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Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
DETECTIVES GET EVIDENCE
THE CONFESSED MURDERER DE-
cLAREs MURET is NOT A
coUNTERFElTER
MOTIVE WAS PHILANTHROPY
HE SAYS HE WISHED TO CREATE
MONEY FOR THE USE OF
THE POOR

New York, Sept 1.-Two more
crimes took their place today on the
police record Of Hans Schmidt, the
priest, who already has confessed
that he murdered Anna Aumuller and
that he was a counterfeiter. In ran
sacking schmidt's room detectives
found evidence that Schmidt had
stolen $400 from the Easter collec.
tions at ST. Joseph's church and that
he had robbed a wishing priest who
spent the night at st. Joseph's rec
tory as a guest Of the local clergy.
An empty purse found in Schmidt's
rooms today proved to be one which
the visiting priest had lost not long
ago.
Schmidt still insisted today that
neither Ernest A. Muret, his dentist
friend, nor Anna Aumuller, the girl
he murdered, knew anything about
his counterfeiting operations. In re-
ply to a written question sent to his
cell, he wrote:
Anna knew pothing Of my plans
to solve the soci3 question BY Great.
ing money for Iii the poor people
here and abroad
Schmidt maintains that he made
bogus money from philanthropic mo
tives only.
The police have not succeeded in
finding the head Of the Aumuller girl
Today they Investigated a gruesome
tale about solitary fisherman, who
hooked something heavy last night in
the North River Just as the sup
posed catch was nearing the surface
it dropped off the hook. leaving a lone
human hair sal dto resemble in color
the hair of Anna Aumuller.
Detectives investigating Schmidts
record learned this afternoon that he
had rented another apartment at 1852
Eighth Avenue, under the name Of
Jacob Schneider. This apartment
was engaged on September 5, three
days after the murder Of the Aumul
Ter girl. In its rooms the police fount
clothing belonging to the priest ant
some women's wearing apparel.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
Preparlna for struaaIe

Trinidad, Col, Sept. IL Officials
of the miners union and the operators
busted themselves today considering
plans to meet the situation that prom
ises to develop with the calling of the
proposed strike next Tuesday, the
date fixed by the United Mine Work
ers Of America convention OF District
No. Is in the vote taken late yester-
day. The demands of the men as set
forth in the strike resolutions include:
Recognition of the union.
A 10 per cent wage advance, based
on tonnage rates.
4 A 10 per cent wage advance for coke
oven workers
An S-hour day for all classes of la
Dor on the mines and coke ovens.
Pay for all dead work.
Check-weighman at all mines
Abolition of guard system.
Preparation Tor the care of striking
miners and their families when they
lay down their tools occupied the at
tention of the local strike committee
of the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca today. All strike supplies will be
sent out of Denver. Branch offices
will be maintained at Trinidad, Wal
senburg and Florence. Near each Of
such places tracts have been leased
and tents will be pitched to shelter
the strikers.
Reports that large quantities Of
arms and ammunition are being pur-
chased by the miners and are being
shipped in continue to be circulated,
but the authorities have received no
trace of them. Another report is that
a large quantity of old fashioned gov
ernment rifles have been purchased
and will be placed in the hands Of
strikers to prevent Strike breakers"
from taking their places. Quiet pre-
walls in the camps of the district and
all mines are working full time.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
70 EXCLUDE PUBLIC

Los Angeles, Calf, Sept. ia mo-
ton to have the public excluded from
the trial Of George #. Bixhx the Lone
Beach capitalist indicted on charges
resulting from the recent morality
crusade, was made today at the re-
sumption Of his trial before Judge B-
f. Bledsoe in the superior court
Judge Bledsoe did not believe such 9
ruling could be legally made. The de
fendant, he said. was entitled BY law
to public hearing and could not le
gallv waive that right. Only five men
have been accepted as permanent
jurors.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
HENRY 70 SPEAK

Washington, Sept 17.-Pr ssident
Wilson today designated Representa-
tive Robert L. Henry of Texas to de-
liver an grafton on behalf Of the fed
eral government at the dedication of
the Balboa monument site, September
26, at San Diego, Cal. King Alfonso
has designated the Spanish minister
to attend as his personal representa-
tive. The navy has ordered two cruis-
ers and six torpedo boats to San
Diego bay for the three-day carnival
September "a to 27. The sailors and
marines will parade.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
NEeRo KILLs RANcHER

Rock Springs, Wyo.. sejt. ia dis
pute over card game between two
employees on the Henry Nevins ranch
in Moffat county, Colorado, according
to word brought here today, resulted
in the killing Of Bale Herndon on
Monday. The alleged slayer, a negro
named Jones, was taken to Craig,
Colo, today It is alleged that Hern
don first sent bullet through Jones
hat and the latter replied with a shot
gun.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
MORE WEAKNESSSES IN
new CURRENCY BILL
BANKERS TELL SENATE COMMIT
TEE WHERE THE ACT IS
NOT ADEQUATE

Washington, Sept 17.-An argument
for legislation to divorce transactions
Of the New York stock Exchange from
the banks was presented to the sen.
ate banking committee today by John
R. Despasses, a New York lawyer,
when public hearings were resumed
on the administration currency bill
Despasses declared present stock
exchange methods, requiring daily bal
ances, involved enormous borrowing
and costly processes Of settlement.
He advocated systems of fortnightly
settlement, as abroad
f. E. Marshall Of st. Louis, for
mer New York banker, told the com
mittee today that he believed the
bill makes no provision for replacing
the present national bank notes with
the proposed new treasury notes. He
believes it would be almost impossi-
Bile to keep government 8 per cent
bonds at par if $7,7OOO,OO0 were IS
sued to replace the 2 per cent bonds
now used as security for national
bank notes.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
oLn cAsrLE THREATENED

London, Sept. ia suffragette
arson squad" early today tried TO
burn down Penhurst place, the his
toric fourteenth century countryseat
Of Lord De L'Islfe and Dudley at Tun-
bridge, Kent.
A party Of household employees sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames
Two women were seen fleeing across
the lawn in front Of the building and
suffragette literature was scattered
about the grounds.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
Mexican lac PuIIed Down

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 17.-United
States soldiers yesterday hauled down
several Mexican flags at a Mexican
independence day celebration, about
40 miles from here on the American
side of the border The Mexicans
then raised an American flag. Resi-
dents of Pharr, Texas, also pulled
down Mexican flags until the Mexi-
cans raised one American flag
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
oroanlzation Loses Buffalo

buffalo, N. Y, Sept. l7.-Anti-or-
sauizatien forces won a complete vic
tory in the primaries here yesterday
Mayor Louis P. Fuhrmann, who head
ed the differentiation ticket was
.renominated by margin Of two to
one over George J. Meyer. candidate
Of the regular democratic organiza
ton. Allied with Fuhrmann was vii
liam ]. Corners, former state chair
man.
-Four democratic assemblymen whc
voted for the impeachment Of Cover
nor sulzer were defeated for renomi
nation
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
La ro 90 MRs. EDwARDs

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE
state board Of pardons today took up
for consideration a petition asking a
pardon for Mrs. Kate Edwards, who
has been in jail in Reading for twelve
ears under sentence Of death for the
murder Of her husband, John Ed
wards. Because Of the public senti-
ment which opposes inflicting the
extreme penalty on a woman, four
governors Of Pennsylvania have de-
clined TO set a day for her execution.
The petition for a pardon sets forth
that it is contrary to the spirit Of the
law as we'll as to public sentiment for
prisoner to be kept SO long under
death sentence and declares that it is
the belief Of the petitioners that the
woman has already been sufficiently
punished for her crime.
Mrs. Edwards ana negro were
convicted Of first degree murder in
1901 The negro worked in a nearby
stone quarry with Edwards. Five days
after Edwards was found beaten tc
death both Mrs. Edwards and the ne
gro were arrested. After her convic
ton Mrs. Edwards confessed and ex
onerated her alleged accomplice and
he was later by special act Of the leg
islature given a new trial and ac
quilted.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17

of former strikers from the northern
Colorado coal fields, who visited the
camps, obtained employment and then
attended the convention for the pur-
pose Of calling out their fellow work
ers.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17

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Washington Sept. 17-senate. Not
in session; meets THURSDAY
Banking committee continued hear
ings on administration currency bill.
Public lands committee agreed on
a day for a final vote on the Hetch
Hetchy water bill.
Tariff conferees continued their de-
liberations.
House: Met at noon and continued
discussion Of the administration cur
rency bill for amendment.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-17
STUDENTS ARE HURT

Poughkeepsie, A. y, Sept. 17.-Fif-
ty high school pupils we're injured
here today when temporary platform
on which they were grouped prepara-
tory to being photographed gave way.
Most Of the injured suffered broken
limbs. No fatalities are feared
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
A BASEBALL TRICK
How ReuIbach Proposed to Get Out
of Tight Hole

Frank Chance tells many stories of
the fighting quality of the Cubs when
under his management and one Of
the yarns feature Ed Reulbach, who
began his professional career with
the Montpelier Barre team in the old
Northern league. I'VE were nearing
the end of the 1910 campaign" said
the Peerless Leader, land every
game counted. One day we were
playing a hard game with the Pirates
in Pittsburg and Ed Reulbach was
pitching for the Cubs. At the end of
the tenth inning the score was to
8. Just before he left the bench for
the box to begin the eleventh inning
Reulbach said to me,
cap. have you small piece of
soap?"
Certainly not / replied, Why
do you ask such foolish question:
Il could play trick with it, said
Reulbach I'd put the soap in my
mouth and by the time / reached the
box I'd be frothing at the mouth
Then I'd fall down in a fit and these
crazy Pittsburg fans would run out
on the field It's growing dark and If
the umpires couldn't clear the field
they'd have to forfeit the game to us,
9 TO o.
"Reulbach wasn't joking. He was
in dead earnest, and really regret
ted that it was impossible to see him
go through with his scheme to out
wit the enemy"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07

If you are going to build have Cor
crete Block foundation ii will add to
the appearance Of the place at lit
tie cost.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07

"Mr. Ferry declined once more to
receive the package SIR Hewitt
nevertheless sent &c TO the desk and
had 90 placed there before Nr. Ferry
who avoided even touching it with
the tips of his fingers. Nr. Gorham.
tho secretary of Che Senate, then
picked The package up as De might
any waste paper. and threw Do under
The desk. but afterilri thought bet
ter of the act and drew DO forth and
put Go into his pocket inicniinc as
a friend OF lr. Fcrry's, 90 carry 10
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
KIDNEY TROUBLE VAN|sHES
GAINED EIGHTEEN POUNDS

Some time ago | was troubled with
what the doctors pronounced to be
floating kidney. | was completely
run down and so weak and exhausted
that if did my housework one day
would have to stay in bed the next
doctored with several physicians and
they all told me that my kidneys
would never be well. l decided to
try DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and
found that | got relief. | continued
the use of Swamp-Root and today my
kidneys are in fine shape and / am
enjoying the best of health. Have
gained eighteen pounds, and feel as
well as ever in my life. You can
publish this letter if you wish to.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. John S. Jones.
Granville, N. Y.
State of New York
County of Washington
IS.
Appeared before me personally,
this 23rd day of July, 1909, Mrs. John
S. Jones, who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact.
C. E. Parker, Notary Public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
Letter to
Or. kllmer & Co.,
Binghamton, NJ. ~

Prove What swamp-Root VIII Do
For You.
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for sample bottle. 1t
will convince anyone. You will also
receive a booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling all about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing. be sure
and mention the Bennington Even
ing Banner. Regular fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07

away where it would not be a subject
of further disturbance. But Mr..
Ferry, observing his act, protested
quietly against it, on the ground that
for the secretary of the Senate to
have such a document in his posses
sion might be construed as technical
ly equivalent to the presiding officers
having it himself; so Gorham replac-
ed it where it had originally been laid
on the front of the desk and seem
ingly in full sight of everybody, but
from that moment it disappeared
from human view, as lar as any one
Intercepted at the time could or
would tell. And thus it remained out
of sight for about twenty-four hours.
The session of March l. in the
House of Representatives, did not
end till after o'colck on the morn
ing of March 2, as Inauguration day
WIS so near that every moment was
precious. Late at night, Mr.. Terry
OF Virginia was in the midst of an ar
gument when Mr.. Hewitt Appeared
in the middle aisle of the chamber,
holding by the arm, with one hand,
beardless youth whom a few persons
present recognized as the head page
of the Senate, George McNeir, and
with the other hand gesturing toward
package in the possession of this
young man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
TO INCREASE SUPREME COURT
Certain Democratic Leaders Wish
Additional Associate Justice.

Washington, March Sit became
known today that certain Democratic
leaders will attempt to increase the
size of the United States Supreme
Court.
The court is now made up of eight
Associate Justices and Chief JUS
tice. There is a feeling among some
members of Congress that with a
view to expediting the work of the
coure the personnel of the Supreme
Court should be enlarged
Bills to this effect will be introduce
ed in the House and the Senate when
Congress reassembles in April.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
Sent It Back

1T appears that Mr. Gorham. after
laying the package on the desk in
front of the presiding officer, had dis
missed il from his mind, in pursu-
ance of the republican policy of treat
ing this Vermont return as so much
waste paper But a little later one
of his subordinates. not quite liking
the attitude. took possession of the
document without any ones observ-
ing IT, He reasoned that. as il had
been sent to Mr.. Hewitt. IL properly
belonged TO Mr. Hewitt: al the same
time. he realized that that gentle
man might be unwilling TO take
charge of it in any formal way. So
De handed the package to McNeir
ana instructed him to- find Mr. Hewitt
TO give him the package without at
tracing any ones attention or ex-
planning anything or answering any
questions, and then TO disappear
without more ado. McNeir found
Hewitt and tried 90 do AS he was BID:
but Hewitt seized him bodily and
brought his contemplated disappear.
ing performance to am unumeiy end.
ut remains 90 be said only THAI
the reason the whole story az The
nights debate over NcNcfr's inn
prisormsrt Isl not in the record be
that the House latrE after giving ND
The idea OF Furnishing the Dad for con
tempt voted To- expunee the incident
r. u. L.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
PHI. MCCARTHY
Specialist i Concrete Construction
of any form, any size. anywhere.
Estimates free of cost.

Mason Contractor including stone
work, Brick and PIastering by day or
Job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
Have Long WrangIe

If you search the Congressional
Record of that date you will find the
subject cut short right there, and the
discussion by the House passing to
other topics. But as a matter of fact
this is not what happened. Every
cue had become so stirred up by the
singular series of incidents the dis
covery OF the existence of a different
return from Vermont from the one
which the two houses had accepted
and counted, the refusal of the pre-
siding officer TO receive and open this
new return, its total disappearance
and its sudden restoration to view
that there was a general desire to get
to the bottom of the mystery.
So the leaders of the House spent
a considerable part of the night
wrangling over a question of proce-
dure. Mr. Hewitt having failed to
draw any of the desired information
from the young man. had turned him
over with the package still in his pos
session to the sergeantatarms, who
arrested him and took him to a little
room adjacent to the Speakers lobby,
where he was shut up. jail-fashion,
till the wise men in the great ha..
should decide upon his fate
The idea of many of the members
was that McNeir should be imprison-
ed for contempt and punished at any
rate till he would confess the whole
truth. But as the night wore on mil
der counsels prevailed. The right of
the House TO take such measures I'M
der all the circumstances was so SER
iously questioned that il was decided
to set him free; and in the wee small
hours the lad was turned loose and
allowed to go home to breakfast He
carried with him the baleful package,
charged with so much potential his
tory; for it contained the vote of
Amos Aldrich, the democratic candi-
date for elector who received the
next highest vote to the republican
electors. and that vote, if counted,
would have given Mr.. Tilden the
presidency Up to last accounts he
still retained the relic For more
than twenty years the story of how
that package came into his posses
sion and why he tried to give ii to
Mr.. Hewitt, remained complete sec
ret; in the meantime he had become
a lawyer in New York. and one of his
fellow-pages who finally revealed the
facts, had risen to a position of note
in the newspaper profession. Nearly
every one concerned in the episode
having passed away. the secret was
disclosed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
MIR. Hewitt Interrupts.


81 think the gentleman from Vir-
ginia, said he, will allow me to in
terrupt him for a moment while
make a statement to the House. A
messenger has just approached me
and rendered me the package which
was delivered on yesterday, or at
tempted to be delivered, to the presi-
dent Of the Senate 1t is not my
property.
WHO is the messenger inquired
the Speaker.
Mr.. Hewitt preferred, for tactical
reasons, not TO have the identity of
the youth go into the record. The
messenger stands directly in front of
the Speaker, said he, guardedly. i
have no custody of it-pointing again
to the ill-starred package. 1t is not
my property.
Another member tried to get the
young mans name, but Mr. Hewitt
answered, shortly; I do not know
who he is. | only know that he ten
ders me the package.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania asked
that the messenger be Intercepted
as to where the package came from,
but the Speaker ruled that that
would be out of order; and by that
time Mr.. Ferry impatiently objected
to having his remarks further inter-
rupted
Evening star., 1913-10-19

COOL friendly notes, tnctured with nonchalance she
far from feeling had failed of their purpose and
for brief letter telling of his departure from Rouen he
had given the slightest evidence of his appreciation
of her efforts toward platonic reconciliation She had
not despaired of him. and did despair of him now
for it was one of her maxins that clever could
have any man in the world if she set her cap for him.
Her self esteem at stake She consoed herself
with the thought that all she needed opportunity.
She smiled little she thought how easily she could
have him had she chosen to be less scrupuous
in the of her weapons. She could have him at
Wake Robin if some silly Quixotsm hadn't steeed her
breast against him; than that, she knew that in
spite of herself she would have him it hadn't been
for Hernia Hernia had discovered a remarkable
Evening star., 1913-10-19

faculty for unconscious interfering with her affairs
Unconsciously? 1t seemed so-and yet
The slipper the floor tapped more rapidly for
moment and then stopped Olga rose her lips parting
into slow smile 1t curious about Hermia-there
were moments when Olga had caught herself wondering
whether Hernia wasn't than casually interested
in her elusive philosopher. Hermas decision to follow
her to Europe had been made with suddenness that
left her motives open suspicion. Olga had learned
from Georgette who had got from Titne that notes
had passed between Hernia and Markham; for Geor
gette whatever the indifference of her hair
dresser had useful skill at surreptitious investigation
This morning Georgette had received a note from
Titine who was in Paris, where she had been left
by her mistress do shopping and to await Her
Evening star., 1913-10-19

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Evening star., 1913-10-19
CHAPTER XVI. Manet Cicatrix

8: : ! s !: !
NN0 ~ in the villa of the Duchesse d'Orsay and
XISBS looked out over the sparkling sands upon
FSy@@v the cleaning sea. Her gaze was afar,
&X quite beyond the visible Her brows
EHSSM tangled the scarlet of her lips
ASSMC drawn into thin line, slightly depressed
at the outer corners, and the toe of her
small slipper tapped noselessly upon the rug. There
deeper discomfort in her whole attitude than that
which from mere boredom an aggressive discon-
tent sentent rather than passive kind of feline alert
ness that needed only immediate incentive to be-
come dangerous.
On the dressing table beside her Hernia Chal-
oners telegram, explaining her failure to reach Trou-
VILE in her fingers letter from friend in Rouen tell
ing her of John Markhams visit to that city and of
his departure There seemed no doubt about it
John Markham had received her letters announcing her
arrival in Normandy and had in spite of them fled from
Havre, from Rouen to parts unknown, where neither
Olga's rosily tinted notes Olgas rosily tinted
person could reach him. She had hoped that Her
mia's arrival from Paris would have made existence
at Trouville at least bearable; but her change of
mind explained by the belated telegram had made
it evident that Fate conspring to her dis
comfort and inconvenience. To make matters worse,
the Duchess had taken upon herself attack of the
gout which made her lnsupporable and Pierre de Fol
gny OgaS usual refuge in hours like these, had gone
off for week of shooting at the chateau of a cousin of
the Duchesss, Comte de Cahors.
The letters she had written John Markham, from
New York telling of her immediate departure, another
from Paris hoping to him at her hotel third from
Trouville, assuming the miscarriage of the other two,
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