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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-31
CONFESSES HIS CRIMES.

IT WAS Coroner Savage, the indefati-
l gable. who broke through the mans
sulIen defiance and obtained a confess
sion This was after sthe Werpupps.
Miss Margaret Dockhausen and Miss
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BorTOws Money
From Friend II Astoria.

The man swOre ana rushed out bang
ing the door as he left. He went %
the home of Richard Nero, 10 Four
teentn street. Astoria, and there told
Nero. who works In the Steinway fac
tory, that lie had business in Africa.
he borrowed 81 from Mere. He also
asked hts shopmate II the latter would
try 10 draw the wages due 10 Geb-
hardt. amounting 20 SIS. Then ne dis
appeared.
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German Captured
After Short Chase

1t was Gebhardt. A chase Of half a
mile made him a captive He was
brought back to the house and told to
get ready 10 90 TO Jail. While he was
putting on his coat ne made a second
dash for liberty This time he was
caught within a hundred yards
After ne had been taken away from
the house. his wife wept. Don't think
Tn, CRYING for pity for him." she said.
"I hate him. and wish he would get
what's coming to him. lie has boasted
that he kslIed 81 ven wives. and has
threatened to kilI me. He loves the
children Only for that he would have
killed me long ago. and would have left
America"
When this was told 20 Gebhardt. he
said. bitterly. ITS all a lie. I left
her because she has told lies about me.
She's no good
on his way TO jail he denied stoutly
that he was ever known as Mueller.
II don't know what you are talking
about" he said to the detectives
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trunks last year." said SeIeske. I'VE
are detectives and II will be well to
make as little trouble as possible.
Here are some said the woman.
She pointed 70 the taole cloth. The
detectives examined il and found in a
corner the embroidered initials "a. L.
She lifted a corner of the bed spread
which covered her sleeping baby. This,
too. had the "A. l." tell tale mark
upon It. He br, hit me the dress
have on and the undercIothes and lots
of other things" she said.
Are they all marked "A L. asked
Seleske.
Every one,
A newspaper photographer set of a
charge of fash powder He was photo
graphing the dogs. The glare showed
man hiding crouched against the fence
in the alley back Of Gebhardt's house.
The woman gave an involuntary cry
and the detectives. quick 10 seize their
opportunity, jumped after the retreating
figure.
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State Holding
Trump Card For Trial.

The State is already preparing for the
speedy trial, conviction and death OF
Mueller. In the opinion OF the au-
thorities. there IS no question but that
the trial will be short and that the sen
tence will send the prisoner TO the death
chair.
4 trump card in the possession % the
district attoTney-and this like most of
the evidence was obtained by the 50 =
gacIOus DR.. Savage-is a letter writtes'
to his wife and child IN Astoria while
Mueller was houeymooning IN Germany
with Anna Luther.
It is dated March 5. 1903. and was
Continued on Seventh Page.)
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Newspaper Pictures
Help In Identification.

the newspapers. lHESE printed pictures
of the 1eweIry found on the body Of
Anna Luther. and announced that pieces
of the dead woman's dress might be eX-
amined in the undertaker's Office in
Islip
Mrs Gottlieb Schweikert, OF Jersey
city, saw the picture OF the watch and
the pin. She recognized the combina-
ton as one that had been worn BY her
friend and border, Anna Luther. She
went to Islip and Identified the silk as
material that had been purchased by
her friend al the same time that she
(AIrs. Schweikert) had bought enough
for a dress from the same piece of
cloth.
To the coroner Mrs SChWeikert told
Of the marriage OF Anna Luther 70 Otto
Mueller after a courtship of only few
months The pair had gone to Germany
10 get a dowry from Anna's father.
They returned earIs in April, 1908, bring
ing with them two trunks filled with
household goods and a box containing
two dogs, which Mueller said he was
going 10 sell 10 the New York police
department.
The Muellers had lived with her for
two days after their return from Ger
many, their trunks remaining on the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pier ia HOboken.
She believed an expFessman had taken
the trunks away to another place,
maybe 20 New York. She couldn't re-
member
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md him then until he would rise. shout
ing with glee. and claim free" He
scooped a final handful from the heap
beneath him.
Something Unusual
Entangled In a Twig.
Entangled in a twig was bit Of silk.
It was long and tore easily. He pulled
carefully. the brown mold running from
the cloth in damp fakes. Freddie was
sure now ne was going TO md some
thing unusual A dog might bury a
bone, but never a cIoth.
There! Didn't he know it? A hard
lump was in the cloth. He was sure
it was something interesting. Care
fully he pulled of the rotting cloth
and the soft easing OF clay. The boy's
eyes opened to their widest with de-
light It was woman's watch. He
rubbed it clean. II was woman's gold
watch.
The game was forgotten. Holding his
golden trophy in his grimy palm. the
10y ran to his father Schmidt stopped
The methodicaI swing of his axe. pom
dered the matter heavily a moment,
then followed his son TO the mound.
Carefully and swiftly the woodchop-
per and his children stripped away the
Garth. twigs ana leaves. They found a
neur de lis pin that had fastened the
watch 10 a woman's dress, a gold chain,
q pearl pendant. a lsrse portion OF the
dress itself. part of it charred. showing
she effect Of a forest Ere. more bones,
and finally a skull.
It was this last that sent Schmidt
ind his children running to their home.
The woodehopper had IRE. forethought
10 take the watch. pin, chain, and pen
dant. he gave them TO his wife ana it
was from her that they were obtained
later.
Credit Given
TO Coroner's Quickness.
Untertaker Charles L Daily, who
IS tie road supervisor OF Islip and one
Of the big men Of the pretty village was
nofifeI or Schmidt, and he in turn
notified Coroner Savage. II is to the IN
tellieence aud rapiditv Of the coroner
subsequent actions that greatest credit
must be given for unraveling Of the
mystery
BIT BIZ bit these two men. Savage
end Dails. went over all the contents
VI the mound. They found IN the
pocket Of Wnat had been "a woman s
coat a pair OF folding scissors, a sill
yer thimble, crumbline fragment OF
bill from a deticatessen store, with
she heading. "Koche & Verwort" and
pamphlet issued by the He Tlburg-
American steamship Company in the
spring Of 1878
Tie bones % the skeleton were found
BY the coroner 10 be those Of a woman,
md from flee fact that all flesh had
disappeared. and from the condition Of
the cIothine, he estimated that death
mad come 10 the women more than a
year a-o.
Tire nrst careful search failed 10 re-
veal tic manner IA which the woman
had como 10 her death Then, with
Tar greater attention. a second investi-
CATION uith probe and microscope was
made.
Tic reward for this came when the
sav was found 10 be splintered. THE
coroner and the undertaken followed
tie line indicates BY the break in the
ltone. Their search ended IN the finding
Of bullet Embedded In the lower jaw
near ~ point or junction with the neck
The bullet was weighed and ssssas-
6rcd. u Was round 10 be one that ntted
a2-calibeF revolver,
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Tattered Bill
= q L ri Gu Dill
With German Writing.

10 ar. Buenz he showed the tattered
olH with the German printing he had
reasoned that no store in o.: near New
York prints its binheads in the German
language.
Tne microscope was again used and
revealed that the bill had been pre-
scented and paid in March, 1908, and that
IL had been issued from d shop in the
village OF Krebel, Germany Acting IN
on the suggestion OF the coroner. Consul
Buenz caOled 10 the police authorities
OF Hamburg asking them to inquire in
Erebel If a woman with the Initials A
l. had been reported missing from there
IN the spring Of 1908 DR.. Savage was
then through for the day.
He went back TO his home in East
Islip, resumed his neglected practice and
wait4i
In the meantime the newspapers had
TIE story or the finding OF the body
and Of the bullets. They knew nothing
OF the initiated watch nor Of the bill
from Germany.
Back files We're searched for news
stories Of missing women, The story
that received widest circulation and
credence was that the body found In
the Islip woods was that of a young
society woman OF New York, who went
away on an automobile trip about SIX
months ago and whose relatives have
not heard from her since that time.
The false report that an automobile
veil had been found in the mound was
used to lend color TO this tale
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for trial before the court of Suffolk
county on the charge of numbering
Anna Luther.
Already it is plain that insanity E-iil
be the defense. Coroner Savage scohfs
at the idea that this plea viii he sue
cessful
Mueller is a degenerate he said 70
me. but Il is foolish 10 imagine that he
is irresponsible. He IS an old-timer IN
the game. taking from women their
little earnings on the pTetense that he
loved and would marry them
Didn't Want Women;
He Wanted Their Money.
'.He has confessed that ne murdered
ANNA Luther. killed her when her arms
were around his neck. and she was
kissing him. He didn't want her. He
didn't want the woman with whom he
was living when arrested Re didn't
want Lena Westner. for tn robbery or
whom he went TO Sing Sing. He didn't
want any woman. He wanted their
money.
lie seems TO love his children Il
was the love for the older child that
brought him back 10 the Astoria house
after he had gone 10 Germany with
Anna Luther. He has said 10 me. I
loved my child. That's why I went
back I hate my wife. I hate all wom-
en- They have been the cause OF al
my trouble. If It hadn't been Tor ny
children I would have gone away long
ago. and you would never have caught
me- "
rs it your belief that Mueller killed
any other women?
II have no opinion upon that subject
He has piled hts trade Of betraying and
plun5ering women through the mat-i-
monial agencies in and near New York
city. That much is certain. How MANY
he robbed and how ne got rid of mis-
victims are matters that may be re-
vealed when Mueller shall be forUaiir
arraigned and tried for Anna Luthsrs
murder"
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conan Doyle gave TO DR.. Watson, the
friend of Sherlock Holmes.
lie admitted 90 me that he was max
ing few deductions. He just wanted
10 Know, and that desire led him to the
persons who could best help him
drove ahead with one object in
view at time" he said. First I
wanted to identify the woman"
win this idea he took the afternoon
Train 10 Manhattan and went directly
10 the office of the representative of the
German empire, Consul General Buenz.
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He had heard nothing from either
since that time, and was worried. Both
had promised faithfully to write. He
had given to his daughter a complete
equipment of household utensils, num-
Der Of dresses ai.d other garments, sew
eral pairs of blankets. bel and table
linen, and about 1000 nij,rks in cash.
The Hamburg police also learned that
the village of KrebeI, from which came
the bill found in the murdered woman 5
pocket. is near Welda.
The Hamburg department of police
also learned that Otto Mueller and his
wife. Anna. had embarked as passengers
on the steamship President Lincoln on
the trip which ended in New York April
8. 1905
All this information vas cabled TO
me German consul in New York within
twelve hours after the inquiry had been
received from America.
Find otto sdueHer." was the task
before Coroner Savage, and the Npolice
and newspapers of New York. To these
the coroner had turned when the iden-
tihcation OF Anna Luther had been es-
tablished.
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Continued from First Page.)

find him then until he would rise. shout
ing with glee. and claim free" He
scooped a final handful from the heap
beneath him.
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Continued on Seventh Page)
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-30
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
TRAINING SCHOOL.

Louisville, Ky-It Is authoritative
ly stated that Mrs. Maggie Walker,
who is the president of the st. Luke's
Bank at Richmond, Va, and who has
the distinction of being the first wom-
an president of bank in the United
States, has given $4,000 to the Won
ans Training School which is located
at Washington, D. c., and which was
founded by Miss Mamie H. Bur-
roughs, Corresponding Secretary of
the Woman's Convention, Auxiliay to
the National Batist Convention. In
lieu of this fact Miss Burroughs is
putting forth an effort to raise $6,0O0
She has scheduled national rally for
the first and second Sundays in May
asking the friends to send at least
$100 The woman's training school
idea was born in the brain of Miss
Burroughs.
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BOSTON WILL CELEBRATE.

In a recent issue of the Boston Her
aid it is noticed that movement has
been launched to celebrate the three
hundredth anniversary of the landing
of the pilgrims. This will be OBJ
served in the form of Tercentennial
Exposition which is being agitated to
take place during the year 1920, and
Boston is selected as the place prop
er and appropriate for this exposition.
In case the matter assumes definite
proportions, it will be the first inter
national exposition ever held in New
England Tennesseans VIII doubtless
recall the splendid aid given to the
Centennial held in this city in 1897
by Massachusetts, and will, no doubt,
return the compliment by aiding and
helping to agitate the proposed move
ment.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-30
NEGRO BOYS
HAVE A FRIEND
CAMP PAIGN BEING PLANNED IN
NASHVILLE.
String Arm of Protection
OutStretChed.
YoUTHHooD TO RECEIVE CARE.
Full ATTENTloN-$25,ooo TO BE
RAISED BY THE NEGROES OF
NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON
coUNTY-MAeNIFIcENT BUILD
ING TO BE ERECTED.

There is going to be some active
and successful campaigning in and
about the city of Nashville and Dav-
idson County within the next few
weeks, caused by the effort that will
be put forth to raise twenty-five thou
sand dollars to purchase lot and
erect building for Negro Boys. AS
Nashville seems now to be perma-
nently settled upon this course it is
not merely matter of speculation.
Some of the best known citizens
have fully decided that they will
lend their efforts towards this move
ment. Men have fathered ideas that
were far less important than this one,
and attained success. Hence the cit
izens, who have decided to push the
cause of the Negro youths, begin with
the satisfaction of knowing that they
will build in Nashville a place worthy
of the name and the cause. Old men
have expressed themselves as being
in hearty accord with the movement.
This week it was learned that
from a small group Of men, the
amount Of six hundred dollars was
easily raised by subscription. At this
rate and with such efforts the twenty
| five thousand dollars could be forth
coming. There are men in this city
who will give anywhere from one to
five hundred dollars to such a cause
and feel that they have not given to
a bad one. Some Nashville men
have given more to a less worthy
one. AS far as could be learned at
this time, a committee will be ap-
pointed, consisting of not more than
ten persons, assisted by sub-commit-
tees, to make thorough canvass of the
city, soliciting and accepting pledges
in sums arranging from five dollars up.
A mathematical problem proves
that two hundred and fifty Negroes
in Nashville could, by themselves,
subscribe for and pay in this twenty
five thousand dollars to supply this
much-needed building and grounds.
If they would only subscribe one hun
dred dollars each, paying twenty
five dollars of it down and the re-
naming seventy-five dollars within
nine months, Nashville would have
magnificent Negro boys building that
would do honor to any city, regard
less Of the section of country in
which it is located. The leader Of
the movement, as indicated last week
is no doubt as sanguine of success as
he ever was. He has supporters
who are willing to help him in this
laudable cause of saving the boys.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-30
A. M. f. CHURCHES
ALL ABLAZE
CELEBRATION REVIEW TWENTY
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Great Crowds ThrOngS to
the Meetings.
EXERCISES WERE STARTED
SUNDAY MoRNlNG-PLATFoRM
MEETING IN THE AFTERNOON
-LEADlNG MEN OF THE CITY
PARTIcfPATING-HIGH PRAISE
FOR PROF. kEALING.

Beginning Sunday morning in the
Sunday-school and continuing until
Wednesday the African Methodist
Churches in the city were alive with
denominational fervor in the celebra-
tion of the Twenty-flfth Anniversary
of the A. M. E. Review. the official
magazine published by the church
Extensive preparations were made by
all the congregations and the exercises
were on a high order.
On Sunday evening a general plat
form meeting was held at st. Paul
A. M. e. Church. Bishop H. B. Parks,
who was programmed to act as master
Of ceremonies, telegraphed from Mont
gomery, Ala, that he was SICK and
would not be able to reach Nashville
in time for the meeting. Prof. Keal-
ing took charge of the meet
ing. He stated the object in view in
calling the people together on such
an occasion He told Of the conditions
that brought about the Review. Said
he in part; "The A. M. E. Review was
not started exclusively as church or
UNCONVENTIONAL magazine, but was the
outgrowth of a necessity that became
apparent to the heads Of the African
Methodist Church as the result of an
agitation started by enemies of the Ne
gro about twenty-five years ago. The
daily papers would not accept articles
written by black men, and the same
was true of the magazines; so arrange
ments were made to issue the Review.
The periodical has not missed an issue
during the quarter Of century, and
we are here to-day to celebrate the
twenty-fifth birthday.
The first speaker was Rev. W. M.
Flagg, pastor of Payne Chapel A. M.
2. Church, East Nashville, who deliv-
cred the welcome address. Other
speakers we're Rev. Mr.. lines. Rev.
c.. H. Clark, A. N. Johnson, Rev.
E. w. S. Hammond. DR.. T. w. Haig-
Ter, Hon. J. G. Napier Revs Combs,
T. w. Johnson, Drs. Kumler and Hen
derson. The meeting closed with ben
ediction by Rev. A. Brooks.
The exercises were continued Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
with general celebrations and crown
ing of the queens in all the churches.
On Tuesday night Prof. Healing de-
livered one of his famous lectures at
st. Paul, subject, 1.-TWO Times One
Equals Ten"
This celebration was taking place
throughout the country, and in the
mission fields Of the Church. The raj
ly was an effort to Increase the sub
scription to the point that will enable
the publisher to issue the magazine
monthly, and Prof. Healing when seen
by a Globe representative expressed
high hope of accomplishing what he
desires. Reports had begun to come
in from all quarters, and the indica-
tions are that the number of new sub
scribers asked for will be more than
doubled.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-30
COUNTY SCHOOLS.

Davidson County concludes one Of
the most successful scholastic years
in its history last Friday. The long
term Of eight months has been fea-
tured by excellent attendance and
thorough work by the competent
corps of teachers employed by the
board.
In many places the little school
house has given way to modern
structures. Consultations have taken
place, strengthening the public schools,
thus enabling and ensuring better and
more thorough work. The interest
ing and instructice teachers meet
ings held during the year have added
to the high class Of work by employ
ing the best methods and plans of
instruction. All the County and Dis
trict teachers will now be looking
forward to the next term.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-30
STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN THIS CITY.

Some weeks ago the Executive
Convention of the State Medical AS
sociation Of Physicians, Dentists and
Pharmacists met in this city to Sc
lect the place and time of the next
meeting. This city was selected for
the place and June 10th and 18th,
1909, the time. The program is now
in the process of construction. Many
of those foremost in these professions
in the State will be in attendance.
This organization was formed in our
State Capitol in 1903 and held it's
first annual meeting in the beautiful
city of Columbia in June, 1904. This
session was attended by about thirty
of the most progressive members of
these professions. Then followed the
1905 meeting at Pulaski, Tenn. Owing
to misunderstanding as to dates the
1906 meeting at Mt. Pleasant was not
well attended In 1907 new life was
injected into the organization and the
Bluff City Medical Association invited
the State organization to meet in
Memphis as their guest. The Mem
phis meeting was better attend.
ed than any of the former. Clarks-
vile entertained the 1908 meeting
and this year the 1909 meeting, at the
urgent invitation of the Rock City
Medical Academy, comes to Nashville.
The hospitality of the citizens of
Nashville. and the standard set by the
professions here justify the anticipa-
ton of the best meeting in the his
tory of the Association. The leaders
of these professions of the State will
be here and many complex and most
vexed questions in medicine, surgery,
dentistry and pharmacy will be
thoroughly discussed The local COM
mittee has the matter we'll in hand
and nothing will be wanting to insure
profit and pleasure to those who at
tend this meeting.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-30
LILAC CLUB.

The Lilac Embroidery Club met at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cannon, 1406 Phillips street, Monday
April 26, 1909, at 8 p. m. The dining
room was beautifully decorated with
ferns and cut flowers. After one hours
work an elegant three course menu
was served. Mrs. Cannon was assist
ed in receiving her guests by Mrs.
Johnson. The club guests were Mas
ters L. H. Moore, Earl Johnson and
Emma Shane. Members present
were Mesdames P. A. Washington, L.
E. Moore, J. L. Watkins, Matt John
son, John Jennings, Marchell Will
liams, J. w. Lee, G. H. Claud, VIM.
Cannon, Robt. Douglass. The club
will meet with Mrs. H. e. Moore, 1000
Vernon avenue, Monday, May 8, 1909,
at p. m.
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ing the movement on the educational
checkerboard of this country.
PROF. KEALlNG TO ADDRESS
PEACE CONGRESS.

When the second session of the
National Peace Congress convenes
in Chicago on May 8, Nashville will
be ably represented by one of her
leading citizens. Prof. H. T. Healing,
editor and publisher of the A. M. E.
Church Review, who will address the
congress on Racial Progress Toward
Universal Peace"
This will be the second session of
this congress and will be attended by
the leading thinkers OF the country.
The meeting will begin on May g.,
and close on the 5th. This congress
is a subordinate body of the Interna-
tional Conference with headsuarters
at the Hague, which had forty-four
nations represented at the last meet
ing. President Taft is honorary pres
ident of the national body of the Uni
ted States and Judge Dickerson, Sec
retary of War, is president Booker
T. Washington is one or the vice
presidents.
Prof. Healing goes to represent
100000 American citizens, and
their case will be well cared for in
his hands.
Mrs. Celia Parker Woolley, presi-
dent of the Frederick Douglass Center
has planned to entertain Prof Keal.
ing at the Douglass Center headquar.
ters. This is an organization Of lead
ing white people who believe in equal
justice to all men.