Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

were killed and eleven injured in a
fire which swept through the three
story tenement In Third avenue before
daylight today,
Fire Chief Croker stated he believed
an incendiary had set the place on Are
and the police have started an inyesti-
cation. When the first firemen reach.
ed the building the flames were ex-
te6iing from the basement into the
upper ha!js Firemen who entered
the third floor by means of ladder
from the street found the bodies OF
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dietz, After
being awakened they apparent.
ly sought escape by the door and on
opening II they were overcome by
smoke aud flames, and quickly suffo.
Gated.
Several persons did not wait until
tile firemen arrived but leaped from
The windows Others were injured by
falling from the fire escape in the rear.
Three ambulances were called and
conveyed the injured TO Bellevue hos
pital. A number suffered from se-
we're burns,
DENVER. Oct 2S.-Driven to des-
peration when his father accused his
aged mother of unfaithfulness and
made threats to kill her. George NJ,
Wclch. a teamster. aged 22 years, this
morning fred three shots at his par.
ent, John 8. Which, an expressman
One of the bullets entered the right
shoulder, another grazed the mans
neck while the third tore away his
collar button. Only the fact that the
young man used revolver of the
very cheapest make saved Welch's life.
Had his son good weapon Welch
would now be in the morgue.
Following his attempt to kill his
father young Welch became frantic.
Coming to full realization OF how
near he came being patricide he
sought TO kill himself That he did
moi succeed wholly was due to his
mother who had the cartridges.
Young Welch walked to police head
quarters. told of the shooting and re
quested his father be placed under ar
rest so that his mothers life might
be saved.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2S.-The United
States court of appeals today denied
the petition of the government to send
John II. Walsh to jail at once. The
court, consisting OF Judges Grosscnp
Seaman and Baker, stated Its decision
that thore was no more likelihood of
Walsh attempting to flee from the
United States to escape the peniten.
tiary at the present time than at any
previous time In the case. Walsh has
property valued at over seven millions
and VIII pay all debts.
NEW YORK, Oct 2S.--Pressure by
thc police which had already forced
from Frederick Gebhart. alias Otto
Mueller, limitations that he may have
done away with other wives besides
Anna Luther, for whose killing he is
now imprisoned at Islip. L. l., was
again applied today to the man. who,
II is believed by the authorities, to
have made business of marrying
women and killing them for their
money.
The authorities today are working
on the theory that at least three more
crimes like that which Gebhardt com
mitted at Islip could be traced to him.
In this connection they are investigat.
Ing the story told them that Gebhardt.
under the name of Mueller. had In
1906. induced boarding mistress In
Jamaica. l.. l.. Mrs. Mary Katz, to
sell out her boarding house, turn the
money over to him, make him also
the beneficiary OF her life insurance
policy. Three days later she was
found dead
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-The splendid
home of the late James Henry (SilenD
Smith. which he bought from the es-
tate of William c. Whitney. which is
the most magnificent mansion In
America, is to be sold at auction, to
gether with the wonderful art treas
nres 1t contains. The house is in the
, most select portion of Fifth avenue
and is worth at least million. and
its art treasures two millions. Silent
Smith was the step-father of Miss
Anita Stewart, who recently weddet
the Portuguese duke of Braganza.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 2S-Mrs. Indi
ana Hogan. 104 years old. and her son
Levi Howard. II years old. who she
characteriges as my baby" passed
through the city last night en- route
from Anabel. Mo-, to the Ozark re
gions where they are going for tn,
sons health.
Mrs. Hogan is self reliant and erecl
despite her age. and recalls the battle
OF Tippecanoe. Her father fought un
der Gen. William Henry Harrison, and
she had five sons in the civil war
two being killed. She has smoked
since she was young but regrets II
now because she fears 1t will shorten
her life