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New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

Ucidemann. II was pleasant TO talk about
things that had taken place years back in
the beloved fatherland. Both could re-
member the same people and the same
scenes in their native country. and Incl
dents that one could not recall the men,
ory OF the other would supply. What else
could cement n strong friendship between
two persons more easily than the recollec-
tions which the florist and his new formed
acquaintance enjoyed? The two came TO
learn. after a while. that each lived by
himself. and they soon agreed to live to-
gether and thus save room rent. The two
were getting on famously. and suggestions
that one would make were often favorable
10 the other.
Hefore proceeding further with the mar
ratlve. we are compelled TO let the reader
into the secret Heidemann had at last
fallen into a trap. He did not know at
that time, although he has since been told.
that his new friend and roommate was one
OF the Burns detectives. whose name can
not bo divuged for obvious reasons. but
whom we will call Oscar for the sake Of
convenience.
After they had lived together for some
time. and Hcdemanns money was run
ming out, Oscar began To create the i'm
pression that he was a bad chap. He
spoke OF the little regard lie had for the
law. and how. II necessity demapded II. he
would have no scrupes about robbing and
plunderng people lie would like Heide-
mann 10 be something OF the same calibre
as himself, because the time might como
when they could find It to their advanta ge
To hold up somebody for a big haul
After a period Of three weeks. during
which time the sleuth kept Hedemann busy
listening to tales Of adventure In which the
norists roommate had played tho villain $
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

rested shortly after the murder of the girl
was the guilty one. But this surprise made
the florist very anxious to leave the city.
He thought II was not safe TO remain IN
New York with the Asbury Park police
on vigilant search. The sooner he could
get away the better, and his first thought
now was to get out of the country and go
as far away as possible. Oscar sympa-
thized. They decided to go to Yonkers. n.
Y. and remain for a short time until they
could prepare themselves for more ex-
tended Journey and get out of the country.
After they had been in Yonkers a few
days Oscar suggested that they take a
little stroll out into the woods and practice
revolver shooting. The time might come
when il would be necessary TO he an expert
shot with the pistol II they were not held
up themselves some day. II might be that
they would decide TO hold up others. In
such an event the man who could draw
over his opponent. and Heidemann thought
that his pals suggestion was good.
Accordingly they selected a quiet road in
the vicinity OF Yonkers and started on their
way TO target practice. After they had
gone some distance I'm the lonely woods
they saw two or three schoolgirls coming
toward them on the same road. As soon
as the florist saw them he made an unusual
suggestion TO his partner. Heidemann
thought ii would be great idea TO hold
up the girls and then carry them into the
woods. But his evil intentions were frus-
trated by Oscar. who said that some one
might see them and catch them in the act
Realizing this. the suspected criminal let
these girls pass by unmolested
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
THE YoNKERs MURDER. ;

Not long after the two took another wall,
into the quiet outskirts Of Yonkers. and
when they had come to a rather desolate
place In the woods they noticed a man
approaching on the same road some dis
tance ahead. After he had come closer
they saw he looked like an Italian. and
when the three were face To face the
stranger began To shower abuse on Oscar
In a dialect Heidemann could not under.
stand. quarrel was soon under way. The
Italian drew a revolver and leve,,ed 4, a,
Oscars heart. but he was a moment too
late the sieuth had drawn his gun with
lghtninslike rapidity and as II barked
the Italian dropped over into the snow
where he remained motionless
oscar and his partner did not waste Tina
In taking long look at their assailap,
whose still form lay by the roadside hu,
hurried OF home as fast as their Ieys could
carry them. Two hours passed. and usds-
mann and Oscar were WALKING a,on, an.
OF the principal streets OF yonk.rs Gu,
denly newsboy came running along ys,,-
ing Wnxtry' for all he was worth III.
TWO men bought paper. and on ,hs ,ror,
page III poin type was the account of an
a'rocious murder committed that afternoon
oscar ana Heidemann realized AT once ,ha,
reierred TO tho fght they had with IN,
stranger In the woods. and OSc.r.s h.,,,s
rembled as he went over the ,,ory ,,h,,h
seemed TO have all the deta,Is 49,, ,.''.
description OF the murdersr
II was plainly impossih,. ,o o.
M NJ "''ist 10 remain longer In yonkers
" 'sa'eo arrest-at any moment,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
HEIDEMANN GROWS NERVOUS.

However, on one OCCASION there was
thrown on the screen a picture somewhat
different from those they had been accus-
toned to see. II showed q Mexican chok-
ing young girl to death. He twisted her
hair about her throat while he held her I'm
an iron grip until the last spark Of life had
| fled from the little body. Then he threw
| the corpse over cliff and down steep
| bank. This scene visibly affected the no.
rist. and 1t was the first time that he be-
| trayed any unusual signs which could be
interpreted as evidence Of secret which
ne kept locked In his breast
few days after this Oscar bought a re-
vover. He suggested to his partner. whose
| funds were fast fading, that the quickest
and easiest way To make money was TO
hold up some one and commit robbery
Heidemann fell for this proposition. Ac-
cordinely the two set out on their mission
Of plunder. but. naturally. Oscar did not
| find the right opportunity to do any act OF
violence.
Up to this time Hedemann had never
mentioned "A word about the Asbury Park
tragedy The sleuth was very anxious to
get his partner talking on incidents con-
rccted with the murder Of Marie Smith.
But before Oscar could get his man going
on this subject he had to resort to another
piece OF strategy. The detective made an
arrangement with the editor OF German
paper In New York which Heidemann was
accustomed 10 read to insert a news item
from Asbury Park. This notice was In
substance as follows: "Heidemann is again
wanted by the police in Asbury Park lie
has been traced to one OF the steamship
docks In New York. and It is believed he
mas sailed for Germany. where a search Is
now being made for him"
As soon as this news item appeared Os-
car read out loud. with feigned surprise,
the news relating to his roommate
All. ha'' said the sleuth II see you are
wanted for that murder In Asbury Park
Are you really mixed up in the killing OF
that little schoolgirl. who was brutally
murdered last November
Heidemann was very much startled at
the news and that II was seen by his pal
But he vehemently denied that he had any
thins to do with the murder His answer
70 oscar was that the negro who was ar
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
Big Leagues Have Spent Over
Half a Million This Spring
in Trying Out Crowd
of Youngsters.
of Youngsters

40 EXPENSE has been spared by the
~ owners OF the clubs in the two
4 major leagues TO make the season.
which opens here this week one of the
greatest in the history of baseball. AL
though none Of the players has started TO
draw his salary. yet considerably more
than $4,000 has been expended in prepar-
ins for the season The figure will be
nearer to million If the repairs to the
ball parks and erection of new stands are
taken into consideration.
BY far the greatest expense borne by the
owners has been the cost Of the new play
ers. obtained in an effort to strengthen the
teams for the coming campaign. Each of
the sixteen clubs in the big leagues signed
on an average OF twenty young players.
stars of the minor leagues. These players
cost the owners about $4,000 in cash. this
money going into the Golfers of the minor
league owners who had the youngsters
under contract Some Of these rising young
nlayers we're sold with the understanding
that bonus should be paid If they were
retained in the service Of the major league
clubs after being tried out The bonuses
which must be paid under these circum-
stances by the major leagues amount 10
nearly Slbf,Vpl lHtSe ~'4i"N
ouently represent an investment Of approx
imately $4,000
Yet this does not begin 10 cover the total
expenses of the club owners. The players
obtained must be tried out In the Southern
training camps in order that their real
worth may be discerned. While the reg
ular players run up the expenses OF these
camps as we'll as the recruits, the latter
form one Of the chief concerns OF the man.
ayers. and it has been estimated that the
club owners have expended 10000 IN main
tanning training quarters this spring IN
order 10 find out whether the players VINO
cost them 100000 are worth anything or
not. John I. TAYLOR, president Of the Bos-
ton Red Sox. chartered special Pullman
cars 10 take his squad Of forty odd players
to the Pacific Coast and back. at great eX-
pense The White SoX special, which was
chartered by President Comskey of the
Chicago Americans. cost $4,000. and only
carried the team 10 Texas and back. stop
ping over for exhibition games All the
other clubs maintained expensive camps in
ba
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
STORY OF THE MURDER.

Shortly after 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
OF November 9. last year, an eleven-year-
old girl was walking TO her home in the
outskirts Of Asbury Park. y. J. But little
Marie Smith never reached there. She was
last seen near the home Of Max Kruschka
81 florist Searching parties were organ
lied TO seek her. on November l3 one
party fo1nd her body. Her skull had been
crushed m with some blunt instrument
Suspicion first pointed toward a negro
He was placed under arrest. Attempts
were made TO lynch him. but Sheriff Het-
rick Of Monmouth County saved him from
the angry mob. and later his innocence
was fully established
Weeks passed and no cew to the mur-
derer could be found by the local police
Then the authorities decided TO call tho
William j. Burns National Detective
Agency. OF New York, TO their aid.
r. G. SCHNEIDER, manager Of the New
York office Of the agency. took charge OF
the work His value had been recently en-
HANGED by his work in the famous graf
cases I'm San Francisco. which resulted IN
sending ABE" Ruef to Jail. After studying
the case for while Mr.. Schindlers sus-
picion rested upon the hired man Of the
florist near whose place the child was last
seen.
This was Frank +. Heidemann, native
of Germany, twenty-seven years old
Heidemann lodged with the Kruschka fam
lily, whose home was on the same lot as
the greenhouse SCHNEIDER set several
sleuths 10 "cover" Hedemann. In a few
days they found young girl 10 whom
Heidemann had been talking about week
previous to the disappearance of little
Marie. The greenhouse man had offered
this girl some candy If she would visit him
alone without her little brother. who often
accompanied her about the streets and
when She was In the neighborhood of the
greenhouse. Thereupon Heidemann was
summoned TO the Sherifr's office and there
questioned as 10 his past history and also
what he knew about the murder lie was
Gught contradictng himself in several
statements. end there were some incidents
n his past life which he tried 10 hide. He
evaded all questions by which his move
eents could be traced tothe scene Of the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

TRANK Z. HELDEMANN was ar
II raigned 81 the Asbury Park Court
Il house on March 80, charged with the
murder Of little girl. When the Prose
cutor had read the indictment the judge
asked the prisoner how he pleaded.
Guilty" said Heidemann.
The Judge was SO surprised a this un-
usual plea that he asked II the prisoner
had counsel. and. being assured that he
had not and that he was too poor 10 re-
tain a lawyer ordered the plea changed to
mot guilty" and assigned counsel TO de-
fend him when the trial comes off.
Just how Heidemann was induced to con-
fess himself guilty Of a heinous crime, to
which there was no witness. forms the sub
tect OF this article. It reveals a piece of
detective work which is full of psychology
cal interest. II is best told. perhaps by
starting al the beginning and following the
trail step by step, as the detectives did.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
Murder Will Outfit Only Clever Enough Following the Ia

: role. Oscar began taking his partner around
to moving picture shows. He paid for ad-
mission. The other could not afford 10.
But the detective was particular about the
kind OF shows they frequented. The views
they sat admrng were not of the draw
ing room class. where domestic happiness
is pictured on the moving screen, nor po-
litical rallies nor church pcnics. None OF
these at all. But what the two men saw
more of than anything else were blood
curding dramas. where the pistol and the
dagger were much i'm evidence. Holds-ups.
robberies and murders vividly portrayed
on the canvas. were the things that Oscar
and Heidemann took great delight in wit
Messing
There vas one thing which the florist did
not notice while those stirring scenes
fitted before his vision, and that was Os-
cars watchful eye carefully studying the
psychological effect that these views might
have on his partner. But there was moth
Ing particular in Hedemann's makeup
that seemed to betray a guilty conscience
He could sit and watch scene after scene
OF the tragic order without having his
nerves vsiby affected.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

70 EXPENSE has been spared by the
III owners OF the clubs in the two
i major leagues to make the season.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
BEGINS LONG OVERLAND TRIP
MAKING NINETY-MlLE JOURNEY,
MANAcLED TO HORSE, IN
CHARGE OF RURALEs
BAN ON correspondents
GIVEN CHOICE OF CROSSING LINE
OR GOING TO JAIL, THEY
HASTILY LEAVE

San Diego. Calf, Feb. 23.-Under
the guard of four rurales. Harry c.
Dell, the American, accused by the
Mexican authorities at Tia Juana,
Lower California, of being a rebel spy
is on the way to Ensenada today for
trial before Mexican court. He was
taken from the cuartel at Tia Juana
last night, manacled and placed on Il
horse, and the overland march of 80
miles begun. He was not allowed by the
sub-perfect, Jose Laroque, to commu-
nicate with any of his friends in Tia
Juana or on the American side. All
American newspaper correspondents
in Tia Juana were given the choice
late yesterday of remaining in Tia
Juana and going to Jail, or returning
to the American side. Consequently
there are no American newspaper cor
respondents in Tia Juana today.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
CALLS upon
GOVERNOR TO ACT
URGES JOHNSON OF CALIFORNIA
TO EXPLAIN NEW JAPANESE
TREATY TO LEGISLATURE

Washington, Feb 23.-Anxious that
the California legislature shall take
no action inimical to the new treaty
Of trade and commerce between the
United States and Japan, President
Taft today telegraphed Governor
Johnson of California, asking him to
personally explain the treaty arrange
ment to both houses of the state leg
islature. Mr.. Taft's message reads:
Il have the resolution transmitted
by you on the new treaty. Assurances
from Japan as to the continuance OF
the recent agreement are exactly as
you approved them when the secre
tary of state and I explained them to
you Will you not explain this to
the two houses of your Legislature
to prevent adverse action by reason
of misunderstanding
The new treaty is one of trade, and
commerce. intended to replace the
treaty of 1894, negotiated by the late
Secretary Gresham and Baron Kurino
then Japanese minister to the United
States. The treaty comprises twenty
articles, dealing with trade, commerce
and navigation, rights of dwelling
imnort and exnort duties tonnage
dues, port regulations, desertions
shipping rights, consular functions ant
other subjects. 1t has already beer
antiquated, mainly because of the
rapid advance of Japanese in ways
of civilization.
The essential difference between
the proposed treaty and the existing
convention is said to be that it limits
all reference to all such restrictions
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
THINKS 1T MAY NEVER COME
PRELATE DOES NOT BELIEVE
PRIDE OF NATIONS WILL EVER
PERMIT DISARMAMENT
WHY AMERICA is RESPECTED
HER INVINciBLE NAVY AND
ARMY COMMANDS ADMIRA-
TIoN OF WORLD

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-ArchbishoI
John Ireland, in an address before
the Creve Occur club of Peoria, Oh
the anniversary of Washington's
birthday, took a view at fat variance
with that of Andrew Carnegie, and
the forces which have been working
toward universal peace.
He asserted that the day has not
yet come when great nation, such
as the United States, may safely
turn all it's swords into plowshares
and it's spears to sickles.
THE day of assured and lasting
international peace has not arrived,
if ever the ambitions and pride of
the great nations permit it to arrive.
Today the nation that dismantles it's
ships of war and disbands it's sol
diers, put itself in danger of gross
humiliation, if not fatal disaster. To
day America is respected by its sis
ter nations. 1t is respected because
it lis also feared. Peace, America in
vokes, but to be more sure of peace,
America must be ready on a mo-
ment's notice to summon to its de-
fense the army and navy to whom
defeat is impossible"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
BAD WRECK west
OF ALBUQUERQUE
TEN INJURED, TWO SERIOUSLY,
WHEN TRAIN NO. 2 MEETS
WITH DISASTER

Albuquerque, N NJ, Feb. 23.-One
of the worst wrecks in years on the
Santa Fe Coast Lines occurred short
ly after o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when train No. 2, eastbound, was
ditched at Garcia, siding AZ miles
west of this city. Ten passengers
were injured, two seriously, much
equipment destroyed and traffic de-
layed for several hours.
Spreading rails caused the disaster
The train was running as miles an
hour at the time in an attempt to
make up lost time. The day coach
two tourists and the Standard Pull
man left the rails. The injured were
in the tourists and the Pullman. II
was in the latter that the worst havoc
was wrought. A rail pierced the
floor of this car, with the result that
Pullman Conductor Collins was prob
ably fatally injured, and Carl Leffl
ingswell, of Indiana, passenger
seriously hurt. Passengers in Other
cars had miraculous escapes, many
being thrown through the windows
pinned under the seats and pitched
headlong from one end of the cars tC
the other.
When news of the wreck reached
here special with surgeons and
nurses aboard was rushed to the
scene. The injured were given emerg
ency treatment and rought to this
city Immediately. Only the two, Con
ductor Collins and Lefflingswell, were
forced to go to the hospital, the 9th
ers proceeding east on a stub No. 2
made up here.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
SEVENTY-EIGHT
AFFIDAVI7S Sent
NO DOUBT BUT THAT THEY WILL
PROMPTLY OFFSET FRAUD
CHARGES

On Santa Fe train No. 8, the affidav-
it's of seventy-eight prominent citizens
of Las Vegas left for Washington
where they will be placed at once
in the hands of the congressional
committee on territories and convey
to that body the information, duly
sworn to, that the recent election at
which the constitution for the new
state was adopted, was conducted alb
solutely according to law. This means
was taken for checkmating the at
tempt of the Anti-Saloon League and
the w. G. T. U. to prevent or delay
statehood for New Mexico.
AS was stated in The Optic yes
terday evening the task of securing
affidavits began yesterday morning.
During the afternoon it was COM
pleted. The list of signers includes
men prominent in official and private
life; leading men in the community;
men who have thrown in their lot
with New Mexico and Las Vegas and
are working for Advancement; men
who expect to be citizens of New
Mexico as long as they live; men who
pay taxes and bear the burden of the
support of the government of the
commonwealth. 7set s
The list includes clergymen, law
yers, bankers, doctors and merchants;
Christian men and men who believe
in civic righteousness. The affidav.
its should stand before the congress
sional committee in striking contrast
to the allegations Of those who fos-
tered the movement io against the
adoption of the constitution. They
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
The DEBATE ON in EARNEST
PROSPECTS FOR IMMEDIATE SET
ELEMENT OF QUESTION
VERY REMOTE
Enemies ARE HAVING INNING
THEREAFTER DEFENDERS OF
ILLINOlSAN WILL CLOSE THE
sPEEcAMAKING

Washington, Feb 23.-Notwith'
standing the feverish anxiety of many
senators to dispatch business and the
especial desire of Senator Lorimer's
friends to get a vote on the question
of the validity of his election, there
seems to be little prospect of the i'm
mediate settlement of this question.
Senator Burrows, a staunch friend
of Senator Lorimer, announced his
intention this morning of asking the
the senate during the day to fix the
time for a vote. Lorimer's fiiends
now claim "a out of 81 votes in the
senate. The opponents are not Civ
ing any figures. That a vote is not in
prospect is due To the de-
sire of the Lorimer opponents to coun-
teract the impression made by Lori
mer's speech yesterday in his own
behalf and also to their determination
o stand off the reciprocity BILL
Senator Beveridge will complete his
speech in opposition to Senator Lori
mer today, and will be followed by
Senator Stone and probably by Sen
atory La Toilette, both in opposition
to Lorimer.
But it is not the intention of the
friends of Mr. Lorimer to allow his
enemies to the close debate. Sen
ators Burrows and Gallinger are
among those who will be heard on
Lorimer's side.
Bitter feeling has developed and
from now on the debate probably will
be rather sensational.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23

and leaves to the national honor Of
Japan the enforcement at her OWL
ports the limitations upon emigration
from Japan now expressly placed up
on immigration into the United
States.
The document is said to provide
that either country may renounce the
treaty at the end of six months if it
fails to operate as expected.
Failure of the senate TO act upon
the treaty in the remainder of this
session of congress would not of it.
self extinguish its vitality, which
could be kept indefinitely alive m
the executive files of the senate, to
be taken up at any convenient time.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-02-23
ORDERED
TO PROSECUTE COX
CINCINNATI JUDGE MAKES GOOD
THREAT TO PUNISH "BoSS"
FOR CONTEMPT

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 2S.-Judge Cor
man, of the court of common pleas,
today made good his announced in
tention to appoint committee of at
itorneys to investigate. and if possible
prosecute George B. Cox, the repub-
lican leader, and morning newspa'
per, for contempt of court, because OF
Cox's statement regarding the method
of drawing the grand jury which in
dicted him for perjury on Tuesday
Attorneys Edward Barton, Aaron A
Ferriss and Clyde P. Johnson were
named by the court. The judge said
he felt it his duty to protect the
grand jury from unwarranted censure
and to uphold the dignity of the
court. - lea7i