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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
YOUR MITE WILL
HELP SOME POOR
CHILD ON XMAS

SO that every one Of these little ones
will receive Of your bounty
The Rev. Dr. Thomas J. villers. pas
tor of the Peddie Memorial Church,
expressed his hearty approval of the
plan and said that he was very glad
of this opportunity to cooperate with
such worthy project, and would ap-
point a committee at once.
The Rev. Melville Y. Bovard, of the
Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, has also agreed to appoint a
committee.
DIR. Lyman Whitney Allen said that
he would gladly appoint D committee
to help the STAR reach some of the
many poor tots who might otherwise
receive no Christmas gifts.
The Rev. William C. O'Donnell, of st.
Paurs M. Z. Church. thinks it a beau
tiful idea, and, though his congregation
usually provides for worthy poor
families, they will be very glad to CO.
operate with the EVENING STAR in
order to reach many more.
The committees will furnish lists of
poor families and state just how many
toys they can use for distribution. In
this way we will reach many
youngsters of whom otherwise we
might not hear.
Letters from expectant children con-
tinue to pour in.
Twenty-Five dollars came today from
the Joseph Hensler Brewing Company,
with the following note:
I'VE are inclosing herewith check for
s25 for your Christmas Fund. Wishing
you much success in your worthy un-
dertaking, we beg to remain,
JOSEPH HENSLER BREWING CO."
We also wish to acknowledge with
thanks receipt of 81 from Armand
Rehn. and 81 from C. D. Albert, OF
Washington, D. c., who happened to
be in town yesterday. Upon reading
the story he expressed his interest sub
stantially.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
PUBLIC SERVICE. STOCK
STRONG In LOCAL MARKET.
Morgan's Interest in Bonds
Gives Impulse to Securities.

The feature OF the local securities
market Is the strength of the Public
Service stock. This stock has been ad-
vancing steadily for some time past.
Today it Is eagerly sought at 1901, but
owners seem unwilling to dispose Of
their holdings.
Since the announcement that Messrs.
J. p Morgan & Co. have interested
themselves in the bonds Of the Public
Service Corporation an impulse has
been given to these securities that has
carried them to their present high
price. 1t has caused inquiries and in
duced buying from. sources that here
tofore seemed indifferent to local Offer
ings. Trading in the stock has been
brisk, large Blocks exchanging hands on
the advance.
1t is the opinion of local brokers that
outside interests in Philadelphia have
been the heaviest buyers. An interest
ing feature is the fact that. while
money is not plentiful. buyers of these
securities seem to have no difficulty in
financing their purchases. The under
tone of the market is strong, aided
largely by the strength in the Public
Service Issues.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
M0THER-|N-LAW IS
ONLY k|NAT GRAVE
OF BATHTUB VICTIM

Seventh avenue, Manhattan, says thai
woman resembling the published pic
lures of Miss Wardlaw attempted tt
buy chloroform in his. place November
26 and 2S. The first day she said she
wanted the drug to clean clothing and
the second day she, declared she wished
to kill cats with it. She was told she
could not get it without physician I
prescription. Jacobson will come t.
Newark today and endeavor to identify
Miss Wardlaw, who is now in the
county jail.
Investigation by the authorities show
that on Monday. November %. Vir-
ginia Wardlaw called at the office OF
bonding company, and stated that
she must raise some money. She stated
that she thought she might get the
cash by borrowing on certain policies
in the New York Life, on the life of her
niece, Mrs. Ocey Snead.
1t was necessary to obtain q bond
for the loan. for the reason that
she had lost the original policy. and
the insurance company demanded o
bond for a duplicate upon which ii
would make loans. The premium on
such a bond is $40. Mrs. Wardlaw dio
not get the bond. Although at that
time living with Ocey in the Orange
house, which contained hardly stick
of furniture, she told the attorney OF
the bonding company her residence was
the Hotel Brevoort.
On Tuesday, November %, from some
source or others Mrs. Wardlaw obtained
enough money to pay the quarterly
premium on one of the three $1,000 poll
cies on the life of Ocey.
On Friday. November &c, Miss vir-
ginia War6law paid the premiums or
the two other $4,000 policies on Ocey's
lfe
On Saturday, November 81, the pre-
miums on the three $1,000 ocey Snead
policies came due, but they had been
paid on previous days of the same week
Prosecutor Mott gave out this state.
nent today:
"The body of Ocey Martin Snead is
being buried today in Mount Hope
Cemetery, New York, beside the body
of her dead child. This is being done
by my direction, and the expense will
be borne by the county. I have not re.
.ceived any offer from anyone to pay the
Wiioic VI diiy pal VI 'hio cNpVA'o.
II have seen in the public press tho
statement that a second autopsy was
performed on Monday last by physi
clans representing some insurance com
pany. This is not true. No physician
representing any Insurance company
has at any time performed any autopsy
upon the body of Ocey Snead. There
has been but one autopsy and that wa;
performed by DR.. Mckenzie, the count,
physician
Chief Bell, of East Orange, and Re
corier Mott were closeted with the pros
ecutor on the case for some time today
but information as to the trend of con
ference was refused by Mr.. Mott.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
EATS FRANKFURTERS, SOUP,
CAKE AND CRIES FOR MORE

it next day and get some frankfurters
for them, too. That made him madder
than ever. He said he didn't want any
more OF those things. He'd had enough
of them, he said, and wanted some
thing else
do you ever give him anything
else?" asked the Judge.
Yes, stew. like 1 told you, and then
he isn't satisfied. He wants to eat all
the time. never saw anything like it.
He only pays IS q week board, and I
can't feed him as much as he wants for
that amount of money.
Hes been doing that for five years
Dow,' went on Mrs. Langen. His
father died when he was II years old.
Every year he seems to want more to
eat. II he goes on this way 1 don't
know what win happen to him when
ne grows up to be man. He is only
Is now, Judge, and look at all he eats"
Suppose I get him down here to-
morrow morning, Will he lose a days
pay?" asked the court.
II don't know and don't care" an
swered the complainant HE can't
go on eating this way. wish you'd
get him here and see what you can do
with him. He acts SO badly about 1t
can't do anything with him.
We'll, I'll do that and see II we can't
md some way of making his satisfied
with what he gets" said the Judge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
PASS RESOLUTIONS ON
j. T. M'CLURE'S DEATH.
Harrison Board of Health to Ap-
point Successor Soon.

Resolutions of coincidence were last
night adopted by the Harrison Board of
Health and the exempt firemen in con-
i.ecton with the death of Health In
spector John T. Mcclure. who died on
Monday The funeral will take place
from the home Of his mother and
sisters, AZ South Fifth street, tomor-
row afternoon and interment will be
In Fairmount Cemetery.
There are a number of candidates for
the Office made vacant by the death Of
Mr.. Mcclure The Health Board will
not appoint his successor until the reg
ular meeting December 16. 1t is said
that according TO law the board will be
compelled to appoint a man who has
taken and passed the examination for
health Inspector should one apply.
Such being the case the candidates
mentioned, though being all practical
men, could not land the job as none
has passed the examination.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
ACCUSES WIFE
IN OPPOSING HER
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Fred Voight Almost Breaks
Down on Witness Stand in
Describing Grievances.

Sued by his wife for an absolute
divorce. on the ground of desertion
Frederick W. Voight, a well-knewn
sportsman, who for a number OF years
was in charge of bicycle racing at the
yailsburg track, is fighting back with a
vim, and IN cross bill attached 10 his
answer charges his wife with using
liquor too freely.
Several times while on the stand dur
ing the hearing today before Vice
Chancellor Stevens Voight's emotion
overcame him, and it was with a
broken voice that he related details of
the actions of his wife.
I'VE were married December l, 1909,
at Ottawa, Canada" he said, ''and
separated on September 5, 1908. l could
not stand her conduct. For spells of
two and three days she would be ab-
sent with parties and leave our baby
boy with only the nurse to care for
him.
Il remember one occasion in partieu-
lar while we were living with her
mother in New Haven. I found at
necessary to go to Washington and
wired her 10 meet me on my return
at the Grand Central station. waited
for more than two hours without see-
ing her. and then was handed a num-
Der OF letters by man which caused
me 10 start on search for her.
II did not find her that night, but
when 1 did 1 rebuked her and she
begged me TO stop, as there were too
many people around. We walked down
Broadway and into the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. There she told me she had
come from New Haven with man
particularly to attend wedding.
IT told her 1 intended to employ de-
tectives We started home, and near
Sixth avenue we separated, but she
came back and threatened to commit
suicide if / sent her home, saying:
For Gods sake. Fred, don't send me
home. If you do I'll jump in. the
river
II felt sorry for her and we went TO
Mououin's TO eat and to talk it over.
Feeling much distressed at her apparent
sorrow, I forgave her"
When speaking of his child, Voights
voice trembled, but Mrs. Voight, who Is
a tall. handsome brunette. threw back
her head and laughed at one Of her
friends.
In her petition, Mrs. Voigllt charges
that yoight removed the furniture from
their home. at 3e1la Avon avenue, and
has only given her $3.50 since Septem-
Der 8, 1903.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
HOLD MOTORMAN FOR
"FOUR CORNERS" FATALITY.

Lloyd Britton, the motorman who was
running the car when James Redden, of
Morris Plains was killed at the corner
of Broad and Market streets, was ar
raigned in the First Criminal Court to-
day on q technical charge of man.
slaughter, preferred by Captain Ryan,
of the First Precinct. BrHton, who is
2s years old, and lives, at 359 Broad
street, was committed. it being within
the province of the prosecutor to fix
bail in these cases.
The testimony of the witnesses is
strongly in favor of the acauittal Of
Britton from any fault in connection
with the fatality.
The conductor of the car, Harry Bur-
den. of 1871 Bleecker street, was allowed
to go.
Bail in $1,000 was later furnished be-
fore Judge Ten Eyck in the Court of
Quarter Sessions by Lloyd Britton, of
1853 Broad street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
HOWARD NORRIS INHERITS
MANUFACTURING PLANT

The will of the late Benjamin. Morris,
who died November &c. was admitted to
probate in the surrogate's office today.
The testator was the owner of the Nor
ris Manufacturing Company, nanufac-
turers of caskets and undertakers' sup
plies, at Cross and Grant streets.
Under the terms of the will the en-
tire factory property, as we'll as the
good will of the business, is left to the
executors in trust until his son, How
ard, reaches the age of 2I years.
To his other two sons the testaor left
$1,000 each. The residue of his estate
at Al Mount Prospect place, is held in
trust by the executors for the widow,
who is to receive s425 month during
her lifetime. At her death the property
is to revert TO Howard. John r,
Harden and William Sherrer are the
executors of the viii, which was dated
December 13, 1907
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY
NOW HAS COOKS RECORDS.
Papers Delivered to Commission
That Will Pass on Them.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. S.-The north
polar observations of DR.. Frederick A.
Cook reached here today on board the
steamer United States. Extraordinary
precautions were taken to make sure
that they were delivered safely to the
university authorities.
AS soon as the United States was
tied up at her pier an iron box con-
tanning DIR. Cooks report and the
diaries in which his original entries
were made was brought ashore in
charge of Walter Lonsdale, DIR. Cook S
secretary, who had stood guard over it
ever since the papers left the hands of
the explorer. Lonsdale and two de-
tectives bundled the iron box into a
motor car, and jumping in themselves
were driven hastily to the University
of Copenhagen.
There the papers were formally
turned over to the authorities and
placed in a strong room where they will
be guarded closely until the committee
appointed to examine them is ready to
begin its labors The examination will
be made probably at Copenhagen OBJ
servatory. Only the commission repre-
senting the University of Copenhagen
will be permitted to be present. United
States Minister Egan was to have at
tended the committee meetings. but
will not be able to do so, owing to
the delay in the arrival Of the records,
as he leaves tomorrow for the United
States.
The coming of DIR. Cooks papers is
accompanied with signs of revival OF
the Cook-Peary controversy The Po-
litiken asserts today that the support
ers of Commander Peary are trying to
enlist the services OF Greenland ex-
plorers in organizing an anti-Cook
press campaign.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
Mother Asks Court to Eni0in
Boys Appetite Before She
Goes Bankrupt. &

Two plates of soup, four frankfurters,
bread. butter. tea and cake were not
enough for 16-year-old Leopold Lam
gen, of 81 Delaney street, for supper
last night. He made ouch fuss about
the menu that his mother, Mrs. Mary
Langen. appeared before Judge Hahn
in the Third Precinct Police Court to-
day to see If the judge could not do
something to help her keep peace in
the family.
when 1 have stew he wants frank
furters, and when I have frankfurters
he wants stew said Mrs. Langen
hepelessly. IT can't seem to suit him.
He wants supper and dinner, too, on
the same night. 1 wish your honor
would do something to help me-"
There must be something wrong
with his taste" said Judge Hahn.
II think so, too," agreed Mrs. Langen.
You'd think that those things would
be enough for anyone. Pea soup, 1t
was. too. judge. When he said he
hadn't had. enough to eat I told him
I'd make some more, SO he could have
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
FOURTEEN NEAR DEATH
AS YANKEE BLOWS UP,

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Dec. s.
Breaking away from q bed of mud in
which her stern was buried and almost
cemented seventeen feet, the sanien
United States cruiser Yankee made an
attempt to come to the surface. The
air had been pumped into the eompart-
ments Of the sunken vessel, but when
she did start to come up a portion of
her berth deck aft was blown up.
The spectacle of shooting water and
timbers lasted for fully half minute.
Soon after this men began to appear
from the tops of the after air locks, and
it was then realized that there might
be chance FOR the fourteen who had
been working below.
One, two. three, four men we're
slowly counted as they came dripping
out over the top of the airshaft that
led to the blown-up compartment.
Finally the fifth man assembled the
shaft, and closely following was Engi-
neer w w. Wetherspoon. The others
were also saved.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
MARTIAL LAW
IS PROCLAIMED
IN HONDURAS
Fear General Bonilla, with
Rebels, Will Attempt to
Regain Presidency. Z

PORTO CORTREz, Honduras, Dec. Z.
Martial law in Honduras was pro-
claimed yesterday. A state of expec-
fancy exists.
The proclamation of martial law in
Honduras is the result, probably, of
a suspicion at the capital that General
Manuel Bonilla will take advantage OF
the situation in Nicaragua to invade
Honduras with a rebel band and regain
the presidency, from which he was de-
posed In 1907 by President Davila, with
the aid of President Zelaya. of Mica
ragua. He is suspected of intriguing
with Guatemala and Salvador, with the
purpose of bringing about a revolution
in Honduras, overthrowing the Davila
government and then forming a union
between Honduras, Guatemala and Sal
vador for an attack on President
Zelaya's government in Nicaragua.
The fact that Davila owes his ONCE
as President to the aid at critical
time OF President Zeiaya gives color to
the suspicion of a secret alliance be-.
tween Nicaragua and Honduras. which,
however, President Dayila denies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
POLICEMAN SUES
WOMAN WHOSE
AUTO HIT HIM
Thomas Mcintyre Wins SlO0
Verdict in Action Against
Mrs. Sarah R. Mead.

Patrolman Thomas Mcintyre, of the
mounted squad of the Fifth Precinct,
was the plaintiff today in an action
brought against Mrs. Sarah r. Mead,
who resides at the Aidine apartments.
Lombardy and Broad streets, for SO 900
damages before Judge Heisley and a
jury in the Circuit Court. The jury re-
this afternoon. The plaintiff, who lives
at la Linden avenue. brings the action
for personal injuries he alleges he sus-
tanned when the defendants automobile
struck the horse upon which he was
riding, hurting him to the ground.
In his declaration, Mcintyre sets
forth that on February "a, 1908, while
he was mounted on horse in Central
avenue, near Warren street, Mrs.
Meads machine, in which she was rid
ing and which was driven by negro.
struck the horse, throwing both him
and the horse to the ground. At the
time. the plaintiff asserts, his horse was
standing perfectly still not eight inches
from the curb. He failed to notice the
approach of the auto, he says, because
there was no horn blown.
The declaration, which was filed by
Alfred n. Dalrymple, as counsel for
Mcintyre. further sets forth that when
the plaintiff attempted to take Mrs.
Mead into custody she refused to 60.
He then took the number of her ma
chine. Eyewitnesses of the affair testi-
fed that the automobile had swung
out from behind a trolley car which
he1 80 NJ ~, etr
Mcintyre testified that ne was forced
to pay $500 in doctors fees and has
not yet fully recovered. From February
"a to March 19, 1908, he was kept from
active duty, he alleges.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
INDICT SHELDON AS LO0TER
OF INSURANCE COMPANY.

NEW YORK, Dec s-George r.
Sheldon; recently deposed as president
of the Phenix Insurance Company of
Brooklyn, who is critically Ill at his
home IN Greenwich, Conn, was in
dicted by the grand jury today.
He is charged with grand larceny in
connection with, the alleged looting Of
the fire INSURANCE conpany's treasury
to the extent Of l.ooo, 900 or more.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08

praised the court remarking that mo
criticism can be made of the action OF
the police In connection with the mat
ter" and the police were under obli-
cation to do some strenuous work at
this time and then action was certainly
warranted"
That Mrs. Wilhelm had relations with
Nicholas s. Sica, who is also under in
dictment for the murder of her hus-
band. the court added. she admitted,
and there appeared to have been no
desire on her part to dispossess him.
''She did say" the jurors were fur
ther reminded. .'that If she did not have
a scoundrel for q man she would not
have done what she did.
Robbery Not Motive.
"The State insists that motive was
shown and If the jurors are satisfied
that there was one it may assist them
to a verdict. 1t is a reasonable con-
clusion that where man has been
killed there must have been motive.
Was it robbery? The evidence is that
Wilhelm had 5000 in his pocket when
h body was found.
was it that Sica came in and killed
him, Sica who had already succeeded
in winning her affections? II it was
Sica he did not want to rob the man,
because the money was not taken.
What particular benefit would it have
been to Sica TO kill the man? Possibly
some. Ii you find that possibly Sica
did it and that the woman had moth
ing TO do with it, you must acquit her.
''The mere fact that the esfendant is
a woman should not be regarded. If
you and her guilty under the evidence
YOU should Convict her, and IL not guilty
you .-sould acquit her. Render a YER
dict without fear or favor as the evil
dence leads you to a conclusion"
Mr.. Beasleys summing up covered. a
careful review of the testimony from
his point of view. His client eagerly
watched every movement of his face
but when Prosecutor Mott broke the
legal lance for the State she frequently
wiped her eyes with the blaek-bordered
handkerchief with which she had toyed
so much during the trial.
calls Her "MoraI Leper."
81 don't ask for mercy, but for JUS
tice," he concluded.
It took Mr. Mott nearly an hour to
state what he had to say. He started
off with the statement that the State
had a hard duty to perform and at
once laid much stress on the fact that
Mrs. Wilhelm had called her husband
a 'scoundrel." Coming down to the
Levy testimony. he said;
Levy is admittedly a pretty bad
man and a criminal, but if a criminal
act was to be done is 1t not reasonable
that she should employ a criminal?
The blacker you paint the character of
Levy the better he fits into the case"
Mr.. Mott then gave Levy's compan-
ion, Charles Segal, certificate of good
character. and said from Sussex Coun-
" to Cape May you could not find a
more moral leper than this woman"
Saying this, he pointed at her in a
most scornful way and proceeded to
add
In my judgment, after Sica had left
the house this woman killed her hus-
band and left the door open on pur-
pose. She was the last person on
earth alone in the house with Sica.
II trust that because this is a woman
you win not discharge her in the face
of the evidence. That would be weak
and unmanly. This woman has un
sexed herself and trust sincerely that
there will be no miscarriage of JUS
tice."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
RED CROSS STAMPS IN BIG
DEMAND AT STREET BOOTH.
Electric Company Places Order
for 10000.

Miss Mary Harrison and Miss Fannie
Miller were in charge of the Red Cross
Christmas stamp booth in front of the
postof1ice this morning. In the after
noon Miss Agnes Harrison, assisted by
Miss Rose Nichols, sold the stamps.
In spite of the inclement weather the
sales yesterday showed the promising
total of 3,317 An additional order for
10000 stamps was received at the Office
of the ti-Tuberculosis Association
today from the General Electric COM
pany.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
MRS. MARTIN LEFT $4,000
in POLICIES AT NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec. SIN the
vaults of the Maury National Bank at
Columbia are six $1,000 life insurance
policies, left there in 1896 by Mrs. c. B.
w. Martin, mother of Mrs. Fletcher
Snead, found dead a week ago in a
bath tub at East Orange, n. j.
One policy is on the late Wardlaw
Snead, and has never been collected.
The other five policies are on the life
of Fletcher Snead payable to his
mother, Mary w. Snead.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
PARALYSIS STRIKES
DOWN BELGIUM'S KING.
Grave Fears Felt for Life OF
Leopold.

LONDON, Dec. S.-Private adyices re-
ceived here today from Brussels state
that King Leopold of Belgium is in
a grave physical condition.
He is said to have suffered para
lytic stroke last Friday and second
stroke on Monday. These were fol-
lowed by pulmonary trouble.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
SPORT WRITER'S MEETING.

DETROIT, Mich.,. Dec. s.--Joe 8.
Jackson. president of the Baseball Writ
ers' Association of America, has an
nouncsd that the annual business meet
ing of that body win be held In New
York on December Is at II a. m. An in
formal gathering win be held tile day
preceding at the. same hour to discuss
matters that are to be presented to the
baseball magnates for consideration
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-08
BLACK HAND THREATENS MAJOR.

PITTSBURG. Dec. s-The authorities
of Leechburg, Pa, and the United States
government are conducting rigid in
vestigation in an effort to learn the
identity of alleged black hand members
who have repeatedly threatened the life
of Major Joseph G. Bale, former Con
gressman and banker of Leechburg. A
number Of persons are under surveil-
lance and arrests are expected shortly.