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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
Young Woman Who Sigued
Herself "Mary" Wrote
Love Letter to Him.
POLICE HUNTING FOR Her
Letter Was Found in Murder
Prisoners Card Case at His
Brooklyn Home by Proseent.
Or's Defective CharIoek.
Strengthens Case.

A love letter from a Harrison young
woman. written last July to Theodors
S. Whitmore, who is charged with
wife-murder, was found today in a
card case in his home. 1856 Adams
street Brooklyn. by Prosecutors Detec-
tives Charlock and Ross, of Jersey City,
1t was signed Mary" and stated thai
she would have to break off their love
affair because her mother demanded 1t.
The letter proves that Whitmore had
probably been in Harrison frequnetiy
and was thoroughly familiar with the
swampy section where the murder oc-
Cured. Whitmore has denied he was
ever in Harrison.
The letter reads:
Harrison. July. 10. 1907.
MY Dear Louis: Yours received to-
day and very much surprised to hear
that you were so far away. My photos
are done, but L am afraid to send you
one on account of the trouble we had.
When l see you again | will give you
one. as 1 have three left.
Mother is always saying that
should not speak to you, and she says.
trouble. I think, dear Louis, it is
worse for a girl than it is for boy.
However, the trouble is ended, as my
mother viii not let me speak to you,
and / cannot go against her will.
"I ask you, dear Louis, to let this
love affair drop between us at once. The
love / had once for you, dearest one,
has vanished. Every time / think OF
thes trouble. 1 wish l were dead. Only
one thing remains. [ ll~tE& and for
! get sou When we meet again it must
be as mere friends, and we must try
and forget the past.
'If you have not lost your love for
me, dear Louis. you will write back
to me. l am anxious TO receive re-
| ply. The girl you can't forget also
| waits with impatience the moment
when she can see you again and tell
all.
Yours, with love and kiss.
MARY
Detectives CharIoelt and Ross are in
Harrison this afternoon, trying TO To-
cate Mary" This girl may prove q
connecting link in the long chain OF
evidence which the prosecutors Office
is in the hopes of welding before Whit
more's case is placed before the Hud-
son County Grand jury.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
Expires iu Philadelphia
After Long Illness-Reached
Advanced Age.
HONORED BY POPE LEO
Although Of Lutheran Belief
Late Pontiff Made Him Chev.
alier of st. Gregory.-First
Wife's Son Succeeds to
Vast Interests.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 16.-John F..
Betz, one of the best-known brewers
in the country and one of Philadel-
phia's wealthiest citizens. died at his
home here today after long Illness.
He had suffered a general breakdown,
due principally to old age.
Mr.. Betz. although a Lutheran, was
a chevalier of st. Gregory by grant
of the late Pope Leo XIII. He was
born in Germany in 1881, and was
brought to this country when an in
FAINT.
In 1868 he started the Eagle Brewery
in New York under the name of Clausen
& Betz. Fourteen years later he start
ed q brewery in this city from which
he derived most of his wealth. He was
largely interested in several financial
institutions of Philadelphia. Mr.. Betz
married a second time late in life and
left two children, aged and z years by
this marriage. John f. Betz, jr., a son
Of his first wife, will succeed the father
in the extensive interests of the de-
ceased.
The honor conferred upon Mr.. Betz
by Pope Leo was an unusual one. His
first wife was a member of a we'll
known Catholic family of Stuttgart.
Germany, and it IS understood that his
interest in Catholicism and in the Ro-
man See originated in the influence
which Mrs. Betz exercised over him.
He gave large sums of money for the
uses of the church, and on his first au-
dience with Leo XIII, was held in in
innate conversation by him, seated
upon a rustic bench in the gardens Of
theFVatiean.
Pope Leo expressed great surprise
at Mr.. Betz's evident deep interest in
the welfare of the Holy See in view
of the fact that he was a Lutheran.
At the end of the interview, and before
Mr.. Betz left the Vatican, one of the
papal officials handed him a brevet of
the title of chevalier of st. Gregory,
which the Holy Father had caused
to be prepared, unknown to him, while
the conversation was in progress.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
LARGE DEAL IN
BROAD STREET
PROPERTY
Bank COmpany's Building
at Clinton Street Sold
to Osborne Company.

One of the biggest real estate deals
in years has been made by Robert A..
Osborne. of the Osborne Realty Com
pany, which has purchased the prop
erty at 756 Broad street from the Ma
tional Newark Banking Company. Tbe
price paid is said to be a good one,
running into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
The property has frontage on Broad
street of twenty-five feet, and depth
of 1872 feet on Clinton street Ia the
rear there Is a tWelve-foot alley.
only recently for property In that
locality there had been offered as high
as $4,000 foot. The sale is COM
plete one, and the banking people even
included its banking fixtures in the
transfer.
While Mr. Osborne would not say
to what use he intended putting the
property, it is the general rdmor thar
another banking company is going to
move in and take possession OF the
place. This rumor finds continuation
in the fact that Mr.. Osborne bought
the steel safes which are located in
the building and which we're the prop
erty of the National Newark Banking
Company
The Newark Banking Company VIII
not vacate the present quarters until
May next. when it win move into
the new Mutual Life building across
the way
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KILLS TWO SONS
AND THEN
HERSELF
Gives Them Prussic Acid
10 Orange Juice and
Also Takes Dose.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16.--Mrs. Camille
Jacobs, 80 years old, wife Of wealthy
cement manufactures of this city, yes
terday poisoned her two children. Ed
win, years old, and Samuel, IS months
old. with prussic acid. and then ar
ranging their bodies on the bed lay
down on the floor and ended her own
lift with draught of the same fatal
drug.
Mrs. Jacobs. although mentally de-
ranged, according to her relatives and
attending physician, made her prepar-
atoms for the triple tragedy with the
utmost deIiberation. She dismissed the
negro maid carly In the afternoon and
Immediately after her departure locked
the doors and set about her self-im-
posed task. A quantity Of the acid di-
luted in water was poured into drink
ing cup, and then the woman squeezed
the Juice Of an orange into it, appar-
entity to make the children believe she
WAS preparing pleasant drink for
them.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.---Mrs. S. Blum,
mother II Mrs. Jacobs, who lives at the
Hotel Majestic, has not ben notified of
her daughters death. A telegram di-
rccted 10 her so1-in-law. George Rhine
hart. was received during the evening
from ST. Louis. which read; Camille
ana children very ILL.," Beyond know
ing from this that something was
wrong the family had had no informa-
tion.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
FIVE SKATERS,
ONE A GIRL.
DROWNED
TreacherOns Ice Defeats
Human Chain Formed
by Young Victims.

CoNNELLSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 16.--Of
six persons who formed a skating party
at the Jimtown reservoir. near here
last night, five were drowned. They
are John Luxner, 10 years old, Jimtown,
Pa: George Cochran. 81 years old, oil
Spring Grove; Frank Cochran. ir., a
brother, II years old; William Frlmer
% years old, of Jimtown; Elizabeth
Fnimer, II years old, q sistet.s
Miss Fulmer and George Cochran
started toward the centre of the reser.
voir, but had not gone far when the icC
broke, and they were thrown into the
water. AS the other members of the
party gazed horor-stricken at the spot
two heads reappeared above the sur.
face, Cochran supporting the girl with
one hand and was clinging to the
broken edges of the ice with the other
In an instant a human chain was
formed by the other four, who clasped
hands Andrew Mack, the only sur
vivor, was at the end of the line nearest
the shore.
just as hand was being reached out
to grasp Miss Fulmer there was another
crash of ice. Frank Cochran, Luxner
and William Fulmer had also gone
down, the thin Ice giving way under
their combined weight. Mack was
obliged to dash to shore. Helpless to
save, he saw his merry companions of
a few minutes before go to death. He
heard a scream and a choking sound,
saw uplifted hands above water for
several seconds and then. all was still.
The bodies of the five victims here
were recovered today In twelve feet OF
water. All the bodies were found to.
gether.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
Jury Hears Old, Letter She
Sent dis Teacher 10
Years Ago.
ALWAYS FEARED OUTCOME
Declared to Professor Beck That
His Mind Was Unbalanced
and Pleaded With Him TO
Do Something for Her
Sake.

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-More evidence
as to alleged irrational conduct on the
part of the defendant was offered at
the trial OF Harry X. Thaw today, the
most impressive witness being Abra-
ham f. Beck. an uncle of former As
sstant Attorney General James M.
Beck.
The elder Mr.. Beck taught a select
school of fifteen boys in Pennsylvania
in 1881 and 1882 and young Thaw was
one of his pupils Mr.. Beck described
Thaw as boy of ungovernable temper.
He produced a letter from Mrs. William
Thaw, the mother, who said in it that
she feared Harry's mind was unbai-
anced--he was SO different from her
other four children. He also told how
Harry would howl like an animal.
One of Thaws eccentricities which,
it Is said. soon will be testified to was
the sending OF eightyfour pounds OF
beef to Evelyn Nesbit one morning
when she was i'll. The attorneys have
the receipts for the meat.
lie OOy Wdo CASSOoiNSly AlSifVhSs
said Mr.. Beck and was very uusocial
and sullen and distracted. His eyes
We're most striking. One of the prin-
cipal things / remember about young
Thaw were the spasmodic and startling
outbursts of aninal-lil1e howls. These
howls would stop as suddenly as the
turning off of a fountain"
Mr.. Beck identified a letter he had
received from Mrs. William Thaw, the
mother of Harry, about the boys 'sconduct
st scl4ool, and it was re@sl 10 It's s71ry
The letter was dated October 20, 1881,
and was in reply to a communication
from MIR. Beck complaining of Harry's
conduct and speaks of the distress the
letter caused the parent.
Can you not bear with him while
longer?" the letter from Mrs. Thaw
read. ITO yield to his wishes now and
to send him home / am afraid might
ruin him. I begin to feGr that his con-
duct and his outbursts are not all the
results OF temper and rebellion, but that
his mind is more or less unbalanced.
Do you think there is any danger of
that? His uncle, who became weak
minded, was subject, as q boy, to just
such outbreaks of temper, and have a
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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
CHANGES IN FIVE PULPITS OF CHURCHES
IN THE NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE

Episcopal Church of the city. and it's
pastor, the Rev. DIR. William Wallace
Youngson, will probably go to Park
avenue, East Orange, succeeding the
Rev. DR.. Warren L. Hoagland, former
presiding elder of the Newark dis
trict. DIR. Youngson came to st. James
two years ago from the Pittsburg, Pa,
conference.
Park Church, this city, rumor has
It, viii lose its pastor. the Rev. Charles
Sumner Kemble, who, it is said, is
wanted by First Church. Hoboken.
No successor to the Rev. Mr.. Semble
has been suggested, as his church is
hoping he will be returned.
st. James is endeavoriug to secure
the Rev. DIR. Thomas l. Coultas. who
was assigned to Iialsey street, Newark,
last year and who for five years pre-
vlous thereto was at Roseville Church,
Newark. DIR. Coultas came to the New
ark conference six years ago after I'LL
ing several Of the leading pulpits Of
Illinois and Indiana. Al RoseviIle he
received $500 year, while HaIsey had
previously paid but $500. st. James
has been paying $1,000, but il has a
number OF wealthy members who would
probably boost the salary up to a sum
that would be equal to what he has re-
ceived In Newark. DIR. Coultas is 10
give his answer this week.
Mr.. .l<emble. If he goes to Hoboken
will succeed the Rev. Herbert F. Rom
dolph, who went to First Church three
years ago from st. James Church. The
Rev. Mr.. Randolph is slated for Mont
clair.
Mr.. Kemble has been at Park Church
four years. The church has a member
ship of 275. and its pastors salary is
| 81 800. Going to First Church, Hoboken
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
WITTPENN is PLEASED.
Likes Methods of His New Financ,
Board.

JERSEY CITY. Jan. 16.--The new
Board of Finance yesterday spent the
greater part of the day and much OF
the evening with Mayor wittpenn in
the consideration of city business.
Mayor Wittpenn worked with The
board. He said that he was proud Of
the Board Of Finance and that he knew
that any action taken by II would be
to the hest interest OF Jersey City. The
board win meet hereafter on Fridays
instead Of wednesdays,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
80 YE AIRS IN
PRISON FOR
OUTRAGE
Especial to the EvenIng star.l

Mt HOLLY. Jan. l6.-Giovanni Bou-
nanni, of Philadelphia, was sentenced
by Judge Horner today to serve thirty
years in the State prison, he having
been convicted for assaulting Mrs.
Stephen A. Benedict, and assaulting her
husband in their home near Medford
on October 30. Three Italians are con-
nected with the crime, but Boananni is
the only one captured,
Returning to their home at night the
Benedicts were attacked in their barn
yard. After Benedict had been tied and
placed in the barn his wife was seized
and abused,
Bounanni has Furnished information
that may lead to the capture of the men
ae large and iiks pentences atgsit them.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
MORRISTOWN WOMAN
TRIES TO END LIFE,
In Fit of Dependency Sister of Morris
towns Trust Co. Secretary
Slashes Her Throat.

MoRRISTowN. Jan. 16,-Despondent
because of i'll health, Miss Georgie CO.
riell, of IS Western avenue, made an
attempt to commit suicide at her home
today. and after inflcting four gashes
in her throat with a carving knife,
Michael Mccormack, who was work.
ing in front of the house, burst in a
door and took the knife from the
woman as she was about to plunge 1t
in her breast.
Miss Coriell keeps house for her
brother. John E. II. Coriell,, secretary
of the Morristown Trust Company, and
since the death of her mother several
months ago Miss Coriell has been sub
ject to melancholy spells, which
wrecked her nervous system.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
[speoIal 10 the Evenlng SAL

IopcNIHI 70 tnt 1FVIIIIIb 9tdIsJ
ELIZABETH, Jan. 16.-Several I'M
portant changes in Elizabeth Metho-
dist Episcopal churches are expected
this spring when the annual Newark
conference meets in Plainfield, and if
the present plans materialize at least
one local minister will go to field
where his salary will be doubled.
There are four churches in this city,
st. James, Park, Fulton Street and
Epworth. There will be no change in
the two latter, but at st. James and
Park new pastors viii be installed.
st. James is the leading Methodist
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
BIG NATIONAL CONDUIT
PLANT FIRE THREAT ENlNG
Flames All But Wipe Out Number Of
Buildings at Hastings, N, Y
One Department Gutted

HASTINGS, n. Z, Jan. lb.--FIre
which threatened 10 destroy several
buildings of the s5,OooOoo plant Of the
National Conduit and Cable Company
here today was extinguishcd after Il
had caused o loss estimated at $4,000
The enameilirg plant was DESTROYED
ana another building damaged.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16

Rev. w. w. YoungSon, of Elizabeth.
Mr.. Kemble would become pastor of
the largest church in the Jersey City
district, and one of the largest in the
Newark Conference. First Church has
a membership of over 1000. and the
pastors salary is $500, just double
what Mr.. Kemble is receiving in Eliza
beth.
Mr., Randolph, who goes to Montclair
from the Hoboken church. enters par
ish several hundred less in number than
his present one, but with a salary oi
several hundred dollars more.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
DOG TELEPHONES FOR
REScUERS; IS FREED.
Locked in Building, Takes Down Re-
ceiver and Barks to "Centrsl"
She Tells Police.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s-"scot.' brown
dog who has been taught to bark
through the telephone, secured his re-
lease last night from commission
house. where he had been left for the
night. Angry at his confinement, he
nosed the receiver from the hook,
and, when the only reply Central
could get was continued "bow, WOW
wow" she notified the police Detee-
tives burst open the windows TO get
into the place, and they were well
coned by the joyful barks of Scot
He leaped out of the window and the
police made an investigation. finding
the telephone with the receiver. off.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
INJURED BY TROLLEY CAR.

Knocked down by a South Orange
trolley car at Ferry and Chambers
streets, last night, Frank Hapka, As
years old, Of e66 Ferry street was
taken to ST. Jamees Hospital with bad
~ bruised legs He went home as soon
as his injuries were dressed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
HuRT 1N rAII FROM CAR.

John L. celbino, % years old, of SO
Lawrense street. fell from a Springfield
avenue trolley car. No. 17iS. bound east,
az Springfield avenue and Howard
street, today He was injured about
the body and was removed 70 the city
Hospital In an ambulance, His condi-
tion Is not serious.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
PASSING OF SANDY HOOK BOARD

Especial to the Evening starl
WASHINGTON, Jan. i6-Tbe board oI
officers at Sandy Hook for the examine
ton OF officers Of the ordnance department
has bceu dissolved,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
MEYER LEAVES CAPITAL.
POstmaster-General Goes to Trenton to
Speak and will Then Come

WASHINGTON, Jan ls.-Postmaster-
General George Won l., Meyer left today for
Trenton, N. j.. where he will address the
New Jersey State Board Of Agriculture
at the state House this afternoon. He viii
address the Board Of Trade al Newark,
n. j.. at its annual dinner tonight. The
subject Of both addresses is Parcel Post
and Postal Swings Bapks
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16

Alhany Deetist, 1ep market st. 0pen
eSeninEa.--Aev.
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AND GRooHRs, Supplies.
Nackhet 4 perernus Co.. 7ss-ias Bread st,--Ad.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25

It's subsidy demand was so large ne was
afraid the United States government
would not care to bear half the cost
Mr.. Bruce said the decrease In letter
postage, which becomes effective October
1. would. he thought. greatly increase the
volume Of correspondence between this
country and his own, and to meet II he
was endeavoring to effect an arrangement
whereby the large interior cities of Amer
lea would make up direct bags to the
large British cities. so as to save the
handling in :he sea post service.
He has asked the Postmaster Generals
permission TO visit certain large American
post offices 10 see If he can pick up some
new wrinkles for the service at home.
we have twelve deliveries daily in Lon
DON" he said. while you have but four,
and those only in your more thickly pop
ulated business districts. But America
is very progressive in mechanical devices.
and we are hopeful of finding some of
your inventions that will enable us to
better our service" He referred particu-
larry TO the new mechanical devices now
being installed in the local post office,
and thought IL promised to give admira-
bic results
Mr.. Bruce is especially fascinated with
Washington. which he regards as a most
beautiful city Your Congressional Lii
brary," he said. lis quite unlike anything
we have at home 1t is beautiful edifice
and we enjoyed our visit there very
much"
The conference between the English Of
ficials and Acting Second Assistant Post
master General Hollyday was continued
today. and the results will be ultimately
submitted to the Postmaster General.
that the points agreed upon may be en-
bodied in a postal treaty with Great
Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25
TRACE BRADD0CES MARCH
ONLY THREE OF PARTY STUCK
1T OUT.
Graves, Supposed to Be Of Soldiers Of
British General, Are,
Found.
CUMBERLAND. Md

September -, 1908.
The college professors and students who
The college professors and students who
left Cumberland over a month ago to
trace the route taken by Braddock when
he marched to the relief of Fort Du-
auesne have finished their itinerary.
Nearly all Of the party dropped out. The
men who finished were II. w. Temple of
Washington and Jefferson College, ]. l..
KALI of Michigan and John X. Lacock of
Harvard.
Their work until reaching Circlevlle,
Pa. was comparatively easy. but here
two routes were pointed out. The ex-
plorers got on two blind trails and finally
under the guidance of S. p. Mcintyre of
Jacksonville. they struck the right one,
which will be mapped. The men started
their final search near Circleville. At this
place a grave had been marked.
Three feet below the surface skeleton
was unearthed and a pair of silver shoe
buckles was found. From this farm the
trail led to- the Larimer farm and across
the Taylor farm. At the latter place four
graves were found. ravine to Jacks
run and to the mount of Crooked run
doubtless was used.
The army, II Is thought. found progress
barred by precipices and the Mononga-
hela was crossed at this point. Once
across. a few miles march brought the
soldiers opposite Turtle creek. Recross-
ing they fell into ambush and were
routed. The investigators say there is
ing the right road. They largely base
their opinion on the discovery of the
graves of soldiers. supposedly buried
along the line OF march.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25
Miller Exonerated of Charges.

RICHMOND, Va. September DE. c.
Miller, formerly manager of the l.. Z.
Smith Typewriter Company. charged with
the embezzlement of funds belonging to
the company, was discharged In tha police
court yesterday at the request Of officials
of the company who preferred the
charges MiIler's arrest and detention, It
is understood, was the result of an error.
Miller's custom, while manager or the
agency here, was to receive payments and
collections himself and account to the
company with his personal check. When
Miller received the check, which he Is &C
cuscd of embezzlng, from a Petersburg
merchant he sent the home Office his
check for the amount and deposited the
check in question to his personal account.
When arrested he produced the check he
had sent the home office, which had been
paid and the case was dropped after the
manner of accounting had been explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25
WASHINGTON LIFE SOLD.
Ryan Parts With Insurance Stock to
Pittsburg Syndicate.

NEW YORK. September 25-The con-
troll of the Washington Life Insurance
Company has passed from the hands of
Levi p. Morton. Thomas F. Ryan and
Harry Payne Whitney to Pittsburg
syndicate headed by William c. Baldwin,
president of the Pittsburg Life and Trust
Company.
The deal was completed late yesterday
afternoon. and Baldwin was elected presi-
dent of the Washington Life Insurance
Company to succeed John Tatlock.
Nearly all the old members of the
board of directors resigned. Their places
were filled with men who are associated
with Baldwin and interested with him in
the purchase and control of the Washing
ton Life.