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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
BOY FATALLY SHOT
MAKING BLACK
HAND HOLOUP
Rudolph Berndt Died in Chicago
Hospital
WAS KILLED BY DETECTIVE
Made Attempt to Secure $4,000 from
Chicago erocer-5eeged for
Forgiveness.

Chicago. June 24.-Rudolph Berndt,
IA years old, was killed by the police
last night following an attempt on
his part to initiate Black Hand"
methods and get money by means OF
threatening letters. He was shot on
a lonely street corner just after he
had seized a package supposed 10
contain $4,000.
S. Il. Grossfeldt. a wealthy whole
sale grocer, was the man who agreed
to pay over the $4,000. He received
a threatening letter week ago sign
ed by the BLACK Hand and de-
manding that the merchant take Slo,-
900 in two packages to Desplaines
street and Garnd avenue. Grossfeldt
was threatened with death If he fail
ed to comply. The grocer told the
police and detectives watched with
him on the appointed night. A pack
age made up of newspapers clippings
was ready No one appeared to take
it.
Threats by telephone followed.
Another meeting was appointed for
last night. Policemen were hidden
near the designated place. AS Gross
feldt approached the place a boy
stepped out of a doorway and asked
is this Mr. Grossfeldt?"
The grocer replied in the affirma-
tive and the boy snatched the pack
age from his nand and fled. Detec-
tive Weinreich, who was across the
street, fired two shots. One hit the
boy and he fell, fatally wounded. AS
he lay on the sidewalk he tried &c
shoot the detective. At the hospital
he confessed y ,crc re died, naming
his cousin, Alfred Hasse, 16 years
Cd In TIE plot Hls9e was s.anC ~
near = the tine Of Tie shooting. He
was arrested later
Grossfeldt went to the hospital and
the dying boy said
Please. Mr. Grossfeldt. forgive me
and kiss me before ! die"
Grossfeldt complied with the re
quest and few minutes later the boy
died
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
SUGAR TRUST TOBE
INDICTED ON
FRIDAY
Department of Justice Says
Bills Will Be Found
ATTORNEY GENERAL AT WORK
Absorption Of Pennsylvania Sugar Re
finne Company Constitutes
Point at Issue

Washington, June 24.-Indctments
against those responsible for the Sug-
ar Trusts absorption OF the Pen
nsylvania Sugar Refining Company
the trusts threatening rival in Phlla-
delphia and the closing of the plant
are to be returned ON Friday by the
Federal Grand Jury, now sitting IN
New York. This was announced I'M
officially but authoritatively yester-
day at the Department of Justice. 1t
was added that the indictments are
only the forerunners of others, which
will be aimed at officials of the sugar
trust The government makes no at
tempt to conceal its determination to
get at the men higher up.
The decision to attack the Sugar
Trust for its action in putting the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Com
pany out of business was reached af-
ter number of conferences between
the President and Attorney General
Wickersham. The other prosecu-
tons will come later. These will be
based in indictments for the sugar
weighing frauds at the Port of New
York, and according to high official
of the department, these indictments
will be forthcoming in October.
The indictments to be issued TO
morrow will be served promptly and
as quickly as possible the cases will
be brought to trial. Officials of the
Department of Justice would not init
mate who were to be indicted, but II
was said emphatically that not only
the men who actually undertook the
work OF closing the Pennsylvania con
Germ would be attacked. but also tn'
! higher officials who gave orders tina
brought about the shutting down o
the plant
The attorney general has given the
case his personal attention. He ha:
| paid several visits TO New York
where it is understood he looked care
! fully over the ground. Other officials
! of the department also have been II
| New York recently, and two specia
agents have been working up evi
! dence In view of this activity it il
( understood that strong case has
| been made against the trust
All the indictments, 1t is believed
will be returned under the SECOND
clause of the Sherman antitrust law
The penalty on conviction is 5000
fine or one year In the penitentiary
! or both, on every count.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
FIVE AMERICANS
DRO WNEO IN
KILLARNEY
Towboat Swamped While Cross
ing Lower Lake
TWO BOATMEN WERE SAVED
Four English Tourists Who Helped
Make Up Party Also Lost Their
Lives

Killarney, Ireland June PA large
towboat, carrying five Americans and
four English tourists and four Irish
boatmen. was swamped in gale
while crossing lower Kilareny lake
Yesterday afternoon. All of the tour
lists and two of the boatmen were
drowned. Tae victims were Mrs. A.
A. Hilton and son of Tacoma, Wash,
Mr.. and Mrs. Longhead or Lmghead,
of Boston. Miss NJ. H. Catum or Cot
um. of Massachusetts (town not
known; Rev. b. Barton and sister
of London, and Miss Florence Wilkin-
son and cousin of Brentwood, Essex;
Boatmen Con Toone and Con Gleeson.
None of the bodies have yet been re-
covered.
The boat was a four-oared craft,
used for taking visitors about the
lake. Most of the passengers were
guests at the Great Southern hotel.
The party started out in the morn
ing sightseeing. When the lower
lake was reached il was found that a
heavy wind from the northwest was
blowing Several other boats that
had started over the same course
put back. IL was not long before
anxiety began TO be felt concerning
the boat which had continued on the
course, and searchers who put out
when tne wind had died down little,
discovered her overturned, with two
Of the boatmen clinging to the keel
! Rev. Mr.. Barton and two of the
women could be seen in the distance
supported by an oar, but they. sank
before the rescuers could reach them
The others already had disappeared
The two boatmen who were saved
were too exhausted to give an ac
| count OF the accident
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
Of

OTIS present record is 2S 1-5 seconds,
better than two miles I'm one minute
or at the rate of 127 miles an hour.
Harold Bottum climbed Florida
mountain near North Adams Monday
in II minutes in his fathers Pope
Hartford
The number of bicycles in use in
town this season is more than Tor sew
erql wears. George Demers who has
charge of this department at the Root
& Stevens garage has more work as
q rule than he can attend to.
Edward S. Stoklier, clerk at the
Putnam house. is the owner of a Ram
bier of ancient model The car was
formerly owned by W. d. Newton.
Since coming into Mr.. Stokier's hands
he has put it in good running shape
and il runs like a winner accompanied
by tin can.
During the early development Of
the auto a days run with a man spend
ing half his time in tle car"and half
his time under the car, was 40 miles.
Today, with the comparatively perfect
mechanism incorporated in the mod
ern car. a $50 mile trip in a single day
is not considered out of the ordinary.
while tours day after day for 200
miles are not exceptional by any
means.
Good roads kindle an autoists heart.
For this reason no doubt tAe section
of our highway running west of Ben
nington Center for mile or two is
perhaps the most frequented thorough
fare for automobiles in this section.
Many wishing to enjoy an evening
| short ride take a spin to the west and
avail themselves of the splendid high
way afforded them by the generosity
of gentlemen in that section of the
town.
James C. Colgate is the largest in
! dividual owner of automobiles in town
having four machines in his garage
There are two Maxwells, a runabout
and small touring car a Peerless
1908 modei and a Chelmers Detroit
touring car The last named car he
purchased in the fall of 1908 and ran
in Cuba during his stay on the island
last winter 1t is only few years age
that Mr.. Colgate was as opposed &c
the use of an auto as farmer is wher
a reckless driver kills the pride of his
hennery
Four large automobiles were lined
up north OF the Putnam house thi:
noon, presenting the appearance of {
midsummer's day. Two local autos
were among the number. The out o
town machines included a Stanle!
steamer, 1908 model, owned by Her
man Winklen of Troy and a large
Welch touring car made by the Welcl
Motor Car company of Pontiac, Mich
The auto was a four cylinder machine
of this years type. The passengers
were F. F. Flanson Of Schenectady an,
Charles w. Lemont of Springfield
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
THE ESTABROOK CASE
Is Being Argued in County Court This
Afternoon

The Estabrook habeas corpus case
for the possession of the three year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. n. Es-
tabrook is being argued before Judge
Waterman at Manchester today. J. K.
Batchelder and c. A. Maurer appear
for Mrs. Estabrook and o. NJ. Barber
and W. ]. Meagher for Mr.. Estabrook.
Mr. Meagher, however, is suffering
from an abscess in the throat and is
not able TO take much part.
Two divorces were granted today.
They were Elizabeth Maxwell from
Edward Maxwell of Woodford and An
gle Haskins from Fred Haskins of
Bennington.
On June 18th divorce was granted
TO Mrs. Lena Stratton from Bert STRAIT
ton.
Milo and Leo Harwood, who were
arrested in December and brought to
the county Jail here from Dorset in
December on the charge of breaking
and entering the summer cottage of
Miss Celia de Nottbeck of New York
were brought into court yesterday,
convicted and fined $3.50 and costs
eacn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
CHONG SING TOLD
A NUMBER OF
.FALSEHOODS
Admits He Did Not Witness
Killing Of Elsie Sigel
NO NEW INFORMATION
Roommate of Leon Ling Stubbornly
Refuses to "Peach" on Alleged
Murderer

New York, June 24-Chong Sing,
the roommate of Leon Ling at the
chop suey house at 7S2 English Ave,
where Elsie Sigel was murdered on
June 9, put in another hard day yes
terday under the merciess third de-
gree" of the police and District Attor-
news office, with the result that his
previous confession was considerab-
ly changed without, however supply
ing any further information regard
ing the destination and present where
abouts OF his cousin, the missing Ling.
Under the incessane hammering of
Assistant District Attorney Ward and
Capt. Arthur Carey of the Homicide
Bureau Chong switched yesterday
from the tale he related on Tuesday
and admitted that he knew Elsie
Sigel was dead when ne went into
Leon Lings room shortly after 1890
o'clock on the day OF the murder. He
blandly declared that he had lied
when he told his inquisitors on Tues
day that he had looked through a key
nole and had seen Leon Ling stuff a
handkerchief in the struggling girl 5
mouth.
Chong's inquisitors tried yesterday
to wiring from him some clue to the
| course taken by Leon Ling when he
fed from the city Immediately after
the murder. They are certain that
Chong knew where Ling intended go
ing. Cnong would not give them the
slightest inkling as to this. ME not
know where Leon went" was the in.
variably reply that the Cinnamon made
to all questions touching upon Leon
| Iings flight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
FOR JOINT SUPERVISION
New Arrangement for the Benefit of
9 Town and Village Schools.


The town school board and COM
mittee from the graded school trus-
tees met Tuesday TO consider taking
advantage of the state aid for union
supervision districts Charles T.
Burt was elected chairman of the
joint session and A. w. Varney was
elected superintendent of all tne
schools in town except the North Ben
nington graded district.
This arrangement makes no change
in the management of the schools ex-
cept that it gives the rural schools the
advantage of expert supervision by
Mr.. Varney while the graded district
Will receive the extra income from the
state amounting to about $1,000 which
will be used toward the new business
department which is being established
in the village school. This new de-
partment should be of value to all the
older pupils of the school.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
FAMOUS HOTEL BURNED
Fort William Henry Hotel at Lake
George Destroyed

Lake George, n. Y, June 24.-The
famous Fort William Henry hotel sit
uated on lower Lake George near the
site of the old fort from which it was
named, was completely destroyed by
fire this morning. The fire is thought
TO have been the work of an incendi-
airy as at present no one is at the no
tel. The season does not open until
July LIST. The loss is estimated at
100000.
The Olivet Presbyterian church,
Which was situated a short distance
away was also destroyed. The flames
spread to the lumber yards of w. Nj.
Saver where fully $4,000 damage was
done before the flames were exiting
uished Todays fire will seriously in.
terfere with the summer season on the
lower section of the lake this year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24

The fans about town experienced a
the early part of the week when they
were informed that there was a chance
that burlington of Pownal, who was
recently elected captain of the Yer
mont team for next season and who is
considered one of the best catchers
among the colleges. might become a
member of the Bennington team.
Some correspondence was had with
burlington and there were negotia-
tions over the telephone, but the best
offer that Manager Higgins was able
to make the Pownal boy was far be-
low what he is capable of command
ing.
Matt Mahar, who has been catching
on the st. Michaels team during the
early part of the season may be given
tryout WITH the Bennington nine.
Mahar has put on some weight during
the past year and should have i'm
proved as backstop.
Manager Higgins will have two posi-
tions to fill and possibly three at
next Saturdays game but Is confident
that he will have some good men on
second and third. Waters can be
played either at short or third base
and WITH second baseman and a
catcher or right fielder the team
should be in shape to give a good ac-
count of itself.
The reports of the interest taken in
base ball in Bennington as shown by
the crowd of 1000 people at the game
last week with Hoosick Falls cause a
feeling of regret in the hearts of the
fans in this district when they survey
the staleness of the locality here with
lntercity park going to decay.-Mont-
pelier Journal.
Engles, Wadsworth and Brown, who
were Bennington's mainstays In Sat
urday's game, were not in the game,
and, it is said, will not be with the
Berrypickers again this season, Engles
going to the Troy state league team,
Wadsworth to New Bedford and
Brown to his home in Kentucky. But
II Manager Higgins moves WITH the
same celebrity and good judgment that
he has shown thus far this season, it
won't be long before he will have
three more good men in place of the
three mentioned-Hoosick Falls
Democrat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Hon. Joseph n. Choate and Family
Registered at WaIoomsac Tuesday

Former Minister to England Joseph
II. Choate was among those registered
at the Walloomsac Inn Tuesday. To
gether with party composed of his
wife and daughter and Mrs. Eugene
Howard, Mr. Choate made an automo-
bile trip from their summer home in
Stockbridge, Mass, and took dinner
at the Inn.
Mr.. Choate was very much i'm
pressed with the beauty of the sur
rounding scenery and the accommoda-
tions at the hotel. Before departing
ne assured Landlord Berry that he
would take frequent runs to this town.
finding it so much to his liking Prev
ious to his visit here Tuesday, he
stated that he never imagined that
bennington was such a delightful
place and that the trip from his home
to this town would make sucn pleas
ant outing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
BAND CONCERT
Program for Open Air Concert Tomor-
row Evening

The fifth concert by the Benning-
ton City band will be given al the Put
nam house tomorrow evening I'M
mediately following the concert the
band will march TO the Academy hall
and hold a dance Emmett Murphy,
who was with the Fluffy Ruffies" Co.
last season will present some of ais
comic songs and funny monologues.
The program is as follows
March-"The Great Divide" Maurice
Characteristic Piece Doris Dalbey
Waltz-"Fair Confidantes" McVeigh
Champlain" Hasseltine
Novelty-"The Boys" Howell
Medley Overture-"Glow Worm"
Storms
March-"The Horse Show" Dalbey
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
HIGH HONORS
Bennington Young Man Honored at
Williams College.

Bennington Young Man Honored at
Williams College.
At the annual commencement exer-
cises of Williams college held We'd
nesday Frederick NJ Myers son OF
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Myers of this
town graduated with high honors. He
won two first prizes, one being the
Rice prize in Latin and the other tae
Graves prize for essays.
He was one of the two students
chosen account of their exceptionally
hign standing to deliver first class
philosophical orations. The other
speaker was Francis B. Sayre who
was the valedictorian OF the class.
Mr.. Myers was a graduate of the
local high school in the class of 1905.
During his course at Williams he was
always leader in his class.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
BANQUET TICKETS ALL SOLD
A Waiting List Forming To Take Any
Tickets That May Be Returned.

Burlington, June 24-The entire
supply of tickets, for the Taft banquet
mas been disposed of and no more or
ders can be filled unless some of
those who have purchased tickets
md they cannot use theirs and return
them to w. ]. Bigelow. chairman of
the local committee, for sale. The
local committee later will provide for
the sale of limited supply OF tickets
TO the gallery, where people can hear
the after-dinner speaking
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
PlTTseURG GIANTS SATURDAY
Bennington To Hsv4 Its First Try
With Real Professional Team.

Saturday afternoon the Bennington
baseball team will have its first try
against a real professional nine. The
Pittsburg Giants. one of the fastest
colored teams in the country, has been
booked for Saturday and snould be
capable of giving the Huckleberry
boys a hard run for thier money. The
Giants are on their way back from
trip to the west in which they have
met and made good showing with
some of the minor league teams in
that section. The colored profession
ais are the hardest hitting ball play
ers that come to Bennington and the
games are always worth seeing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
DON CARLOS ILL
Pretender to Spanish Throne Has Ger
ebral Paralysis

Madrid, June 24-According to the
impartial, the pretender to the Span
ish throne, Don Carlos, who is now liv.
ing in retirement at Varese. Italy is
suffering from cerebral paralysis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont continued warm and partly
cloudy with showers in the exterior
tonight or Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
AS F.
ALL
The Game of the Season at
MORGAN PARK
Saturday, June 70
Pittsburg Giants
VS..
Bennington

Bennington has lost only one
game this season, but Saturday af-
ternoon it will have for an opponent
the first professional team that has
come here this year. The Pittsburg
Giants are colored players who have
been in professional baseball for
several years. They have made a
good record since the opening of
the season and should, because of
their experience, give the home
team a hard contest.
A6miSSiO1 95c CrondcfouA SAo
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
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The Detroit times., 1909-02-24

Sunday afternoon. Hartmann will be
the first violinist OF renown 60 play In
Detroit this season and this concert
viii no doubt appeal strongly to low
ers of the violin.
Arthur Hartmann's triumphs In mt
steal Europe. before he came to Am
erica for his first tour. during the
season OF 1867. had won for him an
undisDuted place among the greatest
viollnists OF the present generation.
In Germany, In England, i'm Holland.
in Scandinavia, in Hungary. in Rou-
mania, Austria and Belgium, he had
received from public and press the
most enthusiastic verdicts.
Special interest i'm the coming or
Hartmann will be conferred in Alfred
Calm, Michigan's famous pianist.
who is appearing jointly with Hart
mann and is sharing the honors with
the great violinist everywhere. Cabin
Is product of Michigan. was a pu-
pill OF Alberto Jonas, both In Detroit
and in Berlin, and was brought to Am
erica by Mr. Hartmann especially for
his transcontinental tour.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-24
THE STAGE

MirIh and music, blended into an
ensemble IN which pretty girls, Jolly
comedians and novel specialties pre-
dominate, abounding with bright lines,
brisk action, is the way Playing the
Ponies, which opens in the Lyceum
theater, Sunday afternoon, with Yorke
X Adams M the head OF "A large com
plny. is described. The piece is from
the zen of Aaron Hoffman and comes
10 Detroit with n New York record IN
the Circle theater. the home OF many
big musical comedies.
.
A Lovel amateur entertainment Is
promised I'm the Whitney for Friday
night. Immediately after the players
In "McFaddens Flats" conclude the
last act, a company OF amateurs.
gathered from the ranks of Detroit
aspirants 10 the stage, will present the
same act. The company Is now being
rehearsed by the stage manager and
the Interpretation will undoubtedly
furnish more hearty laughs than that
OF the original company.
''In the Nick of Time" an exciting
melCdrama featuring Miss Della
Clarke. will be offered in the Whitney
tbeater next week. The story con-
cerns a young girl who ut the death
OF her mother Is befriepded by half
brother. This half-brother is scoun.
drel who has a mock marriage cere-
n.ony performed During drunken
frenzy he tells his girl-wfe the truth.
She leaves him and attempts To exc
out an existence on the stage. Lar
son Is killed and a friend of the girl
is accused OF the murder. Just as he
Is about to be placed In the electric
chair the girl succeeds In bringing
forward evidence that will clear him.
The story is interesting. told in an
original manner and the outcome kept
Ina the background until the final cur
tain.
Next Friday the Gayety will admit
ladies' free To the matinee to see the
Jersey Lilies"
Perhaps no attraction coming to the
Gayety theater this season will offer
a more complete bill than the "Rialto
Rourders" the coming week. Their
claim Is, more scenery, more girls,
more music. more comedy. more come
diGns and more electrical effects than
any two ordinary shows. Fun IN the
Subway" is the title OF the first part,
which serves TO introduce Sam Howe,
the Hebrew comedian, in his funny at
tempt At a Prize fight. In the closing
huriesque. "A Day at Sheepshead Bay"
three thoroughbred horses will take
part in an exciting race. Mr.. Howe
The Detroit times., 1909-02-24
CHAPTER Tx.

Bellingham, who had followed
Strong post haste. intercepted him as
he was crossing the square He suf-
ficiently adapted himself TO circum-
stances to salute as he approached,
but he did not hesitate to inquire
where Strong might be going.
IL am going into the chamber" said
Strong.
Not alone!"> cried Bellingham.
Alone" said Strong. There is
only one man who can deal with this
situation. and that is myself"
Bellingham would have raised fur
Their objections, but Strong beckoned
to him to be silent. IL conduct my
own affairs in my own way" he said
shortly
Bellingham said never a word. but
saluted and stood little on one side
while Strong passed into the chamber
alone.
AS Strong entered the chamber OF
deputies he was conscious that above
the hush there was the sound OF a
sharp. unpleasant voice in full food
OF oratory. His appearance cut 1t
short
Such, indeed, was his anger that for
the time being he forgot all considera-
lions and for the moment was merely
his own imperious self.
Go he Continuedl