The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-04


 oi John Mc\amars aI, 70. sf end. Edward J. Brenla,. Cu. .t r. ei..rssrs frr f.H r-rs ,...r.. rs fled hat John Me\ama~a .n cell al San Quentin. plotted at u. namite Detective Burns. and Nalss- Drew. Hho worked up the evi'en, against him, and that McNamara'. friends in Indianapolis were ~Nsr. ed 10 carry out the work.
 SHERMAN'S FUNERAL. WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Tha funeral of the late Nicc-Prosidrn' sherman will take place tomorrow Saturday. from the sherman home in Utica. \. Y. A special train has been engaged to carry coneressmcn from this city to Utica. and leaves for Utica from the Union station this evening.
 READ LETTERS. INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 1. - IrcIu.r ed in the evidence which has bee, presented by the prosecution agains. the laborites who are on trial iu this city on the charge of whole sale dynamiting. there are 7na ia- eliminating letters which are allpa- ed to have passed between the con spirators during the time the plot ting was in progress. and while the plans were being carried out by the dynamiters. The correspondence 1 forms very important link in the chain of evidence which has been woven about the perpetrators of the many oVrages. and it is believed the letteH will have much weight with the jurors.
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 SING SING. Nov. l. Lfeutea- ant Charles Becker. the convicted New York policeman who has been sentenced to death for the murder of Herman Rosenthal has been giy- en the number G2T@S. by which he will be known during his stay in prison
 THE LURE OF THE STAGE. CHICAGO. Nov l. Beatrice ! Ryal. the actress who was arrested | yesterday with a male companion on | suspicion that they miaht know something about the murder of the Singer woman. who was found dead in a cheap lodging house in this l city several days ago. justified the | SuS llllloHS ol lIlt IOlltt llllS dIltl noon by making a full confession. The actress has made statement 1 in which she says the man arrested with her. Charles Conway. commit ted the crime after he had lurcd th" rich widow 10 the rOOming house on the pretense that he wished to dis cuss a matter of business with her. i Conway previously had become az quainted with Mrs Singer. and f. was because of her refusal to back i him in theatrical enterprise that he killed her. afterwards taking hey 1 jewelry in the hope of throwing the police off the track.
 i Conway is clown. a high diver and an all-round vaudeville artist. who was ambitious 10 become q 1 manager.
 CLOSED FOR GOOD. i CHICAGO. Nov. | Jack Ioh'- son. the notorious has been denied ! renewal of the license for his costly cafe on the grounds that the resort has not been conducted ac cording 10 the regulations coyernino i such places The recent escapad of the colored champion also. eu- tered into the consideration of the matter.
 Realizing that he had reached the end of his rope in his city. John. son has closed his resort. and plans to dispose of it immediately. As soon as he has wound up his 5usi- ness affairs here. Johnson nil sail for Paris. where he probably will look for another opening.
 CRATER ESCAPES 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1 The final chapter in 'he history of the graft cases which upset this city during the years immediately fol- 1 lowing the great fire was concluded today with the dismissed of the last l indictment against Louis Glass.
 METROPOLE CLOSES. | NEW YORK, Nov. 1. - The Met ropole hotel. in front of which the life of Herman Rosenthal was taken ! by the ganesters in the employ of 1 Lieutenant Becker, has been com pelled to cease business because of the lack of patronage since the sen sational shooting affray. II is claimed ! by the owner of the place that the notoriety brought about by the tra "- edy has caused a steady falling off in his business, and he has become thoroughly convinced that ROsen- thal's death is his hoodoo. He says that thousands of strangers visit the neighborhood every day, brought thither by a morbid curiosity to see the place where the gambler was killed: but their curiosity does not | lead them to put up at the hostelTy. | WISCONSIN SEES FIRST SNOW. MILWAUKEE, Nov. l. - The first snow of the winter is falling in this state today, the storm eXtending practically throughout the entire