The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02
SYMPATHY GIVEN MURDERERS WASTED As Shown by Baden Grand
 Dukes Pardon "JACK THE RIPPER" Arrested by Police Charged With Attacking Thirty-fiye Women.
 Health Resort For Children
 on the Baltic

Berlin. April 1.-(Special.) )-The folly of wasting sympathy or mercy on some criminals is shown in the case where the Grand Duke of Baden saved a murderer from death.
 Two turnkeys were recently hacked to death in the prison at Bruschal, by a Russian anarchist, August Phillippson, who had been condemned to death, but had been saved from the block through the exercise of the Grand Ducal preroga- tive of mercy.
 A year ago a tourist was shot dead and robbed as he sat on a wayside bench enjoying the view at one of the most picturesque points of the Black Forest. The murderer was caught. and proved to be Phillippson. It could hardly be pretended that there were extenuating circumstances in the case, and the peo- pie were indignant at the sovereign's interference with the death sentence passed upon him.
 Phillippson was sent to serve out his long term at Bruschal. He managed to secrete pair of scissors. and when Warder Schmitt opened the door to in- spect his cell the murderer sprang at him and buried this instrument in his arm. The wounded man fell. Phillipp- | son was just about to administer 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 ;4 heart. killing him. Phillippson now l turned to finish his first victim. whom he stabbed in the back, inflicting a fatal wound. Other wardens hurried to the spot, and the murderer was overpowered The police have arrested the supposed Jack the Ripper The suspected man is Richard Bennenitz. aged 2S, and he is charged with attacking thirty-five wo- men.
 The arrest recalls the ghastly series of crimes which terrified Berlin for two years, when the repeated attacks on women resulted in the organization of civilian defense leagues.
 At first the Ripper began his outrages by attacking children.
 Berlners had hoped that the last had been heard of Ripper outrages, but in February. 1909, the city was startled to
 
 attacked in five days, and before the first week was over twenty-sx out rages had been reported
 Frantic appeals came in to the police begging them to do something to cope with the reign of terror. Special watch men were hired tramwaymen. members of the fire brigade and postmen were made special constabes, and the public were warned not to waste time in assist inc inc victim hl1f dn 10 to catch the criminal.
 Among the victims was the little daughter of a banker, who was attacked while walking out with her governess. The audacity of the criminal may be gathered from the fact that one attack took place in a house containing a branch police station.
 such a pitch that the chief of police pub lished the suggestion that women and girls should carry tiny sack of flour, and if attacked pour it over the assail- ant so that he might be recognized by the state of his clothing.
 company has been formed here for the purpose of establishing on the shore of the Baltic a health resort for chill dren suffering from whoopngcough. Hitherto those children, when a change of air had been prescribed were usually taken to some place on the seaside mountains. where they associated with healthy children. who were thereby lia- be to be infected It moreover often happened that patients were requested by the hotel man to leave as soon as the nature of the disease was known. To avoid these risks only families with children suffering from the disease will stay. The establishment will include isolated houses. each for one family; playgrounds and other opportunities for recreation will be provided. and there will be a large separate kitchen, in which all the, food will be prepared.
 German musician has devised ma chine he calls a "Kromarograph' which, it is claimed records each note sounded on piano. and thus serves the purpose of typewriter or ''music-writer," for the composer. The machine is for the same purpose as the ''musicogra ph' in- vented by an Italian. The German appl.- ance is larger. and is operated by cleo tricity. A roll of paper is placed in the machine, and the composer sits at the piano and plays the composition he wishes to record The record is carried to the machine, and every tone is faith fully registered on the paper. With this device a musician need not trust to his memory to reproduce a musical phrase or complete work, but can instantly record it as he plays it.
 A husbands novel revenge against man who had kissed his wife had it's sequel in the criminal court where an engineer summoned a manufacturer for