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Evening star., 1912-09-15
HAMMER REGA|NS SENSES
Victim of Mysterious Shooting
at T0naWanda Tells of
Strange Explosion.

BUFFALO, September 14.-An improve
ment in the condition of George Hammer.
the victim of Thursday nights mysteri-
Gus shooting affair at Tonawanda, and
the disappearance of a gray automobile
coat worn by Mrs. Hammer at the time
the shooting occurred, were the principal
developments in today's Investigations by
the police.
Hammer recovered consciousness today.
In a brief statement to Coroner Scott Of
Niagara Falls. he confirmed the story
told by Cleo Chambers, the chauffeur. of
a mysterious explosion at the log cabin.
about twenty minutes before they reached
Tonawanda A second and similar ex-
plosion occurred an instant before he lost
consciousness.
Hammers statement strengthened the
suspicion of the police that Mrs. Hammer
received the bullet wound in her leg at
the log cabin. Following this line of in
vestigation. the police learned that when
Mrs Hammer left the automobile at
Tonawanda she wore long gray auto
mobile cloak. This coat disappeared be-
tween that time and the time, of her ar
rival ut the Niagara Falls hospital.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
PROMPT WORK ENDS R1oTING
Governor Takes Hand in Street Car
Trouble in Duluth.

DULUTH. Mimi. September 1f-Car
service. which had been interrupted by
a strike was resumed today, at least 75
per cent of the cars running, manned by
strike breakers. Not brick was thrown
Sheriff Meining had men stationed at
vital points ready to nip in the bud any
disturbance. With Gov. Eberhart present
and city officers making every endeavor
to stop rioting. which was rampant yes
terday, business was resumed.
Gov. Eberhart arrived early and at
once asked for a meeting of the city au-
thorities, street car officials and those
civic leagues and associations protesting
against the strike. The governor declared
that the riots must stop at once. He told
the sheriff to stop disorder or he would
order out the militia.
The governor later declared his conf
dence in the sheriff and the sheriff' s
ability to cope with any situation which
may arise. The car repairers went out
In sympathy today.
Evening star., 1912-09-15

DES MONIES. Iowa. September IA
Sidna Allen, leader of the Allen clan
which shot up the Carroll county court
ing Judge Massie and others, and his
nephew, Wesley Edwards. tonight are
manacled in cells at the county Jail, as
a result of a love affair which led detec-
tives to them.
Edwards. for the love OF whom Miss
Made Iroler of Mount Airy, N. c., had
innocently led detectives to Des Moines,
was captured tonight as he was returning
to his boarding house, after having
worked all day with paving gang. Just
as he boarded a street car detectives and
officers surrounded it. Edwards was
trying to escape by crawling through
the front end of the car, when officers
caught him. The arrest of Sidna Allen
was effected earlier in the day.
Loss of Letter First Clew.
A visit by Edwards to Miss lroler in
ago and the accidental loss of letter
put the detectives on the trail. The
fugitives had been in Des Moines since
April %. Allen, under the name of Tom
Sayre, worked as a carpenter. and Ed
wards, under the name of Joe Jackson,
was employed with city paving gang.
Allen was arrested at the home of John
Cameron, at 11th and Locust streets,
where he and his nephew had been room
ing, by Detectives Baldwin, Lucas and
Mundy of Roanoke, Va The arrest oc-
CURED a few minutes after Miss Iroler
stepped into the Cameron home to meet
Edwards, whom she was 70 wed tonight,
according to an arrangement made when
he visited her in Virginia. Detective Lu-
cas- was at her heels. Allen was in an
upper room. When informed that Wis
itors wanted to see him, he came down
stairs. AS he did so Detective Lucas COW
cred him with revolver and asked him
to surrender.
''I Guess I'm Your Man"
Allen hesitated and then threw up his
hands, remarkng as he did so: II guess
I'm your man. Allen was handcuffed
Evening star., 1912-09-15
IRISH FOOT BALL FANS
FIGHT ON THE FIELD
Twenty-Five Injured in Battle
Royal at Celtic Park,
Belfast.

BELFAST. Ireland, September H.
Park foot ball grounds today in which
sixty persons were severly injured,
two Of them being in critical con-
dition. Five of the injured are suffer-
ing from shot wounds.
The fight took place at half time in
"a game in the league series between
the Belfast Celtic team and a team
representing Linfield The Linfields
were leading by a score of to o. Some
Celtic supporters unfurled a green and
white flag and started to parade. Lin
field partisans displayed a union jack.
Immediately stones, bricks and clink-
ers were hurting through the air The
mobs. thousands strong, Surged howard
the playing field, where regular bat
tie was fought in full view of the
spectators in the grandStand.
Police Separate Mobs.
The report of revolver caused lu1l
and many left the grounds. but the
stone throwing was soon resumed
both inside and outside the grounds.
More revolver shots were fired, but
police reinforcements arrived and
separated the mobs.
Ambulances were summoned and
started 10 remove the wounded lying
on the field some of whom We're in
shocking state, covered with blood.
Altogether twenty-five persons were
taken to the hospitals.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Capture Regarded as a Notable
Demonstration of Detective Work.
FIRST FLED TO CATSKILLS
Neither Have Much Money When
Arrested-To Be Arraigned Mon
day-Pickpocket, in Apartment
With Them, Also Held.
Arrest Purposely Delayed
By Police, Says Whitman

"They CGyp the Blood
and Lefty Louie0 were ar
rested by the police as soon
as | got away and they are
turned over to the police and
now are in the custody of the
police. Well, | always said
the murderers were in New
York and could be arrested
by the police whenever the
police wanted to make the
arrests. District Attorney
Whitman.
Evening star., 1912-09-15

and placed under guard of city detec-
tives while Col. Baldwin and Chief Jen-
ney OF the local department went in
search of Edwards, who was said to be
at work in the western part of the city.
Apparently, Edwards heard that his
uncle had been captured. because he was
not to be found until tonight
Miss Iroler arrived in Des Moines this
morning, unaware that on the same
train were detectives who wanted her
sweetheart. She went straight to the
Cameron home, having previously been
provided with the address, and these Off
GERS followed
Although surprised, she took the arrest
of Allen and the capture of Edwards with
little show of concern.
Wesley was down home month ago."
she said. I'VE were to be married. He
gave me the money to come to this CITY
and this address. / had no idea that anv
one was following me-
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Killed In Motor Cycle Race.

BROKEN BOW, Neb., September A.
In a motor cycle race on the fair ground
track, Joe Parker, twenty-one years old.
crashed into a post while his machine
was making sixty miles an hour and was
killed today. Parier tried to take curve
at full speed. 2
Evening star., 1912-09-15
WIN. PALMA TROPHY
Americans Defeat Canadians
in International Rifle Match.
OVERCOME LEAD AT START
Opponents Go Well Into Front in
First Stage of Shoot.
VICTORY BY EIGHT POINTS
Sergt. Keough of Massachusetts,
One of Those to Garry Off
Individual Honors.
VICTORY BY EIGHT POINTS

OTTAWA, Ont, September 14.-The
Palma trophy. coveted prize of the rifle
shooting world, was retained by the
It's team here in the match with Canada.
Canada failed by the margin of eight
points to wrest the trophy from the
American riflemen, the score standing:
United States, 1,720; Canada. LIP.
These scores, made out of a possible
1,SOO. broke all previous Palma trophy
match records. America won the trophy
in competition with British, Canadian
and Australian teams in 1907 with the
score of 1712. Canada's score today was
the best ever made by a second place
for winner.
Americans Forge to Front.
Canada started off promisingly in to-
days match, securing a lead Of three
points at the first stage, at 800 yards.
Then the Americans forged to the front,
utshooting the Canadians, 5T1 to SOL, at
the 9OO-yard stage, giving them an ad-
vantage of seven points when the final
stage OF the match, at 1000 yards, was
begun. Canada lost one more point On
the shooting of the first four men, but
when the last four took their places the
American lead was cut down to four
points in the next few rounds. Later in
the match Canada again dropped back a
few points, and until the last shots of
the finishing squads were fired the result
was in doubt. A great cheer from the
crowd saluted the American team as it's
victory was announced
Individual honors were carried off by
Sergt. G. w. Russell of Ottawa. who
scored 222 out of possible Do, a world s
record. Capt. n. Smith of Chatham was
second highest Of the day, with 21S. and
Serg. Keough of Massachusetts was the
leading scorer for the Americans with 217.
The Official Score.
The match was fifteen shots at each
range, with two sighters allowed. The
scores follow:
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Assessment and Taxation.
NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT
DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE

Representation by the District of Coz
lumbia in Congress, with suffrage in the
District for men and women, without
disturbing in the least the present half
and-half principle OF appropriation for
the maintenance Of the District. is being
agitated by conference on suffrage"
which held a meeting last night in the
office of Roy c. Claflin. 1901 G street
northwest. Frank ]. Hogan, Mrs. Ellen
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Clues Led Out of Town.

When we found the laundry with a
moving picture show close by there were
no Swedes or Germans in the neighbor-
hood, said Mr.. Dougherty tonight
When We found laundry with the for
eigners in the neighborhood there was no
moving picture show. One of our laundry
clues took US 10 New Haven, and we
were just about 10 investigate another in
Pittsburgh
Early today Detectives Meyer and Cas-
sasso discovered IN Brooklyn the New
Brighton Hand Lanndry." which per-
feetly fitted all requirements. They set
themselves TO watch the apartments sit
uated above this laundry and late in the
afternoon were rewarded by seeing ''Gyp
the Blood's'' wife leave the building and
do an errand at a store. Both wives had
been missing since Tuesday, when they
cleverly evaded detectives by jumping
into waiting automobile after leaving
an IL train on which they were ridiag
I'm the direction of Harlem.
The detectives. therefore, felt certain
that they were with their husbands. The
women had several other times eluded
surveillance by the use of automobiles,
but previously had always returned to
(Continued on Second papeO
Evening star., 1912-09-15
UNITED STATES TEAM.
CANADIAN TEAM.


Majority for United States-S points.
After the match Col. A. +. Sherwood
of the Diminion Rifle Council, speaking
for the Canadian team, congratulated the
victOrs and called for three cheers for
the worlds champions. Col. Brookhardt
commander Of the United States team
returned the compliment. characterizing
the Canadian team as the greatest op-
ponents the winners had ever met.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
AROUSING CIVIC CONSCIENCE.
Johnson Says Roosevelt Has Widest
Pulpit of Any Man in the Country.

ONAWA, Iowa, September 14-.Roose-
Welt has done more toward arousing the
civic conscience than all the preachers
in the land" Gov. Johnson declared in a
Eontinued on Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1912-09-15
All Seven Now in Custody.

With the arrest Of ''Gyp' and Lefty"
wesse resl names are Harry Horowitz
ano Louis Rosensweig, all of the seven
!4ea. accused of the murder of Rosentnai,
oI Mich foilce Lieut.. Charles Becker is
tEr aneeed .nstIsaJor. are now in custody
ne capture OF the lwo men came as
result oil wnat IS Regarded N police
chC.es as the Dvsl detective work done
III tnc h4story OF me department.
IL Was the lruIt of unuroken surveillance
OF the wives and relatives OF the men
since tne.r DISAPPEARANCE on the day of
the murder July 10. TINS surve4ance
was maintained by sixty detectives, work.
ins IN relays, VINO kept Deputy Commas
: oner Dougherty constantly IN touch with
what they id and where they went
Evening star., 1912-09-15
NOT VIEWED WITH FAVOR
England DispIeased Over Re-
cent Loan Negotiated by
China in London.

PEkING, China, September 1.-THE
British minister to China, Sir John n.
Jordan. made the representation to the
Chinese government today that Great
Britain does not view with favor the new
loan of $5O.OOO0OO negotiated in London
by the Chinese minister and repre-
sentative Of an Independent bank.
.Hwang- -Hsing and Chen Chi-Mei, two
southern leaders who are visiting Peking.
in an interview today said that they in
tended to support President Yuan-shi-kai.
whom they consider to be the only man
capable of establishing the Chinese re-
public on a firm footing. Thus Yuan
shi-kais last and most bitter enemies
have been won over.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Sun Explains Railway Plans.

AS result of criticisms in the Chinese
press DR.. Sun. Vat Sen today received
the editors of the leading newspapers and
explained to them his railway projects,
which include the purchase of all exist
ing Chinese lines.
The former provisional president intends
shortly to make tour of China, during
which he will explain to the people that
foreign capital is essential to the success
of the railroad scheme. Later DR.. Sun
will proceed abroad with a view to direct
ly approaching foreign capitalists.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Feeling Running High.

Feeling is running high here, as the
Boyces, have thousands of friends and
supporters. Only a few weeks ago Mrs
Lena Sneed and her husband had be-
come reconoiled and were supposed to be
living peacefully in Georgetown. Tex. At
his trial here last winter for killing Capt
Boyce a hung jury resulted, and his sec
ond trial for this crime is set for No.
vember II.
Sneed lay in wait for Boyce behind a
corner of the church. He carried his gun
in long covered box Boyce's blood
covered the church steps and walls.
Snead for a week had rented a small
shanty near the church. Mrs. Boyce,
mother of the victim, is tonight pros
trated and may die
Evening star., 1912-09-15
SNEED STAYS AGAIN
This Time He Kills Al B0yce,
Who EIoped With Wife.
FATHER HIS FIRST VICTIM
Wealthy Texas Banker Awaiting
Second Trial for Former Murder.
DISGUISED AS A FARMER
Fires One Barrel of Shotgun
Through Victims Body-Sur-
renders to Police.
FATHER HIS FIRST VICTIM
DISGUISED AS A FARMER
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AMARILLO, Tex, September 14.-John
Beal Sneed, wealthy Amarillo banker,
who shot and killed Capt. A. G. Boyce in
Fort Worth on February IA last, this aft
ernoon at 4:3O o'clock shot and killed Al
Boyce. son of Capt. Boyce. The killing
took place in front of the First Methodist
Church here. Sneed was disguised as a
farmer wearing dirty overalls and carry
ing a double-barreled shotgun. One load
was fired through Boyce's body at close
range.
Today's killing is the tragic climax of
a series of startling events, which began
when AL Boyce eloped with Mrs. Lena
Sneed, wife of the slayer, last winter.
Mrs. Sneed just before her elopment had
been placed in Fort Worth sana atorium
by her husband. When the couple eloped,
Boyce carried with him 100000. The
couple went from here to St. Louis and
New York and were arrested in Winnipeg,
Canada Young Boyce had been in ANA
rillo only one week. 1t was not known
that J. B. Sneed was in the city, SO COM
pletely had he hidden his identity.
Al Boyce, until he came here a week
ago. was running a big ranch in western
Canada. He did not recognize Sneed on
the street. His death was instantaneous
Sneed Immediately surrendered and re-
fused to make any statement.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Phone Talks Give Clew.

Tie final clue came as the result of
piecing together a number of conversa
tions overheard by detectives and report
ed 70 the commissioner at different times
The first conversation was that they
6re not lonesome because they can see
a moving picture show from their back
windows. Another conversation gave
the information that there was a laundry
in the house where the missing men
lived, which was named either the New
Brighton" the Bright" or the .'Brigh-
ton Hand Laundry" a third converse
tion supplied the fact that the neigh
horhood was fun of Swedes and Ger
mans.
II then became Commissioner Dough-
ertyS task to discover somewhere A hand
laundry in proximity to "a moving picture
show in vicinity inhabited by foreigners
cf the nationalities named. The possible
name of the laundry was obtained less
than TWO days ago. and the commissioner
discovered that there We're half a dozen
launGries of similar names in New York
city and many msre I'm other cities, for
tie commissioner did not assume that
the gunmen were necessarily located in
New York.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Thought Des Moines Safe.

Sidna Allen. in his cell tonight. talked
freely of the events Of the last few
but declined to say much con-
cerning his movements Immediately after
the courthouse tragedy. He and Edwards
remained in the mountain country of Vir-
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star., 1912-09-15
LIFE CRUSHED OUT
Aviator Gill of Baltimore Fatal
Iy Injured in Chicago.
DIES ON WAY TO HOSPITAL
Collides in Monoplane With Biplane
Operated by George Mestach.
LATTER NOT SERIOUSLY HURT
Machines Fall Distance of rs Feet
Parachute Operator Also Re-
ceives Death Injuries.

CHICAGO. September 14-Aviator How
ard w. CHI of Baltimore, Md. was fatal
ly hurt on the Cicero aviation field to-
night, and George Mestach of France,
whose monoplane collided with Gilrs BIZ
plane when they We're participating in a
race, seventy-five feet in the air. was in
iured as the two men and their machines
fell to the earth in the dark. Mestach
soon revived and his condition was found
to be not serious. Gill was rushed to-
ward a hospital, but died on the way.
Gill was in Wright biplane and was
circling a one-mile course, while Mestach,
,in a Borel monoplane, was participating
in monoplane race. Almost at the same
time from a height of seventy-five feet
both men dived to the ground.
The accident occurred just at dark, at
the end of day of spectacular flights.
Opinions differ as to whether the two
aeroplanes collided, causing them both to
collapse, or whether one of them fell in
trying to get out of the way of the one
that started to fall first. Five thousand
people We're view -ng the race at the time.
but, owing to the darkness and the fact
that the accident happened on the oppo-
site side of the field. half mile distant.
few OF the spectators could tell just how
the disaster occurred.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
Unrufiied by Arrest.

Give US a little time to get dressed,
will you?" said Lefty with equal COM
posure. Scarcely another remark was
made to the police by either man until
they We're examined at police head
quarters later by Assistant District At
torney Moss, acting for District Attorney
Whitman, who has gone TO Hot Springs
TO take testimony OF persons VINO talked
10 sam Scnepps, witness IN the case
The women, however, made "A scene,
throwing tnelr arms around their nus
banus necSs and sntduing copIouS tears.
1ney had TO be totn away from the men
before the ponce could get their PRISONERS
out of the apartment and We're Iater
brougnt 10 hrduuuarterS.
Evening star., 1912-09-15

NEW YORK, September 14.-"Gyp the
Blood and Lefty Louie, the missing
gunmen indicted as two of the actual
slayers of Herman Rosenthal. the gam
bier. We're found by the police tonight
living with their wives in a fiat in the
Brownsville section of Brooklyn. They
were arrested by Deputy Police Commits
sioner Dougherty and a squad of de-
tectives who brought them to police
headquarters and locked them up. They
will be arraigned Monday.
The two men had been occupying the
fat since August 10 and were alone until
last Tuesday, when they We're joined by
their wives. through whom clues to their
whereabouts were obtained by the po-
lice.
The four were sitting at tea when
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and his
inen burst open the door of their apart
ment, and, with revolvers drawn, ordered
them to hold up their hands. Neither of
the men made any show of resistance
Drop your guns. You've got u.s." said
'Gvpn
Evening star., 1912-09-15
WEATHER.

Unsettled. with probably show
ers today or tonight and Monday;
cooler Monday.
Evening star., 1912-09-15
The Official Score.

The match was fifteen shots at each
range, with two sighters allowed. The
scores follow:
Evening star., 1912-09-15
II Guess I'm Your Man."

Allen hesitated and then threw up his
hands. remarking as he did SO: II guess
I'm your man" Allen was handcuffed
Evening star., 1912-09-15

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1912-11-27
BOYS FEUD
BRINGS BATTLE
TN CHOIR ROOM

In a free-for- all fight in the choir
room of ST. Johns Episcopal Church,
pictures were broken music destroyed
books scattered about and seats over
turned, the combatants being mem
bers Of the boys choir of the church
and a gang of youths living in that
section of the city.
A feud has existed between the
choir and the gang for some time,
and it was so bitter that the latter
decided to carry hostilities into the
church when the choir boys had as
sembled for rehearsal
The battle was raging when c. VIII
liam X Bradford. the Organist and
choirmaster. appeared on the scene
and the gang fed at his approach. lie
gave pursuit and the boys vaulted the
rear fence. In going after them Mr..
Bradfords. foot was caught between
the iron pailings, and he was held
suspended with his head hanging to-
ward the ground. He was unable TO
release himself, and finally a man
passing heard him and helped him
free himself. His ankle was sprained
and he is now confined TO his home.
The police and Probation officer Far
"a are investigating the attack in the
church.