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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
KILLED AND BODY CUT UP
Farmer Accused of the Murder
Of a ieWeIry Salesman.
George Schaeffer, of SchnecksyiIIe,
Pa, Arrested For Brutal Crime
---Dismembered Remains Found.

Allentown, Pa.-The dismembered
body of Leopold Ermann, a jewelry
salesman, living at 1905 North Sew
enth street, Philadelphia, has been
found under the newly concreted
floor of a chicken house on the farm
of George Schaeffer, near Schnecks-
Vile, village eleven miles north Of
here.
Ermann came here on November
IT to sell Schaeffer, who is twenty
four years old, a $3.50 diamond ring
which he wanted to present to his
fiancee, Miss Flora Schiller. Ermann
stayed over night with Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Hunicker, stepfather and
mother of Schaeffer, who say that be-
sides $500 worth of jewelry Ermann
had about $1,000 in cash.
After breakfast next morning Err
mann left to call on Schaeffer, in
tending next to go to the home of
Owen Peter, a quarter of mile
away, to deliver gold watch which
Mr.. Peter had ordered as birthday
present for one of his daughters. Err
mann never got to the Peter home,
and after day or two suspicion be-
gan to be directed at Schaeffer.
Within week Jacob Ermann, a
brother Of the missing man, came on
from Philadelphia and began a
search, assisted by the Allentown po-
lice. A few days ago they arrested
Schaeffer and he was committed to
jail. His attorney, former Congress-
man Kline, started habeas corpus pro-
ceedings for Schaeffer's release on the
score that the prosecution was not
warranted in the absence of both
corpse and loot.
The police then started to dig on
Schaeffer's farm, tearing up the con-
crete which he had laid since Novem-
Der 18. They found first the missing
mans clothes and then in six places
the six parts into which Schaeffer had
cut Ermann's corpse Further dig
ging brought forth all the murdered
mans jewelry except the missing dia-
mond ring. The jewelry was in Err
manns satchel, labelled with his
name.
1t was dark by the time the clothes
were found and the rest of the dig
ging was done by lantern light. Clin-
ton Trumbower, brother-in-law OF
Schaeffer, was arrested and commit
ted to jail on a charge of completely.
Schaeffer, it is believed, felled Err
mann with the blunt end of a Ratchet
and then severed his head, arms and
legs with an axe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

introduced its use will no doubt be
universal 1t consists of miniature
springing boards, which are strapped
to the shoes. A slight depression of
the feet causes the wearer to spring
forward; the harder the depression
the longer the jump. The inventor
claims that a person equipped with
the spring boards can travel faster
than another person running, and but
little effort or exertion is required to
cause momentum. They are in every
way safe for young children, as there
Is no danger of the child falling or Of
the device becoming unamanageable,
as with roller skates. They will I'M
doubleday prove to be great amuse-
ment for youngsters, both boys and
girls. and we may soon look for
streets full of live jumping jacks.
They will also be used by acrobats in
stead Of the springing board now usu-
ally employed. Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Both Away From Temptation.

A story is told Of west country
bishop who rebuked the sporting par
son for his hunting proclivities. II
hear you go for fox hunting good
deal" he observed one day. You
ought not to do this; there is plenty
of work to be accomplished in the
parish. :" But" protested the vicar,
fox hunting is merely healthy exer-
else; besides. hear you we're at a
ball the other night" I'm sense
that is So replied the bishop, but.
truly speaking. was three or four
rooms away from the ballroom
The vicar smiled and then retorted.
Il am always three or four fields be-
hind the fox, SO what's the differ
ence -Tit-Bits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

Palestine would be Jewish coun-
Try to-day. If Theodor Herzl had not
lied, Herz1 was the George Wash
ington Of fhe Jews one of the most
remarkable and romantic figures Of
this generation He died four years
ago, Of heart disease. About the time
that our Civil War began, Herzl was
baby in a Jewish home in Vienna.
He was we'll educated, and being by
nature brilliant and magnetic, he be-
came a leader among the Viennese
"intellectuals. Until he was thirty
five years old, he did not interest
himself in the troubles or in the
destiny Of the Jews. He was content
to write plays for the viennese thea
tres, and clever quips for the papers
and magazines, says Herbert N. Cas-
SON, writing of %Zionism," in Hamp-
tons Broadway Magazine.
Then came the tragedy of the Drey-
fuz case. Herzl went to Paris and
saw with his own eyes how the Jews
were hated and thrust to one side.
To a high-spirited Jew such as Herzl
this was intolerable He realized
with sudden amazement the humilia-
ton Of the race how they were
everywhere a homeless tribe of inter
lopers and intruders, living only by
suffrance of foreign nations who were
all more or less hostile at heart.
Being writer, he naturally put
his feelings into book a book
as the Jews had not seen since the
days Of Isaiah He wrote it in eight
weeks, and it startled Europe like an
explosion. Since then, it has been
translated into many languages You
will find it in most of the larger
American Libraries, under the title OF
"The Jewish State
"The Jews are people-One Peo-
pie. They want country of their
own and they shall have one This
was the motif of Herzl's book. 1t
was the war-cry of a new crusade;
and Herzl, against his will and great
ly to his surprise, was swept of his
feet by sudden rush of his fellow
Jews and transformed into second
Moses, who had arisen to lead his
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
The Kitchen God.

The kitchen god of China is per-
haps not rightly SO called. He has
place over the cooking range, but he
is the recording angel of the Chi
nese house, and it is his duty to note
the actions Of each member of the
family and report them to the gods
at the end Of every month Once a
year, too, he goes to heaven in per-
son and makes his annual report. So
once year the family PROSTATE
themselves before him. carry him in
procession, and finally burn him,
while crackers are being fred. Lon
don Illustrated News.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Mother Dead. Girls Held

Two men and two women were ar
rested at Asbury Park on suspicion of
knowing something about the facts
attending the death of Mrs. Sa-
rah Custerlin, who was found
dead in the kitchen of her home
at Neptune City. The woman was
burned about the head and body
and her skull had been fractured.
Mamie Gunson and Rose Vaughn Lay
ton, daughters of the dead woman,
and James Layton and Irving Hoff-
man are the persons who were arrest
ed following an investigation by the
County Prosecutor. According to
neighbors the prisoners had been
drinking and were up stairs when the
body of Mrs. Custerlin was found by
ueighbors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
KNAPP PROTESTS TO McoREA.
Says the Pennsylvania is Publishing
Misleading Advertisements.

Washington. D. C.-In letter to
President McCrea, of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company, Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. declares that a newspa-
per advertisement of that company
giving notice of withdrawal of re-
duced rates to school children be-
tween interstate point because Of a
recent ruling of the commission does
not fairly state or indicate the ques-
ton that was passed upon by the
commission.
Judge Knapp states that the action
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, wheth-
er Intentionally or Internationally,
discredits the efforts of the commits
sion to fairly administer the law. and
that the commissions order did not
require the withdrawal of the rates.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
OXFORD schoIar q suiclde.


Clark H. Tanby, an Oxford eng
land) graduate, who was professor Of
Greek and Latin in the Lawrenceville
School, committed suicide in his room
in the Hamill House dormitory at
Trenton, by shooting himself in the
left temple. Professor Tanby was
twenty-six years old, native of Ken
lucky, and. so far as his friends know,
had no personal or financial troubles.
Professor Tanby retired apparently in
the best of spirits, and the first infor-
nation of his death was had when he
failed to respond to the call of one of
the dormitory attendants in the morn
ing. When the door to his room was
broken in Professor Tanby was found
on the bed with pistol in his left
hand and steamer rug over his head.
He had used the rug to muffie the re-
port of the pistol
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
saves Imperilcd Skater.

Had it not been for Dudley Chase,
Miss Crispin, a manual training
teacher of the public schools of Rah-
way. might have drowned in Milton
Lake. Miss Crispin, more venture
some than the other members of the
party she was with, ventured upon
the ice, which, before she had gone
far, gave way, and she sank in the
water. She screamed for help, and
Chase ran to her aid. With the aid
of board he had almost reached her
when the ice again broke and he was
submerged. He succeeded in getting
hold of Miss Crispin and they were
brought ashore.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
PEEKsKIL1 ACADEMY IN RUINS.
Fire Practically Destroys the Famous
Institution on the Hudson.

Peekskill, N. Y.-Fire practically
destroyed the Peekskill Military
Academy, causing loss of SIS, 900.
The students all escaped unhurt, and
had time to save their books and
those belonging to the faculty, to.
gether with other movable property
Only the armory escaped the flames.
The Peekskill Military Academy.
originally established as high school
in 1888, is one of the oldest institu
tions of its kind in the country.
Among it's most distinguished alumni
are: Senator Depew, Frank Vincent,
the explorer; Captain John G. Free
mont, U. S. N, and Professor Frank
Dempster Sherman, of Columbia Uni
versity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

metal work. In the valuable collec-
ton Of Peruvian antiquities brought
to Philadelphia by ]. Randolph Clay,
who was United States Minister to
that country nearly fifty years ago,
are two bronze implements. one of
them terminating in two figures of
monkeys, dressed in Spanish costumes
and riding mules. Until few years
ago these Instruments were believed
to be knives or choppers. but it is now
known that they were used for cut
ting the wool of llamas, alpacas and
vicunas, Peruvian vase having been
recently discovered on which a man
is depicted in the act of shearing a
native animal with similar tool
Philadelphia Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
TRADE BODY BUYS SITE.
Southern Commercial Congress Buys
Home in Washington. ID. @.

Washington, D. Represents.
tives of the Southern Commercial
Congress have closed the purchase of
the st. Matthew's Roman Catholic
Church property at Fifteenth and H
streets, Northwest, to erect an Office
building and permanent home in this
city.
1t is planned to raise an endow.
ment fund of $1,000,00O. About one.
half is necessary to pay for the
ground, and the rest to construct the
twelve-story office building. One floor
will contain a large auditorium and
committee rooms for the meetings of
the congress, while another will be
assigned for permanent exhibits of
products of the South
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Funeral Held I'm.

The police of Paterson held up the
funeral of Altar Greenberg till Coun-
ty Physician Armstrong could make
a thorough investigation into the
cause of his death. Greenberg died
suddenly, and 1t was given out that
heart disease was the cause. He was
regarded as an important witness in
the inquiry to be made into the death
of Mrs. Anna Tapack, mother of Louis
Tapack, who died about two months
ago. Louis Tapack collected about
$4,000 insurance on his mothers life
Tapack.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Horticulturists Choose oficers.

At it's final session the State Horti-
cultural Society at Trenton elected
these officers: President, Elias S..
Black, Little Silver; vice-president,
Albert Repp, Glassboro; secretary,
Howard G. Taylor. Riverton; treasu-
rer, George e. De Camp, Roseland:
Executive Committee, Horace Rob-
erts, Moorestown; DR.. J.. B. Ward,
Newark; Albert Repp, Glassboro; w.
H. Morgan, Westmont; J. L. Lippin-
colt, Riverton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
MoRR1srowN posroFFIcE.
Open from In the Morning l-ltit Z
In the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.


In the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
$780, NJ For New York and all intermedi-
ate stations.
SIS A. M.--For Easton. Newton. Chester and
all intermediate stations. Whippany.
s.15A. M.-For Brookside, Mendham and al,
stations on the RocRaway Valley Railroad
els 4. M.--Tor New York. and intermediates
Stations.
9.l5 A.M.-Tor Mount Freedom.
046A. M-For Newark New York and be-
yond
ll.25 M.-Tor Newark. New York and be
yond.
1s.4s p. M.--For New York and all inferno
diate stations.
l245 p M.-For Rockaway and Dover
$50 p. M-For New York and all interms
Giate stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
1904. M.-From New York and interrnsdir
ate stations
$50 A. M.-From Hackettstown and inter
/. mediate stations. Whippany. Mt. Freedom.
oA.M.--From Brookside Mendham and AL
stations ON the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
1920 A. M--From New Yorts and intermedi.
fate stations.
X I2A M.--From Dover.
*llO p. NJ. From New York and intermedt
ate stations.
ASP. M.--Frum New York.
$50 P. M--From Philadelphia, Easten, New,
ton. Chester and intermediate stations
4.8O p. M.-From Brookside, Mendham and ~
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad,
sA4l p. M.-Fron Esw York and inteFheai
ate stations.
~4lA From Newark and Nav York.
delivered by carriera.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

Joseph Donnelly, the proprietor of
a boarding house at Paulsboro, and
James Drain, one of his boarders,
were sent to jail as the result of reve-
lations following the opening of the
grave of Edward Cole, former
boarder Cole was found dead in
Donnelly's house, and the Coroner re-
ported that he died of paralysis. The
undertaken who prepared the body
for burial, however, reported to Coun-
ty Prosecutor Rogers that Coles body
showed evidence of foul play.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
No Demand For Good Actresses.

II Is more than probable that the
"slump" in actresses of mark is due
to the fact that the playhouse is be-
ing attended more and more by wom-
en-. rs women are rarely very much
interested in other women there has
been less call for the real actress.
Taller.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Drowned in Lake Hopatcong.

The body of Arthur Thompson a
Succassunna carpenter, was recov-
cred from Lake Hopatcong near the
River Styx. Thompson had been on
the ice with party of skaters and
was missed when the start for home
was made. A search resulted in the
finding of large hole with skate
tracks leading to it. 1t was near this
hole that the body was found
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

In the Pennsylvania Museum, Mem
orial Hall, exhibited with the collec-
ton of old pewter, are three exam
Piles of Peruvian figure work in lead,
dating back probably to the Spanish
Conquest The central figure repre-
sents a man with mitre and crozier.
apparently a Spanish bishop or abbot.
Another is intended to portray a
knight or soldier, holding in one hand
a two-handed sword. On his head
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Convict Tries to XIII Hinf,eif.

Although he was to have been lib
Grated iE few days Daniel Collin,
convict at the New Jersey State Pri-
son, at Trenton, attempted to COM
nit suicide by severing two arteries
in his left wrist with butcher knife
from the shops. Collin, whose home
is in West Orange, was sentenced for
five years April z. 1904.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Keir Hardie in New YorIr

Kerr Hardie, member of the British
Parliament, addressed an enthusiasts.
tic audience in Carnegie Hall. New
York City Suffra gists, Socialists and
others asked questions, which he an.
swered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
EASY ON CONVICT BAN1sER.
Governor BuchtcI, OF Colorado, Com.
.mutes J. e. Godding's Sentence.

Denver, Coll Governor Henry A.
Buchtel committed the sentence Of
John e. Godding, president OF the
defunct State Bank, of Rocky Ford
to two years. Godding was originally
sentenced to from eight to ten years
in the penitentiary for receiving de.
posits when he knew the bank to ne
insolyent. Godding was sentenced on
November T.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
plays Robber; Beaten by Guests.

Newman Drake. of Newton, N. j.,
seized the opportunity when guests
at party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
vester Coleman were at the height of
their gayety. to break in with mask
and gun and order hands up" The
hands went up. but while Drake was
going through the party for valuables
one of the men landed kick in his
groin; then others piled on him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
HeId For $500. GOO Forgeru

Fred B. Signor, charged with forg-
ing the signature of James Murray, a
millionaire, was indicted on eight
counts by the Grand Jury at Oakland,
Cal. The amount involved aggregates
about S86O.OOO.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

1t will this Christian
W learn that Hindu temple has Just been dedicated In San by
the building
architecture
faith
native j. Christian Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Cornerstone For seashore Church.

The cornerstone for the new $45,-
900 stone edifice of Trinity Episcopal
Church was laid at Asbury Park with
impressive ceremonies by Rev Dr.
A. B. Baker, rural dean in the Convo
cation of New Brunswick, represents
ing Bishop Scarborough
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Brandcgce For Senator.

United States Senator Frank 3.
6randegee, of New London, Conn.
will succeed himself as the junior
Senator from Connecticut. He was
nominated by the Republican legisla-
tive caucus over Congressman Eb-
enezer J.. Hill, of Norwalk.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

Telephones permanently secured to
the chairs have been introduced into
some OF the leading barber shops. and
have been found to be a welcome in
novation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Waistcoat i'm Parts.

A resident of Chicago has created
coat and vest combined in one
which it is claimed has many advan-
tages over the present cut. The chief
claim for the new arrangement is that
the vest, being made in two parts, the
back and front, enables the wearer to
remove the back entirely at such
times as the temperature demands
lighter clothing without laying the
wearer open to the accusation of be-
ing partially dressed, as he is some
times when he lays aside his vest en-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19
Sensation For Children,

The children will be glad to hear
Of an ingenious device recently pat
ented by Texas man and shown in
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-19

II the alarm is sounded from box rs. the hrs
bell win strike two. then pause and strike fvsA
which will indicate that the fire Is in the yicins
ity Of No. rs box. Every alarm is repeated
four times.
no. BOX. LOCATION
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
WANTED

Tne Publicity Commission has been
asked for information relative to the
following persons:
George J.. Smith. of Wallace, Ne
braska, would like to know what has
become of Captain c. c. Cearney,
who formerly resided in Carson City.
S. w. Witherill of Austin, Nevada.
would like information as to the
whereabouts of Mr. Ida Vansickle
Baker, formerly of this city. S
Fletcher Weyburn. Box 494. Scran-
ton Pa, would like information of
surviving members of the Weyburn
family who formerly lived in this city
One of them was married to a former
Governor of this State.
Persons knowing of the where
abouts of any of the above persons
will communicate either with the Pub
Lefty Commission OF directly witt
the persons making the inquiries.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
MAY IGNORE HEARING

T1e grand jury now in session at
Reno may ignore the findings of the
preliminary examination of Mrs. Mae
Talbot who shot her husband there
some time ago and return an indict,
first degree. At the preliminary ex-
animation the woman was bound over
to the grand ury charged with muir
der In the second degree and allow
ed her freedom on bail by the court.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
OMINISTRATRIX'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE AND PER-
SONAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the District
Court of the State of Nevada, in and
for the County of Ormsby, made on
the 21st day of December, 1909, in
the matter of the estate of Daniei
Kelly, deceased, the undersigned, the
administrative Of said estate, will sell
at public auction for cash, United
firmation by said District Court, on
the 10Th day of January, 1909, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Of
fee of the clerk of the District Court,
in the County OF OTmsby, State
+ Nevtda, all the right, title,
interest and estate Of the said
Daniel Kelly, deceased, at the time
Of his death, and all the riglt, title
and interest hat the said estate has,
by operation of law or otherwise, &C
uired other than or in addition to that
of the said Daniei Kelly, deceased, at
the time of ais DEATH, in and to all
that certain lot, piece or parcel Of
land, situate, lying and being in the
said County of Ormsby, State of Ne
va1a, and bounded and described as
follows, t. wit:
Lots 2 and 3 in Block SO, in Proc
tor & Green's Division of Carson CT
ty, Ormsby County, Nevada, the same
having a front of IS feet on the east
line of Division street and so feet
on the south line of Carolina street;
also Lots l and 4 in Block 90 OF
Proctor & Green's Division Of Car
son City, Ormsby County, Me-
vada, having a front OF 6o
feet on the west line of Nevada
street and of 80 feet on the south line
of Carolina street; together with all
the Improvements thereon, consist
ing of two dwelling houses, O~uthouses
etc, with the contents thereof and all
other personal property On said pre-
misses belonging to said estate OF
lsaniel Kelly, deceased.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SALE: Ten per cen cash of pur-
chase money to be paid to the admin
istratriX or her attorney on the day
OF the sale, balance on confirmation
Of sale by said District Court. Deed
ct expense of purchaser.
JENNIE X. LOGAN,
administrative of the Estate OF Dan
iel Kelly, deceased.
Dated December q, 1909.
JAMES d. FINCH,
Attorney for Administrative.
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