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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
NEGRO ADMITS
BLACKMA|L PLOT
AGAINST PLUNS
GOttfried Krueger's Former
Servant Pleads Non VuIt TO
ExtOrtiOn Scheme.

Would-b be Kidnapper William n. Free
man, the negro butler employed in the
home of Gottfried Kruger, the million
aire brewer. since last October. aud
who was arrested early last month on
a charge of sending backmailing letters
to Mrs. William r. Plum, a daughter
of the former judge, threatening TO
kidnap her S-year-old son, William T.,
jr., unless she put up $500, pleaded non
vult before Judge Ten Eyck In the
Court Of Quarter Sessions today
He was returned to jail for sentence
next Monday afternoon.
George A. Douglass, his lawyer, ap-
peared for him, but had nothing to say.
Neither hat freeman.
At the same time Jennie Allen, the
neeress supposed to have been in the
plot to extolt money on threat of kid
mapping, put In a plea of not guilty,
through the same lawyer, and was
Jailed until a trial day is fixed.
The last grand jury indicted the two
upon evidence procured by Detective
Sergeants Tuite and Horter, who solved
the case, which, at one time threatened
to be fun of mystery The amazingly
brazcn plot was frustrated by these
officers when they arrested the couple
in the act of taking a decoy envelope
from the hiding place appointed by the
conspirators Before they got in the
grip of the law they fought desperately.
The story is one of the most sensa-
tional in local criminal history and
began March last. when Mrs. Plum.
who lives at 900 High street opposite
her fathers mansion. received the
threatening letter demanding the
money It was signed with crude
hand. a dagger of red ink helped to
make the letter lurid. while large drops
of red ink, evidently meant to repre-
sent blood added TO the deadly sug-
gestiveness of the dire demand. An
other letter was sent during the latter
part of last month.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
MAE WOOD FROM
CELL SWEARS To
HOUND PLATTS
"As Long as | Live or They DO
Shall Fight for My Rights"
She Cries.
'rLL ROT BEFORE |
WILL PLEAD GUILTY"
81 Wouldn't Have Bothered old
PIatt' After Suit" She Says,
but Now She's in a Rage.

NEW YORK. May 22,-Alae Wood d
prisoner in the Tombs. awaiting trial
ON charges growing out Of her suit
for divorce against aged Senator
Thomas G. Platt, whom she said mar
rled her. today looked out between tho
bars Of her cell and with flashing eyes
that showed no signs of tears declared
that she still claims she is Platt's wife.
II didn't expect 10 win" She said. Il
feared that the suit would be dis
missed, and had counted on being per-
nitted to 80 my way. wouldn't have
bothered old PIaft after that. didn't
expect this" she added as she glanced
around ~ the narrow cell.
DO you intend to plead guilty in
event of an indictment being found
against you?" she was asked.
TN rot first" she exclaimed. her lips
coming together in straight, tight
line
Miss Wood slept soundly in her un.
comfortable quarters last night and
today shows no sign that her remark
able spirit has been crushed by the
dismissal of her action by Justice
- tTofnldn, WHO Ids Sdlt size Is u DidcAA'
mailer and forger.
"rhis case is one Of very vicious
type not uncommon in this city, said
District Attorney Jerome today. iIt
will be presented to the grand Jury as
speedily as possible, and II the woman
is indicted she viii be placed on trial
in hope that her conviction will furnish
salutary lesson that such offenses
cannot go unwi,ipped of justice
Miss Wooc. seems not at all per-
turbed at the prospect. 81 suppose
shall have to swallow any medicine
they prescribe for me for the present
said she. But you may say this for
me--aS long rs live aud there is n
Plat alive shall fight, and fight hard
for my rights"
Despite her boast of having infu-
ential friends. she could get none tc
furnish the 1900 that would have
saved her from the humiliation of be
ing put in prison, and there are no in
dications that she viii get security
which means that she must remain ii
the Tombs until her trial.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
OPTIN|ST SUNDAY
IN CHURCHES OF
CITY ON MAY 81
Ministers Will Preach on the
Value OF Looking at the
Bright Side of Things.
SENATOR'S BRIGGS AND
KEAN JOIN THE CLUB
Accept Offices, Too, and Many
Other Prominent Men IndOrse
Move to Danish Blues.
Newark is to have an optimist sunday

Newark is to have an Optimist Sunday
on May 81.
On thai day of worship following
Memorial Day, tie clergymen of the
city Will combine with their eulogies o.
the heroes of our wars stirring lessons
of optimism addressed to the uneon-
querable Americans Who turn smiling
faces to the pessmists who have
created business unrest and would look
only at black future.
Doubt ms 10 the success OF the Opti-
mist Club of New Jersey exists no
longer. From every section of the city,
Its environs and the State, applications
have poured in for membership.
Men in every walk of life have joined
the happy cohorts of the organization
that makes for patriotism and sound
business, financial and social condi=
tions
Clergy and latE. rich and poor, old
and young have made it clearly evident
that optimism is the cnre-all for busi-
ness depression and the advance agent
of prosperity
To all pessmiste and persons Of
their illz THE EVENING STAR today
desires to call attention to partial
list of the progressive men of the Stats
who have already applied for member
ship to the Optimist Club of New Jer-
sey:
Washington, -. G., MAY 20.
Secretary Optimist Club Of New Jersey;
Thanks for invitation. shall be glad
20 smile with members of the lptimist
Club of New Jersey, if by smiling can
make others smsc.
FRANK q. BRIGGS.
United states Senator from New Jersey.
Washington, j. G.. May 20.
Secretary of the Optimlst Club of New
Jersey:
Accept with pleasure honorary vice.
presidency of the optin,ist Club of New
Jersey. Thanks for smiling ON me.
JOHN KEAN.
United states senator from New Jersey.
Other prominent men interested in
the success Of the Optimist Club of
New Jersey are:
J. Franklin Fort. Governor of New
Jersey.
Judge Charles r Herr, president of
the Optiin:st Club Of New Jersey.
(continucd on Second FaEe.D
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
Rushes Across Atlantic in 4
Days, 20 Hours y Minutes.
Fog Holds Passengers Aboard.
BEATS RECORD OVER LONG
COURSE BY 3 HRS. 81 MINIS.
Greatest Days Run. Also Rec
ord, Was 632 MiIes-British
Mail Subsidy Assured.
rspe ,ial to the Evening starl

NEW YORK, May 22.--The Lusi-
tania is again queen of the seas. When
she shot past Sandy Hook lightship at
OF thirty miles an hour Cmore than
twenty five Snots) she had passed over
the long course of 2.SS9 miles in just
four days. twenty hours and twenty
two minutes. This record heats The
record of her sister ship. the Maure-
tania, by three hours and thirty-seven
minutes, and is only one hour and
forty-two minutes greater time than
the Lustania's record of tour days.
eighteen hours and forty minutes over
the short course, which Is 2,7s1 miles,
10$ miles shorter.
Her average speed for the course
was ABS miles per hour, which is bet
ter than that of the Mauretania, of
240S knots an hour. Her hourly speed
at times vas more than twenty six
knots, and the enthusiasm of hundreds
Of passengers was not greater than
that of every officer ana every man
down to the stollers. who piled more
than thousand tons of coal into her
furnaces.
All single DAYS runs We're smashed
the third day out, when she logged 652
miles, but it is believed that yesterday
her performance was still better, aud
that the days record will show 600
miles
The builders of the Lusitania's en-
gines are said to be aboard this trip,
and have encouraged the engineers
department To get every particle Of
speed possible out Of the liner.
The feat of the Lusitania practically
gives her the assurance of the 0,000
British mail subsidy, which she anf
her sister ship. the Mauretania. Will
earn when they average on one round
trip "A. 80 knots.
Fog in the lower bay holds her SO
that she will not land her passengers
until later in the day.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
FIFTEEN HURT IN
SMASH-UP OF
THREE TROLLEYS
Triple Accident ON Brooklyn
Bridge May Cost Four Pas
sengers' Lives.
POLICE CANNOT QUELL
PANIC STRICKEN CROWDS
Runaway Car Bangs Into Trolley
and Causes Second
Collision.

NEW YORK, May %. Fifteen per-
SONS were injured, four probably IA
tally, early today in a collision OF
trolley cars at the Manhattan end of
the Brooklyn Bridge. Andrew Webbe
William F. Wagge, George McGuinness
and George Smith. all of Brooklyn,
were the most seriously hurt. Three
cars were wrecked. one being tele-
scoped The accident was caused by
the breaking of rod controlling the
brakes of one of the cars.
The ear was open and was jammed
with passengers from platform to plat
form. When the brake snapped the
car leaped ahead, and the motorman
was unable to stop it or to reduce it's
speed by reversing The power.
Directly in front OF the runaway car
was d closed Flatbush avenue car,
also crowded to its capacity The
Myrtle avenue car struck the car ahead
with tremendous force, and the two
started down the incline together.
Many of the passengers on the out
side of the open ear leaped to the
street Those an the Flatbush avenue
car fought to get out of the rear and
front doors. and many were trampled
unuef the rect Oh the frightened men
and women.
The motorman on the Flatbush ave-
nue. car tried to put on brakes. but
the tracks were slippery and the two
cars, with the passengers screaming,
were shot down the grade into she
rear of a Vanderbilt avenue car, which
was crowded.
The excitement was tremendous.
Crowds attracted 10y the screams from
the injured and frightened passengers,
soon took possession of the bridge en-
trance.
Police Captain Murtha and Ser
geant O'Farrell heading squad Of
twenty men. We're unable to fight back
the crowds.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
HIS CONSCIENCE
STANDS THE GAFF
NEARLY ONE YEAR
DOugherty Thinks It's About
Time to Surrender on
Old Charge.

James DoughertY, of II Joseph street.
walked into police headquarters and
gave himself up. declaring that he was
wanted to answer charge of disor-
derly conduct on the night of July 21
last year, in a salon at Chapel street
and Albert avenue. His conscience
would not let him rest, he said, and
he finally concluded to give himself
up
He was sent to the Third precinct
where the police believe that he is one
of the gang which broke into the store
of Nathan Gruber, at 1870 Chapel street,
March Z, and loaded a half f-ton safe on
wheelbarrow and carried it off The
safe was recovered intact a short dis
tance away, where it had been aban-
doned.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22

Bartlett. arrested shortly after the
crime and held as a material witness, IS
making a full confession today at his
cell in the Hudson County jail to Aa-
sistant County Prosecutor George r.
Vickers With the prosecutor is Frank
\ Boettner, CT Newark. personal eoun-
sci of Bartlett. and the man who acted
as agent between his client and Vickers.
The confession of Bartlett has been
inspired by his desire to escape im7
munity from punishment on indiet-
ments for highway robbery now pend
ing against him in the Brooklyn courts.
on the assurance of Mr.. Vichers. after
consultation with Captain Kuhne, of
the Brooklyn police headquarters, that
he would escape punishment for these
crimes, Bartlett last night agreed to di-
yulge his knowledge of the swamp
murder mystery
The prisoner, who was never sus
pected of being closely connected with
the crime made his offer of confession
to his attorney, Frank A. Boettner.
This lawyer took his offer to Prose-
eutors Vickers and Garvan, who viii
present the case against Whitmore to
the jury and asked if they could 50
cure the immunity of the man.
After consultation with Captain
Kuhne and the legal officers in Brook
lyn, Prosecutor Vickers told Attorney
Boettner that he would accept the
olfet He would guarantee absolutely
that Bartlett might go back to Brook
lyn safely if he would clear up the
murder mystery.
SO today Nickers Boettner and Bart
lett went first to Brooklyn to receive
official assurance to that effct. They
then returned to the county Jail, where
Cold Tooth Billy is telling his COM
plete story, which will be taken down
by 1t court stenoSrapher.
Bartlett told his counsel that he was
with Whitmore on Christmas night and
knew the latter's movements, but left
him before Mrs Whitmore was choked
to death ana then thrown in the pond
in Lampback swamp.
He ntimated that he knew exactly
where Whitmore went and what he did,
and this he is expected to tell today
Whitmore, who has been in the Harri-
son Jail since a few days after the dis
covery of his wifes body. has stead
fastly denied that he knew anything
about the killing.
Bartlett was arrested on January g.
On the night before that day. Whitmore
had been taken TO the Harrison morgue
to look at the body of the victim. who
was then still unknown. EIe said he did
not know her. and was taken back to
Brooklyn, He was not under arrest as
the officers were not sure of the wom-
ans identity
Bartlett was examined at the inquest
and also at the preliminary hearing OF
Whitmore, but on the advice of Lawyer
Boettner he refused TO answer any
questions. During the last few days,
he said, he was tired of being confined
in the little Jersey jail with the pros
pect of being taken under arrest to
Brooklyn when he was released
you FIX things mp for me and I'll be
States witness he told Boettner
without Bartletts testimony. the
case against Whitmore is altogether one
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
WHITMORE PLANNED
TO POISON WIFE, IS
PALS CONFESSION
'COld Tooth Billy Bartlett Says if He Is Granted
immunity He Will Tell Enough to Send
Prisoner TO Electric Chair.
DENIAL OF STORY MADE EXCLUSIVELY TO
EVENING STAR BY ACCUSED In JERSEY CITY JAIL
a STAR corresporident.l

Try yIoneD Distance Telephone nom Ia correp
Theodore hcIdror his W
the ampbIs swam at
i'll erntr her
SIuns-s : "GoId Tooth
Iendrickson He
wait
his nuckes
I mmun
implicated will tell enough to send
tmor to the
placed his life in Jeopardy by his confess
sion. md the testimony Whtmore
he safe
will have
and forgets
told Stick close
to
guess can get ava me-" -
following statement to THE
at his
of elated the
approach monh in Jail to nno-
win have the opportunity to testify
If telling the
truth he canthu me e can't hurt
rtIon thn uasu
knew of n. NOV =
until in "I at
JIarrO
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
REPUBLICAN, LEADER
OF SOMERSET DIES.

SoMERVTLLE. May 22- William FL
Long, w4ll-known lawyer. and for
years Republican leader in Somerset
County, is dead here. He was at one
time surrogate, engrossing g. Tx of the
State Senate, member of the Board of
Education and chairman Of the County
Republican Committee
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
WANTED FOR FORGERY IN
MASS, is FOUND IN SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, Wash, May 2?--Johr
Andrew, former treasurer of the Nortf
Shore Electric Company at Beverly
Mass, who is wanted there for forgine
a promissory note for $4,000, is under
arrest in this city.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
WOMAN lo7 BRIGHT AND ACTIVE.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Rosie Aron-
wald, an inmate of the Home of the
Daughters of Jacob. a Jewish charita-
BILE organization. has Just celebrated
her 107th birthday. Mrs. Aronwald is
still able TO read without glasses, and
has all faculties.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
TO EUROPE FOR FIRMS.

Miss Florence Well, of $50 Washing
ton street, buyer for Hahne & Co, this
city, and the O'Neill- Adams Co, New
York city. will sail for Europe in the
interests of the two firms on May u
on the Lusitania.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
WOMAN IS BITTEN BY
DOG BELIEVED MAD,

CANTON, MaY 22,-Mrs, BENJAMIN
Mills was bitten by a dog supposed to
have rabies as she was crossing the
street at the postofIiee. The wound was
promptly cauterized
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22


Don't MISS this oceful story of romance and adventure
stirring auy built around conditions i'll England
a century ago, It's rapid fire for every line
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22

Decoration Day Excursion to Alnurh
chunk and Glen onoko via New Jersey Central
II 50: children, rs cents. Special train leaves
Broad street. Newark. at $50 a, m.-AdY.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22

Hillside Park Opens Tomorrow
with Big Free Wild West Show. ADV.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22

decoration Day Excursion TO take
I1opatcone via New Jersey Central sl25; chill
dren GO cents sperial train leaves Broad
street. Newark, at 9,n5 a. rn.-Adv.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22

Popular Dollar Excursion 10 Lake
Hopatcong via New Jersey Central Sunday.
May 81. Children 50 cents Special train leaves
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22


The plot deals with the adventures OF young who
is compelled to join band of counerfeiterand the love
of girl enhances each chapter
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22

CONTINUED ON Second raEs)
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16
Bad Stomach Tr0u ble Cured.

Having been sick for the past two years with a bad stomach trouble. friend gave me dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They did me so much good that bought bottle of them and have ,lsed twelve bottles in all. Today am well of bad stomach trouble. Mrs. John Lowe, Cooper. Maine. These tablets are for sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

Kholdoh, who has communed each year with the stars and then told the rest of the world what would happen to it, yesterday made public his predictions for 1908. Here is what Kholdoh says the stars told him:
 There will be no panic. no famine no war. Democrats will name a western officeholder for President. Republicans will name a New Yorker and elect him. Prosperity will return in April. Crops will be heavier than in 1907. Electric discovery will revolutionize busi- ness methods. Pennsylvania will have floods and mining disasters. Severe rainstorms will cause floods in the south. Six great financiers will meet disaster and disgrace. Three great corporations will go into the hands of receivers. Jap anese disputes will not develop a war cloud until 1909. Europe will lose one crowned head by death. Manhattan will have B, ,000 marri- ages and 700 divorces. New York will not go up in smoke. Boston will not sink into the sea.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

One of the most prominent labor unionites of Arizona is Secretary Ryan of the Jerome Miners Union, who has been charged with being instrumental in running non-union men out of that camp. At one time it vas the fashion to escort any newly arrived non-unionists to the top of a steep hill ridge above Jerome, warning them thence under penalty of death. He now appears to have gone a trifle too far in his loyal support of union principles, for he has been bound over to the grand jury under $500 bonds. charged with assault with deadly weapon. According to evidence at hand, Ryan tried to foment a strike at the Arkansas Arizona mine. and was engaged in interviewing the miners. when ordered from the premises by Superintendent Frank Burns. Ryan refused to go. when Burns, arming himself with crow bar. grasped the unionite and start ed to escort him from the premises. At this point Ryan. it is charged, produced a large revolver and in- formed Burns that he had come prepared for anything that might arise. Work is still in progress on the property of the Arkansas-Ari- zona Mining company.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16
Mine Warning Notice

To whom it may concern: .
 Notice is hereby given that neither the Anita group of mining claims in the Francis Mining district, Coconino County, Arizona, nor the undersigned trustee, therefor, will be responsible for any expense therein or therefore either for labor or supplies, by parties working said Anita group of mines under lease.
 LEANDER w. FoBEs, Truste. Dated Flagstaff September 26.1907.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16
Excavatins on Casa Grand

Dr. Walter Fewkes, of Casa
 Grande. and a director in the
 Smithsonian institute, under the direction of which institution the
 work of excavating the famous ru. ins at Casa Grande is being carried on, has reported the results of his investigations to the institute. This ruin is older than at first
 thought, is 300 feet long and POO
 wide. The enclosing wall was O.
 riginally 8 feet high. In this com
 pound have been unearthed num-
 Der of buildings.
 These buildings have nearly all
 been cleaned out and one can pass through the doors and survey the general plan of the whole. East of these buildings have been found other smaller ones and in the north part of the compound is another large building.
 When completed the ruins will
 be in a better state of preservation than they were in 1892 when the Spanish fathers came to Arizona. It is the purpose of the govern. ment to make the Casa Grande ru- ins typical one of the many an cient ruins in the southwest. It
 will be intended to show to the wis itors the kind of dwelling places
 the earlier inhabitants of this coun-
 try used.
 Dr. Fewkes. the sceintist. spent
 several months here last summer Investigating the ruins around Flagstaff. He was very favorab y impressed with the Black Canyon
 ruins on the little Colorado River.
 He says that these ruins are in a
 very much better state of preserva-
 tion than the famous cliff dwellings in Walnut Canyon. He will ask
 the government to create a nation al park and place them in charge of a custodian and will also ask for an appropriation of of$'.O0O to do ex cavating work on these ruins. In order to interest the government Tn this work it will be necessary for the county and town to lend imam cial support in the way of build ing good roads and arranging for transportation facilities for tour
 ists.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16
Why Suffer From RhenmatiSm9

Do you know that rheumatism pains can be relieved? If you doubt this just try one application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It will make rest great d ,al to any one afflicted with rheumatism. For sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

NJ. Metchnikoff, the scientist says people who want to live long should drink milk. and refrain from worrying. And yet. after all we have read about milk. it is difficult to see how anyone can drink it and not worry.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

Mayor Tom Johnson's new grand daughter will bear the name of Signora Frederico Mariani. That's rather highfalutin name to have in the family. but Mayor Tom doubtless will be able to square it up with the plain people.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

MT. John Wesley Gaines passion ate plea that Congress reamin in session during the holidays for the purpose of "riveting down the vultures of Wall Street" was grand but ineffective. The members per ferred to go home and eat turkey.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

A Southern contemporary pre- diets that when the politicians get through with the Hughes boom it will look like last years bird nest. But it is possible that they are birds.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

Tt costs money to be bad. Green and Gaynor have spent a large fortune in keeping out of jail, " says the Baltimore Sun. And it was money worse than thrown away at that.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

If the Florida w. J. Bryan desires to show that there is a difference between him and the Nebraska w. J. Bryan, it is only necessary for him to keep quiet.
The Coconino sun., 1908-01-16

If Secretary Taft can twin the nergo vote there will never be a denial that he is political genius.