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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
RESCUED NAKED IN BALLOON
American Crossed Baltic Sea in Sag
ging Gasbag.

Albert Won Hoffman and Captain Jonn
Berry. the crew OF the balloon Million
Formulation Club entered from ST. Louis
I'm the James Gordon Bennett race from
Stuttgart, arrived here yesterday on the
Grosser Kurfuerst from Hamburg with
thrilling tale OF how they escaped drown
ing in the Baltic Sea.
Captain Berry. who was formerly
parachute jumper. said that the balloon
entered a thunderstorm during the race.
and 10 rise above it all the ballast was
thrown overheard. When the clouds
cleared away he and his companion found
they were far out over the Baltic Sea
and the balloon was falling rapidly.
Everything in the basket was thrown
overheard, he said, even the provisions,
but the balloon continued TO fall. Finally
they felt the spray OF the waves dashing
in their faces. and as final frantic effort
both men disrobed and threw away their
clothing. That lightened the car, and
gust OF wind caught It and bore Il toward
shore. When about a hundred yards from
the breakers the balloon finally sank In
the water, but fishermen on shore had
seen them. and they were rescued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Boston, Nov. ITO demand that the
Grand Trunk Railway keep It's pledge
and build 10 Boston and Providence,
David o. Ives transportation expert Of
the Boston Chamber OF Commerce, and
Charles j. Hubbard, member OF the
chambers committee on transportation,
left to-day for Montreal to confer with
II. ]. Chamberlain. president OF the
Grand Trunk.
New England refuses to accept the sub
stitute offered In the agreement pending
between the New York. New Haven az
Hartford and the Grand Trunk as to
traffic. Charles 8. Mellen, president OF
the New Haven. explains that the Grand
Trunk will come to Boston anyway, but
over New Haven lines, as Il result OF the
agreement Business men had high hopes
OF being relieved OF the New Haven
monopoly. and, according TO what they
said to-day, will make every EFFORT TO
cause the Canadian line 10 complete the
road on which IT has stopped construc-
ton work.
Mayor Fitzgerald Hugh Bancroft,
chairman OF the port directors, and other
BOstOnianS lHld DOWN lHe Ia" NO-Nay ~
r. II. Fitzhugh, president OF the South
ern New England the Grand Trunk
subsidiary, and Cy Warman. press agent
OF the Grand Trunk. Mr.. Fitzhugh said
he was powerless in the matter, and then
the Bostonians prepared &c send dele
CATION 20 Montreal.
After making denials by Grand Trunk
officials, Warman admitted the deal with
the New Haven Fitzhugh's resignation
is predicted here.
Although the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has refusal formally TO invesu-
gate the deal, a son OF Commissioners
Prouty. who IS an agent for the COM
mission, has been In Boston for several
weeks. and will turn his attention to
the latest phase OF the railroad situation
here.
Governor Foss says that II the agree
ment between the roads means restraint
OF competition he will ask the Depart
mept OF justice to act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
TER RAILROAD DEAL
U. S. Investigating the Grand
Trunk-NeW Haven Plan.
NEW ENGLAND PROTESTS
Three States Stirred by Aban'
donment of Work on the
Proposed Extension.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Nov. IAN investigation
OF the so-called Grand Trunk-New Haven
railroad deal is being made by the De-
partment OF Justice with view OF ascer-
tanning whether there has been viola
ton Of the Sherman antitrust law, In
formal complaints having been made that
there were questionable features In the
transaction. resulting In the abandonment
of the proposed extension Of the Grand
Trunk Railway into New England.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has made II plain that there are no
grounds for action on its part, as there
has been no violation Of the act to regu-
late commerce An appeal to the COM
mission was made by Henry A. Barker,
chairman OF the public improvements
committee OF the Board of Trade OF Provi-
dence, and a reply by Charles A. Prouty,
chairman OF the commission sets forth
the attitude OF that body. The appeal of
Mr.. Barker is as follows:
Reported Morgan-Mellen deal stops
Grand Trunk construction and brings
dismay. Must New England's vast In
dustries and naturally superb commercial
prey OF corporation controlling all rail-
ways, steamships and troleys for appar-
emily hostile outside interests? is our
case helpless?
The reply was sent to-day and was as
follows:
Your telegram to the effect that the
proposed extension OF the Grand Trunk
Railway into New England has been
stopped through the efforts OF the New
Haven company and it's allied interests
is received -
This commission has no information
upon the subject to which you refer.
We have absolutely nothing to do with
the construction of this railroad, 10
which our assent is not required.
Our activities are entirely confined 20
the subject OF rates. II Providence is
not now enjoying rates which are Just
ard reasonable II should complain 70
this body.
This commission now has under inyes;
tigation the general subject or railroad
facilities in New England, but. as have
said TO you. we have no control over the
service, but must deal entirely with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
DEATH DEEPENS MYSTERY
Sister" of Commodore Kilt
sons Daughter" Ends Case.

! The habeas corpus proceedings brought
I by Mrs. Mary G. Lee against Mrs. Isa-
bella Caulfield Brown, whom she calls
her sister, by which Mrs. Lee sought to
find her mother, Mrs. Mary Caulfeld,
who she alleged was being detained by
Mrs. Brown, came to an abrupt end yes
terday. when Mrs. Lee, in testimony filed
in the Supreme Court, said that since the
hearings in the case started, she had
learned OF her mothers death.
Much mystery has surrounded the case
since It's inception. Mrs. Brown, whose
husband is head Of a number OF gas COM
pennies, has denied that she is Mrs. Lees
sister or that Mrs. Caulhcld was her
mother She said she was the daughter
OF Commodore Norman w. Kittson, who
died In 1885. She denied having detained
Mrs Caulfield, and said she had heard in
1890 that Mary Caulfeld was dead and had
heard nothing more OF her since then.
At a hearing before Adam Weiner, as
referee. Mrs. Brown testified that she
first knew OF Mrs Caulheld In 1866, In
Chicago, when she was in the woman's
care. At that time Mrs. Caultield was
acting as Commodore Kittson's house,
keeper according to Mrs. Brown.
Al the hearing yesterday Mrs. Lee testi-
fed that Mr.. Knowles. her counsel, had
written her a letter saying he had seen
her mothers grave.
AS the case now stands, Mrs. Lee says
Mrs. Brown is her sister and the daughter
OF Daniel and Mary Caulfield Mrs.
Brown insists she is the daughter OF
Commodore Kittson. but refuses to make
known the identity Of her mother. Nor
man W. Kittson, jr., Of St Paul, son
Of the commodore, denies Mrs. Brown Is
his sister. but said his father had decided
her a house I'm East 18th street this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
WOMEN IN REPLEVINED BED
Resist Deputy Sheriff and Four
Policemen, but Lose.

Deputy Sheriff Jake" Bier performed
yesterday the most difficult Job OF his
official career. and that he lived to re-
port Il 20 his Office is partly due to the
valance Of four policemen whom he had
to commander to help him. His assign
ment was 10 repleven several pieces OF
furniture that were In the nome OF
Giuseppe Saracena, at l5lst street near
Third avenue. The Bronx.
The place had been the home OF Sara
cena only two days. az he was married
on Sunday. He and his bride had just
begun 10 make themselves comfortable.
when Bier came along with repleyin OBJ
tanned by ID. Baumann & Co. who owned
the furniture.
The furniture. consisted OF a brass bed.
parlor suite. mahogany table, oak chif-
fonier, administer rug, mahogany pier
mirror, rocker. lamp and two pictures.
The goods were bought from the Baumann
firm by one Frank Cont on the install
ment plan. He transferred them 10 Sara
ccna even before he paid for them. The
furniture firm objected. and Saracena,
who is I'm the second hand business, said
that ne htukUl Allf ll'ha'A''N ''''N'N
from Cont.
Deputy Sheriff Bier, with two negroes
and van sent by Baumann Co., went
10 the saracena home In the fiat were
ten men and women. The two negroes re-
fused to undertake the job and retired.
Bier went 20 the SD Precinct police sta
ton and got two patrolmen. When they
returned TO the Saracena house they
called two more patrolmen.
Three or four OF the women friends Of
the Saracenas determined that the fur
niture should not be removed, and threw
themselves on the bed. Two or three
others were armed with sticks. and one
man held an axe. ready to resist the ex-
ecutlon OF the repleyin. The policemen
did not like the attitude Of the defenders
and they drew their reyolvers. which had
a good effect and which enabled the
deputy sheriff 10 take the stun away.
leaving the home OF the ''newlyweds"
practically bare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
Opening Mere Outline Of Plot.

| In opening the case for the prosecution
Yesterday Assistant District Attorney
| Moss drew mere outline Of the murder
plot against Rosenthal, as compared with
I his 1penIng at the Becker trial lie
/ dwelt more upon the actual commission oil
| the crime as charged against the four de-
| PENDANTS at the bar. He hardly men
| Toned Becker's name Mr.. Wahle OBJ
| teoted early 20 the term gunner being
| applled 10 his clients The court sus-
| tanned his objection. Mr.. Moss dropped
/ into the use OF the term several times
afterward but caught himself each time
| anologIzing TO counsel for the defence,
and abiding TO the prisoners as de-
| PENDANTS
The prosecution first established the
corpus deficit by the same witnesses VINO
testified at the Becker trial. In lact
there was no witness called yesterday Dy
the state who had not been a witness at
the trial OF Becker. With the exception
NJ shapiro's testimony, good part OF
which was new, particularly his sensa-
tional Identification of all four gunmen'
the record varied little from that OF the
testimony at the Becker trial. The cross
examination Of the witnesses developed
little that was new and gave no Intelligent
| clew to the line of the defence.
Jacob Hecht. formerly walter in the
MetropoIe, testified that he saw the shoot
| ing from the entrance Of the hotel, but
did not see the faces Of any OF the men
present Lewis Krause, another walter,
| followed Hecht on the witness stand, and
made the first identification OF the gun
| men. He stepped down from the witness
chair and identified Lefty" Louie.
Whitley Louis and "Gyp" the Blood, as
| three men whom he had seen fire shots
at Rosenthal. "Dago" Frank seemed dis
appointed In being overlooked by the wit
ness. for he pointed to himself and smiled
as Krause stood In front of the gunner
| looking them over. Mr. Wahle. on cross
| examination, showed some contradictions
in Krauses testimony at the Coroner's
| inquest compared with his testimony
| yesterday.
| Krause admitted that the men whom he
! had identified had never been placed in q
! line with several other men when he had
previously identified them.
Morris Luban, another witness, who
was lent by the New Jersey authorities.
where ne was in custody, to the New
| York authorities for the Becker trial,
pointed out "Dago" Frank, Lefty
Louie and ''Gyp" the Blood. as three
men whom he had seen fire shots at Ro-
seminal. He could not identify Whitley"
Lewis. Whitley" smiled his approval
when the witness failed to identify him
Luban had gone to the MetropOle with
| "A woman companion the night of the
shooting and saw Herman Rosenthal.
whom he knew. few minutes before he
| was shot, he testified. Similar to his tes-
| timony at the Becker trial he said he
had known the woman with him only by
her first name-"Annie Mr. Wahle
wanted to know II her fun name was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
PUNCHED MOOSE, GOES FREE
Was Called Red Lawless, Leftie
Louie of Greenwich Village

A little echo OF the election amused
Magistrate O'Connor. In the Jefferson
Market court. yesterday afternoon, when
Edward Lawless, who gave his address
AS No. AZ Horatio street, was arraigned
before him on a charge OF assaultlng Ed
ward J. Murray. young Bull Moose ora
tor OF the 5th Assembly District, for re-
ferrIng TO him in one OF his campaign
speeches as Red" Lawless, the Lefty"
Louie Of Greenwich Village. The amuse-
ment was furnished by the testimony OF
Lawless, whose straightforward, unvar-
nlshed version OF the affair was largely
instrumental In obtaining his acquittal at
the hands Of the magistrate.
Deputy Assistant District Attorney
Dickinson. appearing for the people tried
to show that Lawless's assault which &C.
CURED on the night OF October "a at
Eighth avenue and 18th street, had been
premeditated, and that he had struck Muir
ray I'm the eye with the butt end OF re-
yolver. Lawless. placed on the stand, ad-
mtted frankly that he had several times
warned Murray that he would punch his
nose II he continued TO use his name In
his political speechss. but haven't you
considerable power In the district" In
qured Mr.. Dickinson.
1--WE got so much power" answered
Lawless chat / have to go down to the
docks and load potatoes at $50 pounds
bag for a living"
On the night in question, according to
the testimony. Murray hit Lawless with
an umbrella for observing that his father
had been removed from the Surrogate's
Office for being q bum, and Lawless laid
Murray out on the street with a well d.
rected blow OF his fist.
Magistrate OConnor discharged the de-
PENDANT under Section 246 Of the Penal
Code, which provides that a man may use
force in self-defence. even to the extent Of
killing his assailant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
Remembers Mothers Visit.

o,;I1Do you rememb ,,9 when your
Q-You were taken from the Tomos 70
the West Side Prison? Ayes. .,
Odd your mother ask you n0t 70
mix up with the men in the prison
A.-Sne did not.
Q.-Did YOU have any conversation
with her about the case? Answer me
yes or no. A.-No.
Shapiro was then asked the names ol
several deputy sheriffs and keepers anu
was asked If he remarked to them that
he didn't see why he was charged win
being mixed up in the murder.
II did make such a remark replied
SharIro whose cross-examinatiOn then
continued.
O.-When YOU came down from uptown
were Schepps, WALTON. Rose and Dago
Frank i'm the car? A. Yes. 80,
Q.-Was WALTON In the car "heh II so'
to the Metropole? A.-No:
Q.-What became of WALTON, Weber ana
Schepps? A.-They got out at AZd street
and Sixth avenue.
Q.-Where did you see them next A.
| saw WALTON and Weber IN the loihOS'
O.--Not before? A.-No. -. -,
Didn't you see WALTON In front OF
the Elks' club as you passed through
43d street that night A y,,S you on the
front of the car after the killing of Ro-
senthal2 A.-No. 49,. .or
Q.-How many persons were IN the car
besides you? A.-Only four. A.,
Odd Won see a man, Itsky, that
night? A.-No No
Q.-Do you know such n man? 40,
Q.-What sort of hat did ScheppS
wear that night? Al don't rememDer.
O-What kind OF a hat did WALTON
wear? "A soft gray one, | can't re-
member what the others wore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.


Providence. Nov. 12-Governor Pothier
declared tonight that unless ne was
placed in possession Of the facts reiatihs
to the reported deal between the Graho
Trunk and the New Haven road, where
by In return for giving up all construc-
ton work in Rhode Island the Grand
Trunk would be able to profit by traihc
agreement with the Melen interests, ne
would invoke whatever law might apply
to the situation and would instruct the
State Attorney TO proceed against the
Southern New England, the branch or
the Crank Trunk here. for violation OF It's
agreement with the state.
The Governor received dispatch from
E. J. Chamberlain, president OF the Grand
Trunk, to-day, saying that he would be
able to go over the situation in New
York this week with the Governor.
Governor Pothier replied that he was
very busy, and asked President Chamber
lain to meet him here instead. No reply
had been received late tonight. Presi-
dent Chamberlain's message contained
also this clause:
There is very little in the New Haven
matter. not enough to say whether IL
would have any effect or not on southern
New England If carried out
Montreal, Nov. 12.-E. j. Chamberlain,
president of the Grand Trunk Railway,
supplemented to-day his announcement
that the Southern New England Railway
had been stopped because of the condi-
ton OF the money market in England.
Mr.. Chamberlain said that the road In
question, though only seventy-five miles
long, would be O. very expensive piece OF
construction work. owing to the nature OF
the country He added that he wanted to
emphasize the fact that the suspension
was only temporary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13

Annie Kahn, but Luban declared ne
couldn't enllghten him. Luban testified
that he and his companion had attended
the show at Hammerstein's roof garden
the night Of the shooting. He couldn't
remember any of the vaudeville acts
they saw. The witness created laugh
in answer to question by Mr.. Wahle
about the show.
DO you remember seeing some ladies'
I'm tights OF various colors skating on ice
at the show that night?" asked Mr.
Wahle.
1--WE seen go many of those things
can't remember where | seen them, the
witness replied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
fBy telegraph TO The Tribune. !

New Haven, Nov. l2-Charles 8. Mellen,
president OF the New Haven road, de-
clned to make any further comment to-
night on the proposed Grand Trunk ex-
tension Judge Heaton Robertson, OF this
city, a director OF the railroad. said:
81 haven't heard anything about any
agreement, except what | have read I'm
the newspapers. 1 believe the report that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
BEcKER's JURY BOARD BILL

The Controllers Office has received a
bill for 81 s6. 10 pay the expenses OF the
Becker jury at the Murray Hill Hotel
Nineteen men were quartered there FOR
fourteen days. o. A. Dickinson, who fur
nished the automobiles In which the jury
went between the hotel and the court,
has submitted bill for $3.50. This Dill
includes the trip they took when Justice
Gon ordered that the jurymen he taken
TO their various polling places to register
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
Counsel Emphasizes "SIip."

Mr.. Wahle dwelt upon this slip"
Shapiro said that he had met Weber
only once four years ago. and mentioned
his name inadvertently because he had
heard II so much in the case. Mr.. Wahle
proceeded;
O.-How long have you known Sam
sehepps? Al drove him about July II
oGAnd Jack" Rose? A.-The same
O-Do you remember June 3 last-the
daY that Jack" Zelig was shot when
leaving this courthouse? Ayes.
O-Was your car near this courthouse
at that time? A.-No
o-Were you driving IL? A.-No.
Libby my partner was.
Q.-When you were arrested were you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
HART OFFICIALLY OUT OF CASE

District Attorney whitman received a
letter yesterday from John W. Hart, who
was counsel for Lieutenant Becker, say
ing that Mr.. Hart had been out OF the
case for some time and had consented
TO an order of substitution. but no order
OF substitution has been filed as yet with
the District Attorney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13

taken before Commissioner Dougherty?
Yes.
Q.-And did you say you had gone on
the night of the shooting from Sharkey >
to BRIDGE" Weber's. where you got
some men. but you did not see what
they looked like? Ayes.
DIN the coroner's court you were
asked to identify Whitley Lewis ana
"Gyp' the Blood as men who had been
in the car that night and you said they
were not? Al was afraid to identity
them.
Q.-While you were In the City Prison
charged with murder in the first degree.
i'm connection with this case. what cell
did you occupy? A.-No. 212.
Q-And who was in that cell with you
after Libby was discharged? As-Morrls
Fishman.
Q-Did you ever tell him that you had
not seen these men? A.-No
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
AGED Mother Overcame Fear.

on redirect examination by Mr.. Whit
man Shapiro said he had been afraid 10
testify against the four gunner before
as he feared them and testified finally
only because Of the pleadings Of his aged
mother Shapiro said he had told Aaron
J. Levy, his lawyer, the day OF his arrest
who the four men were in his car.
who was IT held a pistol to your head
in the care" asked Mr. Moss.
Il think it was 'Gyp," replied Shapiro
You say that you told Mr.. Levy the
names OF the men In the car and Mr.
Levy did nothing about it, Mr. Wahle
then asked.
Mr.. Whitman objected and was sus-
talned Shapiro was excused from the
stand and was led from the courtroom
back TO the Tombs.
Justice Gof decided yesterday TO place
the jury under the surveillance Of Captain
Lynch and the six court attendants who
had charge Of the Becker jury during the
trial. The court 80 announced at the
noon recess, and said any messages the
Jurors wished 10 send 10 their homes
would be delivered by the court attend
ants. The jury was taken TO the Murray
Hin Hotel at the adjournment OF court
for the day. The Jurors will live there
until the trial is over.
Bald Jack" Rose was In court TO take
the witness stand following shapiro, but
Justice Gof decided to adjourn, remCrking
that the direct and cross examination OF
Rose might be quite lengthy. District
Attorney Whitman said after court how
ever. that he would finish the direct ex-
animation Of Rose within half an hour
He does not intend to take Rose over the
detailed story Of the murder plot. as he
told II at the Becker trial, unless forced
10 bring out I good deal OF that testimony
by the nature OF the crOss-eXamlnatlon or
the defence.
Either WALTON OF Weber Will be called
TO support Roses testimony, and Sam
Schepps will he called IN confederation.
Giovanni Stan'sh, another eyewitness OF
the shooting will testify to-day, and that
is expected TO end the case Of the People.
Mr.. Whitman said the prosecution would
probably rest to-day, unless the cross
examination Of witnesses were very long
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
BAIL FOR JOHNSON REFUSED.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Judge Carpenter re-
fused this afternoon $4,000 cash bail for
Jack" Johnson, the pugilist. confined in
the county jail awaiting trial on charges
Of violating the Mann act. Johnson's
lawyers announced that new sureties
would be offered tomorrow.