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S. RYAN HOLDS FORT
IN CITY HALL QUARTERS
EX-CuStOdian Sticks to Rooms.
Though WOrkmen Make
Plaster Fly.

Nobody from the Public Works Depart
ment called on ex-Custodan John g.
Ryan yesterday TO ask him when he is
going TO vacate his apartment on the ton
floor OF the City Hall Instead workmen
were busily engaged with their crow
bars and axes tearing down partitions to
make way for the Municipal Art Commits
sion, which is to move In II the city
officials succeed In ousting Ryan
Borough President Marks issued n
statement yesterday in which he said
Ryan mad agreed to get out on April /
last. on condition that the custodian's
leave be extended to June / and an allow
ance Of $50 II month be made for house
rent. The statement adds
since that time months have again
passed by and the Municipal Art Commits
sion has been urging the preparation of
the rooms for its use, whereupon the
proper authorities were ordered 10 make
the repairs which were necessary. with
instructions not to disturb Mr. Ryan until
the very last moment.
There has been the greatest consIdera-
ton shown by Mr. McAneny and myself
In this case, and the necessities at the
present time are such that this floor OF
the CITY Hall must be turned over TO the
use ordered by the Sinking Fund Com
mission"
80 the wreckers are going to leave thl $
room TIL the last" said Ryan last night
THEY will md me right here when they
rip down the last partition. My fight is
for my legally protected position, and
mean 10 stay here until they move me
Now let them come along"
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YEARNS FOR LUDLOW JAIL.
Booze Agent. Income Cut by Prohi-
bitiOn, Obtains Admission.

Sheriff Grfenhagen's Almony Club in
Ludlow street jail got two new members
yesterday. one of whom forced his way in
and the other had to be dragged In.
The willing candidate was Richard Won
Hofe. who decided that II would be less
expensive 30 get free board from the
county for six months and not have to
pay any more alimony than TO keep on
paying 800 month TO Mrs. Minnie Won
Hofe, who is suing for a separation.
Won Hofe appeared at the Sheriff's Of
fee with suitcase containing all the
wearing apparel he expects TO need for
six months. In asking the Sheriff to send
him to Ludlow street Won Hofe said:
Times are so hard I can't keen I'm
with my alimony, When my wife got her
award of 800 month ] was receiving
$4,000 year from a distilling company
as manager and maintained both a sum
mer and winter home Because of the
hard times and the increase in prohibition
sentiment throughout the country my sal :
AIRY has been cut to $4,000 and Just
can't keep up my alimony"
Seton Tranter n broker at % Broad
street was arrested at his office and
taken to Ludlow street on an order is
sued by Justice Lehman. Tranter was
sued for separation in 1910 by Mrs
Beatrice Tranter, who received $40 q
week alimony He fell behind in his pay
ments and now owes $1,000.
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MEDFORD'S MODEL MAN
FORGER IN OTHER CITIES
Respected Churchman Sent to
Prison on One Of His "BuSi-
ness Trips"

PHILADELPHIA. July ii-FollowinE he
conviction to-day on charges of obtaining
$4,000 worth of bonds from Barclay,
Moore & Co, brokers. 1913 South Broad
street, "A neatly dressed, middle aget man
who has been known to the police as VIII.
lam ". Nash of Rochester, y Y. adj
mitted that for years he had 'een living
dual life.
The real name of the prisoner, who vas
sentenced 10 term Of not less than SIX
years nor more than eight In tho Eastern
Penitentiary by Judge Baldridge rs Gil
bert Sergeant. and under that name he
has been living with his wife and dsush'
ter in Medford Mass, and respected -
a prominent and model business man.
His family knew nothing OF his other
life, 1t is said, He told then, as he tod
friends in Medford, that he was a pro-
moter and his frequent absence from homo
was explained by the fact that he was
supposed to be directips large mining
deals Sergeant, the prisoner, took an
active part in church work,
Since his arrest IN Atlantic CITY where
he went a month ago after obtaining me
bonds from Barclay, Moore Il Co me
prisoner had made every effort 10 "once'.
his identity and would have succeeded
had II not been for the investigation ~
J .. Stevenson % the firm ~ Lee Hggn'
son & Co. brokers. of Boston, from whom
the defendant under the name of Ro"'rt
Barnett obtained bonds valued At SS.'-'
last August
Nash, or Sergeant. got 5000 In oo'n'
from Barclay, Moore Il Go. and gave
check which was a forgery.
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concealed in her room. with the other end
In the Doctors office.
what will they think IL they find IL -
she said and she wanted to know what
she should do about IT, She told me she
had been suspicious Of her husband with
other women. told ner 20 keep stIll
about the photograph. and no one would
hear about II. She got nervous about II
and took it out the next morning.
III she murdered Mrs. Bailey she IL the
most perfect actress / ever saw. I've had
some experience dealing with people and
I'VE seen her closely Immediately after the
murder and since, and tell YOU that no
one could act the part Mrs Carman Is act
Ing unless she was innocent
81 can't believe that Mrs. Carman fired
the shot. ! believe that the person who
killed Mrs. Bailey did so By accident and
really intended to kin Dr Carman
81 performed the autopsy. and ! can
state fatty that certain reports about Mrs,
Bailey are absolutely untrue"
There was conference In Or, Car
mans home this evening in which George
Levy. Or. Carman and Mrs. Ida Powell
and Platt Conklin took part. The princi-
pal topic was Or. Carmans and Celia
Colemans testimony before the Grand
Jury. AZ the end OF the meeting Mr..
Levy said
Celia Coleman has been In the keeping
OF the Burns detectives since last Thurs
day and would not have been surprised
at any testimony she might have given.
81 talked with her last week and | put
down the questions J asked her and the
answers she gave me at the time. Later
she signed the affidavit which incur-
porRted her answers.
III she has testified she saw Mrs Car
man 20 through the kitchen either imme-
dlately after or Immediately before the
shooting she has not told the truth. She
was on the stand at the Corouers inquest
and was subjected TO n long and severe
examination by the District Attorney.
She was also examined by me- In neither
of these Instances did she say that she saw
Mrs. Carman IN the kitchen that night.
II IL highly improbable that any jury
would believe her II she testified to this
now"
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GOES TO PRISON 16
YEARS TO SOBER UP
Man Who Served Time for Kill.
ing Wife Fears He May
Stay Son.

PHILADELPHIA, July l4.-Mr. Bob" an
energetic little German who is listed on
the roster Of the Eastern Penitentary a.
No. 5297. is again occupying his old cell
in the institution.
No. 5297 is a voluntary prisoner and
may spend the next sixteen years in the
pen. He admits he IL happy and better
on as a prisoner than he would be at
large.
Briefly. Mr.. Bob was paroled eight
months ago after serving four years OF a
twenty year sentence, Last Thursday he
returned to the prison and surrendered
He had violated the conditions of the
parole and insisted that he should be
locked up. His wish was granted and
the prison gates once more closed upon
him.
After eight months of sobrlety he fell.
For four days he drank heavily and then,
fearing that he would murder his boy,
who is but years old. he surrendered
There is a little manhood In me yet,
warden" he said when taken back into
the prison. "Old rum has got me again.
1t was the cause of my being here. you
know, for four years. / killed my wife
and paid the penalty. Society gave me
another chance, but I failed 10 make the
most OF my opportunities.
III / remain out and continue drinking
will probably kill my boy or do some
thing equally as bad. | am not bad.
but merely need protection. Society pro-
tects me from the rum evil In this prison,
but falls to do anything for me on the
outside.
"And there Is another element that
must be considered. The parole system
has worked out well for hundreds of men.
but suppose that while on parole ! com
mitted another murder. / would not only
come back for life but penologists might
shake their heads and doubt the entire
parole system. My case would be pointed
out as an example. The old argument
might be made that once a murderer al
ways a murderer. Then some good chap
who has more Will power to fight rum
and It's influences would he blocked from
a parole II he was serving time for muir
der
a little more than i've years ago he was
prosperous. With his wife he conducted
a small restaurant In this city and made
money. Then he began to drink. Bust
ness began TO drop off and one afternoon
as ne returned to the cafe no accused his
wife OF running the business. He asserted
that she was not tending to business. She
denied this and told him that II he would
let whiskey alone the business would
return.
This angered him and he plunged a
knife into the body OF his wife. He was
sentenced 10 the Eastern Penitentiary for
twenty years. with the proviso that he
could b parolsd At the end OF four years.
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BORROWED CHILDREN
TAKEN FROM WOMAN
Girls. 9 and Z. Had Been "Lent"
to Kind Stranger. Who Failed
to Return Them.

Two pretty children. Minnie Maxwell.
3 years old. and her sister Myrtle. 7 years
old, both OF Cleveland. Ohio, were put
under the care OF the Gerry Society last
night after woman who had Dor
rowed" them from their parents had
failed to return them. She had sent tele-
grams to Cleveland saying they would
arrive there on certain train.
The woman, who gave the name of Mrs.
Margaret Russell. was taken with the
children from a boarding house at 25S
West Forty sixth street. but she satisfied
the society that the children had not been
harmed and she was not held. She
returned 10 the boarding house, but left
when ordered to by Mrs Power. the pro-
prietor.
Mrs Russell registered at the Hollen-
den Hotel In Cleveland on June 81 She
was about 80 years old. was good looking
and soon had number of friends. among
them Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Maxwell
of 400 East Nineteenth street. Mrs.
Russell took a fancy TO the Maxwell chill
dren bought them dresses and toys and
took them out automobile riding
When she decided to leave Cleveland
she begged Mrs, Maxwell to lend her the
two girls for a pleasure trip, She said
she would take them to New York. Buff
falo. Atlantic City and other places. treat
them we'll and bring them back safely.
Mrs Maxwell consented.
on July 8 Mr.. Maxwell got the follow
ing telegram
Am sending children on Train 2sa ar
irving at Union Depot at go A M.
Please meet train. Children will be IN
charge OF Pullman maid"
The Maxwells met the train. but the
children were not on II and none OF the
, train crew knew anything about them.
Then the parents notified the chief OF
police OF Cleveland, who asked the New
York police 10 find Mrs Russell. Several
addresses which were In her letters en-
abled Lieut. Williams OF the missing per
sons bureau to locate her yesterday. She
said she had expected 10 send Myrtle and
Minnie back, but didn't have enough
money,
The police do not think Mrs. Russell
intended 10 harm the children. but that
she liked them. wanted to give them n
good time and took them travelling with
her until her money gave out. Minnie
and Myrtle will be sent 70 Cleveland to-
day. q
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PORTE DELAYS MOVE
TO STARTING POINT
Won't Sail for Newfoundland
on Saturday With Oversee
Filler America.
TESTS HALTED BY RAIN
Airman Hopes to Begin Voyage
In August-Gets Many
Queer Gifts.

HAMMoNpsPoRr, ~ V. July it..Nr 10y
day rain held back work on the Rodr..,
Wanamaker flying boat America ,...,,.
and there will he no trial Of the nov &c.,,
sled bottom until tomorrow Cous'r,..
tion proceeded slowly In the rain. 4 zoe,
viii he made az soon as the mud d-i.s
so that tho America can he pushed INTO
the water
Lieut. Porte has decided not ~ lesv.
New York for St Johns. Newfoundland
next Saturday. He has arranged 10 SAIL
on the steamer Florizel on July rs
III the sea sled bottom or any tyne ~
planning surface that requires new boa,
bottom is used II will he impossible N
get the America ready for shipment undo.
two weeks after the first successful ius'
II II doubtful II the flight can be rntda
before August, and that is the worst
month Of the summer FOR the flight N
account Of the great number Of storms
over the Azores course
Lieut.. Porte said to-day that In the
event Of further delay no would start any
time up to the middle Of October
But he does not expect To wal, tia,
long. He hopes to get tho America 10
Newfoundland by the first week In August.
He will start the flight on the first day m
which weather conditions arc propitious
after his arrival there.
Lieut.. Porte has steadfastly refused ~
answer the critics who phophesi,d In
THE SUS that the transatlantic nigrt
would be unsuccessful when his attor.
ton was called to tho opinion of those
who thought he could not find the Azores
he said well. when we do find them
these fellows will have to climb down"
In reference to Lincoln Beachey's criu.
cism Lieut.. Porte said: 81 refuse n
make any answer. That Is what Beachav
wants. He is like lot of other peop'a
who crticise me and the proposed flight
in the hope that will answer. thus civ
ing them publicity. These critics bore me-
terribly"
n Lieut.. Porte tries to carry to En-
rope all the articles that have been sent
to him for that purpose he will not have
room for any gasolcne. There is an ~.
fee In the Curtiss factory that is filled
with biscuits. matted milk. postcards
flags and other articles that were sent
for him to take on the trip.
4 letter came to-day from New York
man who wanted 20 equip both Lieut.
Porte and George Hallett with anti-snor.
ing devices. so that one would not disturb
the other while sleeping on the floor Of
the pilot house. II was suggested here
that these he used on the engine. which
made so much noise that the aviators will
wear ear plugs.
A dozen fresh eggs were sent to Lieut.
Porte and like number Of fresh biscuits
Lieut. Porte has not decided what he will
do with these gifts. but IL Is certain that
there will be no room for them in the
America.
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NO RECALL FOR CINCINNATI.
New Charter scheme Also Defeated
by the Electors.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July l4.-Cincin-
ndti's new charter and the recall were
defeated to-day. The vote was below so
per cent. OF the total registered voters,
large number Of bond issues were de-
fented, Under the new charter city cleo
lions would have been non-partisan with
party emblems removed from the ballots !;
only the Mayor and members OF council
were to be elected. all other officials APP
pointed,
The vote was 2l,2s6 for and 27s43
against the charter. 2l,s49 for and 2b,2s7
against the recall
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AIRlNEN CANCEL PASSAGE.
Act On Learning Lieut.. Porte WIZ
Delay Departure.

The members Of the Aero club who had
planned to sail with Lieut. Porte for Sew
foundand on Saturday have cancelled
their passage. but will go with the airutu
when he leaves with the America on .luly
25.
II will be at least three weeks before
the Sperry stabilizer being built by 'ue
Sperry Gyroscope Company in Brooklyn
for the over ocean nier will be completed
At the factory yesterday II was So tina;
three instruments are being turned out,
two for the navy airmen and one for
Curtiss and Lieut.. Porte.
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Receiver for Claim store.

LOUISVILLE. July 14.-R. G. Kinkead,
referee in bankruptcy, has appointed a re-
ceiver for J, Bacon \ Son, who were
forced into bankruptcy by the ClafIn fall
ure The Bacon store will continue
business.
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AxHA-CECiA
. COLEMAN.
a 1.OS1sDeso Q o~oG<~oso

DIR. Carman, who lives across Merrick
road from the Carmans. and was the flrst
outsider called in when Mrs. Bailey was
killed. said to-day that he was with Dr.
Carman the morning after the shooting
when tn. authorities say DIR. Carman may
have thrown the revolver into a swamp
Or. Runcie denies that Or. Carman did
anything like that.
Dr. Runcies story is also interesting
because he says that Mrs. Carman told
him of the presence OF the dictograph the
night OF the murder. before DR.. Carman
or the authorities knew of H. DIR. Runcie
fixes the time OF the murder as between
\: 10 and 80. Or. Carman called him
up In great excitement he said. and called
to him to come over. because something
had happened.
II ran straight across said DIR. Runcie
Il met Archie Wallace driving up to the
house with Plat Conklin. II was then
about 5 80. when | got into the office
Or. Carman was alone with the body
lie told me what had happened and said
he had sent Archie Post to get Theodore
Bedeil to identify her.
This Is the devil OF a note I said.
Yes ne said. IT will ruin my prao-
tice
Then he he told me. for Gods sake to
90 upstairs and quiet the ladies. found
Mrs. Carman in her room with her mother
and her sister. Mrs. Carman had her
kimono on, and so there can be no doubt
about that I'll tell you how ] know. II
was a thin garment and | could see her
bare legs.
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All the Women Excited.

They. all Of them. were excited and
upset. | tried to calm them. and told
Mrs Carman that she was not 10 blame
II somebody got shot In her husbands
office. They continued 10 he excited. and
suddenly Mrs. Carman exclaimed:
They'll find 1t downstairs WHAT
| asked.
The dictograph,' she said
what do you acknowledgement" I
asked ] didn't know what she was talk
ing about.
Then she told mo about the dictograph
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Testimony Stuns Levy.


Mr.. Levy has understood all along the
importance of Celia to his defence. Shortly
after she left the Carman home to board
at the expense OF the county he gave out
a statement calling the action of the au-
thorities in taking her away "contempti-
bic and despicable" and asserting that he
would not he surprised, In view Of this
action, what statements were given out
ms purporting to come from the girl He
did not act surprised to-day, but seemed
to be stunned AT the apparent calamity
that has befallen his case.
The Grand Jury examined to-day eight
witnesses besides Celia Coleman. In
spite OF two other cases to handle the
Grand Jury got 10 the Carman case at
10 80. The nrst witness called was
George \. Fairfield a surveyor, who has
made maps and diagrams Of the Carman
house and grounds which will be made the
basis Of questioning. He was asked sim
ply to swear that these charts were
accurate,
Dr. Carman Forgets Many Things.
Then came Or. Edwin Carman. who the
District Attorney believes could clear up
the mystery OF the shooting IL he would.
DR. Carman WAS not asked to sign a
waiver, although Il had previously been
understood that he would be. The Dis
trict Attorney decided overnight that as
the murder OF Mrs. Bailey no one would
gain immunity by testfying under oath
before the Grand Jury except Mrs. Car
man
Or, Carman was no moro satisfactory a
witness before the Grand Jury than he
was at the Coroner's inquest. He forgot
many things he seldom made "A definite
statement but usually thought" he was
correct He narrated that same story
that he has before several times. that he
did not know Mrs Bailey. that after he
had advised her medically and they stood
at the door OF his Office and she was read
TO go there came crash of glass.
DIR. Carman looked at the window and
saw the revolver and the hand. he said.
Ge thought II was left hand and he
thought II was mans hand. He dived
behind the operating table. leaving Mrs.
Bailey to her fate. Then came the shot,
and he jumped up in time to catch Mrs.
Bailey before she fell.
Then came Celia Coleman, who was fol-
lowed by Mrs, Jennie Duryea. the white
haired mother Of the dead woman and
one Of the most tragic figures IN the whole
case. She told tho Grand Jury that she
had never heard OF DR., Carman, and did
not know that her daughter knew him.
Before Mrs. Bailey left home at q
o'clock that Tuesday afternoon to call
upon Mrs. John w, Grabau OF Rockville
Centre Mrs. puryea had noticed slight
rufiness under her eyes, and had advised
medical attention, hut Mrs Bailey had
laughed It or. The next Mrs. Duryea
knew 81 her daughter was at 40 that
night. when some man notified them over
the telephone Of Mrs. Baileys death.
Mr. Bailey Testia-s.
The daughter and husband Of the dead
woman testihea TO the same general ef-
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The daughter and husband Of the dead
woman testiied TO the same general ef-
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Carman Describes Tragedy.

She said that Dr. Carman had called
at the house early in the morning Of
July and had told her of the shooting
lie had said that n man had suck his
hand through the window and killed Mrs
Bailey At that time, said Mrs Anderson,
DIR, Carman was sure II was mans
hand and had described the cuffed wrist.
The next time DR.. Carman called was
July 4.
DR.. william H. Runcie. close friend Of
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Kixts snsfaheYr NJ the szpedttkSn
srs snisstny aud are xirsn ur for ossd.
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mate. Charles ExytsY. ,Aezrsd mate,
Dchn Brofy. sAzEnzn. znd II. kSx.
xeApgxa. There foas men left :sss wreck
NJ the KAsisk e'xfs.7 nnt,ess 'sssn WfzH,
xsii island znt were never se<u again
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,ss<4ahTsasbsr IN gozfkld. HaHie knx-
jznd. Henri l>eachAie. snfhgopo3oKtst.
III Pasis, Asd Thomas Morris. seaman.
jef, shs wreck on the kAsiuk. never
y.Aeissd WrsnEeu Island and must
have persisted.