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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
TRY MRS. WALTERS
TO-DAY FOR MURDER
District Attorneys Effort at
PoStpOnement Not Likely
to Succeed.

Mrs. Ida Sniffen Walters. who gave
her and tnen tried 20 commit suicide.
will he arrsigned In the supreme Court
In The Bronx this morning before Justice
Barlow :. Weeks for trial on the charge
OF murder. but II District Attorney
Francis Martin has his way the case
will be postponed.
Mr.. Martin believes that the womsn's
present condition would work upon the
sympathieS OF the jury In a way which
would he prejudlcial TO the case of the
people. and he will ask for a postpone
ment OF the trial until after the birth
Of Mrs. Walters third child. which will
take place in midsummer.
Abraham Levy OF lis Broadway. Mrs.
Walters attorney. will oppose tte Dis
tric; Attorneys request for an adjourn
ment. lie will argue that Mrs. Walters
has been IN custody for several months
and that II Is her right to have an early
trial.
Mr.. Martin argued before Justice
Brady against setting the trial for to-
day. hu' Justice Brady was not i'm
pressed with his argument.
Lorlys Elton Rogers. Indicted under
tho white slave law. the lawyer who was
the father OF Mrs. Walters's two dead
children. Is expected 20 be one OF the
chief witnesses at the trial. lie has
never told any part Of his story OF his
relations with Tic defendant.
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circle and nearest friends instead OF
being accepted as inevitable was at
once conceived to be the defence or .
guilty jew by his fellow Jews. who
were -unconcerned about bringing the
criminal to Justice and concerned only
with the exculpation OF "A guilty fellow
jew.
Much OF the bitterness and rage
that obtained In Atlanta two years ago
was explicable and even ~justifable. but
after the passing OF two years men
have the right to ask that there be the
soberer and clearer view. that in the
place Of the rage which has spent IT.
self. the rage which strikes az and is
hound to punish some victim guilty or
innocent. there be the firm and infexi-
bic determination to bring the wrong
doer alone to Justice.
There Is ground for hope. Il was
Atlanta which condemned Frank. Now
the calmer. maturer Judgment Of the
state OF Georgia may safely he In
voked in order to stay the hand Of In
Justice. Georgia. one of the noble
Commemorative OF the nation. made VI
largely OF the sturdy rural and small
town populations. is so little represented
by the people of Atlanta as America
In It's breadth and high seriousness is
represented 10y the most New Yorkish
things In New York. The matter nov
rests with the whole State OF Georgia.
which Ia little likely to he swayed by
the passions hat for a time converted
Atlanta into a mob. The appeal OF tho
nation In not to a city but 70 a state,
10 a great and noble State which Is
asked TO bethink itself before 1t be too
late.
Two things are AZ stake-the life OF
a man who may be innocent, n he
ought to be proved guilty before he be
doomed to perish, and again the honor
Of Georgia il at stake. which is more
precious thar the life OF any man"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
SIX IN AUTO AS IT
HITS POLE; ONE DEAD
Tire Blows Out. Causing Ac-
cident-Child Hurt in Smash
with Milk Wagon.
CHILD KILLED IN STREET

A chauffeur was killed. another was
probably fatally injured and seven other
per.on. were more or less seriously In
jured in automobile accidents yesterday
In Brooklyn
with a party Of i've men John +.
Murray. 20. OF iiis Flatbush Avenue.
wa. returning from Coney Island In a
touring car early yesterday. Al court
street and Hamilton avenue one OF the
rear tires blew out. throwing the car
against a trolley pole. Murray was
p,nned between the seat OF the auto
mobile and the pole, He died half an
hour later while on the operating table
OF the Long Island College Hospital.
Thomas sheehan. -. OF 3s7 Bridge
s,reet. suffered a compound fracture OF
the skull. His condition IL serious. The
others In the automobile escaped with
slight cuts and bruises. They are
Charles Trumbull. 81. Of $50 Eleventh
stree, walter Burgess, 81. OF 4os East
Seventh street Matthew Glenmore. 20.
OF 350 Tenth street. AMI william Garlic
ton, 81. Of 222 Ninth street.
A young woman who W. her name
TO the police OF the Bergen street sta
ton as Bessie Black, is, OF 40 FIFTY
fourth street. was thrown headlong from
an automobile owned by Ernest Schort-
meir OF 1925 Fla;hush avenue when II
struck a milk wagon at Firth avenue
and Garfield place. She suffered severe
decorations of the scalp n contusions
OF the body. Or Kelly OF the Holy
Family Hospital took her 10 f"i nome
I've police are looking fov George j.
Devereaux OF $40 Fifty-second street
the chauffeur OF the car. who disap-
peared Immediately after the collision
The horse drawing the milk wagon was
killed. The automobile was badly dam
aged.
While crossing Bedford avenue at
Hawthorne street yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Catherine Rage, 20 years old. OF
az Hawthorne street, was struck ana
thrown ten feet by an automobile owned
and operated by Charles Davis of l''o
bedford avenue. The aged woman sur
fered n fracture OF the right leg and
internal injuries. She was taken to the
Kings County Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
40 WAYS to the
California ExpOSitiOnS

is the title Of an attractive booklet
issued by the Chicago & North West
ern Ry. which outlines in concise
form forty different attractive routes
from Chicago to California, and show
plainly BY a series OF outline maps
how you may visit both Expositions
and see the grandest mountain scenery
and the localities most interesting to
the sightseer en- route.
You should have this booklet to
properly plan your trip to the Pacific
Coast and the California Expositions.
1t will save you time and money.
Mailed free with other literature
which will assist you in determining
the places you wish to visit en- route
and giving rates, complete train service
and full particulars. Address {. e.
Walton. G.. A., 1882 Broadway. Phone
Greeley $3.50. New York.
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KILLS HIS GIRL WIFE,
GODS WILL, He SAYS
Young Man Shoots Father-in-
Law, Then Ends Own
Life.

Mourn HoLLv, y J., May Is.-De-
claring that he was acting under the
direction Of God. Edward Applegate. 81
years old. of Penn Manor, Bucks
county. Pa. shot and instantly killed
his nineteen-year-old wife. Bessie. and
badly wounded Edwin Debow, her
father. to-day. Then he fred three
bullets into his own head. lie fell dead
upon the body OF his wife. The re-
volver wa still grasped in one hand
when A~pplegate's body was found. In
the other hand was a letter, in which
he said God bless you all. May
We meet In heaven ="
The double tragedy occurred in the
rtbow home. near Jacobsto~n, Bur-
lington county. y. j., TO which place
the girl wife fed three days ago after
a quarrel with her young husband.
Though the letter left py Applegate in
dicated that the two had planned sui
eide. the authorities say that the kill
ing of Mrs. Bessie Applegate was MUIR
der. prompted by Jealousy.
on a table near the bodies OF the
husband and wife lay two sheets OF
paper upon which Applegate had evil
IDENTITY lust written. This indicated that
he went 10 the house for no other pur-
pose thar TO murder his wife and then
take his WI life.
The letter. which was addressed To
Applerate's mother. follows:
DEAR MOTHER. This Is hard luck.
Got 10 break up my home rather die
than sell out. Don't worry. mother, !
will be better on Find the money In
my clothes to bury US and what IL left
Is yours. The lodge money and all ny
things Is yours. Tire main thing Is, don't
FORGET three tombstones one for me. one
for my dear wife and one for my little
boy. Get these things RICH: away bur,
us close together and don FORGET we are
to be buried from my clt home. Bury
US from Jacohs.own. Mother. I hope
We will all meet in heaven. Mother, !
had a prayer the other night and God
said It was the best. Mother. | hope To-
see my little son. my dear father aud
sisters in heaven. | hope We will all
meet some day. God bless Frank and
you all. | bid you all rood-by.
And my dear wife. | die to love her.
God told me TO do this. We will be
better m. Dear ones, good by. love
to you all. Awful sad-ion't forget the
stones
The authorities say that the little hoy.
spoken OF in the letter. died a few
months ago.
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the couple wrote to the father was
started 10y the girl and finished by her
husband. She wrote at some length and
said. II cannot write any more"
The letter was then taken up by the
husband. who finished IT and attached
their signatures.
The only other clue TO n motive for
the agreement to die may he found in
the letter received ny Miss Elsie Murray.
a manlcurist at the Yates Hotel. SYRIA
cuse. whose telephone call to the 81.
Regis on Saturday afternoon resulted
in the discovery OF tn. tragedy Young
Mrs. Ault sent this letter on Friday
night while her husband WAS out Of the
apartment. IL IL assumed that Miss
Murray's suspicious were aroused by
It's contents.
Miss Murray and Mrs. Bertha l..
Tic<ner, Mrs. Ault's mother. left
Syracuse Yesterday noon to ON to New
York. according to a message from the
upstate city last night. but no trace
Of them here could be found IN TO a
late hour.
The two bodies were claimed by
Charles II. Ault late saturday night.
They were taken TO the undertaking
chapel Of Charles W Foster at l5i East
Twenty-fourth street. There will be
brl"i burial services this morning, after
which the bodies will be taken TO the
kensico Cemetery at Mount Kisco. The
funeral train will leave Grand Central
shortly after . o'clock In the afternoon.
Mr.. Ault. though extremely r%eticent
about the tragedy yesterday. said that
he gave a luncheon at the city club or
Saturday afternoon to some friends and
mat Young Mr.. and Mrs. Ault were in
vited To- attend, but failed To- appear. II
was on his return from the luncheon
that no learned ~ their departure from
Newark and went 90 look for them at
the McAlpin Hotel.
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Harold w. Ault.

The motive behind the death agree
ment carried out on Saturday afternoon
by MIR. and Mrs. Harold W. Ault Of
Newark. y. T.. at the st. Regis Hotel
may never he divulged. Whatever indi-
cation OF II there may be In the seven
letters written and addressed by the
young couple before the double tragedy
lies hidden behind the assertion Of the
Young mans father, Charles II. Ault. a
wealthy ink manufacturer Of 233 Meeker
avenue. Newark. that the motive Is alb
~solutely unknown to him.
Mr.. Ault said yesterday that he was
at a loss To understand the sudden ac-
ton Of his son and daughter-in-law. In
the months they iited at his Newark
home. he said. they seemed happy and
c%ontented. They were always welcome,
they had money-the son was In his
father's employ as a salesman-and APP
parently there was nothing TO mai their
happiness. The young suicides father
also denied omphatically hat either OF
the two was addicted to the use OF
drugs, AZ hau heen suEResteu as u
reason for the death pact. The youth
had been wild. the father admitted. but
good hearted and otherwise entirely
normal.
Mr.. Ault positively refused to dis
close the contents Of the letters written
10y the couple to him and his son and
daughter. lie merely repeated his as
sertion on Saturday that the missives
gave no reason for the shootincs. II
was learned. however. that the letter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
WOMAN PLUNaEs 50 FEET
Lea y. From Top Of wall In Colon
ia1 Park.

Persons In Colonial Park. 14sth street
and Edgecombe avenue. at 6:l5 O'Clock
last evening saw a well dressed woman
climb to the top NJ a wall on the edge
Of one of the high paths OF the park
and jump to the rocks beneath. a dis
lance OF about thirty-fve feet.
Tenants Of apartment houses facing
the park also saw the jump and tele-
phored to Police Headquarters Other
spectators ran for a policeman. The
woman was picked up unconscious and
taken to Harlem Hospital. She had
suffered Internal injuries.
She was Identified as Mrs. Jennie Muir
ray. i5. Of 53S West l25th street. Her
husband. John Murray, a mechanic. said
thai seven years z his wife lost one
child and two years ago another. OF
the four children left to her one. an
infant OF thirteen months. was con-
~tinually aillng. and he thought %despond-
ency caused by these facts led to her
act.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
JUSTICE FOR FRANK,
PLEADS RABBI WISE.
Sees Cause Of Every Citizen in
Case of Condemned jew
i'm Atlanta.
URGES NEW JUDGMENT

Dr. Stephen s. wise. speaking before
the Free Synagogue at Carnegie Hal
yesterday on THE Case OF Leo Frank
a Last Appeal" said;
1T Is occasion for real regret to me
that {. Is a jew who must speak touch
ing the Ease Of Leo Frank. True. there
have been non-Jews within and without
this city VINO have lifted up their voices
on behalf Of justice for Frank, but the
burden Of seeking Justice has fallen upon
the fellow Jews of Frank. even though
.he cause OF Frank a been the cause
OF every citizen OF the nation.
In order properly to understand the
story OF Leo Franks condemnation IL IL
necessary to know that. Irrespective OF
every later Indictment from without, the
city OF Atlanta was swept on its feet
by a gust OF passion when the crime was
committed for which Frank was tried.
1T were neither Just nor fitting that
we condemn n people who rose in justi-
fed rage against the author OF a crime
Involving the life. and honor Of a child
as well az the security and dignity OF a
Commonwealth, Moreover. the crime
was n OF n number OF crimes OF pas
sion the authors of which had gone I'M
punished.
The people were deeply and justin
ably stirred against the creature. who
sOeyer he might prove to be, guilty ~
this unutterablc infamy.
"it Is not true that Franks fellow
Jews mad n race issue OF the crime
charged against him. When first he
WAS charged with this crime his family
and friends rose up in his defence. for
rightly enough they could not believe
that a man Of clean and honorable life
could be guilty Of the vilest OF deeds.
~"tnhappily. the natural rallying to
the defence OF Frank OF his family
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
SCANLON TO FIGHT VERDICT.
Counsel VIII Apply for Certificate
of Reasonable Doubt.

Harry Scanlon, - Prospect street.
Long Island city, who on Saturday wa
convicted of assaulting Mrs. Clara
Ellert in The Democratic clubhouse in
Long Island city on December Is. 1918.
will hgft TO get a reversal OF the ver-
dict.
Robert VI Moore, attorney for Scan
.on, will apply to Justice Scudder this
week for a certificate Of reasonable
doubt so an appeal Fan be taken II the
certificate is granted an application will
be made for bail.
Certain well known politicians, 1t was
rumored yesterday, among them some OF
the old time friends OF Joe cas- Idly. are
planning 10 support Scanlon in his fight
for a new trial. Cassidy Is reported TO
ave interested himself al Sing Sing
prison in the case OF James H%effernan.
who was the alleged compsnion Of Scan
lon in the clubhouse incident and WHO
10 10Y serving "A sentence for the offence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
HEARING FOR LEO M. FRANK.
Georgia Prison Committee Meets
To-dRy TO Fix Date for II.

ATLANTA. MAY l6.-Members OF me
state Prison Commission viii hold a
conference Tomorrow morning to decide
on the date for hearing of arguments
on the petition Of Leo VI. Frank for a
Communication OF his sentence 20 life i'm
~prisonnent.
The conference will be held at the
request Of Franks attorney. The next
regular session Of the commission will
he held June I, but ii is minated that
Franks attorneys will ask for a special
session as the hearing is expected t.
take considerable time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
Two, scuffIing In Auto, struck by
Train Rt Crossing.

CARMEL. May ls.-Two men who
were wrestling for the steering wheel
Of an automobile were severely Injured
when a locomotive smashed the machine
at Baldwin Place. near Carmel. to-day.
Ebert Santor OF katonah was driv-
ing the car and his brother. stephen.
was trying TO get possession OF the
steering wheel as the auto was going
over a railroad crossing. \ locomotive,
driven by Engineer Rruen. came around
a sharp turn auIsmashed the machine
The Santors were thrown clear of the
~wreckage. stephen suffered a broken
hip. a broken rib and cuts. Ebert had
a dislocated shoulder, broken collar
bono and decorations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
DANCERS DRESS ON FIRE.
Girl BADLY burned In Amateur
Iay-Audicnce In Panic.

COLI SPRING. y. g.. May l6,--Miss
Helen Dooney OF Cold Spring was badly
burned in an amateur play late last
night when the paper dresses she and
some companions wore caught nre and
threw an audience Of 400 persons In
the t~wn hal, here into "A panic.
Twelve girls were dancing when
Miss pooney stepped ON a match which
lighted and fired her dress, Three other
girls went to her assistance and their
dresses also became iGnited. but they
heat the flames out, after burning their
hands, stage employees ~ vcd Miss
Doon"y by wrapping n blanket around
her, several spectators were bruised
by he'ng thrown against seats in the
ruhh Tor the doors, but got out safely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
boy, hit by Auto " lille Riding
uIcycIc, Dies.

william Sheehan. is years old. a
messenger Of 1881 Second avenue. died
in the knickerbocker Hospital yesterday
from injuries which he received or Sat
urday when he was struck by an auto
mobile while he was riding a bicycle in
Eighty-siXth street. near Fifth avenue.
william Ford of 100 President street.
brooklyn. who was driving the ma
chine. was not arrested, as the police
thought that he was not to blame for
the accident.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
Girl of 2, Crossing street, IL
KILLED by Auto.

Annie Mayer. , years old. daughter
Of Paul Mayer OF sos Twelfth street.
College Point. while playing with some
little girls near her home yesterday
started to cross Twelfth street Just as
an automobile owned by kraemer
Bros. OF Tenth street and Fifth ave
nue.. College Point. came along. All
of the children except little Annie got
over ahead OF the machine, She was
knocked down and killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
Amen Corner. Patriotic Dinner.

The directors of the Amen Corner a,
tho mobilization meeting Of SATURDAY
voted to have a Rcd. White ard Blu.
dinner early in December. Flars wee
decided upon to make this dinner. WI m
Is also to b. an Amen Corner ami.
versary, a completely national func, on
with red. White and blue p~redom.nit.
ing from tho invitations TO the color o.,
the taxicabs that will take the brethren
home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17
BIG COPPER ORDERS BY U. S.
Lake superior Companies Get Com
tracts, IL Is announced.

CALUMET. Mich, May l6.-The LAX
Superior copper companies are turning
out enormous quantities OF Copper under
contracts with the United States Gov.
for use in the manufacture OF
ammunition, II Is here.
The quincy company has sold uelr,,
It's entire output for this year undo
contracts which are not subject 10 an
nulment.
The calume and Hecla company IS
understood to have sold Is uutpul
through December at prices above 20
cents under contracts which cannot b."
a~brogated.
This means that all previous ~prnduc-
ton figures viii he broken this year,
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NEW JERsfh-\tlautic City.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-03-11
MONEY TO LOAN.

Applications received for loans from
$1,000 90 to $40, 600. 90, on improved and
unimproved town property and farm
lands. Interest S per cent straight.
Interest payable annually or semi-an-
nually. Time: one to ten years. APP
plicants for loans will please give des-
cription, location. and valuation of pro-
perty offered as security for loan.
State improvements and valuation OF
same.
We want County representatives to
receive applications for loans, sppraise
propertp, and serve as our exclusive
representative. Attorney or real es-
tate man preferred. Applicants for
loans, and applicants for agencies
positively required to furnish at least
two character references and forward
postage, five cents stamps. for APP
plication blanks, full particulars. and
prompt reply. Write Southern Office.
Southeastern Mortgage Loan Assn.
Fourth Natl Bank Bldg. Atlanta. Ga.
2-25-4t.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-03-11
SCHOOL NOTES.
by VIM. F. Miller. }

Mrs Poole Perkins was a visitor at
the school Friday morning.
Bro. S. H. Pollitt delivered the well
come address Tuesday morning.
Mrs. S. A. Hill. Mrs. G.. A. Sanders
and Mrs. Mirtil were our guests Mon
day morning.
School now begins at sis instead of
$50. The first bell rings at and the
last one at S:l5. Thus school closes in
the afternoon 10 minutes earlier, which
makes it 2:I5.
The teachers very graciously enter
tanned in honor of the l.. II. S. Foot
ball team Saturday night, the hours
being from 1880 to 1890. Many games
were played. Miss Webb rendered sew
eral beautiful pieces on the piano and a
lovely time was spent. A delicious
menu consisting Of coffee. sandwiches,
salad, candy and fruit was served. At
0;30 the boys left for home loud in
their praise of the teachers and the
faculty who gave them such an enjoy
able evening.
The handsome reception given by
the faculty to the parents, at the
school building, was by far the most
elegant reception of the season. The
guests were welcomed by the following
members of the faculty; Misses Robin
son, Mason, Hatcher. Ezell, Smith,
Morriss, Webb, finder, Brashear, An
derson and Mrs. Cancer. The Parent
Teachers meetings are proving very
successful, besides coming in touch
with the parents and discussing ques-
tons vital to both teacher and parent a
delightful social hour was spent togeth-
er when delicious menu was served,
after which the guests departed for
their homes feeling it was good to
have been there.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-03-11
THE BATTLE IS ON.

AT Duncan's Barber Shop. the germs
have fallen and sanitation is now in
control. A complete. newly furnished
shop with razors, clippers and shears.
carefully sterilized and all linens daily
Numbered. Twenty years experience
at the trade has fully prepared us to
guarantee perfect satisfaction. Give us
a call.
1t pd. Arthur Duncan, Manager.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-03-11
GOING DOWN.

This decline in wheat is partly due to
the prospect of the opening Of the OAR
danelles' letting out Russia's surplus.
and partly to the blockade declared by
the allies against shipments of food.
stuffs to Germany. And it will proba-
bly 90 lower