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Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
REMEMBERED BY WOMAN
HE SHOWED A KINDNESS,
Lad Who Gave Up His Berth Receives
Legacy of $4,000.

New Haven, Conn, Oct ,24-The
kindness of a lad in giving up his berth
in a sleeping car to an elderly woman
whom he did not know, many years
ago. has brought golden return. To-
day when the inventory of the estate
of Mrs. Helen Amelia Marsh of Ham
den was fled in probate court it was
learned that the residuary legatee, to
the extent of $4,000, was Ernest w.
Marlowe of New York city. Marlowe
was the lad who gave up his berth
fifteen years ago and Mrs. Marsh was
the passenger, and the train was q
night one running from New York TO
Washington.
The lad and the woman were strangs
ers. The latter was attracted to the
former and having no near relatives
she made him her protege, according
to the evidence in the probate court,
providing for his education and send
ing him to Harvard college and Har-
ward Law school. The estate in
ventories at $114.3s3, of which $1,000
each is to go to the board Of com
missioners of foreign missions; the
Home Missionary society, and the
students aid of the Moody school at
Northf1eld, and $1,000 to a great grand
step-son. Everything else is left to
Mr.. Marlowa
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
M'FARLAND REMINDED
OF DR.. cRlPPEN CASE.
Miss BronIey's Letter to Accused Man
Opened by Detectives.

written to Allison MacFarland, charg-
ed with the murder of his wife, by
Miss Florence Bromley, the Philadel-
pl1ia girl who was formerly MacF'ar-
lands stenographer, made public this
afternoon by Frank A. McDernlit, the
prisoners counsel, contained warning
from Miss Bromley to MacFarland
which is coucned in the following
terms:
Dear Mac. be careful. You know
what happened to DR.. Crippen."
The letter was intercepted by prose-
cutor's detectives, opened and read be
fore it was handed to MacFarland. He
exhibited no emotion upon its receipt.
The detectives also intercepted a let
ter from MacF'arland to Miss Brom-
ley of which Mr.. McDern1it says, the
following is a copy:
Dear Bunny. 1t is shame, since
our affairs were goin~ so smoothly.
Don't you care. The worst is that we
can only die. Tt was probably a
mistake as my wife did not know of
our affairs. She may have done it
purpose1ys Mac"
A batch of letters said TO have been
wY4tten by Miss Bromley to the prison
er were2 confiscated by detectives at
the MacFarland home. The missives,
epithets, of which my dearest" ssBe-
loved One" my own" were taken
at random
Other extracts from Miss Bromley's
letters, given out by the police, were
as follows:
Wish you would hasten divorce"
81 cannot sleep but for thinking of
YOU
81 will die if you don't come to me
4Days without you are cold and
dismal.
Late this afternoon the prosecution
concluded that the evidence was not
in shape for submission to the present
grand jury and 1t will be reserved for
presentation to the grand jury that
meets in November.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
END THEIR CONVENTION.
New York Retained as National Head
quarters of Association. II

Louisville Ky, Oct. 24.-Severa1 hum
dred women, each of them, if possible.
more militant and more enthusiastic
as suffragist than when she came to
Louisville last Friday for the forty
third annual convention OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage as
sociation. completed the work Of the
convention here tonight.
New York as the seat of the national
headquarters was retained by prac-
tically unanimous vote; an import
ant resolution pledging the association
to certain progressive movements was
approved, and something over $4,000
was subscribed for the work of the
association. In addition to reports of
progress in numerous states other en-
couraging remarks were heard. Mrs.
T. P. O'Connor and Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, notable English suffrag-
cites, addressed the delegates.
At intervals during the convention
DR.. Shaw gave excerpts Of what was
to have been her annual address. She
completed the report today.
Mrs. O'Connor had the platform
alone this afternoon, but tonight Mrs.
Pankhurst shared honors with Mrs.
Desha Breckenridge of Lexington, KY.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
Sian, a Government Stronghold, Now in
Hands of the Revo1utionists
SAILORS DESERT TO JOIN THE REBELS
Area of Uprising Materially Extended and Government
Disheartened- Residents of Ku-Kiang Declare in
Favor of Rebels-Loyalty Of Garrison at Kiang- Yin
Doubted-Rebe1s Make Overtures to Mohammedans.

Peking,N Wednesday, Oct. 25.-Two
important towns, Kiu- -Aiang- in the
province Of Kiang-Si, and Sian, cap
ltal of Shensi province, have fallen
very materially extending the area of
the uprising, disheartening the gov
eminent and giving new. confidence to
the leaders in the movement to es-
tablish a repHblic. Sian was regard
ed as q government stronghold.
TownspeopIe Aid Rebels.
Consular reports from kiu-Kiang
say the people of that town rose the
evening of October "a, burned the
of the rebels. The imperial troops
made no serious resistance. Gerenal
Yin -Tchang, who commands the gov
arnment forces, still remains at Sin
Yang Chow. He demands reinforce
ments before taking the offensive, as
he has learned, according to his own
report to the administration here that
the rebels are abundantly supplied
with artillery and have many adller-
ents.
Rebels Fortify stratesicaI Point.
a steamer from I1Chang arrived
at Wu-Chang yesterday, under a white
flag, crowded with Chinese soldiers
Ten Metre point, which is being for
titled by the rebels, is considered of
the 81 eaLeSl StraIeSlcal importance, as
it commands the railway and river ap-
proaches of FankoW. A message from
Hankow says the reEolutionaries have
advanced tr a point eight miles north
of that city near to where the i'm
perialists i'll unknown numbers are
entranched in a position and protected
by swamps on both sides of the rau-
way.
Cvertures to Mohammedans.
One of the latest MESA geS from Sian
says that tie rebels are making over
lures 20 ~ue Mohammedafs in the
province K5nsu which lies to the
north of SEE -Chuen The Mohammed-
ans have been in-open rebelnon since
August and the senders of the mes
sage believe the two revolutionary
parties will join forces.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
OBITUARY..
Ida Lewis Wilson.

Newport r. l., Oct. 24.-Death to-
night claimed Ida Lewis Wilson, keep
er of Lime Rock light for more than
half q century, heroine of numerous
thrilling rescues, and frequently al
luded to as the "Grace Darling of
America"
Mrs. Wilson, for her full name was
Mrs. Ida Lewis Wilson, was stricken
with apoplexy while at her post OF
duty on Friday night, and was found
unconscious by her brother, who lived
with her, Saturday morning. From
that moment to the moment of her
death she never regained conscious
ness.
For some years it had been the Gus
tom of Mrs. Wilson to rise before her
brother and awaken him. Saturday
morning she failed to call him., and
when he aWeke he found her stretched
out on the floor of her apartment.
In order to get a physician it was
necessary for Lewis to row to the
mainland, for Lime Rock has no tele-
phonic communication. When the ply
sician arrived he found the patient in
such a. weakened condition that he
held out no hope for her recovery.
During the three days that the fam
Gus life saver lay at the point of death
letters and kilograms Of sympathy have
poured in. and SO many flowers have
been received that it was not possible
to transport all to the lighthouse.
Colonel William H Coffin. command
ant of the Narragansett defense dis
trict, announced tonight that he had
received instructions from the war de-
partment to suspend target practice at
Forts Adams and Wetherill during the
illness of Ida Lewis. The instructions
came too late, however, for the wom-
an was dead when Colonel Coffin an
nounced receipt. During the past few
fy,1
guns disturbed the patient consider
baly and Jared the lighthouse, with
the result that last night the matter
was taken UP with the Washington of
ficials.
Ida Lewis was the only woman to be
officially appointed to the charge of an
American lighthouse. AS the keeper
of Lime Rock light. in Newport har-
Dor, for more than half a century, SHE
had saved Is lives, some of them at
great personal risk. Her deeds of dar-
ing carried her fame throughout the
world. and she received many honors,
including medals, a life pension and
the thanks of congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
FORCED INTO COMMAND.
General Ii Yunan Heng Thus Explains
His FeaIty to Rebels.

Shanghai, Oct. 24.-A Chinese official
despatch from Yin-Tchang, the war
minister, reports imperialist successes
over the rebels October 20 and 21 at
Sin Yam Chow. The despatch says the
rebels had more than six hundred kill
ed, while the losses of the imperialists
amounted to a few score.
A long letter from General Ii Yunan
Heng to Admiral Sab, whom the rebel
leader addresses as MY Dear rMaster.''
is published. General Ii justif1es his
action in joining the rebels on the
ground that when the rebellion broke
out his own troops were absent. He
attempted to escape, but was captured
and forced to take command. Since,
then, he said, he has found all the men
from the highest to the lowest OF one
mind, and thinks it better to belong to
united than a disunited party.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
LABERGE ARRESTED FOR
SLAN0ER AND LIBEL
Troubies of Credit Fencier Canadie1
Eeach Crisis.

Providence, r. l., Oct. 24-The con-
lest between President Joseph Brochu
of the Credit Fon-ier Canadien and
Arthur Laberge of Montreal, a direc-
tor and former vice president, for the
control of the corporation, which does
Z real estate and lumber business in
Canada and New England resulted in
the arrest of Laberge today in a $1O,-
600 SANDER and libel suit brought by
Brochu. The arrest was made just as
Laberge was leaving the superior
court room after the court had decided
to grant an Injunction restraining La
berge from calling a special meeting
of the stockholders at which he pro-
posed to oust Brochu and, reorganize
the corporation with himself as pres
ident.
The corporation has about 1000
stockholders and owns large tracts of
timber lard and other real estate in
Quebec, New Brunswick and New
Eng;snd.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
TWO CADETS HAzED FOR
GIRLS ENTERTAINER
Sunday Incident at Naval Academy to
Be Investigated.

Annapolis, Nd, Oct PA board of
investigation was today appointed by
the naval academy authorities to sift
the reported hazing last Sunday of a
fourth class man by a member of the
second class for the entertainment of
two girls who were in the upper class
mems company at the time.
According to the stories of the alleg-
ed hazing, two fourth class men were
made to go through number of phys
ical exercises and stunts by q second
class man who was showing two girl
friends through Bancroft, Hall, the
midshipmenis dormitory, On Sunday
afternoon.
Academy officials yesterday denied
all knowledge of the affair and 1t is un-
derstood' that today's action in ap-
pointing an investigating board was
taken after the newspaper account OF
the matter had been circulated.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
A Deep Mystery
At Indianapolis
DIR. kNABE FOUND WITH HER
HEAD ALMOST SEVERED.
JANIT0R HELD AS SUSPECT
Finally Released as Police Could Find
No Warrant for Holding Him-No
Sign of Struggle and No Weapon

indianapolis, Oct 24-How DIR. Hell
enc Knabe, former state bacteriolo-
gist. who was found In bed today with
her head almost severed by the slasl
of knife, came to her death, remained
tonight a mystery to the police.
Janitor Detained and Released.
Jefferson Haynes, a negro janitor OF
the apartment house where DIR. Knabe
lived, was detained on suspicion thai
he knew something of the circum-
stance of her death, but was re-
leased tonight after he had withstooe
attempts to draw discriminating in
formation from him.
Suicide Impossible, Say Police.
The. theory of suicide, put aside earl
Ter in the day, was revived tonight
but the police declare that the evil
dence tended to indicate murder. The
knife with which DR.. Knabe was kill
ed has not been found and the coroner
and the police were of the opinion thai
if she herself gashed her throat she
would not have strength enough care
fully to have hid the knife and then re-
turn to her bed.
Was Powerful Blow.
Neither were there any bloodstains
on the floor of her bedroom. The
blow dealt was a. powerful one, for the
knife PASSED through the muscular
tissue and was only stopped by the
upper vertabrae. On one OF DR.
Knabes arms was a, slight wound an6
blood was smeared on her left leg.
Janitor Heard Screams.
Haynes, the janitor, told the police
that he went to bed in the basement OF
last night. DR.. Knabe's apartment was
just above, on the first floor of the
building. He was awakened in the
night, he said, by three screams, ap-
parently in DR.. Knabe's fiat, but he
slipped off to sleep again without in
vestigating.
Hoard Footsteps Above Him.
At five O'Clock this morning, he
continued, he heard footsteps in the
room above him. DR.. Knabes fiat has
windows on two streets Several OF
them We're open last night. There is
but one door and it leads into the front
hall. In the kitchen is a dumb waiter
with a shaft large enough to permit
Of a man climbing into the kitchen
opens at the bottom into the base
ment near the room of Haynes.
Others Heard No Noise
His daughter slept in a room next
to his housekeeper in nearby room
The women said they heard no noise
overhead last night. The family liv-
ing in the apartment above Dr. Knabe's
also SAID they heard neither screams
nor any other sound from DR.. Knabe's
rooms.
No Signs of Struggle.
Dr. Knabe's assistant found her dead
this morning. The police were un-
able to discover that there had been
a violent struggle in any Of the rooms
Or that they had been robbed. DR.
Knahe was 35 years old and of strik-
ingly attractive appearance. She had
never been married. She was born in
Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25

pert chemist of Harvard Medical
SCHOOL, DR.. Charles Sedgwick Minot,
professor of embryology at Harvard
Medical school; DR.. Alfred W. Balch,
professor of chemical pathology at
Tufts Medical school, and Dr. r. L.
book on legal medicine.
Stomach Under Analysis.
DIR. Leary has had charge of the
matter since the discovery of the body
in his capacity of medical examiner.
DR.. Whitney has been at work for
nearly a week on the stomach and
other organs of the dead girl, prepar-
ing an analysis of their contents for
pr esentation in court.
Richeson to His Parishioners.
Without expressing word as to his
innocence or ghilt, asking only that
the question as to his resignation as
pastor be held in allegiance, Mr.. Rich
eson today addressed from his cell in
Charles street Jail, a letter to his
congregation at the Emmanuel Baptist
church, Cambridge. The letter which
was sent in care of Charles F. Cum
nings, one of his parishioners, fol.
lows:
ITO The Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Cambridge.
Dear Brethren:
which the church is now placed,
but I ask it's consideration until
after the preliminary hearing, or if
the grand jury previously meets,
then until that time.
Most F'raternally
CLARENCE V. T. RICHESON,
Boston, Oct. "a, 1911.''
Church Meeting Friday Night.
The next regular meeting of the
church will come on Friday night the
day after the grand jury is expected
to begin it's deliberations. The let
ter probably will be read at that time,
and it is probable that the grand
ing that the church will be able TO
act on it's report. The fact that Mr.
Richeson asked consideration only un-
til after the grand jury meets was TAX
en- by his friends tonight as strong
irdication of his hope that the gover1f-
nlent will fail to make out a case
against him.
Counsel and Richeson Confer.
The prisoner was in conference with
his counsel most of the day, Mr.. Dun
bar being seated Just outside the cell
door and there going over the case,
preparing outlines for the early cam
paign of defence. 1t was with the ad-
vice of counsel that the pastor wrote,
the letter to his church.
Richeson's Father Did Not Visit Prison.
The expectation that the accused
clergyman would be visited by his
father, Colonel Thomas Varland Rich
eson, of Amherst, Va. was not real
lied today. The aged confederate
veteran declaring firm belief in the
innocence of. his son, arrived in Bos-
ton this forenoon from his Virginia
home. Later in the day he met his
daughter, Miss Russell Richeson, of
Saranac. n. Y, who has been here
since Saturday night. Miss Richie
son had a brief interview with her
brother at the prison today: and it is
believed told him of the coming of
their father. Colonel Richeson prob
ably will visit his son tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
CHILE REPuRcHAsEs
TWO BATTLEsHIPs.
Evidently Preparing to Have Il Out
With Peru.

Valparaiso, Chile. Oct. 24.-Repiy to-
what is described here as the beiifcose
attitude of Peru, Chile has repnrchased
the British battleships Triumph and
Swiftsure, and the papers suggest that.
another vessel of the dreadnought type
be built in the United States.
The warhships mentioned were orig
inal1y intended for the Chilean navy
but were acquired by the British gov
ernment in Deeember. 1903, while they
were still in the yards of their English
builders.
Large contingents of troops are en-.
barking for the northern frontier.
Due to Peruvian Speech.
Washington. Oct. 24.-Chile's agEres-.
sive attitude toward Peru is said here
to be due directly to a recent speech
of President Laguia of Peru. It IL q
revival of the long standing boundary
dispute involving Peru's claim to the
ownership of the provinces o& 3&cuA
and africa, and which Indirectly MS
the cause of the breaking on " DIP
lomatic rela tons between tho eount1eG
ebout tHo yeoye go
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
TRIAL OF THE ALLEGED
"WHITE SLAVERS" DELAYED.
Due TO inability 10 Get an Unprejudie-
ed Jury.

New York. Oct. 24.-Inability to get
an unprecedented jury resulted today in
the delay of the trial of three persons
charged with violating the white
slave amendment to the interstate
commerce law. The two women in the
case, Lena Cohen of New York and
Jennie Luretta Of Bridgeport, Conn,
already pleaded guilty to one indict-
ment, but were put on trial with the
Cohen Woman's husband, Morris, on a
second indictment charging all three
with conspiracy.
A whole panel of talesmen and part
of another were exhausted because no
man could be found who would say
that he would not be prejudiced by the
women's plea of guilty. The task of
filling the jury box had to be post
poned until tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
FIFTEEN BATTLESHIPS
IN THE HUDSON RIVER.
Naval Craft There VIII Number 1902 by
Next Monday.

New York. Oct. 24.-Fifteen battle
ships dropped anchor in the Hudson
river late today, forming the vanguard
of the greatest fleet OF warShips ever
assembled under the Stars and Stripes.
BY Monday the fleet will include 102
United States warships of all classes,
representing a displacement of over
half q. million tons. 1t will be review
ed by the secretary ofthe navy, George
Won L. Meyer, Nov. !.
Scarcely had the warships thrown
out their mudhooks when bluejackets
began tumb1ing ashore, each with a
full months pay.
Among the first ashore today were
the football men on the Connecticut,
who indulged in practice scrimIna ges
on the pavem ents on the foot of Sew
enty-ninth street. in preparation for
the game with the New Hanpshires.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
HORACE GREELEYs
GRANDDAuGHTER SUE
Claim Their Mothers Half of Editors
Estate Was Sold Illegally.

White Plains. N. Y, Oct. 24-A law
suit over the disposition of a portion
of the estate Of Horace Greeley
brought many old-tinle friends of the
famous editor and his family to the
supreme court here today. Mrs. NIX
ola Greeley Smith Ford. newspaper
writer, and her sister, Miss Ida Gree
ley Smith, the plaintiffs, charge that
their mothers half of the estate was
sold Illegally for $4,000 in 1883 to Mrs.
Gabrille Greeley Clsndennin, their
aunt, who, with her husband. is a
defendant to the action. The plain
tiffs, who are granddaughters of Hor-
ace Greeley. also allege hat they have
failed to receive their interest in the
estate and ask for two-thirds Of their
mothers one-half of the estate. They
cffer to return the $4,000 with IN
terest to Mrs. Clendennin.
Two witnesses who were examined
today testified that, In their opinion,
the consideration of $4,000 was mad
eGuare
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
JAMES r. KEENE
BACK IN NEW YORK.
Arrived Frcm Trip Abroad Looking
Pale and Weak.

New York. oct. flames r. keene
tie linaHcier and norseman. returned
10 New York today on the Kaiser Will
helm IL after an absence OF eleven
months abroad. seven of which were
spent in a hosDital. Mr.. Kecue was
looking pale and weak.
III you had n wound in your side
fhat had not healed. I don't think
YOU would feel much like talking" he
tcid the reporters Besides, YOU
know was in a hospital for seven
months and arr not familiar with what
las been going on. Racing2 Why
] have not seen a race since before
leaving here eleven months ago. ! was
never well enough to go to a race
v lille abroad"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
THREATENED TO KILL
PRESIDENT TAFT
Minneapolis Man Declared Insane and
Sent to Asylum.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 24.--Having
repeatedly declared that he would Kill
President Taft upon the latter's ar
rival in Minneapolis tonight, julius
Bergenson 81 years old, was; placed
in the county Jail today, following an
inquiry into his mental condition. De-
cIared insane, Bergenson was later
transferred to the state asylum at
Rochester.
Before the commission it was testi-
fed that for month Bergenson had
been telling his friends he intended to
kill the president. N d. Bessen. a
lawyer, said he had paid little atten-
ton to the mans threats until today,
when they were again made.
The attorney becoming alarmed, no.
titled the sheriffs office.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
ALASKA COAL LAND
CASE IN SUPREME COURT.
Two Men Charged With Conspiracy
To Defraud Government.

Washington. Oct 24-The supreme
court of the United States today be-
gan consideration of the famous Alas
Ian coal land case, in which Charles
F-Aunday and Archie w Shiels were
indicted for conspiracy to defraud the
government out of ALASKAN coal lands
estimated 10 oe worth S1o,000,o00. To
morrow virtually will be devoted by
the court 10 the intricate problems
in-0l ed in the case
The point II he decided is whether
the United States circuit court for
western Washington was correct IN
diS--;-sir~ the indictments against
Monday and Shiels.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
Missing woman's Body Found.

Concord, Mass, Oct IA general
search by Concord citizens for Miss
Gertrude Parker, who had been miss
ing from her home since Sunday night,
ended this afternoon, when the young
wo1nan,s body was found in a mill
pond near the home of her father,
George NJ. Parker. Miss Parker is be-
lieved to have drowned herself while
mentally deranged. She had been in
Ill health recently. She was a years
aid
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
Neckwear Workers on Strike.

Makers unicn headquarters here to-
day it was declared that 1000 work.
ers, a majority women, in some 200
neclzwear factories in Greater New
York had obeyed strike order issued
yesterday. They demand a wage min
imuul Of SIT a week, = nine and ons-
half workdaY. abolition Of child labor
azE = 49, - An1itar2 p1aab = u1nz1s
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS
WON'T BE DISTRIBUTED
VIII Be Returned to the Writers of
Them or Destroyed.

Washington, Oct. 24-The postoffiee
department announces that letters ad-
dressed '1to Santa Claus" and forward
ed to the dead letter office, will not be
distributed to charitable organizations
benevolent persons, poor children o.
others Four years ago. postmasters
were authorized to turn over such let
ters to charitable persons, but be-
cause of many abuses the order has
never been renewed Under the laws
and regulations letters to Santa Claus
are cIassed as fictitious and return
ed to the writer's or destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-25
Amerioan Woman Weds Count,

Paris, Oct. 24-The marriage of
Count Erwin Won Schonborn- -Bucheim
and Mrs. cambridge Spottswood of
New York, took place today in the
Church of St Honore d'Eylau. The
witnesses for the groom were Count
Charles Schenborn- Buofim and Prince
Emil Won Fuersteinburg and Rear Ad-
miral William T. Sinburn, e.. S. NJ,
retired. and Major r.. Bentley Mott
the .3nasricaaa MzllitueY astaehes for th4