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Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
INQUEST OVER BODY
OF COL. THOMAS sWoPE.
1t Developed That he Had for Months
Taken Patent Medicine Containing
Strychnine-Testimo of Nurse.

Kansas City. Feb THAT Col.
Thomas H. Swopes the millionaire.
whose death on October 8 has been the
subject of an inquiry for the last
month to determine if he died from
poisoning. took a patent medicine
containing tonic of iron. quinine and
srrychnine l1p to within few days
of his death. developed at the inquest
over his body in Independence, Mo-, to
day.
This testimony was given by Miss
Pearl Keller, Colonel SWope's nurse.
Miss Keller cared for Colonel Swope
from September - until the day of
his death. She testified that the mill
lionaire took the mixture daily in ad-
dition to the treatment given him by
DR. B. c. Hyde Previously in a de-
position taken in damage suit of DIR.
b. c. HYDE against an attorney and
two physicians who are interested in
the SwOpe examination, S. w. Pang-
Ter. office partner of Colonel Swope,
testified that Colonel Swope took a
patent medicine containing strychnine
while at his Office.
The inquest adjourned when Miss
Keller had told her story up to the
day before Colonel Swope's death. She
viii be recalled tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
JANITOR
FLEEING FROM JUSTICE.
Body of His Wife Found Wedeed in
Pipe Trench Under Basement Floor
of His Quarters

New York, Feb. 7.-Wedged in a
narrow trench beneath the concrete
and boards of a basement floor was
found today the body of an unidenti-
fed woman who had first been hacked
IN the head with some sharp instru :
ment like an ice pick and then stran-
gled to death The police believe she
was the wife of Scandinavian janitor
who vacated his quarters in an up
town apartment 4house on Friday of
last week He was known variouSly as
peterson and Tamsen OR Thompson.
The basement room was locked and
bare of furniture but on the walls,
near where the flooring had been rip
ped up and the trench dug, were bloody
nngerprints which have been photo
graphed to aid in Identification of the
murderer. The owner of the apart
ment house knew little of the former
janitor, who had lived quietly in his
subterranean quarters until he gave
notice that he would move. An evil
odor had first notified the tenants that
something was wrong and, on their
complaint, John Corse. the landlord,
worse when they broke into the locked
room that had been the janitor's par
lor, and when they ripped open a loose
plank woman's bare knee appeared
above the level of the flooring The
murderer, hampered in his work by
steampipes, had iammed the body for
chilly into the trench over hot pipe
and then held it in place by mailing
down the planks.
With a little inquiry the police soon
found the expressman who had moved
Peterson to an address farther uptown.
where he was known as Tamsen. They
traced him, but in his stead was found
only girl of 10 who spoke no English
and has thus far refused to answer the
question of an interpreter But the
luggage was Peterson's and in the
Kitchen of his new quarters were
found a bloody hatcllet and in one of
his trunks the marriage certificate of
August Peterson and Augusta Sophia
dated Jersey City, 1907.
The nameless, silent girl and a man
called Pierre Loisel, who was arrested
as he entered the fiat where she lived. |
have been detained Peterson is still /
at large.
The house in which the body was
discovered is at ITS West Ninety |
Fourth street
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
NEW HAVEN BAR ASSOCIATION
BANQUET TO SIMEON E. BALDWIN
Many Tributes Paid the Retiring chlsf
Justioe-Ohieers Elected.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 7.-AB a
tribute to his work as chief justice OF
the asupreme court OF the state, the
New Haven Bar association tonight
Simeon r. Baldwin, who on account
OF the ago limit has retired from tho
bench. Members OF the supreme court
bench, judges of the superior court
and United States circuit courts were
guests Of honor. Many tributes were
paid the retiring chief justice by the
speakers Of the evening and many eN-
pressed the wish that he might become
the chief executive OF the state.
George ID. Watrous, president OF tho
local bar association, acted as toast
master, and among the other speakers
were the new chief justice Frederick
Il. Hall, OF Bridgeport; Judge Silaa
Robinson Of Middletown, who has been
Mayor w T.. Henney' Of Hartford, Dean
Henry Wade Rogers OF the Yale Law
school, Hadlai Hull OF New London
and J. G. Gallagher of New Haven.
Mr.. Baldwin said that IN retiring
from the bench he did not intend TO
retire from active life and that he was
looking forward to future activities.
In speaking OF the fact that judges
were obliged to keep out OF politics no
said that he was glad he had retired.
as by doing so he recovered the right
Of free speech and opinion.
Chief Justice Hall, after paying n,
tribute to his colleague, said that oua
Of the perquisites Of the chief Justice
was the administering OF the oath oh
Office TO the chief executive OF the statQ
and he hoped to do that Tor Mr.. Bald
win. Among tho others who expressed
the same thought was Dean Rogers.
The following officers were eiecteda
President George T.. Hin OF Bridge
port: vice president. Hadlai Hull on
New London, and secretary -freas asursr.
James u. Wheeler OF New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
INVESTIGATION
OF ALLEGED BEEF TRUST
Questioning of Witnesses at Chicago
by Federal Grand Jury.

Chicago. Feb. THE attention of
the federal grand jury. which is hear
ing evidence in the governments in
vestigation of the alleged Beef trust
was centexed today in the National
Packing company and the New York
Butchers Dressed Beef association
Arthur Block. one of the organizers
of the New York association and
Frederick Joseph. president of the as
sociation and NJ. Fl. Joseph. secretary,
We're before the jury. while Arthur
Colby, assistant treasurer of the Ma
tional Packing company was closeted
with District Attorney Sims. 'rire
questioning OF these witnesses VIII i,e
continued tomorrow. NJ. n. Joseph did
not come to Chicago in response to
subpoena. but was served with one at
A hotel here.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
BURIED EIGHTEEN FEET
UNDER 900 TONS PEA COAL.
Bill Thompson Rescued Unhurt by
Hook and Ladder Company.

New York Feb. 7.-Burial eighteen
feet deep for an hour and a half under
200 tons of pea coal befell "3ill'
Thompson OF the Bowery today but he
was unhurt
He was working on top OF a coal
pocket. To save time he started to
cross the seemingly solid frozen sur
face of the coal. The ice yielded under
him and suddenly he began to sink,
nghting wildly. into the black mass
beneath.
Police, laborers and clerks, frantic
ally digging with bare hands, shoVels
and scuttles, made little impression on
the enormous mass Of coal. Somebody
had the presence of mind to summon a
hook and ladder company. Guided by
Thompson's weakening cries. the fire.
men ripped out the wooden sides of the
coal pocket and out shot Thompson,
with about ten tons of coal. He spat
the coal dust from his mouth accepted
drink of whiskey and went back to
work
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
PAPER BOARD FIRMS
ENTER PLEA OF GUILTY
OF an Illegal Combination in Restraint
of Trade.

New York, Feb. 7-Twenty-six man.
ufacturing firms of the Paper Board
association, indicted by the federal
bers of an illegal combination in re-
straint of trade. took the easiest course
today and entered a plea of guilty as
an association in the United States
circuit court. Fines of $4,000 each
$50, 600 in all-were immediately i'm
posed and-in all except one case were
paid in cash.
Thus ends the second organization of
paper men formed by John H. Parks.
similar fate in the federal courts some
time ago. BY pleading guilty as cor
porations today, individuals also in
dicted in the Paper Board association
succeeded in having their indictments
quashed. The association had it's chad
quarters at No. I West Thirty-fourth
street, this city, and had been in ex-
istence moro than four years.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08

Washington Feb. AFTER several
conferences at the White House today
Wade H Ellis OF Ohio resigned his
position as assistant to the attorney
general in the department. of justice to
accept the Craftsmanship of the repub-
Ifcan executive committee of Ohio and
70 assume charge of the Ohio cam :
paign this fan
Resignation of MIR. Ellis. White House
Statement.
Regarding the resignation of Mr..
Ellis. the following statement was Civ
en ont at the White House late today:
Mr. Vorys. the member of the ma
tiorlzI committee from Ohio; Mr.. Wal
ter Brown, the chairman of the repub-
Ifcan state central committee, and Mr..
Henry A Williams, chairman of the
-epubI1c2n state executive committee.
have been canvassing among the re-
publicans Of Ohio to determine who
should succeed Mr. williams upon the
resignation which he is obliged to ten
der.
AFTER a visit 70 Washington and
fuH conference with the senators, the
conclusion was reached that the man
best qualified to assume the cares of
the Office as chairnan of the executive
committee at this time was Mr.. Ellis,
and therefore the president was ap-
piled 70 TO consent to Mr.. Ellis resig-
nation from his position as assistant
10 the attorney general to take the
duties Of the Craftsmanship of the COM
rz.ittee-
The president was very loaths to
lose the services of Mr. Ellis from the
department OF justice, where he is en-
gagged in important work, but as Mr..
Ellis was willing to make the sacrifice
the president did not feel that he could
insist on retaining him"
Anxious That FactionaI Trouble Should
Be Reduced.
The Ohio political situation has been
giving the president much concern and
has been the subject of a number OF
conferences at the White house dur
ing the past few weeks With the ex-
pefted denomination of Governor Har-
mon. the republican party faces a hard
fight this fall, and the president has
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Bank Commissioner Arthur B. Chaplin Made
Public His Report Last Night
HALLS SHORTAGE is $424,442
he Methods Employed by Treasurer of South
bridge Savings Bsnk-Two Propositions Recommend
ed by tank Receiver, One of which would Enable
the Institution to Resume business March First

Boston. Feb. IA shortage of $424,-
442 in the accounts of John A. Hail,
treasurer Of the Southbridge Savings
bank, was shown tonight when Bank
Commissioner Arthur y. Chaplin made
public his report.
Two Propositions to Depositors.
The bank commissioner recommends
either receiver for the bank or a
plan whereby the depositors agree to
accept new book for S5 per cent. of
their deposits. President Calvin d.
Paige of the bank in a statement made
tonight and Commissioner Chaplin both
favor the acceptance of the second
proposition, which would enable the
bank to resume business March first.
Shortage Covers Twenty Year Period.
The shortage. according to the re-
port covers period of twenty years
and represents a loss of 14.05 per cent.
on the book value of the assets. Hall
is at present confined in the Worcester
county Jail, owing to his inability TO
secure 100000 bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
NEW YoRk's coLpEsT DAY
COMES AND GOES.
Searching Northwest Wind Gives Way
to Warmer Southwest Breeze.

New York, Feb. THE coolest day
of the year in New York came and
went between sunrise and sunset. At
daybreak the thermometer registered
but two above zero, with a searching
wind from the northwest; but at 10
o'clock in the forenoon the mercury
crate, until at o'clock tonight the
temperature was Is above and at 1G
O'Clock 20 above and still rising, while
the wind had sunk from 40 miles an
hour to 12 and had shifted to the south
west.
There was great suffering among the
poor in the worst pinch of the cold,
and many cases of frost-bite and ex-
while from surrounding suburbs came
word of several deahts ffrom freezing.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Went Over the
American Falls
DELIBERATE SUICIDE OF YOUNG
WOMAN.
MISS BEATRICE R. SNYDER
OF Buffalo Turned Her Face and smiI-
ed Farewell as She Was Swept
Over the Brink.

Niagara Falls. N. Y, Feb. IA
young woman, thought to be Miss Bea-
trfce R. Snyder, of Buffalo, committed
suicide today by wading into the river
just above Prospect Point and going
over the American falls. AS she was
swept over the brink of the cataract
she turned her face toward would be
them.
Police Endeavored to Stop Her.
A park policeman and another man
We're talking together when the young
woman appeared the path leading
TO the riverbank. They paid Titles at
tentfon to her until she began to run
toward the river. 1t was too late then
to intercept her. Without hesitation,
she waded into the stream She turn.
ed once and smiled to the men who
We're calling upon her to stop. but con-
water. In an instant she was whisked
off her feet and went careening toward
the falls. AS she passed out of sight
she was still smiling.
Left Note on the Bank.
On the bank was found a handbag.
and in it this note;
Mamma and Papa: May you both
forgive me for bringing this awful dis
grace upon you in these years of your
life. Also may our Heavenly Father
forgive all my sins. But I have been
very good. thank God. You will find
q SA4P LII tt4C iAlOiAcy yOuT uTcSS-
er scarf With my heart full of love
for all your kindness and tender love,
goodbye.
Lovingly.
"BEATRICE"
There was a card in the purse bear
ing the name Beatrice r. Snyder. With
the lower river jammed with ice and
the jam increasing hourly, there is lit
tie hope that the body ever will be
recovered
Chief Clerk in Buffalo Store
Miss Snyder was chief clerk in a
Buffalo store. She had been detected
since the death of her fiance George
F. Meyers. They were to have been
married in a. few months.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
HaIl's Methods.


Examiner Otis declares In his state
ment to Commissioner Chaplin that thu
falsiffcations of Treasurer Hall ex-
tended over nearly the whole period
which Mr.. Hall was employed in the
bank, some twenty years, and that the
methods employed were 10 raise arIbi~
trarily the amount OF weekly pay
ments entered upon the counter book,
10 raise the amount Of weekly pay
ments when posting IN the cash bookm
and to credit cash for fictitious per
sonal or town loans or deposits In
banks, the amount OF which would be-
added TO the weekly Withdrawals and
debited to the deposit account.
Took Notes from Bank to Cover Town
Account Deficiencies.
Explaining the relations OF the town
towards the bank, as conducted by
Hall, who was treasurer of both. tho
bank commissioner says that Hall had
abstracted certain notes from the hank
to make up deficiencies In his town
account. This, the examiner states.
was admitted by Hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
NEWTON w. GILBERT
Nominated to Be Vice Governor of the
Philippines.

washington, Feb. Newton w.
Gilbert OF Indiana was nominated to-
day by President Taft to be vice gov
ernor OF the Philippines and Charles
r. Elliott OF Minnesota to be mem
Der Of the Philippine commission and
secretary OF the department of com
merce and police Charles f. Morgan. /.
former provisional governor of Cuba.
vas offered the position of vice gov
ernor and secretary of commerce and
police, but declined owing to his doe
tors advice that he should remain in
&c country for the present
Mr. Gilbert win continue as secretary
Of public instruction in the islands.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
MINIMUM RATES FOR GERMANY.
Proclamation Issued by President-ln
Effect After March 81.

Washington, Feb. THE president
issued a proclamation today in which
it is declared that German goods im-
ported into the United States are en-
titled to the minimum rates of duty
The proclamation was issued under
the provisions of the tariff act of Aug.
5, 1909, and declares that from and
after March 81, 1910, all articles JIM
ported from Germany into the Unit I'd
States or any of its possessions, ex-
sept the Philippine Islands and the
islands of Guam and Tutuila, are en-
titled to be admitted at the minimum
rates of duty prescribed by section 1
of the present tariff act.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Annual Convention independent Order
of B'Nai Birth.

Albany. n. Y, Fe'b. 7.-ResOlutions
were adopted today at the concluding
session OF the annual convention Of
district grand lodge. No. 1. Independent
Order of BNai FIRTH. protesting
against the action of the United States
government in classifying Immigrants
of Jewish faith as a race or nationality
and endorsing the plan Of Jacob n.
Schiff Of New York to relieve the con-
gestion OF population Of Hebrews in
New York city by inducing emigration
to western states
The district is made up of lodges in
the New England states, New York and
Canada.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
HOT WATER BOILER EXPLODED
IN HOSPITAL KITCHEN
Many of the Patients Frightened Into
Mysteries

Morristown, n. J.. Feb. THE ex-
plosion of a hot water boiler in the
kitchen of the Memorial hospital today
badly scalded two employees and fright
ened many of the patients into hyster-
les. All the inmates quartered above
the kitchen had to be moved, for the
explosion weakened the wall and tore
a hole in the floor. The dining room
was demolished, but the patients mir
aculOusly escaped.
When the excitement subsidized il
was found that all the prepared food
had been blown to pieces. and meals
had to be ordered from nearby res
Laurant.
was found that all the prepared food
had been blown to pieces and meals
had to be ordered from a nearby res
taurant.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Charged With Holding Church Services
in Xiolntion Of Law.

Newburg. n. y, Feb. 7-The Revs
DR.. w. w Page. now rector Of St
Johns Episcopal church at Cornwalil
and formerly on the staff OF General
Robert T.. Lee In the Confederate army,
WIS held here today for the grand jury,
charged with holding church services
in violation OF the law. Tho Cornwall
board OF health lHd ordered the church
closed because of an epidemic of scarlou
foyrr Or Page gave $500 bail and waa
released
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Pittsburs couneilnanle Graft seandals
=True Billa Returned

Ioittsburg Feb. 7.-Truc bills wer@
returned by the grand jury today
charging conspiracy. bribery and per~
jury against President h. IL. jennings
and former Vice President y. A. Grifr
fin OF the Columbia National bania
and former Select Councilman Charica
Sewart, County Delinquent Tax Coliec-
tor Max leslie, and v. r. Nicholi ~
capitalist The lndlctmonts were found
upon confession alleged 10 have BEEN
made by Griffin 10 the grand 1irWs
Which has been Investigating tho coup
cinanic graft scandals In this city foh
n Noar.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
$1,000 Fire at soutninaton.

Southingto Conn, Feb. 7.-Startfng
in the boiler room, fire tonight Destroy
ed the factory of the Thompson Broth
ers' Drop Forging company. and q
building containing the boiler and en-
gine rooms, with a loss OF $1,000 The
building OF the George f. Wood Tool
company. adjoining caught fire, but
was prevented from burning The cause
of the fire is not known
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
TO REGULATE MASSACHUSETTS
COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSES.
Draetie Action Taken in Bill Introduce
cd in Legislature.

Boston, Feb. 1.-THE most drastic ac-
tion taken so far in this state in the
movement to combat the rising prices
OF food commodities came today, when
Representative Vinson of Boston intro
duced in the lower house of the legis-
lat ire bill TO regulate the cold stor-
age warehouses in Massachusetts.
The Vinson bill provides that on be-
ing placed in or taken out of a cold
storage warehouse, all food products
shall be stamped or otherwise marked
with the date such action is taken, and
that not more than three months shall
intervene at any time between these
dates. Another section of the bill pro-
hibits the importation from any place
outside the state of food products from
storage warehouses that do not comply
with the Vinson bill. A second Sec
ton places the enforecent of the meas-
ure in the hands Of the state board OF
health, assisted by the local boards. A
penalty of 800 fine or imprisonment
for three months. or both, is provided
for violations The bill is to become
effective upon passage.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
IN FAVOR OF LOCAL OPTION
FOR NEW YORK CITY
Views of District Attorney Charles s.
Whitman.

New York. Feb. 7.-Charles S. Whit
man, district attorney of New York.
speaking before the Presbyterian union
tonight, said that personally he was iT,
favor of local option for New Yori,
city and that in his opinion the people
should be allowed to vote on whether
they desired the saloons TO be opened
or closed on Sunday. If such a vote
were taken, he added, it would be over
whelmingly in favor of a quiet Sunday
with the saloons closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Committed Suicide Because His Love
Was Rejected.

Burlington, VT, Feb. -7.-Crazed, his
comrades say. by e young woman's re-
lection OF his love, Silas Young. for
merly a member of the Fifteenth cav
airy regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, to-
night killed himself by drinking poi
son at the fort where he had been EN-
ployed as a civilian since his dis
charge- Young was 23 Years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Confident Of Increased Wages for ceai
Miners.

Wheeling w. Va, Feb. 7.--PreHidenA
7. H. Lewis Of the United Mine Works
ers OF America is confident, according
10 an official statement given out too
night. that the coal miners and OPS
erat tors who failed 10 come 10 any
agreement at the recent Toledo oonss
ference will meet together again beas
fore the expiration of the present wage
contract. on April /. and the resuit
viii be the concession Of a aubaantinN
the country
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Passengers and Crew of Wrecked
Steamship Landed.

Valdez, Alaska, Feb. THE steam
er Victoria arrived from Seward to-
day. bring ging the passengers and crew
of the wrecked steamship FaraIion
except five sailors who are on watch
near the wreck and the second mate
two sailors and three passengers who
are missing. The Victoria reports
terrible weather.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
% HATTLEsHlPs FOR FRANCE.
New Law to Fix the Permanent
Strength of the French Navy.

Paris. Feb. 1.-THE cabinet today
approved the project of a new law fix
ing the permanent strength of the
French navy as follows: Battle feet
2S battleships, 10 scout ships, 81 sea-
going torpedo boats; for coast defense
54 submarines, two mine layers and
for distant foreign service. 10 ships
The foregoing does not take account
of the various classes of special SER
vice boats. transports and so forth.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Freight Boats in Danger of Turning
Turtle

Atlantic City. N. J.. Feb. 7.-Three
large barges in tow of q deep sea tug
formed in such quantities as to list
the freight boats which were in danger
of turning turtle. No signals Of dis
tress have been shown, but the gov
ernmept coast guards are watching
the vessels closely
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Elected President Chicago & Western
Indiana Railroad.

Chicago. Feb. Howard G. Hetzler
was elected president of the Chicag go
& Western Indiana railroad today Mr.
Hetzier IS the third man who has held
fhe presidency of the road since the
alleged misrepresentation of the real
estate fund by Benjamin Thomas
John Fetzer and Charles Kappes was
made public. Thomas was succeeded
ny William J. Henley. who was fol-
lowed by E b Pryor.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
Froze to Death on veranda of Apa-
xarnis Golf Club

Portchester, N Y, Feb. 7.-Michael
Geary was found frozen to death this
wants Golf club by Sydney Lawton
president OF the club. Geary was a
brother of a citizen of Rye. 1t is sup
posed that. in Walking .lome after an
from the wind, but was overtalSen by
the cold
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-08
WILLIS L. FOWLER
GETS INTO DOUBLE TROUBLE
Promised 70 Marry Two Women--In
Charged with Larceny.

Boston, Feb 7.--Having in his pos
session certified checks for $4,000, Wil-s
lis l.. Fowler. aged 81 years was ara
rested by the Boston police tonight
charged with the larceny Of $1,000
from Mary c. LOneman, recently of
Quincy. H., but now living at Hull
Mass.
Tt is claimed that Miss Lonemam
came on from Illinois TO marry Fowls
er. that she gave him a blank check
on his request for $500 for an iuveHt9
fnent and that he flled I'm the chech
for 81 500 and then disappeared
Tho police also claim 20 have iu~
formation that Fowler had promised
to marry Hugenie Meredith Of Chieaa
go.