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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-16
SOLICITED HIS
OWN MURDER
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
DEATH OF DR.. RUSTIN
OF OMAHA.
BANK CLERK AND A WOMAN Al
so INCLINED TOWARD
SUICIDE

Omaha, Neb., Sept 9.-The coro-
ner's inquest into the death of DR..
Frederick H. Rustin developed several
sensations yesterday. Mrs. Abbie
Rice, the woman who was last known
to be in Rustin's company on the
night of his death, declared that for
some time DR.. Rustin had been talk
ing of suicide, but he wished to dis
guise the act SO as to protect his life
! insurance for his family.
He induced her to promise to kill
him and then take her own life. This
was to be done on August %, but her
nerve failed. The Tuesday night fol
lowing, Rustin pointed out to her on
a street car a man who, he said, had
promised to do the deed, saying that
it would be done that night. Later she
identified Charles E@ Davis, clerk in
local bank and member of promin-
ent family, as the man referred to by
Rustin.
Davis on stand testified that he at
tempted suicide on the night in ques-
ton by taking the drugs furnished him
by DR.. Rustin, but denied that ne
promised to kill the doctor or that he
had anything to do with the laters
death. He said the drugs made him
sick and he vomitted, thus saving his
life. He gave no special reason for
wishing to end his life, except that he
had no desire to live. He said he had
made previous attempts at suicide.
Davis has not been arrested
Woman Was to Kill Him.
Mrs. Rice, in her testimony, said
that Rustin first asked her to kill him
about two weeks ago and finally she
consented and agreed to shoot her
self afterwards She said the shoot
ling was to be done in his office Sun
day, Aug. 80, his idea being, she said,
that the noise of passing street cars
would drown the report of the re
volver shot. She was then to kill
herself.
Cunning Scheme Broached.
She said a cunning scheme to
avoid her suicide being connected
with his murder had been preached
| by the doctor She was to shoot
him through the abdomen. Then she
was to remove the empty cartridge
and dispose of it.
Then she was to take the revolver
away with her, reload it and kill her
self. In that way only one empty
shell-not two-would be found when
she died by her own hand, and his
death and hers could not be connect
ed to bring shame and humiliation
upon his family.
Dr. Rustin had bought a revolver
at pawn shop but had no ammuni-
lion.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
WOMEN ATTACK HOUSE.
Suffrage MoUement Fails-Tzcenty-
nine Arrests Made.

London. June 30-Contrasted with the recent
orderly and impressive suffragette demonstra-
tions. the attack on the House of Commons to-
day was a comparative failure, and probably
will injure rather than advance the cause which
IT was intended to serve. Nothing like the number
of suffragettes expected appeared. and the
movement seemed to lack definite plan and
organization The real leaders i'll the attack on
the House remained behind at Caxton Hall.
reserying themselves, they now explain, for
another invasion of Parliament on Thursday.
The police, mounted and on foot, In
strong force in the neighborhood OF Parliament,
and for two three hours the streets were the
scene of riots and skirmishes, caused by the
efforts OF the suffragettes to break through the
Gordon and reach the lobby. Many ruses and
disguises were employed for this purpose. but
none succeeded, and in the end twentynine
women were arrested including two bold spirits,
who drove in cab to Downing street and
smashed the windows OF the Premiers residence
with stones. and others who chartered boats on
the Thames and tried to harangue the members
OF the House the terrace through mega
phones.
Mrs. Asquith and her daughter watched the
scenes from the balcony of a hotel overlooking
Parliament Square
Mrs. Asquith had been watching the crowds
in the street with her daughter and governess.
but they were swept away by sudden rush of
the mob and somewhat roughly addressed and
handled by policeman, who supposed they
were suffragettes Mrs. Asquith then disclosed
her identity and the policeman escorted her to
safety in the hotel! She afterward expressed
her strong disapproval Of the methods Of the
militant suffragettes.
The Premier himself left Parliament on foot
and passed unrecognized. although there were
enormous crowds around the House. There
were scenes of great disorder, but it is esti-
mated that not more than 5 per cent of those
gathered in Parliament Square were women.
Several hundred women assembled at Caxton
Hall this afternoon, and sent a deputation to the
House to see Premier Asquith regarding the i'm
mediate grant of the franchise to women. At
the House the members of the deputation were
met by solid body of police, and admission was
refused. The Premier, in curt message, de-
clined to see the deputation which returned to
Caxton Hail. where its arrival was the signal for
a noisy denunciation Of the government.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
CHILD BURGLAR CAUGHT
Had Robbed Flats of $4,000 and
Eluded Police for Months.

The Williamsburg police have at least cleared
up the mystery surrounding the many fiat rob-
berries that have occurred in their district for
the last three months and in their prisoner
they have one of the coolest Juvenile criminals
that has been arrested in years. The prisoner
is Annie Wilson, alias Annie Reilly nine years
old. of No. 3SS 6Hewes street. and to look at
her she stood in the Clymer street station
last night, thin, scrawny little thing, with
unkempt hair, thin. dirty arms and ragged
clothing. it almost impossible to believe
that she could have robbed fats of $4,000
worth of plunder and led the police a merry
chase for months.
why did go under de name Of Reilly?" she
said last night. "WeD, I'll tell youse guys You
see, me old lady is in the House of the Good
Shepherd and old didn't treat me right.
so took me mothers maiden name: dat's all
there is to it." And the hardened police looked
on amazed.
It was three months ago that complaints of
fiat robberes began to come in to the police
and in every case little girl had been seen In
the neighborhood. Try they would the police
could never get her. Mrs. Alexander Lane, of
No 246 Hewes street, Mrs. George Hamilton. of
No 400 Marcy avenue. and Mrs. Nugent, of
Marcy avenue near Hewes street, had the same
story of discovering the girl in their apartments
but allowing her to go on her assertion that
she was looking fOr MIS- fteltiy. oH tHe ttifee
occasions each discovered later that she had
been robbed.
Patrolman Louis Miller, standing at Marcy
avenue and Hewes street yesterday afternoon.
saw a girl answering the description of the one
wanted pushing a blue go-cart. He accosted
her.
What have you in that go-csrt?" he asked.
Nothing, mister, but doll
But Miller curious. and he lifted the
covering To his surprise. there were a lace
skirt and dress, a hat and q gold watch and
chain
"A lady gave them to me-" whimpered the
girl, but she was taken to the station house.
After putting her through an examination they
found that the plunder had been taken from a
house in Washington avenue, Myrtle ave-
nue. and also that there was woman concerned
in the case In few minutes Detective Robin
son came In with Mrs. Julia Campbell, of No,
$40 Flushing avenue, whom he had arrested on
information furnished by the girl.
'I don't know anything about the robberies."
said the woman. THAT girl brought some
clothes to my house and 7 bought Them
Whats de use Of lying!" cried the girl. with
eyes afiame. .Youse know worked de line
together. Youse know I went into de cellar and
opened de iron gates for youse. and youse know
dat youse grabbed dat gold ticker from man
asleep in dat house" The woman did not
answer.
Later in the afternoon the police went to the
home of the girl, in Hewes street, and found
the place loaded with loot OF. all kinds 1t was
learned from neighbors that the girls father. a
longshoreman, rarely came home and that An
ME acted as mother for her six-year-od sister
Lizzie Some other plunder taken from Mrs.
Silnaer of No. a Lynch street. was found MD
den in an alley off HeWes street
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
FUSILL4DE STARTS RIOT.
Duellists Erchange TzcelUe Shots
and Then Mob Takes Hand.

fusillade of revolver shots, which did sur
prisingly little damage, drew mob of five
thousand excited persons to 10th street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenues, last night brother
of one of the belligerents lies in Roosevelt Hos
pitaI with both jaws broken result of the
crowds activities: Mary Skilly. thirteen years
DID, of No $50 West 10th street, had her right
side grazed by a bullet, and Thomas McLaugh-
lin, of No. 1856 Eleventh avenue, had his hat
perforated by another. Later the police discov-
cred John Doncrietch, of No. 531 West 41st
street In hallway near by with bullet hole
in his right foot. He was taken TO Roosevelt
Hospital The principals escaped injury. Both
are under arrest according to the police.
The police say John Riola, of No 531 West
10th street, set several small boys to throwing
things at his old enemy, Mike" Pukish. of No.
527 West 10th street, known as Bad Mike" liz
Helrs Kitchen. Mike" promptly cuffed the
youngsters ears, and Riola up with a re-
volver in his hand, they say, and took shot at
mike" Mike" ran into the hallway Of his
home. pulled his "gun" and retaliated IN kind,
the story runs In the hallway and out again
I'm the street the fusillade was kept UP until
both .guns'' were empty. and both reloaded
When about twelve shots had been fired, the
crowd which had been keeping It's distance,
noured around the corners and bore down, shout
ing on the duellists They fed. Then the crowd
started to wreak summary vengeance on George
Pukish, Mikes twin brother, leaving him Dat-
tered and unconscious on the sidewalk. The po-
lice reserves had to use their nightsticks 1reely
TO ouell the disturbance.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
BRICKS FOR POLICEMEN
Outbreak; Of Negro Residents Of the
San Juan Hill Section.

Negroes from a roof in 62d street, between
West End and Amsterdam avenues. shoWered
bricks and stones down upon Patrolmen John
Dewey and Patrick McGinness, of the West
6Sth street station, last night The policemen
were cut on their faces and received scalp
wounds in such profusion that they were barely
able to make their way to the station house.
for the scene of the trouble with the reserves
from the West 6Sth street station. At Nos. 24S
and $50 West SD street they saw signs of undue
activity. After stationins men at the exits.
others started for the roof of No. 24S, where
they found Edward Coker, of No. 21S West
9th street, behind Il chimney.
When Patroman Wallace called upon him to
give himself up. something whzzed past his
head and dropped to the roof with thud With
that Coker ran for the scuttle and gained the
stairway but at the bottom he into the
arms of another patrolman There was a strug-
TO rescue Coker. He locked up al sus-
pcious person He would not say what he was
doing the roof.
Patrolnlan Mackenzie arrested John Powlis.
another negro. of No. 207 West SD street who
also was charged with being a suspicious per-
son.
Several similar though not violent outbreaks
throughout the San Juan Hill section decided
Captain Reidy recently to triple the posts there.
The men injured last night were passing the
building when the bricks began TO fly.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
TWO BOYS DROWNED.
S5cimming an East Riuer, Tide
Carries Them Under Boats.

Two boys swimming in the East River off
eth street were drowned yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. The bodies were recovered.
The boys were Max Featherstein, of No. 3I7
East 10th street, and Samuel Schneider, Of No.
81 East 10th street. The bodies taken
to the Union Market police station.
Thirty or forty boys were swimming in the
river at the time the two youngsters lost their
lives. The two beys in some way became
caught between two canal boats. The other
boys heard their cries for assistance. Patrol
man Shiei, of the Union Market station, ran
down to the pier, did Frederick White, of No.
205 Avenue c; William Ludke, of No. Isl
Greenpoint avenue, Brooklyn, and Edward Moch,
of No. 81 South sth street. Brooklyn. The three
latter dived into the water, but too late
to save the boys, who had been swept beneath
the boats by the swift current They succeeded,
however, in recovering the bodies after a half
hours search.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
FIREWORKS HURT THREE.
Art Editor Badly Cut By Explosion
at Tonkers.

Three men were injured at Yonkers yesterday
by explosion Of fireworks at Jacob SchmeIe's
sporting goods store at No. % Riverdale avenue
The whole front of the store was blown across
the street, smashing the big plate glass window
in John G. Stacks undertaking office
Hayworth Campbell art editor OF Every
body's Magazine" was passing the store with
George r. Penchard when the explosion oc-
curerd. Campbell hurled to the ground and
badly cut about the head, face and bady. Pen
chard escaped practically uninjured except for
a few marks on his face. James J. Fee who is
employed in the undertaker's Office, had one of
his arms cut by flying splinter. L. Montague
a blacksmith, hit the head with two
wheels of baby carriage which came whizzng
across the street.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
OBALDI4 FAR IN LEAD.
Carries Tarenty-une Districts :
4mador's Estimate.

Panama, June 3O.-Returns received from
forty-eght districts in the municipal elections
held on Sunday show that the Obalda ticket
in eighteen and the fusion ticket in one Based
on these returns, sefior obaldia would have 140
Presidential electors IN the corresponding dis
tricts, while Senior Afias would have IS.
Advices received from Bocas del Toro report
that the election there a farce Early in
the morning, because of violence on the part of
the police force, the Obaldia partisans retired
from the polls, depositing only three votes. The
Arias ticket it is said, received seven votes.
while in all more than two thousand names
registered.
The American commissioners will leave here
tomorrow for Chiriqui and veragua provinces.
In all some two hundred commissioners Will
have to do with the Panan1an elections. tray-
elling over the greater part of the isthmus
The consul general of Panama in this city re-
ceived cable dispatch yesterday from Presi-
dent Amador which read:
In municipal elections Sefor Arias has won
up to tnirty-three districts. Senior Obaldia
twenty-three. Still two more districts to hear
form.
The municipal elections the isthmus were
held last Sunday. and according to press dis
patches the result showed that. with few excep-
Obaldia partisans had won The local elections
republic of the two Presidential candidates.
Jose Domingo Obaldia and Ricardo Arias. The
election for President will be held on July L.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
FIND LUNCHEON HOSTESS DEAD.
Women Almost in Richmond Hill Home Be-
fore They See Grape on the Door.

Three members of the Richmond Hill Twentieth
Century C1uh went Yesterday in a carriage to
No ss13 stewart avenue, Richmond Hill, TO keep
luncheon engagement with Mrs Gertrude c.
Inness the wife OF Carlyle Inness. drysoods
merchant of Manhattan They did not notice the
Grape on the door until they were mounting the
@ront stems II was their hostess who was dead.
IT,. no1ics declare that Mrs. Inness was suicide,
b,,t her family and the coroners ofhce scout the
theory that she ended her life by inhaling hlurn1-
mating gas.
Mrs Inuess suffered from severe headaches and
insomnia When her maid entered the room yes
terday morning she found Mrs Inness Vlng oeao
IN her bed DR.. William G. Scovi1le said death
had occurred some time before.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
Plan SIBERIAN WELCOME
Utica Viii Honor Vice- Presidential
Candidate To-morrozu Night.

Utica y. Y. June 3o.-A reusing welcome will DO
given James s. Sherman. the Republican candidate
for yice-President when he arrives in this city
Thursday evening. The plans for the celebration
as originally outlined before Mr.. sherman VAS
taken sick wiz be carried out lie VIII De met at
the train by a reception COMMITTEES consisting OF
prominent men from both the Republican and
Democratic parties, and his escort to the sherman
home will include practically every uniformed or
ganization in Oneida County. together with hun
dreds OF others The line OF march will De aslaze
with red fire and electrical uluminaIonS.
Arriving at the Sherman home. addresses viii -
made by Mayor Thomas Wheeler. John D Herman
and Charles f. Seare.
dispatch from Mrs. sherman at Cleveland to-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
BROWNS WHILE WIFE LOOKS ON.
Dock Builder Swept Away by Strong East
River Tide

The outgoing tide at East 4ath street proved too
strong for Andrew Hendrchson, twenty-five years
old. a dock builder, Of No. S29 East 18th street.
last evening and he swept away into the
darkness and drowned. while his wife looked help
lessly on. Hendrickson was not good swimmer.
and his wife told him TO be careful, but the cool
water was too inviting and he dived In with laugh
for her fears. He rose TO the surface gave a
shos,t OF distress and disappeared. Other bathers
swan 20 the rescue. but unable to find any
trace Of hins.
His wife, with their tsvo~year-old child in her
arms paced up and down the pier Till ienE after
dark hoping that the searchers would be able 10
find the body. Neighbors finally induced her q
-efu-n nome.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
NEARLY A RIOT IN KEYSTONE TOWN.
Crowd Takes Sides After Killing of Deputy
Sheriff Near Chester.

Chester Penn, June So-During quarrel which
nearly brought on riot at Trainer, village just
outside this city, to-day, David Murphy. jr of that
place shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Darwin Spence.
II is alleged that during the quarrel Spence shot
twice at Murphy. Of the shots woundlng him IN
the shoulder Murphy grappled with Spence and
took his revolver He then shot the deputy sheriff
through the head
The shooting attracted a large crowd. members
of which took sides I'm the fight. and force Of
deputies were called upon to hold the crowd IN
check
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
DEATH IN BOATS WAKE
Launch Passes Near Bathers-Boas
Sauing Each Other Dro5Cn.
tRy Telegraph to The Tribune

Hartford. Conn, June 30.-EnguIfed by wave
from large launch which had been recklessly
run among crowd of bathers near Riverside
Park, on the Connecticut River, late this after
noon, Albert Farrell. fifteen years old, and
Walter Kearney were drowned
Each boy seemed to be trying to save the
other, when their strength gave out and they
disappeared when boat drew near to rescue
them.
The launch skipper said he did not realize that
ne was so near or that his boat caused such a
large wave.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
LIVES IN POVERTY To AID POOR.
Omaha Man Cuts Personal Expenses to $40
Year to Endow $4,000 Institution.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune1
Omaha June ao-In order that he may give his
entire property to the poor, Victor Schmidt, u
well known Omaha musician, was found to-day Nv
ing in a cellar, for which he pays rental OF u %
a month while in his pocket were ceruhcates oL
1enost for nearly 5000 Schmidt says that ne hFes
on SIS year and gives the rest of his earnings 10
the poor
Schmidt is a college bred man and a former STU
dent at a German university He has always oeeh
a charity worker. He is attempting 10 save SlO''V'
nth u,bicb 70 endow an institution for the poor.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
GEORGE H. DANIELS SINKING.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune ]


Lake Placid. n. Y. June ga report from the
bedside of George Fl. Daniels at 1.30 o'clock to-
night indicates that he has only few hours 20
live Mr. Daniels rallied little this morning. but
at o'clock tonight he took sudden turn for
the worse lost consciousness and iansed into a
iethargic state, from which the physicians have
thus far been unable to rouse him
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
NEGRO CoNvICTs MUTINY IN GEORGIA
One Shot When Gang at Camp Refuse to
Go to Work

Atlanta, June so-one negro was shot and seri-
ously wounded late this afternoon result OF
a n1utIny among the negro couvicts al a convict
camp twenty miles from Atlanta on the Roswell
road The trouble started when the negroes In
the camp refused TO go TO work to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
MAYOR UP ON SPEED CHARGE
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

By Telegraph 10 iFlouHe'J
New Brunswick. n j., June 0-Mayor Mcclellan
of New York must appear before Justice House
here on July Is for speeding his auto along the
Piscataway Township Read. on June 2S. beyond the
s.esi limit. officers of Justice Housoil caught
him overspeedng, but could not arrest him.
They took the number however. and found from
the office of Commissioner Smith at Trenton that
machine No. 1864 licensed by the Mayor
The summons issued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
E,,lL SUMMER SCHEDULE

sandy Hook Route in effect. In addition 10
regular service extra trip viii be made evening,
July T. from West End. Long Branch. Sea Bright,
etc. arriving New York, 10 p. M.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
RAILROADS PUT MEN BACK TO WORK

Omaha, June 3o.-Offcial announcement was made
to-day by Vice-President Mohler, of the Union Pa
ciic Railroad that extension work on the Harrt-
man lines will begin July where it was stopped
several months ago because of the threatening
financial unrest. Work will begin on the Atho
Hill cutoff. In Colorado, and the extension of the
branch line up the North Platte River from North
Platte to North Port. Large gangs of have
been sent TO both points.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

GOING AWAY OVER TIE FOURTH
W1eeexs you SO, Iess order with ,isf
- - sla1Af TRIBUNE arrive.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

4AAH'S Restaurant, Park Row BIdg Delight
tuly sooi with refined surroundings. Ausic.-AdyI
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

THROUGH TO ATLANTIC CITY JULY ,.
E,eunsvIyania Railroad through trains to Atlantic
tiiy Iuiy leave New York 3:55 a NJ, 1:25 ana
2:5s L. ii, No l2e L. aI. train op July s.--AdYt.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

GOING AWAY OVER THE FOURTH
Wherever you CO. leave order with local neusdeAlsr
or the StINnAY TRIBUNE - arrive
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

Dubuque, Iowa, June 3o.-Followng the recent
announcement Of the Illinois Central Railroad that
some eight thousand the various divisions
would be put back to work, four hundred employees
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul road par
ticularly the men laid off in the shops. resumed
work this week ten-hour day schedule and
six days a week. These changes looked upon
here as meaning that the crop outlook. despite the
storm areas, is first class
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

Newcastle, PENN June 30.-Over one hundred
PennsyIvania Railroad brakemen laid off last fall
were ordered to-day to report for work at once to
the assistant trainmaster here Fifty 1remen who
had been laid of were recently put to work.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-01

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