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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-13

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-16

Caruth blanched slightly. The reporters inquiry
was probably only casual but it might easily be 9th
erwse; perhaps he had erred in consulting this
keen-faced newspaper However, there
nothing to do but to go on.
"Yes!' he answered. steadily. 1t the
night"
Bristow nodded. 81 the lady, he stated
hectively. she locker all right She had
deep violet eyes and dark hair with CLINT in it.
She spoke English perfectly but there
thing foreign about her." He paused and knocked
the ash from his cigar 81 up on the tug with
her." he added, casually.
Yes! And her name? I-I-have reasons for
wanting to know
Brisow smiled inscrutably. Il don't doubt you
have. he answered, drily. and it happens
probably give some information. The question
is whether shall do it,
CARUTH colored. Il don't understand you. Mr.
- Bristow,' he sylabled, anNiousy.
Probably not. | will try to explain" The re
porter tossed his cigar into the fire. and leaned back
IN his chair. Isn't it curious how things fit in to-
gether?' he began, rehectivey. Life is a mosaic
made up OF hundreds OF separate facts. Each be.
longs in one place and only in Until rightly
fitted, the whole is an unintelligble tumble But
when fitted we see that they all parts of one
design. | am interested in Russia and Russians
My work has compelled me to be: of the best
stories" l have gotten for the Consolidated Press
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accost him and to invite him into his apartment
Bristow accepted readily, though faint smile
curved his lips if some secret idea was stirring
in his mind. He did know Caruth very we'll,
though he had frequently passed the time of day
with him. and he had never before been asked to
join the young fellow. Newspaper apt
grow cynical and Brstow had learned to suspect the
motives of those who sought him
Caruth led his guest to his den and placed the
decanters before him. Then, through the wreaths
of tobacco smoke, he put his question: leading up to
it with what he believed to be commendable astute-
ness.
Bristow listened quietly; then he answered one
question with another. The Latourette?' he re-
peated. Yes! She arrived at eight O'Clock the
night of March 9TH. Her mails and two of her pas
sengers were brought up to the city the mail tug.
Let's see! That was the night your valet
dered wasn't t?"
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COncealment OF the sender as could we'll be
trived. Clearly she did desire to continue the
acquaintance.
Caruth did! For several days he carefully abb
stained from any search, fearing that to do SO
might excite suspicion, but after week had passed
and Wilkins seemed forgotten, he began to think it
safe to start inquiries.
His search began at the steamship offices. He
first examined the passenger list of the Latourette
the vessel on which Miss Fitzhugh had claimed to
have arrived, and sought for her name only to find
that it was not there. Less hopefully, he examined
the lists OF the vessels sailing from New York dur
ing the week that. had elapsed since the murder
only to find trace of her. Finally something hap
pened that determined him to enlist the aid of Joe
Bristow, newspaper man of his acquaintance
Bristow was shlp-news reporter of the Consolidate
ed Press. His duties required him to remain at
quarantine long any steamship was likely to
arrive there. Ordinarily he left for the city at five
six o'clock in the afternoon, but if one of the
great liners reported itself by wireless as intending
to make port that night he had to remain
what news and passengers she had brought Few
steamships reached New York without being board
ed by him, and few important visitors entered port
without being interviewed by him. He if anyone
would be likely to know if anybody answering Miss
Fitzhughs description had arrived recently.
Caruth, who knew him slightly the occupant
of small apartment high up in the Chimneystack
building took the first opportunity that afforded to
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abouts. Just consider moment! Anybody can
plot in this country in perfect safety and there
plenty OF plotters handy. Is it Russian plot? New
York is the second largest Russian city in the world.
1t has thousands upon thousands of jewellers who
have been driven out of Russia at the blow of the
knout. Is it German one? Berlin is the only city
in the world holding Germans than New York
Is it an Italian one? There Italians in and
around New York than there are in Rome. Plots!
Why! New York reeks with plots and plotters. Men
lay their schemes, raise their funds, choose their
emssares, and month later something hap
pens in Europe-it may be the murder OF king.
But it started here, beneath noses
Buff there are many pots-why there
so few results. We seldom hear
Because If plotters safe here. spies
Every European government maintains army OF
spies in this country Every assembage OF plotters
has more traitors in the pay OF those who
menaced. It's as broad it's long But go with
story only wanted You that it will
have to be very remarkable to surprise me-
Caruth plunged in. When | home that
night he began, she was waiting for | had
never seen her before. She said she Russian
the daughter OF a Russian and American
woman. She gave name but it probably
assumed. She wanted d letter that had been mailed
to me in Stockholm ten days beore-by mistake, she
said 1t enclosed another letter that had been picked
up in bottle floating in the Baltic. The address Of
Continued l2)
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have had to do with Russia. l we'll acquainted
in the Russian colony here; Professor Shishkin,
the distinguished Russian scientist, is great friend
OF mine I'm telling you this that you may un
derstand why was interested in this about
whom you are inquiring. My interest did de-
crease when she took cab at the Battery and told
the cabman to drive her to this building"
Caruth gasped, but said nothing.
when | returned home after midnight went on
the reporter, 1.-The elevator had stopped running and
l had to walk up the stairs. Your door was ajar as
l passed it and distinctly heard womans voice
and yours. 1t was none of my business and went
upstairs and to bed. The next morning heard
about Wallets murder and noticed that you said
nothing about a visitor in your fiat, yet woman
must have been there when your fled; in fact
l suspect that he had left your door open in his
flight only moment before l passed up the stairs.
Your inquiry seems to bring all these facts into a
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self him, had cajoled him, and had finally fled,
leaving him to bear the brunt of her crime-hers
her accomplices. He had done all she asked had
aided her meekly and at the end had placed himself
in shame-faced jeopardy without being asked.
Harshly he laughed he thought of it.
Then he threw out his hands. There's no use in
thinking" he muttered. Pm fool-but its strong.
er than am. must go on to the end-and lie and
lie and lie"
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stances were against 1t. A prOmine
had just denounced another prominen
for having accepted the tainted money
trust, and the accused statesman was c
and earth as witness to his innocence;
the champion heavyweight pugilist of
the country had just given way to q
new champion; and the Black Hand
had blown up restaurant whose pro-
prietor had defied it. The papers had
little space left for plain case of
robbery and murder such as that of
Wilkins seemed to be. 1t had none of
the elements of the sensational
Caruth had told straight story,
which had been accepted at it's face
value According to him, he had come
home late and had sat down to smoke
before going to bed. He had laid
some money-about eighteen hundred
dollars in bills-on the table beside
him. Wilkins had been moving about
and had seen the money and after a
moment had left the room. When
Caruth looked for the money an in
slant later it had disappeared. He
had hurried down stairs in hopes of
catching the man, and with the aid of
the night Waterman had found his
body. On looking up the references
Wilkins had brought him. he had
found that they were forged. He sus-
pected, therefore, that the man had
entered his service with sinister in
tent, and had been murdered by
confederate who had come to join him
in the robbery.
He felt no computations as far as
Wilkins was concerned; the mans
references really were forged, and he
had really stolen the money, by what
ever particular name the law branded
his act.
To Caruth, this tale seemed very
lame, but to his establishment no one
questioned it. So utterly was this
the case that it irritated him; it
seemed to him extraordinary that the
actual sequence of events could have
happened without in some way i'm
pressing itself on the intelligence of
everyone who came within reach of
it. he did not want to be suspected,
yet the lack of detective ability on
the part OF the police angered him.
Why this should be so, let psycolo
gists explain.
The money borrowed from him by
the so-called Miss Fitzhugh had been
returned the afternoon after the crime
in the form of a money order sent by
mail, about as clever a way OF COM
bining safety in transmission with
concealment of the sender as could
trived Clearly she did not desire to
acquaintance.
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CHAPTER v

A FTER all, matters went off very quietly. The
murder of James Wilkins-until he was dead,
Caruth had not known that his name was James
caused surprisingly small sensation. Circum-
stances were against it. prominent statesman
had just denounced another prominent statesman
for having accepted the tainted money of a wicked
trust and the accused statesman calling heaven
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Caruth was breathing hard. Well"
he asked. What are you going to
do about it?'
The reporter hesitated. 81 don't
know" he answered at last. frankly.
ut all depends! But l want you to
understand one thing, Mr.. Caruth.
am not police reporter nor yellow
sensation reporter. My duty to the
Consolidated Press does not call on
me to solve murder mysteries nor to
pry into scandals. l don't know you
very we'll. nor what you are capable
of doing at pinch. For the matter
of that, nobody does know what
man is capable of-not even himself.
I've seen too many unexpected mani
festations of virtue and of crime to
judge lightly. That is why | have
kept silent, though 1 knew you were
holding back something about this
murder. | don't think tonights devel-
opments will lead me to change my
course, though l cannot be certain.
If you have any explanation to make,
shall be glad to hear it. l shall not
make a newspaper story out of it and
l shall not repeat it without grave
cause. More than this l cannot
PROMISE
Caruth did not answer for a mo-
ment. His thoughts whirled, unset
tied as dry leaves in an October blast.
His secret, it seemed, was not his Sc.
cret at all-had never been his Sc
cret. From the first this newspaper
man had been able to shatter his glib
story by a word, and had refrained
from doing so. How many others
possessed the same potentially for
mischief. He realized, as never be-
fore, that, whether or no the eye of
God We're always on him. the eye of
man, in New York, certainly was.
Abruptly he threw away his cigar and
leaned toward his visitor.
IN tell you the whole story he
declared. Il don't know whether
you'll believe it or not. Probably /
shouldn't believe it myself if anyone
else told it to me. 1t seems too pre-
posterous to talk about plots and ter
rorists and all that here in New
York"
mot at all!' Bristow smiled, New
York is hotbed of plots. Probably
nine-tenths of all the political plots in
the world are Matched here and here
consider moment! Anybody can
ountry in perfect safety; and there are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
PATROIiMAN
 IVERS DEAD
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(Continued from Page 1)
 condition was such that ever then his death was momentarily expected.
 The deceased was a native of Bridge port a son of MT. and Mrs. Richard Ivers. His father was one of the most skillful mechanics in Bridgeport in his day, being a stone mason. Ear ly in life Tom, who was blessed with a splendid physique, took naturally to athletics. He was member of the early track teams of the St. Joseph's s T. L. & B. Association, and later of it's ball team. He was a catcher al- though he frequently covered the first bag and played the field He was a natural hitter and during the days that he played professionally on Jim O'Rourke's team, in the Naugatuck Valley and Connecticut Leagues. he of the circuit. Because of his great strength he could larrup the ball most effectively.
 He gave up baseball to accept a per- manent position on the fire depart ment, first as hoseman, then driver for No. Company. He remained for several years as a fire fighter. On May 21. 1907, he was elected a patrol man of the Bridgeport police force He made good both as a fire fighter and a policeman. and his associates in both departments formed strong lik- HE TOT nlIu. Loyal to nlS IF1onQS, ne was ever ready to give a helping hand to those in need. He always stuck to the friends of his youth.
 For many weeks before his death he realized that his end was inevitable, yet with characteristic courage he awaited the termination of his suffer- ings. All that could be done to al- leviate his sufferings was done The best of medical skill and the most tireless attention were given him at St. Vincent's hospital and no expense was spared to make his illness as easy to bear as possible. He well coned the end of his earthly suffer- ings for his pain had been great and he realized what his prolonged illness meant to his faithful wife and friends.
 Surviving the dead policemen are his mother, his wife, four small children, two brothers, Joseph C., foreman of the Bridgeport Brass Co., and Rich ard, assistant foreman in the same concern and one sister, Miss Catherine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
MAYOR STUDIES ROADS PROBLEM
 IN NEW JERSEY

After trip of several days dura- tion through New York and New Jer- sey, Mayor Buckingham said, this morning, Nowhere did find the traf. fc regulations so we'll observed as in Bridgeport"
 He also noticed that oil is used a1 most universally in New Jersey and that lighter oil is being used than that put on the roads in this city.
 The mayor also said that in many places crushed stone is put on the road after the oil is applied. Traffic then grinds the stone into the road bed.
 In Newark, granite block, laid upon concrete foundations, with cement grouting, is proving a popular and en- during pavement. He believes that this is the coming pavement for street upon which traffic is heavy.
 The mayor visited Asbury park and was the guest of William Horre at Elizabeth, N. J., the latter being the father-in-law of pr. J. H. D. Budau of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
ELK HOME FROM WEST;
 BULLY TIME

The Bridgeport Elks and their friends who attended the grand lodge reunion at Detroit last week are home again with the exception of those who remained to attend to business or enjoy outings elsewhere. The Park City delegation certainly had an enjoyable time. The trip out was most agreeable and the week was passed enjoying the many special attractions in and about Detroit and Canada. All of the festivities ar ranged for the visiting Elks were carried out on a big scale. Many former Bridgeporters now residents of Detroit called on the Park City boys during the week and helped to make their stay enjoyable. Several of the local antlers have quite a col up the Bridgeport party and who with the exceptions noted are home follow:
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hinman, Miss Lillian Selbie, Miss Moore, MT. and Mrs. John A. Shea, MT. and Mrs. Mrs. John Hotz and son, and Mrs. Hotz's mother, Mrs. Nolan, Patrol man Al Goulden, wife and daughter, Al Fostelle, the we'll known actor, Thomas J. Lynch and bride, Thomas Bennett, Joseph Connors, David Don ovan, J. Furer, Sammy Brewer, Billy Deane, Charles Chadwick, Richard Gay, Matty Linders, Daniel Clifford, Bernard Blumberg, Edward Riley, pr. P. J. Mclaughlin, Dr. E. F. Nc Govern, Henry H. Jennings, Edward Ryan, William Walsh, Thomas J. Carr, Al Maloney, John McDonough. William V. Dewitt and James l.. Nc Govern, MT. and Mrs. William Page, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Quinlan and daughter and MT. Quinlan' mother, Mrs. Coughlin, B. J. Reynolds and wife of Norwalk. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Healy, w. B. Middlebrook, John F. Fay and his automobile par ty comprising John HotZ and son, and Henry Greenstein joined the Bridgeport group at Detroit, the last. named quartet having motored to Buffalo from where they took the steamer to Detroit.
 When the celebrated Black Dia- mond express of the Lehigh Valley road arrived at New York last night with the majority of the Bridgeport CTS, Edward Bennett and Joseph Con nors left for Atlantic City where they will pass week. MT. Fay and his auto party comprising Messrs. Hotz. Furer and Greenstein are expected home Thursday, they having decided to motor along leisurely via Toledo, Cleveland, Erie and Philadelphia
 ThOmaS Lynch and his bride are to enjoy their honeymoon in the Adiron- dacks, MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Hin man will remain at Mt Clemens. Michigan, for several weeks. Dan Clifford has embarked on a business trip through the Middle West, Mrs. John Hotz and her mother are in Cleveland this week where Mrs. Hotz is delegate to the national conven- tiOn of the c. R l.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
ANNUAL RECEPTION AND TEA OF LADIES
 OF CHARITY SOON

Arrangements have been completed Tor the annual reception and tea of the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Vincent's hospital to- morrow afternoon. 3:3O to 6 o'clock. ihis mas been notable social event Tor several years. This year more extensive preparations have been made than before. No charge of ad- mission is made, nor are any invita- tions extended. All who are inter ested in the work of the hospital are welcome.
 Many will take advantage of this opportunity to visit the handsome new chapel in St. Vincent's, recently dedi- cated by Bishop Milan. It will be the first time the chapel has been open to the public.
 Another feature that will attract much attention is the musical pro- gram by Miss Mollie Daily, who will accompany the soloists The com- mittees are:
 Entertainment Committee, Miss Mollie Daly, Miss Mary Sullivan. Mrs orations, Mrs. Mary Leonard O'Con- nor, Mrs. Justin Wilson, Mrs. J. J. O'Connor, Miss Jane Lee, Miss B. M. Garrett, Miss Clara Burns, Miss Mary Moran. Miss Florence Neary, Miss Edna Garneau. Miss May Thomas Miss Loretta Gilroy; refreshments. Mrs. F. A. Holste, Mrs. William Thom- as, Mrs. P. Seery, Mrs. John M O'Con- nell, Mrs. George Fulton, Mrs. F. Lynch, Mrs. Mary Mcdonald, Miss Catherine Coughlin.
 Tea rooms in charge of Mrs. George T. Mccarthy, Mrs. W. E. Allen, Mrs. F. c. Mullins. Mrs. M. F. McKenna, Mrs John J. Cullinan, Mrs. J. Murray Johnson, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs David Osborne, Mrs. J. A. McGuin- ness, Mrs. John Cody, Jr., Mrs An drew Krause, Mrs. J. F. Dolan, Strat- ford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
H. B. LANNON'S BONDSMAN
 DELIVERS HIM TO JAIL.

Herbert B. Lanyon of Greenwich, after making bitter fight to prevent his going to jail, Saturday evening was given up by his bondsman, Attorney Russell Clarke. of Stamford, to Sheriff Sidney E.. Hawley, beginning his 15 months jail sentence for embedding g the funds of a number of Greenwich merchants. This sentence was inn posed last winter by Judge Williams in the Superior court and upheld last week by the Supreme Court of Errors to which Lanyon appealed pending an execution of judgment granted under bonds of $1 ,000.
 Theodore Goetz of Stamford in whose appeal the Supreme court also found no error. has not as yet been delivered to the authorities by his bondsman, a Mr. Thompson of Shippan Point, Stamford. Goetz has a year in jail to serve for running into and kill ing a woman with his automobile in Stamford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
CAN'T BE CONVICTED
 IF CAPTURED
Special from United Press.)

London, July 18.-After hearing the testimony of friends and members of the police force, the coronial inquest into the death of a woman supposed to<have been Belle Elmore, the actress wife of pr. Crippen was adjourned
 today for a month, the belief grow
 ing that even if arrested, Crippen could never be convicted of any crime
 whatever.
 The sensation of the hearing today
 was sprung by Dr. Marshall, the po-
 lice surgeon who has aided Dr. Pep pers in the autopsy over the dismem-
 bered body disinterred from the base ment of the home of Dr. Crippen. Dr. Marshall swore that a prolonged ex- animation of the flesh had failed to furnish tangible or legal evidence that the body was even that of wom- an. He could likewise furnish no legal proof that a murder had been committed, the remains having been so frightfully decomposed by the quicklime that it was impossible to tell what had caused death.
 In view of this evidence, the authori- ties declare it would be impossible to convict Dr. Crippen, even if captured, unless further facts were secured. Un- der the British Common law it is ab- solutely necessary to prove the ''cor- puS 0el1ctl De1Ore prisoner can De adiudged guilty.
 New York, July 1.-Two more trans Atlantic liners were searched to- day by Central Office detectives in the hope that they would be able to find Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, American dentist-doctoI wanted in London for the brutal murder of his wife, Belle EImore, the actress. The ships searched today were the Minne- tonka of the Atlantic transport line and the Chicago of the French line. Every passenger was carefully scru- tinized, the detectives being aided in their search by Mime. Fred Ginnett and Mrs. B. Hyde of London, friends of the murdered woman, and Mrs. Louise Mills, her step sister.
 The detectives paid particular atten- ton to the female passengers, owing to the receipt of cables that Dr. Srip pen is possibly disguised as a woman. posing as the mother of Miss Ethel Lover, his typewriter, with whom he fled. Friends of Mrs. Crippen in Lon don told the police that while Dr. Crippen was smooth shaven, his wife had once made him up" as a woman in fancy dress at a ball and that his effeminate figure and manner made him resemble a woman so closely that an outsider would be unable to tell the difference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
IS SCHULZ A
 REPUBLICAN
If He Isn't, Rock May Get City Sheriff Job, or Per
 haps Ainley Will

Republican aldermanic caucus
 chairman, George H. Zink has issued a call for a caucus to be held tomor- row night at the city hall to select a candidate for city sheriff to sue oeed Thomas J. Cunningham, who resigned to accept an appointment as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Sidney E. Hawley. There are three cand1- dates. Edward D. Rock of the Twelfth district, Joseph Schultz, sec retary of the German-American all1- ance, and William Ainley, assistant chairman of the Ninth district for number of years. The party leaders favor the candidacy of Schultz. But it has been argued that the name of Schultz has long been on the Demo- cratic primary list. MT. Schultz says that he is a Republican and has all ways been one. 1t is thought that Ainley has the next best chance. The Rock forces are confident. Rock was formerly foreman in the street cleaning department under Supt. John H. Colgan.