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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
ALDERMEN TO INSPECT
CITY CAMP FOR CHILDREN.
They Will Look for Additional
Ground, Anticipating Au-
thOrifY TO BUY.

The outing committee of the Common
Council last night decided to make an
inspection on Camp Newark at Avon
by-the-Sea, where poor children are
given a weeks outing, TO allow the new
members of the committee to familiar
ize themselves with conditions.
a bill is pending in the Legislature
providing for an appropriation of $40, 00C
for the erection of additional buildings
and an additional maintenance fund of
SIS, 1000, and the committee will look for
additional land in anticipation of the
passage of the bill.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
IS Mr.. GROUNDING
CANDIDATE FOR
ANAN|AS CLUB?
II lie Isn't Then Look for Real
Spring Weather by Next
Sunday.
OLD SUPERSTITION HAS
CERTAINLY "MADE GOOD"
Six Weeks OF Hard Weather Fol-
lowed CandIemas Day, but
the End Is Near.

Unless the grounding has joined the
.Ananias Club, winter is scheduled 10
give way to spring zephyrs without
further questioning next Sunday, when
the six weeks of his hogship's reign will
have ended, So far the pesky little
beast has kept to his work.
1t will be recalled that he came out
of his hole, saw his shadow on the
snow and, vowing revenge, skedaddled
back in a jiffy. During the thirty-nine
days which have passed since the hun
he assumed has been gradually giving
way to more pleasant feelings, and
within the past week weather prophets
Of the Orange Mountains have freely
said that he had relented entirely.
TO add to the pleasant a~nticipations
OF an early spring March is scheduled
10 Ego out like q lamb and long
range weather ~forecasters predict an
early departure Of King Winter.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
WITNESS FOUND
WHO DISCLOSED
ALLEGED PLOT
Letters Show Mrs, Young and
Hurds Knew CIubnan Meant
to Leave B0gOta.

HACKENSACK, March 11.-Contribu-
tory evidence that Walter F~arnsworth
Baker. the Boston millionaire and club
man, was murdered, is promised to be
introduced tonight at the inquest into
his death by Coroner De Mund and a
jury in the Court House in Bergen
County.
Edward f Baker, a brother Of the
dead man, whose suspicious about his
brothers death, led to the present in
Vestigation, the elimination of his body
and the discovery of a large quantity
OF arsenic in his stomach, will be called
as a witness tonight.
II believe my brother was murdered,
said Mr.. Baker today. "A witness has
been fclnd, moreover, who will testify
that my brother had been warned that
lie would be poisoned. There are also
matters Of which l know, personally, of
a sensational nature, which | do not
care to reveal until l go upon the wit
ness stand"
Equally startling was the announce
ment today that, Prosecutor Rooster
viii produce Two letters found o. a
train, which, he says, will prove that
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hurd and Mrs.
George w. Young knew that Baker in
tended leaving the Hurd home in
Bogots. where he was later found dead
from poison. and of making a perma-
aent residence in Boston.
UndertakeT's Admission.
That Edward r. Baker did not desire
his brothers body to be embalmed,
either from suspicion or other reasons,
was a surprising admission made at
last nights session of the inquest hy
Undertaken Ricardo, who embalmed
Bakers body in violation of the law.
mr.. and Mrs. Hurd and Mrs.
Young" testified Ricardo, tried to
get Edward Il. Baker on the long-dis-
lance telephone on the night of Bakers
death from 3 until 6 o'clock in the
morning. When he was finally reached,
at his home in Boston, Baker ordered
his brothers body to be shipped to Bos-
ton Immediately, but gave specific or
ders that his remains We're not to be
embalmed. At his time, however, l
had already embalmed the body"
Definite announcement was made to-
Gay by Malcolm Lawrence, counsel for
MIR. and Mrs. Hurd and Mrs. Young,
that they would be present at the in
quest when needed. His clients are
now living in New York. and are,
therefore, out of reach of a legal sum
mons by the Coroner. But they have
stated, through Mr.. Lawrence, that
they will give testimony, If desired.
A witness named Whipple Is most
counted on by the prosecution in its
probe. He is the man that found the
two letters and forwarded them to
Edward +. Baker. on the day OF
Takers funeral, Whipple and his young
son were en- route from Boston to New
York. A man and a woman sat cppo-
site.
The man and the woman appeared
to anticipate some Kind of trouble.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
CREDIT MEN HAVE PLAN
FOR INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
Object Is to Escape Bankruptcy
Litigation Cost--Suggest Fine
for Overdrawn Accounts.

The Newark Association of Credit
Men met last night In the Board of
Trade rooms, in Broad street, ana de-
cided to take steps to provide a bureau
to adjust the affairs of insolNent debt
ers in order to save, wherever possible,
tho expenses of bankruptcy proceed
ings and of prosecuting fraudulent
debtors.
Former Alderman Curtis 4. Burnett,
of the legislative committee. submitted
to the association the draft of a bill
providing for a penalty of $50 for all
persons who present checks for amounts
in excess of what they have depos-
tied.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
DOORS ORDERED
CHANGED IN MANY
T.. KEARNY PLACES
Inspector Finds They Swing
Inward in Many Churches
and Schools.

Building Inspector Ralph Young, OF
Kearny. presented to the building COM
mittee OF the Common Council of that
town last night a report of his investi-
cation of all the public buildings in the
place. the object of which was to lave
all precautions possible taken TO pre-
vent a holocaust at any time.
There We're twenty-seven buildings IN
all that the inspector found fault with.
Some of these. he suggested, should be
equipped with fre-escapes. but the
most important thing. he said. was To
have the doris swing outward, instead
of inward, as they do ut present.
The following are some with which
fault was found: st. Ceciliu's Church
Church and chapel. First Presbyterian
Church. Arlington: st. Stephens School,
Trinity Mission. Beulah NJ. e.. Church,
Holy Catholic Protectory. Italian Or
phanage, Evans's Hall, First Baptist
Church, Elks's Hall, Kearny Town Hall.
Swedish Church. Arlington; Schools
Nos. 2. 4. ) and :. and the manufactur
Ing plant of Underwood & Underwood
In Devon street.
The Inspector found that in all the
eoiipvio va was S1oiS"' III ~
that it be removed Immediately from
the premises.
Although the people at the head of
the faulty institutions nave been noti-
fled, the only one to acknowledge re-
ceipt of the notice was Bishop John J.
O'Connor, who is in charge of the Ital-
ian O%rphanage in Belgroye drive. The
bishop wrote the inspector this morn
Ing that he would take immediate steps
to have the improvements made so as
to comply with the wishes of tho au-
thorities of the town.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
BUSINESS MEN SMOKED UP.

one of the best of the smaller smok-
els OF the season was that by the Emil
Never Association in Nolfs Hail.
Springfield avenue, last hight. Ihere
was singing by the Harmonic Quartet
end a vaudeville program of merit.
Many well-known Hill business men
attended. Arrangements committees.
Ohm Burger. John Greb, Charles Greb,
friedrich Braus. Henry Samsel, Emil
Meyer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
REGULAR DANDlES, THESE
DESPERATE YEGGMEN.

WOODBURY., March 1.-The two
men who were caught after breaking
into the P~edricktoWn and Bridgeport
postof1ices were taken TO the Camden
County Jail last night and will have a
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Morgan today. They are dandi-
fled fellows, and yesterday asked
Sheriff Wilson for a razor that they
; might shave and fix themselves up
They took a bath and washed out theil
bloody clothing, and an lour afterWaro
presented a very neat appearance.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
CHARGED WITH STEALING
SAFE IN WHEELBARROW

John J. D%ougherty, of II Joseph
street, was held in $500 bail for the
grand jury by Judge Howell la the
Third Precinct Police Court today,
charged with the theft of a safe from
Nathan Gruber. a grocer, of $50 Chapel
street, on March Z. The safe was car
rled from the store in a wheelbarrow,
which Doughcrty admitted to be his,
but he denied stealing the safe.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
SWARTHMORE REJECTS GIFT
Jeanes Request Worth SAL, 600,
Not Millions. as Believed.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE
board of managers of Swarthmore Col
lege yesterday rejected the conditional
gift made in Anna r. J~eanes's will and
retained intercollegiate sports. 1t had
been rumored that the value of The
lands rejected was about $1,000, 900; in
stead, the committee found them worth
not more than $47, 900.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
DECIDES AGAINST WAGE CUT.

At a meeting yesterday of the New
York ard New Jersey Metal Trades
Association it was decided not to re-
duce Tie wages of employees working
now. The association employs APP
proximately 1900 men under normal
conditions. The meeting was held at
203 Broadway. New York.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
poctors ApparentIy Las.

the frat hearing of the inquest last
night.
Doctors Apparently Lax.
1t was also plainly brought out that
the two physicians. DR. Charles F
Adams ana Or. g. Harvard McFadden,
who had been called and reached the
house after Baker had died on the
morning Of october q last, had ae-
copied the statements of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurd and Mrs. Natalie Young as to tho
cause of death and had drawn their
conclusions therefrom.
Undertaken Ricardo asserted that he
had acted on his own initiative in en-
balming the body and declared that
he had followed a custom whore a
death was not reported TO him as sus-
picious.
The inquest was adjourned suddenly
1t 10 o'clock last night, when former
Coroner A. ID. Lees, who conducted the
first Investigation into the death, failed
to answer when called as a witness.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
POLICEMAN NOT HELD UP.

nue., a former policeman, is not the
man who was held up in Elizabeth last
week by a small boy. Mr.. Golden, who
has been somewhat amused over the
story, has now grown weary of ex-
planning its untruth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11

the first hearing of the inquest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
NEW GUINNESS CHEW.
Former Farmland Says Woman Spoke
 of Buried "Favorite Horse"

Former Farmland Says Woman Spoke
 of Buried "Favorite Horse"
 Laporte, Ind, May 2s.--As result of statement made to the authorities by Harold Chapman, a former em- ployee of Mrs. Belle Guinness, men un. der the direction of Sheriff smutzer began searching for bodies in hither- to unsuspected place.
 Chapman says that he was instructed one day by Mrs. Gunness to build a wire fence around certain part of the back yard. Mrs. Guinness superintend. Aed the work and watched every move very carefully.
 AZ a certain point she wanted Chap man 10 make a crook in be feuce. There was considerable argument over the matter. Chapman said. but finally be yielded and made the bend around the place where Mrs. Guinness said she had ''favorite horse" buried.
 In returning seven true bills against Ray Lamphere the Laporte county grand jury also indicted Mrs. Belle Gunness for the murder of Andrew Helgelein of Mansfield. S. D. No war rant was issued for Mrs. Gunness, aa she was declared officially dead by the verdict of Coroner Mack, but in order to vote true bill against Lamphers as an accessory in the killing of Helee- lein it was necessary to indict Mrs. Guinness as the principal
 Hogs roofing up the ground below the private cemetery of Mrs. Belle Gun ness. brought to the surface two hu- man bones. One was from an arm and the other from q leg. The hogs dragged the bones around the hog yard for some time before the And be- came known. As a result Sheriff smut Ter began turning the surface of the hog run and dragging the pond which borders on it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
TOWN OF KILLINGIY.
Great Preparations for the Bi- i-Centen-
 nial Next Month.

killingly May 2S.-Preparations are practically completed for the bi- centennial celebration of the town of killingly, July 2-5, marking the two hundredth anniversary of the incor- poration of the town. The official programme as announced by the com mittee begins with the dedication of the high school on July g.. The day following has been designated as governors day, when 1t is expected that the governor and other state will be present. A pa rade of antiques and horribles, and a parade of the military, Foresters, floats and automobiles and athletic clubs will form large part of the observance of the third day. July 4 and 5, Sunday, appropriate religious services will be held in the churches.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
TURN IN PLATT CASE
Divorce Suit Dismissed and the
 Plaintiff Goes to Prison.
SHE IS SCORED FROM BENCH

Judge Calls Her Action Wicked Design to Support False Claim by Forgery
 and Perjury--Grand Jury Takes Up the Matter.
 New York, May 2S.-Mae c. Woods divorce action against Senator Thom- as C.. Platt was dismissed by Justice O'Gorman in the supreme court, and immediately afterward the justice com mitted Mrs. Wood to the Tombs in de fault of 5000 bail on charge of per jury. Unable to secure bail, Mrs. Wood spent night in the city prison. Her case was presented to the grand jury.
 This end to the case was no less sud- den than sensational. While a favor able outcome for Senator Platt had been looked for, it was not believed that Justice O'Gorman would render an immediate decision. He had been making up his mind as the trial pro gressed however, and disposed of the case immediately upon the conclusion of the brief argument of counsel
 With these stinging utterances from the bench Justice O'Gorman removed the stain of bigamy from Senator Platt and consigned the woman to prison:
 Cannot Credit Plaintiffs Evidence.
 T cannot credit the plaintiffs eyi- dence as to the alleged marriage, and the testimony as it impresses the court is that this is a most wicked design to support false and fictitious claim by forgery and perjury.
 ''The court cannot believe from the evidence that there was ever a mar riage. On the merits of the case every issue has resulted in the courts in1- pression that the plaintiff has com mitted willful perjury in this case.
 Being impressed with the plaintiffs guilt of perjury, the court commits her to the city prison unless she furnishes bail in $5,0o0." She has been released on bail in the amount named.
 The sensational turn to the ceIebrat- ed case was largely due to the testi, mony of Frank H. Platt, son of the de- fendant, who said that A. H. Hummel first demanded $50O00 for certain let ters to Mrs. Wood, but eventually took $10,000.
 None of the letters contained any al. lusions to marriage or an offer of mar riage, the defendants son swore. He said he had burned all but half a dozen of them. The packet comprised thirty or thirty-five letters and notes.
 A great many of the letters were brief notes of invitation,' responded Mir. Platt to questions put to him by Mir. Le Barbier.
 What Tas the reason for paying $10000 for those letters?'
 My father was just about to be married for the second time, and we thought best to get rid of the woman"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

the letters to Mrs. Whitmore's sister
 Mrs. Schnitter of East One Hundred
 and seventieth street, the Bronx, at
 the dictation of Whitmore. These let
 ters were written on Dec. 2S. The let
 ters were signed Lena" and addressed
 Dear Sister," and in them Whitmore had Elliott say his wife was we'll and would visit Mrs. Schmitter soon.
 Mrs. Whitmore had been dead two days then. On the following day wit ness and Whitmore went to Mrs. "Piehler's,' 136 Lawrence street, Brooklyn, to get handbook and other things Mrs. Whitmore had left there the night before. Whitmore tried to get another book at the bank, telling the cashier the book had been burned. He was told to get what was left of the book. Going to a saloon, he burned the book partly in the cigar lighter Mrs. .'Piehler," or Heidel, as she calls herself, corroborated the testimony of Elliott as to the delivery of the book. The defense will attempt to prove an alibi.
 The presence of Whitmore in the Lampblack swamp, in Harrison, N. J., has not been established. Two wit. nesses on whom the prosecution de- pended to establish the contention that the defendant passed through the Pennsylvania ferry house in Jersey City after midnight on Dec. 26 few hours before the body of his wife, He. lena, was pulled out of a pool in the Harrison swamp were useless. One of them, a special policeman. was posi- tive he never had seen Whitmore be- fore. Another, the ticket man in the ferry house, said he did not see the defendant on that morning.
 William Bartlett. better known to his associates as Gold Tooth Billy took the witness stand. He was supposed to be Whitmore's confidant. and great things were expected of his testimony.
 Instead of giving any sensational tes- timony Bartlett testified to a few un- important things. He said he had iden- tified the body at Harrison and had known Mrs. Whitmore for years.
 Bernard Walsh, an undertaken, at whose establishment the body was kept, was the next witness after Bart lett. He testified that when Whitmore was brought to his place late in the night of Jan. ? he seemed nervous, but showed no signs of emotion. MT. Walsh !! testified that Whitmore was brought over the next night, when he identified 1 the body and was at once arrested.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
PROSECUTION RESTS,
All the Witnesses Against Whit.
 more Heard.
LAWYERS OPINIONS DIVIDED.
Case Against Prisoner Called Weak, but cireumstantiaI Evidence May Convict Him

Iase A9atn6t Prisoner Called Weak
 but cireumstantiaI Evidence Ma,
 Convict Him
 Jersey City. N. J., May 2s.-Wher the prosecution rested in the trial ot
 Theodore s. Whitmore, Manhattan 1T road motorman, for the murder of his
 wife on last Christmas night in the
 Lampblack swamp, Harrison, N. J., there was an even division among the lawyers who listened to the case in the court of oyer and terminer as to thi weight of the evidence. There were lawyers who thought the case against Whitmore was weak, while others thought the circumstantial evidence ad- duced pointed strongly to the guilt of the prisoner.
 The damaging evidence against Whit more was chiefly given by Georgia Dickinson of Manhattan, William Bart lett, a chum of Whitmore's; Frederick Elliott of Auburndale, Mass, another chum of the accused man, and Henry Siegel, conductor of the train Whit more operated on the Third avenue IL" Harry Hendrickson also testi- fed He said he had been overfriend- ly with Mrs Whitmore. Contrary to expectations the Dickinson woman was not the star" witness. She was bad ly frightened.
 Tells of Meeting Whitmore.
 The witness admitted Whitmore met her on the morning of Dec. 26 after 1 a. m. with the witness Elliott and that they went to Whitmores house. She had objected, she said, to going there. because-s she feared to meet Mrs. Whit more. Elliott, she said, assured her Mrs. Whitmore had gone to Detroit and then she consented to go. She said her right name was Charlotte McDon- aid. When Whitmore met her on the morning after the murder he gave her a bracelet, which was shosyn to her on the stand, and she identified it as the one the prisoner had given her.
 Siegel, the conductor, said that he had met Mrs. Whtmore and had sev- eral talks with Whitmore about his troubles with his wife. When the wit ness had advised Whitmore to get divorce he replied, She will not take one.' He had once told the witness that he had been to New Jersey all night and felt too tired to run his train. 1 That was point against Whitmore's denial that he had ever been in New Jersey. The witness told about seeing the picture of the murdered woman in l a newspaper and of showing it to saying, That face is famil. lar." Whitmore turned on his heel and | walked away without making any re- ply. Several times the witness had ! heard Whitmore talking to himself and | saying, That woman will never trou. ble me any more" The prisoner re- nained calm through this recital.
 Says Whitmore Dictated Letters
 Elliott testified that he had written
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
J.rom. H.srIno End..

EliEabethtown. N Y.. May 2a-The hearing of the charges of the King committee against District Attorney Jerome was finished here. Franklin Pierce. counsel for the committee. spent practically on entire day sum- ming up his case. hut just before tho close Mir. Jerome spoke for few mo- ments. explaining his Hippant attitude throughout the bearing Commissioner Hand will probably have bis report ready for the governor by June 15.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
New York Honors clin.on's Remains.


 New York, May 2S.-All preparations were completed for honors to be paid the body of George Clinton. the first governor of New York state, which arrived here from Washington. The body was taken from Jersey City to pier A, where the United States troops and other military organizations await. ed as escort to take the body to the city hall. The body will lie in state in the governors room at the city hall during the day and in the evening will be taken to Kingston, \. r.. on a gun. boat, with torpedo boat fiotilla as escort.
 Try Democrat wart ad.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

do trucking of an kinds and make . speciality of furniture moving. also furnish hacks for weddings. chriEeninEs. funerals or cther oceasious. Prices are right snd service the best David Carroll. 60 Pleasant st Telsphons i19T-e.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28
United Pr,sbytsrirrs csI.bras..

FittsburE. May 2s-The semIcenten- nial celebration Of the United Presby- terian church opened hers. the soens of the birth Of the denomination The celehration win be leading topic bs- fore the general assembly of the church which formally organized. Rev Dr. James Gillespie Carson of the xeuia CO., Theological seminary vss eiected noierafor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

FoUND-At sfs Bank s,, r. ". Lu- eas's cigar store. one of tbe largest and best selected stocks of pipes and smokers articles and all the favor. ite brands of cigars and tobacco. Cigars by the bor . speciality. CaII and see us and yoa viii surely come again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

TO RENT-McGrath block, corner East Main and Phoenix ave, consist ing of one seven room tenement and one five room tenement. James . A. Hynes & Son, 43 East Main st, room 9. 5-27-6
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

TO RENT-Five rooms In two tene- ment house, with furnace, s16; also six rooms in new brick build ing, all Improvements 559 50 Main st, opposite Watch factory. 5-27-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

N. A. nULAC. builder and contrse- tor. stair builder and cabinet msk. CT. store ntting . speciality. Of1ee and shop with J. E. Smith q Co. es Benedict st. Waterbury. Conn. Res idencs @ Trscy ave; posto1ics hcv fis.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

TO RENT-Tenement of rooms at 50 Walnut ave. and 5 rooms AS Vine st. Inquire on premises or D. T. Harrington, 337 East Main st. 5-26-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

TO RENT-Three tenements, one of 3 rooms, one of rooms and one of 5 rooms, on So Elm st. all improve ments. Inquire M. Meyer, 214 So Elm st. 5-27-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

THE DUTY 's on alcohol: that's why the old Danbury Hat Store at 7l Grand st is selling a better hat than ever for s1.s0 and s1.i0. Remem- Der the numesr. 74 Grand st, just around the corner from Bark ct. Only one toll. from maker to wear CT. 11-6-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-28

woman de- sires to go out by the day washing, or will take it home. For particu- lars inquire at Democrat office.
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