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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29

New York, June 2S.-Inspector Nc
Cafferty. chief of the New York de-
+ective bureau, made the first authentic
Statement tonight on the murder or
Elsie Sigel that has been made by the
police since the discovery of the girl
body, on June 18th, wedged in an oval
topped trunk, in the bedroom OF Leon
Ling, an Americanized Gnlnaman,
above an Eighth avenue chop suey
restaurant. Inspector McCafferty said
in substance:
I'VE Shall Catch Leon Ling"
I'VE shall catch the murderer. De-
lay does not alter that, aitnougn ~
chafes US. The whole country is one
vast rat trap. with every exit guarded
One Leo of Fueitive's Journey Not
Accounted For.
THE girl was killed between 10
o'clock in the morning and noon OF
June 9Th and we believe Leon Ling
is the man who did II, with Chuns
Sin his intimate. as a possible ac-
complice. We have Chung Sin. From
his room in Eighth avenue Leon Ling
went straight to Washington and there
sent the Don't worry telegram signed
Elsie received on the night of the
murder by the Sigel family. From
Washington he returned to New YORK
and somewhere about midnight of June
9th took the body in a trunk to New
ark, arriving there about 2 a. m. on
June 10. We don't know how he took
it. That leg of the journey has not
been accounted for. All available rec
ords of the various taxicab companies
have been searched. but there are
many privately owned machines which
keep no records. A chauffeur who had
made such a trip would be more than
likely to have taken hush money. Un-
able to dispose of his trunk, Leon re-
turned to New York with the body on
the afternoon of June 10th and left it
in mis- room. From that moment we
lose all trace of him. So far as we
know, he had no other possible accom-
plice than Chung Sin. We do not
know what became of the clothes not
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
PITTsHURe STREET CAR STRIKE
OFFICIALLY DECLARED OFF.
In Two Days the City Has Lost Over
100000.

Pittsburg, June 2S.-At 1890 o'clock
tonight the street railway strike, which
has cost the city of Pittsburg over
100000 in two days. was Officially de-
clared at an end. In the private Offices
of Mayor William A. Magee articles
were signed by officials Of the Pitts
burg Railways company and an execu-
tive committee from the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees which will for years to
come prevent another paralysis on the
400 miles OF street railwa-- tracks In
and about Greater Pittsburg and Alle-
gheny county.
The strike. It developed tonight, was
the outcome of but two points of diff
ference between the car company and
the motormen and conductors. one be-
ing alleged neglect by the car. COM
pany to shorten Swing runs" and the
other refusal by the railway officials 80
reinstate the discharged men without
proper hearing.
An agreement allowing discharged
men proper hearing before superinten-
dents and the assurance of the car
company that they would shorten the
swing runs" so per cent, was drawn
up and signed. Greater Pittsburg's
first street railway tieup was effective
ly settled.
1t is said that by O'clock all the
$500 cars In Greater ,Pittsburg will be
running on regular schedules.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29

low were piled with questions about
the launch. but none had seen II.
No one was seen about the bunea-
low on the Sunday when Mrs. Woodill
was slain. There was absolutely no
evidence that anyone other than East
man could have been responsible for
the crime.
Theory Of the Authorities.
And the final theory Of the authcri-
ties Is this:
That Eastman was in need OF mon
ey; that he provably had been getting
money from Mrs. .Woodili for some time:
that he undoubtedly knew some. .hinr
Of her past life and that ne had beer
blaclcmailing her. that he attempted
to continue this practice and the wom-
an rebelled. intimating that she had
found out certain things about East
man and that II driven TO Il would ex-
pose him.
'Eastman's dread Of serving a term
in the penitentiary Is we'll known. His
wife has said that he told her he would
rather commit suicide than be confined
in prison. The pawning of the jewelry.
the authorities set down to the desire
OF Eastman to get away. When cor
nered the man decided that his race
had been run and that he had better
make an end TO II all. AS to why Mrs.
Woodill went TO the bungalow, there
was no evidence.
Discovery Of SCRAPS Of Torn Letter.
An interesting development today
was the discovery of scraps OF a torn
letter in the cracks OF the bungalow
floor. Little sense could be made from
the fragments OF the letter. but the
writing was Identified as that Of Mrs
Woodill. The letter evidently was
about the visit fssome one TO some
place. TO be "chaperoned or not as she
saw fit" WHETHER or not the letter
could have had any bearing upon tho
case Is impossible to tell.
Money Enough Spent Upon the la
mentable Case.
There was talk today OF having an
analysis made Of the contents Of the
bottle found In the shack on yester-
day which is believed TO have contain
ed narcotics, which may have been
used upon Mrs. Woodill prior to her
murder. Bvt the analysis was regard
ed as unnecessary, In View OF the find
ing OF the jury, and the coroner re-
marked that the county had already
spent enough money upon the lament
able case.
Property Turned Over TO Mrs. East
man.
Mrs. Eastman was granted letters
of administration today. and all her
husbands real estate and personal
porperty will be turned over TO her.
She Will go back 10 New York soon
and return to the stage.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
If He Is Alive We Shall Catch Him, Says New
York'S Detective Chief
AUTHENTIC STATEMENT BY MC'CAFFERTY
The whole Country is One Vast Rat Trap with No Exit
Left Unsuarded- All the Police of the Country Work
ing as One Great Machine Chinese Laundries Ke-
ceive Warning Notices from Owners.

found on the body. There is no evil
dence to show that they were ever
taken to Harlem.
No Other Murder Ever Created Such
Interest.
mo other murder that can remem-
ber has attracted such wide interest
or such enthusiastic cooperation on
the part of theh police of other cities.
All the forces of the country are work
ing as one great machine. We have
fifty men of our own in the cities OF
the east.
Steamer Due at Yokohama Saturday
Will Be Watched.
''The only possible ship on which
Leon could have left the country is
due at Yokohama on July Sd. She will
be watched. The man cannot get out
of the country. If he is alive we shall
catch him."
Chinese Laundry Employees Warned.
All the Chinese laundries in the city,
which are operated by four companies
in the name of individual managers,
received notices today in Chinese from
the owners warning employees that they
must have nothing to do with white
women, beyond business over the
counter, on pain of dismissal.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
YALE CORPORATION ELECTIONS.
Degree of Doctor of Laws Conferred
Upon Harvard's President.

New Haven, June 2S.-A degree of
doctor of laws was conferred upon
President A. Lawrence Lowell Of Har-
ward university at the meeting of the
Yale corporation this afternoon. Pres
sdent LOWELL is obliged to return to
Cambridge for the commencement ex-
ercises at his own university on We'd
nesday, so the comforting of the de-
gree was made today. Under the
rules Of the corporation this degree is
conferred only for distinguished pub
lie service.
The corporation elected ]. F. Nc
Clelland, now professor of mining at
Leland Stafford university, to be pro-
fessor of mining in the Sheffield sci
entific school and a member of its
government board. He, is graduate
of Columbia. Professor Tourney of
the forest school is transferred to the
new Jesup chair of silviculture, Wilder
Tileston, at present in Harvard medi-
cal school. was elected assistant pro-
fessor Of medicine.
The alumni advisory board at it's
meeting reelected Frederick N. Jud-
son of St. Louis chairman. The board
discussed the matter of instituting at
Yale some form of the Oxford pass
and honor system, which, with modifi-
cations to meet American conditions,
was favored. The matter was commit
ted to the committee for report.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
TRANSFER $4,000, ,ooo1N GOLD.
Coin Moved to Vaults of Old City Hall
in San Francisco.

San Francisco. June 2S.--Early this
morning a dray loaded with $4,000 600
in gold coin was driven down Market
street from the temporary quarters of
the city treasury in the California Safe
Deposit and Trust company building to
the vaults in the old City hall Four
teen horses drew the load, and 25
mounted policemen guarded it. John E.
Mcdonald, city treasurer, occupied the
seat beside the driver.
The east wing of the old City hall
where the vaults>are, is the only part
of the building left by the wreckers,
who have finished the work started by
the earthquake and fire of 1906
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
ARRESTED IN LONDON.
New York Bank Employe Who
Forged Drafts for $1,000.

London, June 2S.-A man who gives
the name of Henry Clifford, but who
is believed by the police to be Con-
rad Harms, was remanded at Bow
street police court today for one
week Harms was until recently an
employe of ]. S. Bache & Co. of
New York, and the police were seek
ing him on the charge of having forged
drafts for nearly $4,000 on the Swiss
Bank Verein, the London agents of
Bache & Co.
When apprehended he was living
with his wife in good style at a hotel
on Northumberland avenue. He de-
nies that he is Harms, but the bank
officials have identified securities
valued at about $1,000 which were
found in his rooms.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
KAISER HELPS UNEMPLOYED.
Subscrbes to Labor Organization That
Finds Work for Them.

Berlin. June 2S.-Emperor William
has contributed $500 to the German
Labor Exchange association. an or
ganization the object of which is to
find work for the unemployed The
society has arranged for support in the
various German states and the Prus-
sian cabinet has decided to include a
liberal appropriation for it in the next
budget. The association purposes to
grasp the problem of lack OF employ
ment. so that men without work can
be brought into immediate contact with
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
BLISTER RUST DISCOVERED.
In White Pine Trees Imported from
Germany for Reforestina Land Here.

New York, June 2S.-The discovery
of plant disease known as European
current rust" or i"blister rust" in a
number of white pine trees imported
from Germany, which have been used
for reforesting land in New York and
a number of the New England states,
was the subject of a conference today
at the office of State Forest Game and
Fist Commissioners Whipple in this
city.
At the close Of the conference, the
following statement was issue1:
1.-The trees affected, so far as re-
ported, have come from a single nurs-
cry in Germany, and as it is known
where the trees have been planted. it
should be comparatively easy to take
care of the trouble if promptly at
tended to-"
Among those present at today's con-
ference were State Forester w. o. Fill
ley, Connecticut; national experts DR.
Perley Spaulding, DR.. Haven Metcalf,
Prof. j. w. Tourney, Yale forest school,
New Haven, and S. w. Spring, con-
sulting forester, New Haven.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
Discussion Ends
In the Senate
SEVENTY DAYS OF ALMOST CON-
TINUoUs DEBATE.
MEMBERS TIRED OF TARIFF
Take Early Adjournment--General ard
Final Cleanup of Passed Over Pro-
Visions-corporation and Income Tax

Washington, June 2S.-After seventy
days of almost continuous debate the
senate at 3.45 p. m. today concluded
its discussion of the schedules of the
Payne -Aldrich tariff bill. Five min
utes afterwards the senate adjourned
for the day to permit the slight prepa-
ration possible in so short a time for
the debate on the corporation and in
come tax questions. which will begin
soon after the senate convenes tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. The early
adjournment afforded the tired sena-
tors a little much needed relaxation
froms long hours in the overheated
senate chamber.
Many of them embraced the oppor-
tunity to go to Fort Myer to witness
the airship tests and others attended
the baseball game at American league
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
Well Known Boston Labor Leader Dead

Waverley, Mass. June 2S.-Frank X.
Foster, a well known labor leader of
Boston, died last night at the Mclean
hospital here, where he had been con-
fined since Feb. 1 last. He was "a
years old.
Mr.. Foster first became affiliated
with trades unionism when employed
as a printer in Hartford, Conn, and
up to the time of his illness had been
actively engaged in furthering the in
terests of labor. For ten years he was
chairman of the legislative committee
of the American Federation of Labor
He had written several books and es-
says on the labor problem.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
ICE CREAM EATER PARALYzED.
Ate Two Dishes While overheated
From Playing Ball.

Somers. Conn. June 2S.-with his
right side paralyzed and unable to
speak Joseph Mormier 20 years old, IL
dying at his home here from the ef-
fects OF eating Ice cream after play
ing ball I'm the sun for several hours.
Mormler played ball for three hours
and then ate two dishes Of ice cream.
after which he became unconscious.
on regalning consciousness IL was
found that his right side was paralyzed
and that he was unable to talk Ac-
cording 10 attending physicians there
is no chance Of his recoyery.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
WATERBURY GIRL SUICIDES.
Drank carbole Acid While Wandering
About New Haven.

New Haven. June 2s.-A girl giving
her name as Harriet Schmidt and her
home as Waterbury. committed suicide
here today by drinking carbolic acid.
The girl was seen wandering around
East Rock by one of the residents in
that locality, who took her into her
home. later starting to take her in a
carriage to the United Charities. Soon
after entering the carriage she asked
permission to get out for a moment
and then went to the rear OF a nearby
house and drank the acid, dying in a
few minutes. The girl was about %
years old, with light brown hair and of
medium height. The body was taken
to local undertaker's.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
IN ATLANTIC FLEET WAR GAME
Marconigrams to Come Into Play Dur
ing Summer Manoeuvres.

Washington, June 2s.-Wireless te-
legraphy will play an important part
in the war game of the Atlantic fleet
during the summer manoeuvres off
the New England coast next month.
Admiral Schroeder's flagship Con-
necticut has been equipped with a
high powered telegraph apparatus and
the scout cruisers Chester and Bir-
mingham, when they reach the United
States from Liberia, will be equipped
with similar instruments. The scout
cruisers, which for the first time will
participate in the war exercises, will
figure in some of the important prob
lens to be worked out by Admiral
Schroeder, and the wireless telegraph
will come into play in these evolutions.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
PHILOSOPHICAL oRATIoNs.
Norwich Students Among the Yale
Commencement Winners.

New Haven. Conn, June 28.-Among
the commencement winners of the
philosophical orations announced at
Taye today were Dickson H. Leavens,
Norwich. and r. L. Wakeley Southing-
ton; winner of high orations, ]. r..
Kaufman, Norwich; winners of ora
tions, Edward l.. White, Waterbury,
and Maurice r. Plumb Bridgeport;
dissertations, II. E. Chfttenden, East
Rover; Patrick J. Healey, Waterbury:
first disputes. #. c. Hood, Chester, and
putes, Benret Bronson, Waterbury
r. b. BurnbaIn, Norwich; L. w. Greg
ory, Norwich; r. c. Johnson, Norwich;
r. L. Schoheld, Jr, Stamford; first
colleagues, w. B. Glover, Fairfield. and
Floyd Wallace, WalIingford; second
coIloq1ies c. c. Beeman, Fairfield, and
Walter Dallas. Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
Declaration of States Attorney that He was
Through with the Case
CORONERS VERDICT IN BUNGALOW CRIME
Robert E. Eastman Killed Accessory the Murder
of Edith May Woodill-A Compromise Verdict
Mrs. Eastman Visits Her Husbands Grave on which
Someone Had Planted Tomato Vine.

st. Michaels, Md, June 2S.-With
the compromise verdict OF the coron-
ers jury that Robert e. Eastman
either killed. or was accessory to the
murder of Edith May WoodiIl and the
declaration OF States Attorney TAYLOR
that he was through with the case, the
strange dual tragedy which has for
nearly week focused the eyes of the
entire country upon this out of the way
hamlet OF Maryland's famous eastern
shore, became a closed incident today
MUCH Available Evidence Not Adduced.
Four of the twelve jurors who list
ented to the testimony at the reopen
ed inquest refuses to sign the verdict
until the words ''or accessory to the
crime" was added to the draft which
approved by the majority bluntly ac-
cused Eastman of the murder None
of the four dissenting jurymen would
say that any other person than East
man was responsible for the girds
death. They merely wished TO protest.
they said, against the manner in which
the inquiry was conducted. declaring
tina much available evidence was not
adduced.
Bit of Politics in the Verdict
The letter left by Eastman for his
wife, in which he declared that Mrs
Woodill was killed by woman In a
jealous frenzy was not read to the
jury. The officials seemed to take II
for granted that all Of the evidence
unearthed since the finding OF the
body was well known to the residents
OF the community and thot IL was un-
necessary that IL be rehearsed. There
was a bit OF politics in the verdict. too
for some Of the members Of the jury
have been bitter political enemies in
Talbot county affairs.
The jury sat for time today in the
lonely bungalow itself, within sight Of
Eastman's unmarked grave. not fifty
feet away.
Mrs. Eastman Dry Eyed at Husbands
Grave.
Mrs. Eastman had visited the place
and had stood dry eyed for a time be-
with ill-judged humor had planted a
tomato vine on the grave. Mrs East
man, thinking the vine a native fiow-
the courage to tell her. She stood by
shook convulsively; then she was led
away.
The Testimony Given.
Much of the testimony given before
the jury was deeply interesting. and
made clear many points In the tragedy
which heretofore have been matters Of
conjecture. The mysterious launch
which was reparted as having been
seen near the bungalow on the Sunday
following the disappearance of Mrs.
Woodill did not figure in the evidence.
Residents Of the vicinity Of the bunga-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
Twelve Year Old Bow a Suicide,

? EIwood, Ind, June 28.-Chester Rob-
bins, IL years old, committed suicide
today by taking carbolic acid because
he was reprimanded for taking a bicy-
Gle pump from a neighbor's home The
boys father, it is said, directed him
to return the pump and to get a bug
gy whip from the barn. The boy found
the acid in the barn, swallowed it and
fell dead at his fathers feet
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
Ten Deaths Monday in Chicago From
Heat.

Chicago. June 2S.-Ten deaths su-
perinduced by heat were reported TO
the Chicago police today. Numerous
cases of heat prostration were cared
for at various hospitals. One man
jumped into Lake Michigan while tenn
porarily insane from the heat He was
rescued, but died at hospital A cool
ing breeze swept over Chicago tonight
and brought relief. The thermometer
hovered around the so mark all day.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
Favorable Report on Coordinate Col
lege for Women at WESLEYAN.

Middletown, Conn.,, June 2S.-At
preliminary meeting of the board of
trustees of Wesleyan university tonight
the committee on founding a co-ordi-
nate college for women reported favor
ably on the matter. The matter was
left to committee of five of the trus-
tees, with the understanding the mat
ter would be carried out as soon as a
fund of 100000 had been acquired.
The date of the installation of Prof.
William Shanklin, the new president.
was set for Oct 29 The annual
campus illumination and open air con-
cert were held tonight
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
DETECTIVES GET NEW GLUE,
THIS TIME FROM JERSEY.
"We May Have Ling in Few Hours"
Says McCafferty.

New York, June est was learned
late tonight that half a dozen detec-
tfves were sent to New Jersey, in the
neighborhcod of passaic. Hackensacl1
and Paterson, on what was said by In
spector McCafferty to be the best clue
yet obtained as to the whereabouts
of Leon Ling.
1--WE may have Leon in few hours"
said McCafferty. 1T looks like the
best information we have had since we
began working on the case"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
seashore COTTAGES Struck bx iLiahtnina.

Milford, Conn. June 2S-The sever
est electrical storms Of the season
passed along the shore late today Sew
eral buildings were struck b. light
ming, though but little damage was
done. AT Woodmont two cottages were
ford a barn and two houses were
struck and at Ponds Point the masts
Of a .sailboat were shattered by the
lightning
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
LEFT ALL TO HIS BRIDE.
Will of Holland Bennett, Who Dsap-
peared from Steamer.

Boston. June 28.-The will of Hol-
land Bennett, who disappeared from
a Mediterranean steamer between
Genoa and Naples on June 10, was
filed for probate today. Mr.. Bennett
followed the custom of many trav-
elers, and made his will before sailing
for Europe, and just after his marriage,
on May IL. The will left all property
to Mrs Bennett, upon whom widow
hood was thrust while on her bridal
tour
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
CONDUCTOR STOLE s11.os IN DAY
Lehefeld Never Took Less Than $3.50
Gets Two and a Half Years.

New York. June 2S-Memoranda OF
the amounts stolen daily from the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit railroad by
Frederick Lehefeld. a conductor. we're
read today In the county court, Brook
lyn, when Judge Dixie sentenced Lehe-
field TO not less than two ana a half
noHmore than five years In Sing Sing.
Figures showed that he had stolen as
high as s1f.05 a day. and never less
than $3.50 a day.
Lehefeld had worked for thirteen
different transit companies in New
York under different names. From Jan.
30 until Feb. 12 OF last gear the do
fendant took $50 from the compa.ay.
Counsel for the company asserted that
the defendant had instructed other
employees TO steal and asked that he be
given the severest sentence possible.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
THE "UNWRITTEN LAW"
Meets With Little Favor in the Eyes of
Judge Connolly.

Detroit, June 2S.-Whether or not
they believe in the "unwritten law" as
defense for murder, was squarely put
up to the prospective jurors today by
Prosecuting Attorney VansAe while
they were being examined as to their
qualification to sit in the trial Of Dr.
G. X. Boyajian, for killing his nephew
Haratoon Gastania. while the nephew
was being arraigned in police court for
alleged misconduct with Mrs. Boya-
jan
Judge w. F. Connolly, who presides
at the trial, indicated that "unwritten
law meets with little favor in his
eyes. In this state no man has a
right to kill another person to avenge
his private wrongs, even though they
may involve the honor of his wife. .
said the judge, interrupting the uues-
dion put to prospective juror whether
or not a man. in his opinion, ever has a
right to kill a rival for his wife's af-
rections. irrespective of the law.