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freighters. However, lnc sailing vessel
in which Muller took passage was
even slower. and it was calculated that
the Manchester" would reach New
York some days before the Victoria"
1t was an anxious voyage, and the
time was counted with feverish impa-
tience; but the expectations of the
pursuers were realized and the Man
chester" reached New York more than
4S hours ahead of the Victoria The
four men waited on the dock, and as
soon as the vessel reached the pier,
they went aboard. Muller had been
quite sick on the way over and he
came on deck looking pale and care
worn. Mr. Graves and the cabman
recognized him at once and shouted
in unison:
That's the mani"
The two detectives Immediately
placed him under arrest and before
leaving the vessel made a search Of
the prisoners box. The watch belong
ing to the murdered man was found
in his trunk, wrapped up in piece Of
leather. Most audacious of all, Muller,
at the time of his capture, was wear
ing the hat which belonged to the
murdered man. 1t had been cut down
and somewhat altered, but there was
no difficulty in finding traces which
made 1t correspond to the article of
headgear which had been in the family
of the victim for many years.
Through the cooperation Of the
American authorities, extradition pa
pers were speedily prepared and the
prisoner went back to England in the
custody of his four captors, arriving
there in the middle. of September of
the year of the murder. Although the
Bertillion system of Identification by
means OF thumb-prints had not been
perfected at that time. the first steps
taken by the authorities was to secure
the impressions of the prisoners
hands. These were carefully compared
with the blood print on the door of the
railway carriage. and the marks Of the
right hand were found to correspond
fairly well with the blood stained i'm
preston on the door of the coach.
The trial occurred at the next ses-
sion of the general criminal court.
Sir Robert Collyer, the solicitorgen-
eral, had charge of the prosecution
which was based entirely upon cir
cumstantial evidence. 1t was charged
that Muller had committed the muir
der under sudden impulse; that
standing at the station he had no.
ticed Mr.. Briggs watch and chain and
jewelry, and was filled with an over
whelming desire to possess them; that
on the spur of the moment he had de-
termined to follow him into the car
riage. The victim resisted. but his as
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III belongs 10 my nttle girl, was
the reply.
''Where did she get it?"
1T was given to her by man who
lodged with us-his name is Franz
Muller. He left very suddenly after
the papers had become full of the
Mystery of the Railway Carriage"
This was news with vengeance.
The cabman was taken in hand and
subjected to rigorous cross-examina-
ton. He told all about his German
lodger and said among other things,
that the man had left his photograph
on the bureau in the second-story back
room where he had lodged. The police
Immediately secured the photograph
and Col. Fraser fastened to Cheap
side and presented it to Graves, the
jeweler
Did you ever see that man." he
inquired.
Il did," was the reply. "He is the
foreigner who came here and ex-
changed the chain on the day after the
Briggs murder"
Col. Fraser returned to the cabman' 8
home and held another long interview
with the red-faced person who had SO
providentially furnished him with a
clue.
The cabby proved to be a .veritable
mine of information. He testified,
among other things, that he had pur-
chased the hat which was found in the
railway carriage, doing SO at the re-
quest of Muller, his German boarder.
1t was learned that Muller had trans
ferred his residence to cheap lodg-
ing house in the Whitechapel dis
trict. This was carefully guarded, and
Col. Fraser having supplied himself
with a warrant, went there one morn
ing to arrest the suspect. Two men
we're stationed in the front of the
house and two in the rear, and Con.
Fraser, himself, went upstairs to make
the arrest. He hammered at the door.
open, and found-nothing. The room
was empty. The bird had flown.
Col. Frazer realized the importance.
Of prompt, and speedy action and he
at ones formulated plans by which
two of the shrewdest detectives In the
metropolis were detailed to go to
America to arrest Mr.. Franz Muller.
Bobby Smith, the cabman, and Mr..
Graves, the jeweler Of Cheapside,
were sent with the officers for the
purpose Of Identifying Muller. This
curiously assorted quartet immediate
ly went to Liverpool and took the first
steamer across the Atlantic. 1t proved
to be the "City OF Manchester" which
In its day was one of the fast ocean
liners, but which at the present time
would be ranked among the slow
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! sailant determined to possess the val
uables, no matter at what cost. He
had tried to choke Mr.. Briggs into in
sensibility, and not succeeding in
that had seized hold of life pre-
server such as is carried in English
! railway carriages and had used it to
batter in the head of his venerable
victim. There was deep wound over
the ear, the skull was fractured, and
there were several other blows on the
head. Following up this presentation
of the crime, the distinguished solic-
itor- general presented. piece by piece,
! the bits of evidence which, in his
mind, convicted Franz Muller of the
murder of Thomas Briggs. Sir Robert
Collyer said that it was the strongest
circumstantial evidence which had
ever been brought forward in mur-
der case in his time. Muller, on his
part set up an alibi, but it was not
very well substantiated, and the jury
without the slightest hesitation, re,
turned verdict Of guilty.
After his conviction Muller insisted
that he had been found guilty upon
false statement of facts. His case
was taken up by the Society for the
Protection of Germans in England,
and the most powerful influences were
eXerted there and abroad to obtain a
reprieve for the convict. In the mean
time, Muller was urged to make a
confession of his crime He evaded any
direct response to this appeal, usual
ly saying: why should man confess
to man? Man cannot forgive man.
only God can do so. Man is therefore
only accountable to God" He persisted
in maintaining this attitude until the
very last He was not vicious man
in any manner or way, and it was
quite evident that his crime was not
premeditated, and this fact at times
caused some uneasiness of conscience
to his captors. His refusal to admit his
guilt was perplexing and disquieting.
Finally the day of execution arrived.
A German pastor attended him to the
scaffold and urged him to make his
peace with God. The black cap was
placed over his eyes, and the rope was
adjusted: about his neck The execu-
toner prepared to give the signal
which would launch him into eter-
nifty. AT that psychological moment
Muller leaned over and whispered in
the ear Of his pastor:
Il did it.
The next second the drop had
slipped, and Franz Muller had gone to
meet his Creator
Copyright. 1905. by W. G. Chapman)
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The Unexpected.

The judge was about to pass sen
tence upon the condemned man.
In view of certain contingent cir
cumstances' he said. I'm inclined to
treat You with leniency.'
A veiled woman who was sitting at
tears.
Are you the prisoners wife?" his
honor inquired
The woman coHld only nod.
Il think thai in view of all these
mitigating Influences" the judge re-
sumed, 81 will fix three years"
The veled woman suddenly gasped.
1T ain't half enough. Judge: it amt
half enough" she wildly shrieked.
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HANDS RAW AND SCALY.
itehed and Burned Terribly-CouId
Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh
Crackine-Sieep Impossible.


AN itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and
even up to the elbows. The itching
and burning were terrible. My hands
got all scaly and when l scratched, tho
surface would be covered with bliS-
ters and then get raw. The eczema
got so bad that ! could not move my
thumbs without deep cracks appearing.
/ went to my doctor, but his medicine
could only stop the itching. At night
| suffered so fearfully that I could not
sleep. l could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on for
three months and l was fairly worn
out AT last l got the Cuticura Rene
dies and in "A month ! was cured. Wal
ter ii. Cox. 16 Somerset St, Boston.
Mass. Sept. 25, 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Solo Props, Boston
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He time was an even
ing in July, some years
ago; the place the sta
tion platform of the
North London Railway
company at the Metro
politan borough of
Hackney. A number of
passengers we're there,
awaiting the six o'clock
local from London. 1t
arrived presently, with
bell ringing clamorous
ly and engine putting
up great clouds of
smoke and sparks. The
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An Eve Opener.

DIR. MITCHELLS EYE SALVE fs
white in appearance. odoriess. A pos
tive and ready cure for sore, weak, in.
famed swollen. smarting eyes and
granulated lids. Just apply to the eye
lids and rub in we'll At all stores.
Price % cents.
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Diogenes was wise man for de-
spising little worldly customs. but a
fool for showing it. Be wiser than
other people If you can, but do not
tell them so.--Lord Chesterfield.
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1t is better to desire the things that
we have. than to have the things that
We desire.-Henry van Dyke.
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You may be just as happy as You
like to see anybody else.-Robert
Burns.
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IN SELF DEFENSE.

"Why, professor, Why are you
wearing ear muffs on the street on
hot day like this?
20. | forgot to take them off! Our
baby makes such a noise all the time
at home,"
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Highest Altitude In Europe.
Madrid has the highest altitude Of
any city In Euroos.
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Col. James Fraser Wonderful Capture of Crool

Hurried InVesfieafion. a Trip
By NiSbf and Ofber MYSferi-
GUS Features Are InocuIofed
Info COL FroSer'S System Of
Arri1inf at Identity Of The
Grim inaI PorfieS-Scene Is
Placed in an English Station.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-15
BLAMES POLICE
OF PALERMO FOR
PETROSINO'S DEATH.

Among the few social diversions that
Detective Joe Petrosino allowed himself
were the dinners of the Societa del Dit
TO or Society of the Finger at the Cafe
Romano at No. li3 Mulberry street. This
is a secret club, organized for social and
benevolent purposes and includes In its
membership many prominent Italian
citizens
A dinner was held by the organization
at the Romano last night. II had been
arranged for n week in advance, but in
stead OF being joyful occasion II was
a meeting of mourning. A silent toast
was drunk to the memory of the brave
Petros!no and many anecdotes were re-
lated OF him.
Assistant DlstrIct-Attorney Carrao. OF
Brooklyn, presided. Mr.. Carrao was in
Sicily last year with District Attorney
Clark on pleasure trip
There Is no more lawless community
than Palermo" he said. The Carbinari
or police are as crooked as the crooks.
AS a matter OF fact. the police Organiza-
ton works hand in hand with the Ca
mora for Matchmaking purposes
When Petroslno made himself known
TO the police he made himself known 20
the Camorra, II the truth were known
It would probably be found that the
Carbinars were mixed up in the plot to
assassinate him. You may rest assured
there are policemen in Palermo who
know VINO killed Petrosino. but they
Will never tell"
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PETROSINO WAS
ON THE TRACK OF
SLAYER GUAKINO

Chief Clerk Jacob Z. Bausch. OF the
Manhattan Coroner's Office, to-day re-
called that shortly before Lieut. Joe.
Petrosino sailed for Italy he visited that
office and upon request was furnished
with details OF murder committed on
Jan. ?, 1907
Philip Guarino, known in police cir.
cles as Chop Suey joe" a notorious
character, shot and killed John Flynn,
Of No lj2 East one Hundred and Third
street, and fled the country. The mur.
der was the sequel to GuarinOs eject
ment from party at Third avenue
and Ninety-seventh street.
The murderer shot three persons, but
Flynn's wounds alone were fatal. Qua
rinO was not heard of for ten months.
"PetrOsinO told me that he had got
trace of GuarinO in Italy, and wanted
the particulars Of the crime before sail
ing, said Bausch 10 an Evening World
reporter He expressed hope to ar
rest and eXtradite him / understand
the fugitive was a desperate man and
had no hesltanCy in killing"
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HANDS AND FEET
|TCHED Z YEARS
Suffered Terribly from Eczema
which Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and GetRaw Arms Affected,
Too Gave Up Hope of Cure,
USED CUTICURA AND
WAS QUICKLY CURED

81 suffered from eczema on my hands,
arms and feet for about twelve years,
my hands and feet would swell, sweat
and itch, then would become calious
and get very dry, then peel of and
get raw. tried most every kind OF
salve and ointment without success,
only got temporary relief. As soon as !
would leave of using them | would be
rs bad as ever. tried several doctors,
took arsenic for two years and at last
gave up thinking there was cure for
eczema. A friend Of mine insisted on
my trying the Cuticura Remedies but,
surprising they were the same az other
cures had tried, l did not give them
q trial unit! got so bad that had to
do something. secured a cake Of Gu.
ticura Soap, a box VI Cuticura Oint.
ment and bottle Il Cuticura Resolvent
ard by the time they were used | could
see a vast improvement and my hands
and feet We're healed up in no time, |
used several bottles Of Cuticura Re.
solvent. This was over year ago and
have had no trouble since. ] think |
am entirely cured. Charles 7. Bauer,
RED. 60. Volant, Pa. Mar. II, 1905"
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CAPT. HA|NS'S
TRIAL IS FIXED
FOR APRIL 10
Insanity at Time of Tragedy
Is Indicated by Counsel
as Defense.

Justice Garretson, in the supreme
Court, at Flushing, to-day, designated
April ID "a the day when Capt, Peter
C. Hains will be placed on trial for the
murder Of William T.. Annis at the
Bayshore Yacht Club on Aug Is.
Eugene n. l.. Young appeared in court
this morning in behalf of Capt. Hams,
and District-Attorney Frederick c. De
Witt moved for trial
There was little or nothing IL the
proceedings to shed light on the line Of
defense John +. Mcintyre, chief ~
counsel for Capt, Hams, will pursue,
although when he remarked a few days
ago THAT fellow ought to be in Mat
teawan,' ii was indicated that insanity
will be the plea
To two indictments Capt. Hams plead
ed not guilty, although his plea TO the
second indictment was mot guilty on
the ground OF insanity at the time Of the
commission of the tragedy
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DIED..

BtINORE.-Cn March 10, 1000. after =
short Illness at his home No. l3o OAK st-s
Grcenpo!nt brooklyn ROBERT H. BAL
SORE. in his Gjth year
Funeral services will be held this evss>
Ing at s o'clock
Rye New York, March
l3, BRIDGET CUSHION. beloved Wis
OF the late Richard Cushion and mother
Of the Rev. Richard b. Cushion
Funeral March / from her late rsu~
dcnce. thence to the Church OF the hesuf~
rec,ion at Rye. n. Y. II o'clock solemn
rsouIem mass. Relatives and frisnos
are Invited to attend
Sunday, March H. 1soS'
JOHN VI. O'MARA, beloved son OF Thomas
and Margaret o'Mara, brother OF Dr.
Thomas j., David f. and william o Mara
Relatives and friends are Invited TO at'
his funeral from his late residence, soS
Summit ay., Jersey City, Wednesday,
March IL, at $50 A. NJ. thence to st.
Josephs Il. c. Church. Baldwin and
PayonIa ay., Jersey city. whore solemn
high mass Of requiem will be offered. In
ternen, Calvary Cemetery.
March IA ARTHUR
yALLALLEY, beloved brother Of the late
John. Elizabeth. Catherine and Ann VAIL
lallsy, native OF the parish Of FULLY. Cor
bs,t. County Monaghan. ireland.
Funeral from his late residence. s3s
East l2th 81. on Tuesday morning.
March 10. at 10 o'clock. thence 10 81
Hridsid's Church. Avenue . and sn -
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MA YOR PA VS. HIGH
TRIBUTE TO SLAIN
DETECTIVES WORK.

In statement to-day Mayor McClel-
Ian eulogized the murdered detective,
Joseph Petrosino. saying
THE death OF Lieut. Petroslno Is u
great loss to the Police Department and
therefore to the city. The very form In
which 1t came shows the mans worth.
FOR the hatred in which the criminals
held him was a measure Of his value
to his employers. For years he had
worked faithfully amid the dangers
which eliminated in his assassination
He knew those dangers, but never
hinched from them. He was brave
man"
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MADE PROTEST
AT GOING ALONE
ON ITALIAN TRIP.

Lieut., Petrosino, II was learned to.
day, went alone to Italy against his
expressed wish He wanted another
man To go with him. hut It was de-
cided the expense would be too great.
He carried with him list OF 300 muir
from Italy and found refuge in this
country This list he furnished the
Italian Government, with the oTer to
deport any or all OF them on request.
1t is not thought by Petrosinos
friends here that he was slain by any
one who followed him 20 Europe, but
by hired assassins OF the Camorra.
who sought to have him out of the
way for their own safety
1t is known he was recognized by a
man whom he had deported and that
he was followed on the streets Of Rome
lie saw this man enter telegraph Of.
flee and send a message, but as he did
not have the proper authority at the
time he was unable to find out what
the message contained. This he In
tended 20 do later.
N imam -. - Illl' III Tia sc VI NIlt
United States Secret Service in tax
Eastern District, who worked will
PetrOs!no on many occasions, spoke OF
him In the highest terms to-day.
He was great detective" saiC
Flynn. "He was able, honest and wher
he had a thing 10 do he did It. III
often co.operated with me in counter
feiting cases and with great success.
There Is no doubt in my mind bu
that his plan for a secret service de
partment FOR Commissioner BINGHAM II
absolutely needed. II il the only wal
th!s blarkmau situation can be met
such department could cooperate
with the United States Secret Service t,
tn, benefit Of both. We nave only TIL
authority to deal with counterteltini
cases and matters strictly within Fed
eral jurisdiction. ! secret service In th'
New YORK Police Department will SOW
the discriminating problem, and nOthlnl
else will"
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Translation by Lieut. Joseph Peo mis-
from Palermo Sicily place his assassination The letter
Prono last Thursday
Saturdays and
Ell Palermo.
Palermo, Feb IS, 1909.
Dearest Wife,
arrived Palermo and everything looks strange to me-
had Italy thousand don't
will tell all God! what misery is
days, compelled remain
in much better. Send all letters CONNER
ciae Palermo which will be my address while
Angelina Luigi Bec Amino Arturo; also brother
and his family
to and his family and sister and
baby thousand husband
GIUSEPPE PETROSINO.
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Cuccolo was stabbed thirteen times HIS
wife said she knew the aSsassihS' ana
the next day she was found dead
Suspicion fell upon Alamo, VINO lieu
to New York, PetrosinO picked nm up
in "a basement restaurant In Mulberry
Bend recognized him from q scar ON
the left side OF his face and mad nm
deported He was tried in Naples ana
condemned to imprisonment IN the
Efrem prison. where hr probably died.
Men imprisoned In that place do not live
more than q year.
It was stated at the time Of .Altano's
trial that the Camorra Of Italy had con
demned Joe Petrosino TO death. The
Black Hand Of Naples is in charge OF
the Alamo faction.
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TWO HELD AFTER
BROOKE IN RAID BY
FACHRIS'S SQUAD.

The aftermath Of raid made by
Lieut. Vachrls. Of the Italian Detec-
tive Bureau In Brooklyn, ana squad
Of his men, on a saloon at No. ~ Ham
burg avenue. yesterday afternoon, came
to-day In Even street Court when six
PRISONERS we're arra!gned
IHey were Erasamo Rubino owner
o. the saloon, and his bartender, Gu.
seppe Acurlo, accused Of violating the
excise law, and Tasssno Castranovi
AmDndl rIetro. VITO Airagra and Vito
Nela, laborers, accused u being sus.
picilus persons,
RubinO and Acur.o we're held. The
others were discharged Capt. Kuhne,
head ~ the Brooklyn Detective Bu-
rSau. said that the aid had no con.
ncctlon with the assa ssinatioa Of De-
tsctiye PstrosinA
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PASTOR MAY QUIT BAYONNE.

The Rev. William II, Buocock, pastor
Of the First Reformed Church, the larg-
est church OF its kind in Bayonne, n j..
who about. a year ago preached a sensa-
tional sermon In which he declared that
the dogmas and creeds OF the Dark
Ages tied him down in his church work
announced to-day that he had received
a call from the First Reformed Church
IN Albany and would make his decision
in few days.
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iOus question was ordered II was some
time before order was restored.
When the noise had subsidized Champ
Clark, amid Democratic cheers, offered
the following resolution affecting the
rules
When the noise had been subsidized
Champ clark amid Democratic cheers
offered the following resolution affecting
the rules
Resolved, That the rules OF the Housc
of Reprcsentatlves Of the S.X'icth Con-
eress he adopted as the rules Of III.
House Of Representatives for the first or
extra session Of the Sixty-frst Congres
including the standing orders OF March =
ana March "a, 1900 relating 70 considcrs.
lion OF pension and claim nlls on FIR
dayy. which ale continued In force dur
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"second. That Section of Rule 10,
where IL relates to the Committee on
Rules, be amended to read as follows
ON rules to consist Of fifteen mem
bers, who shall be elected by the mem
hers Of the House, said committee TO
elect its own chairman,
Resolved. Further, that the follow
ing named members Of the House.
Dalzell, smith uowa). Mann lllinoisl j.
Currler New Hampshire Joseph H.
Gaines West Virginia. Gardner IMass-
achusetts,. Nelson (Minnesota), Norris
CNebraskal, Hayes California;, ONE
James tKentucky). Champ Clark tMis-
souri,, o. l.. Underwood, Hitchcock
lNebraskal, Hay virginia.. and Burle'
son (TeNasI, be, and they are hereby
elected and appointed members OF the
Committee on Rules, with all the rights,
powers and privileges conferred upon
the Committee on Rules by the rules OF
the House, and in addition to the
powers conferred upon them. they are
hereby authorized and directed to re-
wise, amend simplify and codify the
rules OF procedure OF the House and
report their conclusions to the House OF
Representatiy on the first Monday In
December 1879, which report shall be OF
the highest privilege and remain SC
until disposed ~ by the House.
That said committee shall have All
thorIty TO sit during the session OF Con
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INSURGENTS
WIN HOT FIGHT
In CONGRESS,

Continued from FIRST pageJ
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'swift q Compsnls 1a.st ~. Fresh Beef ia
HsS York CITY l0g the tssk endias SATURDAY,
SAlce " averaged ais cents per pound" -
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Ing said first session, with the following
amendments TO said rules OF said SIX
tieth Congress
First. That the Speaker be. and he Is,
hereby authorized to appoint the follow
ing standing committees and no others
unless he is hereafter specIncally au
thorizad to appoint other committees 5y
resolution OF the House. The commit
tees on ways and means, on printing
on accounts, on mileage and on enrolled
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FOR SALE.

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