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CON LEFT THE TWO WOMEN
ALONE IN HOUSE.

Last night shortly after dinner Charles
Bell. the son, announced that ne would
be away from homo until AFTER his
mothers bed time. He Ierr the house.
The woman over seventy and the wom-
an In her fifties were left unprotected.
1t was about 7.1b-perhaps few min
utes later-that . ring came at the
front door bell. Mary Hogan shufrled
along the dark hallway to the front
door and opened It. A negro was stand
Ing there: II was the same negro she
had seen on two other occasions. He
asked for Mrs. Bell-said he must see
Mra Bell.
Now Il happened that Ms. Katherine
Foster, who rents rooms on the second
floor OF the house from Mrs. Bell. passed
through the open door on her way up
stairs Just as the negro was making
his request. She saw that II was a
young colored man; that he was dressed
in a light suit and that he had . mid.
low spoken voice.
Mary Hogan showed the negro into
the front room. the parlor. Then she
passed through two Intervening rooms
to Mrs. Bells bedroom in the rear on
the first floor to tell her. She heard
Mrs. Bell address the caller as George
then she went down stairs to her
tasks.
The police have filled In the gaps
in the narrative which are left un-
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SUICIDE HAS 43 CENTS.
Man Believed From Hasbroueks
n T.. Ends Ills Life In HOTEL

with only forty-three cents In hi1(
pockets and three pawn tickets SNOWY
Ing that he had pledged for small sums
a razor, a suit Of Clothes and . butch
,er's cleaver. a man believed to be John
oliver of Hasbrouck. n. j.. committed
suicide at the Plainield Hotel. No. 1Ss
Washington street. early to-day. He
was about forty years old and was we'll
dressed
He registered alone at the hotel last
evening about O'Clock, Leo Davis. the
night clerk. told the police. ana went
at once to his room. About 2 O'CLOCK
gas was smelled and the man was
found dead. He was lying fully dressed
on the bed. The gas was on ana the
windows and door carefully caulked
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Lieut.. MckeOn Succeeds Capt.
HOdgins.

The death OF Capt. William .Iodgins
left a vacancy In the Police Depart
ment. which was filled to-day by Com
missioner Waldo by the promotion OF
Lieut.. John J. McKeon. who was Capt.
Hodginss right hand man In the Bronx
Park precinct. Capt. McKeon was as
signed to the Wakefield precinct and
Capt Dennis Ward, OF Wakefield, was
transferred to the Bronx Park station.
Sergt. william II. Smith, at the head
OF the eligible list. was promoted to
lieutenant, and fourteen patrolmen were
made sergeants.
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to talk to Mrs. Rosenthai7 A. I did

to talk to Mrs. Rosenthai? A. I did
not see them.
Q. was MAJ Marquis present at
any time when Lieut.. Becker Or
dsred you to raid Rossnthai's plaos7
A. At no time was he present.
q. When the prisoners were arraigned
In the West side Court. was Lieut..
Becker there? a. No, sir.
Jack Rose had sworn ne talked with
Becker at this arraignment
q. When you we're raiding that house.
did Mrs. Rosenthal ofrer to open the
door II you would stop hammering and
did she say For Heavens sake, what
does this mean?" a. No. cir; she did
not.
Mrs. Rosenthal had sworn she had.
q. DID Becker say "s-s-s-s-hi II
had to be Herman or me~ A.
heard no such thing.
q. Where was Mrs Rosenthal when
you got to the house? a. She was COM
Ing down from the third floor.
q. Did you hear her say to Becker:
please don't let them break up my
homer" A. No, sir.
Q. DID you hear Becker say "Tsll
Herman We will square that q 500
debit" 4. no, sir.
Sheppard swore he was close enough
to have heard any conversations be-
tween Becker and Mrs. Essential and
he denied categor1cally the CONVERSE
tons Mrs. Rosenthal sworc she had
had with Becker on the night OF the
raid.
DENIES STORY TOLD ~ MAX
MARGOliS.
Sheppard said he knew Max Margolis.
the confessed perjurer. but denied that
the tipster was present when Becker
ordered that evidence be secured
against the Rosenthsi gambling joint.
He denied emphatically the story OF
Margolis that Becker had described the
interior OF the Rosenthal house. upon
which description the officers were al
legged to have secured their warrants.
He insisted that he had personally en-
tered the house In the gulse of a gam
bier and had secured his evidence In
that way.
Shepherd was turned over to Mr..
Moss for cross-examination, but the
court soon adjourned until Monday
morning at 1890.
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told against Rosenthal by Dora Gilbert
In affidavit form. The witness under
stood Pitt was getting the affidavit for
Becker.
Mr.. Mcintyre had the witness
identify the affidavit and offered It In
evidence.
II object" interrupted Mr.. whitman.
Let me see It," said the Court. JUS
ice Con glanced through the paper.
banded II back, and said:
II sustain the objection"
But the defense wouldn't let II 10 at
that Mcintyre argued that he had a
strong reason FOR Offering the affidavit.
KINDLY read II all over carefully.
Your Honor" pleaded the attorney.
Justice Con accepted the paper again.
reread 1t and stuck to his first ruling.
Even then Becker's counsel wouldn't
give up.
II desire to connect this paper with
the defendant" urged Mr.. Mcintyre.
FOR the purpose of further argument"
THAT Is enough" the Court ruled.
case"
Then Notary Smith was dismissed
without cross examination.
one OF the most important phases OF
Sam Schepps testimony against Beck
or was attacked when Police IAeuten-
ant Patrick Il. Shay took the stand
and swors that he (Bhay) and his
wife were ct Dsoksr's apartment on
the night after the murder ana re-
mainsd until midnight. sohspps HAD
NOT called a4 the nat, insisted the w.t.
ness. No one had called there that
night.
when Jack Roses lobbyrow
was OF the stand he swors he hsd
called ON Becker that night TO
deliver the message that jack
Rose was . physical wreck and
wanted to know what to do.
Schepps also swore that Becker had
told him to tell Rose to lie low and
stay where he was In Harry Pollok's
Nat.
Shay. who was questioned by Hart
said he was attached to the Forty-sec-
ond precinct and that he had been an
intimate friend OF the prisoner for
twenty years.
MAKES COMPLETE DENIAL OF
scHEPPs's STORY.
@. Were you at his home on the
night OF July II? A, Yes, with my
Wife We remained until midnight
O. Who did YOU see there? a. Mr.
Becker and Mrs. Becker. Mr.. Becker
came I'm late.
| q. In what what rooms were you?
| A. In the parlor and dining room.
| .. Did you see Lieut. Becker that
| evening? A. Yes
| Q. What were you doing there A.
| Making a social call.
| .. Then the house was lighted up?
Q. DID any one else come in
during the EVENING" A. No. sir.
| Q. Did Sam sohspps come
thers7. A. NO, SIR,
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eighth street and was contractor.
and had n slight acquaintance with
Rose and Weber
q. By Mclntyre) DO you recall the
evening of the Rosen,hal murder?
a. Yes.
q. Do you remember being In the Mad
kon Squarc Garden on the mght
Wells and Palzer boxed and did you
see and talk - Jack" Rose this nlght2
A. Yes. sir"
q. Did Rose 80" 20 you that he was
going to kiu IT, -man Rosenthal7 a.
Not In that way
q. Did Rose say TO you that Rosen-
thai would be Killed as sure ashis name
was Jack Rose A. No but he aid sly
that II Jack Zellg hadn't gotten out Of
trouble he would have cen killed be-
fore.
q. Did "Bridgis" webber say
20 you four days .fore tho muir
dsri II could cut Herman Rossn-
thal's throat ana lilo Town beside
tho body7" A. Not exactly in
those words. He said he oouid
cut Aosenthal's throat ana lilo
down and sleep with him all night.
The witness declared that rs Wobber
said this he had pointed at Rosenthal.
That n all" consluded Mr.. Nc
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spoken because OF the murder The
negro again brought up the question
OF his wife's "reference"--possibl ex-
postulated with the aged woman be-
cause she had withheld this valuable
asset for servant. He consumed
time by talking. cautiously listening
the while. to ascertain whether or not
the son Charles was in the house He
determined that he was not; that with
the exception OF the woman upstairs
he had only to deal with two helpless
nId untpan
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lOTARY 3MiThS STORY OF
DORA GILBERT AEElpAXIT.

Another Smith. this time named Louis
followed the contractor on the stand
He IL the Smith who acknowledged the
affidavit OF Dora Gilbert. Rosenthars
former wife. In which she denounc, ID
the gambler as a wclcher and perver;
The witness said that on July 1.-the
night before the murder-he had gone
TO the house OF Dora Gilbert with
Charles Pitt. Becker's press agent,
and Sam Schepps.
Tho notary had written out the story
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lURDERER MISSED BAG @
JEWELS AND MONEY,


over the body OF tho aged woman.
Within ten feet law Mary Hogan. the
maid: she did pot seem to be breathing.
How much of the aged woman's jew
elry the murderer discovered. II any. Is
a thing which the police themselves
have not decided. It Is true that he
forgot to look under the neck revere of
Mrs. Bells dressing sack. for there, In
a little chamois-skin bag about her neck,
were several Of her most precious dia-
monds and some bills OF heavy denomi-
nation aggregating 500.
During one of those minutes in the
dark when the murderer was searching
for diamonds and money he laid the
wires that may couple him to the elec-
trio chair. 1t was when he was about
to lift the marble top from the dresser.
An empty glass was standing there.
He lifted the glass to an adjacent win
dow sill.
On the clear glass were left a few
thin. almost imperceptible lines--the
lines Of his thumb.
It was about 0 o'clock that neighbors
saw q negro with a black bag step out
OF the front door of the Bell house and
60 up the street. An hour afterward
DR.. w. II. Johnson OF No. &c Fort Greene
place heard groans coming from the
front room Of the Bell home and he
went in. There in the midst OF chaos he
found the bodies of the aged woman
and her maid: both were breathing.
An ambulance took them both to
Brooklyn Hospital. There Mrs. Bell died
near midnight without regaining con-
sciousness, and there Mary Hogan how
cred between inconsistencies and lu-
cldity all through the night hours.
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BEAT A WOMAN
TO DEATH; LEFT
HER MAID DYING
CONTINUED from First Page.)

all OF the scattered bits Of evidence
have jumped together to make q per-
feet narrative OF a crime. This Is the
way It goes. according as the detectives
read the broad script OF human pas
slons under the impulse to kill.
An aged woman-Mrs. Believed
more or less the life of a reciuse with
her son Charles. who 10 employed In a
hardware store on Chambers street In
New York. Mrs. Bell. seventy-eight
years old and for more than a score
OF years q widow, was comfortably we'll
to do. She lived well. though her
wants were few.
The old lady's single passion was for
jewels and baubels. Things Of price
done in gold and Jet and amber she
loved. She had diamonds set In the old
style with Jet foils: she had rubies pom
derously imbedded in heavy gold ear
rings OF the style when Mrs Lincoln
was the FIRST lady of the land. Garnet
clusters and old lockets crusted with
brilliants and sapphires were the beauti-
full children Of the old lady's declining
years.
FLASHED HER JEWELS IN WALK
THROUGH PARK.
She was simple In her pride OF these
beautiful and ancient Jewels. She used
to wear more than most old ladies' do
OF ornaments when she went out each
day for her walk in Fort Greene Park.
She had a way OF fitting her hands
about In the strong sunlight SO that
sharp sparl<les would play and dance
from the facets Of the diamonds on her
fingers. Though her son used to warn
his mother occasionally, caution was not
a thing she thought about.
She had negro mazda young
woman in her early twenties. who
came from Wilmington, N. C. The
maid had. of course. every occasion to
see the wealth Of Mrs Bells jewels.
The maid lived in the house and her
husband, who passed under the name
Of George. called to see her in her
basement rooms occasionally. He
met Mrs. Bell as he was sitting in the
kitchen occasionally. She knew him
as George.
Three months ago the maid suddenly
decided to 60 to her home in North
Carolina. She left hurriedly. She got
no reference" from her employer. For
some time Mrs. Bell heard nothing OF
the girl and the new maid she had OBJ
| tained, an elderly. sober faced Irish
woman named Mary Hogan. filled the
place downstairs.
Then one day several weeks ago
George. the husband OF the negro maid
who had gone. appeared and wanted
Mrs. Bell to give him reference for
his wife. For some reason he did no,
get II. He returned several times; in
fact. he was at the Bell house three
times In the past two weeks. each time
asking for that reference"
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Down." This Interesting booklet nm
quest, Otto singer. Inc. 24s Hinge HisS,
The evening world., 1912-10-19

Your druggist Will refund money II PAZO QlSr-
MENT fails 70 cure any cas- Of Itching Blind. Heed
ilg OF Pgpxudias Pile N Q v ~ days. Doc. 20
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| STRUCK HIS VICTIM DOWN
WITH A HAMMER.

The gas light was on in a single jet.
The room was heavily Swallowed. In
fact. It was not until Mrs. Bells eyes
had grown accustomed to the gloom
that she had been able to recognize the
man she knew as George. The muir
derer. measuring the distance between
himself and his victim, suddenly stood
up His hand came from his pocket,
weighted with hammer. He struck.
Downstairs in the basement Mary Ho-
gan heard the fall OF heavy body
above her head and noise like beating
a rug. She ran up the stairs and
through the rooms Into the front room.
II was inky black. The murderer had
turned of the single gas Jet and then
had concealed himself by the door, so
that whoever Came must pass with the
light from the rear of the house at her
back.
Mary Hogan stumbled bilndiy on the
brink OF death. Blow after blow was
rained upon her head and the left side
OF her face. There were cuts, too, as
by a dull knife. In less than a breath
she had fallen. unconscious.
Then the man called George turned
on the light again-a bloody splotch Is
on the metal Of the clock-and began
his search for the Jewels.
He worked ruthiessly and in mad
haste. When he attacked the drawers
OF Mrs. Bells dresser in her bedroom
and found them locked he lifted the
marble slab from the front and set II
down on the floor, - that the top
drawer would lie revealed. He ripped
feathers everywhere. He pulled books
from thea places in the shelves and
thumbed the leaves for concealed hlls.
MURDERER MlaSEn aAN nE
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sAYs he WAS AFRAID OF BEING
ARRESTED.

Q. Why didn't you tell Becker A. !
was afraid I would be arrested.
"0oms now, said 1r. Moss,
"xsu me the real reason why you
didn't tell your fs1sad. policeman
Becker. that Bose WAS going to
Kin 8ossnthalf"
"1hsss objected TO isn't ~, an
oWsssd the witness.
"You answer H." yelled HI.
Moss.
"Wsu," hasardsA Platt, my
brother was arrested for murder
when he talked to Assistant Dis
tzAot-Attornsy strong"
Every effort TO get . direct answer
from the witness failed.
Q. Dad you tell Rosenthal Rose was
going TO kill him. A, No.
Q. Or any other police officer? A. No.
Q. Why? A. didn't know Rose was
In earnest.
Q. Did you just tell your brother you
heard a good joke the night before? A.
No. told him what Rose said.
Q. When you visited Rose IN the
Tombs. did you use your own :.ameH
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Are you sure you did not 20
there under an assumed name? Quite
sure? A. Yes. sir.
That ended Pitts appearance before
tbs jury.
Robert A. Smith followed Pitt. He
ss'd he Lived at No. 9Wsst Forty
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She CAVE Up
ALL HOPE
Physicians Failed To Help Hrs.
Green, But She Finally Found
Relief In Cardui.

Meetze, Va.-Mrs. J. c. Green Of this
place. says: II suffered with woinanly
troubles so that | could hardly sit uD.
Two Of the best doctors in our town
treated me, and l tried different ncd!
clnes, until I gave up all hope OF ever
getting we'll.
One day. decided to try some Car,
dui. It did so much for mo that |
ordered some more, and it cured me!
Today, 1 feel as we'll as I ever did In
my life. :,
The pains and the trouble arc oil
gone. / feel like another person in
every way. l wish every sufferer could
know what Cardui will do for sick
women"
A few doses OF Cardui at the right
time, will save many big doctor Dill
by preventing serious sickness.
It tones up the nervous system, ana
helps make pale cheeks fresh and ROSY.
Thousands Of weak women have been
restored to health and happiness by
using Cardui Suppose you try 1t.
It may be just the medicine you need
B.-Nrife to: Ladies Advisory Dept. Chats
rooza Medicine Co, Cha"lr0uEa lem 'nT >l'rC''.
Tnstrwcfin1is and G;-r1G. rrHk. Home Treatment
Ar ucucn." sen, In plain ~riopsT on teSGe'e
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Courts are handy institutions. There
was man who lost his dog-run over
by railroad train. The owner sued
and got 5000 damage, the Judge in his
ruling saying the dog at the time OF
the accident was Exercising ordinary
care and diligence" Great dog that!
Then there Is that noted tenor out
east, who left New York for Quebec.
and caught O severe cold in the Pull
man. which so disabled his voice that
he failed 10 fiji several very big-pay-
Ing engagements, so he sues the rail-
road company for $4,000 damages. 4
Chicago dressmaker sued q woman
for making a dress. The woman re-
fused to pay because the dress was
not in style, says the Ohio State Jour.
nal. Especially did she object to the
V-shaped guimpe In the back. which
she said was impossible. The court
had to adjourn the case over to learn
what Il WAS that made a dress impos-
slble. We haven't seen one yet. So
here on one page OF a newspaper are
3 dog. tenor voice and a V-shaped
guimpe before the courts.
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VIRGIN MA :.

Ia the Clerks C:.icc Of the Ci,y Of
Alrxand.ia. on the 9Th day of July.
Fi:ET:ET:ICK q. COVE. ct ais.
Compartments. ~. THE TuNLES-
;CHOriELD CO. Inc, - ais. Defend
tMtS. thaaCcI%.
Memo: The object OF this :uit is Il"
wind II pand dissolve Tine TOwlcs-Schu-
icld Company. Incorporated. . corpora
ion duly incorporated under tn" laws
Il the state Of Virginia ana d%i"ndant
o this suit and :" thht end I" hhT" I'll!
If it's property disposed OF by drcryc*
II this cause. and its assets cIuitably
md justly distributed 10 its creditors
md stockholders.
IL appearing by an affidavit filed in
his cause that the defendants VIM. H.
rowlrs, CIanrnC" .. TnwIcS. Frederick
: SchUiicld. Gibbs -. Baker. X. II. t.
Lyon, Malcolm y. Coles. Frank I!ck-
nam. q. W. Harris. VI. Ewing. T.. ;
Clarence n. Rcizenstcin, Charles shat
Ter. Charles j. Williamson. W. j. Tharp.
tIrnry {. Nlthogg. =. y. .Ndam. Howard
i9rinkman. II. /. Cook. Wm. J.. colt.
Helen l.. Duvall. John NJ. DuvHll. 6. II.
Dotta. {. E. Dall;m. Helen Dcl;"odc.
Harry FuDtcr. Henry J. Click, CcphaS
i. Gloss. q. II. Hctzcl. Chas. &. H"i-
:shu. Hattie i. In%erSoll. Eugene {.
.andis. Chas c. Lands. VIM. ;. Ne
'arlhy, Jas. y. Mcii"nry.. Mary i: Me-
Robert W. McMicharl. VI. e.
j. G. Fielder, james IL.
smith and Herbert y. smith parties
radirp as James II. Smith X Sons Co..
,. II. Schlci%n, W. G. White. John q:
Niebrl Frank y. Wurkm"!Strr. ana
..... OWNING" ten shares who's"
name is unknown /" the C0mplaimamts.
ma * made Il party defendant. rs un-
inuwm defendant, are non residents ni
his state: II is ordered. That *alu
defendant appear her" within fifteen
lays after due publication ~ this or
Ter. and do what is necessary To pro-
Get their interests in this suit. and
hat a copy OF this order be forthwith
Inserted in the Alexandria Gazette. Il
newspaper published in n" city or NJ
,Xandria. once Il week for four sue
..SSiv" weeks ANA posted at the front
lour Of the Court House Of this CltE.
Norton and CruuESc. y. Il.
a Copy,
Tu$lr:
NEWELL. ). GEEENAWAY, Clerk.
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THE NAVY PLANK.

The Democratic convention at Bal
timorc adopted a plank in the plat
form that is much more in line with
the general sentiment of the country
than was expressed III the House eau
Gus I. In regard TO the navy the new
platform says:
"The party that proclaimed and has
always enforced the Monroe Doctrine
and was the sponsor for the new navy
will continue faithfully to observe the
constitutional requirements to provide
and maintain an adequate and we'll
proportioncd navy sufficient to defend
American policies, protect our citizens
and uphold the honor and dignity OF
the nation
This should seem to inspire the
House to rcScind its former action and
adopt the Senate amendment provld-
inr for the 0-battleShip programme
The Democrats in Congress were
wrong in their view of the navy and
the action of The convention is suffic-
lent to cause them to change their
attitude.
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STRIKE IN FRANCE

The strike OF the Seamen and dock
labOrcrs, which is spreading rapidly
throughout France, was accompanied
late Thursday evening by serious RI
citing at Harrn> A number of strik-
ers took posses .u.l OF local steam
or and when expelled and driven
off by the police, gathered again at
the docks and met the detachment
of infantry, which had been called
to support the police with showers
of stones, bricks and other missiles.
The strikers were finally forced to
retire. but retreatcd slowly, erecting
barricadeS in many of the streets.
They broke ali the windows in the
two principal police stations of the
city.
Among the ringleadcrs OF the
strikers were several excited women
wearing flaming red saShCs.
The officers of the French line
steamers decided to join the stlik-
ers. This completely paralyZes the
mail service of this company III
the Mediterranean. Additional des-
troyers are TO be reQuisitioned TO
carry the mails.
The interruption of the service is
causing immense losses.
The strike Of the lockers at Bor-
deauy in sympathy with the scamen
of other ports has been only partially
effective. A serious fight occurred
Yesterday between strikers and pO-
liccmen on the arrival Of the steam
ship Magellan, from South America.
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That men 6. wealth in Ihofoasing
numbers are deserving the ranks OF
'the idle rich" and devoting their
time, talents and part Of thor
money to useful public service. is one
of the encouraging fruits Of democracy
in this country. The charge has often
been made that very wealthy men do
not bear their Just proportion OF the
public burdens. and possibly many OF
them do not Possibly many OF them
lack a sense of responsibility During
the past quarter Of century. how
ever, there have been in American
public life. or In semi-public life,
great number Of men who feel that
riches, as we'll as noblesse, oblige.
says the Boston Globe. It would be
superfluous task to enumerate them
the men in whom a social conscience
has been developed and who find the
performance Of public duties more at
tractive than polo or golf.