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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10
FAILED TO Ex1ORT $4,000
ASSAILANT OF MRS PHIPPS AND
DAUGHTER IDENTIFIED.
Strengthening Woman Proves to Be
Mrs. Reed, Wife of Denver
Druggist.

| DENVER November 10.-The woman
who attempted to kill Mrs. Genevieve
Chandler Phipps and her daughter. Miss
| Helen Phipps. and two policemen after
| the failure of her attempt to extort
$40. 600 from Mrs. Phipps. was identified
| today as Mrs. Allen Reed, wife of a
| druggist of this city.
| Mrs. Reed returned recently from
Springfield. Mass. whittier she had gone
| to attend the funeral of her father, whose
| name has not yet been learned. she Is
| believed to be insane.
! The woman registered at the American
House last Friday as Mrs. H. E. Comes
of Albany, n. Y, and to Mrs. Phipps
| represented herself to be a special writer
| for. newspapers and at, present collabo-
rating with Joseph Medii Patterson OF
Chicago In preparing book on socialism
| and society. -.
| Mrs. Reed tossed uneasily on a cot in
| the matron's quarters of the city jail last
night. To Chief Armstrong and all oln-
ers who talked with her she told an m
| coherent rambling. unsatisfactory story
! II don't know who l am; don't know
| where I am from, she moaned. Il came
| to Denver from somewhere In the east
| with Madame Leroy. She had strange
| influence over me and said that she would
| help me. / met her on the train l was
| fever and became accustomed to the use
! of morphine.
| Madame Leroy made me Mrs. Comes
| by suggestion. She was going to cure
me of that terrible morphine habit. l
| know that she told me to do things and
that l started out to do them, but don't
| remember what they were
| Mrs. Reed professed ignorance of what
she had done that caused her arrest. She
! had been visited at her hotel by another
woman, who has not yet been located.
Denial From Mr.. Patterson.
l. CHICAGO, November 10.-Joseph Me-
dill Patterson today denied the state
ment made by Mrs H. E. Comes at Den
yer that she was collaborating with him
| in the preparation of book.
Il never saw the woman" said Mr..
| Patterson, land never heard Of her I'M
| til l read the newspaper this morning. /
am not collaborating with her or any
one else in writing anything"
Tried to End Her Life.
Taking advantage of Chief Hamilton
Armstrong; momentary absence from
| his private office, where he had been
| interviewing her for some time today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10

| Bar silver. steady. % 1-16d per ounce
Money, 1 per cent.
| The rate Of discount in the open market for
| short bills Is 21sa2k per cent.
| The rate OF discount In the open market for
threemonth bills ID 2ha2A per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10

At the close Of the stock market the
following stocks had changed In price
since above quotations. there being no
change In balance Of the closing prices:
Atchison. Top. & s Fe. CON-. 95ss.
Baltimore and Ohio, CON-, 1861
Canadian Do
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
home DESTROyER!'
WRITTEN By WOMAN
ON MASONIC APRON
Enraged She Waves Aloft
Lodge Apron Bearing Words
and COOper's Name.
TEARS HIS MEMBERSHIP
CERTIFICATE INTO STRIPS
Frances Gormally, Whose Mar
riage Was Annulled, Makes
Scene in Hudson Court.
Lspoolnl 10 the EvenIng starl

JERSEY CITY, Feb. 26.-Waving
Masonic apron, on which was Inscribed
the name of James NJ. Cooper, with the
fact that he was a thirty-second de-
gree Mason, and bearing the words,
"Home Destroyer" Miss Frances Cor
mally. of 212 Lafayette street, Newark,
who. until the Court of Chancery IN
Newark annulled her marriage, was
Mrs. james NJ. Cooper, caused much
excitement in Quarter Sessions Court
this morning She was the complainant
against Cooper, who is charged with
bigamy, Miss Gormally being his sec
ond wife, she charges
The Young woman, who was stylish
Nv attjred, was hurried from the court
room by Constable George Schoppe and
down into the corridor on the first
floor of the Court House, where he
cndeavored to quiet her. She grew
more violent, however. and snatching
from bag "a certificate showing
Coopers membership in the Masonic
order she tore it into strips and begged
the court officer to return to the court
room and present it to Cooper. When
he refused to do as she requested she
raised a great disturbance.
Her counsel, James w. Mccarthy,
succeeded in getting her away and put
ting her aboard turnpike car bound
for Newark.
The young woman had married
Cooper in Jersey City on October IL,
1906. and they went to live in Orange.
About three months later she discov-
cred that her husband was already
married, she says. and she immediately
went to the Court Of Chancery and mad
her marriage annulled. Cooper was
indicted.
Cooper will appear in Special Sessions
Court for sentence tomorrow. Lawyer
Mccarthy will try to keep Miss Cor
mally away from the Court House.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
CRAZED BY DRUGS,
NEWSBOY BATTLES
DOZEN BLUECOATS
After a Fierce Struggle, They
Gag Young James Levin,
a Morphine Fiend.

Fighting like q demon, biting and
Swapping like maddened dog, James
Levin. q former ncwsboy of the -Four
Corners. gave battle to a dozen police
men in the First Precinct at noon to-
day. with the combined strength Of
the police officers young Levin, who IS
only 20. toyed with them, throwing first
one-half of his captors to one side and
always ready to renew his fight with
the reserve force which deployed in
order to strap the maniac in strait
Jacket.
Captain Ryan tried to devise a plan
to defeat the mans attempts to do in
jury to himself and the officers, and it
was only after stout ropes had been
procured and Levins legs had been
strapped did the police gain the master
hand.
Straitjackets were as tissue paper in
overpowering Levin. and finally it was
necessary to gag him and tie his one
arm to his back and place him under
guard. Police Surgeon Clark prescribed
for the prisoner.
Confessing In his lucid moments that
he was a victim of morphine, choral
and other drugs, and begging that he
be given more of it. Levin made the
station house ring with his pleadings.
He was locked up in Keyport. and
shortly after his detention he became
violent.
An examination of his cell disclosed
that he had stored away a large guam
tity of morphine tablets and chloral
lie told Chief of Police Wallng that he
lived in Prince street. this city. but
could not remember the number. and
Chief Wallng notified Chief Of Police
Gorbitt that he had missing Newark
man in custody.
Last night Levin expressed a desire
TO come home. and this morning Chief
Walling started to bring him here. On
the train he became violent again. At
the market street depot of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Levin became vio-
lent, gnashing his teeth and shouting
out that he was being drugged Plain
clothesman Thomas McGrath went to
Chief Wallng's assistance. and by
coaxing and cabling Levin was taken
to the First Precinct station.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
"MRs. BURKITT."

Part one of this matrimonial set-to
in two installments was given to the
public by William Burkitt. of the Man
haitian Park section of Irvington, IN
the first personal Monday. Installment
No. was a reply by the wife yester-
day afternoon and under the surface
is a drama which Charles f. Blaney
would probably have utilized some such
title as Parted at the Hearth; or.
They Didn't Like Each Other the Way
They Thought They Would
The truth is. Mr. and Mrs. Burkitt arc
young couple who were married few
months ago Trouble soon cropped
out. Mrs. Burkitt leaves il to he
inferred that she had to supply the
necessaries of existence.
Mr.. Burhtt wanted the world to
know that he would not assume re-
sponsibillty for his wife's actions, and
so the family war was waged in the
newspapers.
A reporter could not find either Mr..
or Mrs. BurlSitt at home. Mrs. Burlitt,
the neighbors said. was away washing
clothes to earn a livelihood, as she was
wont to do every day in the week ex-
cept sundays She was staying with
some relatives. They couldn't say any
thing about the row The neighbors
spoke Very kindly OF Mrs Burkitt and
not so we'll Of her husband.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
FEAR FOUL PLAY
IN TRAGIC DEATH
OF MILLbURN Man
Supposed Suicide by Shooting Of Isaac COrSh, q
Halter, Has Suspicious Circumstances Which
Lead TO Investigation.
COUNTY PHYSICIAN STOPS HIS FUNERAL
Y AND RUSHES TO SCENE With THE DEPUTY

- TRoN suspicion Gos IS years Old
committed suicide by snoohS
9 street Mlburn yesterday
afternoon rigid investigation TINS a
county Physician his deputy DR. $ A.
autopsy ana
consists of his wife and seven a
preceded the pS
with Chief of Police Oliver OF Mill
Chief not fully saseu
stopped pending
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
BROKEN IN SPIRIT,
SLOCUM CAPTAIN
ENTERS PRISON
Van Schaick's Wife Cheered by
Hope That President Will
Pardon Him.

osSIN MING, n. r.. Feb. 26-Irem-
bling, but trying TO keep his courage
William II. Van schaick, captain OF the
steamer General Slocum when more
than 1000 lives were lost, entered sung
Sing prison today to begin his ten
year term.
The parting. between the aged sailing
nlastor and his wife was pathetic. Mrs
Van Schaick was with him yesterday
while he said good-by to his friends
and smiled happily when they pre-
dicted he would be free man within
three months
il is expected petitions TO the fresl-
dent asking pardon will bear Soo'OOO
ki9Hatures.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
THIEVES ROB
NEWARK HOMES OF
CASH AND JEWELS
John S. COeyS Daughters in Fear Of Burglars Had
Taken Valuable Terrier With Them to
Dinner at Sisters House.
FAMILY RETURNING UNABLE TO HUNT FOR
GEMS BECAUSE INTRUDER OPENED GAS JETS


o Marshall
~ early night
OF
Mhe O Thomas Fz
cash secucd
the direction o New
has burgarized six tho past twenty
robbery
all
the main vesubu
hen inserted his and
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
PLAYHOUSE THIEF GETS
TWO WATCHES AND 81.
Burglar Makes Good Haul in
Night Visit at Orchard
Street House.

Lionel Hiles. Of lo6 orchard strest,
reported at police headquarters this
morning that his home was entered
last night, and a gold watch stolen
Charles Pugh, who lives across the
hall from Hiles in the same house, was
also visited by burglars about the same
hour He also reports the loss of
gold watch. together with bunch ol
keys and 81.
The Hiles burglar was unusually bold
in his methods. He gained entrance by
breaking the lock OF a basement win-
dow, and worked through the house.
floor by floor till he was heard and
chased by Mr. Hiles.
He turned on The gas jets full, on
each floor, and took precautions against
being cornered If discovered, for the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26

The articles stolen are as follows:
Diamond brooch set with sapphires,
pearl and diamond bracelet, gold locket,
lady's gold chain. pearl brooch with
sapphire pendant, pearl and emerald
pendant. three coral chains, coral pin.
opal ring, sapphire ring and $50 over
coat, belonging to Mr.. Coey.
The Coey family are of the opinion
that the burglar was in the house at
the tins the two Misses Coey returned
at about o'clock to get s400 Irish
terrier that had been left in the house.
The young ladies were fearful that
their pet might be stolen because of the
previous burglaries in which over 5000
worth of valuables We're stolen.
House FILLED with Gas.
When Mr.. eoey and his family re-
turned to the house about 10 o'clock
they Immediately discovered the broken
window and Immediately suspected that
a robbery had been committed. When
the front door was opened it was found
that the house was filed with gas
fumes. Windows were hurriedly opened
and an investigation showed that sew
eral gas jets had been turned on un-
lighted
Mrs. Coey rushed to her dressing-
room and there discovered that her
Jewel box had been rifled OF its con-
tents. Fortunately her most valuable
jewels are in safety deposit vault.
Detectives from the Second Precinct
station have been assigned 10 the case,
but the thief had long start and the
case is almost hopeless OF return of
the jewels.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
NEWLYWEDS HAVE
A SPAT AND THEN
RUSH into PRINT
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bnrkitt
Each Take Hand at Per-
sonal ads"

"NY WIFE. Mrs. Lillian BurkItt,
having left my bed and board,
T1Nvill not be responsible for debts
contracted by her.
(SiRned)
civilian BURkITT.
"Fcbruary ~, 1905"
"MY HUSBAND, William Burkitt,
OF 81 Speedway avenue, Irving
ton. never owned my bed; my
board I was compelled to earn mt
the wash tubs.
"MRs. BURExITT."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26


There were several peculiar circum-
stances in the case which aroused the
ruspIcion of the officials. 1t was said
tirnt TINT neixhbOrs had heard "a row
in the man-s home preceding the And
ing of his body. 1t Is alleged, too' tbnt
c.orsh was Ieft-handed and that the re-
yolyer was found near his right hand
The story told by the family at hrst
to Chief Oliver was that Gorsh mad
made deliberate preparations for his
death by sending them out on errands'
When they returned they did not fnd
him about, and then made search.
His daughter Annie, IA years old, says
she found him dead in his room with
a bullet hole through his heart
He had 81, 900 insurance in three ira
ternal organizations.
Gorsh was a halter and had worked
al Connett's factory in this city, but
he had been out of work since the mid
die of December He was 4S years old.
The oldest of his seven children Is
Annie. IA years, and the youngest Is
baby. 10 months old He was native
of Russia and had been in this country
about twenty-five years. He Is a mem-
her OF the Newark Hatters' Union,
Newark Court. It. B. H., No. II; Jesse
seIigman Lodge, No. 1862, o. b. n, and
Gerechtigkeits Lodge. No. %, ]. O. b. A.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
AFTER JERSEY CITY PICTURE SHOWS.
Especial to tho Evening starl

JERSEY CITY, FEB. 26.-Chief At
tendance officer Charles Stell, Of the
Board of Education, has started cru
sade against shows that admit children
under IA during school hours. Mr.. Stell
made a round of the moving picture
places yesterday and also visited the
Academy OF Music. He found public
school pupils in every place. All were
playing hockey" he asserts.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
Under-river Route Takes TO-
900 Joyous Commuters to
Manhattan on Initial Day.
WOMAN, FIRST KICKER
SAYS TRIPS TOO SWIFT
Some Had to Hang on Straps in
HobOken Tunnel, but All
Praised Time-saving.

by the new tunnel
And that's what thousands of Others
thought.
The frst kick ON the tunnel came
morning. She said:
sxNhen 4 .rof I'm the car at HOhOIxen
met woman friend, and before
could nsk whether her children were
over the measles the guard cried, All
ont Mercy me. it's fast?'
one hundred and fifty thousand per-
sons used the McAdoo tunnels from
the time they we're opened to the
public at midnight until $3.50 o'clock to-
day-a solid stream of nickels, approx
imating 900 return on the $25.Ooo,OoO
expenditure in the first twelve hours.
Army of Glad Commuters.
More than 10000 Jerseymen took adj
vantage of the new route. and were
whirled from Hobol1en to the Nine
teenth street terminal. Now York. in
ten minutes, abou, the time the ferry
boats take to warp into the slips.
At Il o'clock last night the Hoboken
terminal and the stations in New York
were crowded with those who wished
to be among the first to go under
the river and at the stroke of mid
night eight-car trains were start d
from both ends, the huge steel cars
filled to their utmost capacity. a pas
senger in every seat, a hanger on
every strap.
Under to Jersey" and Under to
New York" was the cry instead of
lover" when the States We're joined by
bands of steel.
Early this morning the commuters
from this city to the metropolis who
use the Delaware Lackawanna and
Western took advantage of the new
mode OF transportation by the thou
sands and rich and poor alike sat side
by side as the cars shot under the
river, enjoying the novelty of as
genuine a rush-hour crush as any that
could be provided by Manhattan or
Brooklyn.
While the frst-nighters were enjoy
ing the novelty of being among the
first to test the wonder that conquered
the river, the promoters Of the enter
prise were entertaining the executives
of New Jersey and New York at
Sherry's and toasting tho everlasting
success of the under-river routes, and
In the course OF the evening Governor
John Franklin Fort was hailed en-
Enthusiastically in songs OF Hold the
Fort by those who wish him TO be a
presidential candidate. The entire
assembly took up the chorus. and the
walls Of the gold room at Sherry's rang
with acclanlatlons.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
INAUGURAL EXPENSE BILL PASSES.

TFr0m a SIAN CofTeepondenI'I
TRENTON, Feb, 26 Assembly bill
1914. introduced February 10 by MIR
Ginnelly. providing for the payment Of
SO, 150.45 for Inauguration expenses, was
passed by the Senate under suspended
rules by unanimous vote today.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26

Newark Automobile show Now Open
at Electric Park Auditorium February
21-29.-AdY.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
Mob Joins Brother in Chase
Through New York Streets
After Bluec0at.
RESERVES RESCUE INJURED
COMPANION FROM CROWD
Girl, Daughter of Prominent
SomerviIIe Horse Trainer,
Taken by Gerry Society.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Frederick
Hoffman, son of well-known horse
trainer of Somerville, N. j., with
crowd of 1000 persons on his heels,
chased Policeman Edward w. Will
from Ninth avenue and Forty-f1fth
street to Forty fourth street and
Eighth avenue, trying to kill him.
Hoffman had the policeman's re-
volver from which one ball had al
ready been sent into Willis hip. inflict
ing a wound that left trail of blood
from the Forty-fifth street house in
which Hoffman found Will with his
15-year-old sister, Rose, to the place
where he was captured.
Runs Into PntroIman's Arms.
Hoffman, unable to shoot during the
chase through the streets, because of
fear that he would injure someone in
the crowd, turned the revolver over to
Policeman Finnegan, n colleague of
Will into whose arms the fugitive
patrolman ran at Eighth avenue and
Forty-fourth street.
He then faced the crowd and told
them the cause of the chase and made
an accusation against Will that in
censed the men and women. With
cries of rage they made a break for
Finnegan and his prisoner. and wnuld
undoubtedly have taken him away had
rot Finnegan backed into a hallway,
where he drew his revolver and kept
the crowd back until police reserves
arrived. The crowd was dispersed and
! Finnegan, Will and Hoffman went to
the station house.
Policeman in Cell.
Hoffman at the station house re-
| peated the accusations he had made
openly against Will, and after having
his wound dressed at Roosevelt Hos
pital Will was locked up as a "sus-
I picious person." while Hoffman was
detained on u charge Of felonious as
sault
| Hoffman told the police that with
an agent of the Gerry Society he had
gone to n fiat Hoffman tried the door
II was locked, and bracing his shoulder
/ against it he burst IL open Entering.
he found the policeman with his Is
year-old sister, and the sight so en-
ragged Hoffman that he attacked Will.
/ Hoffman managed to wrest the re-
volver from him. ana in the struggle
| It went off. the bullet striking Will
in the hip. Will then managed TO
shake Hoffman OFF and dived through
a window and ran with Hoffman after
/ him.
The girl was taken 70 the Gerry So
| ciety.
1
Newnrk Automobilc show VOW open
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-27

Many people marvel at
the effects of leaving off cof-
fee and using Postum in its
place, but there is nothing
marvellous about only
common sense.
Coffee contains a drug
Caffeine-which is a DESTROY
err of digestion and the ner-
vous system.
Postum is rebuilder-
made of wheat (no drug or
medication) which contains
the s'vital phosphates" that
repair the damage done by
coffee.
What's the use to keep
sick and miserable when
simple change of diet will
bring back health and hap
piness. 'sThere's Reason"
Read s0Tthe Road to Well
y1IIe." in plzgs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-27

subpoenaed by c. w. -Trickett to ex-
plain what he knows about the rs joints
which he says exist in the Sixth ward
OF Kansas City, Kan, was in Kansas
City Sunday, and gave this explanation
of his position:
Il did not mean it that way-a wrong
Interpretation has been placed on my
remarks.
1T all came up while the inquisition
Dill was before the house, the repre-
sentative said What 1 meant to con-
Vey was that the special session was
called for the purpose of taking action
on emergency bills. When the other
question was brought up I said that in
the last 20 years at every session of the
legislature the question of prohibition
and gambling had been brought up, and
that, although much had been accom-
pnshed. the whole thing was, to a GER
tain extent, farce
Mr.. Martin said he could not remember
his exact words, but that he did not
mean to say that he knew of any defin-
lite place in Kansas CITY Kan where
liquor is being sold or gambling is car
ried on.
ut is currently reported" said Mr..
Martin. that bootlegging is being car
ried on in this city, and has been for
the last 20 years, but personally 1 do
know the exact location of places where
these things are being done. was
somewhat exasperated because this
question was brought up at this special
session, and in my excitement 1 may
have said more than 1 intended to say"