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Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
Finding a Horseshoe.


There IS man who has a very Door
idea of the horseshoe as a bringer Of
good luck.
Il found one III the road some tbre
ago." he remarked "As a matter Df
fact, another Cd gentleman found it
also about the same time. We both
wanted it. and there was a tussle for
it.
i got the shoe, black eye, u torn
finger from a rusty nail in the shoe
and a summons for assault and bat
terry =
1T wasn't a very good start. but |
thought I'd give it a fair trial. OF
course III mailing the shoe up above the
front door l managed to smash my
thumb ard fall from the stepladder.
"Ihen l sat down and waited foi
the luck to begin. That shoe seemed
to be endowed with the power to at
tract trouble in every form.
"DunS, bailiffs, the landlord. measles
and poverty were rarely out of the
house, and my faith was shaken.
Then one day. when the rate col
lector was standing on the top step.
that Ehce came down with crash
All intcrruHted the sympathizer.
'Iucl; at last.
Net Il bit Of it" sighed the unucky
ore. 1T missed him by a foot.'-Lon.
don Answers.
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Decline of BilIinasaate.

Billingsgate, whose decline in rheto,
ric has already been noted, has de-
clined also in other ways since Queen
Elizabeth appointed it IAN open place
for the landing and bringing in of any
fish, corn, salt stores. victuals and
fruit Grocery wares excepted" Stow
gives the list more fully, as including
fish, both fresh and salt, shell fishes,
salt, oranges, onions and other fruits
and roots, wheat and rye, and grain of
divers sorts for the service of the city
and the realm djoining''-which sug-
gests the contents of a village general
shop. In William IIIs reign Billings
gate was limited to a "free and open
market for all sorts of fish, and it
was after this that its reputation for
language grew up, alluded to by Pope:
There stript. fair Rhetoric languished on
the ground
His blunted arms by sophistry are borne.
And shameless Billingsgate her robes
adorn.
London Chronicle.
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Told Stanley All About II.

During Stanley'S last stay in London
he was present one evening at a very
swell affair. and the attention paid to
him was so annoying that he was de-
lighted when he had an opportunity of
slipping away unnOticed. He found q
quiet corner in the smoking room and
was enjoying a cigar when spruce
young fellow. who. it turned out. was
lieutenant in the navy. came up.
To Stanley'S surprise, the lieutenant
began to tell him all about Africa. and
1t soon became evident that he did not
know he WAS talking to the great ex-
plOrPr
Other listeners strOllPd in. and pretty
soon there was quite crowd listening
to the young man telling the most as
toniShing things about the dark CONT
nent. the KOngO the shire district, the
native races, and so on
At first Stanley endea vored to cor
rect his mistakes. but the lieutenant
knew better, and so he permitted him
to talk on. Finally this extraordinary
and laughable scene was brought to a
conclusion by one of the guests saying:
But Mr.. Stanley. you told u.s.
Stanley cried the lieutenant "Is
this Stanley, the African explorer"
Certainly" was the reply. The lieu
tenant gave one look around. tried to
speak. flushed scarlet and then dashed
out of the room. followed by roar of
laughter, in which even Stanley joined.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
Constitutional Amendment,

An Act Proposing an Amendment to Section Is
OF Article of the Constitution of the State of
Delaware, relating TO the Compensation of the
Members and Presiding Officers of the General
Assembly
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Delaware in Gen
eral Assembly met two birds of all the men,
bers elected to each House agreeing):
Section l. That the following amendment be
and the same is hereby proposed to Section - of
Article of the Constitution of Delaware;
That the word five" be stricken out of the
third line of said Section 15 Article of the Con-
sttution, and the word ten" be inserted in lieu
thereof. and the word six" be stricken out of the
fourth line of Section 10 Article of the COnsti-
tuition, and the word twelve" be inserted in lieu
thereof.
Richard Hodgson,
Speaker OF the House.
Isaac T. Parker,
President of the Senate.
g. l. Joseph l. Cahall, Secretary of State of the
State OF Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of
House Bill No. 3l2. entitled An Act Proposing
an Amendment to Section - of Article of the
Constitution of the State of Delaware relating to
the Compensation of the Members and Presiding
Officers of the General Assembly" as the same
appears on the enrolled bill filed in the Office O.
the Secretary of State, which said bill proposing
such amendment to the Constitution of this State
is published in accordance with the req uire.
ments OF the Constitution of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
. unto set my hand and official seal at
lSEALl Dover, this twenty fifth day Of July,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eight
JOSEPH L. CAHALL.
Secretary of State.
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a Square Deal

Is assured you when you buy DIR. Plerce's
family medicines-for all the ingredi-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottlewrappers and their formulas
are atteSted under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
American fores Is ssd- while potent to cure
are perfecrlY harmless -evsn to the most
delicate wome0 b6childFerS Not drop
of alcohol enters into their c0mDosifi0n.
a much -better agelG is used both fOr ex-
U4etlng and preserXIng- -tbe -medlclnN
PRINCIPLES used IN Them, yiZ.-pure triIlle-
refined glycerine. This agent possesses
Intrinsic medicinIl properties of its own,
being most valuable antiseptic and anti
ferment, nutritive and soothing demul-
cent.
Glycerine plays an important part in
DIR. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure of indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour riSings
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stom-
ach, biliousness and kindred derange-
ments Of the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery"
is a specific for all diseases of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of the
nasal passages or Of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its ulcerative
stages it will yield to this sovereign rem
edy if its use be persevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh Of the Nasal passages, it is well,
while taking the "GOlden Medical Dis
covery for the necessary constitutional
treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times day with DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
Of treatment generally cures the worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chial, throat and lung affections, except con-
sumption in its advanced stages the "Golden
Medical Discovery" is a most efficient rem
edy, especially in those obstinate. hAng-on
coughs caused by irritation and congestion of
the bronchial mucous membranes The "Dis"
cOvery Is not so good for acute coughs aris-
ing from sudden colds. nor must It be ex-
pected to cure consumption In its advanced
stages-no medicine viii do that-but for all
the obstinate, chronic coughs. which, IL neg
lected. or badly treated. lead up to consump-
ton. IT is the best medicine that can be sahen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-24
Looking Today for Bodies
Of Kloeber and
Kumle.

Somewhere IN canyon a few
Miles from the Green River Hot
Springs hotel. the bodies OF Fred
VI Kioebcr aud Julius kumle are
believed 10 be lying under a snow
drift. All hope that the two hunters.
who have been missing since Mon.
day last, are yet alive has been
abandoned. and today a party Of
30 men IL making careful.
syatamatlc search for the remains
OF the victims of Monday nights
storm.
The search Of the canyon in ques.
zion IL being made at the sugges-
tion OF cruisers and hunters familiar
with the Wild section of mountains
near the Hot Springs IL Is located
about three miles from the hotel
IN an air line, Ia difficult Of access
and yet Is frequently used by
hunters as a means OF making q
abort cut back toward the hotel.
The cruisers are OF the opinion
that Kloeber and Kumlo. caught In
The storm that swept through the
mountains IN the afternoon and
which was brewing at the time they
left on their unfortunate hunting
trip, eeaayed the difficult passage
% this canyon In their haste 10 ro-
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the ,hoaxht 81 death and a mankled
body In that ditch fut only for
an Instant
The glasses showed Robertson
alive. working like a frenxsed de-
mon 20 get his maehin. started
again. II moved a few feet. isrked
and halted Lyle waa but a short
distance back. eating up the dis.
lance Al a mile a mlnute clip. ID
vas = ffaatic scramble with Rob
crtaon. but vita one mighty effort
the Locomohile iurched up on the
track AID then RohorsRon. the first
driver IN America. shot doWn the
course. a seant two minutes ahead
of Lyle. and won.
insane Enthusiasm.
The scene that followed WAS one
81 insane enthusiasm. Utterly reck
less Of the other machines to fin.
lsh. the crowd swarEned ont ON the
course. sweeping police and guards
before II as " they never existed
Robertson vas overwhelmed. Men
laughed. cried shouted and cursed
Nuttr women spectators testified
their Joy In All the ways known 10
feminine hyateria-
FIrs, Accident
The first accident of the day
happened 70 the Matheaon car. slth
Chevrolet At the wheel On the
second lap q cylinder of the ma
chine cracked. and the car Was
compelled to leave the race Il II
believed that the high practice
speed made By the car yesterday
affected the machinery.
IN the third lap the Hotchkiss
car. driven b. Fitzpatrick. vas
forced a. retire owing 10 a clutch
breaking
shortly afterward the Acme. with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-24
SEARCHERS CONVINCED
THAT MEN ARE DEAD

turn 10 the shelter and comfort Of
the hotel The early coming 81
darkness found them stlli In the
canyon, and, according 20 this lat.
est theory. they we're unable to find
their way out and persisted that
night In the storm which turned
Into a blizzard and piled the entire
country two feet deep with snow.
Brother 10 Convinced.
DR. J. s. kloeber gave up hone
last night that his brother ana
companion were still alive, though
he was the last OF all the searchers
TO be convinced. lie returned 10
the hotel az Hot Springs. where ne
spent the night This morning he
headed the party that is today try.
Ing 20 find the bodies OF the two
men.
J. r. Harris. secretary OF the
local cooks and assistants union.
said this morning:
"Kumle IN personal friend OF
mine. / sent him to Hot Springs
about six weeks ago as head cook
Much OF his time there, however.
has been spent In hunting with
Fred Kloeber Kumle was big
man about 40 years OF age and
could endure many hardships. /
have been ia the country about
Hot Springs myself Behind tho
hotel are hills. the sides OF which
are nearly perpendicular and there
are also many deep ravines about
the country. Kumle was formerly
head cook at the Spokane hotel"
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CHARGE COMPANIONS OF
AUTO RIDE WITH THEFT

agreed 10 an automobile ride 60
Georgetown.
After visiting the suburb the
party returned 10 town and went
to the Hotel brunswick. A few
minutes after reaching the hotel
Mrs. Howard Ia alleged 10 have
made some slight excuse 10 leave.
swartx grew suspicious and both he
and Portforr searched their pockets.
only 10 find them empty swartz
detained the women while Portfors
hurried 10 the police station The
women stoutiy denied the accuse.
ton. The women were searched
at police headquarters but the
money was not found on them.
Sergeant OF Police Bannick then
went % the room az the Bruins
wick and found 5000 In gold hidden
under a bureau. No charge has
yet been placed against the women.
Both Portfors and Swartx are held
as Witnesses.
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MOTOR PARK WAY. Long
Isiand. Oct. ls.-Thossands apon
thoazands q spectators. chesriuT.
shrisking and pleading saN Roo.
estsop. IA . L0csme6lle. sin the
Vanderbilt cup today after the
nesz spectacular flnlsh IN the his
tor7 Of the cap.
DESPITE The drifxle Of rain the
u1xa vas enormous. and. AZ Of
~ brzsed death On he turns for
= hstazi's peep Il the Tying ma.
ans a. fhey came sklddsnr
Eaaad shs corners All night long
~ q The spectators had stood
pelnis Of vantage along the
af . hold their places. and never
= ne freary salt for the ma.
- 'e start did they give 40
3 Ae finish Vas worth IL.
ssrsllns Thrssah Space.
<7'aen. fairly hurting
- space. came tearing down
enirss with Lytle. the dogxed
5h Italian. clineinE 20 his
= minufe back Suddenly
~ "a . shout Of horror. thai
80 y 90 agonixing roar. aa Rob
~ : machine leaped from his
- and plowed into a ditch
- hfs IN that dense. tense
w. Fsef white for a second with
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Two Women Arrested and
Part of Missing Coin
IL Recovered.

Mrs. Agnes Howard. who says
Hhe Il housewife. and Miss Helen
HurnH. who claims TO be a nurse.
wsrc arrested BY Sergeant of Police
Claude q Bannick and City Detec.
lives William Peterson and jeff
Mcciurg early this morning at tho
Hotel brunswick. First av. and Co.
iasnbin ss on suspicion Of robbing
]. p. Portfora and NJ. r. swartn
Alaaka miners. OF more than $500
IN gold
portfors and awartx told the 20.
uce that they started out TO see
the town last night and In a Pike
II. cafe met the two women who
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Enragcd at being served with a
complaint IN divorce proceedings
Instituted today BY bis wife, John
A. potharnt hhot and Instantly kill
ed Mira. Kathleen Poiharst, the
wife. fatally shot Kathleen. their
2.year.oid daughter. fired a shot nj
aon. John. aged months, and
brought his murderoas lust TO a
climax BY sending a shot through
his own head.
The horrible hutchery was con
sammated on an eEubankment al
the foot Of BATTERY St. and In sight
o. several Mortified spectators who
we're attracted At the sound Of the
frat shot
Potharst had gone Ia the spot
with hia wife and children evidently
To talk their troubles ever. The
couple we're seen engaged In con.
xeruation for several minutes. and
the man suddenly drew Colts
automatic revolver
Fires q, wife.
He fired the first and second
shots ut his wife. who was seated
on the ground The first shot
struck her In the neck. and 80 she
started 70 roll down the bank be
sent n second shot crashing
through her brain.
The man then picked up bis
little daughter. Kathleen. and sent
tho third shot through her head.
He held the helpless tot at arms
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TRAINS THREE
DAYS LATE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2i.-Owing
70 washouts In Eastern Colorado
and Western Kansas. Santa Re
transcoutinental trains are arriving
here ~ hours late Overland No. 4.
due here Wednesday morning. will
not arrive until this evening. max.
ing the trip from Chicago in seven
days. Trains behind No. have al.
ready arrived, being sent back 10
Central Kansas and over the Mis-.
souri, Pacific TO Ia Junta Colo No.
was tied up between two wash.
outs and WAS unable to switch TO
the Missouri Pacific.
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WRFATHS FOR THE LIVING

The the Living Contest viii come to
close Monday Monday evenings Issue
whose reviewed good
deeds only All the votes received Monday
counted Those arriving after II oieek viii considered
Tho heavy beyond AT expectations this morning
and along with tho ballots several among
the following Rainier Valley;
Editor the Ranief Valley people Don't pes
simlsts but The chance to good
la view suggest w. Il Crawford II. y sTENHAusEN"
brief accompanied yese for the only uen.
toned IN the
In suggesting OF woman have hope that she will
be the ~ but affords satisfaction
Ia protest against feminine friendly baokcapping
apparently many friends a good word
Tor her cooking her her washing
her housekeeping ability Yet they ~
fuss her. would anasest that when
IL over you initiate for Good Thsnsn Abou, Women.
M VAN AI.sTYNE"
The following Is the standing q the contestants;
Jacob Furh 1871 John 4. Wilson ia. John IT, u
Sutherland is7 - A Cohen i42 al GIN
isa John Miller ICE w n ia Edward cayson ST. H.
A. Agnew 20 T. Macy 2S John alatiey g. A. Dcthen H.
Dr. NJ A. Matthews II. John RplnTsr }. c. n Inlman ,
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SEARCH FOR HUSBAND
ENDS AT The MORCUE
10y United Prsss.)

CHICAGO, Oct 24.-After lying
on the dissocting table OF the morgue
OF the medical college OF the Uni
versity OF Chicago for three weeks,
and having been prepared for cut
ting Up. the body Of a man believed
20 be John Warren, OF Fresno. Cal,
IL being prepared for decent burial
today.
Tho identity Of the cadnver was
established by the arrival here last
night OF woman, supposed to DO
Mrs. Warren. who claims that the
body is that OF her husband for
whom she has been searching for
years The man died m a charitable
hospital
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los ANUEIlEH| oct. "a Fnnninn
the overthrow Of Austria ana the
establishment Of slay ampfre.
which Will wipe Turkey orr the map
Of Europe, representatives. Of 900
HiavH Ia Southern California eataba
liqhod headquarters ia los Angeles
today and outlined their scheme.
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waa reached the iFnntic crowd ~
the grand stand sa~ Robertson ~
the ipcom0biie nfeasink his way
thfuuEh ~ TIE oid Npetpufy tnfh.
Z Apparently q sure winner
The cheer thai afoso VS. eh1tsa
bt E@Ap ot hpFfpf. - nc! -
the SPEEDING car sNtfft. anu 80
snk tbe fffads pl~"kh ~ *S.l'fe
rate aionx dstch 81 ne fuaas'oe.
/ haek ~ th" turn "" iA"'.A. utls'
ea b} Aftlc. N. lamar 49, 80
~ Vas pleAmd toi NC wlhAlss :
shisied inio Vie" OF u"A' 'A
-.
Sfo~o eess
Robertson wna secn 70 ~ AZ
tempting Desperately q las Ms ~
back on the Faad~ay ncn ths 'oaI
Wheels KAinsd thTif bose ena tuT
great car. picking ~ sp.'ea st every
revolution - ~ ~nfe's bekAh ~
lengthen ths distance os'Nsen y
and the Approaching tsottA. Nhiis
the crowd wsnt via
Across me hnisn nae hpsu ~
l,ocomohtle wtth me ts"tt@ io''0~
Ing two minutes later
breaking through al restraint
the crowd anrEed on 70 me tfaeA
IN the path 81 the oeheI i@Aeiia es'
Apparently researches OF th.ir oAn'
gsr. they pressed forward 10 con
Eratuiate the winner
Tho drivers OF The oncomins ma
hines had me ALTERNATIVE 81 p'au.n.
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+" eHfffNHTNN. Oct ~ 49, Ntna
khshsfing hafieYk ~ Fmfi Rifuf
Mass Wen the Haffonaf eoif rham.
HtNnhhfp for women on the Chew
Ci&sae unkn teddy TIE aoare ~ tie
ftnsl round 81 the weeks tourney
nM#ln9t AIRS. r. A. Fofhmtnua o.
1Ts.ihiyns stood ia up. five IL PLAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-24
WANTS HEAVY DAMAGES.

George g. MlckaFas. owner - the
rhsfeuai hfina whirh mere closed ur
a uazlAfd ~ che heatfb department
40 fAet =. ~n th@ Kfunan that thsr
$50 . HsenaFs - health ef the PEG.
81 Twins IN thn neis AbufhonA. has
fff~F 3 klAilH aaAlnHt tha ritr fnT
ts-HN damages representing the
Tf"FA which Ne claims he Mould
aaff rtAdc bad he heeH permitted a.
eaf ihue n ais taninsaR
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fatschsk ~ the wheel. broke :
shaft and she RenAult. driven By
stFanE. smashed q clutch and both
retired
From the fourth lap On the rare
was hotlY contested b. Haupt 10
tho Chadwick car. Robertson. IN >
tocomobiie. and i.ytie driving the
iaotta The Chadwick forged
ahead NJ the seventh lap. bat
worked badly. and AZ The next turn
Robertson's Locomoblle again took
first place.
Robertson Wins.
ON the last turn Robertson vas
in the lead. bus ran OF the track
He vas able 10 reGaln HIS position
and won BY two minutes. Nish
Lyle In the inottA tar finishing
second.
After the first tao cars had I'm.
iahed. the crowd surged on the
track. In the path of the other ma.
chimes The drivers we're com
PEELED 10 stop to avoid tniurinK
scores Of persons. and the Judge De.
clared the race finished.
The race designated a. the
Motor Park Wa" VAS declared
off
The time made by Robertson for
the distance. assoc miles. was four
hours. IS seconds. Lyle. four
hours. two minutes. 10 IS seconds
The finish of Robertson. after
running off the track and getting
his machine hack In the course.
was one Of the most remarkable "a
the history OF automobile racing
A drirxiing fain made II practl
cally impossible % break any speed
records. though the time was = sur.
prise.
when the eleventh and last lap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-24
KILLS WIFE and One
Child and SHOOTS
SECOND CHILD
and SELF

length when he took her life. and
those people who saw the horrible
act almost tainted.
The man then picked up the little
boy John and fired the fourth
shot al the infant as he held Il in
bis hands. The shot entered the
right cheek and came out through
the left aide Of the jaw, lnflictine
wound which the doctors regard
a. superficial
Attempts Suicide.
Pothhrst placed the gun 20 bis
head and fired the nth shot. The
bullet entered a little below the
right temple and apparently came
out az the back Of HIS head. He
was unconscious when clicked up,
and the attending physicians hold
GU, absolutely no hope for his re.
eovery.
Attracted by the shots. those who
had Witnessed the tragedy and 9th
ers from the neighborhood imme.
diateiy ran to the scene The body
OF the woman had rolled down a
hili. about 10 feet. onto the fats
she was dead when picked up and
had evidently been killed by the
first shot.
Potharxt lay where he fell. with
blood drenching hts clothes. The
little Girl was covered with blood
and the white garments OF the In.
fant son had stained a deep scarlet.
The little girl had evidently been
instantly killed. aud the baby's es-
cape from the fate Of It's mother
was little short Of miraculous.
Shots All Take Effect.
The automatic revolver with
which Posharst brought their fam
lily troubles TO such a tragic close
was lying by bis side on the
ground Every one OF the five shots
be had fired had found its human
target
AS quickly as possible the police
were notified. and Detective Clark
was sent 20 the scene. He had the
two children and the man hurriedly
taken 20 the Pacific hospital. The
daughter was dead when the am.
buIance reached the hospital The
little boy was tenderiy cared for
and the wounds in his cheeks were
dressed.
The hospital authorities sent the
body OF the dead girl to Butterworlh
q Sons morgue. aud the body Of
Mrs Potharst was taken from the
spot where she was killed direct
TO the morgue.
Potharst VIII Die.
Potharst was unconscious when
picked up. and had not regained
consciousness up 60 late hour
this afternoon. He was reported
to be growing gradually weaker.
aud death was momentarily ex.
pected.
The crime ia directly attributed
10 the matrimonial troubles Of the
couple. which led up 10 the divorce
action being instituted by the wife.
Her attorneys were Blaine & VII
liams The papers were served
upon the husband this morning.
The address OF the wife and hus-
hand is not known An address
found In the woman's pocketbook
gives the number 1906 Sixth av.
IL has been learned by the police
that Potharst was seen around town
this morning drinking heavily.
Shortly after noon he was seen in
an automobile with his wife and
children passing the Moore theatre.
evidently en- route to the spot
where he committed the murders.
Walked to Scene Of Crime.
The party evidently proceeded up
Second av. 20 Battery st. On the
and then walked down
Battery ST. two blocks to a point
where the street ends abruptly
Here the man and wife and the
children sat down on the grass,
Potharst was seen to pull some