Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-24

, day on which Miss Sigel disappeared
and June IL was Friday, two day
) later. Questioned about this discreI
ancy the Chinaman took refuge in til
stereotyped answer, Don't know" am
) thereafter gave that response 10 nj
J questions, including one as to whethe
or not he was in the room when III,
: murder was committed. He will u,
more closely questioned. however, an,
the police still hope to obtain som,
useful Information from him.
4 SCHENECTADY. N. Y. June 22.-
Reginald Sigel, brother of Elsie Sigel
the girl victim of the trunk murde,
mystery in New York. arrived here
early today for the purpose of identi
fying the Chinaman arrested here yes
terday and determining whether OF
not he is Leon Ling in whose room
Elsie Sisel's body was found. Sigcl
was accompanied by New York de.
tective. When the prisoner was
brought before Mr.. Sigel he declared
the man was not William Leon or
Leon Ling, the alleged murderer of
Miss Sisel and that he had never
seen the prisoner before.
ITHACA, y. Y, June 22-Four rob
| bers blew open the safe of the Citi.
zens' National bank at Locke. twenty
| miles north of here early today and
escaped with $2.70O. most of which
In 81 hiItg .
600 in gold.
GREEN BAY. Wis, June 22.-Two
armed bandits entered the night office
OF the United States Express com
pany early today. compelled the agent
to open the safe. They obtained over
five thousand dollars.
NEW YORK, June 22-The task of
rebutting the testimony OF using pro.
fame language and intoxication on the
part OF Mrs. Katherine Clemmons
Gould, who is suing her husband, How.
ard Gould. for separation and alimony.
continued at the trial today. The ar
ray of rebuttal witnesses includes
housemaids, buffers, gardeners and va
rious other employees from the estates
In Port Washington and Lynchburg.
Va. and stewards and other servants
from the Gould yacht Niagara. The
tria! has almost resolved Itself into
Il battle of domestic servants who
were closely associated with Mrs.
Gould, and who are giving directly op-
posiie testimony In regard to their
mistress conduct at various times and
places. MIR. Shearn. plaintiffs counsel.
said today that he had thirty more wit.
nesses 70 call, and that Mrs. Gould
would probably testify again. The
case is expected to occupy several
days more of court.
LA GRANJA, Spain, June 22.-
Queen Victoria gave birth to n daugh-
ter at 6:25 a. m. today. When seen
last night that the accouchment was
imminent members of the royal fam.
lily, the premier and a number of high
court personages were hastily sum.
moned TO the palace. The birth of a
princess is particularly pleasing to
both the king and queen as they had
hoped that This child, the third. would
be girl. The first two children are
boys. Prince Alfonso. born Nav 10
1907, and Prince Jaime, born June 23
1908.
CHICAGO, June 22-Facing what
seemed an inevitable death under the
WhaaIl a rYat ~.
bridge spanning the Calumet river.
chose to perish by drowning and by
seemingly simultaneous impulse leap.
ed to death from the structure near
East Chicago.
They had reached about the center
OF the span when the train which had
rounded the curve behind them bore
down. The engineer stopped and the
train crew sought to rescue the men,
but without success, Trainmen re-
ported the occurrence at the next sta.
ton. The bodies were not recovered
and the identity of the victims has
not been established
TOPEKA, Kans.. June 22-A heavy
rain fell in Topeka and northeastern
Kansas today. The ground was very
dry. and the growing crops were
greatly in need of moisture
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Repre
sentative Martin of Colorado today in.
troduced bills to promote the safety
or employees and travellers OH railroads
by compelling common carriers TO
equip their locomotives with safe and
suitable bailers and appurtenances and
to cause common carriers to properly
man their trains.
GRAND JUNCTION, June a.
Twenty miles of interurban electric
lines will be built in the Grand valley
during the next two years as the re.
suit OF a consolidation effected yes.
terday in Colorado Springs of the
Grand junction Street Railway com
Dany and the Grand Junction Electric
Gas and Manufacturing company. The
holding company is known as the
Grand Junction and Grand River Val
ley Railway company and was incor
porated here two months ago for two
million dollars Thomas H. Curtin &c