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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
GRAND
Jury FOR APRIL
SWORN IN TODAY
Ex-Sheriff Frank n. Sommer
Made Foreman OF
Body.

The April term federal gram, .Bss
was sworn in by Judge John Rellstab b,
sitting with Judge Thomas G. Haight,
in the United States Federal Court in
this. city today. Former Sheriff
Frank II. Sommer was chosen fore
man.
Judge Rellstab informed the jurors
Of their duties. but did not deliver
any special charge, All the jurors
summoned were present. Adam
Vreeland, of North Paterson, was ex-
cused from serving.
The members of the grand jury are
From II. Sommer, foreman; Philip r.
Rutterof, Irvington; John D., Dewar,
of Jersey City; Richard Stockton,
of Trenton; Barker .. Hamill, Of
Trenton; William c. Keyworth, Of
Paterson; Frank b. Cobbett, of Nor
ristown; aDniel j. Betchel. of Tren-
ton; John II. wilkins, b. ID. Phil
hover, of Madison; Joseph w. Cooper
of Lambertville; Charles b. Parsons.
OF Red Bank; William II. Miers, of
Trenton; Daniel Dean, of Little Sill
yer; Austen II. McGroger, of Newark;
William O'Brien, of Red Bank: Stan
ley Jones, of Railway; Charles r. Nc
Nalr, Of Paterson; J. Howard Ronen,
of Pennington; T. Frank Appleby, Of
Asbury Park; Asher w. Carrell. of
Flemington; John X. Sheehy. of
Perth Amboy, and Wilson J. Jones,
of FranllVille.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
MAUSERT WILL
AGAIN SUE OUT
WRIT OF ERROR
Practically Certain He Will Try
to Upset Second Con-
viction.

While a definite announcement has
not been Forthcoming it Is practically
assured that George E. Mausert, con-
victed In Quarter Sessions Court yes
terday for the second time on a
charge of maintaining a disorderly
house in connection with the opera
tion of the defunct Hotel Broad, will
again sue out a writ of error and
carry the case TO the Supreme Court
in the hope of getting a second re-
versal of the judgment of the lower
court.
The case was on hearing for five
days last week before Judge Harry
V Osborne and went to the jury at
:55 o'clock yesterday afternoon. At
5 o'clock word came from the jury
room that a verdict had been reached.
Mausert. or his counsel, former Judge
Wilbur A. Heisley, were not in the
ccurt5room when the jury filed in
with its verdict.
Judge Osborne had left Instructions
with Court Clerk William G. O.
Crowther TO receive the verdict and
after the usual questions had been
asked Forman Frederick B. Meeker
announced the verdict, I'VE find the
defendant guilty as charged in the
Indictment" he said without any
further comment, The jurymen re-
ceived their vouchers for their work
and departed all of them refusing to
discuss their verdict or how 1t was
arrived at. II is understood that after
discussing parts of the evidence for
about. an hour, the jurors took one
ballot, that being unanimous for a
guilty verdict.
Mausert was convicted first in June,
1918, and was sentenced TO serve not
less than one or more than three
years in States prison, and in addi-
tion to pay Il fine Of $1,000. He at
once appealed the case to the Su-
rreme Court and last December the
verdict OF the lower court was set
aside, the upper court finding that
Judge Osborne had committed legal
error in making second charge to
the jury in which he inadvertentl
used language that practically di-
rected a verdict of guilty. Mausert
will be called on to face sentence
probably a week from next Monday
before Judge Osborne.
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N. !. & ?. LEASE
TO co THROUGH
Signifies lnten-
tion-Morris County Line
May Soon Operate.

Vice. Chancellor Stevens today again
adjourned argument on his order to
show cause why the New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
should not lease its property The
order in the case has been directed to
Frederick V. Pitney, as receiver.
AT the same time, in announcing
postponement Of the argument, the
Vice-C Chancellor said that he intended
to direct the leasing of the property.
John r. Hardin, solicitor for the re-
ceiver, has said that he was not op-
posed to the lease, but simply wanted
to assure himself that it would be
for the best interest of the company,
it's security holders, and would have
Commission. The Chancellor
agreed with him and directed that the
proposed lease be submitted to all
three.
The road has not been in opera tiOn
for some time, because the receiver
has not sufficient funds with which
to make improvements demanded by
the Utilities Comission,
The men who intend to lease the
property propose to have 1t in opera
tion within three onths. They are
Frank w. Patterson, of Bound Brook;
Lewis S. DuFour, Augustus c. Oar
ling, Joseph L. NJ. DuFour and J. G.
Melton. The yice-chancellor directed
that they appear before him next
Tuesday and show their ability to
carry out their contract
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
REBEL S TO USE GULL LOTINE
TO EXECUTE THEIR ENEMIES

JUAREz, Mex, April THE gull
lotine has made Its appearance in
Mexico and new form of execution
confronts the enemies of the Consti-
tutionalists in San Luis Potosi, it was
learned today. At Conception Del
Orc, a homemade guillotine has been
erected, 1t was built by rebel me-
chanics in the corps commanded by
General Eulalio Gutierrez, who is now
in this city comforting with Carranza.
Already the new instrument has
been tested, and as the general says:
"It works splendidly." The test was
made with a lamb as the victim.
Desire for revenge Is responsible
for the appearance of the guillotine
In Mexico. General Gutierrez's broth
er-in-law, Jose Morales, was killed
some time ago in battle against the
Federals near Saltillo. The family of
Morales, including an infant daugh-
ter and Gutierrez's sister were living
In Saltillo. Thee Federal commander
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Woman, Fleeing Sanitarium,
Found Wandering in Summit
Especial 10 the Evening stnr.I

SUMMIT, April 7.-Isabelle Exiner,
a patient at Reinle's Sanitarium, in
Pine Grove avenue, was found wan
dering along Blackburn road clad in
a nightdress, early today by Edward
C. Holmes and his son, Donald, who
were on their way to business in
their automobile.
The woman was in q hysterical
condition and when Holmes took her
into his machine, she demonstrated,
crying:
Don't take me back | want to go
to Brooklyn"
She was taken to the Overlook Hos
pital and later turned over to Reinles
institution. No information as to the
woman's identity or as to how she
escaped from the sanitarium could
be learned there
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
CANAL BILLS
ARE DEAD FOR
THIS SESSION
Following Expose of Joker,
Committee Reports Them
UnfavorabIy.
INTENDED TO CONSIDER
THEM LATER IN THE YEAR
Author of the Change Remains
a Mystery---Godfrey Gives
His Version.
Especial to the Evening star.I

TRENTON, April THE Morris
Canal bills were reported unfavorably
by the judiciary committee of the
House last night This disposes of the
bills for this years session of the
Legislature.
1t had been planned, it is under
stood, not to report the bills At all,
which would have made II possible
for the Legislature to take them up
in an extra session. Disclosures made
In The Scar, however, of joker in
the principal bill, caused the members
of the committee to change their
course of action.
The Star pointed out that the
main bill introduced on behalf of the
Morris Canal Commission differed In
essential features from the bill printed
In the report of the commission. Just
how the alteration was made seems to
be a mystery. AsSemblyman Godfrey,
of Atlantic County, who is q member
Of the canal commission and intro
duced the bill, processes ignorance OF
the manner In which the change was
made, except to hazard q guess that
1t was due to a printers error. He
said he was unaware the bill had
been changed until yesterday.
Members of the judiciary committee,
however, and others who examined
the bill carefully after the disclosures
of The Star, said the alteration did
not appear to be due TO an error. By
the alteration, they said, the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, instead OF
pay. osg the State $1,000, 900, was TO be
permitted to pay only the difference
between the amount received from the
sale OF the property between Fiddler's
Elbow and the Hackensack River and
$1,000, 900.
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arrested the relatives of Gutierrez,
placed them aboard troop train
and sent them to San Luis Potosi.
The baby died of exposure on the way
and nothing is known of the other
members of the family.
From stories told by rebels this is
only one of the many instances where
the women and children of rebel of :
ficers have been taken from Saltillo
by the Federals and sent to other
cities and to supposedly horrible
fates.
General Gutierrez says he will leave
Juarez in two or three days to re-
sumo his campaign against San Luis
Potosi. my outposts are within
eight kilometers of the capital of that
State and L expect to capture the
place this time Fourteen thousand
men are under arms in the State and
can send them all against the city,
and when l have taken it l hope to
find my sister and her family. If
they have been mistreated the guillo-
tine is ready for action"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
MINERS MAY ALL
LOSE THEIR Jobs
Shafts Will Be Abandoned if
Wharton Strikers Do
Not Return.
Ispeclol 70 the EyenlnE star.I

DOVER, April 7.--Superintendent
Tooke C. Stryker, of the Thomas Iron
Company's mines, near Wharton, de-
clared today that If the 212 employees
who went on strike Sunday afternoon
continue the strike the Richard mine
will be completely abandoned. The
strike is the result of a lay-off OF
eighty-four miners and laborers, and
the union demands that they be re-
instated.
The Richard mines have been oper-
ated almost continuously since 1852,
and the abandonment of the mines
would be a severe blow to the indus
tries of Morris county, the monthly
pay roll of the firm during proper
market conditions being $4,000. Since
o'clock Sunday night the pumps
have been idle, and the mines are
being flooded with water, which will
entail loss of thousands of dollars to
the firm.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07

Hin street has q mystery, which is
practically paralyzing the women In
the street with fear. 1t has been go
ing on for two weeks, and several OF
the female residents are on the verge
of nervous breakdown. The mys-
terry is in the shape of two men. who
have been haunting the short block
from Broad to Halsey streets day ana
night.
At first only the larger of the two
men was noticed. Then II was dis
covered that there were two of them.
The men appear to be "shadowlng"
one of the houses between the Church
of the Redeemer and the Christian
Science Church. They take up their
stand In front of Is Hill street or the
Hill street side of the Hippodrome,
and stay there practically all the
time, occasionally walking as far as
Broad or Halsey streets.
One of the men changes hse wear
ing apparel, evidently attempting TO
escape deteettop. First fAe'n appear
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THIRD OF FAMILY
MEETS VIOLENT
END IN ACCIDENT
Swick, Killed by Trolley, Meets
Fathers Observation-Disclosures
Blown Up.

When William Swick, twenty-five
years old, of Russell place, Summit,
died in Overlook Hospital, In Summit,
today of injuries received when he
was struck by trolley car in SPRING
field avenue last night, he was the
third man in his family to meet a
violent death in the last thirty five
years. Both Swick's father and
grandfather succumbed to injuries re-
ceived in accidents. The father was
Killed by trolley car four years ago
near the place where the son met his
death, and the grandfather, q rail-
road engineer, was killed in the ex-
plosion of q locomotive boiler in the
Lackawanna railroad yards in Ho-
boken thirtyfive years ago.
Swick received mortal injuries when
he fell under the wheels of the car of
the Norris County Traction Company
which was due to arrive in Summit
at 11:15 last night, in front of the
Farmers Hotel, Springfield Near the
hotel, at the junction of Morris turn
pike and Morris avenue, is @ trolley
station. Swick, who had been visit
Ing friends In Springfield, had heard
the hum of the trolley car as 1t ap-
preached in the distance and had set
OFF at full speed to reach the trolley
station before it arrived. Practically
the only illumination was the dim
flash Of the cars headlight. and this
failed 10 show Swick a small ditch
which lies beside the road
When the car was twenty feet or
so behind him Swick stumbled into
this ditch lie rcl3ed i,.ross the troll
ley track directly In the cars path
lie made q frantic effort to creep out
of the way, but the wheels of the car
passed over both his legs.
The motorman jammed on his
brakes, and with the conductor
rushed to where Swick lay as soon as
the car was brought to stop.
Swick's left leg was practically
severed below the knee and his right
leg was, crushed in three places, at
the ankle, knee and hip.
a passing automobile was pressed
into service and Swick was taken to
the home of DR.. Watson B. Morris.
The physician ordered him removed
to Overlook Hospital.
Swick had not lost consciousness,
but seemed greatly interested as the
physicians bandaged his legs. When
he reached the hospital his first re-
quest was that his mother be sum
moned. When she arrived he tried to
cheer her up. assuring her he was not
badly hurt and was not suffering any
pain, and certainly would recover.
Her son seemed so confident his in
Juries were not dangerous that Mrs.
Swick left his bedside after about an
hour. Shortly after her departure.
however, Swick lapsed into uncoL-
sciousness. He became steadily
weaker, and died shortly after 5
o'clock today.
The body was removed to Brew
ster's morgue to await examination
by County Physician S. w. Westcott,
of Union county.
Swick was married and had an in
FAINT son. He was separated from his
wife and child, however. They lived
in Jersey City. Besides his mother.
with whom he lived, Swick also is
survived by five sisters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
PUBLIC HEARING
FOR TOLLS BILL
DECIDED UPON
FSenate Canals Committee to Al
low Fifteen Days for That
Purpose.

WASHINGTON, April Fifteen
days of public hearings, beginning on
April 9. on the Sims bills to repeal
the Panama tolls exemption, were
decided upon today by the Senate
canals committee.
Administration supporters pressing
for a minimum delay In getting the
Sims bill out of committee professed
to be satisfied with the plan for fif-
teen days of hearings provided added
time was not reserved for cnsidera-
ton of the bill after hearings are
over
The hearings will give opportunity
for threshing out various amend
ments, principal among them one to
reafflrm the sovereignty of the
United States over the canal zone
and it's right under the treaty to
grant an exemption to coastwise
ships IL 1t desired to do so.
The controversy continued to
eclipse interest in all other business
In the Senate chamber.
Senator Works, Republican, of
California, made n lengthy speech,
analyzing the treaty obligations of
the United States.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07

CHICAGO, April For the first
time In Chicago women today went
to the polls and enjoyed equal rights
with men in an aldermanic election
More than 217, 800 women had reg
istered, and election officials esti-
mated that more than so per cent
of those registered would vote today
The number of men registered to-
tailed 455,2S3, and it was estimated
that about 10 per cent. of them would
vote, making today's vote the largest
on record in this city
For fear that many of the women
might spoil their ballots in casting
their first Vote, nearly half million
extra ballots were distributed at the
polls. Fresh ballots We're given to
those who requested them.
Extra. heavy police details were on
duty in several of the wards where
there are close contests. Shooting of
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SH-H-H! HILL STREET HAS BATTLING
MYSTERY IN TWO MEN WHO HAUNT PLACE

in black overcoat, then a light one,
and then with none at all. This
change is effected several times
daily. The larger of the two men
maintains the same clothing.
Several of the residents have ac-
costed the men and asked them what
their object is. They murmur some
thing under their breath and walk
slowly away. The men stare at
women as they pass, which has been
the cause of the uncanny feeling
most Of the women on the street now
feel.
The men are never seen together,
but it is known that they whisper to
each other as they pass. Two of the
men from one of the houses opposite
the Christian Science Church have
attempted to learn the. mission the
men are on. but have failed. 1t has
been suggested that the matter be re-
ported to the police, but as vet no ons
has been stopped by the men -
otherwise molested. except. by ~
hard staring.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
MULL|GAN RECALLS
ANNEXATION BILL
Especial 10 the Evening star.l

TRENTON, April 7.--Assemblyman
Mulligan, of Hudson county. asked
leave last night to recall from the
Senate his bill House 683, for the pur-
pose of reconsideration.
This is the measure that Acting
Mayor John J. DAILY, of Harrison; the
West Hudson Board of Trade and
others fear would, if it became a law,
eventually enable Jersey City to ab-
sorb Harrison, Kearny and East
Newark by the following territorial
lines and creating contiguous rela-
tions. The Interpretation placed
upon the bill by Acting Mayor Daaly
and the others in protesting against
its passage was declared be the cor
rect one by the law firm of Nj. I. &
Fl. C. Barrett town counsel TO Har-
The village of South Orange,
through it's counsel, Adrian Riker
opinion, that the bill would enable
Newark or Orange to absorb or an
mex the village. Village Clerk
Michael Fitzsmmons was down here
last night with instructions to urge
the defeat Of the Mulligan merger
measure.
There was no opposition to Assem-
blylnan MulHgan's resolution asking
r. went AIough by uIiefn1rQouss vote
.Aasenblyman Joseph NJ. Branegan.
fnaiority leader, and a resident and
otficeholder of Harrison, had per-
mitted the bill to pass the House and
zet to the Senate, and for this neg
iact of the interests of his immediate
constituents he was roundly cRfticised
Branegan has obtained from Assist
ant Attorney General Herbert Boggs
an opinion, stating that the bill would
mot affect Harrison, unless the voters
of Harrison elected to federate with
yTersev CITY. This opinion is under
date of April 6 yesterday.
Governor Fielder has written let
ter of sympathy to Assemblyman
Branegan because of the position
criticisms of his acts have placed him
west Hudson people at the capital
last night criticised Branegan over over
again for activities III his own oeh;tn
Il this late hour. as compared with
Ills failure TO watch the merging Dill
IN the Houe
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
May Hold Caillaux as
an Accessory OF His Wife

PARIS. April THE question
whether Joseph Caillaux. former
minister of finance, may be charged
as an accessory of his wife in the as
sassfnation of Castor Calmette, edi-
tor of The Figaro, is the subject of
general discussion in the newspapers
today. The publication OF the testi-
mony of President Poincare, indicat-
ing that NJ. Caillaux had at least itl-
fuenced his wife's action, has given
brought into the investigation as an
accomplice.
The magistrate in charge of the
preliminary inquiry, Henri Boucard,
called both Caillaux and Louis Bar
thou, former premier. for examina-
ton today, and the two statesmen
cofronted each other in the presence
Of the magistrate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
GET ANOTHERCLUE
TO MISSING GIRL
Ruth Taylor Is Traced to West
field Through Youths
-4zsr''s Confession.

PLAINTIFF Tp,,AJrral 7.--Part OF the
mystery attending the disappeeraJlisa
last Thursday of prerTsy' -nffYf'tsen
old Ruth Naylor has been solved
through Lynus Walpole, Jr. twenty
ave years old, of Scotch Plans, con-
eessed to Chief of Police Kiely, OF this
city, to having taken the girl to New
York on that day and having re-
turned with her the same night.
But in spite of this clue to the case
no trace of the girl has been found.
Walpole admitted having taken her
to Westfield on Thursday evening, but
all the efforts of the police to locate
her have been without avail thus far.
1t is probable that the Federal au-
tilorities will now take action in the
matter. The presence here of Fed
eral Inspector William II. Larabee
and his activity in cooperating with
the police lead to the belief that Wal
pole will be prosecuted under the
Mann act.
Another suspect under arrest Is
Thomas Copenhaver, a draughts-
man, twenty-one years old. He is
locked up in the Tombs in New York
on the charge of abduction. He was
arrested in a furnished room house,
but the girl was not with him and he
protested his innocence by declaring
that he did not see the girl nor did
he know anything about her. When
he left the city Thursday he pur-
chased two tickets for New York and
checked two dress suit cases
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
MAN DROPS DEAD
WHILE DRESSING
Patrick e. Mccormick, of South
Orange, Found LifeIess
by Daughter.

After preparing breakfast today at
her home, 160 South Orange avenue
west, South Orange. Miss Mary Nc
Cormick went upstairs to call her
father, Patrick e. Mccormick, and
found him dead. He had been
stricken with heart failure while
dressing, only a few minutes before,
and lay lifeless on the bed
Miss Mccormick had heard her
fathers footsteps on the second floor
only short time before and was eX-
pecting him to breakfast, When he
failed to appear she decided to call
him. He died about o'clock, DR..
Charles e. A. Ball, the family physi-
clan, was summoned and said he had
died only a short time before his ar
rival. DR.. NJ. Herbert Simmons, dep
uty county physician, view the body
and issued burial permit.
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MEASLES ASSA|LS
800 IN WESTF|ELD
Health Board, Alarmed, Orders
a Strict Quarantine-No
Fatalaties.
Ispcc,nI 10 The Eveninp star.I

WESTFIELD, April 7.--The local
health authorities have become
alarmed at the rapid spread Of an
epidemic Of measles throughout this
town. Three hundred cases of the
disease have been reported to the
Board of Health since the flrst Of
January, and steps are being taken
to prevent the epidemic from taking
on a more serious aspect.
All of the cases have been confined
to the younger population of the
town and no fatalities have been re-
ported. DR.. Joseph b. Harrison,
president of the Board of Health, is
working with the members of the
board in preventing a further spread
of the disease Strict quarantine
orders have been issued.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07

trays We're reported in the Twentieth
ward during the campaign, and the
police squads II Chat ward were
tripled
Although twelve important PROPOSE
tions appeared on the ballot besides
the names of the aldermanic candi-
dates, most of the interest in today's
election was in the success of the
eight women candidates for council
and the general result of the women's
vote.
The most effort was made in the
First ward where Miss Marion
Drake. It court stenographer, opposed
Alderman John (3athhouse) for re-
election.
one of the propositions voted on to-
day provides for the building of a
comprehensive subway system, at q
cost of $130.000,000
The polls opened at o'clock and
closed at O'clock