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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

NEW YORK, Nov. l9.--The sdetec-
tive bureau has failed to And any trace
Of william Lewis, the owner OF the
trunk In which the mummified body Of
q man was found Thursday In a West
Forty fourth street tenement So far
as they have been able to ascertain.
nobody hut Philip Meagher and his
wife. who say they were holding the
trunk for board, ever knew Lewis. The
Meaghers say that Lewis was a waiter,
but inquiry at the Walters Union head :
quarters and in the various places
where walters congregate has failed
to discover anybody who ever knew
Lewis.
The striking similarity between
Lewis as described by the Meaghers
and the body that was found In the
trunk Is remarkable feature OF the
case Meagher Is assisting the police
10 trace Lewis. who. he says. formerly
lived In Roscrea. Ireland. the village
from which the Meaghers ernigrated 10
America.
According to Mrs. Meagher. Lewis
lived with them for nearly six months.
He finally left. owing them board, and
aaked them to hold the trunk. which
he said was filled with artists mate
rails, untii he could get q Job and send
on the money. Since then they have
not heard from him.
That trunk has seemed hoodoo
to both Of US" said Mrs. Meagher. ''and
we finally decided 10 see what Was in
1t and whether It was worth keeping"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
STREET CAR MLN
DON'T LIKE CHANGE

Mutterings of discomfort are heard
from conductors and motormen Of
Clay street cars. They are faced with
three possible courses from which they
must choose. They may resign their
positions. they may get up at least
one hour earlier In tho morning or
they may move
All this q due to the fact that the
Clay street cars, instead OF being
quaEtsred ct their Old barns. are to
~ taken to the new barns 1t Seventh
and Perry streeta on the South Side.
Many Of the conductors and motor.
man have Furnished homes near the
old barns To get over into Wash
ington Ward and take ont their cars
on time requires them to get up at
lesst one hour earlier In the morn
Ing than they have been doing, they
SAY. TO move. they declare. u 9 great
and costly inconvenience.
Yet. II they would continue to work
they must be on time.
The discomfort has taken no def
mite form. but there II no disputing
the fact that II exists.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Brother and Friends Maj1
Deadly Attack on Road B
House Where Girl
Was. Held
RIFLE AND REVOLVER
IN FIERCE DUEL
{ FOR OVER HOl1R
Approach Of Sheriff's Party
Disperses Attacking Men
and Occupants of House
Flee to Nearby
Woods

MOUNT KISCO. N. r., Nov. 1oN
In an attempt to rescue : Young
who. It was alleged, was hsl4 psi
in Dan Merritt's road houss bet1
Mount kisco and Arm0nA. = ~
battle, that lasted more than -
was fought with revo1vera AAA III
When It was over two men ueEN
and several others were wounds
Merritt's place u In IN tsolaee9
ton Of West Chester county.
nesday night ED" Browass - C
paqua, N. r., came to the Fo04 1o1
and walking up to the bar I'll II
proprfet0r: a s's53 sSsSGls5S<
"You -. you havo ~
sister q prisoner here. You hAA
enticed from her home and - 16s
ing her prisoner. ! want " ssso J
right here and now
At q signal two hAbttueo a. x8
place grabbed hold Of BrouweF
threw him out Ut the place. -
warned that he would ~ well boa
up IL he ever returned. ssss
Getting up. young Brouwex. ~ =
brushed tho dirt from his c1ok1
shouted: issl
II VIII come back and win esks ig
sister or some ono will get huy4. 9gSs3
x<MA0 k0&k U18Ak WVEA W80
the place that Brouwer, AccOuapa13~7
By his father and esvefAa 1rt141 s1
On tAe wAy ~ Me<sittsA -
were turrscd Tow. the dU0eU hnxE3G
and the inmates waited. AotM1
lat4r theirs cAsne = knock ~ 4l16
| When 1t waS not opened 0roMWU
voice was heard: sssA
Send out my sister you \. "
or there viii be something stnrt6&
uff - -
to commence. and II lasted until Gl :
side Of the building had beem En-
died. Tho lighting continued n1E(
Sheriff Scherpp. who had loArn4M Il
the threat to attack tho house. ro64
ed the scene In an automobile. n a
companied by half q den afun
deputies. Al the lights 81 the N 4
party ned and woman inmates 1eG
tered into the woods that lay N n
rear. When the sheriff reached arr
scene he found one u1An lying 4GM
in the bushes In the front yard az t1s
tavern and another stretched j1sk q
side Of the front door. The lnt(
was quickly identified - JaInoo %
Cam. a cousin OF the proprietor 21
other man was not recognized, ~
believed to have come from ChA01
qua with the attacking party II
The sheriff and his deputies 800
ed the woods and arrested ten ~
frightened men and women, who
escaped from the road hous1.
were taken to White Plains ana 1n11G
The sheriff and his deputies
searching the various con1eru&1
camps In this vicinity for oth1Gp
participated In the raid on tho =
rift place. They have tne names n
dozen OF them. but II n believed
OF them succeeded In eetttHG OVGS
line into Connecticut. Merritt hr1E
ed yup In the jail. with four oth1H
and two women. who werD tuuna
his place. They are held 70 aM11|
action of the coroner. What 6
the Brouwer girl - not knoN
II II thought she Joined her 49,
and went with him. ssSa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
ARE WELL BEHAVED
UNOER ATTACK
CONDUCT OF AMERICAN SAILORS
IN FIGHTING WITH FRENCH
SOLDIERS COMMENDED
BY ENGLISH PRESS.

LONDON. November is.--The Lon
don newspapers to-day unanimously
take the part OF the American sailors
In the fight with French soidfers that
occurred yesterday at Cherbourg.
In view of the exemplary behavior
Of the American sailors Who have
been visiting In London. the papers
refer skepttcaffy to tne5 attemrts of
the French TO blame the Americans
for the disorder
Dispatches received here from
cherhourg also declare that the
American sailors remained quite until
they had been attacked. notwithstand-
ing the fact that they had been rob-
bed both at the coast towns and later
In Paris,
That the death Of the American
whose stabbed body was found near
the Cherbourg docks was due to rob-
bers, the dispatches state. is indicated
by the fact that the pockets OF hts
clothing had been rihed That the
French soldiers also participated in
the robhing and riotinx 10 declared 70
have been esta blithed by the fact
that d Bree. the plnnder from four
American sailors WAS found In tbs
possession Of = French artilieryman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
NOT PRESS CHARGES
AGAINST THE WOMEN
HORDE OF UFF'RAGETTES
BROUGHT INTO LONDON
COURT ARE PROMPTLY
DISMISSED.

LONDON. Nov. ls.--The govern
ment has learned lesson as the re-
suIt or the prominence the sunra-
gettes give to their members who
have served prison sentences. Here
after whenever no serious offense In
committed there win he no prosecu-
ton OF women arrested for partfci-
pating in demonstrations. This vas
Indicated to-day when the women ar
rested during yesterdays outbreaks
about the parliament building we're
released after being arraigned in
court
There were 1l9 women brought into
the Bow street court when II opened
to-day After they had answered
to their names the prosecutor an
nounced that the government had de-
cided that grounds Of public policy
dictated the wisdom OF Diminishing
the cases and this Was imm ediately
done. II 10 generally believed that
the government 10 willing to put UP
with riots in preference to holding q
horde OF women suffragettes In prison
and being compelled OF feed them by
force.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
DISHONEST SERVANT
is SENT TO JAIL

Mamie Patterson. the sixteen-year-
old coiored gfrl who YVES arrested by
Detective Sergeant Keilam Friday on
4 charge OF stealing wearing apparel
from Mrs. N. b. Geisinger. by whom
she was once employed - = domestic.
WAS convicted by Justice John Satur-
day and sent to Jail for four months.
1t was the second t1me the Patter-
son girl had been arrested for the
same offense. Two months ago she
was picked up by Detective Sergeant
Wiley, and held for ten days, during
which time . fruitlssz effort was made
to locate the owner Of the clothes
In her possession. These same clothes.
IL turned out in Police Court Satur-
day. were the ones stolen from Mrs.
Geistnger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
MISS SWIFT TO WE'D
PAYMAsT[R AULO
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WEDDING
ELIMINATION OF ROMANCE
WHICH RESULTED IN GEN.
ERAL COURT MARTIAL.

RICHFIEI4D SPRINGS. N. r. Now
ia romance that began In tho
Boston navy yard and had ~ side
issue a general naval court-rlArtial
eliminated here to-day when Miss
Madeline Gray Swift, daughter Of
Rear Admiral William Swift. and
Paymastsr George Perciyat Aud. U.
8. NJ, were quietly married.. The
couple had kept their plans secret
and only members of their immediate
families were present at the ccre-
mony.
Miss Swift was formerly engaged
to Harry y. Storer. OF Atlanta. Ga.
They were to have been married last
December. but after Storsr arrived
Ia Boston for the wedding 1t Wa
announced that Miss Swift was III
and that the ceremony had been4 in
definitely postponed. On December
III Paymaster Aud met Or. Edward
Spencer Cowles, of Charleston, 1T a
naval hop and hold him he was not
welcome the doctor said Q few words
In reply and a fight followed. Later
on charges preferred by the doctor
and his wife Aud and Assistant Sur
gVun A. H.. <Robinet were court
mArtiaied. During the trial II saras ru-
mOrcd that an attachment existed be-
tween the paymaster and Miss Swift
and that the breaking OF her engage
ment to Storer was q factor In the
cause Of the fight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

NEW YORK. Nov. fs.---Concealing
for more than eight years the secret
OF murder. small travelling trunk.
Theoretically sealed and containing the
skeleton Of woman. was found in
the basement of double apartment
building at No. $50 West Fifty-fourth
street.
The work of hiding the body so rs
to preclude discovery WAS neglected in
no detail by the murderer.
After doubling mp the body. which
evident was that Of full sized wo-
man. and cOmpfeSsfng II Within a
space Of three and one-haH feet by
thirty inches. the murderer replaced
the lid. fastened II In place with sew
erai Yards OF picture wire. then filled
the open ends with plaster Of paris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. November
19.-The blowing out Of the breech-
block OF . flvc-fnch gun at the proving
grounds at Indian Head. ON the Po-
tomac river. to-day Cost tlse lives OF
four men and caused the serious In
jury OF another.
The dead:
LIEUTENANT A. &. CAFTEE,
e. s. ~, OF Missouri.
j. l.. BROWN. battery FORE
man.
J. j. IEARY. ordnance man.
NELSON JACKSON. colorcd
battery attendant.
The injured:
SYDNEY DYSON, colored.
The accident occurred while the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
-FOUR MEET DEATH
IN GUN EXPLOSION
AT INDIAN HEAD
FOUR INCH CANNON PREMATURELY DIS
CHARGED AND NAVAL LIEUTENANT, TWO
BATTERY MEN AND ORDNANCE MEN
KILLED---INQUIRY ORDERED.

gunners were closing the breecil on
the third round OF fire for the day.
A premature explosion blew the
breech plug to the rear. The only
eyewitness left alive are John G..
Coleman and sydney Dyson, who may
not recover.
Battery Foreman Brown, who WAS
firing the gun, was killed instantly.
Lcary died ten minutes after the ex-
pI0sion. Lieutenant Cafft,e and Jack
son survived for about an hour. The
extent OF Dyson's injuries could NOT
be determined at once.
A board Of inquiry was ordered by
the navy department. to determine the
cause OF the accident and II possible
to fix the responsibility.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
PRESIDENT IS NOW
ON HOMEWARO RUN
SPEAKS HERE WEDNESDAY, But
UNDECIDED As TO LANDING
AT CHARLESTON OR
OLD POINT.

ON BOARD THE TENNESSEE AT
SEA. Nov. Is (via wireless to Key
West, Fla, Nov. l9) .--President Taft
to-day inspected the proposed naval
base at Guantanamo and remained In
the harbor long enough to receive Wis
Its from the officers Of the cruiser Mon
tana. The weather was perfect and
permitted good view of the surround
ings.
The president - still undecided
whether TO land at Charleston or
Hampton Roads. He will address the
meeting OF the Virginia Teachers A.
ISOLATION In Richmond on Wednesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

PHILADELPHIA. PA, November
19.--Rabbi A. N. Erpchler. executive
OF the Hebrew congregations Of Phil
Adelphia and at the head OF Ahaveth
Chcsed Synagogue. died At his home
here to-day, He did much for charity
In this city.
Born ir Taurtch. Germany. nifty
yeArs ago. Rabb. Eruchler came 10
America when twenty-five years old
md settled In Cleveland. Mia years
1ater ~ came 70 this et&ys Il. N n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
REPORTS FOR YEAR
| Make FINE EXHIBIT
Gratifying Review of Work
of Boards Made to Bap-
fist Association
GIVE LOVING CUP
TO SECRETARY SMITH
Loving Sribute to Man Who
Has Filled Office Admirably
for Twenty Years--Or-
phanage Doing Well

-
tcpeeaai 70 ihe isloilInoiia srkhia"'
ROANOKE. VA. November 10
The Baptist General Association 10 now
4,
IA Iuh oiest.
On rrid.v pt~h, a great conrrera-
ton hiled the auditorium to overflow
fne After nra1ininary devotional
exercises, IN which the great aEseT m
bly toinaa ferrsnt,v tha hod., l..tared
so ~.
TO the Introductory sermon ny LIT. W.
G.. Taylor. OF Petersburg, from the
words. Freely Ye Have Received.
FraaIv Give II wa. nm admfra f,,e
Discourse ana SET the keynote Of the
meeting.
Organization vas then quickly ct
fected. DIR. J. NJ. Pitcher was unani-
mouslv chosen a. president succeed
ne 49,. ~
who declined Reelection.
The Following were ELECTED vice.
preside dents. Samuel Saunder1Hof Char
iottesyille: r. & Barbour. OF south
Boston. Waller Sydnor Of ashland.
VI. 1900, c.,vn,,~ 49,
ana ". :. AenoIicN, VI ouloin. N1p
urer. Rev. II. c. Smith. secretary.
and r. r. MONTGOMERY auditor
The program a. previously printed
f.. 81 - yx~...ta.. 49,. .ha. aanpsmA
-" '"0 .. -.
VISITORS ftecokni1tN.
Visitors were recognised as foiiows;
Or. A. j. vininx. OF London. Or. L..
n. Moore. Of West virginia: DIR.
van Na.s az Nasnvi,,e. pr r u.
rrs.i. 81
Lemon. Oh ne" hAHipsn"c' anu
others.
touching incident was the recep-
II yp9,;,.,,t pr Innn pollard and pr.
=, ~ - p.AAra "a ~
=. D. iasioI u us'oA ~
Thomas >. DunaWay, oi fredeffcks-
purg. All Ok them old and honored
rninisters too feeble to attend The
...o,i. ,tcn dtre.tca ruft.ble mesxa yes
.~rs ~. 49, hrat,,r.r
49, - .,,rna,hv were also
.ene N fI,A families 81 Judge Jef-
ferIes. OF culueper. and Rev. G. T..
Stuart. OF Ashland.
r. A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

Upon the lid was thrown a two-inch
layer of the same material. the whole
neatly troweled. 50 that the surface
WA srnootn AZ the' top of table.
As q final prscaution the murderer
covered the box. which fitted snugly
in the trunk. with four copies OF New
York newspapers. Three OF these were
dated April II. 1902, and the other
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

Ajrn 80. 1902. Whether these news
papers will throw light upon the trag-
edy remains to be discovered. The
police believe they may contain some
clew to missing woman. and that
after having read the Newspaper ac-
counts the ASA sstn. convinced that he
was safe. thrust the copies into the
trunk with the body OF his victim
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
sToRM~wARxMcs.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE fol-
was issued to-day by the wealth
er Bureau:
Disturbances prevail over the
East Gulf and are moving north
east. Storm warnings have been
displayed on the Atlantic Coast
from Jacksonville to Whining
ton"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Novem-
Der ls.--Mr. Douglas Henderson and
Miss Bessie Nash. OF Stafford county.
were married wednesday night NJ the
Methodist parsonage. Rev. j. r.
Jacobs of1ciated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
IAfts nan From s. o.

WARRINGTON. Nov. 1S.-Secretary
OF War Dickinson to-day lifted the
ban from the Standard on Company
and other trusts excluded from bid
ding on War Department supplies in
accordance with the opinion OF .At-
torney General WickeFshapi. who held
that this could not ~ done until they
had been adjudged W courts Of last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
P|ERCEs HEART
WITH BULLET
s4A Hill

LUMBERTON. N. c., Nov. g.
Archie g. Mckay. chief clsrk for the
6eAboard Air Line Railway Com
nanny here, committed suicide short
ii before I o'clock Friday night by
shooting himself through the heart
With . .1t-calibre Colts revolver. Mr..
Mckay shot himself at the home OF
J. ". Nerris. another railroad en-
ptpye. dean resulting In ave minutes
o9tnr ho flFed the shot. When sean
- the streets this afternoon ne Wa
Il happy mood, and his death came
- ! dtstinct shock to the community.
NJ. Mckay cama here : few months
5neo frcm LAurinburg. where his pso..
PIE live. He left = pathetic nOte 10
III fAthsr. telling him not TO b SUR
pSleed 81 his assd. asking him TO ki.s
hiD sistaFa for him. Assigning - his
causa for ending hi life his inability
. stop smoking cigarettes and drink
IN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

CONTINUED on Second Pase.1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-08
NEW SWITCHING RULES
FAVOR THE SHIPPERS

Chicago, Nov S.--New switching. rate
rules, which will give Chicago ship
spcrs benefits greater than those en-
joycd in any other city of the country.
viii be put In effect in the Chicago
switching territory, in all probability
in the near future.
Arrangement between representatives
of the principal railroads in the dis
trcts and associations of shippers
which provides for the ABSORPTION of all
connecting line switching charges b..
the roads and for IL unified charge
throughout the district for Industrial
switching is soon to be taken before tn.
Illinois railroad and warehouse COM
mission for adoption.
The agreement follows two years of
negotiating between the roads and the
shippers and is one of the very few
Instances where the two interests
have gotten together In settling DIFF
ference. A bulletin to members issued
by the Illinois Manufacturers assecia-
ton, says:
: 1t Is the hope ana expectation that the
agreement will mark a new era of re-
.lations between shippers and railroads"
The centrai, idea Of the agreement ia
"Chicago rates for Chicago" that is,
the rate includes delivery within the
Chicago switching district.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-08
Twelve ''||||' ]. l MEN N INJURED
BY BOILER EXPLOSION.
We're Working on a Dead Ono When n
Nearby One Exploded, Covering
Them With Scalding Water.

New York, Nov. S.-Twelve mon are
under the caro- OF hospital physicians
In Brooklyn today as the result of a
boiler explosion shortly before mid
night. The men were working on
dead" boiler in an electric lighting
plant near the water front, when
another boiler 10 feet away explod-
ed, Governing them with scaldtns
water and steam.
All the men were knocked down ana
three OF thcm we're rendered uncon-
scious by their injuries. The other
nine, frightfully burned. rushed
blindly out of the boiler pit. while
squad Of volunteers from among ~ the
stokers in an adjoining room went to
the rescue of the three who had
been left behind.
The rescuers. with faces covered TO
protect them from the heat, dashed
into the boiler room, CROPPED quickly
about in the darkness until they laid
hands on the three bodies. Then With
every bit of strength and speed at
their command, they dragged the un-
conscious men to the open air. The
hospital physicians declared that all
i12 of the injured will recover.
The force of the explosion shook the
neighborhood for two blocks around.
and residents half mile away heard
the report Persons living nearby,
mostly tenants of little frame houses.
left thor homes In alarm, but were
yauleted by the police. The cause of the
explosion was not learned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-08
IMPORTANT PAINTINGS
FOR MET. MUSEUM OF ART

New York, Nov. Twenty-Five I'M
4portnnt paintings, valued at nearly
half q million dollars, Will shortly be
turned over to the Metropolitan mu-
scum of art by the executors Of the
will of the late Col. r. .tDun. The
death of his widow on Sunday at Hot
Springs Va, releases these works to
the. institution as her interest In them
was only during her life-tlme. Col.
Dun died in 1900.
Most of the paintings are excellent
specimens Of the work of the Barbi-
sons, including Millet. Corot, and Dau-
blgney. They were purchased by Col.
Dun about 20 years ago and were then
valued at 100000. Since. then they have
appreciated greatly in value. The gift
viii strengthen the museum along GER
tain lines. Among the more notable
paintings are Daubigneys ",rhej
Marsh Corot's Prairie on Forest
Border" Rosa Bonheur's Calf and
Cow, Millsts Washerwoman." Du-t
pres Peasant Girls in Field" Bou-
guercau's Awakening of Cupid" and
Troyan's shepherd and Sheep"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-08
w. S. MCCORMICK DENIES
RIGHT TO u Sc HIS NAME
Edltor pese.ret News.

Editor Deseret News:
II have had handed TO me a certain
pamphlet apparently Issued By the
Commercial Traffic bureau. entitled
Coal Going Up. and note with much
annoyance my name signed thereto as
secretary. Inasmuch as I am not sec
rotary OF the Commercial Club Traffic
bureau, nor in any way connected with
1t, and having no knowledge whatever
Of the authorship of said pamphlet 1
ask in simple Justice to myself, that
you publish this letter OF denial.
Some one called melon the telephone
Saturday, stating he was connected
with the Commercial Club Traffic bu-
ireau. advising mo of the Issuance of
the circular. stating that the use of my
name was an error, and that the bll-
reau would see the mistake was cor
rected in the press. / cannot under
stand why the alleged error. was not
discovered in reading the proof, before
the pamphlet was allowed to be print
cd, and In viewlsof the fact that no
correction has been made as promised.
I cannot but feel my name was placed
at the foot of said circular by design
rather than by mistake. / will con-
slider 1t q favor II you will publish this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-08
ESCAPED LUNAT|C
ACTED. AS STRIKE GUARD
Was Heavily Armed, Carried Long
Club and Card From Detective
Agency Commenting Him.

New York. Nov. S-Francis Mag
stadt, who has been working as u strike
guard for the New York express COM
panies since the strike began a week
ago. is under arrest here as an escaped
lunatic from the state asylum ut Mid
dletown. n. Y. In a letter advising the
police of Magstadt's escape. DR.. NJ. o.
Ashley superintendent of the asylum.
stated that he Is dangerous man and
that he would send guards for his pa
ticnt as soon ms he heard of his appre-
hersion. When arraigned in court, the
man produced n card from a detective
agency asking the police to render
every courtesy to- bearer" He was
heavily armed and carried two-foot
club concealed In his trousers. 4
h According to the police Magstadt, un-
ttila11 years ago. was the president of
the American Electric Fuse company,
an Illinois corporation, and made his
home In Chicago. He had invented Sow
cral electrical appliances and had or
ganl2ed this company to put them on
he market. He drew a substantial sal
airy as president of the company and
got royalties from his Inventions. Aft
er. severing his connection with the Chi
jcago company Magstadt went to San
Francisco, taking with him his wife
aand two sons. Two years ago he
drfted back to his native town, Mon
roc, N. y, and last May was sent to
the Middletown asylum by tho Monroe
authorities He escaped on Arg. 16.
Things have come to fine pass, y
said the magistrate before whom lie
was arragned. when Insane men carry
clubs and detective cards. This man
might have gone violently insane any
time. Are you the same man that cs-
capped from Middletown?'
II did not escape" said Magstadt;
II simply walked OUT.