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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-15
BT IS SLAYER
)F GIRL SWEETHEART
mystery Which Has Puzzled
! of New York for Weeks Is
Finally Cleared.
lDT'S CONFESSION
IS FULL AND COMPLETE
4 Murdered Her Because of His
But Police Say He Had
other Reasons for Deed.
tYIrED PRESS LEASED w1RH.l

.pYITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.1
York, Sept, 15.-With the ar
'Arly yesterday of Rev. Hans
assistant rector Of st.
fs Roman Catholich church,
with the murder of Anna Au.
4 a domestic, the mystery sur
Ia the finding 10 days ago of
"a the dismembered body of the
the Hudson river was solved.
has confessed, and at the
n his arrest attempted to com.
ide by cutting his throat with
~ razor blade,
llled her because ] loved her so
Schmidt told his eaptors, but
be version of the motive for the
that the young woman was
Id become a mother. He had
\ her through a ceremony Of his
thout witnesses.
Killed as She Sleeps.
idt's confession was full and
In it he says that he killed
fpanion with a butcher knife,
up the body with the knife
*aw, The deed was committed
be woman slept, shortly after
At on September 2, in an apart
IA Bradhurst avenue, where the
pad placed her five days be-
her heart had ceased beating,
'ng to the confession, Schmidt
the body from the bed to the
9m, and4 placing it in the tub,
Immediately his CORY task of
4 IL up. With the keen knife and
he cut off the head, arms and
MI fearful of detection, he cut
ay in two.
Blood Stains in Bathtub.
bundles, wrapped in bed
and papers were made of the
~ Five times Schmidt left the
'fnt house with a bundle to cross
pson river to the Jersey shore.
nes he learned over the stern Of
Nfy boat in midstream and gen
NJ the river his burden, Then
Nfned to his church.
tain of the girls blood still dis
the bathtub when detectives
~ the Bradhurst avenue apart
sterday. Schmidt told the po'
ad taken the mattress on which
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-15
FORMER INMATE OF
ASYLUM IS MURDERER
Nan Released Last February From In
stitutiOn Here Stays Judge Tay-
lor at Astoria.
FANCIED GRIEVANCE is
CAUSE OF HIS CRIME
Taylor Was Attorney for Mrs. Hansel
When She Sought Divorce From
Husband Four Years Ago.
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1Rn.l

Astoria, Ore, Sept. 15.-ExCircuit
Judge Frank J. Taylor, president of the
state board of pilot commissioners and
one of the leading members of the legal
fraternity of western Oregon, was slain
by Oswald G. Hansel, Clatsop plains
raneher, on Commercial street, near the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad
depot at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The shooting came as the climax of
fancied grievance which Hansel had
had for years against his victim for
what reason no one knows and the fur
ther fact that, four years ago, the Judge
acted as attorney for Mrs, Hansel in
filing a suit for divorce, an action that
was later withdrawn.
Without a word or a moment s warn
ing Hansel whipped out a .32-caliber
revolver and fired, the bullet striking
his victim above the right eye, pass
ing through the brain and causing in
stant death.
Throwing his arms to his head as
though to ward off a blow, Mr.. Taylor
fell to the sidewalk on his face. The
slayer fired two more shots at the pros
trate body, both of them taking eff.
feet.
After gazing second at the PROSTATE
form of his victim, Hansei, tossed his
revolver into the river and started ia
walk away. He was grabbed by by
ISLANDERS. He remarked that he was 60
ing to the police station to give himself
up.
On being asked why he committed
the act, Hansel replied:
"He separated my family"
Later he said to the police:
ASK my wife, she will tell you,
Former Wife Says He's Sane.
Since the dismissal of the first di
vorco suit, nearly four years ago
friends of Mr., Taylor say, he had not
been connected in any way with the
couple s affairs. Mrs. Hansel was
granted a divorce on June 27 Of this
year, but her attorney in that instance
was E. E. Gray.
Told yesterday afternoon what Han
sci had said and that he complained
of terrible pains in his head, Mrs. Han
sci replied:
''He's just trying to start a scanda'
and is feigning insanity. Judge Tay
lor has not been my attorney for years
and I never spoke to him in my life
excepting at the time I brought the
first action for divorce, four years ago
"Hansel is not insane and never was
although he tried to make people think
so, He has had a grudge against Mr.
Taylor for years, but why | never
knew. He often threatened to kill the
Judge, but then he has threatened othei
people, including the members Of his
own family who assisted me in getting
q divorce
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-15
Trouble in Vests office.

During the past few years there has
been more or less speculation as to
whether or not Hansel was insane. He
has been in frequent trouble with his
neighbors and acted queerly, but in
business matters he was shrewd. About
a year ago he went to Governor West Is
office at Salem and became so aroused
in reciting his troubles and threaten
ing to kin people, he was committed
to the insane asylum, being released
from there last February. Since then
he has made frequent visits to Astoria,
Frank J, Taylor was native Of Ore.
gon. He was a son of the late Colonel
James Taylor, an Oregon pioneer, was
born on the family homestead at Clat.
sop plains, on May II, 1851,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-15

When the Underwood tariff bill
passes the Aldrich tariff law will pass
out,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-15

The Columbia river region is wortl
doing big and expensive thingse in.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-15

TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS
FOR THEY BRING RESULTS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
MAY POSTPONE
MEXICO ELECTION
EFFORT To THIS END TO BE
MADE BY LIBERALS IN
con GRESS.
Claim Conditions Are Such Fair
Election CarnOt Be Held
Are in Majority.

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 26.-That the
Liberals In congress intend TO make
an effort to bring about a postpone
ment OF the elections was the indica-
tion in political circles here tonight.
At caucus OF leaders OF the Liberals
IL Is said to have been decided to
frame n bill for presentation in the
near future alleging that the condi-
tion Of the country will prevent the
holding of fair elections and proposing
u postponement until some time dur
ing the coming year. probably July.
on the showing made n short time
ago when n division of the Liberals
and Catholics took place on the ques-
tion Of accepting the resignation as n
member Of the house of Senior Ia
mariz. so that he might accept the ap-
pointment Of minister Of public In
etruction. the Liberals. II they stand
together on the measure. will find lit
tie diffiCHlty IL T. generally believed.
in carrying through a measure for the
postpCnement ON the division Of the
house Oh tho question OF Tamariz's
resignation the vote was approximate
ly five 10 one in favor Of the Liberals.
The old Liberal element which ex-
listed under NadCrO counts now upou
the Madero followers in congress who.
there appears little doubt. will line up
with tho opposition against the Catho-
lie element.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
Ten Men Under Arrest
For Big Train Robbery
VA. WILL TAKE
DRASTICE ACTION

Special pieratch 20 the IntelliEencer
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Sept 26.-
That the Virginia authorities win not
wait longer on the West Virginia com
mission. appointed to treat with the
former concerning the Virginia debt
suit. but will. on October 10. move
the supreme court ~ the United
states 10 proceed with a further
holding and determination ~ said
case and 10 settle and determine all
questions left undetermined by It's de-
cision rendered March S. 1911" was
the notice received here to-day by
Attorney General 4 4 Lilly. from
Attorney General Samuel ". Williams.
of Virginia
A few days ago. AZ tho suggestion
- Governor Hatfield. Judge John w.
Mason. chairman % the West Vir.
ginia commission. wrote Chairman 7
u Moon. Of the Virginia commission.
70 the effect that this states commits
sion was working on proposition
but that it would taks three or four
months 10 work if out for presenta-
tion. because Of th- farEe record In
the case and that In the meantime.
n the Virginia commission had any
proposition they would be glad 10 re-
ceive ".
Attorney General williams notice
caused much surprise. coming immc-
dlatoiy after M1sOn's letter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
LONG HEARING ON
CURRENCY BILL

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-with
enough witnesses desiring TO De
heard 10 consume two or three weeks
of time and requests for hearings on
the administration currency bill stiII
coming in. the senate committee to-
day adjourned until Mondav. Tue
day had BEEN spent hearing protests
Of New England bankers against pro-
visions OF the currency bill. The COM
mtttee Will resume on Monday wit Il
continuation of the examination OF
Samuel Untermyer. who spent a part
OF two days before the committee
this week
The hearings UP TO date have de-
veloped wide range OF disagreement
among members OF the committee.
So divergent are the views expressed
in the examination of witnesses that
some members believe the committee
Will be unable 10 agree upon a bill
built along the lines OF the adminis-
tration measure.
IL the disagreements continue II Is
possible that after the view OF bank
erS and business men from all over
the country have been considered. an
attempt will be made to report the
bill TO the senate without recommen-
dation
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
SHORTAGE In
CLAY SMALL

Special Dispatch % the Intelligence.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. 26.
The Auditors from the state tax com.
missioner have completed an audit OF
the officers of Clay county The
findings are small and in several IN.
stances the state and county have al
ready been reimbursed The report
shows the following amounts due TIRE
county and state: EN-Sherif u. ~.
Stephenson. $3.50 10 state ami
sf@34J TO county and districts. l..
u. Dyer. deceased. 20 stateg33 ss. and
county and districts S2.1s2.32. the
amount due the state and SSgs 30. OF
the amount due the county has been
refunded by the son. sheriff T. p
Dyer. Sheriff r r Dyer. who suc.
ceeded his father a. sheriff. to state.
Sls35 and 10 county and districts
SlO6 y. The amount due the state
has been paid. Assessor Stephenson
according to the report owes the state
sbI6s3 from road capital
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
1 townsend In Hot Retort
10 the eAttorneyGeneral

Special Dispatch ~ thc Intelligence.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept 2e-
Prosecuting Attorney T. G. Townsend
has replied TO the letter Attorney Gen
eral a. A. Lilly addressed 10 him.
in which the latter attempted 10 jus
tiiy his blocking Of the bribery trials
BY seeking Co place the blame on the
prosecuting attorney. The prosecut-
ing attorney makes it clear In his -.
ply that n the attorney general wous1
attempt 20 ascertain the facts and
read what the statutes have 70 say
he would not place himself IN sucn
ridiculous situations and mighs avoid
many of his Measurements or false
hoods
Lilly made much of what he said
was evidence of the insincerity OF
Townsend when the latter did not ar
rcsf Detective Biddinger. ~ New
York. when hero last week and hold
him In this state until the cases Of
Delegates T. J. Smith and George
s Can Meter are called for trial IN
Webster county. Riddlnger unexpect-
cdly came into Charleston ono night
and left the next night
Gives The Law In Matter.
Townsend advised the attorney to
Inform himself Of the law OF the state
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
FOSS WANTS AN
INVESTIGATION
RELATIONS OF NEW HAVEN
ROAD WITH LEGISLATURES
SHOULD BE PROBED.
Heavy Expenditures for personal
Services" While Big Bills Were
Pending Looks Queer.

BOSTON. Spt. 26.-"It is of vital
consequence that the relation of the
late management Of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad to
the Massachusetts legislature should
be fully uncovered said Governor
Foss tonight in a letter addressed
to Chairman Macleod. Of the Mass
achusetts public service commission.
The governor called upon Chairman
Macleod 10 investigate an expendi-
ture of s337.0o0 reported by the New
Haven road to the commission dur
Ing the period substantially covered
by the last session OF the Massachu-
sets legislature for personal serv-
ices and other expenses
II note" Governor Foss wrote, that
these sums are but a part OF a total
OF s1,o00.o00 said to have been ex-
pended during the past four years
for still other expenses not specifi-
cally described"
The governors letter said in part:
The people have a right to know
exactly what the management did
with these sums. much Of which was
spent during the pendency of the
western trolleys and public service
commission measures In the legisla-
ture"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
LETs.,sJNTRACT
AT Big SAVING
SECRETARY DANIELS CON-
TINUES WAR ON "AR-
MOUR PLATE" TRUST.
Saves $100 a Ton on Steel Bolts
to Be Furnished by Carbon
Steel Company.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. 2s-
Continuing his campaign against the
armor plate combine" Secretary
Daniels to-day awarded a contract To
tie Carbon Steel Company OF Pitts
burgh for steel bolts TO be used in the
construction OF battleship No. 80, at
yf4o per ton. This was 500 a ton less
than had been paid heretofore when
the big armor plate companies were
permitted TO combine contracts FOR
bolts and plates. The Carbon comnd.
ny's bid was the only one made pub
lie.
The secretary has given the cor
tracts for making bronze bolts for the
same battleship TO the New York Navy
Yard. where IL is said they can be man.
ufactured at saving OF $500 per ton
Contracts for tho armor plate for
No. 30 are still being held up by Sec
retary Daniels, who refused to ac-
cept Identical bids submitted by the
Midvale. Carnegie and bethlehem com
panies. In a statement issued to-day
the secretary announced that ne had
declined to accept production cost fig-
ures "in confidence" When he asked
Tor these figures the companies replied
that they would give them TO him con.
fidentially.
Mr.. nanie!s returned TO Washington
to-day from Pittsburgh. where he In
spectcd the plants cf the Carnegie and
Carbon companies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27

he was In a hurry to start on his
campaign trip through the state. This
was on October 16, but II was de-
veloped that Cclwell did not cash the
check until October 81.
The latter testimony was given by
Wmiam B. Houghton, paying teller of
the Equitable Trust Company. of New
York. who said that Colwell was his
Sunday school teacher. Demand for
Colwelrs production to-day brought
out a statement from the governors
attorneys that they expected to get
In communication with him tonight
or tomorrow. He has been missing
several weeks.
The Croker check was one OF sew.
eral unreported campaign contribu-
tions which were the subject OF testi.
mony to-day. John W. Cox, Thomas
W. Brady. John T. Dooling. ]. Temple
Gwathmey. Luithold Mendelbaum and
Judge Lewis ]. Conlin. all OF New
York. testified that they had contri.
buted checks or cash ranging from
400 10 81 90 none of which was men.
TONED In the governors sworn state.
ment of campaig contributions.
Defense Fights Desperately.
Counsel for the defense fought des.
perately to gain from each witness
testimony that he had made the gift
MT for the purpose OF helping the
governor in his political contest. but
to aid him personally.
Didn't you give this check because
you knew that the governor was In
an impecunious condition."
Didn't you know the governor was
hard up?"
Didn't you gvie this to him "a
help him out financially?"
These were the questions by which
Judge Herrick sought to obtain from
the witness admission that they had
placed no restrictions on their con.
tributions.
The questions twice precipitated a
heated dispute as TO the admissibiIity
OF any evidence tending 10 show the
Intentions OF the donors. The result
was that the objection OF counsel
for the prosecution to admitting
the evidence was twice overruled
by vote OF the court. which
was in keeping with opinions
previously rendered by Presiding
Judge Cullen. Croker, DR.. Cor
judge Conlan and Brady all testified
that their contributions had been Civ
en- TO the governor for other purposes
than campaign expenses IL he wished
so to use them.
Discussed His Condition.
Brady testified that he and Judge
Cullen and other contributors TO the
fund had discussed the question or
the governors financial condition At
the Manhattan Club in New York.
Did you talk about the necessity
of doing something 10 help him De-
cause OF bis financial condition.
asked Judge Herrick
Yes We did" said Brady
Gwathmey. on the other hand, pro-
(Continued on Page six)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27

before asking why Biddinger was not
arrested and held under bond TO
await trial OF two men In Webster
county. Townsend Informed the At
torncy-Gcneral that he ought TO know
that q summons would have 20 De
issued from Webster county and a
bond fixed by the court.
IN reply TO the statements made by
Lilly that Townsend Old not want 10
Try the misdemeanor cases. he asked
the attorney general 20 inspect tho
records Of the court and ascertain
why tho cases were continued before
making such statements Townsend
renewed his demand Of the attorney
ceneral TO ret Biddinger and me
cases would be tried. That the 1t
torney general was not within the
bounds % truth whom be said repeat.
edly that Diddinrer only cost Coionei
Edwards S25 90 a day. Townsend -
news bis assertions which are sus-
tained by the evidence in the trial
that BiddinEer was In the employ OF
the prosecuting attorney % Kanavna
county during the Investigation ana
that tho bill was paid b. Townsend
With money furnished by Col w =.
Edwards and Ex Governor Glasscoex.
Townsend denies the attorney-gen-
erals manufactured hgures of $500
q day for Blddinger and asks him -
deal with factA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
May
BUILD CANAL

LONDON. Sept. 27.-The Standard.
in a long editorial to-day. hints that
English capital. represented by Pear
son & Son. will give Colombia a
chance to avenge herself against
Panama by constructing an ocean to
ocean canal by way OF the Atrato and
Cupica rivers.
What" says the Standard. ais to
prevent Colombia, II It has sufficient
support from foreign capitalists. from
making this canal itself and thereby
setting up a formidable rival to the
enterprise which is now rapidly ap-
preaching completion"
The assertion OF the Monroe doc
trine TO prevent the building of the
canal would be. according to the edi-
torial. equivalent TO the assertion of
sovereign rights over every American
republic. which 30 far Is not a pre-
tension American statesmen have put
forward.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
ESTIMATED BOOTY SECURED
AMOUNTED TO
100000.
Member of POssee Trailing the
Robbers Was Accidentally
Killed by Deputy.

TUSCALOOSA. Ala. Sept 26.-
Deputy Shpriffa from Birmingham
and Montgomery and armed farmers
Of Tus csloOsa county have abandoned
the search for the three men who
held Up and robbed the Alabama
Great Southern passenger train az
Bibbville siding. Alabama. last night.
and the case is now entirely IN the
hands Of the railroad special officers.
Five men have been arrested Al
Eutaw. Ala. below TuscalOoae. mono
of whom d. over 20 years old and
Eve others have been taken 20 the
Tuscaloosa county Jail by special
agents. All Of these men deny con
nectiOn with the hOldup.
Various estimates tonight place the
amount 81 booty secured as high as
800 900 Conservative estimates.
however. SGT tho amount Of loot az
$4,000. including a heavy shipment
of currency from "a" east 90 Sow
Orleans. This cannot be vcrifief.
however. ~ this point.
Mail Clerks Statement
Mall CLERK Lrander Poole to-day
gave out the foliOHiug version pf the
robbery
"The robbery vas committed b.
three masked men. two Of a h0u were
young and nervous one did consider.
able prOmisCIOua FaODfing aud curs.
INK in tho mail car. fsuliots pafsin.
Through The rail car narrow lv missed
Tour men. ] nm confident the rObb re
did tho FhO0fing
The last charge ~ dynamite that
blew the expire PIE safe Was very heavy
10 larred ug. 100 Yards away
The killing fn iay of Deputy Jim
Honner .of birmingham. was accident.
a. The pO -r pf Hhfch DO vas MON.
heer va fiT mile North pf Tue"riop.
1hey wore all sitting ln cIhpfec ~
The special train. and Iu prf paring 10
got OF p Tus'alon-a. DEPUTY IS o.
Cope. ~ NJnfFpu cry. reached over
and drew hia rife toward him Tho
weapon vas dl charged. tho bullet
piercing fh" heart ~ l3Ounor. uho had
the dos ln leaah
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
BADLY INJURED
in COLLISION

Speriai dispatch 20 tho intelligence.
FAItMONT. W Va. Sept 26-F
y BOnham. an aged r.aidrnt of tho
FIFTH ward. received a broken rib. a
dislocated shoulder and severe body
bruises this evening. when wagon
he vas driving cOllidcd with a taxi
cab on First street. South Side Bon
ham vas driving one hurre WAGON
and vas turning the corner when
Arthur Everett who was tho chsuf.
four on the taxi. turned tho corner IN
bis car. The two vehicles coIliged
and B0nham was thrown 10 the
street he was carried ~ n phyei
clans ONCE and an exam nation made.
Dr W. " Sands. tho attending phvai.
cian. stated tonight that while tho
aged man suffered very painful In.
juries. he expected b. would recover
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-27
100 RESPOND
TO INVITATION

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Sept. z6-
Over one hundred converts hit the
sawdust trail" here tonight At the
Billy Sunday tabernacle at the close
OF a powerful appeal to people to
present their bodies n living sacrifice
acceptable 10 God for a reasonable
service. IL was the first Invitation
given after two weeks services. Big
DELEGATIONS came from Follansbee.
w: Va. and Toronto. Ohio. The evan
gelist said the day of ringing bells to
ret people TO church Is over. Some
people are so bdsy undertaking they
fail TO see the crowd the angels have
given up. The church Of today Il
only practicing. Its members maneu-
vers TO church, and into pews, ana
don't save anybody. though they 70
through the notions" declared me
evangelist in his afternoon sermon
on personal work. He said. The only
thing you can take 20 heaven will be
souls" The gulf between the church
and the world has been growing
wider.