the banks.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
NOW Is the TIME FOR HYOMEI
Far Easier to Cure Catarrh Now Than
at Any Other Season.

Now is the time to use Hyomei. when
the early summer days make il SO easy
to- cure catarrhal troubles. Tho. Hyomei
treatment, breathed for a few minutes
three or four times a day In May or
June. will do good twice as quickly as
1t did in January, and nearly everyone
knows that used faithfully then, 1t COM
pletely ri1is the system of catarrh.
Hyomef is a purely vegetable prepara
ton whose active curative properties are
given off when 1t is breathed by the aid
of the pocket inhaler that comes with
every outfit 1t destroys all germ life
in the air passages purifles the blood by
supplying additional ozone. and its heal
ing volatile, antiseptic fragrance reaches
every corner OF the respiratory tract as
no medicine taken through the stomach
can possibly do.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
ST. and consists of a neat inhaler that
can be carried in the purse or vest
pocket and will last a lifetime, a medi-
cine dropper. and a bottle of Hyomei
Extra bottles of Hyomei can be pro-
cured. If desired, for 90 cents.
At this season Of the year when
catarrhal troubles can be SO quickly and
readily cured, the merits of the Hyomei
treatment should be carefully invests
gated by everyone and a complete out
fit should be in every home Henry
Evans, 922-924 F street northwest gives
his personal guarantee with every Hyo-
mel outfit he sells TO refund the money
If It does not give satisfaction. There
is no risk whatever to the purchaser of
Hyomei.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
GATHER IN LOUISVILLE
Thousands of Those Who Fought in
Southern Army Crowd the Fair
Kentucky City.

LOUISVILLE. June 14.-Favored by
ideal weather, the reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans began this morn
ing.
The attendance Of aid soldiers is al
ready greater than that of the reunion
of 1860. and thousands more are expect
ed today The annual meeting of the
veterans will be called to order at noon.
AT the same time meetings of the me-
mortal assocfat ton OF the survivors Of
the navy, the association of Confederate
medical officers. and the sons of vet
Grams will be in progress. Incident to
the gathering are reunions of Morgan s
men, Forests men, and the Orphan
Brigade.
NashvilIa and New Orleans have es-
tablished headquarters, and are working
for the next reunion.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
DEATH OF FISHERMEN
REMAINS A MYSTERY
Three Drowned in Vicinity of Long Brdge-Bodies Re-
covered by Police Boat Vigilant-No Wit
nesses of the Tragedy.

MoTguemaster Schoeneburger that he
was invited by Chisholm TO join the
fishing party on Monday afternoon. but
business prevented him from leaving
the city. The men told him they In
tended to stop near the Long bridge
and drop their lines there. He last saw
them going toward Hollis & Cumber-
l0nd's boat house. at Fourteenth and
Water streets northwest There they
Washington channel to the Arsenal
Point and thence north to the Long
bridge and also half mile above it.
AL Good Swimmers.
Although it will probably never be
known just how The men met their
death, il is believed the three were
drowned while trying TO save one an
other. Harbormaster Sutton is of the
opinion that one man was in the center
of the f1at-bottom rowboat and one in
stern of the boat wished to exchange
places. and when they tried 10 pass the
man in the center the boat capsized
All tht, men were good swimmers. and
If they had only themselves to look out
Il IS supposed that with their clothing
on the men were pulled down, and this.
coupled with the fact that they were
trying to rescue one another, cost them
their lives.
The body OF Dennis E. Bunch was
found at the neck of the Little river
near the site of the new Highway
bridge Newt Bunch was pulled to the
surface short distance north of where
his brother was found. Dennis was a
carpenter by trade. and is survived by
widow and one child Newt and
Chisholm were also carpenters, and are
each survived by q widow.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
Big Checks Must Accompany Bids.

Proposals must be accompanied by
certified checks upon or certificates of
deposit Of national banks of the United
States. United States Government de-
positories in the Philippines, or RESPONSE
BILE trust companies of the United
States. and must be payable to the or
der of the Secretary Of War or the
governor general of the Philippines for
the amount of $4,000 In respect to the
entire railway system. or 100000 in re-
spect to any single line These checks
or certificates of deposit may be col
lected by the Philippine government
whenever necessary for it's protection.
The certified checks of unsuccessful bid
ders will be returned within ninety days
after the opening of the bids. Certi-
fed checks of successful bidders will be
returned within ninety days after the
execution of the concessionary contract
or grant. if grantees furnish the Philip
pine government bond in the penal sum
OF twice the amount of the deposit as
security for the faithful performance of
lfthe contract.
| The contracts will be perpetual. In
cases OF breach of contract the Philip
pine government. after the lapse of
contract and charge the expense against
the grantee The gauge OF all railways
is to be 3 feet inches, unless other
wise awarded. SO as to secure uniform
| ity. Construction. equipment, and roll
| ing stock must be first-class in every
respect and equal in quality to the
best American practice.
The right is reserved to the Philip
| pine government to allow proposed or
| existing railways to establish traffic
connections or arrangements on fair
| and equitable terms TO be determined
in case OF disagreement by the supreme
| court OF the Philippine government
upon petition by either party
| In the matter of employment prefer
ence is to be given to such satisfactory
| laborers IS may be found along the
lines Of route Employment Of labor
| will at all times be under the reason
| able direction Of the governor general.
| The Philippine government will protect
! all railways against rebellion, ladron-
! ism. and outlawry.
Grantees may build telegraph or tele-
| phone lines along their rights of way.
| Room must be reserved for the mainte-
nance by the Philippine government Of
four wires for telegraph. telephone, and
| electrical transmission for any govern
ment purpose along every line Of rail-
way.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14

Accidental dro wning was the sub
stance of the certificates of death given
by Coroner hewitt in the cases of Alex
Chisholm, Newt and Dennis Bunch,
whose bodies were taken from the river
in the vicinity Of the Long bridge, by
the crew of the police boat Vigilant
yesterday
Chisholm's body was found on the
he ok of a fishing line by two colored
boys who became frightened and rowed
away from the scene OF the gruesome
find. john Reynolds, a boathouse keep
er, who was told of the discovery. went
to the Long bridge, where he hauled
the body into his boat
A friend of Alex Chisholm, hearing of
the discovery of a body in the river.
went to the morsue yesterday and iden-
titled the remains. Later Mrs. Chisholm
visited Morguemaster Schoneneburger
and became hystericaI when she recog-
nized the body Of her husband.
Had Two Companions
She informed the morguemas ter that
one or more companions were in the
boat with her husband, and the police
boat was forthwith dispatched to the
spot where Chisholm's body was found
After dragging tie river bed Police
men Dean, Lewis, and is=.sSeno, on the
police boat, caught the body Of Dennis
Bunch, of 3o4 street southwest, and
it was removed to the morgue. Later
the remains of Newt Bunch. of 934
street southwest, was brought to the
surface and placed in the morgue be-
side the other two victims Of the acct
dent
A friend of the three men Informed
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
RICHARD M. JOHNSON
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Richard NJ Johnson in charge Of the
State Department carpenter shop in
the State, War and Navy building. died
at his home, 1924 Columbia road. Sun
day evening of neuralgia of the heart,
in the sixty-sixth year of his age. He
was born in Fauquier county, Va, and
removed TO Washington in 1885. He
was a member of Federal Lodge. No.
/, of the Masonic order, and Of the
First Baptist Church.
AS a citizen and neighbor he lived
q quiet and unassuming life, respected
by all who know him. A widow, two
sons and two daughters survive him.
The fnterment was made this afternoon
at o'clock In the Masonic circle by the
Masonic lodge of which he was mem
Der, and Rev. Winbigler, of the First
Baptist Church.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14

help and sprang downstairs. Selling a
loaded Winchester He YVES not quick
enough to catch the invader OF his
home, who darted out the back door
and fled.
All told, there have been thirteen at
lacks upon women in the vicinity of the
Spring Grove Cemetery Eight escaped
with their lives. Five are dead
The police have been at fault from
the first in running down the ripper.
There was one arrest. The prisoner,
who said his name was McGraw and
that he lived in Chicago. was commit
ted to the workhouse for thirty days,
but nothing was proved against him.
The latest murder has renewed the
terror and excitement, which died away
gradually after the unidentified woman
was slain in March, and the authorities
are exertfng all their energies to cap
ture the slayer of the OIL woman. con-
6dent that if they get him they Will
have the murderer Of the four girls.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
MEXICAN DUEL|STS
BOTH LOSE LIVES
Fought for Girl Who Would Not
Have Welded Either Of
Them.

EAGLE PASS. Tex. June IA duel
to the death took place at Precidiosa
station on the Mexican International
railroad, south Of here. between Jose
CorraIes and Juan Corrales, two promi-
nent young men of the town.
The men, who were not related, were
suitors for the hand of Miss Lecita
Gonzales, the belle of the town.
They decided to settle the love con-
test with pistols. The duel took place
in the outskirts of the town and re-
suited in both the principals being
killed at the first shot.
When informed OF the result. Miss
Gonzales said that it could have been
ayerted had the ardent lovers consulted
her. as she was already engaged to
marry another.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
VIRGINIA RESORTS.

.FH PINES"
AZ Herndon the model Virginia village, On
Fylue,nout Branch of Southern Railway, n
mics from Washington; altitude, 400 feet;
no mosquitoes: no malaria: grove OF tall
pines: 2-acre lawn; croquet. tennis, chill
dren's playground; minutes TO railroad sta
ton; capacity. so: buildings and furniture
new throughout; rooms single or en- suite:
ao9 feet OF wide porches spring water. TaP
rates apply to J. II. BARKER.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
HIGHER COURT REVERsES
DECISION IN DREW CASE

The Court of Appeals of the District
in an opinicn announced by Justice
DUEL, reversed the. Judgment Of the
Supreme Court of the District. which
held the Rev. Simon. P. w Drew
colored, to be in contempt of court for
alleged violation Of an order Of injunc-
ton against him.
The same decision was made in ref
erence to George Robinson and William
Howard, who were also declared to be
in contempt of court for like reason.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
SUMNER RESORTS

The Washington Times advertising
representative in Atlantic City is John
c. Benson, general manager OF the Re-
sort Advertising Company, Bartlett
building, North Carolina and Atlantic
avenues. All advertisements viii be. ac-
cepted at the same rates as at the home
Office of The Washington Times. Cata-
logues and Booklets upon application
Business Office Of the Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
To BUILD RAILWAYS
IN THE Phillip PINES
Government Invites Bids
for New Lines.
COMPLETED IN FIVE YEARS
Extensive System to Cover the Most
Important Points in the
Archipelago.
COMPLETED IN FIVE YEARS

Secretary of War Taft makes public
the invitation for proposals or bids for
concessionary contracts with the Phil
ippine government for the construction,
equipment, maintenance, and operation
of railways in the Philippine archipel-
ago. These invitations will be sent out
todav
Bids are being sought under authority
of the act of Congress of February 6,
1901, and of July /, 1902, providing tenn
porarily for the administration of civil
government in the Philippines
The bids must be sent to the bureau
of insular affairs at the War Depart
ment, or to the Philippine Commission
at Manila. They will be opened at Ma
Mia at 10 o'clock at night and at Wash
ington at o'clock in the morning, on
November l. 1905, IN the presence of the
bidders. The Philippine government re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. Proposals will be received only
from Individual citizens or copartner-
ships of the United States or the Phil
tons organized and existing under the
laws Of any State of the United States
or the United States or the Philippines.
Bidders must be legally competent in
every respect to carry out the terms Of
the contracts. Those individuals or CO.
partnerships to whom the awards may
be made must within thirty days assign
and transfer the same to corporation
of the character and qualification speci-
6ad
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
THE NETHERLAND

THE PENNHURST s osssn End e. 2.
Atlantic City, N J. Rooms suite. with
bath; long distance telephones In roomss ele-
yator to street level Booklet mailed.
WIN. R. HOOD.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
OLD WOMAN VICTIM
OF OH|O'S RIPPER
Slain Near Cemetery Where
Four Others We're Killed.
THEY WERE ALL YOUNG GIRLS
Son Finds Body and Recalls Seeing
a Heavy-Set Man in the
Neighborhood.
THEY WERE ALL YOUNG GIRL S

CINCINNATI. June 14.-The notice are
engaged in an attempt to unravel a
h1tn murder which, owing to the simil-
arity OF conditions. are all believed to
pc the work of single miscreant
another woman has been added to the
list OF victims by the mysterious muir
oerer whose thirst for human blood, his
horrlple custom of mutilation have
caused him to be named after his Lon
don prototype-Jack the Ripper
The fifth woman slain within a year
feh yesterday, and within a stones
throw Of the Spring Grove Cemetery.
where he has killed four girls.
Old Woman His Victim.
Mrs Mary Reichert. eighty-seven
years old. infirm and helpless. was
found dead in the doorway of her cot
tage. She had been felled with n terrific
blow made by blunt instrument, which
crushed her temple.
The police have concealed the full par
Oculars, but the murder evidently was
OF the same character as those which
have repeatedly Mortified the neighbor-
mood In which the old woman lived. All
that part of Cincinnati near the scene
of the latest tragedy is in a state of
terror and excitement.
What perpleXes the authorities Is that
eAS Auut QcTeI SIOulQ nave selected such
an aged woman to satisfy his unnatural
gut for human blood All the others
VINO met mysterious fate were girls
unoer twenty years.
Son Finds Body.
The body of Mrs Reichert was found
by her son, Valentine Reichert, early
IN the morning when he went from
his home, not far away. to his mother
home to do some work about the house
for her. A blow near the right ear, evil
IDENTIFY with club, had killed her.
No one IN the neighborhood heard any
noise during the night. but her son re-
calls seeing a short, heayyset man, who
also answers the description of the slay-
err of the four other women, in the
midnight. when he retired. The murder
was committed evidently soon after
midnight or about i o'clock, for the
woman had been dead six hours in the
opinion of the coroner's physician, when
her mutilated body was found.
That robbery was not the purpose of
the murderer seems to be clear. The
woman had no money anywhere, and
the fact that she had been abused as
the four girls had been makes the police
certain that the crime was the work of
the degenerate who killed May Melon
aid on May i, 1901: Lulu Mueller on Oc-
tober 1. 1904; Alma Steinway on Novem-
Der 3. 1904, and an unidentified woman
on March 3. 1905.
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
lsteinway Murder Most Brutal.

The murder Of Alma Steinway was the
most brutal IN the series of crimes. She
was a pretty and attractive girl, seven
teen years DID, an operator in the Cum
minsville telephone exchange suburb
OF Cincinnati
She was waylafd after she stepped off
trolley car and dragged into a vacant
lot, where she was choked into insensi-
biiity. She was struck in the mouth
with such savage force that her teeth
were knocked out. Her clothing was
torn OF, and the tendons of her wrist
were broken.
The poor girl evidently had struggled
with her assailant as the torn-up turf
showed, but she was no match for his
goriiia-like strength. Her throat was
torn open as II by the claws Of an ami
NAL
Marie Mueller, twenty years old, a
strfkingly- handsome brunette, was at
tackled close by the cemetery where AL
ma Steinway was murdered. and Just
as she was entering the garden of her
home. She was seized from behind,
thrown to the ground. and a rain of
blows on her face made her unconscious.
The murderer was frightened off be-
fore he had time to complete hi, ghast-
ly work. but the girl died subsequently
Of her injuries.
In each of these assaults the attack
er seemed to have a mania for knock
ing out the teeth of his victim. In the
case of Miss Stesnway 1t appeared as
II the murderer had thrust his fingers
into the girls mouth. loosened her teeth
and then tore them forcibly from her
mouth.
Girl Waiting for Car.
Three days after this crime was COM
mitted Edith Causing, seventeen years
old, pretty and innocent, was seized by
q man, borne to the ground, and her
face beaten with his fists She was
waiting for a car at exactly the same
spot where Alma Steinway was dragged
away to her death, but managed to
fight her assailant Off She, too, suffered
the loss OF her teeth
On the same night Minnie Rode, Liz
zie Weimar and Mamie Weimar were
Ieaped upon by man Lizzie thrust
her fingers into the eyes Of her assault
err and sent him shrieking into the GEM
etery. where he soon was lost among
the tombstones.
Mrs Harry c. WINES was the next.
She escaped death by a heroic struggle.
The man had hold of her and had
bent her back across his knee. and was
irving to force her mouth open when
the woman's husband heard her cry for
The Washington times., 1905-06-14
HOTEL AGNEW.

NEW OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT
Whole block ocean front Opens June n
Directly on the Boardwalk at Boston ave.
Thoroughly rebuilt and refurnished through
ous. Hot and cold water baths, SWIM
ming pool: orchestra Capacity 500. Rates
and booklet upon application. Automobile
meets all trains. z. r. CHAMPION. Owner
and Proprietor. my21-3ot