Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
BRUTE sAvED 10 BAD PURPOSE
Ian Taken Suspected Of Being Muir
derou5 Degenerate.
ATTACKED CHILDREN AND WOMEN
Rich Man Imprisoned for Kissing
Another's Wife.
VERY STRANGE CASE OF ARREST
One Of pair uC Gcrmuu Sinmese
Twins Failed 20 Pay Judgment
ana Attached sister Is Also
Taken Into Custody.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.

BERLIN. April t.-CSpecial TO The Bee)-
! Tho folly OF wasting sympathy or mercy on
some criminals is shown in the case where
tho grand duke Of Baden saves a muir
dercr from death
Two turnkeys were recently hacked TO
death in the prison at Bruschal by Rus
elan anarchist, August Philippson. who had
Abecn condemned TO death but had been
tsaved from the block through the exercise
Of the grand ducal prerogative Of mercy.
A year ago a tourist was shot dead and
robbed as he sat on a wayside bench en-
toying the view at one of the most
picturesque points of the Black Forest.
The murderer was caught and proved to
be Phlllppson. 1t could hardly be pre-
tended that there were extenuating cir
cumstances i'm the case and the people
were indignant at the sovereigns inter
ference with the death sentence passed upon
him
Philippson was sent to serve out his
long term at Bruschal lie managed to
secrete pair of scissors and when Warden
Schmitt opened the door to inspect his cell
the murderer spranR at him and buried
this instrument in his arm The wounded
man fey. Philppson was just about to ad-
minister the coup de grace when another
turnkey named Carl Kaufman appeared
Before he had time to realize what was
happening, the criminal raised his weapon
and struck the newcomer with such force
that it penetrated the mans heart. killing
him. Philippson now turned to finish his
first victim, whom he stabbed in the back,
inflcting fatal wound Other wardens
buried to the spot and the murderer was
overpowered. 3
Latest "RiDper" Caught.
The police have arrested the supposed
Jack the Ripper" The suspected man is
Richard Bennenitz, aged 2s years, and he
is charged with attacking thirty five
, women.
The arrest recalls the CHASTITY series Of
, crimes which terrified Berlin for two years.
when the repeated attacks on women re-
suited in the organization of civilian de-
q tense leagues. ,s-,
. At first the Ripper began his outrages
q by attacking children.
= Berliners had hoped that the last had
l. been heard OF Ripper" outrages,, but in
= February, 1909. the city was startled to
o find that ten women and girls had been
r attacked in five days, and before the first
week was over twenty-six outrages had
j. been reported.
e Frantic appeals came in to the police
the reign Of terror. Special watchmen
= were hired-tramway men. members of the
;. fire brigade and postmen were made special
IL constables-and the public We're warned
|. not to waste time in assisting the victim,
l. but to do the utmost to catch the criminal
Il Among the victims was the little daughter
Of a banker, who was attacked while walk
ms out with her governess. The audacity
IS Of the criminal may be gathered from the
d fact that one attack took place in a house
? containing a branch police station.
The panic state OF the police got to such
pitch that the chief of police published
the suggestion that women and girls should
carry tiny sack of flour and II attacked
POUR It over the assailant so that he might
be recognized by the state Of his clothing
4. Health Resort for Children.
v A company has been formed here for the
purpose OF establishing on the shore OF the
q Baltic a health resort for children suffer
ing from whooping cough. The establish
mCnt viii include isolated houses, each for
one family Fairgrounds and other oppor-
tunities for recreation will be provided
al and there will be large separate kitchen
Is in which all the food will be prepared.
!, Case for Damages.
"a An incident which occurred here is surel,
a without precedent in human annals. Fol
n some time the Sisters Plazelt, who are in
NJ separately united in the same manner as
m the famous Siamese twins. and who are
n held to be all the more interesting becaus,
90 one Of them is the mother of sturdy in
n FAINT, have been appearing before the pub
lie in a music hall An officer Of tn,
10. courts presented himself with a warrant
for the arrest OF one of them for having
: failed to satisfy a judgment against hel
., in suit for breach OF contract. He bun
Al died the two sisters into a motor car anC
"a drove them off to court The manager o
i the music hall. who needed them TO fulfil
- their engagement. went after them and b.
!, depositlng the sum claimed secured thel
: liberation
~ But it is said the matter is not to en-,
- there. No charge was made against on
=, of The twins, yet she was subjected TO tn
~ indignity OF being carried away under DO
y. lice escort and flung into cell A charg
~ is absolutely necessary, whatever the evl
= denee may be. 1t is obviously a case 0
illegal Imprisonment without a particle o
justification or excuse. Clearly someon
lc will have to pay heavy damages.
Radicals Stirring.
ms An appeal issued by the leaders OF tn
radical party calling upon their follower
to complete their organisation without los
he OF time Is but one OF many shadows while
vs. the coming Reichstag elections cast befoT
m them. The prophets who interpret the al
"a. terances OF the oracle OF the Wilhelm
as strasse have been busy forecasting III
up fateful day. Il has been variOusly state
led that the elections will be held in the sun
ias mer. in the autumn and next Januarl
OF Therefore, all that one predict wit
asst certainty Is that the elections must tai
ev- place before January 25 next There al
I'VE reasons for believing the goYeTnmeI
I'VE thinks the advancing democratic wave
mt more likely TO lose than TO gain In volum