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The Washington times., 1907-09-01
Killed With Odd Weapon.

The weapon with which the crime
was committed is the deepest part Of
the mystery. II was peculiar. as the
wound which killed the woman was
peculiar. There was Just one stab
wound. which entered the right side
OF the neck. plowed clear Through to
the other side, and left a mark no
larger than would have been made by
q pair OF scissors. From the first it
was understood that the hand which
held the weapon was possessed Of un-
usual strength 10 drive the blade
through all the arteries of the neck
From the first it was understood that
II the weapon could be found the sIay-
er Of Mrs. Lewis might be brought to
justice
Heroic measures were taken to find
it. Thinking that the murderer or
murderess might have climbed to the
roof and thrown It there. the detec-
tives searched the roof Of every near
by house Thinking that he or she
might have thrown it into the sewer.
they took the sewer plates UP for
squares. Boards were torn from the
floors Of the house IN which the crime
was committed. The walls were rip
ped open. No trace OF any weapon
could be found. save one. This was
a pair Of scissors found on the wall
Of the kitchen. When they saw them
the detectives trembled with excite
ment- An hour later a rag upon which
the weapon had been wiped when 1t
was drawn from the neck Of the vic
tim was found. II the scissors and
tne mark on the rag fitted! But they
did not fit.
Miss Kelly was kept a prisoner IN
her own home for two weeks after the
killing, while her victim lay with
scaled lips in the city morgue. and the
husband. who had been in Allentown
when his wife was killed and who had
hurried home, weeping all the way
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

on the occasion wien my building in
Copenhagen was inspected by the rep
resentative Of the German government
The Prince of Reuss and his architec-
tuTal expert, n. de Bruyn. imperial
councillor and member of the archi-
tectural commission, the editor OF iD@
Berlin I4okal AnzeIger. who accom-
panied them. expressed his wonder
that the idea of building such houses
had not been exploited long before.
since Il seemed 50 perfectly natural
ana reasonable that il was hard 10
imagine how Il should ever have been
venulation)
1t would not DO to try to arrange
the daily life of ordinary people on
to plan At the bottom of the
heart of every American is the desire
10 have a home of his own. pidcr
which he can call his. where ne may
receive his friends. aEt whore his
wife's supervision can make every
thing comfortable according 10 her own
ideals. Aside from this, hotel life
even in so-called apartment houses or
hotels. Is much TOO costly. and Il can
in no instance be considered a salts
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

~ klllCN WIS hdu-
~ rice K. Lewis, the
" " woman who was
so horribly muir
dered while she, with her one-year-
old baby, guarded her home at
z1o3 North Eleventh street, Phila-
delptiia, last fall?
After the murder the body was
crammed into a closet under the
stairs leading from the first to the
second story, and was'found there
with eyes wide open and staring
and covered with blood, by a
woman who for long time was
suspected of having killed her.
With the appearance Of John O.
Price in court several days ago and
his pea of mot guilty." the detec-
tives, who ever since then have
been working with all the determi-
nation and attention to detail Of
Sherlock Holmes to find the guilty
party. have lost one more clue.
Price created a sensation last De
cember by walking into detective
headquarters and saying that he
had killed Mrs. Lewis. For a time
he was believed. Then il was
found that he was a morphine
fiend and that he had been an in
mate of an insane asylum. Now,
puzzled, but inclined to believe
that Price is one of a large number
of cranks who appeared offering
clues, their minds crazed by the
crime, the detectives have taken
steps to have him recommitted to
the asylum whence he came.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
MISS CHARLOTTE KELLY,
Who Was Suspected of the Crime.

being imprisoned against her viii, and
that she did want him. He got writ
Tat broke the iron hand with which
the detectives has held her and the
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

broke through the fence of the yard
in the rear of her home, asked her.
If she wanted him to act as her coun-
sci and, with the police trying to throw
him out. heard her say that she was
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
Mrs. Maurice K. Lez0lS Slam
and Police Are Baf7ed at
the CYlme--- Scissors the
Probable Weapon Used to
Commit the Terrible Deed.

Miss Kelly's brother until after the
crime Then it was learned that
somers and Miss Kelly had been Iiv-
ing together for years. II was sup
posed that Somers looked too frequent.
Iy upon the other woman.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

department threw up its hands and
said that the mystery would ever Te-
main a mystery: that they could do
nothing more.
So II remained until Price appeared
and revived the public interest in the
crime by his confession which proved
so worthless. The husband hurried
back here TO confront the man in his
cell and Price covered before him
When he saw what a mere wretch the
man was. the husband laughed the
despairIng laugh he has learned since
that terrible news was conveyed over
the wire to him and told the police to
let the poor devil go.
But the police concluded 10 hold him.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
JOHN G. PRICE,

OIGDAGA-
with whom she locked arms in her
death struggle could hear the footballs
OF pedestrians on the street.
Miss Kelly left her home early in
tho morning, ostensibly 70 go on a
shopping expedition. At o'clock IN
the evening she telephoned a nearby
police station and asked them 10 send
a policeman 70 the house, as she
thought there was something wrong
there" According TO the police, when
the man arrived. she conducted him
first upstairs and delayed him III fore
Ing 20 look into every cupboard on The
upper floors for Mrs. Lewis. When
ever he spoke OF going downstairs.
she grew uneasy. Finally they dad
go downstairs Miss Kelly had to
drag her feet to the dining room,
where the death struggle occurred
She constantly avoided the cupboard
The policeman finally went to it. There
he found the body. Mss Kelly had
been carrying the prattlins infant,
while this search for its dead mother
was going on
Then Miss Kelly told how Mrs.
Lewis had agreed to receive callers
who might inquire about a room she
had 20 rent. how she had come home
shortly before she called the police
and Just as dusk was falling. ana had
heard the fingers of the baby scratch
ing against the street door. This had
made her nervous, she said, but when
opening the door, she found the babys
dress covered with blood, she was sure
something was wrong. That is ali she
AS ever said
The earth has claimed Mrs. Lewis.
Miss Kelly has been before the grand
jury-which refused to indict her-and
has disappeared. Price will soon dis
appear behind the great doors OF the
Norristown Insane Asylum
And so the Lewis murder mystery
remains-deeper than any OF fiction.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

Women Seemed TO Know.
Mrs. Lewis was killed in the middle
OF the day, while she and the person
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
MRS. MAURICE K. LEWIS,
The Murdered Woman, and Her Baby

whom telephoned the news. carried the
little baby 20 the woman. held It be-
fore her and prayed her TO tell what
she knew Of his wife's death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
The Balloon Races.

The st. Louis balloon contests have
closed without proving what was chiefly
to be desired. the Tracticability of the
heavier than air" type of machine. The
competition between gas-Dag balloons
of the old style was spectacular and
satisfactory from -he viewpoint of record
ord breaking. The d:rigible balloon per-
fornGances We're Of an unusually spirited
character. resulting also in record break
ing as to speed performance. But the type
of "airsh!p" which is generally regarded
as the most likely solution of the ar navi-
cation problem failed utterly of practical
proof. the most promising machine fouling
in the gas pipes at the outset of the start
and suffering damages which caused its
withdrawal
Little is to be gained by sending gas
bags aloft. even VIXEN they float over
great distances and demonstrate the
power OF their ''navigators'' to take maxi
mum advantage # the winds. Nothing
can ever come of this sort of air naviga-
ton for practical purposes. The advances
in the art since the DAYS of Montgolfier
have of course bean considerable. yet the
gas balloon remains in effect practically
where it was in his day. a means of fiota-
ton subject TO the cnprices of the air
The dirigible balloon is of course a great
improvement upon the old sty,e of gas
bag and some remarkable results have
keen gained by the pioneers and protectors
| in this field. Yet there is little or no pub
lie faith In the devise as a means of en-
abling man to take long fights in speci-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

lists among the veterans OF the lost cause
and the republican speakers are playing
upon it 1t may not be strong as rep
any measure and the Beckhamites are con-
cerned about 1t shows an unusual s!tua-
ton, and explains Gov. Beckham's anx-
lefty. Those men and their descendants
are quite numerous and influential in the
Blue Grass state and disafrection is worth
attention.
Mr. Bryan of course, Is not called In
to allay this feeling. He has no message
for ex-Confederates. He is not one Of
them. But he is very popular with the
rank and file of his party in Kentucky.
and Is always a welcome guest. The two
days he spent In the campaign there
fortnight ago brought out many evidences
democrats need waking up. and the ora
tors of the Beckhamites are not up to the
mark of the men they have displaced.
Two more days of the peerless leader.
therefore. to. he spent in a section he did
not visit before. are most fervently de-
sired.
Politically it is good investment for
will owe their success very largely to
him. and must remember him next year in
the way of a delegation to the demo-
cratic national convention. If they lose
they must still remember that he re-
sponded to their calls and did his level
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

fled directions. regardless of weather con-
ditions. Until a machine Is perfected
which will accomplish this result the
problem of sailing through the atmosphere
remains unsolved
In the gas bag contest luck enters so
largely as a determining factor that the
failure of the American balloonists to Sc
cure first or second place is not to be
regarded as other than a stroke of poor
fortune. 1t is of course evident that in
the same conditions the more experienced
and intrepid performer will have the
better chance to float his balloon the
longer distance. Yet the contest cannot
De considered as other than a sporting
proposition and of SO little scientific value
that the public at large will not be
highly impressed by it aside from the
passing entertainment afforded
1t Is to be hoped that the next interna-
uonal assemblage of aeronauts VIII find
the heavier-than-air type sufficiently de-
Veioped to permit genuine test of quail
ties along this line. and that the results
Will show a distinct advance toward the
goal of true air navigation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Democratic Anxiety in Kentucky.

II looks as If Gov. Eeckham might he
scared. He has appealed to Mr.. Rrvan IN
make second visit to Kentucky dnripg
the campaign. and Mr. Bryan. il Is an
hounced. may accede TO the request. Two
days next week are ROW on the cards
This sounds very !il:c the cry, Helm me
Biily. or | sink.
Ihe present campaign in Kentucky
shows tn" changes that have taken Mace
there in tire past Cew years. on the dem
ocrat!e side the leaders are ali new and
the majority young. men The veterans
are either N enforced retirement. or have
gone over 10 the repub leans Rough rid
ing has characterized the Reckhanitas for
quite seven years now, and the result is
starting. Mr.. Blackburn is in Panama
holding Office under the Roosevelt admin
Etrator-a victim OF the Beckham re-
gime- Mr. McCreary is going on the re-
tired list at the end of the Sixtieth Con-
gress - another victim. Former Gov.
Buckner bolted in 1896, and Beckhamism
has increas ID his disgust with things.
Gen Basil Duke will vote the full reDub-
lican ticket. Mr.. Watterson is in New
York. and not a line from his pen is ap-
pearing in his newspaper. And so on
As these men are all ex-ConItderates
some feeling against the BecknaGi;es ex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
A Sinister Law

The valiant mosquito has laid down his
lance;
Inc fly is neglecting to roam:
The petulant wasp no more watches his
chance
To send you in sorrow back home.
me hreiy abandons his frivolous way
or burning the candle so free:
The golden display becomes lavishIy gay
AS autumn makes love to each tree.
We miss the old friends and We miss the
old foes
But who cares for fancies like these
w hen the whimsical wind takes mankind
by the nose
And gives him the signal to sneezeo
Forgot are the songs that we'd lightly
attune
10 the joys or discomforts of yore.
A unanimous dirge will resound all too
When the grip germ gets busy once
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
BRYAN and Hearst Meet.

1t appears from a printed story that
Mr.. Bryan when in New York the other
day called on Mr. Hearst at the latter
residence and remained quite a little time
Talking politics? 1t is not SO stated. but
what likeIer? What other topic would
present itself to them at this time? And
did Mr. Bryan approve of the Hearst
Parsons fusion? That is a most interest
Ing point. He did not, far as known
cal on Charles F. Murphy or Mr.. Muir
ply on him. Unless sympathizing with
Mr.. Hearst. why have called on him at
his home? He would hardly have gone
there to rebuke him. What a motley af-
fair the whole thing is! And speaking
after the fashion of Colonel Shakespeare
can such things be. and overcome US like
a summer cloud without our special won
der? They can in New York? Anything
there can overcome us without wonder
special or otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Chanler Takes the Field,

AS did Judge Parker, Lieut.. Gov
Chanler begins his presidential campaign
in Georgia. AS did Judge Parker also,
he disclains any connection between his
visit to the Cracker state and the men
ton of his name in connection with the
presidency. The Georgians wanted to see
Judge Parker, and he them. So the invi-
tation and the visit In tina. however,
Judge Parker was nominated for Presi-
dent. and Georgia supported him. VIII
the parallel continue?
Mr.. Chanler is young, but wary While
in Washington last night. en- route, he
talked pleasantly with the reporters, and
very properly, said little. One of his re-
marks recalled Mr.. Cleveland, and shows
that the New Workers. as a rule, are not
widely travelled in their own country. Mr.
Cleveland, it will be remembered, when
he embarked upon his national career had
been no farther west than Buffalo. Mr..
Chanler, until now. had been no farther
south than Norfolk.
There are reasons why the Chanler
men should not lay too great stress on
any physical resemblance their favorite
may bear to Henry Clay. In the first
place that card is already the property Of
another New Yorker-Wiliam Sulzer. es-
quire. 1t would not be good politics or
good comradeship for Mr.. Chanler, even
if he could. to deprive a fel!ow-democrat
and possible supporter Of his chief claim
to distinction. But he could not If he
would. Mr.. Sulzsr bears the stronger re-
semblance to Mr.. Clay.
In the second place Mr.. Clay had no
claim. and urged none, to personal beauty.
The face with which the public is familiar
is softened and idealized by artistic
touches. The man himself was extre mely
homely. But for his eyes and the fire of
the ardent nature that shone In them he
could easily. by a mere glance. have
stopped clock. Mr. Chanler should not
want to compete in that sort of thing.
In the third place, Mr. Clay, with all his
genius, was a hoodoo as a presidential
candidate. Other honors came in album
dance. but the presidency was denied him.
He either failed of the nomination at the
psychological time, or 1t proved of no
value after he had secured it. The people.
he complained. loved him, but would not
elect him President; and what he said in
private conversation about the people for
denying him their highest prize was far
more picturesque than polite. In his
wrath Mr. Clay could turn the vocabulary
of deuunciation inside out.
Mr.. Chanler is young, rich. ambitious
and good specimen of a man. He can af
ford what 1t will cost him to be men
toned" for the presidency even IL the
matter should never-as it is not likely to
take serious aspect. These are days of
for him, and all his paths
should be peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Fusion and Its Objects.
Says the Portland Oregonian:

Says the Portland Oregonian:
Fusion is a device of politicians to get
Once. II was SO in Oregon; II is so every
where
CertaH MY: and office is very impor-
tant thing. Without ii no reform can be
instituted IN this country. and with it some
eHSeHtht results have been achieved A
'qudre-toed party triumph is best. for
'heh the responsibility is direct. but the
SITUATION sometimes suggests a union of
elehiehts ordinarily antagonistic and
"here IN terms are open and straight
forward and the men behind the guns re-
hahie' the public benefits by the union.
4Here ara fusions and fusioDs Not
every fusion has but one ticket before it
For an instance. there was a fusion in
ia9- between the democrats and the nonu-
lists in the interests of Mr. Cleveland
Zen Weaver was the popuist candidate
ior PRESIDENT. running under democratic
Encouragement to draw votes away from
osN' harrison and he assisted in Mr.
Cleveland : triumph. But after the nras
iu'"'S ana Congress had been secured
'i'9" powers We're put TO a use which in
iu'4"tfd the populists, who felt about Mr..
Cleveland financial policy, which with
'He ald OF patronage he succeeded in nut
tlhs through Congress, as he did about the
Sorman-N i!son tariff bill They charged
'hat they had been betrayed That fusion
cos The democracy dearly in 1896 and ex-
PiathS many of its present woes.
Last year there We're two kinds of fin
sion IN New York-one open betwean
1ammany and the Independence Ieapua
81 ne o'"eF understood between the re-
puoLgans and those democrats who wouId
hot accept Mr.. Hearst The latter fusion
won. That is to say. the republicans
earned the legislature and with the aid
OF democrats elected Mr. Hughes eo,,-
erher. run control of the situation in tic
larger aspect was thus secured and tbe
results 50 far have been exraIIep, NJ
sHes Is making a model governor, and
.'e legislature was We'll employed during
Tue entire session. A fusion for a better
purpose or with better things tn sbou
ior It's existence, was never effected
ms latest fusion in New York is os 81.
open Kind. with but one ticket I'm IT.
"iiioeS 10 De h!led are not of the first ar
oe'. eut important in their way and -
must be admitted that the fusio, -,
'ee9 are good men. qualified for the nosts
, VI course there is abundant rail-
,eiS' ana good ground for 1t. This time
last year 1t was Tammany and tIa,rst
"Sa'isC the republicans: now II 10 Ha.r,+
a''u the republicans against Tsura,,
Dut II Is TO be remembered that New yorl
- the state for lightning Changes in mi;
tics. III poll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
BANKS, Confidence and Prosper;+v

uaS financial news contains two an
p"'en'Iy contradictory announcement
Az 81 tHdt three banks suspended nsyrn.,,
AZ Ne" York city and second tn. 81
ave" ork stock market opaned b,o,.a.I--
sno scored marked advances We, 49,,
Two Conditions are not aItoeatb.r -.
enable The failure of the ,bra, -,
small local institutions, may be attribu,..
'duSes' the disturbance of con-
81 aui"e TO unWarranted runs and
-, ming OF resources due to the
management of a small groun of
""oSe maievolent activities have
az" oe+h definitely checked In yisw ot
Tue hedFy support pledged to the bsnks
'aSe nights meeting of the Ieadino
4'-"'ciers OF New York there is li,,ia
present likelihood of a continued sorila
ot failures. II is evident that 60.
effort VIII be exerted to stav tho 80.
vi disaSter, and considering the enorr,o,,~
resources OF the men and institutions -.
"'isheo 10 prevent panic the ou,Iool, ~
u'S'lhctiy favorable to an early rss,oua
non OF confidence. The buoyant o,a,iru
u the market indicated that This on, -
in sight ''' eiiu Is
'He general conditions were ,,nso,,,,,,
He treasury were being drained ~,
e''N' Il the currency foundations vysra
u. niehaeed by the fiat money propagaDda
- crops were bad. if the ind,,stria. -,
.''e country We're in d state of sh,n,
uUe 10 duIl times. there might he rea.or,
~ appreAehd disaster. Not all the waa,tb
VI an the muitimiIlionaires in New YORK
anu theF great institutional connection.
- " stem t.-e current, with
-. commence once thoroughly shaken
conditions do not exist today.
'-''e IAN De no panic now, sweeping
'a'ueS away as in 1893. carrying down
scores o. banks like the falling % w.
OF bricks, throwing hundreds Of tbousa,,,s
OF men out of employment and haItine ,ba
AdIStrial progress of the country in ever,
direction. unless the people become cause
ieSsIy "Ad with alarm and utterly lose
their heads ''''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
The Wall Street Upset


FROM the Baltimore News
rev years ago a financial panic such
as that which now prevails in New orl
would nave thrown the whole countr,
into fit Of the doldrums By way O,
contrast we now read reports from Phila.
deiphia, Chicago. st. Louis Cleveland anf
dozen other large and small financial
c2nters which indicate sire myth and so.
berness and ability to weather any sor,
of storm. For years the strong. conserv
alive financial papers in New York. nike
the Evening Post. the Wall Street Jour.
nal and others. have inveighed against
the -ex loitation of the banks and trusi
companies of New York by the Wal
street crowd and the prostitution of these
institutions to schemes to rig" the mar.
ket. The handwriting on the wall has
been 50 plain. It's warning SO little heed.
ed. that there ought not to be much sur
prise that catastrophe has come at last
But 1t Is reassuring to note the very gen.
eral conviction that Wall street and hon.
est-going financial concerns will be all
the better off eventually for the house.
cleaning which is now under way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

81 In order to avoid delays on account
OF personal absence letters to THE
STAR should rot be addressed to any
individual connected with the ONCE, but
simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial
or Business Department, according to
tenor CIR purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Boston
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

FROM the Brooklyn Eagle
They landed 100000 pounds of fish on
one wharf in Boston In one day. More
than two pounds of brain food for each
inhabitant: And they had baked beans
lor breakfast on the same day. What's
the use of trying to keep I'D with Boston .
You can't. Chicago sinks back upon her
rolling mills. San Francisco upon ner poll
tics. New York upon her taverns and va
riety shows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Knew All About It.

From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
VIII Tom Lawson please explain this
HenZe failure in detail and show to the
public to what extent he predicted it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

Criticism of the Hague banquet bill goes
too far. Men engaged in deliberations of
that sort should not be expected to depend
on quick. lunches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Explanations.

They tell me your boy is taking a great
interest in books"
We'll, answered Farmer Corntossel
apoiosetical.y; you see he sprained his
ankle an couldn't get out to tend to foo,
ball and his other Duties