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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18
|eUcH WAS VERDICT OF JURY IN
INSANITY PROBE.
Man viii Be Sent To Asylum And n
He Receivers VIII Then Be Tried
For Murder.

With the criminal court ROOM
Crowded 20 the doors with an interest
ed audience the elderly prisoner sur
rounded By his family sitting IN front
and 10 the loft az Judge Robinson. and
the prosecutor and assistant string 20
the right OF the Judge. tho Jury that
was examining Salvatore Purpurs.
charged with IN" murder ~ Francesca
uopreste. as 20 his sanity. fl"d into
the court room with verdict ~ : g.
past night Have Won agreed upon q
Verdict" inquired Deputy clerk FL
wards Of th. foreman.
We have" answered tho foreman.
and handed m" written verdict ~ the
court official
The deputy clerk tl'r r.'ad tho yer
bict. which said. so. fho jury. find
hat the defcrdan'. Salvador PIrpura.
b nov insane but Ne find that %" Was
eane ~ tho time be- took tho life ~
rancesco Lopreste
Immediate upon ~" reading %
The verdict. the eyes of every person
n the court ROOM acre 'Irr.d on tho
prisoner. but be never moved raised
his eyes or displayed ans Interest
whatever in Tho matters fft' H"r"
ranspirinE around tifn ard which Dad
be- been sane. no. would iHvr rrtt1fl
% mean lifo or death 20 bin
Judge Robin -on fho1 ordered that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18

spoke 20 him either before or after
liz strange attack.
Scs'ph P.rpura. a son Of the de
PENDANT. stated thai his father had
rctrL strangely since his return from
Ii1ly. He said that following the re-
t"rh of his father rom Italy. a ban
cuct was arranged tor one 81 the
iriuoncrs sons. who had recently been
married. the witness stated that there
wee about - guests NJ the banquet.
hu. hat during the evening the pris-
onor ordered the guests - leave tho
house. After the guests had depart
-. PUrpura ORDERED that the best
f'"u In the house bee set on the table
AMI TINT the table bee arranged for
'"Ir. saying that he intended To- on
i'rta!n rot Gliy The witness stated
mat his father had 10 reason for
committing Ethc murder This con
C..ded the morning session.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18
DIVORCE CASES
Hold the Boards IN the Common Pleas
Court at ST. Clsirsviile.

In the common pleas court AZ 81
Clairsyille yesterday. Judge Charles
!. Lynch presiding. the Testimony 81
Witnesses 90 tn" divorce proceedings
~ John Crawford. of Flushing. -.
against Catherine Crawford was taxi.
eu hut on account 81 the many Wit.
n"--cs that had been subpo"nacd trc
arguments IN the case we're continued
until This morning The suit is prob
ably the most involved that has como
mp 90 the court FOR some time. 40
plaintiff asking q divorc" from n &
wife on th" grounds of willful ah.
srurc. while tho wife has fled POI.
ton against her husband asking Tor q
diyorc" on the grounds of extreme
cruelty
Although y is evident that both 81
tho parties arc dc-irio8s ~ agreeing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18
PURPURA NOW INSANE BUT
SANE AT TIME OF MURDER

The prisoner bc renanded 10 the Ccpin-
~ jail. and that from the Jail he be-
immediately taken % one OF the insti
tutiOns FOR the insane in the state.
He further ordered that as tho Jury
found that Purpura was not insane AZ
the time u" committed the murder.
the cas-" shall not BE- stricken from
the docket. and that II the prisoner
ever r@gains his sanity no be tried for
murder Tho jury Was then dismissed
until Monday morning. while the Grim
inal court vas adjourned until this
morning
Afternoon Session.
During ~" afternoon session -
court. which reoOuycucd al 30
O'Clock. Tho testimony Of several rel1-
lives ~ ~" prisoner WAS taken and
vas mostly 10 The effect thar Purpu-a
bad boon insane and acted strangely
for som" fim" past. However. very
damaging evidence was given by Bar
tholoWcw F4rtUra. q son ~ the prs.
Ou"r. when 10" pro~'SYuf ION forced
him 10 testify that foiioWiug the muir
der h" haI ron" 20 the Lopresfe fam
DIS ar' offered ihoW 90 piece az proper
ty boo South Wheeling 10 they would
NOT prosocIt" rurpura
Jo-oIh Bennett. former county fail.
or. testified that Purpur1 hld acfef
rational % 'lr i4ii. Viiic Henry W..
r'r. ass .far' jailrr. stated that Put
rura would sing bro iaU every MIGHT
about uIIu. -tf
%" taking % Testimony during fhr
afternoon session "1s corc.ud. q bou'
% go o.rlock. aud fur at.'imrrf- ir
10" cas-" Uorr Immediately taken M
Dw wing fo rho great number ~ wit
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nesses that were examined. the attor-
news did not cud-avor 20 take up tho
testimony and argue that given BY
each witness 10 IN" jury. bur simply
stated the relative merits Of their
causes.
Case TO Jury.
The case was given TO the fury
about $50 O'Clock and as they had
given no intimation ~ reporting NJ .
O'Clock. the jurors were called into
the court room. Judge Robinson rhrn
announced 20 them that they would DO
excused until . 30 o'clock this morn
ing. rit tho foreman Immediately oh
iected. stating that providing a night
session were held. no believed that an
agreement could D" reached In "a short
time
Thcreupon thcy wcro excused until
: go O'Clock last evening. and. a
stated above. We're In session but l.
minutes during "a" evening until they
returned with a verdict.
Morning Session.
During the morning session many
relatives 81 me prisoner were called
20 testify. Tho Testimony 81 an was
fp d." effect that Purpura rad been
acting strangely for the past several
wears and that ON numerous occasions
be- had told hem that he SAYS objects
floating around ln the air which DO de-
scrhcd as fairies Ofhcr Testimony
presented nas o. mo effect that FIR
purd had told ~ being haunted 800 'hc
county iail hy tho spirit ~ T.oprr-tn
and had said thar Ioprcsfo visited
him IN jail ,a' might an dpullcd bis
hair and tormcnfcd him
Charles Nil'or. a member ~ 'hc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18

heard. Tho plaintiff asks for a HI.
Vorc" ON the grounds Of adultery.
habitual drunkenness and extreme
cruelty and u is understood that
some sensational evidence will be
produced az the hcaring.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18

tp disagree. each point in tho hearing
yesterday was hofIy contested
Providing the Crawford case is fh-
i-loi f'I1y. tho divorce proceedings
~ Emily Adkins. of bethesda AGAINST
her husband. Wilfrcd Adkins. will b.
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city police force. testified that he had
known the prison e. for seven years
had arrested him three times for As
saG!t, but that the prisoner never
talked 10 him and had acted as II de
mented.
Mrs. Matthew Purpura. "A daughter
in-law Of the prisoner. testified that
she had come 20 this country from
Italy with the prisoner and that he
had acted very strangely on the way
over. having az one tim" thrown his
OvercOat into The sea and being afraid
to leave th" boat upon heir arrival in
New York. saying that three men
wanted 20 XIII him. She declared that
40 on" '.u" Purpura had wanted 10
Kill his. son. Leopold. and was only
prevented by being OverpoWcrcd by
another son. Matthew
Dr Elppus stated that while he
would not declare that the man was
insane 80 the present tim" he would
suuch that tho man was insane a
short time back. a. be-. the physician.
had examined Purpura on TWO occas-
IONS In -" county jail
Saturated wi.h Blood
W IIpp.s stated that on ono Of
tIs fi-if4 'n purTYrf 100 Tho county jail
D.. rruri 'in MAN -i't.ur ON hts coat
.at.rs lo.f e hreiI that was entur-
s.f.1 vi'h blood. 90. tlpod Howl INK 900
., af..u. strain from Purpuras ros-
..rI .oflra're th" loaf
90 GROSS examination. pr. Blrr1s
.'a..i o.. 90. d.sr"'u' was very
.I.sIr Insane f. frr. DO. ,lfuuitf.d frs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18
Prices Speak Louder Than Words
In These White Sale Values

So great has been the Special White Sale Offer
ings that supplies instances begun
think there still enough withstand days heavy
selling In this list Undermuslns as
well also articles for the little folks. Glance
list below
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
$50 O'Clock .

It Is the hot wave from the Central
States that has begun to slip down on
US on tho way out to melt the iceberss.
says DR.. Scarf. II was 1O4 in Chicago
yesterday. and II will be hotter than Il
Is here to-day before thunder showers
bring relief sometime late tomorrow
afternoon.
During the day the heat resulted In
great distress and several prostrations.
Among the more serious were the fol.
lowing. Levy. Jacob. nifty years old. Of
No. 81. Greene avenue, Brooklyn,
dead Mt Pulaski street and Marcy ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. Bensinger. Harry
forty-two years old. Of No. 81 Leonard
street, stricken at Mssserole street and
Marcy avenue. Taken unconscious to
At. Catherine Hospital. Unknown man.
twenty-five years old, found with one
arm impaled on picket fence In front
Of No. ~ Quincy street Dr. Stevens
Of the County Hospital said that he
had undoubtedly gone insane from the
heat. He 10 Ave feet. four inches In
height and weighs las pounds. He
wears a dark suit and q striped shirt.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
GREATER HEAT DUE
HERE BEFORE RELIEF
COMES, IS PROPHECY
General Humidity Has Been
Less Evident, Neutralizing
Thermometers Ambitions.

The ofhciai Thermometer Of the
Weather Bureau stood at - degrees
at 3.ao o'clock this afternoon. It was
100 easily In the streets below and the
hot wave II due 70 continue until to-
morrow night at the earliest. accord
Ing TO Forecaster scarr's predictions. -
There 10 one saving grace IN to.day's
weather. however. That worthy vet
eran. old Gen. Humidity, 10 down at
Gettysburg attending the reunion and u
not on the Job hereabouts. His absence
10 not mournei by the thousands who
began to tuck their handkerchief In
their shirt collars on the way to offises
and factories early to-day. At 8 O'Clock
the humidity was at 90. but on the run
downward: at o'clock II was 70. at 10
o'clock. 70 and by II II touched :he
10 mark. Noon saw Is and at 1 o'clock
II was degrees hotter.
The temperature. however, showed
early brisk bullish movement. Start.
Ing with the conservative figure OF 70 at
o'clock. the risky fluid began to march
up the column OF figures with steady
purposefulness. At 8 o'clock Il had
passed 70; at 9 o'clock "a was left be-
hind: at 10 o'clock so was overtaken,
and an hour later the top OF the mer-
curry column was kissing So goodby.
The seesawing Of tho temperature
and the humidity during the day. the
heat increasing and the moisture In
the atmosphere mercifuliy decreas sins
with the advance OF the hours Ia shown
In the following table:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
WEST SIDE MERCHANTS
HANG WHITMAN BANNER.
Tamnany Is Considering Indorse-
ment of Frank Moss for Dis
trict-Attoney.

The West Side Business Mems Associ-
alton. to boom whitman for Mayor. cs-
tablished general headquarters In the
Putnam Building on Broadway between
Forty-third and Forty-fourth streets,
and planned for opening branch quar-
ters in Kings, Long Island City. Flush
ing and Jamaica. Other boroughs viii
receive the attention Of the Whitman
boomers In due time. ARRANGEMENTS
were also made for the swinging to-day
of a whitman banner In the upper
Tenderloin district and tho display Of
illuminated transparencies 1t night
throughout Manhattan.
The Irish American Good Government
League. with headquarters In the Hotel
Astor. was also organised to-day. and
IL to support Whitman and Blake.
william Crowley. President Of the
Clare Mems Association. was elected
President Of the League.
Tammany was discussing to-day the
advisab ility OF indorsins Assistant Dis.
trict-Attorney Frank Moss for District
Attorney. At one time rammany mon
talked Of supporting whitman for the
denomination for his prseent once. but
with his avowsd candidacy for the
Mayoralty, TAmmany ceased to discuss
the prosecutor and are now saying that
Moss Ia the better candidate. because
II was no. they declare. who prepared
the Rosenthal murder and graft cases
and successfully prosecuted them. al
though whitman got the full credit.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
MOTOR SPEEDERS IN
JA|L,.FED BY FINE
MONEY NOT PAID IN
Only One Of Trio Not Arrested
Spends Vacation Fund Salts
flying Chums' Appetites.

All winter long stephen stoinar, AGED
twenty: Leo Walsh. nineteen, and Lewis
strahle, twenty-one. young machinists
employed by the Bosch Magnetic Works
in Springfield. Mass. saved their money
to spend a week In New York City ana
Coney island. Whom vacation time rolled
around they had 10 between them.
Stoimar owns tandem motorcycle
and Walsh q single one. Last Saturday
night they started fro.u Springfield. In
Stamford, Conn, they met With an acci-
dent and $50 went to repairing stolinar's
tandem. on which he and strahle were
riding.
Last night Motorcycle Policeman Jack
Hagserty timed them at thirty miles an
hour on the Grand Concourse. and ar
rested stolmar and Walsh. who were
driving. They spent the night In the
fremont station and were arraisned to-
day before Magistrate Levy In the Nor
r!sania Court. Stolmar and Walsh plead.
ed guilty to speeding. and under the new
law there was nothing for Magistrate
Levy 20 do but to fine them SIS each.
with the alternative Of spending three
days In the city prison.
They had only $50 left between them,
and Walsh insisted that Stolmar take
this. pay his nne. and 20 out with
Strahle and see the sights. returning
in three days for him.
a
mar. III you go to jail, 30 will l."
And he refused to be moved. SO their
meagre purse was turned over to
strahle, with the INJUNCTION that ne
have as good time as he could. while
they did their sentence OF three days
each.
Strahle accepted. but declared he ex-
pected to spend most of the money
providing good meals for his compan-
Ions. He got a furnished room near
the Harlem Prison. and made good at
once BY sending In . big lunch.
when we get out Thursday after
noon. the youths declared. "well ride
down to Coney Island and look II
over. oven II We don't have cent to
spend"
They declined to appeal to their
friends for assistance. declaring they
did not want their fellows In the fac
tory to have the laugh" on them.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
KING AND QUEEN CHOSEN
FOR W00DSlDE CARNIVAL
Parades, Games, Orations Ban
Concerts and Other Exercises
Planned for the Fourth.

Tellers in the contest ior the KIM
and Queen Of the woodside, l.. I. tslt\
bration and carnival announced to-day
that Henry steinmann had been eiec
ed King with 33.62S votes. while M
Angelina Alberts became queen "
1850 votes.
Elaborate plans have been nu.ie
the wo9dsIds clubs and social '.sa
isations to make the carnival q 81
cess. The carnival opens Friday
10 A. N. with . parade Of school II
drsn. political and civic societi
lodges and clubs. Fourth Of July q
ercises will be held In the grounds q
the Catholic Church. Consress mas
Dennis O'Leary will make the Fourth
Of July address. Other speakers will
be Maurice Connolly. Borough Prssi.
dent: Joseph Flanagan. Commissioner
Of Public Works. and Alfred r. Ken
nedy, Postmaster Of Flushing. In the
afternoon there will be band concerts.
athletic games and baseball tam6e.
while at night there will be another band
concert
Saturday night there will BE- Q be
ca rnivai and Mardi Gras. together With
the browning Of the King and oussn.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
Plain En6lish.
- a.. 49,

BY the extraordinary contortions Of
her neck he concluded that she was try
Ing 70 get glimpse OF the back OF her
new blouse: by the tense lines and scln-
tillating nash about her lips he con-
cinded that her mouth was full Of pins
she asked.
Neutrality-suspicious.
quite so my DEAR" he agreed. 1T
looks very nice"
"Oun - wun-so - gs-ph - mf- ugh -
ight?" was her next remark.
perhaps II would look better n you
did that" no nodded; but II fts very
nicely as II Is"
She gasped and emptied the pins into
her hands.
I've asked you twice to raise the
blinds so that I can get more light.
James," she explained. Cant you un-
dsrstand plain English?"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
STEERS MAGISTRATE AGAIN.


Borough President Alfred e. Steers Of
Brooklyn will resign his once Tonight
to resume his former post AZ Masis-
trate In Brooklyn. Mayor Gaynor an
nounced the appointment to-day.
Steers was Magistrate In Brooklyn for
ten years prior to 1909. When his term
expired Mayor Mcclellan named How
ard p. Nash to succeed him because Of
the law forbiddins the appointment Of
a Magistrate who was not . lawyer.
steers's term would have expired next
January. The appointment a. MaSis-
trate was possible under Q new law
which allows the reappointment Of q
Magistrate. whether or not he be q
lawyer. after Q certain number Of years
on the bench. As Borough President
Steers received 5000 year and a.
Magistrate his salary will be r.oo0. The
term II ten years.
Louis II. Pounds. Public Works Com.
missioner OF Brooklyn. will act as>Bor-
ough President until Mr.. Stssrs's sue
cessor 10 elected by the Brooklyn Al
dermen.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP Of FIGS.
Sweetens their stomachs and
cleans the liver and waste
clogged bowels without
gripping.

Every mother Immediately reslisss
after giving her child delicious Syrup Of
Figs that this 10 the ideal laxative and
physic for the children. Nothing else
regulates the little ones stomach. liver
and 50 feet Of tender bowels % pro mptly.
besides they dearly love its delightful
fig taste.
II your child isn't feeling we'll. rest.
ing nicely. eating regularly and setins
naturally il Is . sure sign that its little
insides need gentle. thorough cleansing
at once.
When cross. irritable. ieverish. stom-
ach sour. breath bad or your little one
has stomsch-sche. diarrhoes. sore throst.
full Of cold. tongue coated. give . tee.
spoonful Of Syrup Of Fig and in few
hours all the foul. constiPsted. clogssd
up waste. und,gested food and sour BILE
will gently move on and out Of IL little
bowels without nausea. gripins o.
weakness. and you will surely have Wi.
happy and smiling child sssia shestly.
With Syrup 81 Figs you ass ~
druggins your children; being composed
entirely Of luscious Hgs. sanHe snd -.
MATES, II canAot be hAsmlul.
Mothers should always kssp 6yruD 4
Figs handy. II 10 the only stonseh.
liver and bowel cleanser sad rsgulsase
needed little given to-day WI ssvs
. sick child to-mossew.
Full directions fer children Of III ssss
and srowu'ups plainly printed % u
package.
Ask your druggist for the fun mana
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SeuaA."
prepared BY the California Fig Syrup ca.
This is-the delicious tasting. genuine I'D
reliable. Refuse anything eise Offered.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
MORE THAN 200 VETERANS &C
BACK TO PiTTeeURoH.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July lahore than
200 veterans from Allegheny County who
went to Gettysburg to attend the semi
centennial celebration returned homo to-
day because they could not secure sleep
ing accommodations or anything to eat
on the battlefield or In the town Of
Gettysburs.
The men walked around the grounds
for hours. trying to md . place to eat
and sleep. and thcn took q train for
Harrisburg. where they were only able
to get Q cup Of conee.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
when BPains Are Not BPains.
-.


when are brains not brains? The
butchers reply would probably be
when thoy are sweetbresds." Except
In the form Of sauce served with the
head TO which they belong. brains have
not been thought much OF an English
dish. The French and Italians use
them extensively. tho latter especially
In that delightful. dish called "Fritt0
misto." The ordinary householder mas
dificulty In obtaining OK or calf. or
even sleeps brains 1T a butchers.
They can he obtained only on order.
The explanation II that cunning chefs
are able to doctor them In some way
So that they can be served AS sweet
breads. which they resemble to GER
teir extent. An expert In swsetoroads
ought not to be deceived. but on that
subject Il 10 possible to have doubts.
pxpsrts Of al sorts are 20 a3tsn mis-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
eAIETY IN ALBANY BURNED.
Theatre was . Landmark n the
Capital City.

ALBANY. July 1.-The Gaisty The
atre. an Albany landmark. was de-
stroyed by IRE this afternoon. A
smouldering cigarette or cigar left ~
one of the spectators at a boxing bout
last night Is supposed to have started
the blaze. Tbs building was unoc-
cupied to-day"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
MAIL AUTO PlERcRS WALL.


An auto mail wagon Of the heaviest
type. driven by .Ofato Toarmine Of No.
Si2 East Twelfth street. was passing
east on Fifteenth street this afternoon
when. at Avenue B. the steering gear
went wrong and the chauffeur coulo
not control the ponderous vehicle. II
swerved. crossed the sidewalk and went
right through the brick wall Of Ray
Kondla's saloon on the corner.
Arthur Berak Of No. $50 East Eigh-
tesnth street and Charles Carely Of the
same address. who were playing pool
In the saloon. were knocked down and
covered to their chins with brick and
plaster; the other men In the saloon
He'd shrieking to the street. Amio
great excitement In the neighborhood
an ambulance came from Bellevue Hos
pitsl. The pool players were patched
up.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
$1,000 VETERANS SUFFER
IN HEAT OVER 100 DEGREES
ON FIELD Of: GETTYSBURG
Thousands of Aged Men, Arriving on
, Belated Trains, Were Forced to
Sleep Last Night Without
Tents or Blankets.

W (esaN oosrssDes4sas o. xhs 1vsnanS worldly
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD, July THE heat that settled
down upon the heads of $1,000 aged veterans the battlefield here
this afternoon registered than 100 in the shade.
The regular army officers and the physicians Of the Pennsylvania
Department of Health charge Of the thousands Of old soldiers