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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-19
ADMITS TROOPERS
LOOTED LUDLOW
But Women Were Suffocat-
ed, Not Shot, Officer Says
at Court Martial.

Denver. May ls.-Startling testimony
concerning the Ludlow tent colony battle
OF April 20 was given at the court martial
this afternoon at the state rife range.
where Major Patrick J. Hammock Is on
trial on charges ranging from petty lar
ccny TO first degree murder.
Captain Edwin T. Carson. who was in
command OF Troop A. declared that he
found nineteen boxes. each with 100
rounds OF ammunition. hidden in the tent
OF John r. Lawson. national board mem
Der Of the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea He further told Of the rescue OF
women and children from burning tents.
Attracted by a cry he said. he found
four women, a baby and two larger chill
dren under trap door upon which trunks
had been piled. lie said they would have
been suffocated if he had not found them.
Carson admitted that he had found his
troopers footing the tent colony of clothes
and ieWelry. but excused them on the
ground that they were hard TO discipline.
DR.. Edward VI. Curry, a physician who
witnessed the battle. said the eleven
women and two children found dead we're
suffocated in a pit seven by eight by FIVE
feet In size and that there were no bullet
wounds on their bodies.
Trinidad Col. May 1S-The first shoot
ing since the military occupation Of the
strike district occurred to-day near Sc
gundo Juan Cruz. Mexican striker.
was wounded in the arm with 4 small
calibre bullet.
Cruz said some one had tried TO as
him because he. belonged 10 the
union Questioning brought out that
last December he received letter writ
ten in Spanish. II warned him 10 leave
the state.
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PRIEST.
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out for instructions shortly after re.
firing. were informed by Justice Yer.
non NJ. Davis that they could n thew
wished pronounce a verdict less So
we're than death.
A. c.. Koelble OF Schmidt's counsel
asserted after the verdict that owing
TO the former priests persistent ii
lence concerning the crime. A. had
not been possible TO place all the facts
before the jury. He said Schmidt was
not guilty OF murder, but had shielded
a physician after the woman's death.
She was not murdered, the lawyer de-
clared. II the police would display
energy. he said. they could get al the
truth. The lawyer was undecided
whether he would take an appeal
Father Schmidt will never go 10 the
electric chair" he added.
Story OF Crime.
Anna Aumuller's body was cut IN
with a knife In Schmidts fat on Sep
TENDER 2 and the pieces. in several
bundles. were tossed into the Hudson
river. where most OF them were found
before suspicion was directed against
Schmidt. The head was never recov-
cred Schmidt In his confession 10 the
police said he was commanded 10
make a sacrifice" OF the Aumuller
girls lie by his patron. St Elizabeth.
DR. Ernest A. Muret, dentist.
Schmidt's friend and companion- who
was arrested shortly after the ex-
priest was accused OF murder, was
sentenced in October 10 seven years
In the federal penitentiary at Atlanta
after his conviction for counterfeitinS
Schmidt declared at Muret's trial
that IL was he and not Muret who
planned the counterfeiting operations
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
NOVEL DISPLAY
In SHOW WINDOW
STONE AND THOMAS SCENE OF IN
rERESTING DENOMINATION
Showing Work OF High Powered Electric
Machines IN Making OF Dresses
and Costumes.

very unique demonstration IL be-
TORE the ewes OF the buying public in the
stone & Thomas windows. The demon
stratlon shows two operatives from the
factory that makes North shore Dresses
one "A cutter and the other a stitcher.
a high powered electric machine Is
used To- cut the garments and IL capable
OF cutting as high as 500 at one time.
The stitcher Is also OF electric
construction and Is capable OF taxing
$500 stitches n minute which H. about
machines
The factory that makes these dresses
Is located at Gloucester. Mass, and Is
arranged 10 give the employees all OF the
freedom possible. At this place many
people come each year 20 spend the hot
sultry months OF summer and under
such conditions as balmy air and re-
freshing sunshine. the girls work In the
factories where the wonderful dresses
are made.
strikes are unknown. and the women
working there are the wives and daugh-
tiers OF the old fishermen OF the Massa-
Cnusettg waters.
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N,wspaper M.n H.re

With Lieutenant Mackowitz. were
representative from the leading
Cleveland papers They We're fucker
of the Plain Dealer. Larkin. with the
Leader and Richie with the Press.
aent here by their respective papers
tn got 20 history ~ the man who De-
charged with the crime
As The accused man was taken from
The lookup 10 20 90 the train ty De
tcctivcs MackOwiiz. OF Cleveland and
Frazier and Kelley ~ tho local force.
photographer in Tho employ Of the
Cleveland papers hivorcd on hfa path.
way in an effort tp snap" him. News.
paper men also accompanied him 70
The train try Ink fo get something from
bis own lips. but ho refused fo dis.
cus7 The case with any ono.
AZ soon as 10 became known that
a local man accused of murder was Do.
INK cN'radifod hF tho police force Of
another city. quite n crowd of the cur.
.ous followed him to the station and
even tried FOB ref ON tho train. but
were rerfra med hv the conductor.
Fcw seemed fo realize the immonaitv
OF The crime that Tine man was charged
with
lio discussed the case rather freely
yesterday morning 10 uoWapauor mon
and detectives but with fhr arrival ~
The Cleveland officials. hn uuf "a
clamp on his lips and refused t1 faIk
lie said during thc morning. however,.
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PRINTERS
(continusd tro.s first Pare,

Philadelphia and Boston unions 10
call a strike in the shops doing the
work OF the complainant. who charges
that this was done in restraint OF
trade and through conspiracy SINH
lar 20 that alleged TO have been
shown in the Danbury Hatters' union
case.
Correspondence Secured.
Union correspondence submitted by
Secretary Barnes in response 10 sub
pOcna was impounded today for the
government by Assistant United
States District Attorney Harold Har-
per. who has charge OF the inquiry.
Counsel for the union made an in
effectual attempt 20 secure the re-
lease Of the documents by applying
for an order TO Federal Judge How
ard c. HOLSTER
In statement issued tonight by
Peter J. Brady. secretary of Allied
Printing Trades Council OF New York
City, assurance OF cooperation IS
given District Attorney IL Snowden
Marchall. The union. says Mr. Brady.
has nothing to conceal and will well
come an opportunity to make the in
vestigation n thorough one II. as
result of a friendly inquiry. IL should
be shown that the action OF any OF
the unions involved conflict with the
sherman act Matters could be ami
cably remedied"
The complaint. says the statement.
was attributable TO the Hostility OF
one or two employers who have never
been able TO sympathize with the
liberal attitude" towards the unions
Of other employers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
RACE QUESTION
GcontiI usd iron. First P4ssJ

tcontir ued IRON First PagsD
later mentioned the progress Of the
negroes.
Their progress has been due "a
what the white man has taught them. 81
insisted the Mississippi senator. land
let me say that myself and the other
white men Of the south would do more
TO preserve the negroes life. liberty
and pursuit OF happiness than others
FAR away who love them as race
and would let them starve az their
gates
Spectators Applaud.
Applause from the spectators az
this point caused Senator Thompson.
boz the chair. To- threaten Co clear the
galleries.
The ire OF Senator Martin Of Vir.
rinIa was aroused when Senator
Jones read paper he recently had
prepared on the advance OF the negro
race lie pictured the negro coming
ont OF the Civil war .n a state Of op-
pres sion and poverty
Senator Martin challenged every
statement aa Inaccurate. asserting
that tho negro would Do q great deal
better on DO tho south was left to
handle fhe question under The plan 30
had pursued Than DO those from far on
sought to meddl. in Tine problem
Senator sherman objected IO This
ge an assertion that northern sor1-
tors were not capable of dealing with
Tho question.
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who mysteriously disappeared at
l2:45 O'Clock, December 2l was
taken back TO Cleveland last night
on the Sis o'clock Wheeling a L. T..
train to answer 20 the charge.
When consulted yesterday at local
police headquarters. Stanley protest
ed that he was innocent and kept n
stin upper lip, never breaking down
until the revolver with which IL Is
thought the deed was done was
brought before him. IL was then that
he lost his nerve and broke down,
crying at intervals.
During the afternoon and up until
the time he was removed TO the train
and after he was placed aboard he
continued TO cry and showed the
deepest nervousness about the going
back. His father. Columbus Stanley.
stated that he was not in the least
worried over the outcome and ex-
pected his boy TO come out on the
right side.
Lieutenant George Matowitz. OF the
Cleveland City Detective force. ar
rived yesterday morning and read the
warrant TO the young man as he sat
IN his cell in a careless attitude.
quietly smoking a cigarette. The
warrant charges that he did felon-
iously, willingly. maliciously and pre-
meditatedly shoot and kill one Ro-
bert f. Mercer with a gun loaded
with powder and leaden bullets
against the peace and dignity OF the
state.
4 preceptible change was noticed
upon him Immediately. An order
was then given TO Thomas Kelley.
local detective. to 20 TO the Stanley
home for his revolver. which was
found In suit case At first the
shells for the gun could not be found
but later they were located and given
into the custody OF the Cleveland of
hcer. The father and brother in law
OF Stanley. II is said. used their in
huence against the giving up OF the
gun
on the way 20 the depot young
Stanley cursed Detective Frazier for
having had the gun brought forward
and called him many names that are
very hard 10 swallow When the Of
ficer went TO the house yesterday
morning 10 arrest young Stanley they
say that his brother was prone 70 al
low him 20 20 with them When the
telegram was shown 20 cOrrOborate
The arrest. nothing further was said
about his staying
To save Stanley humiliation from
the glazing eyes Of the public az he
was being removed from the city
building 10 the train yesterday even
/ Ing. Detective Matowitz had him
place his over coat over his arm
where the handouts we're attached.
I To the casual observer the fact would
not hardly be noticed. as IL appeared
I that the two men walking In n nat
I ural position MatOwitz had his left
arm fastened 20 tho right arm OF the
prisoner
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
RIVER NEWS

The Liberty cleared the local
wharf al noon yesterday. for Msta-
mOras. Upon reaching that point
she will tie M until Monday. having
discontinued her regular Saturday
trip for the time being
The Steel City Is scheduled 10 pass
up. bound for Pittsburgh from Gin
cinnati. this afternoon al . o'clock.
She is scheduled for the return trip
a. o'clock. Sunday morning The
Kanawha. for Pittsburgh. a. o'clock
Is the only other boat on Sundays
list
The river continues 20 fall az this
point. At \ o'clock last night the
gauge az the McMechen dam record
Cd 16S feet
Among the boats passing down with
lows Of coal yesterday. were Alice
and Volcano. Tow boats passing up.
some Of them liEht. were Valian'
Monitor. Volcano. Volunteer. Tornado
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
Revolver Recovered.

What was considered TO be the
missing link In the chain OF evil
dence that the police Of Cleveland
have woven about Norman Stan
ley charged with the murder Of
Robert G. Mercer. is thouaht TO
have beer found yesterday after.
noon when Detectives Kelley and
Frazier Of the local police force
went 10 the home OF Stanley on
the south side and procured his
revolver.
This gun was found In an old
coat that he was supposed to have
worn al the time OF the disappear
anee Of Mercer, December n.
This coat was In his suit case in
the attic where Il had been put
when he returned 70 this city.
There had been two chambers
emptied and four remained undis-
turbed when the detectives ar.
rived. The Cleveland detectives
have been working upon the the
DRY that the revolver had been
buried under the city hall al or
near the same place with Mercer.
This gun has been baniina them
since the arrest Of Stanley here.
The gun 10 said 20 correspond
exactly with the wound IN Mer.
W nNNanN when NNe nnfnF.
tiVes went % the home. one 81
- Stanley's brothers In law accom-.
panied Kelley 20 the attic 20 oct
the boys clothes. as he had been
told. While there Kelley slipped
his hand into the pocket and took
charge Of the gun.
Detectives Frazier and Nato.
witt remained on the first floor
with the family while the qun was
being secured. 70 is said that
when the officers arrived AZ the
police station with the gun ana u
was found that they had u the
brother o. the man became sbus-
I've
This BE- considered q clever
piece % work all the way around
and the police ard detectives are
being onqs3tulated BY the citi-
xers ~ Wheeling. Newspaper men
from Cleveland congratulated the
local boys. as did Lieutenant Mat
oWiu o. the able way they han
dled the case and cleared % as
Tar as possible the greatest rnys-
tery they have ever been confront
ed with
Norman Stanley. young souf
'lde man. charged with the murds
lt Robert T. Mercer. fimckoepcr q
The now CITY hall 40 Cleveland. an
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
W'MECHEN


Parents night 90 the church OF God
which was held last evening. proved
very interesting and e. very large crowd
Iilled the auditorium. The services 80
Tar have been very successful and each
evening much larger crowd attends.
Tie services VII De continued this even
InE and "a splendid program has been
arranged for this evening. All are corr
daily invited Co attend
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06

The city council met last evening iu
regular aewI-muufhIN session last even
iur and transacted considerable routine
business The reports OF the executive
committees ~ the various political par
tica who voted 30 their respective 'pri-
uHrIe- held few days arn reuorteI
IrI report. were accepted Many bills
Herc ordered paid Hru several interest.
IrE matters pertaining to the rIfy.a well
faro uHTT UIaU.aafr
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CHICAGO Feb o. The Fedcra'
inquiry into relations of Federal of
fC.aH with Jack Johnson. negro prize
fighter and Sol tevIueohu miss.ne
professional hondsmau ended TODAY
Assistant District Attorney Sfaushur,
who conducted Che IltesflrBtou. ealL
"a report will be- mad. neat geek
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ton eliminated them from the case as
or no value to tho prosecution.
Searched for Revolver.
All day to-day Detective SHIRLEY.
who found MERGERS body. searched in
an endeavor TO find the revolver car
ried by Stanley when he was employed
as night Waterman. lie also searched
the Office OF the construction com
pany to find box OF cartridges which
Stanley formerly kept there
Stanley's revolver, IL was learned,
had been broken in such a way that to
ire u the hammer had to be pulled
back. As soon as the pressure Of the
hnger was removed the hammer would
Tall and fire the she'll
Detective SHIRLEY also made n
round OF the boxes that had 10 be
pulled by the night Waterman and
visited the boilers. going over the
same route traversed by Stanley
when on duty.
SHIRLEY took accurate count of the
lapse OF time between the visits TO
the various boxes and later will COM
pare II with Stanley's reports Ut the
Western Union office.
y list OF witnesses to be called at
the inquest tomorrow morning was
made up by SHIRLEY tonight, a dozen
or more men being added to the list
already prepared.
Mrs. Jennie r. Mercer. mother OF
the murdered man. accompanied by
her daughter. Mrs. !. II. Jamtson, OF
Seattle. Wash, left Cleveland today
for Pittsburgh on the same train that
carried young MERGERS body.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
FAMILY HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE

Special Dispatch ~ the Inteiurencer
CHARLESTON, w Va. Feb. g.
To the timely awakening OF Mrs
Anna Lewis. who with her four chill.
dren, and cousin. Miss Gertrude
Messer. reside on the South Side, in
this city, they owe their lives today.
Some time after mid night Mrs.
Lewis. whose husband left her sew
eral years ago, awoke TO discover
chloroform In her room. She opened
the doors and windows and aroused
her children and counsin. all OF whom
had experienced the effects of the
chloroiorm, which had been injected
into the room through a hole caused
by broken pain of glass
AS yet the police have no clue to
the person or persons who attempted
TO chlorofOrm the family either for the
purpose Of murder or robbery. All
the occupants Of the house had been
considerably affected by the chloro-
form and IL required considerable ef-
fort 10 arouse Miss Messer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. 5-River
stages:
DAVIS ISLAND DAM-1O.7 feet,
stationary: cloudy.
STEUBENNlLLT- feet. fall
ing: clear
PARKERSBURG-1s.3 feet. falling:
cloudy.
MORGANTOWN-7 feet. station
airy. cloudy.
OIL ClTY-5.l0 feet. falling: clear.
WARREN feet. falling. clear.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
EN- TERTAINMENT
Given In First N. {. Church at Elm
Grove Last Evening Was q
Decided Success.

What proved TO be one OF the most
interesting entertainments ever given
az local church was given last even
ing at the First NJ. +. church OF Elm
Grove The entertainment was given
by St Pauls orchestra OF this city,
under the auspices OF the church
choir. The program, which was a
lengthy one. was carried out in detail.
the music being of the best and the
readings and other numbers being
without doubt the best ever heard lp
the church. After the entertainment
the ladies OF the church served re.
freshments in the basement. TIL az.
fair was decided success in every
way.
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and the W X Fields. After reach
ing McMechen. the Tornado trans
ferTed her cargo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06
STANLEY CHARGED
,cont.nued from Fir., Page,
Searched for Revolver,

sionally visited. but police investiga.
ton eliminated them from the case as
OF no value 10 tho prosecution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-24
ROCK TAKEN
FROM WRONG LAND
A. NJ. Johnson Files Suit Against
James Cameron ct al, in
Di3trlc. Court.

A suit was. fled with the clerk oil
the district court this morning by A.
NJ. Johnson against James Cameron,
ct al, claiming s725 for stone which
Johnson claims defendants wrcngfu,ly
quarried from his land. In the pet.
ton, Johnson states that as agent foe
Lewis Hosmsr and others he enterel
into a contract with James Cameron
and T. f. McAIanus TO quarry rock on
a strip Of land, the quarry strip being
so feet by $50 feet
The plaintiff claims then. that de-
PENDANT went to plaintiffs lands out
side the tract named in the contcact
and quarried rock from strip of lane
said to have been owned by plaintiff,
so by so feet, and took $3.50 yards OF
rock. The plaintiff claims all of his
claims have been refused and he asks
Judgment in the sum Of sT725.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-24
GRANDMA USED SAGE
TEA TO DARKEN HAIR
She Mixed Sulphur With it to Re.
store Color, Gloss,
Thickness.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant, remove every bit of dandruff,
stop scalp itching and falling hair.
Just few applications will prove a
revelation if your hair is fading, gray
or dry, scraggly and thin. Mixing the
Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home,
though, is troublesome. An easier
way is to get the ready-to-use tonic.
costing about 80 cents a large bottle
at drug stores, known as "Wyeth $
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy thus
avoiding lot of muss.
While wispy. gray, faded hair is
not sinful. we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. BY darkening your hair with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. no one
can tell, because it does it SO natur
ally, so evenly. You Just darnpen 8
sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strang at a time; by morn
| ing all gray hairs have disappeared
and, after another application or two
your hair becomes beautifully dark
glossy, soft and luxuriant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-24

the boys rival In love, strives to win
the girl by fair means or foul. Tully
clerk, loses all his money in the
stock market. Receiving a tip which
would yield him fortune if he could
raise few hundred dollars, the man
strikes down Mr.. Leonard, Franks
father, and robs him. Hugh witnesses
the crime, but keeps silent. Frank
makes his home in cottage near the
scene Of the crime, upon the theory
that the murderer will eventually re-
turn to the spot. Tully learns that
his victim is dead. In terror the
murderer fees from the city. How
he eventually returns to the fatal
spot and how Hugh's despicableness
is discovered, bring this feature to a
powerful conclusion. Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-24
Release the
Dammed-Up Bile
That's the Only Way to Relieve Your
Ills and Aches.

We try to express this thought with
such words as Clogged Liver--Lazy
Liver, and the usual
common expressions, but it does not
state the fact. The fact is that Bile,
Natures own antiseptic and disinfect-
feebly or not at ALL
The first evidence You have Is a
headache coated tongue--or dizzi.
ness-or all of these You sometimes
wear" it off, but while you are
wearing it off, you are depressed,
grouchy, touchy, filled with fear.
PODOLAX RELEASES THE BILE
You don't Live for Your Liver is
Dammed-up with Bile To relea Sc
this Bile you may take moIlycoddle
laxatiyes. None of them really reach
the spot-the Liyer-none release
the Bile. You can't expect to regain
your old punch until this Bile is re.
leased until it disinfects the pdtrid
matter that is being fed to your body
Go right to the bottom of the trou
BILE with the old-fash:oned duly tried
liver regulator Podophyllin Cor May
Apple Root, sometimes called by 1t.
biblical Mandrake.
No. it won't grippe or sicken you, il
you get the right form If You gel
PoDoLaxa Podophyllin formula witt
II the grippe and nausea taken out. @Po
Do from Podophyllin LAX" mean
ing Laxative-not purging or cathar
tic. The children will like tan,
you, like others, will use it instead o
the mollycoddle laxatiyes. Stop at tn.
drug store and get soc bottle.