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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
NEAR FIGHT AT RICE TRIAL
Judge Has Difficulty in Calming
Excited Attorneys.

Tic trial Of George Graham Rice. whose
-o,l ramo IFS simon Jacob Iierzig. and OF
tho other members or the firm Of H. II.
e,rertcls G. Co. started yesterday before
Judge Raw I'm tho United States Circuit
Court Wit. prelude OF bitter strife he
,,,.e., tine prosecution and counsel for the
defendants.
For "a moment IL seemed that blows
might ho struck. and Judge Ray found IT
. dioi.uIt task 90 calm the excited At
torpoys. Tine trouble arose over an a7s"r-
tom BY counsel that tho defence had been
hammered Dog tho uWilliuEncss Of the pros
ocutiou to permit access 10 On" seized
hooks of tho firm. Emanuel j. Myers. on"
OF tho LAWYERS irsiuuated that Henry 4.
wise. the federal attorney. did not tel
the whole truth when he explained 10 III"
court that an possible aid had been grant
cd 10 the defence.
.Tale care. sir. how YOU use the word
,rutb here" shouted Mr.. Wise. pointing
his finger at Myers There Is place
,,boro such an ins'uuaton as You have
made can be- resented in a III manner with
ont being I'm contempt Of court
Efforts bv the defence TO postpone the
trial ia another week We're frustrated
bv Judge Ray. and the selection Of jury
vas begun. II T. expected that the trial
will last month, as the government has
.,hpoapaed scores Of witnesses from all
aver the country who say they were
sviudled by the Scheftes firm.
The firm was raided on September -
1910 and indictments for using the malls to
d.fraud were found shortly afterWard
against Rice, =. II. Scheftels. Red Let
ter" sullivan, Charles T. Stone. Charles i.
Belser. John Delaney and Ralph T. Water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
B. J. DUVEEN NOT IN COURT
Mother III, Counsel Says-Has
Until Nov. 13 to Save Bail.

BENJAMIN j. Duveen. youngest member
Of the Duveen family. and their representa-
tive in this country, who was indicted for
the big smuggling frauds 10 which the
other three members OF the art firm have
pleaded guilty failed TO appear yesterday
I'm the United States Circuit Court when
his case was called. John r. StanchheId.
his counsel, said he could not return 10
this country be, ause his mother was dan
gerously IN in England.
This further attempt on the part % the
defendant = DELAY tho case vas met BY
Henry A. Wise. United states Attornoy
with a request 10 Judge Hough TO declare
Duveen's bail Of $4,000 forfeited. Mr.
Wise said the young man entered plea
Of guilty before Judge Martin az the time
Henry J. Duveen, the aged head Of the
firm. acknowledged his guilt IN court.
Judge Martin did not want TO pass sentence
that day, and in order 70 save the men
from being put into Jail over night he gave
them permission to Withdraw the plea, with
the understanding that they would renew
IT the next day.
BENJAMIN J T-1vceu failed 20 appear. al
though his uncle came and was fined
heavily Mr. Wise intima'ed that this was
due to the fact that Duveen felt quite Ger
tain that prison sentence would be I'M
posed upon him
Judge Hough declined 20 order the for
feiture Of Duveens bail on the ground that
Alr. Wise had agreed that tho case should
not be called til fall. He set November -
as tho final date on which Duveen will have
TO appear or face being declared a fugitive
from Justice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24

the paper and securities Of the Walsh on
torpriscs
Mr.. Walsh was born ia ireland in 1910.
and came to this country At tho age or
twelve wears TO start his business career as
a neVsboy. Later he sold candy and pop
corn I'm Rice's Theatre, doing work as
usher for tho privilege. During the Civil
War he conceived a scheme for selling
newspapers 10 the outlying districts, and
from II grew tho Western News Company
Then the growing tnancier looked about
him and conceived the three ambitions of
his lfe--to own a newspaper. a bank and
railroad, all Of which he had achieved. At
the same time he began 10 take an active
part I'm politics. first as "a Democrat then
as a Republican. Tn the 7os he obtained
control Of The Chicago Herald, built II
up and SOLD IT at a big profit. Then h"
started The Post and sold that, and
finally founded THE Chronicle"
Professional baseball showed him
chance Of profit. and with A. G. Spaldins
he bought the Chicago club, in which, as
a side issue. he was interested for many
years.
In 1872 he got place on tho Board Of
connection no obtained control or vast
public funds, and straightwsy started his
bank. the Chicago National which soon
became a powerful institution. In its care
successfully We're placed funds of the
South Park. the West Park. the Lincoln
Park. the city OF Chicago. Cook county
the Drainage Canal Board and the state
or Illinois The Chicago National took
over the Home Savings Bank. Then he
organized the Equitable Trust Company
and began a series OF speculative banking
ventures under tho cover OF its liberal
charter lie dipped into ogden Gas and the
Illinois Tunnel scheme. Then he built up
the town Of Bedford, on account Of its
duarrios. and sold stone 10 the government
for building purposes. Then ne got into 4
fight over the freight rates for carrying
stone. and that led TO his purchase OF the
Southern indiana Railvav. with his disas-
trous attempt to build it into a great
system. which ended IN the crash Of 1870
Indicted or $50 counts for misapplication
of funds. he faced maximum penalty OF
500 wears i'm prison. lie was put on trial
i'm November. 1907 and on January %, i9oS
was found guilty on fifty counts. lie re
ualnod out on bail for two years while his
case was appealed through the courts ON
January ~. 1910, the Supreme Court re-
fused 70 reverse the decision. and he en-
tered the federal penitentary at Leaven-
worth TO serve his sentence Of five years
imrrisonment he was scveuty-three
Years old at the time and had wife and
three children.
Walsh signed over his control iu .he
Walsh railways and some other enter
prises at the same time TO cover SI"o"oo
advanced by other banking interests to pay
his banks creditors. The face value Of the
propertv signed over exceeded $l4eo@o'
Walsh was supposed. however 10 have re-
tanned some of his property. His friends
kent I'D q ceaseIcss campaign for his par
don and nine DAYS ago he was parolcd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
TEACHERS CELEBRATE
Miss Strachan Tells How She
Won Victory for Equal Pay.

Miss Grace Strachan, leader Of the Inter
borough Women Teachers Association,
who carried the equal pay issue 70 Albany
and ar tho eleventh hour succeeded I'm per
suading Governor Dix TO present it 10 the
Legislature in the form Of an emergency
bin, thus securing its passage. stood on the
platform Of the convention hall OF tho Met
ropolitan Building last night and tod a
thousand or 50 teachers how she did IL.
The meeting was 20 celebrate the prog
ress OF the equal pay bill. which now re-
quires nothing but the signature of the
Governor TO make il a law. Miss Strachan
presided. and for several minutes after her
entrance into the hall the teachers stood on
chairs and tables. waving their handker-
chiefs and cheering. Mayor Gaynor was
the hero OF tho evening, to whom every
thing was offered, from formal votes Of
thanks to proposals OF three cheers and
other noisy forms OF appreciation. There
We're also cheers for Alfred L. Smith, As
semblyman James \. Foley and Senator
Thomas f. Grady
Miss Strachsn told the story Of her eX-
perience at Albany, and Miss Gano and
Miss Ennis, secretary Of the association.
also spoke. The teachers are now prepar-
ing for the monster mass meeting In Car
negie Hall Wednesday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
HEAVY LOSES PATENT CASE
Tungsten Light Applications Re
iected for Fraud.

Washington oct. - Rejected ON the
ground of fraud" the John Allen IIeany
applications for patents on the Tungsten
Eight. involving s5.0oO.O00 and the basis Of
criminal and civil proceedings, have been
DISPOSED Of by the Patent once The As
sistaut Patent Commissioner. g. G. Bill
iugs will officially announce the adverse
action on the Heany claims tomorrow.
Heany's home is in York, Penn. His ap-
pllcation affected five cases. the decision IN
all being adverse 10 him. OF these cases
three were applications for amendment Of
apnIjcatlon. and all We're thrown out on
tho speciGc declaration OF fraud His ofigi-
nal application. now dissolved. in;erfered
with the consideration Of half dozen
other Tungsten light patent applications,
and these win now receive official atten-
ton.
AS "A reSult OF charges of fraudulent prac-
tices i'm connection with the work on tie
claims In the Patent Office Ned ". Bar
,on. an examiner in the Patent once ana
IT, f. Eyerding of Philadelphia lieany 81
attorney. were sentenced 20 the pehiteh-
tgry and Hcmy sought incitecthdHH 10
bavc the courts cnioin the proceeding "'
which the Commissioner of Patents has
refused biz applications. Tie cns' mas f'-
trsrtcd uld, attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
EIGHT KILLED IN A MINE
Powder Explosion Causes Dis
aster at Harrisburg, I'll.

Harrisburg, H.. oct. 23.-Eight miners
were killed and eight othets temporarily
overcome by an explosion Of powder in
O'Gara mine No. O. a mile from here, to-
day. The dead and those made uncon-
scIous were removed from the mine by res
cuarg. three of whom were overcome by
gas.
The explosion occurred az the shifts
were changing, and only sixteen men We're
IN the north entry where the explosion
occurred. Three hundred and sixty men
had reported for WORK. but all had not
gone into the working.
In Oh. local offices of the owners OF the
mine ID Chicago corporation. it was said
IL was not definitely known what caused
Oh. EXPLOSION. bat that il was possible the
Insulation on an electric cable had become
looscned and that thc exposed wire
touched some piled powder.
Or g. u. Turner. rcscuor. was over
conc o., sae. and for time his condition
va. dangerous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
HELD AS SH0PLIFTERS
Two Women, One a Mind Reader,
Taken TO Court.

\ woman, who said She was Mrs. Mar
garet Muzzy. Of No. 296 West l0sth street,
was arrested yesterday afternoon just out
side a department store, at Broadway and
sd street, on the charge Of stealing several
articles Of jewelrv
The detectives say that a lavstier, two
stickpius and a chain. which were identified
as the property OF the store, were found
upon the woman when she was searched
az the police station. The value OF the arti-
Giles was said 10 be s. %.
Just before Mrs. MUZzy was arraigned
before Magistrate Herbert, IN the women's
night court. Mr.. Muzzy stepped up to the
magistrates desk and when she was ar
raigned her husband stood by her side TO
Icassure her
Mrs Muzzy waived examination and was
held in $500 FOR Special Sessions. The hus-
band produced 5000 cash bail, which was
accepted by the court, and the woman was
released.
Marie Johnson. who Is at present doing
"a mind reading slut' on the vaudeville
stage and living M No. 23S West 38th
+treet. was arrested yesterday in the same
store on ;he charge OF stealing jewelry
valued at s. -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
MOURNED AS DEAD. WALKS IN
Had Been in Hospital, Not in
River.

When George W. Bogart, Of 80. 2)52 Full
ton street Brooklyn, very pale and bag
gard. entered his home yesterday he found
there was dowcr-coyer"d coffin I'm a
uochborin- uudertakcrs shop. and his
body was supposed 10 hc in IT, Hence the
fright OF his wife and five children and II
tho gathering Of sympathetic friends when
hc walked iu.
Last "Wednesday Eosart. an Cmpiovc Or 81
~cv York bakirs company tmtod for
work. lie did not get there. tie did 20.
return home Ills rif had .l, police SEMI
ont general alarm for him. and ON Sal
urda. night Mr. Bogart was informed that
m. body of a bearded man about sixty
wears old. Icsscd as hor husband had ceH,
he'd been found iu the East River
She and her brothers. Thomas and Ed
ward p. quinn. went 10 tho Manhattan
morgue. Identified rho body and prepared
to bury H.
Bogart said he was taken sick ON his
WAY 10 work. got ON the wrong train and
euded up iu the Nassau Hospital Iic was
dis harged YESTERDAY lie was forgiycu
and the body was taken ont of its fine
coffin and sent back % the Manhattan
luOrEuc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
WIFE KIDNAPPED IN AUTO
Passed Through Three Towns
Without Making 0utcry.
FEARED PISTOL, SHE SAYS
Benzine Lochinvar Captured and
Woman Finally Restored to
Her Husband.


Greenwich conn. oct 2s.-The police
here arc puzzled to-day over the kidnap-
ping OF Mrs. Herbert y. Miner. who en-
tered an automobile and accompanied
John Dreamer. jr.. through three cities
without making an outcry FOR help. she
and hcr husband assert it was kidnapping.
anu n the officials get proof TO substantiate
he woman's story Dreamer viii have
serious charge 10 face ir tho Greenwich
Borough Court Tomorrow morning. ~
present 10 r. locked up AZ Greenwich on
the ,largo ~ carving concealed weapons
and assaulting tho womau's husband ny
pointing n loaded pistol At his head.
I,br white Creamer's friend. who WAS
with him at tie time Of the alleged az
sauit. Is also locked up. The story, as INC
officials we're told. g. that Dreamer ana
Mrs Miner were former friends, tho woman
having returned 10 her husband two yc'H
ago. after a mysterious absence 81 sew
e-al months. Last evening Creamer, VINO
has been married fer year left his home
and went 20 the home u a fellow en-
glove ~ the Adams Express company
and asked for key Of tho Local Office.
There he took loaded revolver, m. story
runs. and aftor announcing that no Wa
going out 70 kidnap Herbert Miners VIZ"
he telephoned for q taXicao from Burns
Port chester livery and ordered the driver
10 take him 20 Henry street. where tns
Miners I've
Miner said 10 asked his wife 80 answer
the door bell. and when he heard his Hit@
scream he ran out and found her beng
nusbed into the taxi by Creamer, vino
aimed a revolver ar his head and COM
nnauded him 70 get back. Miner did 50, am
"a soon as the car was out or sight he
telephoned 10 Constable Medley VINO In
turn notified the Greenwich and Port
Chester police departments. The pohco
were soon securing tho roads 70 Stamford
looking for a large. brown car. ~ o'clock
I've hours after the affair, the police on
watch AT the Stamford depot saw a woman
I'm "a wrapper. without nat or coat. step on
the Federal Express. She said she was NIT.
Miner and haG just come from the Centrsi
Hotel al Norwalk. whore she had been
forced 10 20 under PENALTY OF being shot by
Dreamer.
Mrs. ,iiner said tie auto had taken her
in the outer limits Of Stamford city, ana
gro mad accompanied Dreamer, through
fear. 10 the Stamford depot and taken a
train 10 south Norw4lk, returning as SOON
as she could escape.
Constable Medley brought Dreamer 10
Greenwich tonight and locked him up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mine and her relatives
consulted With tho authorities to-day AND
gave them full details Of the affair. bit
inasmuch as the woman could have called
for assistauc, several times and Old NOT II
looks as il only an assault; can be charged.
Mrs Miner SAYS she was afraid n she Mt
-arod an outer, that Dreamer would Kill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24

~ because. while IL is unfortunate ab the
present time because two extra assistants
have already been appointed, 1t VIII not
be necessary to continue them-ceriainly
not them, nor even their successors-after
the first Of the year. unless you want them
continued. Up TO four years ago the Dis
trict Attorney OF Kings County got along
with six assistant District Attorneys. but
in the last four years the number has
been increased 20 twelve: in other words.
the total number Of assistants has been
doubled within the last four years. al
though the population of the county has
nowhere near doubled within that period
and the criminal matters requiring atten-
ton have not increased IN any like proper
tlOu"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
CANADIAN JEWELRY TRUST
Five Million Dollar Company Secures
Charter in Montreal.

Montreal. oct BIT is announced that a
consolidation 1t Canadian j"Weiry inter
ests, both manufacturing and retail, is
under way, and that for this purpose a
new company. To- be called the Canadian
Jewellers. Limited. has secured a charter
with author IS 10 capitalize az &5.l'o,p.
Tie merger viii include manufacturing cs-
tabi,shiaeuts in Montreal. Toronto aud
ether cities and string of sixty or more
retail stores in various pdrjs ot The DO
mniou.
s MAckuF OF Montreal. viii br pre-f.
der. If the new corporation. and oscar
Ions--uhu bate uf Sew l"ih. secretary
treasurer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
FATHER OF TWINS A SUICIDE
Drank Carbolic Acid When Birth Oh
Second Pair Was Announced.

Nfavsyille. Ky. oct 23.-On the appear
ance Of the second rair oi twins al ms
homo lee Hay thirty-one years Oh az
committed suicide by taking carhol'c sc'd
=, tn presence Of his wife lie Died d, .
lew hours later RE mad been Guy on err'o
% ,'C,,. fo,. some timo and hal become
63nsygord,.,,r. and when ~ was told by we
O,tar,iing rlysician that he was the iSther
oc girl twins he purchased SOM 81 o 3,,.
acid. and after kissing ms laHh'F Oh i'''
swallowed H. L-t from, ths
doa,b II her husband Mrs hay - IN a
sarious condition. one OF inc Ut,' -
died soon after her fatner from ia'"
nourishment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
TWO MORE BANKERS PARoLEO

Leavonworth. kan. oct. 23.-E y. Dit
ger. os indianapolis. and Harry Timer, OF
Chicago. former bankers serving sentences
I'm the federal prison here, were released
on parole to-day. Each was serving a
five years sentence. Otter began serving
his sentence December .. 1909. and Timer
came 10 the prison July Is, 1909.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24

Tho risr and fall OF John 2 Walsh ~
a striking chapter In the history ~ Amer
.r.r finance. TIE climax OF his career
came when the three Walsh banks-t1e
chicago National, the Equitable Trust
company and the Home savings Bank
we're closed by the Controller of the cur
reno. on December IS. 1905. Walsh then
NOT orfv owned THESE institutions and
-7'-o chicago Chronicle nut ALL or near
j., en- Of the stock os the acme Gas com
pans. tho Bedford Belt Railway Company.
Tho bedford Quarries COMPANY, the 'hi-
csgo southern Railway Company the Ca'-
raso WEARING and storage COMPANY. the
Indiana Southern Coal Company, th" uu-
-ois Southern Railway COMPANY, tho Lake
Michigan car Ferry Transportation Conn
,snv. tho Mount Olive and Stanton Coal
company. the Ohio Quarries company COT
Orio1. the Ohio Quarries Company lot
Illinois,. tho Southern Indiana Coal COM
rar,. the Southern Indiana Railway Com
many. the Southern Missouri Railway
company and the Wisconsin & Michigan
Hallway COMPANY
According 10 the brief Of the govern
r-ert in the trial of Walsh all Of these
companies were bankrupt. or on the verge
7f IL. when obtained hv him for little or
nothing Their securities were unmar-
Eatanlc and practically worthless. Then
10 was charged Walsh formed corporations
10 -uv those companies from himself, TAX
ir- Iu pavmont stock Of the new corpora
rfore ouG enough Of their bonds 10 repay
himself ut their face value for tho sums
ae actually paid for them. In this way
according 10 the prosecution he secured
for nothing stocks and bonds 10 the face
taIu. of $50 0oo.00o
Walsh dreamed OF a great railVay sTs-
tou. 20 tc pieccd together from his scat
tered purchases. which would reach from
Oil. Mississippi TO the ohio. through llll-
ro.s. Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan 20
Duluth. Mimi. and superior Wis. Tie
qrarries and coal mines were 10 furnish
much Of the traffic.
To secure Sunds Walsh lad recourse 10
the funds ia Lis banks. In covering "
these loans. f. was alleged. Gc used memo
ranlum notes signed with the names OF
clerks WHO were not consulted IN the
matter. .o- Two years, il was charged
Wa'-a ignored the demands Of the Con-
troIIor ~ t.e Currency that ne place MS
banks .ror q firm foundation. and when
the cra-. came it was discovered that 90
per cent oI -le securities held were those
.f Walsh properties. OF the S25.0oo,ooV
deposits SIGOoo.ooo were represented by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
pAROLED BANKER IS DEAD
linn R. Walsh Lived Nine Days
After Release from Prison.
SERVED ALMOST TWO YEARS
His Family Bitter About Five
Years Sentence for Mlsap-
propriating Funds.

,,.icsro. oct. E.-John r. Walsh. for
-,orlv head Of the Chicago National Bank
AL IN his home here to-day tie lived
II. nine DAYS TO enjoy the liberty Of his
,.-oIo from tho federal penitentiary at
fsavonworth. Kan. gained by efforts Of
S,r,lv and friends since his Incarceration
g an. wear. eight months and twenty-siX
s,,- Death was caused by myocarditis,
sY Inflammation Of tho muscles OF the
heart
Tho banker was seventy-four years old.
Members OF his family attributed the i'm
-,e5iate cause Of his death 20 his impris-
orrent. and charged President Taft and
Attorney General Wickersham with re-
.,orsibilitv in falling 20 arrange the parole
earlier
.,rhov wanted tho last ounce Of blood. 70
said O-viUe r. Bsbcock, son-in-low OF
Walsh.
Whom do you mean big they
president Taft and Attorney General
u,oke-shan1." he replied. We presented
.he~n with statements by Dr. Frank Bill
unc and pr Joseph 4. Capp, stating that
NJ Walsh was dangerously ill. and that
,,,---er confinement meant his death. They
death resulted from the long delay in OBJ
aiming his release.
Walsh entered tho Leavenvorth Ueni-
tertiary IN January. 1910 10 begin a five
Gears. sentence. Members q his family
said THIS was equivalent 20 life sentence.
and At once began work for his release
r7.- health began 70 fail, and examining
rrvsfeiaus az tho penitentisry said he was
sy4a-3ng from hardening OF the arteries
After his release no probably was further
weakened br 'tventy-six- automobile
ride i'm tho cold. from tho prison TO Kansas
,itr.
Walsh was convicted % misappropriating
funds of tho bank for the use Of his other
prore-tfes-the Bedford Quarries. the
Southern Indiana Railway, THE Chicago
chronicle" and others. An Of tho depos-
!to-e were paid I'm full.
Mrs. Mary T.. Walsh. his widow. three
47ushters- L. Blake Baldwin Mrs.
OryilIe =. Babcock and Miss Mary Walsh
and TWO sons. John w and Richard W
survive him.