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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
THE DEAD MAN
Jerry Appelbaum-Don Juan"

Jerry Appelbaum-Don Juan"
No epitaph will probably ever be
more fittingly craven on the tomb of
the man who met his death quickly and
mysteriously in a tiny bath room of the
Hotel Dakota and who, it is hinted
was shot down for his indiscretions
with women by woman fired by Jeal-
Gus rage.
Appellants trail Of wounded femi
nine hearts, foolish loves and Lotharian
amours is almost continent wide in
scope. His record reads like a page
from Byron's immortal tale of the pas
sionate Spanish cavalier.
Born in South Carolina, from what
can be CLEANED through investigation
into his effects, this young fellow,
scarce one score and ten years of age.
crowded into his life enough love at
fairs to have surfeited the most ardent
of the Greek deities-those love wise
sovereigns who lived upon Olympus.
A Tangled Love Record.
Appelbaums early life record is all
but blank. His tangles with Dan
Cupid started, it is judged, about his
twenty second year.
Appelbaum married a pretty country
girl in the state Of the Mormons. He
met the unsophisticated lass while Wis
| iting her home city rs a travelling man.
His smooth conversation and city
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
DETECTIVES BARRED FROM
WOMAN; CHIEF INDIGNANT

City Detectives Waggoner and
Chewing today at noon were denied
admittance to the Tower when they
called and requested permission to talk
with Mrs. Appelbaum.
They were informed that the wom-
ans lawyers had directed that no one
be allowed to see her at all.
Chief of Detectives Lanford, when
informed of the incident, seriously
questioned the right of the jailers to
bottle up prisoners in jail and deny
the arresting officers the privilege of
even seeing her" The chief frankly
said:
There's absolutely no law for such
a stand by the jailers-they've evil
IDENTITY created a law Of their own-and
to say the least of it, this action is a
high handed procedure"
Chief Indignant.
Chief Lanford explained that the two
detectives We're sent to the Jail mere
~ as a matter of courtesy to see If
Mrs. Appelbaum cared to throw any
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she could not bear his treatment of her
any longer, and that she was going to
work to earn her own living
Il still attempted to discourage her
but she ended the conversation with
the statement that I was Just ike all
women-that all my sympathies were
with the man.
When my telephone rang early next
morning I was sure something dread
ful had happened to that woman. Some
one at the hotel told me that Mr. Appel
baum had committed suicide and asked
me to come up TO be with his wife My
frst impulse was to go. Then ! thought
of the possible notoriety and its eff
feet on my children. I told my room
mate my thoughts and she bluntly sug-
gested that Mrs. Appelbaum might have
killed him. l thought her remark cruel
but did not have the courage to go to
the poor woman"
Statements Of this woman and other
evidence carefully collected have
cleared the mystery Of the identity Of
Mrs. Appelbaum. while she shrinks
in her cell from the notoriety of her
situation and appears frail, broken
creature. her record reveals her as
somewhat different
Some years ago she conducted We'll
known boarding house in Montgomery,
Ala. and was known as CalIie Scott.
II is said that she came from Brew
ton. Ala small town near Montgom-
cry. and that her parents are an aged
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Scott who
are living there now. the owners Of a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
A SEARCHING STUDY APPELBAUM-DID THE
SHOT THAT KILLED THE WHOM HUSBAND?
Memories of Home.

Sobbing and shrinking, she shirks
reply.
Memories of Home.
One ray of light on who this mystic
rious being is has been uncovered
through her own lips. Mrs. Appel
baum tells of girlhood home in Mich
igan. She sketches in brief interrupted
highlights scant memory impressions
tiny bits from the closed chapters of
her life-these peep into what she was.
In this little Michigan home Mrs APP
pelbaum tells of an aged father-One
who in this greatest crisis in her life
she wishes to save from pain or grief.
She will not tell his name, nor even
the locality in which he lives. Yet
her one cry has been, Don't send him
word-this will kill him"
Who this venerable old father may
be, where he may live. what misfor-
tune beset his household that so wide
ly separated his family-all these tan
gible points that might unmask Mrs.
Appelbaum-are as yet mute and in
scrutable stumbling blocks in the path
of the investigation into who and what
the woman may be.
Until she shows other fear than that
of exposure, if she fears exposure, the
woman's incognito Will probably re-
main an impenetrable problem.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
DOCTOR CALLED AS WOMAN
COLLAPSES AT THE TOWER

Her mental and physical exhaustion
seemed to pass from her as the night
advanced. AS soon as the lights in the
grewsome Jail corridors were dimmed.
it is said by the night guards that the
little woman crept to her cot, undressed
for the night and was soon asleep.
Mrs. Appellants case will not reach
the grand jury today, That much is
reasonably certain.
Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey ana
Assistant Solicitor Stevens are author
ity for the statement that the meeting
OF the grand jury committee this after
noon will embrace no regular business,
but Will deal simply with the straw bond
probe they are now investigating.
The solicitors declare, however. that
Mrs. Appelbaum may face possible in
dictment by Friday. when the regular
session of the grand jury meets for
routine business.
Attorney John Moore. chief counsel
for Mrs. Appelbaum, said this morning
that no effort would be made to get bail
or have the bail fixed in Mrs Appel
baum's case until after Friday, when
There is no necessity for hurried ac-
ton In the matter" said Mr.. Moore.
I'VE are communicating with Mrs. Ap-
pelbaum's friends and when the time
comes to offer bail we will most likely
be prepared to do So"
1t was rumored about TODAY that
Mrs. Appellants attorneys were AL
ready laying plans to conduct her de-
Tense along lines similar to that used
in the Grace case. The two affairs
parallel in many particuars-ln fact.
they are startlingly similar.
The success of these lawyers in that
celebrated trial leads to the report
that they will undoubtedly place Mrs.
| Appelbaum on the witness stand
should she be indicted and get trial,
and allow her to tell with her own lips
the story through which they hope to
free her
The investigation into the personal
affairs of Appelbaum proceeded rapid
| ~ today. Already trail leading to
many cities has been uncovered where
| Appelbaum had lavished his atten-
tons upon many women.
Appelbaum is known to have had
two wives before he married the WON
an in the Tower How many more
affairs Of the heart the dead man may
have been vitally interested in will
probably be told when the authorities
here complete their searching and
wide investigation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
MRS. PANKHURg1
IS SCATHED By.
PROSECUTOR
OutrageS of SuffragetteS Euu,I
CrueIeSt in British History
He Asserts.

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Never in Dr..
history have more abominsbIa .'9
cruel outrages been perpetratad ~.
those of the women led by Mrs r.
incline Pankhurst." Nl'
With these words, Counsellor Il
Bodkin, of the treasury departm.r'
opened the hearing of the governnersl
case today against Mrs. Pankhurst vs
was arrested yesterday on the cbo,.
of melting women to blow IN the boe
of David Lloyd George. chancaI,or =,
the eXchequer of the British govor,
ment. Although Mrs. Pankhurst MO-.
arraigned in a scathing manner. she %,
calmly throughout without a smile
Violence Its Trade"
She is the leader of the militia.
suffragettes and is the head Of III.
Women's Social and Political unior
continued Mr.. Bodkin. This organ,
cation has made violence its trade :.
traftics in lawlessness. 1t has tbrivas
and has become a menace. This ia,
PENDANT has publicly confessed IA
crimes which are atrocious"
Mr.. Bodkin quoted from speeches q,
Mrs. Pankhurst to show her enm3,,
against the government. especiaI,
against Mr.. Lloyd George. Mrs. PAM.
hurst was arraigned in the Epson m.
lice court. A great crowd of suTra.
gettes and anti suffragists gatheres
She laughed and chatted with bH
friends.
Mrs. Pankhurst conducted her ovr
defense. Standing at the counsel a.
bic, she closely watched the proceed
ings and when the examination of w.t.
nesses began she objected to nam
questions as being leading"
Threatens Hunger Strike.
At the conclusion Of the hearing Mr.,
Pankhurst was held for trial at M
surrey assizes. Her trial probably vii
begin in May. She refused to give tb
| court a promise of good conduct dur
! ing the intervening period before hs
trial and was ordered locked up by th
| judge.
After her detention had been orders
! Mrs. Pankhurst denounced the cour
| and declared she would start a hungs
| strike.
IF l am alive when the asszes ar
held l will be a dying woman" sa
| screamed at the court II should b
! allowed my freedom on bail: others ar
| If l am locked up my hearts bloc
will be on the head of the government
for l will starve myself to death
]
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

Mrs. catherine AppelDaum, the
woman Of mystery" has collapsed.
Arrested Yesterday and now held in a
Tower cell pending action by the grand
Jury. she covers in her prison cage in
abject terror. DR. j. s. Lehman was
called and said: she must have rest
and peace" Her lawyers declare they
will not disturb her until she is in con-
dition TO talk intelligently and discuss
her predicament nationally
The collapse of the central figure in
the sensational Hotel Dakota shooting
mystery came an hour after she had
awakened today apparently refreshed
after nights sleep on her none too
comfortable prison cot.
Mrs. Appelbaum sat in her roomy
quarters and read over the newspapers
telling Of the grewsome bath room trag
edy. She particularly paid attention to
the printed record Of her dead mate
ColIapses Suddenly.
Suddenly she slipped from her cot to
the floor and swooned. Whether what
she read or whether the mental strain
attendant upon her physical and mental
torture through which she has passed
for the last "a hours proved too heavy
burden is not known.
physician was hastily summoned.
Attorney Branch. of the firm Of lawyers
who have been employed by Mrs APP
pelbaum In her defense. was sent for.
Physician and lawyer were at once
taken to the Mystery Woman's" cell
and labored over her for the greater
part of two hours. Upon their appear
ance in the guard room at the county
tail neither would comment further
than TO saw the woman was in serious
condition.
No rumor of impending confession as
TO the manner of her husbands death
was heard.
1t was simply stated that Mrs. APP
pelbaum was very sick woman and
must not under any circumstances be
disturbed or further excited
Her prison fare was ordered discon
tinued. 1t was stated TO the jailors
that the woman was in no condition to
receive the coarse food prepared for the
regular prisoners and must have Spe-
cial diet This was ordered.
Her luncheon was a dainty concep-
ton. consisting OF beef Cruel eggs AND
toast, quite in contrast with the other
prisoners meals. which, for the greater
part, was composed OF coffee, cornbreal
and beef and
The woman when she RECEIVERS
will probably take her own ad-
vice in preparing for the ordea
Of probable trial following the indict-
ment expected to be handed down ir
her case on Friday, when the regula,
session Of the grand jury viii be held
Mrs NJ, l.. Barret. cellmate with tn,
woman Of mystery, tried several time,
during the morning hours 60 talk Will
her strange yelled cell occupant, bu
without success. Mrs. Appebaum re,
fuses TO discuss her case in any man
ner whatsoever.
Early last evening Mrs Appelbaun
received her attorneys. As she wa
brought to the jail wicket and al sh
erasped the steel bars dividing III
world from her pitiful self. she SCENE
IN state of complete exhaustion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
She Loves Him Still.
TREE-PLANTING CAMPAIGN
BEGUN BY MACON WOMEN

MACON, GA, Feb. 26.-The first
project Of the Ladies auxiliary of the
Chamber of Commerce has been sue
cessful. Permission was last night
granted by city council, which also
appropriated a sum of money for the
purpose, for the planting of shade trees
on Fourth street from the Central Of
Georgia depot to Cherry street. The
trees will be set out on the edge of the
sidewalk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

pearance does not seemingly aid in the
smile, but who can tell what attracts
the feminine or inspires such throb-
bling emotions as "Girlie." His appear
ance was that of a pale, thn-nosed,
thin Tipped Semitic, with thinning hair
hanging in a curly shock about an eX-
tremely high and increased brow.
Appelbaum was a full statured man,
light to the point of thinness, well
dressed and in his tailors eye not an
unattraCtive figure
His career has been brought to
sudden and tragic end. What he leaves
behind may never be known. How
many heartaches, how many trusting
maids waiting for the man who prom
Used" will probably never be told.
Truly a fitting gravestone:
Jerry Appelbaum, Don Juan"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

ways captivated her beyond power to
resist. There was a hasty marriage
and a night train bore the pair into
Salt Lake City, where for a while they
seemed happy enough.
Soon Appelbaum tired Of the little
woman with the apple bloom cheeks
and sought the company of more inter
esting but less wholesome persons of
Chicago's seamy night circle. A few
years later--in 1908-they parted
While in the city by the lake, APP
pelbaum met and, it is reported, mar
ried a girl who lived in LAGRANGE. a
few miles out of Chicago. His matri-
monial tangle with this girl wound up
less than two weeks ago in Kansas City,
where the wife secured a divorce and
was granted a weekly alimony allow
ance.
A Dream Shattered.
While Appelbaum lived in Chicago it
is said that there he met a pretty Sag
NAV, Mich, girl. This cultured, clever
miss soon fell under the spell of the
Don Juan. He told her of a pretty home
he planned to make for just himself and
the girl, He told her of his undying
affection-of his desire to take her into
his arms and hide from the world. The
little maid trusted not wisely, but too
we'll
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

Moore and Branch, no one is permitted
In the womans ward on the third floor
of the jail where Mrs. Appelbaum is
confined.
The Jailers said that Mrs. Appelbaum
had requested that no one be per-
mitted to disturb her, and that it was
also the wish Of the lawyers.
1t will he remembered that when
Mrs. Daisy Grace was confined in the
Tower, no visitor was permitted to go
to her quarters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL THOMPSON
is DEAD AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb, 26.-John G. Thomp-
son, first assistant attorney general of
the United States, died today at the
Stratford hotel of acute uraemia. Death
occurred shortly after o'clock.
Thompson reached Chicago Friday
frcm Kansas, where he had been on
business for the department of justice.
Saturday he was found unconscious in
his room at the hotel He was unCon-
sclous most of the time since he was
stricken.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

HOTEL

Her pitiful tale of love she poured
out in heartbreaking screeds to APP
pelbaum even after he had taken unto
himself mate and had lived for some
months in Charlotte-his home town
and Atlanta.
The little Michigan girls dream is
shattered. Hiding her identity under
the pretty pseudonym. "Girlie," she may
never know the tragic outcome of her
heart affair until some day the wind
that scatters gossip like chaff before
the western gale may bring to her the
story-and break her heart.
Then there are tales CT other girls
all lured beyond the sense of rea-
soning power by this Lothario, the man
who met death when he, it is alleged,
dragged one woman just a tri1e too
far over the brink of green eyed rage
and found death clutching him at her
feet.
She Loves Him Still.
Lastly, the tale of the woman against
whom the murder probe is now being
turned. says, Il love him He treated
me most cruelly-but love him"
Surely this man had about him some
compelling love force-something of
the Hercules Of old and the Prince Ar
tagon of the new. His personal ap-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

For other news of Appelbaum
case, see Page 8.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

Sobbing and shrinking, she shirks
ranlV
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
THE SILENT WOMAN IN THE TOWER

S e n
rs m m statement Sh n
g o
vs. is ali Mrs rrAmum expects re in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13

Cu-e--a 6oop and Olrtze1r soid fs-u--e1-s. 80
VI Lbe-ai sA-lE-e q each u-afed free IN
S2-p- box Acc-ez5 -Cl1ticzrz--- Dept 5H Ras-ra
--s9ec W. save azd shar1poo VIA Ga
ScaS - H. . hs=t for al al srziy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13

bedded down. Then while Harry wav-
ell his hand and Lady Diana and the
rest on the platform responded. the
train which had backed down bore off
the car ard its own load OF passengers.
Harry, who knew that the succeed
ing days would be of great activity,
went 10 bed in his bunk in the com
partment in one end of the little odd
English car while the train attained
n high rate Of speed and entered FaI-
cOnhurst tunnel.
He promised himself that he would
keep one eye on the horse. even while
the train was in motion and but little
danger was to be apprchended from
those TO whose interest ii might be To
try and harm The Whip. but he soon
dozed.
They were in the tunnel when Cap
tain SartOris opened a door Of Il car
riaee which he had quite 10 himself
He had joined the train furi her TO the
north of FaIconhurst and none of the
FaIconhurst people had known that he
was IN the train.
Now in the biacknesS OF the tunnel
he crept along the foot plate which
ran Just below the side doors and
which had given opportunity for many
q crime.
While the passengers were absolute
" unconscious or his lurchinE progress
past them he crept along the train.
and swaying. In this fashion
he passed by the door Of compart-
ment in which the moroSe Werner Has
.am WIS thinking Of him ut that very
moment and lamenting TO himself
weakly that he had been drawn into a /
l,ath whose issus he could not see.
Perhaps the presence Of the man /
" be- had become IN a sense his master. /
was realized SubconSciouSly by the
clergyman. for 81 the moment that Sar- /
oriS passed by his compartment the /
-houlderS # the substitute vicar were
lrawn mp into SbruG ANA shuGder
But 10 his conscious iaiud there came
Ia warming.
SariuriS. while not q crack. WAS new
.rllleIeSs something II al athlete. and |
lie passage GA tie foDtpIate gave him
% particular concern. oBce he had
ccustoI1ed himself 90 the swaying /
nd the exact counteFpoiSe II was nee
sSsry 10 iupart to hiS avH body.
Now he stood at The very end of
be CootpIate which was on the CIR
iage next the horse box. Soon he had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13

tail light and arranged the SsiH cord
which would release the coupler when
it was pulled. and now they We're wait
ing for The Whip to be led aboard.
Lady Diana and Harry Arson were
standing at the Intelligent animals
head while the girl said her goOdbys
10 the racer she loved and upon whose
successful performance at Newmarket
depended so much.
"Goodby," she whispered to the horse
softly. You're to run your FIRST great
race. Win it; win ii, for you're carry
ing my heart
Almost it seemed as though The Whip
understood. for she caressed with her
muzzle the hand of the girl
Then Lady Diana turned to the
jockey.
"Goodby. Harry" she said. Go and
win-for the honor of the stable-fOr
the honor of our cOlors-and-for me.
God bless you both and good luck
And then she stood aside. Rapidly
Harry and the porters led The Whip
into the car which had already been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13

tail light and stop he said
There was world Of potential tTag-
edy I'm the voman's voice rs with the
smile OF q destiny of evil she went on:
"But-in the-daFk-it will be dark
If some one had dropped of the tail
light before the next train could stops"
The box would be smashed" he
said dszediy.
And the horses" She paused for 4
full moment. Then she went on:
The train does not run fast through
the tunnel I've been there dozens of
times I've seen guards do the thing
It's easy enoUgh-to swing from car
rage TO carriage-alonS the foot plate
to drop off the red tail Iight-to pull
the slip-aud yet the next train
With her hands brought violently
together she let inference finish her
sentence for her.
Whom could one trust:" demanded
Sartoris suddenly.
When I've work TO do" she said, Il
only trust myself.
But you Couldn't he began.
NO. but you could-easiIy-if you
We're on the train she said. II yOu
Joined it farther north and none knew
it-you could do tiff you want it
done so badly and you have the
pluck
She was interrupted by the ringing
of the bell which gave notice that the
hydraulic door would close shortly
'Ah. the door, she exclaimed.
Then in a low but strong tone she
went on:
What's going to happen? Is The
Whip going to win, or will there lie
an accident"
They left quickly. as they did net
wish to run any risk Of being locked
in when there was work to de-" as she
had phrased it
For fun half minute Lambert star
ed after them: then he leaned over tho
jury box and shook his fist il the di-
rection OF the retreating pair.
NO: there won't. my pretty lady"
he said aloud. the solitude and the
company " the waxen images incliu-
ing him TO hear the sound of his own
voice. ''There'll he no accident.
Why: Because that clown of n train
or Lambert win stop it-becauSe he'll
send his horse safe 70 the post first
and he'll ts;k to you two after teI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13

George ". Rooms Lawton. Miet...
says: Or. Detcnon's Relief to-
Rheumatism has gwen my wife xsr,.
derful benefit for rheumatism. Sic
could not lift hand or foot; had TO
be lifted for two months. She began
the use of the remedy and improved
rapidly. On Monday she could not
roye and or Wedne sday she got ap.
dressed herself and walked out for
breakfast" Sold by Otto Grotjan.
1901 Second avenue. Rock Island;
Gust Schlegel & Son. go West Sec.
md street, Davenp1rG-(Ady.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13
CHAPTER Xi.
Loc<ed In the Chamber Of Horrors.

Loc<ed in the Chamber Of Horrors.
III the heuli.e retreat Of the
n Hon. Mrs. Bcamish Tom Lam
In bert laughed long and loud. ~.
81 peatiuG some Of her phrases of
pity for the old woman who had robbed
her.
Finally his mirTh over. he put one
Lex partially across the jury box rail.
intending 90 leave tine place. seek out
Mr.. Bcamish and have good laugh
az her expense. But tho voices Of Sar-
toris and Mrs. D'Aquila outside de-
TERED him ard again froze his face 10
likeness - his conception Of wax.
The new D-. Crippen WAS quite i'm
movable when Sartoris and the wom-
an who maintained that she was the
wife Of Brancaster came into the
chamber Of horrors.
We shall be- all right here" she
said. Il suppose there's 100 chance az
our getting shut 60. There's a notice
here about the hydraulic door closing
automatically after the bell rings"
Snrtoris laughed.
only 10 frl=Eteu ;He hUmpEinS. he
Responded. 'aud add to The horrors. II