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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
HOPE TO ACQUIT
NINE. STEINHEIL
YOUTH CONFESSES TO BEING
GUILTY OF CRIMES
DRAMATIC SCENE OCCURS AT
MURDER TRIAL
Frenchman Pushes His Way Through
Crowd In Court Room and Tells
of How He Helped slay
Man and Woman
1nu Associated Press. ]

PARIS, Nov. A new sensation
was added to the trial of Nine. Stein
he'll late this afternoon when M. Au-
bin,t the prisoners attorney, suddenly
interrupted the proceedings to pre-
sent letter just received by him, and
signed "Jean Lefevre," In which the
writer stated that he wished to con-
fess participation In the murders OF
which Nine. Steinheil is accused.
The writer, the attorney said, had
stated that he had been overcome by
remorse. Immediately after reading
the letter, the attorney suddenly and
dramatically introduced the writer.
who, in the meantime had made his
way through the crowded court room
to place beside M. Aubin.
The newcomer proved to be man
of about q years. Amid the greatest
excitement he demanded hearing. Re
fusing to reply to the preliminary in
quiries as to his profession and domi-
cile, the young man shouted that he
had been an accomplice in the as
sassination of Adolphe Steinheil and
Nine. Japy.
AS the audience hushed into silence
in their eagerness to hear what he had
to say, Jean Lefevre continued:
"I was an accomplice in the assassi-
nations at the home of Nine. StelnheiI.
Filled with remorse, | wish now to
confess my part in the crimes. I was
disguised as a woman and wore wig
of red hair. My accomplices wore
long cloaks. We committed the muir
ders and then escaped to the forest
at Montmorency, where we burned our
disguises."
Prisoner Confronts Him.
The voluntary prisoner said that af-
ter destroying evidences of their crime,
he and his companions escaped from
the country. going abroad. One of his
friends had since died. he said
Nine. Steinheil confronted Lefevre.
but said she was unable to recognize
him as one of the murderers whom
she had described.
Judge de Wales ordered that Lefevre
be placed under arrest At the same
time the court warned the jury that
this dramatic episode might prove TO
be another attempt to baffle Justice
The police are inclined to believe Le-
fevre's story Is fictitious, and the
product possibly of the overvivid
imagination of one whose head has
been turned through brooding over the
case, or even by the attractiveness of
The procedure of the criminal courts
OF France, which makes the Judge a
prosecuting attorney, naturally awak-
ems sympathy for the prisoner and the
public belief is strong that Nine STEIN
he'll VIII not be convicted
The intense interest In the case is
shown by the fact that the newspapers
every half hour print extras contain
ing the testimony.
The old seandal that orauy n,,t 90 +ta
fatal illness az the prisoners home of
Felix Faure. president of France, has
not been mentioned at the trial. al
though Judge de Wales announced
that it was not intended to shield
anyone.
At one point in her testimony, how
ever, the accused woman referred sig
niticantly to "a high political person.
age who had been my friend" but
added that she not desire TO involve in
this affair one who had been kind to
her.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
TO ENTERTAIN PRESIDENT
WHEN HE VISITS ALASKA
Arctic Brotherhood Plans Elaborate
Reception to Taft on Occasion
of Trip to Cold Region

SEATTLE. Nov. 4.--The Arctic
Brotherhood. the secret order into
which President Taft was initiated
during his visit to the worlds fair.
took steps today at its annual conven-
tion to entertain the president elab-
orately when he visits Alaska next
summer
Some question was raised as to the
regularity of the initiation of the presi-
dent and others who came into the
order with him, and the grand camp
decided persons so initiated We're ELI
gible to active membership on visit
ing Alaska and having the secret work
conferred in the usual way by a SUBJ
ordinate camp there.
A resolution demanding a territorial
form OF government for Alaska was
laid on the table,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
ASKS TO STAY EXECUTION
TO RAISE FUNERAL FUND

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. Am order
that she may procure the money to
defray the burial expenses a sister of
Jud Elliott, under sentence to be hanged
tomorrow for murder, has addressed
o letter to Governor Brown asking that
execution be postponed for ten days.
In the letter Miss Brown explains that
her mother will receive her pension
check on November Is and that they
wish to take the body to Chattanooga
for burial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
GOOD GovERNMENr RALLY

8 Every citizen who has the welfare
8 of Los Angeles at heart and who be-
o lieyes in good, honest. clean govern
8 ment, free from machine rule, should
8 attend the rally to be held tonight at (
&, s o'clock In Simpson auditorium. Some (
8 of the ablest speakers In the good {
o. government movement will address the 4
o gathering. Doors open at 7:15. (
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05

ing of orphans can be practiced on a
large scale.
Thurber's seals probably will be pre-
sented to DIR. David Starr Jordan of
Stanford university.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
Waterman Found Incinerated

PETALUMA, Nov. 4.--The body of
Isaac Memory, a watehman, was found
today in the ruins of the Petaluma In
cubator company's office and store
rooms, which were destroyed by fire
early this morning. The factory build
ing escaped the flames, but the loss,
including the company's papers, is es-
timated at $S5,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
General Connlner Dies

| WASHINGTON Nov 4.-General
John ]. Coppiner died tonight at his
residence here of pneumonia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-05
ROBS BOY AND
BLIND BROTHER
TRAMP STEALS OvERCOAT IN
WHICH ARE So
POLICEMEN IN CHICAGO SYMPA-
THlZE WITH VICTIM
Youths Climb Into Box Car at New
Orleans and Hobo on Train
Takes Away All They
Have
[Ry Assoeiated Press ]

CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-If policemen
who listened to the story of a blino
boy today had had authority over g
tramp who stole the child's overcoat
and all the money he and his brother
had, the thief would pass the rest OF
his life inside a prison wall.
The officers were moved alternately
to rage and sympathy by the story OF
Joseph Leonard, 16 years old, and his
brother Samuel, two years younger
and blind The boys were picked ur
on the street today and cared for al
the Hrrison street police station. Joe
picked the more choice morsels from
the meal furnished by the police and
fed them to Sam and then told his
story.
I'VE lived in New Orleans" he said.
Dad died seven years ago and our
mother, working night and day to
feed us and get medicine for little
Sam, who was sickly, wore herself out
and was buried too.
1T was up to me to take care of
Sam. sold papers and did odd Jobs,
but medicine didn't help Sam much,
and. four years ago he went blind. We
managed to save a few dollars, but I
got sick, too, and when l crawled out
again l couldn't get job and we con-
cluded maybe chances would be better
in Chicago.
Had Three Dollars Left
"we had three dollars left when we
started four days ago. I led Sam into
the switch yards at New Orleans and
we climbed into a boxcar. At Mem
phis the other night a tramp came
into our car and we were afraid, but
Sam being blind, couldn't figure on
changing trains.
"It turned cold and / put my over
coat over Sam because he was shiver-
ing. 1t had two dollars in 1t because
| spent the other one at New Orleans
for some sausage to eat on the way
and some medicine for Sam. / didn't
go to sleep for a long time because 1t
was cold and was afraid the tramp
might kill US. I did not think about
him stealing anything. Finally I fell
asleep though. and when 1 woke up
the tramp was gone and so was the
I had put over Sam and the
two dollars"
His simple recital over. Joe declared
all he wanted was a job so he could
secure an education for his brother.
"Sam is smart and II / can get a
job we can get along fine. him getting
educated and me getting steady pay"
Joe concluded.
Work will be found for Joe.
The Press., 1909-09-08

A. D. Marchant Of Gilbertville
visited local relatives over Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shepard is visiting
friends in New Hampshire for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Ohilds visited
her mother in Woodstock Valley re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Oantlin and Mr..
Duffy of the Springs were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Lee last Sun
day.
Mrs. Mary F. Browning and daugh-
ter, Miss Marion, of Pleasantville, N.
Y. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Browning.
Mrs. G. P. Andrews, accompanied
by her son-in-l law. Herbert O. West,
and family, returned to somerville'
Mass, last Monday. ....
Topic for the Epworth League ser
vice Sunday at z 80 p. M. Connect
ing with the source of power. !"
Leader, Mrs. Robert Williams.
Mrs. Charles Fanoher and daughter.
Elsie, who have been spending the
summer with Mrs. Philo West, re-
turned to their home in Boston last
week.
Theodore H. Flower, Misses LUCY
e. Taylor, Eva A. Brown and Myrtle
Brown, all of Springfield, and Miss
Madelyn r Kingsbury of Holycke
are guests of Mrs. f. A Brown,
J. H. MCCARTHY is having his
house, known as the Foskit place, re-
paired, painted and papered and is
building a new veranda D W.
Leigh aud Russell Colburn are doing
the work
Rev. and Mrs. ". @. Newell cele-
brated their silver wedding Sept. Sd
at their home in White Greek, N. Y
They received over 500 in silver
money and much valuable silverware
from friends far and near. Mr..
Newell is now a mem Der of the Troy
Methodist conference. He was pas
tor of the Methodist church here from
1886 to 1888.
Congregation Church Notes: Rev.
H. M. Lawson will preach next Sun
day morning at the usual hour. Sun
day school after morning service.
Junior Christian EndeRvor society
will meet in the vestry Friday after
noon directly after school. Leader.
Sanger. (Consecration meet
ing). The Ladies' Aid society will
hold an ice cream social in the vestry
Thursday evening. the last of the
season.
The Press., 1909-09-08
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.

Miss Bernioe Dimock was home
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Skinner have
returned to Rockville after a few
weeks stay at the lake.
Next Sunday at p m. members
of the Salvation Army from Rockville
will hold a meeting at this place.
Mrs. Frank Busher and children of
Rockville have been spending week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
B. Neff.
O. e. Harwood and family have
returned to their Crystal Lake cottage
for brief stay, after spending two
weeks in Maine.
Ernest A. Loveland has severed his
connection with L A. Aborn, and is
now employed by George D.sslSsn in
his steam mill in Blandford. Mass.
Mrs O. Walton Aborn and chill
dren. Lucius and Lora, returned last
Saturday to New York after spending
a vacation at their summer cottage
by the lake.
VIM. A. Francis of Winchendon,
Mass. conductor on the Ware River
railroad for over 35 years, called on
L. A. Aborn and other friends one
day last week,
The new bell on the chutoh is
hung and the belfry nearly completed.
The church is receiving a fresh coat
of paint. and although one Sf the
oldest M e churches in the confer,
ence, being built nearly 80 yeats ago,
will soon look like new The bell,
a gift from Charles W. Charter OF
Rockville. who formerly lived here,
has a beautiful sweet tone, aud is
much appreciated by ALL After all
repairs are completed there will be an
dedication, when it is
expected the Rev. DR.. I Bartholo-
new, a former pastor. and other
speakers will be present to address the
people.
The Press., 1909-09-08
Rock Meadow.


Sam Heck was guest of his par
ents over Sunday.
There is almost water famine in
this vicinity, as nearly every we'll Is
dry. ...
George Broadway is olapboafding
one side of his house and also shing-
ling.
Harold Hubbard of North Woodstock
visited over Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Adelbert Agard.
The Rock Meadow school com
menoed its fall term last week, with
Miss Mai Heating as teacher. No
session of the school was held Mon
day, Labor day. Miss Heating was
with her parents in Springfield over
Sunday.
The Press., 1909-09-08
ASHFORD,
WeStfOrd,

Mrs. J. V. Lyon is visiting III New
Britain this week. q
Miss Abbie Amidon has accepted a
school in Holland.
Miss Emily Ohism began her school
on the Hill Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Mathews has gore back
to Wilmington to teach.
Miss Lillian Amidon began her
school in Warrenville Tuesday,
Andrew Petrlak of New York is
visiting at Joe Chochol's this week.
John Doordik has sold his stock and
tools. and is going to Pennsylvania to
live.
Frank Morey has gone to Mansfield,
and is cutting ensilage for farmers
there.
Mrs. Flint and two daughters of
Rockville were at O. d. Ohism g over
Sunday.
Wilson Bros. of East Wilmington
have taken job of logging of Armi-
tage & Amidon.
James Burdiok and Harry Hopkins
of Eagleville we're guests at J. A.
Dimock's Sunday.
Mrs. A. g. Barlow is in Boston
visiting her sister. Mrs. Kate Cole.
who has been visiting Mrs. Barlow
here.
Mrs. Sarah Mathews is soon to move
to Wellington for the winter. She
will occupy the Moses Dimmock
house.
The Woods schoolhouse Is being
repaired and painted. Miss Zina
Curtiss, teacher, will commence the
school next week. The village
school, with J. Martin teacher, began
Tuesday.
The Press., 1909-09-08
How to Save Money and Health.

Most people have some trouble with
their health which they would like cured
If 1t could be done. DR.. Greene of West
14th Street, New York City, makes the
following offer: He gives you the priv
lege of consulting him free of charge,
through his great system of letter CORE
spondence. Write him just how you feel
and what symptoms trouble you. He
will answer your letter explaining your
case thoroughly, telling just what ails
you and how to get strong and we'll. You
do not leave your home and have no doc
tors fee to pay, The Doctor makes a
speciality of treating patients through let
ter correspondence, and is having won
derful success. He is the discoverer Of
that celebrated medicine, DIR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy. Write
him at once.
Write today for FREE bottle of DR.. Greene's
Laura for all stomach, liver and bowel trouble.
The Press., 1909-09-08
RoCKvILLE.

The Fitch mill on East Main street,
recently bought of the j. J. Regain
Manufacturing company by Bedding
Bros s. Co.. has been sold by the
latter company to Edmond Corcoran
OF Philadelphia, formerly of Rock
Vile. Mr.. Oorcoran for the past few
years has had charge of . large mill
III Philadelphia. He will equip the
Rockville mill with the latest i'm
proved machinery, and will set up
so looms at the start. The new mill
will employ about $50 hands.
The Press., 1909-09-08
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

matter under this head 10 cents per nne.)
Room to rent. Mrs. ID. N. Brown.
Oysters r in season, and we have fine
ones. Also all fish in their season, at the
Central Market, S. Rogers, proprietor.
"A new line of Japanese Napkins at
The Press office Largest assortment
ever shown. Prices, 10c hundred, up.
"A no. license address will be given in
Haymarket Square Sunday at 4 p. m. by
the Rev Doctor George A. Grant.
Families desili e to have their wash
ing done are complaining that under no.
license 1t is almost impossible to get q
washerwoman. Under license there are
plenty OF them. Wonder why?
The Press., 1909-09-08

Algy Apely--Yaas. she bwoke Fwed-
dies heart He nevah wecovered.
Percy Primrose Deuce y say!
How'd she do it?
Algy Apely-Why, the day after the
Gleah boy bwoke their engagement she
bad a million left her.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Press., 1909-09-08

Lord Chatham said Of the members
of Lord North's cabinet, 'They have
brought themselves where ordinary In
ability never arrives and nothing but
first rate geniuses in incapacity can
reach"
The Press., 1909-09-08

Itch Itch Itch Scratch Scratch I
Scratch The more you scratch the worse
the itch. Try Doan's Ointment. 1t cures
piles. eczema, any skin itching. All drug
gists sell It.
The Press., 1909-09-08

ACTION will break up Cold In one
hight.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
WINS
ASSESSMENT CASE

Major Carl Lentz. of the State
Board of Equalization of Taxes, sitting
at the City Hall today, was of the
opinion that the 1908 assessment by the
city tax board of s21.50O on the prop
erty at % Cedar street, should be
thrown off at the request of the present
owner, Louis Schlesinger. the real es-
tate dealer. The property was owned
until June of last year by the Volun
teers of America, therefore being un-
assessable. Mr. Schlesinger did not
take possession until October OF last
year A report advising that the re-
quest of Mr.. Schlesinger be allowed
will probably be made by Major Lents
at the next meeting of the board.
In the case of the $1,000 assessment
of the Greenwood Lake branch of the
Erie Railroad, on the strip of land ad-
joining the North Newark station, no
definite decision was reached The
railroad claims that 1t has already paid
taxes to the State on it as second class
property and therefore should not be
assessed again as third class.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
SAYS THAW DIDN'T
REMEMBER SHOTS
Doctor Tells of Talks with
Whites Slayer, Who Wanted
Twenty Tons of Ice.

WHITE PLAINS, N Y, July 15.-
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was at hand and
ready to testify for the State, which
is opposing her husbands release from
the Matteawan Asylum for the Grim
inai Insane, when the fifth day of the
hearing OF Harry K. Thaw's mental
condition was begun before Justice
Mills in the Supreme Court here today
with DR.. Otto Meyer. of New York. Ion
the witness stand.
DR.. Meyer related a conversation
upon ore occasion when Thaw told
him he feared he was going to have
typhoid fever, and suggested that his
rooms in the Jail should be cooled off
with twenty tons of ice.
DIR. Meyer testified that Thaw once
said to him that he helped to elect
Jerome
II asked him what the motives were
which prompted him to shoot Stanford
White and he said there were no I'M
proper motives"
Mr.. Clark asked the witness to give
the details of The conversation about
the shooting of White.
Il asked him to describe the incl
dents of that evening. Did you see
White before you went OUT? I asked
him. He said he had not"
DIR. Meyer replied: I'VE went down
the aisle and l stopped to speak to
some one. and then 1 saw White glar-
ing at me. He put down his hand;
then there was a disturbance and the
shooting had been done, those were
Thaw's words"
The witness said he asked Thaw if
he remembered the three shots, and
he said he did not
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
JULY 4TH VICTIM
DIES OF L0CKJAW

His condition declared hopeless by
physicians, due to lockjaw, 13-year-old
Frank Francke was taken home from
st. James's Hospital today to die. Two
hours after the boy left the hospital
he was dead.
Young Francke was suffering from
tetanus. caused by a wound received
through the explosion of a toy cannon
on the 5th of July. He did not go to
the hospital until July g. and the
wound. which was in his thigh, had
healed over. Symptoms quickly de-
veloped which showed that the pa
tient was a victim of tetanus. His
jaws were locked and she suffered the
most excruciating pain day and night.
Yesterday the lads mother was told
finally he could not live. She insisted
that he be sent home where she might
be with him when he died
Frank is the eldest of six children
The baby is but six months old. The
mother. shaking with sobs, declared it
would be impossible for her to remain
at the hospital away from the little
ones at home.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
NO MORE CARLEGRAMS
In FEIGENSPAN CASE.

Up to this afternoon no further
word had been. received regarding
the exact condition of those hurt in the
Feigenspan auto accident in France.
! While the cablegrams received in this
city yesterday throw some doubt as to
the seriousness of the injuries, more
information in regard to the exact cen
dition Of all concerned Is eagerly
awaited A. S. Koenig, superintendent
of the Feigenspan brewery. is expect
ing that cablegram from Paris will
reach this city any moment and is un-
able to understand why this long delay.
Friends of the injured persons have
been daily seeking from him positive
Information of their condition and great
anxiety is being expressed.
A wireless from Christian w Fei-
genspan and his mother. Mrs, Feigen-
spanStenEel. who sailed on the Maure-
tania yesterday. - expscted-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
HATIERS VOTE ON
RETURN TO WORK
Ballots Now Being Received
Here and in Orange for Grand
Jury's Benefit.

Hatters throughout Newark and Or
ange this afternoon are expressing their
attitude on the proposition of the
Essex county grand jury to learn by
secret ballot whether the strikers are
desirous of returning to work without
the return of the union label. Ballot
ing is taking place in Michers Hall, &c
South Orange avenue, this city. and in
the Orange Armory, Orange. Various
public men are watching the balloting
to insure it's secresy.
1t was decided at the Newark ballot
ing to have the polls open from 8 to s
O'Clock, instead of to o'clock only, so
as to give more time for the 5000 hat
ters, trimmers. feeders and weighers to
vote
The Newark tellers who are repre
senting the special committee of the
grand jury are the Rev. e. A. WATSON,
rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church, and George F. Reeve, presi-
dent of the Newark Board of Trade.
The Orange representatives. of the com
mittee are MAYOR Walter A. Flint,
of West Orange, and the Rev, John F.
Boylan, pastor of the Church of our
Lady of the Valley, Orange.
The Newark locals are. represent
ed by Miss Malinda Scott, secretary of
the Hat Trimmers; Miss Agnes Freil,
secretary of the Weighers and Feeders;
Stringer White, secretary of Local No.
IS, and James Byrne, secretary of Local
No. IA. y
The union tellers Cor the Oranges
are Edward Cameron. secretary, and
Samuel Barrardo, Local No. IL, and
Thomas Cullen, secretary, and Thomas
Curry, Local No. t.
The ballots bear the words "Yes"
and No with q perforation i'll the
middle. Yes" means that the voter
wants to go back to the shop where he
formerly worked without the return of
the union label and mo" means that
the voter indorses the continuation Of
the fight for the union label. The per-
foration enables the voter to cast either
vote.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
MEDICAL STUDENT DIES
AFTER AN OPERATION.

Ralph B. MARYLAND, A. B., a graduate
of Columbia University, and In his
third year in the medical college. died
this morning at-the home of his father,
DIR. William H. MARYLAND, 113S Broad
street. Mr.. MARYLAND was operated on
for appendicitis two weeks ago and
failed to rally from the strain. One
more year of study and Mr. MARYLAND
would have received his degree of doc
tor. Besides his father, his brother, DR.,
Harrison S. MARYLAND. is also a doctor.
The funeral services will be held from
his late home on Friday evening at s.
o'clock. The interment will be in Ever
green Cemetery at the convenience of
the family. The Rev. Joseph A. Wei
gand will ofticiate.