New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
President Fuchs SO Tells
Superintendent Held in
Drug Mystery.
MORS SHOWS HOW HE
KILLED OLD INMATES
Porter Has Quiet Day in White
Plains Jail. Taking in Ger
man with Sheriff.

cials. Frank J. Fuchs, president OF tne
hoard Of trustees of the German Odd
Fellows Home in Yonkcrs, sent "orn
TO Adam Bangert yesterday that ne
could resume his position as superin
tepdent Of the home when he got out
Of his present trouble
Rangort il in the White Plains jail,
held as material witness. IN the m
otfirv into the story told by Frederick
Mors tina, he chloroformed and pois
oued eight aged inmates Of the nome
Some criticism was made By those
in charge Of the inquiry OF the mes
sage sent to Bangert They feared
that. whatever his present inciinat'ons
might be. the good news would erect
ually seal his lips.
Nors himself spent a dull day yes
terdav. Not until Sheriff NeisendangeI
visited him in the evening did ne tnd
anv ono to whom he might speak ter
man. He spent most Of the day study
ing English. lie greeted the Sher'n
with military salute, clicking ms
heels together with brlskness mat
would delight martinez.
Dcspite his devotion to the study Of
English. Mors said he hoped he would
get out Of jail soon, as ne wanted 20
90 back to Austria.
"Already,' he declared, 81 am urea
Of America. There is too much excite
ment here
Show How He Used Drug.
IN line with his hope TO return 20
.bc ncaceful scenes Of Europe. Mors m
o,,ired eagerly Of his jailers II ne
night keep his Alpine knlckers ana
iauntv hat. He was greatly relieved 20
end that. for the present at least ne
would not have to don prison UNI
form. i.h .ho
sheriff about the people he had killed:
DEMONSTRATING with a handkerchief
how he had administered the ch1oro-
There was nothing wrong aboutt. it'D
the former orderly declared lhey
were too old, all Of them. lhey were
of no use i'm the world.
Mors derided the notion that love
affair had affected him.
ave had no time to waste that way
he declared, laughing.
All his life, he said, he had Deeh an.
bitious to study medicine. ne ohIy
serious trouble ne ever had, ne AIDED
las when he was expelled from med-
icaI preparatory school for carlcaturing
a professor. He had always hoped TO
contiuo his studies, he said, put had
never had another chance.
He was solicitous in his inquiries as
n affairs at the institution where ne
says he killed eight.
DR.. Gregory Sends Report.
DIR ". s. Gregory submitted to Dis
.rict Attorney f. +. Weeks, of West,
hester County. yesterday a detailed
report of his ten-day examination OF
Nors. In it he tells at length the rea-
sens for giving his opinion that Mors
was mentally unwell.
Coroner James P. Dunn, who had
Mors arrested. did not go TO the jail
10 see him yesterday.
"He has had too much excitement
already he Coroner declared. Maybe
il We give him "A chance to quleI down
we can get more out of him.
The Coroner expects to visit Mors to-
marrow. He has not decided yet Just
when TO put him on the grill, but II
will be either Tuesday or Wednesday.
He is having the minutes of the pre-
yious inauests written out District
Attorney Fred f. Weeks will get them
by tomorrow If posSib'e.
Mr.. Dunn received yesterday two
anonymous letters promising HIM more
revelations about the Odd Fellows
l. a nF fpI
where the information came from.
One letter was mailed in New York
City and quoted former woman Off
ciai of the place as saying, Don't give
these creatures too much to eat be
cause they live too long, when they are
better of dead
Coroner Will Advertise.
The author Of the letter promised
TO reveal his identity if the Coroner
published a notice i'm New York news
papers that the interview would be
treated as confidential. The Coroner
will insert the lad"
The other letter WAS from Cleveland
and gave the names of two children
living there who are alleged to have
been i'll treated az the home.
Frank Fuchs, president of the direc-
TOTS o. the HOUltt hfNidlti FfFtt va.
that in the event Of the liberation of
Superintendent Adam Bangert, now
held as material witness, he will
probably be reinstated as head Of the
home.
"Why not reinstatc him." asked MIR.
Fuchs. III he's freed he isn't guilty,
is he?"
Asked il Bsngert had not been negli-
gent in handling deadly drugs, Mr..
Fuchs replied:
well. | don't care to say anything
about that
He added that the directors were still
helping the Coroners investigation all
they could. I'VE will meet again Tues
day" he said, Eat Odd Fellows Hall. at
81 81. Marks Place, New York"
Coroner Dunn was Il consultation
with Detective Sergeant Willemse, of
the Homicide Bureau, and Police Lieu
tenant MCGOWAN, Of Yonkers. during
the afternoon. He admitted that Will
emse was following up new leads, but
would not say just what they were. 1t
was understood that the detective is
trying 10 find out where Mors got his
drugs and who bought them.
Will Talk to Realty Men.
VI. J. Wheelahan will discuss the Tor