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Evening journal., 1913-10-06
HEAR MORE OF
WIGCINS' CASE
THIS WEEK
Meanwhile Police Department
Probe is Subject of
Discussion
CITY COUNCIL MAY
CONDUCT INVESTIGATION

Coroner Spring today said no date
has been set for resuming the in
quest into the death of Homer c.
Virgins, but It probably will be
some night this week
Owing TO revelations regarding
the police department that have
grown out Of the Virgins case, and
especially those that developed at
the inquest in the case of the young
outlaw-suicide, it is believed there
will be a rigid investigation OF that
department made, and there Is much
speculation as to just what action
will be taken in the matter II was
asserted today that City Council may
take up the subject, as il has right
to do under the law, instead of the
! Investigation being conducted by the
/ Board OF Police Commissioners The
Councilmen may discuss the feast
bility of conducting such an investi-
cation at thair committee meeting
| Wednesday night The purpose of
such an investigate, would be TO
find out whether there is factional-
ism in the police department and If
such a condition exists, to eliminate
it,
Since City Council has empowered tn,
Police Commissioners to appoint ten ad
ditional police officers to the force ther,
has been a flood of applications from
men desiring TO become CITY guardians
More than two hundred application pa
pers are now on file at the police sta
tion from men who have previously file,
them, and with the new application
coming in so fast it is believed the mum
Der may reach the three hundred mark
Some of the applications on file hav'
been there for several years. as the pa
pers have been coming in all the time.
Many of the persons who suhmittel
the older applications have remover
from the city and others are disquali
fed on account Of the age limit Will
still more are from persons who coul
not have qualified fer the place at an
! time.
II was first supposed that the Polio
Commissioners would appoint the te
new men at their meeting tomorrow
? but they have announced that it wou
, be at least a week and possibly two b
J fore they select them. as they are an
3 ions to get tho ten best men possih
g and to do this viii require time for co
r sideration and study of the numerol
: candidates
4 The commissioners are said 70 wal
. Young men. who are physically capab
of doing active duty for many years
come as well as men who are intellgen
llt is believed the commission win divit
the men between the Republican an
Democratic parties.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
CELEBRATE THE
EMANCIPATION ACT

The Mt Calvary Club. yesterday
celebrated the fftieth anniversary of
tho issuing of the Emancipation
Proclamation. A chorus Of fifty voices,
representing the fifty years Of free
dom. and uniformed In cap and gown.
sang the oratorio Fifty Years of
Light" which was composed for the
celebration by Or. T. Arlingline
Grubbs The national colors, flowers
and ferns. oedecked the platform.
while overhead were the portraits of
Lincoln Douglass and Brown. The
word and dates, Welcome" 1853"
and 1913" were formed overhead in
gold and electric bulbs. The oratorio
was opened with a professional rep
resenting the fifty years Of freedom.
The proclamation was read to
music.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
ROBBERY TALE WHILE
NEAR POLICE STATION
DRAWS HIM So FINE

Michael Welsh, charged with
drunkenness in the City Court today
unfolded tale of having been held up
on Saturday night, within shadow of
the police station and of losing 81.
Welsh said his trouser leg was cut
and his pocket torn out by the high
waymen. After hearing of this
bold robbery" Judge Churchman
fined Michael SO and costs.
William Austin, Joseph McGuirk
and John Morris, who we're arrested
in the rear of the gas works on Satur-
day by officer Davidson, were SEN
fenced to ten days at the workhouse
today on the charge of vagrancy.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
WETHODIST PIONEER DEAD.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELMAR, Del. Oct. 6.-Thomas As
bury Nelson, died on Friday evening
at his home on East street, aged 81.
He was one of the pioneers in Metho-
dism in this community having been
a member of the church since he was
eleven years old, and assisted in or
ganizing the Methodist Church here
He was a charted member Of Wicomi-
co Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men.
He served three years in the Union
army. His wife, who In her Slst
year survives him with two sons
Elijah J. Nelson of this town and
ULYSSES G. Nelson of Cape Charles,
and ten grand children and FIVE great
grand children.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
NEW MEMBERS ON
THE COMMITTEE

AT the meeting Of the Democratic
County Committee on Saturday, two
members we're elected to fill the un-
expired terms of deceased members.
]. Poulson Chandler was chosen as
successor to Thomas J. Bawless as
representative from Christiana
hundred, and James A. Buckson was
named as the committeeman from
Blackbird hundred to succeed
George G. Rothwell. who was the
veteran member OF the committee.
Arrangements we're completed for
holding the hundred elections for
members OF a new unity commit
tee. and 1t was decided 10 hold meet
ings in all the hundreds prior to
October %. Should there be no
contests for committeeman, Il will
not be necessary to hold a primary
election on this day. as the party
rules permit the county committee.
man to be selected at a hundred
meeting in the absence OF a contest
Notices win be posted in each hun.
dred stating the time and place o
the hundred meeting.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
PASTOR POINTS
LESSON FROM
WIGCINS CASE

The Rev. Henry Cunningham. pas
tor of Eastlake Presbyterian
Church. preached yesterday on the
Virgins case. His topic was -, Sad
and Fatal End" and his text was. is
the Young Man Safe?' II Samuel,
1S-29.
"The theme was suggested by the
sad tragedy which took plac. In our
city recently. I shall not relate all
the exciting details of the case. IL
should startle us when we recall that
young man could ad such life
of crime. become so desperate an
outlaw and such a menace to soci-
ETY. all before he was 21 years old.
There was another young ma, years
ago. who got in the way OF evil and
became an outlaw. Ee also came to
sad and untimely end.
"Absalom had his 'ompanions, who
Joined and helped him in hi rebel
lion. Virgins also had his compan-
ions who helpled TO mould his evil
character and send him forth to be a
desperate. He did not become a
thief and an outlaw at once. He
grew up TO IT, One of the greatest
problems Oday is the boy problem
Boys congregate in gangs Many ol
these gangs are bad Parents must
see 10 it what kind OF a gang theiI
boy belongs to. and what ideas and
influences he is absorbing, or they
too. may come to shed tears Of sor'
row.
"These gangs of boys must bI
reached and turned i the paths o
right and their char acters moulded
for good. or later generations vii
haze another Virgins TO deal with.
Mr.. Cunningham said that parents
of children made a great mistake il
allowing their children to run tn
streets at late hours.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
DEFENDANT THE
MAN INJURED, SO
JUDGE SAYS, GO

Milton Turner, colored, charged with
assault and battery in City Court today
was dismissed. Turner dcnied The charpes
saying John O'Rawc, the prosecuting
witness, as one of four men who as
saulted him on Orange street saturday
night. O'Rawe said he was alone when
Turner, who was chasing three men, sud.
denly attacked him.
Witnesses said O'Rawe hit Turner hrst
and the three men with him ran away.
Mark Chambers, charged with vScfan-
cy denied the charge. Marx said he had
been working in New Jersey but had
small child living in this city. Judge
Churchman said that as he had known
Chambers all his life he would give him
chance. The man was then dismissed
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
OFF
TO ATTEND Pc.
CONVENTION

Bishop Frederick J. Kinsman has
gone to New York to attend the trien-
lnial general convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church. The delegates
from the diocese of Delaawre will go
to New York tomorrow and We'd
nesday, on which day the great church
meeting opens.
Those who will attend the conven-
ton as delegates from the Diocese of
Delaware are the Rev. George C..
Hall, d. D., the Rev. Frederick NJ
Kirkus, ID. D., both of this city; the
Rev. BENJAMIN F. Thompson, Dover;
Judge Edward G. Bradford, and A.
p. Orr Lewes; DR.. Hiram r. Burton.
Lewes. Supplementary or alternate
delegates are the Rev. Charles II. Hol-
mead, Wilmington; the Rev. William
II. Laird, Wilmington; the Rev. r. II.
~. Andrews, Milford; Chancellor
Charles NJ. Curtis, and Henry B.
Thompson, Wilmington; Harry v
Lyons. Lewes; Merritt n. Willitts, Mid
dletown.
AZ present all dioeeses have the
same right of representation in the
Heuse of heputies-feur clerical and
-four lay delegates-irrespeotive nl
numerical strength. That this basis
lis illogical and not in conformity Will
the principles Of majority rule is ihs
contentieR of delegates of the diocese
of Maryland, wh6 will advocate {
change to provide for representation
lin the general convention in proper
tien TO the number OF COMMUNICATE
in each diocese. This would give 4 bis
diocese d large number Of delegates
and a small diocese like Delaware, bu
la few DELEGATES,
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
THEIR WEDDING
OFF AWHILE

The local police yesterday morning
arrested Miss Elizabeth Brittingham,
aged Is years. Of Georgetown, and
James Soaboda, aged 20 years, of Bal
timore. on the charge Of being runa-
ways. The arrest was made after the
girls parents had wired here TO de-
tain the couple.
After being removed 70 the police
station word was sent 10 the girls
parents. who came here and took her
home.
A charge of abduction placed
against the youth. was dismissed, Mr.
Brittingham not desiring TO appear
against him. The young people had
planned to elope, and this city, in-
stead of being cupid's haven, proved to
be their waterloo.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
GIRL LEADS TO FIGHT.

wasil and John Moelhosk and An
drew Heyczke. charged with assault
on a fellow countryman. were fined
S25 and costs in city court today. The
evidence showed the three man at
tackled another man because the man
objected TO mis- neice being in house
where the three men lived.
Alfonso Vitolo. charged with non
support Of mis- minor child, pleaded
not guilty. he asked for a continu-
aace until Wednesday, as he wanted
witnesses. This was granted.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
FINED SEVENTH
TIME FOR BAD
FACTORY ODOR

In City Court this morning Judge
Churchman handed down a decision
in the Alpha Process Company case,
Edwin p. Young, Sr., charged with
violating the city ordinance per-
tanning to offensive odors from man
ufacturing plants. imposing fine OF
$40 on the defendant. This makes
the seventh time the firm has been
fined for like offense during the
past few years, The case was heard
some time ago when Mr., Young. as
president OF the company, entered a
plea of not guilty through Hugh 5,
Morris his attorney The ordinance
fixes the $40 fine,
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
TOTS MADE BED
IN CITY ALLEY

Found fast asleep in an alley early
yesterday morning, Joseph Smith.
aged 2 years. and Paul Pickles. aged
3 years. both of whom were thinly
clad. we're carried to the police sta
ton.
Harry Pickels. father Of one of the
little fellows, appeared later and took
the children home The Smith child
lis son Of his housekeeper. Mrs.
Pickles was recently committed to the
House OF Good Shepherd, Philadel-
phia, by the Municipal Court. The
tots we're both thinly clad. One was
barefooted and hatless.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
ROBERT, YOUR MOTHER
WANTS YOUt

Mrs ]. Brody. OF No. 37S Saratoga
Avenue. Brooklyn. n. Y. has appealed
to the local police to help her locate
her son was working on a farm near
who left home several weeks ago.
The aged woman said she understood
her son, was working on a farm near
Newport. Mrs. Brody is staying at the
home of Magistrate Barnett G. Gluck-
man. No. 406 West Third street.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
nils rAIrHruI WIFE AND SELF on CHURCH sTEPs.

KILLS FAITHFUL WIFE AND SELF on cHUBcH srEPs
By The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA oct s.-As climax and reward for her
Years o., drudrery to support family Mary convery as
wear, old vas shot and instantly killed by her husband today
N m presence Of their young son daughter James Con
vo , father then turned the revolver himself fell
dead over Of his wife With bullet IN MS brain 1ne
tragedy took place the steps Of St Charles Roman Catholic
Church whittier the ned at the nrs sight Of her
drlnk-crazed husband
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
HOLY NAME MEN MARCH.

The second procession OF the hoiy
Name Societies of the several churches
took place yesterday afternoon. The
churches visited were the Cathedral, st.
Marv's and st. Anne's. About 200 men
were in the line of march, which was led
bv the Rev. William Temple, d. d.
pastor of st. Elizabeth's Church, with
Tho as Cullinan as chief marshal.
The making of this Jubilee was IN
keeping with the desire Of Pope Plus
\. that all Of the faithful commemo-
rate the splendid victory of Constantine
I, religious civility.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
MYSTERY IN THIS LICENSE.

Maqlstrate Buckley issued a maIilnse
license on Saturday TO william Il Coylo
gs years old and Mary Mlnlhef OF 10,
bll King street. II has besa found that
no such young woman lives at the ed
dress. A man named ceyie has Ieen'
at the house but he is middle'aged In
ktead OF gs Years.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.

In Central Presbyterian church this
evening will be held an immigrant
missionary meeting Of the Christian
Endeavpr Society, There will be
'.real" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by
members OF the various Christian So
citities of the city. ~ - -
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
ACCUSED OF SHOE THEFT.

In City Court today Walter johnson.
colored. charged with larceny Of a
pair of shoes from Walter Hicks. col
ored. was held under $500 bail for
trial at the upper court.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
M,tKMFN RESUME MEETINGS.

The ilrst meeting Of The Retail Milk
Dealers Association WIS held IN their
quarters in the Law Building on sat.
uurday night. A meeting VII be held
each Saturday evening during the win;
Ter mentha, HefreshmeHts we're served
Hlsrlsg She msetIRg, > - ~ :
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
RED CHIFFs 10 VISIT

The Great Council OF Delaware, ], O.
r, NJ, viii visit lapecha Tribe, No, a
Of Talleyville tomorrow night fer The
purpose OF raising the ehiefz elect All
Red Men are invited TO attend the eete'
meaY,
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
u DAYS AT PRISON LABOR FOR KEMP.

BY The Unitea Press.
SOUTHAMPTON. Oct s-Harry Kemp, the ons-hared
Kansas poet away with Meta Sinclair when she
was the wife Of Upton Sinclair today twenty
days labor slowing aboard the
steamship Oceanic on route here New York
Evening journal., 1913-10-06

CHICAGO. Oct 6.-women, -
emil hate 'em. They never did any
thing but try to play me for a suck
er. l killed 'em Just like I'd swat q
hyl
Shaking his finger in Captain Hal
pins face, Henry Spencer. paroled
convict, with a string Of aliases, opium
fiend. and confessed slayer of Mrs.
Mildred Allison -Rexroat. tango in
structor, today shrieked his accusa-
tion at the long list Of women hs
claims as victims of his murderoua
pistol or hammer.
Spencer. who made his remarkable
confession to a series OF between
fourteen and twenty murders, after
his capture last night. was routed out
Of his cell bunk before breakfast to-
day and led into room in detcc-
tive headquarters. Surrounded by
Chief McWeeny. Captain Of Detectives
Halpin. Assistant States AttorI ey
! Sullivan and the detectives who r.
rested him, he began calmly to O.
Continued on Page Six.
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
HE KILLED
WOMEN AS HE
WOULD FLIES
Played Him For Money; He
For Diamonds and Murder
Followed
MANY CRIMES ARE
CHARGED TO SLAYER
+SPENCERS ALLEGED DEATH
LIST

sSPENCERS ALLEGED DEATH
LIST.
AZ Paw Paw Lake, Mlch.----
> Two girls named Weber or Web
. Der. Says he beat them TO. death
= with hammer and threw their
bodies into lake.
At Delavan, Wis.-Wife OF
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
. railroad auditor at Minneapolis.
Says he sunk her body in lake.
At DelaYan, Wis.-OskaI0Osa,
Iowa, school teacher. Says he
threw her body In lake.
70 At Belle Isle. Mich--RObbed
L" and murdered woman who said
she was from New York.
At Wayne. Ill.-ShOt Mrs. MIL
dred Allison RexrOat. Chicago
tango instructor, threw her body
on railroad tracks after rob
bing her. Police certain he
committed this crime.
At ChicagO.-POllcemen De-
Thompson. Her half-nude, body
was found I'm a r0Oming house
on January l., 1908. Says he
killed her and robbed her OF
diamonds. The police believe he
was at least implicated.
At Policeman De-
vice and Pennell. Says he shot
both while resisting arrest for
bzurglarles.
At ChicagO-WOran who lived
on Northwest side. Saye he
does not recall her name, but
that he killed her on canal
bank, stripped her body If dia,
. m0nds, money and clothes, ans
. threw Il In canal.
At ChicagO.-Aged man, be
and two children. Says HI
robbed them at home near Wick
er Park and burned house 4
hide evidence of crime.
At Fort Montgomery, n. Y.
Helen GOuld's maid. Says h
married her, heat her to deaf
and robbed her Of $500 in dii
p mOnds.
Y AZ ChlcagO.-Ida Oliver. Sa
Z. he beat her to death with haI
a mer.
10 AZ Chicago. Aged man.
u . lieyed TO have been hroh
10 saya ba fd Harvey DeY1
70 member 0f notorious gang
y street car robbers, Iured brok
r TO Washington PARK and sh
G him.
At Chicago O-SaI s0nkeept
Says when he shot him VIII.
he resisted attempt TO rob b
saloon.
n At ChlcagO.-TwO other w
| men. Says doesn't recall name
Evening journal., 1913-10-06
EEATHER.

For Delaware: Fair to-
night. Tuesday cloudy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
SUGGESTION OPEN
TO NO SUSPECT
Attitude Of United States on
Naval Holiday" Favorably
Received in Germany.
PROPOSAL TO ALL NATIONS
American Initiative at This June
ture Would Have Many
Advantages.

Berlin. December 14-Tho large ma
jority by which the naval holiday
resolution passed tho American House
of Representative has attracted inter
est and favorable comment from peace
lovers I'm Germany. and tho attitude or
the United States OH tho proposal that
international naval construction be
discontinued for one year. Is regarded
as OF possible fnr-rCachtnS influence
Tho question just now is at Il stand
still. so fax as Great Britain ana Ger
many arc concerned. and American
Initiative At this juncturc would nave
many advantages in the opinion Of GER
tain German nnvol officers. Unlike the
proposals TO this end put forward By
Great Britain. the suggestion from a
neutral nation TO discontinue building
batileships for twelve months would
be open to no suspicion of hostile In
tent Addressed TO all nations. IL
would avoid ono of tho main objections
to tho British plan, which Is that
neither Great Britain and Germany. nor
any other TWO nations can afford 10
stop building battleships. IL other
countries continue their naval pro-
gram.
Need Contain No "Jokers.'
1t need contain no "jokers' such as
tho exception allowing England to
build battleships for S1cditerrancan
service. and to accept three Canadian
battlcships or their equivalent, while
other nations were observing the naval
truce. The American proposals., II
made. It Is pointed out. should be 80
cieverly worded to leave no room
for evasion b. diverting funds saved
on battleships to the construction Of
cruisers, torpedo boats. submarine or
eirships. or BY providing for acceIer-
atcd construction In following years.
There naturally is little or no sym
PATTY at the admiralty for the idea,
but In government circles outside the
admiralty, such proposal might not
he altogether unwelcomc. The Treas
ury Department, forced to devise
schemes for new taxation. and the me
Jor!ty OF the Reichstag. faced with
the unpopular task of voting them, are
against any increase in naval expendi-
ture.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15

OF the Watkins estate. 1t was once
owned by William Byrd founder OF
Richmond and Petersburg. and was
conveyed by him to Archibald Cary,
well-known figure of Revolutionary
days. In 1897 IL came into the posses
SION of tho Watkins family.
"Anpthill," the Watkins home
stead. was built early in the seven
teenth century from bricks imported
from England. The records OF the AS
ISOLATION for the Preservation OF Vir-
GINA Antiquities show that the ma
tcrial OF number OF Colonial build
ings was brought to Virginia as bal
last. primarily, and that iron was SEM
back for several years until after to-
hacco became the staple product or
tho Colony.
The fact that the foundry had been
built on Falling Creek has been Il part
OF the historical records of tho State
for years, but its exact sito was not
known. II Is expected that a granite
boulder Will be erected on the spot
and that Il will bear on its face an
iron plate. telling the brief history OF
the Colonial Industry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
NEW OFF|CERSTO
GO Up FOR EXAMS
Highland Springs Militia Com
pany Now Ready for Muster at
Hands Of Colonel Stern.
MILITIA ON HIGH PLANE
Four OF the Five Companies
n-Jo-oJ H., w.. Do,,1+,,e,+
MILITIA ON HIGH PLANE
Four OF the Five Companies
Ordered by War Department
Now Fully Organized.

Officers of the newly organized In
fantry company at Highland Springs
have been notified by Adjutant- General
w. w. Sale to appear before tho state
Board of Examiners Friday afternoon
IN order to qualify before the new out
TT Is accepted. Colonel 10 Lane stern.
assistant Inspector general. Virginia
Volunteers. Will muster tho company
into the service OF tho state on Satur-
day night. Among those who Will at
tend the muster arc General Sale. Col
onel Charles a. Dempsey. L. S. n. re-
tired. Captain Shipp. y. s. a, and n
number OF State officers.
The Highland Springs company IS tho
fourth OF the I'VE infantry commands
ordered formed in Virginia by the War
Department The other is now being
organized and is about ready TO DO
mustered In. The State will then havo
forty companies OF infantry, divided
into three full regiments Of twelve
companies each, and tho Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion OF four
teries OF field artillery. four regimen
tai bands. feld hospital corps and a
signal corps. Cavalry Is the only
branch OF the service that is lacking.
IIn. More Men Than Required.
There are sixty-two enlisted mon.
four more than required. and three Of
iIcers in the Highland Springs company.
II, Fourth Virginia Infantry. and will
he under Colonel i II. GOODWIN, Its
officers Captain Fred Holden, First
lieutenant j. W. Cloyd and Second
Lieutenant Wallace Fox. All have had
previous experience Captain Holden
was at West Point two years. lie
served as a second lieutenant during
the Spanish American War. and Was
afterwards in the regular army. Lieu
tenant Cloyd and Lieutenant Fox are
both graduates OF military schools. and
the latter was formerly Oenber OF
Tho Fourth Virginia Regiment.
Colonel Dempsey went to Highland
Springs last week and Inspected the
town hall. which will be used ms q tenn
porary arrnory. He found 1t largo
enough for close order drills. while
there are several nearby fields that
can easily DO utilized for open order
work. There IS AN excellent location
FOR a rife range, and with a slight cX