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The evening world., 1911-05-18
THREE THIEVES
CAUGHT AFTER
A LONG CHASE
One, a Woman, Thought to
Have Been a Lookout
for the Others.

While Mrs. Emma Drake vas in the
bathroom Of her apartment on the
frtt Moor Of the house at No. ~ West
One Hundred and ThIrty-Hrst street this
Afternoon abe heard a fumbling SCUM
at her hall door. she came out just a.
a YOUNG n q turned the lock witt, a
skeleton key and walked In. There
was a second youth behind him. while
lurking in The hallway Mrs. Ellis
thought she could make the figure
OF a woman apparently standing guard.
Mrs. Elhs screamed ana the trio scat
tered and Ned. She kept the leader In
sight. Her cries brought the janitor's
son. Edward Saylor, and Sayior point.
ed u this fugitive to Policeman Bot.
who chased him down Fifth avenue TO
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street.
avenue.
Al One Hundred and Twenty-eighth
street Botto o~verhauled the exhausted
man. He drew his revolver and calied
On him to surrender. The man halted
snd threw w his hands. but. az Botto
closed IN. he pulled a steel Jimmy from
his pocket and rave tight. potto had
70 lay him out with his fists and his
club. He dragged his captive to the
East One Hundred and T~wen,y-sixth
street station. followed n VA huge
crowd There the prisoner gave his
name as Edward Endelwan OF No. III
At. AIMS venue the Bronx.
The man had a bunch OF skeleton keys,
a anapslty 90 au.ir. .al co. 10 ,..k
Mrs. Ellis came to the station house
and identified him ana he was locked
up. As his accuser was going away
she thought she saw In the crowd that
was gathered about the door the second
TAI apd the girl.
She slipped back and notified Lieut..
Kelleher. who ordered out the reserves
under Sergt. Kearns. The pair had
vanished and the men. armed with des-
criptions furnished by Mrs. Ellis. scat
tered through the neighborhood to find
them.
A suspect was captured by Patrolman
NTH street after another chase. lie
aid he vas jacob Simon Of No. 2.
West One Hundred and T~hirty-second
street. while his captors were feading
HIM back to Join Endelwan a citizen
pointed out TO Patrolman Dennis Need
a good looking girl who was slipping
along the opposite side OF the street.
He had seen her In the hallway OF the
house where Mrs. Drake lived. Just he.
fore the FIRST outcry OF alarm started.
As Need detached himself from the
group and began to edge across the
road the girl ran. Despite high heels
a fioppy hat and a hobble skirt she de-
veioped remarkable speed. But Need
and a host Of volunteer pursuers caught
her at One Hundred and Tw~enty-frs,
street and Lexington venue She
proved 10 be a remarkably good look.
Ing girl OF t~wenty-one. She said shs
was Amelia Fruill OF No. 2096 Lexing
ton avenue. but wouldn't tell anythins
more about herself. She. too, was
lodged In q cell.
The evening world., 1911-05-18
NEW OFFICERS OF BIG SIX"
Charles W. Maxwell Elected Pr~si-
dent-Other succrsssui Candidates.

big Six the leading typographical
union in the world. yesterday elc ted
the following officers:
President. Charles VI. Maxwell. Vice
President. George NJ. O'Neill, Secre-
ta~ry-Treasurer. John s. O'Connel'
Trustee. william Burgess: Executive
Committee. John sullivan. Albert w.
Smith. Thomas p. Hayes. George F..
Ostrandcr. Max First, Louis y. Hart,
charles W. Jcens, william q. Jen.
nings, a. J. P~ortcnar and Andrew
Werth, and Delegates to international
Convention. Leon II. Rouse. amos H.
Dahm. william W. Grimes and Charles
W. Arnold.
The evening world., 1911-05-18

We COusUItcu vWC
doctors at Chicago. where we resided at that
time. After trying all the medicine OF ~
two doctors without any result, we read Of -
Cuticura Remedies. and at once bought III.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Following the
directions carefully and promptly we saw
the result. and after four weeks. the deaf
child face wasss fine and clean as any little
baby's face. Every one vito saw Gilbert aftei
using the Cuticura Remedies was surprised
He has a head Of hair which Is a pride for sny
boy Of his are, three years. We can only
recommend the Cuticura Remedies TO every
body" tSiGned) Mrs. II. Albrecht. Box 8S3,
West Point. Neb Oct %. 1910
Cuticura soap and Ointment sold through.
out the world Potter DRUG 4 Chem. Corp.
sole props. 1870 Columbus Ave. Boston.
AS-Msiled free. samples Of Cutictirn Soap and
Ointment. with 32-p book on skin treatment
The evening world., 1911-05-18

The Athens Club. composed chiefly OF
visitors 10 Greene County. New
York. will hold a reunion and shirt
waist dance at Palm Garden next Mon
dag evening, This IL the Arst anal
attempted by the club, but because OF
the popularity of the President, Henry
g. Fuhring, who IN known among his
friends as the sandwich king the
committee has arranged for a very
large crowd. 4
Fuhring was n runner up last year n
The Evening world contest for NsrdI
Gras King Of consy ysland.
The evening world., 1911-05-18
1000 MULES STAMPEDE
FROM KANSAS CITY FIRE,

KANSAS CITY, May N.-Fire broke
out In the sheep pens at the Kansas
CITY stock Yards this afternoon. The
flames are being drive nbefore a high
wind and threaten a large section Of tho
yards.
The fire Don spread into the immense
horse and mule barns between the sheep
pens and tho Livestock Exchange build
ings. The barns were thrown open and
100 mules s:ampcded through the
streats,
The evening world., 1911-05-18
DODGERS PLAY
GR|FF|TH'S REDS
BATTING
Cspecial TO The Evening World

T1pccla1 70 The ENcnlng WorId.l
BROOKLyN. ". y, May Is.-The
Cincinnati Reds. HEADED ny Manager
Clark Griffith. made their first appear
ance ~ She season In this burg. opening
a series or four games with III Dshl-
on's Trolley Dodgers. The beautiful
Weather and bhe fact that the Dodgers
won two games from the Chicago Cubs
In a row attracted a fine crowd of fans.
Doc. Scaion was selected 80 do .hc
twiriing for Dahicn's crow. Nthi,s Gas
par tOss~d for tho visitors
Both teams drew blanks In the first
inning. being retired In quick order.
After ho<h Sides had been retired With
out a run In the second and third Inn
ings, the Reds got busy In the fourth
and got ono run on a base on balls
90 Hobiitzei and Mitchcll's drive &c 'he
fence In centre 10. i've bases.
The evening world., 1911-05-18

Ills lNt'e lace was
covered with sores ever
to back OF his ears
The poor little fellow
suffered very much
The sores began as
pimplcs. his little face
was ~dishgured very
much. We hardly knew
what he looked like
The face looked like
raw meat. We tied
little bags Of cloth owe
his hands to prevent
him from scratching
He was very restless.
at night, biz little face
itched.
The evening world., 1911-05-18
The Henson for Wine.

From the Cleveland Lead,rD
Il suppose they serve wine at ban
quets to make the speakers witty"
NO. They serve T. TO make the other
people think the speakers are witty"
The evening world., 1911-05-18
Not Entertaining.

( Prom the Pitts'aira i'oItl
"She seemed bored
"Mayoe sac lsn't fond Of entertaining
callers"
"oh, I guess she H. Maybe w~s.didn't
peove 10 be OF that variety" I'D.
The evening world., 1911-05-18

were involved you turned .nrormsr 20
rave YOURSELF" Levy asked.
Yes" Piass answered.
Q. just as you are doing now. A. Yes.
q. You want to 60 on record as say
ing that you expect no clemency for
tsstifying In this case? A. Yes. sir.
q. But you hope for cIemency? A..
Yes, sir. shall appeal for II.
Q. VIII you appeal for VI on your rec
ord as a thief and <ounterfeiter' A..
No. sir.
O. why did you 60 20 Boston with
the gang the day OF the Bancroft rob-
berry? A. To pay all expenses. The
gang had no money and they asked me
for II. Their they said come alons."
@. You betrayed your nails in the
counterfeitlng case. didn't you? A. !
did.
q. What have you done since you
have been out of jail? a. Beliboys ele-
vator runner M jewAllSr.
Isn't II a fact that OReily was act
ing for the convenience OF yourself and
your friends" asked Levy.
FOR tire convenience OF receivins
5000" ~ ,pped Phss.
Al suInvan's ONCE.
Have you been 10 DIR. suilivan's Of
nee since your arrest?" YES"
Q. with whom dtt you go? A. The
chauffeur and W. policemen.
q. Why DID tho policemen 80 With
you7 4, For my protection,
9. what were YOU doing at Mr. sui
llvan's omce7 A. Trying to get the
waiter 10 c~orrooorate my statement.
@. Isn't It a fact that YOU were tryinf
to fasten a crime on o'Risllyr A. No.
9. Had ne ever done you any wrong
\. Yes. he told the police who was
.. How do YOU know thatf A. lie 'Nt
me so himself.
q. II was then you decided 10 max
your statement? 4. II was.
@. Then your object was to fastc'
this all on some one else. wasn't II
\. II was. az far as 7 could In order I
urotoct myself.
Some More Admissions.
Mr.. Levy made Plass DIM that h
had tried to make Sullivan heliev'
that George Bancroft, the age'
bankers son and partner, was the ma
who had stolen the securities.
Il did II to divert suspicion iron
tho hovs." the witneas said. III yo'
get hold OF B%ancrott's chicken you'
probably locate the shares I said I
him"
lie also told sullivan that Georg
Bancroft was a degenerate.
Plass told of how O'Reilly had ser
/, foG him three times and insisted upo
/. the return OF the missing 200 share
Of American Smeiters 10 their rlehtft
! owner. Plnss told O'Rei'ly that III
| thieves who had the stock were /
$ Pittshurg.
Il He'd to O'Renly." he was comrelle
Ia say. They were IN Ph'ladelphia,
r went over there ana met them
, George :, boug nerty, second DEBUT
Commis siouor OF police, who Was n
A pinkerton superintendent AT the time
a the robbery, came Ia court In the ate
A noon In response To subpocnas fro
both the prosecution and the deicns
but court adjourned for tAe day hefo
he wa. called. He win proea oly 10 n
u fret wituos tomorrow.
The evening world., 1911-05-18
FACE D|SF|GURED
WITH eczema
Covered with Eruption to Back o
Ears Sc They Hardly Knew What
He Looked IKE. Used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. In
Weeks Face Fine and Clean.

"Our little hoy Gilbert was troubled
with eczema wher but a few weeks old
The evening world., 1911-05-18
O'RE|LLy'S HAND
IN BOND FRAUD,
PLASS TELLSJURY
Declares Lawyer Took Part IN
Negotiations for Return Of
Stolen Securities.
PUT ON GRILL BY LEVY
Forced 70 Admit That He Is an
Ex- Convict and the Betrayer
of Companions.
PUT ON GRILL BY LEVY

The admission was -;rung this after.
o from frank J. PAss. the crook
Who turned States evidence against
Daniel J. O'Rellly. thai he did not think
OF charging the lawyer With collision
In compelling Aaron Bancroft 10 pay
$500 for the return of the securities
worth $1,000 which were stolen from
the aged broker at the entrance 20 the
Produce Exchange vaults In March last,
until O'Reilly had told the police about
the record of Piass, who val posing AZ
respectable jeweIler. Plass. who had
been wriEsiins under Abraham Levy's
cross examination for more than two
hours before Justice Vernon, NJ. Davis
and a jury in the Criminal Branch Of
the Supreme Court. fell an easy victim
10 the many traps the astute cross
examiner fixed for him.
II was on Plass that Assistant Dis
trfct-Attorney Buckner counted to fur
nish the strongest testimony for the
prosecution and he saved him for the
last. 30 before Pass appeared Milton
d. Buchbal. a managing clerk. was
called TO detail how o'Reilly. acting
a. so-bstw cen. opened the negotiations
with william S.. Sullivan. attorney
for Bancroft d CO.. for the return OF
the pilfered bonds and the payment of
the $4,000 reward which the rogues
demanded,
The evening world., 1911-05-18
Tells Of NeootIat':n nc.

In reply TO Assistant District-Attor-
ney Bucknef's direct questions Plass
SAID that Chester YAtes asked O'Reilly
II he could dispose OF the securities and
o'Re1iy said ne could.
"O'Reilly told me: 7 have a friend
named Clark" Piass testified. and I
am ture he can dispose OF them, Clark
II a personal friend Yates then said
he would pay 80 per cent. OF what was
realized on the securities, and o'Rsnly
repeated his statement that he could
get rid OF them.
Then o'Rsiliy asked Yates how ne
got the securities from Bancroft. and
Yates told him that he had worked a
plan on some Information siven him by
a friend.
On the following day. March II. Plas,
and Yates wont TO O'Renly's ONCE again,
"oRehly handed back ten shares OF
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe sto' X
saying that nothing could he done witt
H." Plass testified. and suggested tina
We return the securities for a reward
Yates told O'Rellly he wouldn't TAX,
less than $4,000 and O'Reiiiy remsrkAt
that It was a LOT Of money. but he woult
try and get II for US"
on March "a, Plass swore. he me
sullivan In O'Reiily's once. sullivan
seemed 10 be ap~prehensive. hut O'Reill,
said 10 him; ITS all right. you are II
my care. Mr.. sullivan"
Then Plass told about tho tayiNal
ride through the park, and corrohorste,
~sulllvan's story Of how the ~securltle
were checked or during the ride, an
three certificates wore missed,
sullivan said: I'm take what ca
ret and handed mo 5000 declare
Plass, Where do come IMP" h
quoted O'Rellly an asking, and said Sui
Ivan handed him $50, Naying; "I SUP
pose this is what YOU want"
Plass then told OF going 10 the Nigh
ana bay Bank. changing the big hin
ana giving O'Reillv ssss. on Friday h
saii he went 10 OReilly's home In re-
Spouse to = telephone call.
Detectives are Watching mo nirht an
!, day" he said O'Rellly told him, and
am likely TO be arrested II the securitle
are not returned"
Put on the Grill.
J Abraham Levy took plass in hand n
croes-eSamination and made him adm
Al once that he knew Yates was an .,
crook, but he thought he had reforme
xxhAD hA aaNa hl... shalgar 40 d.nIs
The evening world., 1911-05-18
Put on the Grill.

Abraham Levy look plass in hand for
cross-eSam'nation and made him admit,
a, once that he knew Yates wal an cs-
crook, but he thought he had reformed
when he CAV him shelter. lie denied
that he was a fence n running a
.gpankf. shalAr
The evening world., 1911-05-18
Police Surgeons used,

The creelman letter came a few
hours after the Grand Jury had brought
Ia its presentment finding weak spots
in the police management. 1t Is graft.
cred from the Communication that pass
ms the Board OF Police Surgeons Is not
always . matter OF physical fitness,
cropssy used the hndlnss OF the police
surgeons as one OF HE reasons FOR maxi
ing the alleged Illegal appointment.
which are said to upset the physical
examinations OF the Civil Service Board.
The board claims the Commissioner
q no authority 10 substitute tho
soiios surgeons findings for those OF
he boardf-Yst on May 4 rropsev Is
sued this general order;
Hereafter before any person shall be
appointed to any position In the uni
formed force such person shah DO sx-
amined b, tbe police surgeons"
The closensss OF Mr.. creelman TO the
Mayor became apparent t~eeentiy when
Mr.. Gresham resigned from tire BOARD
Of Education and soon afterward was
appointed head OF the Civil Service
Com mission. In his letter 10 the Mayor
yesterday he says that Com nfsslone OF
Cropsey parsed over certain men on the
eligible list and appointed others. dis
REGARDING the provision Of the law tina,
appointments must be made from ma mei
a. the head OF tho eligible lists. Ner
passed over for alleged physical unit
nsss and later examined by the Board
doctors were found "a he In proper
condition for service on the force, Mr.
crsslmsn characterized the police a.
partnntnt's conduct al constituting "a
grave scandal"
The evening world., 1911-05-18

nesses Of the two fugitive e~x-convicts,
Chester Yates and Harry Ross. who are
charged with committing the theft and
said he knew Harry Barrett. the en-
clerk Of bancroft 4 Co.. now under ar.
rest for completely. Yates. he said.
lodged IN his house during the early
part OF this year snd Ross vas = fire.
op~rt caller there. About . week before
the theft Yates had called him into his
ara showed him . manila envelope
containing waste paper which was TO he
substituted for the securities which the
thieves coveted. Continuing. tbs IN
former said: 4
Early on the afternoon OF Marchf7
went by appointment to a restaurant
At New and Beaver streetr where
Yates and Ross we're waiting for me.
Twice within the next few minutes
Barrett cams In n Whispered to
Yates. ] talked with Ross. About 2
o'clock I went with Yates and Ross to
the lobby Of the Produce Exchange.
Yates took me- 20 tho basement and
pointed "a Q spot In the corridor where
he meant to turn the trick. / left
them and . home. About Z o'clock
they arrived with a package Of secur-
itiss. Yates sid Il had been dead
easy. He bumped into the old man.
he said. anA when Bancroft fell down
and lost his snveiopS he and Ross
picked HIM up and switched the pack
aHes"
The evening world., 1911-05-18

Asked About the burglary.
In the burglary case In which n
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
Mr.. Corner Dead.

w. l.. Corner, who with his wife
left Mexico some months ago for
Spokane, Washington, to be near
his son, died there Tuesday even
ing of this week, at s o'clock. A
telegram to +. +. Kunkel here
states that the funeral will be held
today, and tomorrow, at s a. m,
Mrs. Corner with her son, Myron
Corner, will start with the body
for Mexico for burial. They will
reach here next Monday. Mr..
Corner was about 20 years of age.
In the early settlement of Au-
drain he lived on a farm near
Worcester, this county. \ brother
\. c. Corner, resides at Laddonia
More particulars next week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
Is Kindly Mentioned.

The Sangamon (Ill.) Messenger
thus refers to a citizen who has
recently moved TO our county;
"This week we lose one of our
most esteemed families, by the
moving of C. NJ. Shut to his
farm at Mexico, Mo. Mr.. Shut
was not only successful farmer
but was highly respected by his
fellow men. This fact was proven
four years ago when he was elect
ed Assessor of this, "A Republican,
township, on the Democratic
ticket by IA large majority. BE.
fore coming here he served as As
SCISSOR Of Auburn township. We
commend Mr.. Shut and his
family to their new neighborS,
knowing too well that our loss is
their gain"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
Bacteria Galore.

st. Joseph, Mo, Feb. 2l.-Upon
complaint Of City Chemist w. b.
Keeling, criminal prosecution was
started yesterday against Swift &
Co. and Charles Roach, one of its
statesmen, on the charge of yiolat.
ing the State pure-food act by
selling eggs unfit for use.
The specific case mentioned by
Keeling is that of the alleged sale
of canned eggs to Charles f.
Schmidt, a baker. According to
the statement of Keeling the eggs
came from "A can the center OF
which was still frozen from being
on cold storage. The test, he says.
showed that the eggs contained
IA 100000 bacteria to the cubic
ccntimcter, which would be at the
rate of more than 100000, 900 to
each egg.
An egg which was six days old
was tested and contained only
5000 bacteria to the cubic cent?
meter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
When Champs in the Chair.

Wen show 'cm a thing or two,
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair;
Wen show 'em man from the
woody West
Who's truly the peer Of the very
best
That ever sat in the speakers
place
And day by day with grit and
grace
Welded the gavel there.
Wen show 'em a thing or two
Champ Clark,
When You are in the chair;
Wen show 'cm a man from the
"Show Me" state
Who's known from the Hub to the
Golden Gate:
We've priced him long i'll old
MizzoO,
And others have learned to prize
him too
And caps are in the air.
Wen show 'em a thing or two
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair;
We II show 'em a man all the way
from Pike
| Who values the North and South
alike,
Who'll favor the people and lla%
the trusts,
And deal the tariff some deadly
thrusts
With brawny arms and bare.
Wen show 'em n thing or two
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair;
Well show 'em a man who,
fitted for charge
OF the land we love from marge t.
marge;
Wen show 'em a chief Of the
patriot band
Who have their homes in a Chris
tian land
And we want to keep then
there.
IT. BERRY SMITH
Fayette, Mo-, Jan. IA, 1911.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
NORTH MOLINO.

This is our first snow for the
winter, and IA big one, too. Snow
fell for 80 hours almost without
ccasing,
The ladies' of the Mt. Zion
church furnished the lunch at
Doan Viewers sale last WedneS-
day, Feb. 18th. They made clear
of expenses "A little over $50.
During the electric storm very
recently "A fine cow was struck by
lightning on the S. =. Emmons
Long Branch stock farm. We
understand she was insured, so
Mr.. EmmonS won I suffer the en-
tire loss.
VIM. Hall of Kansas and Miss
Lena Dunplan were very quietly
married at the home of the bride s
sister, Mrs. John Gorrell, last Sat
urday evening.
Rev. Reavis, whom the members
of Mt. Zion have called, will
preach on the 4th Sunday in each
month and on Saturday before
This month he will preach Satur
day night at Z 80.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
Calvert Heirs to Organize.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. IS Okla
home heirs of the famous Lord
Baltimore or Cecil Calvert estate
have received notification from
Anita Calvert Burgoise of st.
Louis president and attorney of
the Calvert Heirs Association. Of
meeting in Wichita, Kans., Feb.
81, of the heirs residing in Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Oklahoma, and
later a national organization will
be formed. They claim ownership
of the land where the City Of
Baltimore is situated.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
Mr.. jolly Dead.

Sam jolly, above so years of
age, one of the early settlers of
Fulton, died yesterday morning
at his home in Fulton from "a com.
plication of ailments. The funeral
will be held this morning, burial
at White Cloud church, near
Fulton.
Deceased was a brother-in-law
of +. T. Smith of Mexico. Rob.
ert Jolly ard Robert Smith here
We're nephews. Mrs. Jennie Phil
lips, Mrs. Fannie Wallace, Mrs.
Kate Peterson and Miss Bette
Jolly, nieces, also reside here.
The aged wife of deceased is
quite i'll and it is expected she
cannot survive long.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-23
A Record Egg.

Kirksville, Mo-, Feb. 2l.-A
Plymouth Rock pullct, owned by
James G. Floyd of Kirksville, is
believed to hold the Missouri
record for big eggs. Mr.. Floyd
found an egg in its nest yesterday
which is 7 "a inches in diameter
and 6 "a inches around the
waist" and weighs four ounces.
An egg recently found in st. Louis
was Z "a inches in diameter, 6 Is
inches around the waist and
weighed not quite four ounces.