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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
MOLE FURS WILL BE
THE THING THIS YEAR
Winter Fashion Show Is Under
Way at Altman's.

Kolinski-not the chess player, but
kind Of fur--was in evidence yesterday
at Altman's, where the first models Tor
winter furs are on exhibition. The
much despised mole comes into the
forefront Of fashion, for his fur proba-
bly, will lead all in popularity when
the cold winds arrive.
Among the other furs that will be
popular are wolf, natural black rat,
Russian and Hudson Bay seal and, OF
course, fox, while old favorites that
will be in vogue again are mink, sable,
ermine and muskrat. The new models
arc adaptations from the French oil
Cheruit, Callot, Bernard, Jenny, Bulloz
and Fourier Max, and they range from
comparatively inexpensive draperies TO
$4,000 and 500, 900 creations.
Coats and evening cloaks, lined with
brocade, are wide of collar, full in the
skirt, many of the long ones being
shirrei in the back 70 modify the Cos
sack military effect of year ago.
Capelets, worn about the shoulders, are
to be popular, and many Of them gain
a blouse effect by belt that fastens
in front. They are wide of sleeve, re-
sembling n little the upper half OF
kimono.
Grandmother's stole has come back.
Both wide and long, it can be worn In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
ALLEGES BRIBERY
In STELOW CASE
Continued from page |

Tribune reporter was allowed to see
the prisoner in order to inquire If he
would make such confession of guilt
if il were not true, when the result
might be death in the electric chair
No witnesses were called, no evil
dence taken, and the proceedings were
over within a few minutes.
Hearing Was Rushed.
From the Office of Justice of the
Peace, King was hurried to the court
of County Justice Fred Downs, where
he was held as a material witness in
$4,000 bail. 1t is not unlikely the bail
Will be furnished tomorrow by some
one acting for Mrs. Humiston, in order
that King may be taken out of town.
The Sheriff would not let Mr.. White
nor Mrs. Humiston see King to-day,
and King was emphatic in declaring he
did not want to see either of them.
A Tribune reporter was allowed to
see King to inquire why he confessed
falsely.
81 guess l did it more to get rid of
Mrs. Humiston than anything else"
King replied casually.
Later he said he did il because he
did not like the Cattaraugus Sheriff
and wanted TO get away from there"
Detective 0'Grady kept urging Mrs.
Humiston on and she kept after me
all the time. | guess it was just to
get rid of her." he said. "Mrs. Humis-
ton said if | confessed TO the murder
| wouldn't be locked up great while.
She said there was $4,000 over here in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
M'CORnICK'S CLAIMS
DISPUTED BY WOMEN
Hughes Alliance Organ Assails
Chairman's Statement.

The Women's Committee Of the Ma
tional Hughes Alliance, in the second
issue Of the Hughes Campaign Ser
vice." out to-day, answers Democratic
National Chairman McCormick's claim
of twenty Progressive measures zen.
acted by Congress while Presiden.
Wilson has been in the White House"
He recently announced that these meas
ures were in keeping with distine.
commitments in the Bull Moose plat
form of 1912.
John Williams, Commissioner Of
Labor while Hughes was Governor, in
an article shows that eight Of these
measures we're signed by Mr. Taft and
were distinctly Republican measures.
In the same issue Herbert Parsons has
an article on Hughes, the Great Re-
nublican." He says the issue OF the
nresent campaign Is nationalisn as OPP
nosed 20 sectionalism. Everett Colby
calls Mr. Hughes zone Of the pioneer
Progressives" and "a fighting idealist'
Word has come from Colorado
Strings to the Congressional Union
HEADQUARTERS here that the Womsn's
Party has already begun its campaign
against President Wilson in each OF the
twelve suffrage states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

reward money and that I'd get nan
Of II. ,;,h ,hs
"she said she had IL fixed with tne
Governor so I'd get out mighty quich.
I was to yet the money when Stielow
was released. She figured Stleiow WAS
going 10 get out pretty quick.
"Did YOU realize the chance you wes err,
taking OF being sent to the CHAIR
King was asked. His reply indicated
surprising indifference.
"WeU. | wanted to get back 10 my
own country, Orleans County, ne saIu
81 didn't like it down there. l knew
they would have to take me PACK ~.
trial. Then I knew as soon as go,
back here. could say all that stun !
had said was lie. Besides, was
getting sick and nervous, and wahteu
TO pe, rid Of Mrs. Humiston. ia peer,
drinking pretty near all summer, anu
Detective O'Grady bought me ioe
more drinks when we got 10 bata'i"
on our way to Buffalo"
SAYS Stieiow Is Guilty.
:" saw him break so bill and
maybe a So. oh, he lot OF
money on drinks for me. We must
have been in Batavia two or three
hours" ~
King. in his original confession,
which was made public in full day
bv Mrs. Humiston, declared Stielo"
could not have been guilty Of the crime
as he was mot that type OF man
He was asked to-day what he thought
now about Stielow's guilt.
Certainly he's guilty he exclaimed.
Everybody knew that. ! said as soon
as | heard Of the murder that 1t was
Charlie Stielow that done 1t. why
he got chased off an onion farm one
time for stealing vegetables, -,
King said he was at Frank Montando )
Hotel in Knowlesville, about ten miles
from West Shelby. the night the
murder took place. He had been
there since Sunday, March ia, 1912
a week before the murder he sald,
and had not left Knowlesyille from the
time of his arrival until the Tuesday
after the murder. except for a drive
he took one day with Montando. lie
declared he did not hear OF the murder
until a visitor brought the news the
following morning. To another visitor
he said the first he knew OF the crime
was on reading of it in Buffalo paper
that afternoon.
Both sides arc checking up on Kings
movements after the murder. The
District AttorneY has several aiiidavits
supporting Kings statements regard
ing them, while Stielow's friends pro-
TESS 70 have found serious discre-
RANCHES in Kings account of where he
went.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
StieIow Counsel Angry
at District Attorney

Strange" is the way Stuart NJ. Kohn,
one Of the lawyers for Charles +. Site
low, yesterday described the statement
credited to District Attorney knicker-
booker OF Orleans County, absolvlng
Erwin King from all connection with
the murder Of David Phelps, which he
confessed last week, and for which
Stielow escaped execution in Sing Sing
by but forty minutes.
81 think" said the lawyer, at is very
small on Mr.. Knickerbocker's part to
cast any dispersion on the way the King
confession was obtained, especially
when one realizes the excellent repu-
tation Of Mrs Grace Humiston, who
was instrumental in obtaining the con-
fession, and the fact that Knicker-
booker had a chance to examine King
while Mrs. Humiston was there and
that he did not do so.
at is also very strange that he
should have with him when he first
talked with King the detective, New
ton, who, by his own admissions to me,
used vicious third degree methods on
Stielow. am informed that this same
Newton rode in the automobile with
King and Knickerbocker from the
Middle Valley Jail to Albion, a distance
of 10 miles, when King was trans
ferred to the Albion Jail.
at is also very strange to me that
Mr.. Knickerbocker could give out q
statement within such a short time
stating that King had no connection in
any way, shape or form with the
murder. especially in view of the fact
that all the persons interested in Site
lows behalf are working without any
hope Of compensation, paying their own
expenses, which Mrs. Humiston did
when she obtained the confession of
King.
ave will present the facts we have
to Mr.. Knickerbocker in due time, and
! assume that as a public official he
will take proper action against any in
dividual or individuals who are trying
to defeat justice"
This statement was made by Mr..
Kohn after conference with Misha
Appelbaum, of the Humanitarian Cult,
and Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain, of
counsel in the case. James w. Osborne,
vino since Justice Guy saved Stielow's
life by last moment stay has been
chief counsel. is expected TO arrive in
New York from Virginia to-day to take
charge of the fight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

committed his confession to paper in
the presence of sufficient witnesses.
"By luck | got several officials there
within few minutes. They were w.
II. Pratt, justice of the peace;
Surrogate Larkin. Of Olean; Sheriff
Nichols, Under Sheriff Wheaton.
Other witnesses were Mrs. Nichols,
Ara valiant, the turnkey, and Miss
Martha Hughes. the stenographer who
took the statement of King.
Larkin Asked Questions.
~ asked Mr.. Larkin to represent me,
as | did not want TO have any part
in the questioning of King. Every
moment | was afraid that the vision of
the electric chair would make King
change his mind and deny everything
he had said. The answer to every
question | awaited with apprehension
until King was fairly embarked in his
account Of the murder of Phelps and
Margaret Wolcott.
"Time and again, Surrogate Larkin
asked the prisoner II, knowing he
would be sent TO the electric chair, he
still would make the confession.
ayes, sir. I've got to a stage where
| don't care he answered.
GAS final precaution, the Surrogate
said again: Now, Mr. King. | want
to warn you again that what you
say here may result in the electric
chair. Do you understand"
"King again answered that he did,
ard then he launched into the story of
the killing just as it appears in the
typewriter confession. He told only
the story of the killing. just as it ap-
pears in the typewriter confession; he
told only the one story. The report
that he did not at first implicate
O'Connell is a mistake. He named
O'Connell at once as the man who was
with him"
Mrs. Humiston was angered and
outraged at the skepticism with which
District Attorney Knickerbocker, Of
Orleans County. treated the confession,
but she laughed to-day at the tilt she
had with him on their first encounter.
mir. Knickerbocker and his assist
ant. Mr.. Blake. came over to Little
Valley to see King the night after he
made his confession" she said. They
looked King over scornfully. The Dis
trict Attorney began asking King ques-
tons as to his movements for weeks
and months before the crime, but he
never asked him if his confession was
true"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Ch0ked Stiel0W, He Says,
To Force Him to TAX
Detective Newton Lawyer Insists Made Up Ills M'no
in Advance AS to Identity of Phepss Slayer and
Worked on That Basis.

zone day | saw yellow wagon
going down the road. ! told the chaui-
feur to dash at high speed up TO sue
lows house. and when our automoblie
stopped ! rushed in and said, 'Charne'
did YOU see a yellow wagon go by mere
some time ago?' He said, Yes, ana
pointed Down the road in the direction
the wagon was going. ! said, Flhe'
Charlie, | want that man.
"The next day | went UP and saw
Charlie again, and | said, Charlie, !
got that man yesterday. He is the
man | wanted and | got him all ex,
cited wanted to get him all excited
and worked up, letting him think that
we had the real murderer. ! told him
lot OF things, made lot of motions,
got him excited. and at last | rushed at
him, grabbed him, and threw HIM
against the wall, and said, Charlie
who murdered old man Phelps" and re-
peated it several times"
"Did YOU hit him." asked kohn.
swell, not very hard.
Grabbed Him BY Throat.
n grabbed him and said, Charlie,
who killed old man Phelps three or
four times, roughlike. Charlie said, l
don't know | rushed at him again,
grabbed him by the throat and said:
You -- --. who killed Mr.. Phelps 2
He answered Il don't know! | don't
know ! grabbed him again and said,
Come along with me- We took him
in the machine 10 the hotel and held
him there all night. The three of US
went at him all night, hammer and
toncs. | finally told him that if he
would tell me that Nelson shot Phelps
would let him 90 home to his wife:
But after he made these admissions
notified the District Attorney, the Sher-
if and called in the County Treasurer,
before whom he made a full confess
sion"
"That was a clever piece OF work.
the dictaphone record quotes Mr.. kohn
as saying. How do you account for
so many people having worked on the
case without success and you jumping
on this man. fairly forcing the confess
sion out of him as you did, in view of
the fact that all these other detective
agencies had such strong circumstan-
tial evidence against these other par
ties ,"
We'll" came the answer. chat was
the master mind over the weaker
victim"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
King Drunk, He Insists,
When Phelps Was Killed

Albion. n. Y, Aug. 14.-In his con-
fesSion in which he admits the killing
Of Charles Phelps and his -housekeep-
er. Margaret Wolcott, at Little Valley,
n. Y, on August 10. Erwin King told
how he went to Medina and after
drinking heavily met Frank O'Connell,
who asked him to take a ride.
King said, referring TO O'Connell
in part; -.
in with him and we started up Centre
Street, going toward Sibley's Basin.
We Just got out Of town and he pre-
scented a quart Of whiskey and we
drank quite little. When we got
near to Shelby, he said: 4 want to do
a job and want you to help me. |
know where there is a lot of money.
| will get the money and split with
YOU
"When we got pretty near to Shelby
he stopped in a hollow of the road
and hitched the horse, but he drove
on the grass for quite a ways before
he stopped and hitched the horse.
When | went to get out of the rig, |
almost fell out because | was so
drunk.
Saw Phelps Inside.
when we started up toward the
house said, Why, this is old man
Phelps's,' and he said Yes | could
see from the light from the windows
the old man sitting in the middle room
and | looked through the windows as
| passed by, but could not see any one
else. / went back TO the kitchen door
and went in from the backway Right
here | picked up an old broom and
hacked the end off with an old axe that
stood there. We went up to the back
door and raped. He opened the door
ana we beth walked in.
ale threw up his hands and said,
You both get out of here up with
the stick and hit him and he fell. lie
fell toward the stove. He had q hold
of the doorknob and he reeled around
and fell toward the stove and fell kind
of onto his face.
~ said TO O'Connell, Go and get the
money; you know where il is And
as he started through the door the
woman came running out in her night
dress She went out of the door that
we came in. As she went out of the
door she swung IL TO, but it did not
shut tight. 0'Connell just shot once
at her.
He Did Not Look.
Odd you hear her holler! Al
thought heard noise, but did not
lock.
Q.-What did O'Connell do next7 A.
He turned around and shot Phelps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
hrec times, I think; all the shots hit

three times, think; all the shots hit
him.
Odd he groan? A.-Yes, he made
n little noise and moved his leg q
little. do not know what O'Connell
did with the gun, but he went into the
next room and came out with the
money. do not remember of seeing
any purse, but he came out In the
kitchen with the money. | thought that
heard noise outside, so ] said !;
"Lct us get out Of here" lie handed
me 500 and put i. in my. pants.
pocket. II was all in bills and he had
quite wad in his hand. II was all
paper money, and | did not see any
silver. When we came out | said to
him: "You go your way ard ! viii! go
mine" He took his rig and drove
away. went up the road quite n
way, pretty near to Re! Reynolds
hotel; then | cut across to asother
road and went TO Alamaba Centre and
then to Alabama Station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Iron The Tribune Bureau
Washington. August Is.

Neottst4otNfif
ARMY
Following transfers announced Second u
CHARLES l. klLBt Rs. from 81 Field Al. 10
Coast Ar Cous. Second Il. Louis A. CRAIG
zen c%1i 1 A go % 70 Eea A , and 4
rort 10 coia on coast defences Of baltimore for
. G la WI rSpS 20 com on
First IL. TRUMAN ID. TliORPPE Oreticdl. de,
tailed a. assist. pro, Of military science and
First Il JAMES G. LAMPERT Corps Of Ens. will
proceed 20 y Y. City on duty IN connection with
Inspection engineer equipment 70. army. and GA
completion return TO hs proper station.
Capt JOHN HOLMAN. Phil Scouts tretined), as
signed to active duty. and viii proceed TO
alignment as assist to tie q NJ
R.lguauons u Capt HUBBARD y. BRADLEY.
TEh H. LifLAIiD. SIN Inf. Mass. n G.. sc-
" JoNEs FDNtND l. DAILY and LEWIS II.
WATKINS will report al II Layenw0rth Sept.
%. TO enter Army star College.
Capt LOREN G. CRlENES. INF. viii proceed at
proper time 10 Plstshurg Barracks. y Y. for
temporary duty. and Oh completion thereof pro
coed to f. Leayenworh Kan. and report h
SUDDEN, at army school Of the line
Second L. MICHAEL + DAVIS. 9th Inf. will
lion to determine Illness for detail in aviation
section Of siE Cons. and on completion OF eH-
% Ei,II1 70 EToPNI ,isp2 and HAROLD
: MARTIN aviation officers. sig Cons, re
lieved from duty with lst Aero Squad. sig CoUs.
aud will proceed 10 Mineoa. |. l.. for Outs.
First 1t, ARTHUR n. CHRISTIE. aviation officer.
Sig Corps. relieved from du,y with lst Aero
squad. SIS Cons. and will proceed TO Chicago
Firs .t' II. JOSEPH l. ToPHAM inf. will report at
Eagle Pass. TeI for examination for transfer to
Leave of absence. Aug l2 to ~. granted Second Il.
CHARLES A KING Jr. 18th Inf
Second IL JOSEPH $ LEONARD. 18th Inf. re-
port Al Camp siotsenhurg. r. /. for examination
First l. AUGU STINE A. HOFFMAN. INF will re
port ct Eagle Pass Ter. for examination Tot
transfer 20 held ART
First Ia FRANK Il kOBES. liih Inf. will Tepor;
AZ Douglas. Ariz.. for examination Tor transfer ~
Trst 1t. PAUL +. BOWERS. Med. Res Corps. re-
lievpd from duty IN South. DeUt. snd sill pro
coed home by Sept. !. and stand relieved from
Major 81 A. W. sHoCKLEY and Capt GEORGE
Il. PEED. Med. Corps. relieved from present
Capt MAHLEoN ASHFORD. Med. Corps. relieved
from further Temporary duty IN South. Dep;.; and
proceed % Fort Lesyenworth Kan. and report
FOR duty Al army sefyice schools
Major WESTON ?. CHAMBERLAIN Med. ,orps.
detailed IS member Of The army retiring board
a. Fort sam Houston. vice Col WILLIAM ID.
CROSBY. Med. Cofps, relieved
Second II CLARENCE d. LANG. isih Cav. will
report Al Eagle pass. Tet.. for examination ior
transfer 10 Field Art.
Following named Officers OF Med Res CORPS ordered
70 active duty. and will proceed % San Francisco
and sail. ca or about sept. 3. fgf Hawaii. and
on arrival report to com gen, Hawaiian Dept. d.
for assignment 10 duty. Fist Its. BkRNHARDT
X srIMRERG, WILLIAM A BOYD. PHILIP
J. KRAMER. JOHN b. LuDY and JOSEPH v.
Following n.Iasa ssse.r, Q; Ned Re,. Corps or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
HUNDREDS SEE RESCUE
OF BOY FROM HUDSON
James Vandalen Dives Into the
River. Saving Drowning Lad.

James Vandalen, Of u Culver Street,
Yonkers, rescued twelve-year-old Jo-
seph Whalen, a deaf mute, from me
Hudson River yesterday in view Of
several hundred people.
Whalen. who lives at III Ashburton
Avenue, was sitting on the public pier
when he lost his balance. As he made
no cry, spectators did not realize ne
was drowning until he had gone down
twice. Vandalen dove off the pier with
his clothes on. Both were taken from
the water by members of the local life
saving cOrDs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

Here is Detective George Newtons
story as TO how the confession OF
Charles F. Stielow to the Phelps muir
der was obtained. Newton told 1t to
Stuart NJ. Kohn, a lawyer, whom he
supposed TO be anxious to stop the
blackmailing Of q wealthy client, Mrs
Grace NJ. Humiston, posing as Miss
Winterton, the client.
Newton told the story in response to
Kohn's demand that he shew some rea-
son why he should be brought from
Buffalo to work on the case.
what have you ever dCne?' asked
the lawyer. "Can you tell me Of some
Of your big cases? Have you ever
handled any big murder cases"
"oh, yes replied the detective, ac-
cording to the dictaphone record made
by Val OFarrell's operators, "three
murders-four murders. / have two
men in Sing Sing now awaiting execu-
ton next week"
well" said Kohn, that's interesting.
Tell me about it,"
"Why, haven't you heard? The pa
pers are full of it. Out in the country
this wealthy farmer was murdered and
his housekeeper also was shot WILL
lam ]. Burns was on the case and the
Pinkertons, O'Grady and some people
from Brooklyn. II was a most awful
case. The Pinkertons aud Burns both
fell down on il. The District Attorney
then called me in.
Quarrelled With Phelps.
az found that this man Stielow had
a quarrel with Phelps a few days be-
fore, in which Stielow tried to borrow
money from him. There was a motive
right there. at once made up my
mind that this was the man who muir
dered Phelps, and ! worked night and
day to get him. | worked on the case
for three weeks to a day. l worked on
Stielow. told him that if he would help
us ] would make him detective and
put him on my payroll where he could
make more money than he could farm
ing. In this way | got into his good
graces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
NICHOLS A GOOD GUESSER
He Thought II Would Be A Fine
Wedding Day, and II Was.

George 3. Nichols. Of Washington
Terrace, East Orange, N. j.. made his
usual Sunday call this week at the
home of Miss Gladys Barker, at 4s8
Main Street. East Orange. They had
been engaged for a year and discussed
their wedding plans as they climbed
into an automobile to visit Mr..
Nicholls's parents in Metuchen.
"Ths would be fine wedding day.
said Mr.. Nichols.
So IL was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Hear Hatch Will Make Good.

Depositors of the Mutual Trust
Company OF Orange. N. j., are still
hopeful. despite the report OF the
bank examiners. They declare that
the loss of $4,000 due to the manipu-
lations Of Edwin Hatch. yicep president,
may shrink because of the inherent
value of some Of the "slow" assets.
There are also reports that Hatch will
make good the losses. While Hatch
assumed S83 1000 Of the $4,000 paper
of James Smith. ir.. the rest was taken
IN bv other officials Of the bank.