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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
SHERIFF
HYLAND TELLS
OF A ''HOLD-UP'
Fired Shot When Attacked, He
Tells Court, Who Dis
misses Case.

Under-Sheriff James F. Hyland APP
peared in the Firss Precinct Police
Court today to explain an incideni
in which he figured early Saturday.
He claims to have been the victim OF
an attempted hold-up during which
he fired a shot from his revolver.
AS a result of the shot, two police
men demanded tnat Hyland appear
in court. He went to the First pre-
cinct police station and gave $40 for
appearance. In court this forenoon,
Judge Hahn said that Mr.. Hyland'
explanation was satisfactory.
Hyland attended the meeting Of the
Common Council Friday night and
about midnight started for his home
at 100 South street. He was passing
along Broad street near Green street
when accosted by Walter Keegan
twenty-three years of age. of 1865
South Twelfth street Keegan, it is
alleged, demanded money from the
sheriff. The latter says he re-
fused the request and told the Other
man that If he did not move on be
WOulQ Dc p1aCcu uHtACA all CcLs
Keegan then struck at the under
sheriff. the latter asserts. HylanC
thereupon pulled his revolver and
fired shot into the air in ordel
to scare of Keegan. Policemen Van
egri and Stollberg heard the shot ant
ran up. The under-sheriff told then
that he believed Keegan was stick
up" man. yanegri, it is alleged. re
fused to believe that Hyland was {
county officer. He took the revolver
from Hyland.
Vanegri today testified that he anS
Stollberg were walking through
Green street when they heard the
revolver shot and saw Hyland witt
the weapon. Vanegri immediatel.
rushed to the county official anC
wrenched the revolver away. In th'
meantime Stollberg arrested keegan
Continuing his story, Vanegri sall
that Hyland grabbed his night sticl
and said that he was going to ar
rest him, Vanegri At this junctur
Hyiand and Keegan were both take
10 the First precinct. keegan wa
only held as a witness.
After the case against Hyland wa
dismissed today he asked the cour
to take complaint against Keegai
for begging and assault and battery
The under sheriff soon afterward sal
he did not want TO press the com
plant and Judge Hahn permitted
Keegan 10 go free.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
FAMILY OF FOUR SLAIN BY
AXEMAN AS THEY SLEEP
Twentynne Persons Have Been Murdered by Axe Blows in
Last Three Years. Details of Crimes Being Similar and
Most Cases Entire Families Wiped Out.

CHICAGO. July "a family OF
four was wiped out by blows from
an axe in their home in the German
settlement of Blue Island, a suburb,
last night
The victims were Jacob Neslesla, a
German laborer, aged fifty-two years;
his wife, their daughter, aged TWEEN
ty-five years, and the latter's infant
child. The stiffened bodies and the
blood-stained axe alone remained 20
outline the story when the crime was
discovered by neighbors.
Whether the butchery was the work
of maniac or of a person seeking
revenge was not disclosed in the
first cursory investigation. 1t vas
learned that the young mother of the
infant had been living away from her
husband for some time. and efforts to
find him were begun There was
nothing in the house to show his
name
The murderer, according to Ben
jamin Knirsch, chief of police nj
Blue Island, proceeded with great de-
liberation. Each swing of the axe
apparently carried death with it,
death without even groan to arouse
others sleeping in the house. Each of
the slain was struck on the head
Neslesla slept in a front bedroom
on the first floor of the little frame
dwelling. Iii the attic the two women
and the infant had their beds. The
axe was found near these beds, in
dicating to the police that Neslesla
was the first victim.
Nothing was taken from the house.
1t was the home of a laborer, and the
few trinkets the inmates boasted
were of slight value.
The crime was discovered by Jacob
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
DEMANDS OPEN
| TREATY HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, July s.-senator
Borah began a fight today to force
consideration of the Colombian and
Nicaraguan treaties in open session.
He presented a resolution also calling
for the publication of all investiga-
tions by the foreign relations COM
mittee. 1t was put over until to-
morrow, under the rules.
'sIf / cannot get the consent of the
Senate to have this Nicaragua
treaty considered in the open" said
Senator Borah. II will be forced to
disregard the rules of the Senate /
have not attended a single session OF
the committee since the present hear-
ings began, because did not propose
to submit the results of my investiga-
ton to the clamp of secrecy in exe-
cutive session. If the Nicaraguan
treaty is brought out into the open it
will die as 1t ought to die. believe
it IS the outgrowth Of deception, mis-
representation. fraud, tyranny and
corruption and I'm prepared TO show
it,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06

Neslesla, jr., a son of the old couple
living in another part of Blue Island.
He is track laborer. and went to
the home of his parents, which is
near the tracks, to get a pail of
water. He said he found the back
door open, and that he called to his
mother several times before he en-
tered. Then he found the bodies. He
said that his sisters husbands name
was Hamilton Hamilton, he said,
left her year ago.
Twenty-nine persons have been
murdered in the last three years in
Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa and
Illinois by axe blows. The details of
almost all of the murders are SINH
lar, and in most of the cases the muir
derer's axe has wiped out entire fam
lilies. The crimes were committed at
night while the victims lay asleep in
their beds. In each instance the muir
derer but left slight clues.
A list of the so-called axe murders
follow: r
H. c. Wayne. wife and child. and
Mrs. A. }. Burnham and two chill
dren, Colorado Springs, Colorado,
September, 1911
William E. Dawson. wife and
1911.
William Snowman, wife and three
children, Ellsworth, Kan, October,
1911.
RolIin Hudson and wife. Paloa,
Kan, June 1912.
]. B. Moore, four children and two
girl guests. Vilisca, Ia, June. 1912.
Mrs. Mary J. Wilson and Mrs.
George Moore, Columbia. Mo-. Decem-
ber, 1912.
Jacob Neslesla his wife. their
daughter and the latter's infant child,
Blue Island, ILL.,, July s. 1914.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
Occupants Escape Injury
as Two Automobiles Collide

WESTFIELD, July 6.--In head-on
collision between seven passenger
car and small runabout last night,
Y. P. Therkelson and family, ana
walter j. Reilley, of Perth Amboy,
narrowly escaped serious injury. On
the main thoroughfare between
Plainfield and Westfield the larger
automobile was going at a good clip
On one of the cross roads the smaller
machine started across the road
George Therkelson, piano dealer,
of perth Amboy, was at the, wheel
of the larger car. A girl who was
driving the other machine, swerved to
the side of the road landing in a
gully. Y. p. Therkelson, retired
business man was thrown against the
windshield and badly cut. Mrs.
Therkelson was thrown against the
hack seat and received a deep cut
across the forehead. Mr.. Reilley was
slightly cut about the arms and FACE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
Mrs. Angle, Bordering
on Hysteria, necessarily
Declares Her Innocence
speclal 70 enc Eyening star.

Special to the Evening Star.
STAMFORD, Conn, July 6.-With
Mrs. Helen Angle becoming more ner-
vous and nearer complete hysteria
every day. the police of Stamford
locked forward today with satisfac-
tion to plans to transfer Mrs Angle
to the Bridgeport jail pending the re-
sumption of the inquest into the death
of Walter Ballou.
Mrs. Angle now appears nearer a
collapse than at any time since the
body of Ballou was found on the side
walk at the foot of the stairs leading
to her apartments. She endeavors to
get every one that visits her to give
her assurances that they believe her
innocent. She repeats to all of them
over and over. Before God ] am inno-
cent"
Before God l am innocent" she
cries incessantly THAT is all that is
helping me. I believe l am going to
die soon. she said today. I feel it,
but swear to you before God that |
am innocent"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
General Huerta.

MEXICO CITY, July 6.-General
Huerta received a majority of the
votes cast yesterday in the general
election held throughout the territory
held by the Federals for a provisional
President. Vice President. senators
and deputies.
General Banquet, minister Of war.
received a majority of the votes for
Vice. President.
Scattering votes were cast for Fran
cisco de la Barra, Federico Gambos4
and others for the Presidency. The
voting was extremely light every
where.
In the election for senator's from the
Federal district zamacona J. fnclar
was first and General Pedro Gonzales
second. In the election of deputies
Eugenio Paredes was first and An
tonic Paredes second.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
Two Killed as Unmanageable
Auto Is Wrecked by Train

NEW YORK, July 6.-Two persons
were killed and another was mortally
injured when an unmanageable auto
mobile broke through the gates OF a
long island railroad crossing at
Hempstead last night and overturn-
ed and was wrecked as it crashed into
a passing electric train. Samuel
Molostowski, aged forty, owner and
driver, was killed Instantly; Miss
Bessie zatulove, aged twenty, an oc-
cupant, of the car. died at the hos
pital, where she was removed, and
her sister, Irene. aged twenty six,
will probably die. The bodies We're
dragged one hundred feet under the
third car after the first two cars nau
passed over them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
REPUTATION OF
W|LL|AMS'S TALK
BEFORE POWERS
Wilson Admits Note Disavow-
ing Remarks on Albanian
Situation.

SpcCiht W inc Evening ctaf.
& WASHINGTON, July 6.-That all of
the powers have been officially noti-
fled that George Fred Williams, of
Massachusetts, minister to Greece,
has no right to speak for the United
States In discussing the affairs of Al
sbanis, was admitted by President
Wilson today. The President told
callers that an official disavowal OF
Williams's remarks, which have been
protested by the powers, had been
sent to the various governments by
the department of state.
Although it is known that Williams
has been requested to resign. the
President declined to discuss this fea-
ture at the present time. Later on, it
is understood, a complete statement,
which will include the exact instruc-
tions sent to the Massachusetts poll
tician, will be made public.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
Lagowska Woman Is Given
Ten to Thirty Years for
the StrangIing of Infant

Justyna Lagowska. nineteen years
old. convicted last week Of murder
in the second degree, was sentenced
to state prison BY Judge Harry NJ
osborne today for term Of not less
than ten years nor more than thirty
years.
The woman was found Eu1ity A
strangling to death her BABY. an hoor
after 1t was born.
The alleged crime was committed
in the prisoners home. Sc Market
street. Her defense was that hor
child was born dead.
The courts sentence was conveyr''
10 the prisoner through an interpre
ter. A few moments afterward' when
she was being taken away. ahe b.
came hyskerlcal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
VILLA SOLDIERS
WILL RECOGNIZE
GEN. CARRANZA
Rival constitutionaIist Leaders
Take First Step to Heal
Breach.
DELEGATES AT coNFAB
DRAW UP PEACE PACT
Villa Agrees TO Withdraw Res
ignation as Field General of
Northern Division.
DELEGATES AT coNFAB
DRAW UP PEACE PACT

SALTILLo Mex. July 5, VIA La
redo. Tex, July 6.-The division of
the north. Villas army, has agreed
to acknowledge the authority of Cen
eral carranza as first chief" and
General Villa will remain in com
mand of the division of the north. as
a result of the conferences in Tor
reon between representatives of
Villa and Carranza, according to
news received here.
The conference has but begun its
work, 1t was said, the two points
agreed upon being the first presented
for the consideration of the delegates
gathered In an attempt to deal with
the breach between their chiefs. That
these first and important points were
agreed upon with such little delay has
caused feeling here that other
points settling the differences between
General Carranza and General Villa
will be decided with equal facility.
The points agreed upon represent
concessions by both sides, il was said.
General Villa, according to the news
here. Will Withdraw his resignation as
commander of the northern division.
General Carranza will withdraw the
acceptance of the resignation. The
division of the north, including its
fifteen generals, will reaffirm their
loyalty TO Carranza as first CHER OF
the Constitutionalist army.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Jose Vas
concelos, one of the Constitutionalist
junta here. will leave tonight for Sal
tillo to report to General Carranza on
mediation. the attitude of the United
States and plans for the resumption
of business in northern Mexico. He
further than to say that he expected
to make full report to General Carr
rama on Mexican affairs as viewed
in the United States.
zubaran said no final answer had
come from his chief relative to par
ticipation in the proposed conferences
over peace plans with the Huerta
delegates The opinion in Constitu-
tionalist circles prevalent here was
that no answer would come until the
eonferepee at Torreop between adj
herentss OF viifa and Carranza was
concluded,
As to the election yesterday il
which General Huerta appears tc
have been reelected Constitutionalis,
leaders would not comment further
than to say that 1t made no differ
ence in the general situation They
intimated, however. that Huerta
might still be planning to appoint a
secretary of foreign affairs to succeed
him and then retire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
No Trace of Michael Murphy
Is Found in Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, July 6.--Chief O'Neil,
of the police department, has found
no trace in this vicinity or at West
narrow escape in the bomb explosion
in New York, which resulted in the
deaths of three /. w. w. leaders and
one woman. He seems of the opinion
that Murphy did not go to Westfield.
He has been keeping in close touch
with affairs at the home of Leonard
Abbott, at Mountainside, where MUIR
ply was reported to have been head
ed, and has discovered nothing that
would lead to the belief that Murphy
is there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
Rev. w. j. Richmond Improves
Rapidly After Operation

Rev. William ]. Richmond. rector Of
the Church of Our Lady of Good
Counsel, who is in st. Mary's Hos
pital. Orange. was reported rapidly
improving today. Father Richmond
recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis and other intestinal all
ments.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06
Boy Struck by AutomobiIe

ATLANTIC CITY, July 6.-Run-
ming across Pacific avenue at. Missis-
sippi avenue last night, Norris Lane
six years old, of 2913 Glenwood ave-
nue., Philadelphia, was struck by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Jennie A
Camp. 20 South Raleigh avenue, ano
probably fatally injured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06

Special to the Evening star
WASHINGTON. July 6.--President
Wilson said today that he was not
in any way impressed with yester-
days election in Mexico. Il was in
line with those that had preceded it,
he said, which have never been con-
sidered in any way binding by this
government. This government has
not been notified regarding IL by the
Brazilian minister at Mexico City,
who is now looking after the affairs
of the United States and no notifica-
ton is expected.
The President jocularly dismissed
discussion of the matter BY assuring
his callers that he was not in Hner-
ta's confidence at this time. He said
that so far as the general Mexican
situation is concerned he stands by
his original plan and viii not dis
cuss II in any way until the work Of
the mediators is completed.
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He looked in the yard and saw a
man running toward the back fence.
The man jumped over the fence and
Anderson later saw him emerge from
an alley in the next street.
Although the police showed little
concern over DIR. Carman's story q
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-10

ing stockholders usually have infor-
nation as to all these engineers"
The slender man with the shrewd
face seated opposite her dropped his
eyes. ITO tell you the truth. Mrs. Oar.
nell, never liked John Dorr."
Neither does Harry" she put In
quickly.
The stockbroker looked at his plate
a moment and then pulled out his
memorandum book. Listen, JEAN" he
said in tone she recognized as utter
ly businesslike. "Shall | buy Master
Key stOckr'
There is girl back there she
went on intensely.
Crane looked up swiftly. He caught
a CLINT Of the jealousy in the woman's
eyes. For his own purpose she was
most useful, so he snapped the rubber
band around his memorandum book,
put It back in his pocket and said with
fnality. Jean. I'll buy Master Key
stock Mt any priceT'
Mastering the cry which had come
to him from Thomas Gallons bunga.
low and realizing that in 1t was a tone
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As Ruth closed the door softly be-
hind her she saw a light burning in
John DORIS cabin. and there flooded
over her a sense Of relief that there
was some one to whom she could 20.
Careless Of maiden modesty, western
girl as she was. obsessed by the fear
Of that strange scene she bad just left
In the bungalow. she fled up the bill
toward that one beacon that held out
hope Of life and-did she know it,
love.
Once at the door she knocked hard
because II seemed TO her that she had
been pursued up the hill by some
strange and miserable demon.
"John. Johnr' she cried.
The door was flung open. and he APP
peared. his bulk filling the yellow open
ing from Jamb to janib.
The moment he appeared II came
over her that she had done an uncon-
ventlonal thing. yet there was that de-
mon Of fear creeping up the hill after
her. and she turned her eyes to the,
kind. brave face Of the engineer and
held out her slender arms and whis-
pered: John. | don't understand.
Something has happened. lam scared"
John Dorr looked down at her fair
face for a moment and shut his eye
lids. Was It true that she had finally
come to him? He, too. felt the presage
Of dread. Way down the hill, across
the gulch drenched in moonlight and
shadows, II seemed to him that be saw
one Of those grotesque and impossible
figures, mirages Of the desert night.
Then he took Ruth into his strong
arms.
Thus II is In this world that those
whose arms are empty feel the fingers
OF fear al their threats. and only those
whose arms are filed can look boldly
into the night and defy the fiends Of
darkness.
And the man whose arms held moth
ing, whose hands were cIinched I'm an
agony Of eliminating fear saw through
the window figure OF man on horse
back on the crest of the hill
A tall. dark. stern man. who did not
tip the porter, got off the Overland ex-
press at Silent Valley. The little ham
let lay there like a mirage Of some
mans dream. There was but one ia
miiar building in the place, and Harry
Wilkerson gaZed at II and smiled.
"Well." he said audibly. "this looks
like old timesl Now to find Gallonw
If saema that In that clear duSk which
marks the border line between life
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-10

he had never heard before, John Dorr
strobe down the hill. AS he crossed the
gulch he saw the door Of the bungalow
open, and Ruth appeared.
81 thought I heard your father CALL"
he said awkwardly.
HE was calling you" she answered
quietly, but he went over toward the
dump. l think he wants you there"
Ruth laid her little hand on John
DORIS brawny arm. "John." she said
the swift color rising in her cheeks, 81
don't want to say anything to make
trouble, but father is worried. He
trusts you; but, you know, we haven't
recovered the lost vein"
John looked her straight in the eye.
Leave It to me-"
Her appealing hands crept up his
arms, and for one moment she al
lowed him to read her soul. She made
a potent plea. directed by the instinct
of a woman who is loved. "John, look
after him. He is doing it for me-"
DOrr hesitated a moment. II was
lIC hAbl NUN ndu ever
him. He felt that he ought to re
spond to this appeal In some most con
vincing way, but he could formulate
no phrase that would express at once
his determination to do everything in
his power to help her father and his
gratitude that she had taken him into
her confidence, so he merely smiled,
waved his hand and went down the
hill toward the dump beneath the head
end Of the spraddling trestle.
She called him back. 81 forgot It
was lunchtime." she said shyly.
81 must get down to your father" he
said rather brusquely.
Then I'll bring you both down your
lunches to the mine" she said. 1--WE
can have little picnic all by our.
selves"
AS he went up toward the end OF the
trestle Dorr observed that the engineer
running the donkey engine seemed
hardly TO know his business.
"My dear fellow" he said quietly
',you're allowing too much slack on
your cable. IL is dangerous. Those ore
cars are coming down that trestle too
fast II their brakes give way II means
disasterw
whats the trouble?" said Gallon
coming up with piece of ore In his
hand.
Il was Just telling Bill Tubbs that n
he did not keep up the slack on his
cable on those ears he would whip
them over the end OF the trestle," said
John
He turned toward the old man and
said In a different voice: you called
me. What Is II that you want2"
Look at this, John" said the older
man, handing out the piece Of ore
"dirt, not gold bearing quartz. want
to talk to you; I've got something 10
say TO you"
Involuntary John looked down the
street. He saw Ruth coming. swinging
the lunch basket IN her hand. Ho re
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Wiikerson Remembered That Long
and death we see things more clearly
than at any other time, and Harry
Wilkerson. as he looked over the famil-
lar valley. remembered that long night
when almost MORALLY wounded by
Thomas Gallons bullet be had crept
to safety. Every peak. gully and gulch
was as plain to him as II was on that
night, but this time II conveyed a diff
ferent meaning. During those long
hours of agony and thirst years ago
this scene had meant to him simply a
hell from which he must struggle out.
Now It was paradise he was going
to regain.
He had heard a great deal about Gal
Ions mediocre success, and he did not
fully understand why IL was that THE
Master Key" mine did not pay better.
Was 1t possible that his former part
ner had not been able to find that rich
vein Of gold after all? He smiled again.
He would find 1t.
Then there was that girl whose VI
vacity and beauty be had heard so
much about.
Some instinct told him that Gallon
must be ever thinking Of him. and
with the dramatic impulse OF man
who has long nursed the hope OF bitter
vengeance, he planned his reappear-
ance. He would find his old partner
alone. and there and then they would
once more have II out This was the
reason that be had not taken the motor
stage. but had come on horseback. 81
lently watching for his opportunity
His keen eyes scanned the scene below
him and easily picked out the bunga
low.
Those whom we most want 10 for
get reappear at strange times Thorn
as Gallon saw the ghost OF the partner
he had murdered on the crest Of the
hill above the mine they had discover
ed years ago together
How shall he still save for his daugh-
ter Ruth the property for which he
gave ~ happinssss "A
Qepoosss1 vn~rsssy,