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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
NORTH END PLAYGROUND
OPENED THIS AFTERNOON

The new North End playground, in
Belleville avenue. was formally open
ed this afternoon. Former Judge
Alfred F. Skinner. president of the
North End Playground and Recrea-
ton Association, made the principal
address and the simple exercises con-
cluded with the raising of the Stars
and Stripes to the top of the fiagpole.
The playground commissioners and
Aldermen e. Garfield Clifford and
Daniel Hopper. of the Eighth ward.
were present.
The feature of the program was the
neighborhood cooperation In putting
the playground in shape. Edward M.
Waldron, former president of the
Common Council, had agreed to
superintend the work with the as
sistance of a corps of lieutenants and
to provide 100 wheelbarrows. picks
and shovels.
Games between the pupils of the
Summer Avenue and Elliot Street
schools were to round out the pro-
gram.
The site of the playground is tna'
of the old Belleville avenue car barns
at Belleville, Arlington and Wake
man avenues. The property, which II
200 feet square. has been leased fol
the taxes, and, in addition, the com
missioners have first option on it.
One of the largest Fairgrounds II
size, the property has been thorough
ly equipped with teeters, swings, {
| giant stride and various courts TO
basketball. volley ball and playground
| ball
The new playground is the frs
that has been established In the north
ern section of the city. There are nov
six Fairgrounds altogether.
The summer work of the commits
sion is rapidly taking shape. TIL
first playground band concert wa
given at the Prince street grounds las
night and another will be given Their
on July L. On Monday night movin
pictures designed TO teach tubercu
losis prevention wdl be shown 9
Prince street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
SONS MURDER SHOCKS
SICK MOTHER FATALLY

Shock at the murder of her son,
Charles A. Hinderer, in front of a
saloon at SS Centre street, May %
last, hastened on the death of Eliza
beth Rentschler, "A years old, at the
City Hospital this morning. Mrs.
Rentschler had been i'll for some time
at her home, $50 Livingston street,
and the death of her som came as
fatal blow to the mother. YESTERDAY
her condition became very serious and
she was removed to the City Hospital,
where she died this morning.
Hinderer was shot in the abdomen
while entering an automobile in front
of the Sentre street saloon on May %.
Nicholas Callen, 40 years old, of %
Mulberry street, is being held in bail
for trial before the grand jury on
charge of shooting Hinderer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
JAIL BREAK" is AVOIDED
AT THE THIRD PRECINCT

so that the lieutenant will let me in. ="
Ten days" said the accommo-
dating court at 9:47.
To pass the time while the COM
mitment was being made out the
prisoner strolled about the station
house and yards unmolested Get
ting impatient, he went to the cell
room to let himself into Jail. The
door was locked and he proceeded TO
bang on it in an attempt to force his
way in. Here Rauscher and Lewis
found him, and by promising him to
put him in the cooler he desisted
Before heleft for the Jail in the
auto he thanked the Judge and every
one in sight. Because he was so anx-
ious to get in the court believed he
might be just as anxious to get out.
so the sentence was reduced to five
days.
Reilly said he hadn't slept in three
or four days, and as he knew from
experience the jail was the best place
for slumber he wanted to go there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28

being eight large side lights with
semi-indirect fixtures and four seat
lights with handsome shades. An or
nament to the main waiting room is
a beautiful and expensive cast bronze
face clock, set in the brick work. The
heating is accomplished by heaters
concealed in the seats, with several
direct radiators adjacent to the walls.
The platforms are seventeen feet
wide and canopies overhang one and
one-half feet, affording protection
from the elements. The canopies are
constructed of steel with concrete
slabs and promenade tile roohng.
There are four train platforms, eacn
$50 feet long, 800 feet Of each being
covered. A covered concourse at the
end is forty feet wide. The outside
canopies overhang the sidewalks SIX
feet for a distance of $50 feet on one
side and 240 feet on the other, afford
ing protection to persons entering
automobiles and carriages.
Four Entrances to Grounds.
The roof of the concourse along the
end of the tracks overhang the street
the same width of 10 feet. The total
distance available or vehicles ap-
preaching the station platforms is
about 100 feet. There are four differ
emit points from which vehicles may
enter the station grounds, fianked on
the sides by gate posts surmounted
by electric light fixtures. At the end
of the carriage stand there is large
drinking fountain for horses built of
brick with two electric bracket lights,
surmounted by pair of vases con-
tanning flowers.
The power house is 800 feet from
the main building. 1t supplies heat
and hot water in winter to the sta
ton, and heat to the coaches over
night. All the pipe lines from the
power house to the station building
are in 4x5 feet conduits of reinforced
concrete. The station yard is APP
proxlmately one-half mile long, with
track capacity for many cars.
The approaches to this artistically
designed station either on foot, by
automobile or carriage are convenient
and inviting; the accommodations
and appointments for the traveller are
ample; the provision for protection
from inclement weather while enter
ing and leaving trains has been well
thought out. and with six tracks and
four platforms for the sixty-nine
trains that depart for and arrive
from New York daily, the accommo-
| dations ought to satisfy even the
most exacting commuter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
PRECOCIOUS CHILD SENDS
A MAN TO PENITENTIARY

Five-year-o Caroline Edwards was
the youngest complaining witness
ever to appear in the Essex county
courts. She was in Judge Martins
court yesterday as the chief witness
against Alexander ]. Jones, charged
with committing an assault on the
child. The child was so small that,
as she stood on the witness box, the
top of her fiaxen head just reached
the railing and Judge Martin had to
lean over the rail of his bench to
hear her.
But she was entirely self-possessed
full-grown persons who had preceded
her on the stand. In fact, 1t was her
testimony largely that impelled Judge
Martin to find Jones guilty and later
sentence him to year at the Cald-
we'll prison.
When the child was called to the
witness stand Judge Martin leaned
over to her and said: Caroline, do
you know what you are here for?"
Eyes" answered the child in clear
little voice that could be heard all
over the courtroom, ito tell what the
bad man did to me-" and she pointed
straight at Jones, who shamefacedly
took her seat behind his counsel.
do you know what 1t means to tell
lie?" asked Judge Martin In a
kindly tone.
Little Caroline nodded her head Wig
orously in the affirmative and said
Eyes, it's bad, and I mustn't do 1t. /
must tell the truth"
The child without prompting then
described the assault committed by
Jones, and even on cross-examination
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
AnnpsrEn FOE ASSAULT

Joseph Belgram, S5 years old, pro-
prietor of a restaurant at 5 Null
berry street, was arrested in the First
Criminal Court today and held In
5000 bail for the grand jury by Act
ing Judge Rooney. on charge of as
sault and battery preferred by Tim
cthy Walsh, of 1873 McWhorter street.
Belgram was summoned to appear IN
court on the complaint of Walsh,
who had severe scalp wound which
he alleged was inflicted by the
estaurant man, but it was after
hearing Belgram's' own statement
that he struck Walsh with a bottle
after the two had engaged in an
argument that Judge Rooney ordered
his arrest and held him for the grand
jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
FIRST AUTO RIDE GIVES
SORROWFUL PRISONER JOY

John Simmons, As years old. with no
home, was held in $500 bail today by
Acting Judge Rooney in the First
Criminal Court on charge of de-
sorting his wife.
Simmons was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Court officers ROM
meihs and Eckerline, and when in
formed that he was prisoner, Sim
mons wept profusely, stating to the
officers that it was his birthday. but
when he learned that he was to be
brought to the station house in an
automobile, his sorrow turned to joy
and he expressed great delight in
what he said was his first automobile
ride.
He was disappointed again when he
reached the station house and Lieu
tenant Mcclellan refused to let him
go out and buy a drink with his last
five cents
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
pine BELT SHAME
MUST Be REMOVED
Governor Visits District and
Places Responsibility for Re-
form on Neighbors.

SEA GIRT, N. J.. June 2s.-That
the regeneration of the illiterate and
immoral inhabitants of New Jerseys
pine Belt" is a matter for the betl
ter class of people living in that ter
ritory to assume Is the opinion that
Governor Fielder expressed here last
night, following a strenuous days
tour through the section, where. this
revolving condition exists.
The issue Is squarely with the peo-
pie who are in daily touch with the
people, said the Governor. 1t is thear
unshakable duty to further TIE
work by establishing wholesome and
Interesting social centres that will at
tract these people and inspire them
to better and higher ideals in life.
The Governor advocated district
schools, entertainments and even
moving pictures to bring the resi-
dents of the pine belt" higher In
moral, social and intellectual ideals
Of life
But even with these aids the Gov
ernor believes thee laws must be en-
forced. He said 1t was time for the
grand juries to come out of their
seeming disregard for the conditions
found throughout the belt. 1t Is their
duty, the Governor says. to open
their eyes to the true conditions and
to force prosecutions until the people
realize that such conditions will no
longer be tolerated.
Already" the Governor said last
night, in speaking of his visit to the
belt, the people of that region
are waking to the knowledge that
their relations in many cases are not
to. be sanctioned and are taking steps
now to have the bonds that hold them
severed by divorce or other legal ac-
tion."
Much Of the blame for the condi-
tions was laid to the doors of bribing
politicians.
The territory under Investigation
contains approximately 1900 persons,
of whom about 400 are voters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28

An attempt to break jail at the
Third precinct today was frustrated
by the quickness of Patrolman
Rauscher and Doorman Lewis. De-
spite his attempt, the prisoner who
made it had his sentence shortened.
A peculiar circumstance in connec-
ton with the break was that it
was made not by one on the in
side who wanted to get out, but by
one on the outside who wanted to get
in His anxiety to get in Jail was
later satisfied at the county jail, New
ark street.
Thomas Reilly, So, of 80 Mulberry
street, rushed to Lieutenant DAILY at
9:46 a. m. and demanded that he be
slammed into the can for few
days. The lieutenant pointed to the
court room where Acting Judge
Rooney was just leaving the bench.
Hey, judge!" yelled Reilly, as the
fear of not getting his desires en-
tered him. please, judge, come back
and put me in Jail. Give me a paper
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28

Marshall, of Jersey City; Mrs. Mar
tina Gercken, of Hoboken; Miss Ade-
laide Nelson, of Perth Amboy; Mrs.
Margaret Haas, of Montclair; Mrs.
Inez Handy, of Newark, and Mrs.
Anna Williamson, of Asbury Park.
The meeting this evening will be
open to the public A literary and
muscical program will be given and
an address will be given by Mrs
Nellie C. B. Heppert, of Akron, o.,
who Is supreme finance keeper of
the order. In addition there will be
a drill by the guards of the Pater-
son hive, and presentation of a
class of candidates for membership
from the various lodges of the State.
The arrangements for the rally are
in charge of Mrs. Alice ]. Waldron,
of this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28

stuck determinedly to all her state
ments.
At the conclusion of her testimony
the child ran to her mother and COM
menced playing with doll. little
realizing that he childish story SO
cleanly told would result in a man
spending a year of his life behind
prison bars.
Yesterday was the busiest day the
two branches of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas have ever put in at the
Court House, both Judge William p.
Martin and Harry v. Osborne dis
posing of vast amount of business
during the day, which was the last
one of the regular court term before
the summer vacation.
Judge Osborne held number of
Orphan Court hearings in the morn
ing, and shortly after noon pro-
nounced sentence on twenty-seven
offenders. Judge Martin started work
at $50 o'clock in the morning and
did not finish until after 7 o'clock
last night. He had hearings on Or
phan Court matters In the morning,
while the afternoon, from o'clock
until almost 6, was devoted to Spe-
cial Sessions trials.
Just before o'clock he sentenced
fourteen prisoners and then for an
hour was engaged in hearing petit
tions for clemency to prisoners in
his chambers,
During the day forty-fve prisoners
were brought from the county Jail
to be arraigned. tried or sentenced.
OF this number thirty-three were dis
posed of by sentence. Five, includ-
ing four men charged with murder,
pleaded not guilty and were sent
back to jail to await trial, while
seven Of the prisoners brought down
for sentence were sent back to jail
to await sentence later
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
STATE RALLY HELD OF
LADIES OF MACCABEES

A State rally of the Ladies of Mac
cabees of the World is being held
this afternoon and evening in the
Arcade lodgeroom, $40 Broad street
The program for this afternoon con-
sists of an exemplification of the rit-
ualistic work of the order by model
hive" or lodge, composed of officers
from various hives throughout the
State. These officers are Past Com
mander Mrs. Emma c. Brown, of
Hasbrouck Heights; Commander
Mary E. Higham. of Edgewater;
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
MRS. LETT GETS DIVORCE

A final decree of divorce has just
been granted to Mrs. Carrie Lietz,
Of 344h South Twelfth street, who
brought suit against her husband,
Charles ]. Leitz. of 100 Bruce street,
through Edward s. Black Mrs.
Lietz named Mrs. Elsie Grohmann.
a niece of her husband, who lives at
791 South Eighteenth street, and
testimony was heard by Andrew A.
Chambers. as special master. in
March, 1911. Mr.. and Mrs. Liets were
married by the Rev. N. Bernhard
Peck, a Lutheran pastor, in this city
on September %. 1908.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
OF oH1LDREN CHARGED

Charged with neglecting his chill
dren. Edward Meaken, of 373 Ogden
street. was held by Acting Judge
Oehring In the Second Precinct Police
Court today for examination on
Tuesday. The complaint against
Meaken was made by William Ryan.
an agent for the Catholic Children's
Aid Society. The children are Mary
Meaken. IA years old; Francis, 9; Ed
ward, g.; Leo, 8. and Catherine, 21s.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
EsrBANKnENr FALLS; MAN HURT

While digging an embankment in
South Nineteenth street, at Four
tenth avenue. today, Guiseppi di
Ruggiero, Is years old, laborer, liv-
ing at "a Garside street, was thrown
down by a collapse of the embank-
ment and sustained a broken leg.
He was removed in an ambulance TO
the City Hospital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
TURNS on STEAM. Is scALpEp

While at work in the Public Service
Company's gas plant In Jersey street
this morning Frederick Keystak, 80
years old, of 565 Market street, ac-
cidentally opened a steam valve,
scalding his feet badly. He was
taken to the City Hospital, where his
condition is not serious.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
AT SUMNER AVENUE SCHOOL

The commencement exercises of the
Summer Avenue School were held
last night in the auditorium of the
new Normal School, Belleville and
Fourth avenues. There was large
gathering present to watch the grad
yates receive their diplomas. The
program was opened with prayer by
the Rev. George G. Vogel, pastor
of Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church. The address of welcome was
made by Julia Clark. The diplomas
were distributed by Ambrose Tom
kins, of the Board of Education
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
NIoK LANES no 40 ON OUTING

The Nick Lane Democratic Associa-
ton will hold its annual excursion to
Rolander's Grove, S. l.. tomorrow.
The members will meet at the clubs
headquarters, 500 North Sixth street.
At a. m.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28

unhealthy effect The moral, the point
of it all, is lost in legends of money
and jewels and in petticoats and pic
lures.
Nov, Pinero never for an instant
lets you lose sight OF the moral he ex-
poets to drive home, or rather the moral
that he can't overlook. He lays bare
the same horrible story, but in a diff
ferent manner. He makes profiigacy a
sin The figure becomes repulsive be-
fore your eyes. You feel, above every
thing, the horror of it, and you foresee
lnstinctively the Inevitable result-a
wake of human unhappiness, disaster,
death
i would like to see the newspapers
adopt the method of the dramatist
don't mean that the story should be
told revoltingly, neither should il he
told morbidly Ii should be presented
clearly, with its horrid details and its
trou-trous as Well, but the moral should
be stressed always.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28
JUDGE FITE'S WORDS
PROVED BY RECORD
OF SUPREME COURT

If Judge Augustus w. Fite's faith IS
Nell founded tits. proved in his works.
At least that is what an observant
Atlanta attorney says, who recently
looked over the supreme court deci-
sions for the March term
In an interview lambasting the state
court Of appeals recently. Judge Fite.
discussing that courts frequent re-
versals of his rulings, ventured the
statement that the judge reversed the
most is the Judge who is closest to the
people,"
To the March term Of the supreme
court there were % cases appealed from
the Cherokee circuit, Judge Fite's iuriy To-
diction, and of that number 10 We're
reversed. three We're affirmed with iii
rections and seven were affirmed
straight
The obseNaul Atlanta lawyer holds
therefore thai The judges philosophy is
abundant'y Viudicated I'm his own rec
ord, if il is to be indicated anywhere
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28

and smother her feelings as can the
woman of modesty and refinement,
whose love is normal and real-not
merely wild infatuation"
Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford
today thus summed up the Dakota no.
tel tragedy.
His diagnosis" came. following a
careful study of all of the elements fig
uring in this strange story of love, mys-
terry and death.
Chief Lanford, who has had many
years of experience in the trailing of
criminals and the solving of strange
and weird mysteries of life and tragedy,
declared the Staying of Appelbaum to
be merely criminal history repeating
itself"
1t has been the history of all such
tragedies he said, that one or the other
of the principals had a dark past" and
that the tragic end came through the
lavishng of a diseased affection.
Il have found that the woman Of the
world is different. When she fastens
the fangs of her fascination and infat-
uation on a man, her affection becomes
subtly vicious. There's not the same
tender sensation that exists in the
heart of the modest woman. And when
jealousy begins to rankle in the heart Of
the woman of the world. she becomes
desperate. Her finer feelings gone, she
is more prone to violent resentment
and is more easily driven to extreme
means and bloodshed to cheat her hated
rival.
"A tragic end is the logical fate Of a
man enmeshed by a woman of the
world Judging by the evidence, I'm
satisfied this is the story of Appel
baum's death. He had received tender
love missives from another woman
that is, they We're intended for him, but
were intercepted by his wife-shortly
afterward he was shot to death. I'm
satisfied the woman did the shooting.
and that she was prompted to the deed
by that morbid desperation born of the
diseased love of a woman of the world.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28

have suffered. ! shouldn't say a word
about this, except for the thought that
my statement may in some way aid a
woman who needs help, and who, if she
killed that man, surely had reason to.
she has my sympathy and under
standing. l had it in my mind a hun
dred times to kill that man while he
was my husband. How could | blame
another?
I've been in Kansas City year and
a half left Mr.. Appelbaum more than
two years ago. We had been married
not quite two years then. I got my de-
cree Of divorce ten days ago. Then I
got letter from him"
There was a peculiar emphasis on the
pronoun. Mrs. Appelbaum fingered
over it a moment. then.
Congratulated Her, Free.
He said he hoped | would be happy"
she went on, happy and prosperous,
now | was free. He congratulated me.
and he asked me to send him a large
picture he thought | had Of him and
one that my sister had. l hadn't the
picture and l wrote to tell him nv sis
ter would sooner tear hers up than send
it, but l would try to get 1t the next
time | went to see her.
That was Friday. The letter must
have reached Atlanta about the date he
was killed. They said the other wom-
an found love letters signed Blanche
She may have found letters signed
Blanche but not love letters-unless
some other woman than myself wrote
them.
For there were other women. How
many, | don't know. l began to find
out about them soon after we were
married, in, May, 1909. Mr.. Appel
baum was constant in only one thing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28
NEGROES KILL RAILWAY
DETECTIVE AT CORNELIA

CORNELIA. GA, Feb. 2S.-John Glib
bin, a Southern railway detective. was
killed by two negroes today while at
tempting to arrest them a short dis
tance up the railroad track from the
Cornelie depot
When Gibbin approached the two
men one of them grabbed him, while
the other snatched his pistol and shot
him. He died in a few minutes.
Bloodhounds from the convict camI
of Habersham county are on the way to
the scene to take up the trail of the
murderers.