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FAMOUS MURDER TRIALS
mi TIME THEY LASTED

ARTHUR WARREN WAITE.
Trial began May 90. 1916. One.half
day to get jury. Trial lasted six days.
HARRY X. THAw.
First trial began January rs. 1907.
Five days to get jury. Jury disagreed.
Trial lasted forty-two days.
Second trial began January s. 1905.
Acquitted. Trial lasted nineteen days.
ROLAND BURNHAM M~O1.tNEuN:
First trial November ~. 1888. Twelve
day. to get jury. Trial lasted thirty.
two days. Convicted OF murder hrst
degree.
second trial October Is. 1902. Four
days to get jury. Acquitted. TriaI
lasted tyenty-onc days.
CARLYLE HARRIS.
days to get jury. Convicted murder In
first degree. Trial lasted fourteen
days.
ALBERT r. PATRICK.
Trial began January 20. 1902. Three
first degree. Trial lasted foriy-six
days
ROBERT BUCHANAN
Trial began March 20. 1898. SIX DAYS
to get jury. Convicted murder hrst de-
CHARLES PECKER.
Trial began October :, 1917. Three
days to get jury. Convicted. Trial
lasted sixteen days.
Second trial May 4, 1914. -Four days
to get jury. Convicted. Trial lasted
fourteen days.
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Activity Of All Ceases.

There VAS a cessation of activity yes
terday on the part OF all concerned in the
e!re tapping Investigations of both the
Thompson committee and Chief Magis-
uate Mc.Adoo. Senator Thompson went
10 his home, upstate. on Friday night
after announcing that as far as his COM
m.;tee is concerned the wire tapping in
ouiry has closed.
The committee will take up its old and
familiar trails next Wednesday. when
IL sessions VIII be resumed. 1t is likely
tat with the completion of the testi-
rlony Of T. A. and T. IL. Gillespie J. p.
Morgan nay be called to testify con-
eela!ag negotiations about the proposed
elevated third tracking contract OF John
= Stevens.
In spite of the committees intention
% forego any further investigation o.
wire tapping. however. Robert W. Heb
herd, former secretary of the State
Board Of Charities. whose name figured
in the Mayors recital of the telephone
Conversations, will ask for a hearing
Senator Thompson said on Wednesday
nat he would hear any one whose name
Was mentioned in the Mayors charges.
Frank Moss. the committees counsel
took advantage of the cessation Of ac.
A'iH'N N'Hl'lltN ~ cypress MS opinions
a. The testimony Of the police wir,
iAprers and the Mayor Mr.. Moss said
1t would insult the intelligence of
any one to tell him that il would be
pos bic 20 convict a yellow los on
the evidence the Mayor submitted to
bolster UP his charges OF conspiracy
on the part of the clergymen he ac-
eused. was quite unprepared for
the astonishing testimony of Detective
Sergeant Nunge and the four detec-
tiveS who work with him as the lis
tening in squad Of the Police Depart
neut. Here are five ordinary detec-
tNes who are conducting this delicate.
confidential and very responsible work
OF tapping wires.
COMMISSIONS Woods has never Wis
Ned the room whore they work. When
funge was instructed TO listen on
Father Farrelrs wire the only order
he received was to listen for talks
about the charities investigation.
That was n pretty broad order. In
IN" last eighteen month the police
have supervised the wires Of only a
dozen bedrooms. gambling and disor-
Gerry houses. Why these and not all
he others Il IL absurd to think thN
there are only a dozen places under
suspicion Of being of this character
In New York city.
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Armed Roy Gets CuHcd.

\ hystander. seeing the lttle hoys with
muskets AMI bayoncjs. rushed IN among
the recruits. cuTcd pne OF tho hoys and
started TO d.sarm Vim tn" arii-mil-
%tatis,s. however. were equal 20 tho occa-
sion and in less than no time a riot was
threatened.
law. don't hit him shouted n ~
the boys. I'VE are for peace at any
price"
Go on Wha, 10 YOU think J am"
returned tho soldier VINO was slapped.
Then he started 20 nN his haNouct and
was about to rush his antagonist. when
Other hrs,aniers lnterter"d Twelve
girls. who said they were working girls.
hu, were out for the afternoon fighting
prenaredness. and who had been dis
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MGR. DUNN'S CHARGE
IS DENIED BY MAYOR
1rttcrly Untrue" lie Says,
That city Wards Are to
Get No Religion.
WIRE TAP INQUIRY HALTS

MAYOR Mitchell issued a statement yes
,.rd,, In reply to the charge of Mgr.
,,bp J. Dunn. chancellor of the arch
d,oqcsc. that the Charities Department
a,s In league with other influences to
,c,ul,rlze all charitable institutions and
",,Lc cod out OF the hearts of the little
orcs The Mayor declared that the
statement ~ the clergyman was ut
,.,inc on proper physical care Of the
c,ys wards. the administration Is pre-
,srlnc better hearts in which the seeds
~ Goodness may he planted. Mayor
M.,chcls statement follows.
Mgr. Damn. when on the stand
Thursday said that 1t was my desire
20 take cod out Of the hearts of the
little ones IN the institutions. What he
meant 10 have the people understand
was that wish 10 take the children
from the salutary influence Of religious
training now given In the various de-
nominational institutions.
That is utterly untrue. | have no
eos.r. TO do this. Nothing is fur
Their from my purpose. | think the
private charitable institutions of all
relie Gus denominations can do n won
d~.rfully valuable work. and that the
child wards OF the city. Catholic. Jew
or Protestant. should he reared In the
atmosphere and under the influence OF
their respective religious faiths.
do not wish to take away religious
training from the children. but | do
t,.4sf that fhgfr S'nnr1shS shall ha
fed. their bodies kept clean. their beds
maintained free from vermin. and
their clothes supplied in sufficient
Quantities and changed with suffi-
cent frequency to insure health. In
insisting on a proper physical care of
the City's wards. | believe that We are
preparing better hearts in which the
seeds Of Goodness may he planted.
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lady OF Somerville. y. j.. had not gone
TO the Grand Central Station that Mon
day morning and sent that telegram to
Percy Peck the defendant to-day would
I've walking abroad. He would be free.
plotting. cheating n killing"
There was not a single insane act COM
United by the defendant. according to
Mr.. Brothers. Every move was planned
II deliberate. He proceeded To mar
rate them in sequence and went back to
a refrain III that telegram had not
been sent the body would have been Gre
mated on Tuesday and all would have
been concealed"
And they ask that this man be sent
to an asylum - exclaimed the prosecutor.
And some fine Sunday morning when
the milkman comes he will walk out
of the gate
Mr. Deuel. sprang up N!'h an objection
at this point and Justice Shearn sus-
tanned II.
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tributing pamphlets against the military
bills, tried to mix In the fight.
Run for a cop quick ~ shouted LEILA
ScCor to Tracy McGatt. The policeman
came running, blowing his whistle for
assistance. and was joined by two
moun;ed policemen. The crowd was dis
persed and quiet ensued-for a time.
The disturhcr was not arrested. ~
said he was IAN American and a gentle
man and thought the demonstration
Mas for preparedness when he saw the
guns. He sai6 he couldn't stand FOR
such action and as u good citizen was
ready TO break II ui,. He said he was
a paCifst. and when the girls explained
that they were too he was profuse In
his apologies. But 1t didn't seem to
satisfy him. He q around to a
corner store with swinging doors and
returned to the attack" The results
we're similar to the first onslaught. and
the inarchcrs were getting dubious about
the success of their paciist IDEAS.
lust then another policeman came
up.
Got n permit for carrying firearms
in publiC?' he remarked to Miss Anne
Heicudeen. one of the Leaders OF the
demonstration They handed over the
guns. hut when the policeman found
they were ancient models he remarked
that they Couldn't hurt anybody any
way
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wsit-'s Mother CcI'apses on Hear
ing Son IL Convicted.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. May 27.-Mru.
Warren Waite. mother Of Or. Arthur W.
Waite, suffered q complete collapse to-
day when she was told her son had been
found guilty. She had planned to 90 to
New York for tho trial. but physicians
forbade her doing so. This afternoon
from her cot she heard a newsboy call
ing Extra" and she hurried a neighbor
out to purchase a paper, which told her
what had happened.
Her physicisns tsar that the bad news
has hainpeysd her chances Of recovery.
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MoSrcLArR. y. J.. May 27-Two hun
dred students Of the Montclair High
school took parts In the Shakespeare
festival that was gwen on the grounds
Of the school to-day, The pageant was
given in an a~mphitheatre which had
been constructed by the students them
selves The costumes and other acces-
SORES Of the production We're also made
nv the manual training department OF
the school The high school orchestra
furnished the Incidental music.
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II, might, ne supposed from wha, has
been said here that you are to hold a
medical clinic" said the court. As a
matter OF fact, they were not TO concern
themselves with terms or processes, but
to decide whether under the law the
man knew what he was doing and thai
1t was wrong, the Justice said
The law does not recognise moral
imbecility." or moral perversion" az a
' defence. the court continued, Theterms
might he well known In medicine. but
not In law. Such contentious could only
be considered In deciding the question
whether the defendant knew 1t was right
or wrong.
The Justice read the Court Of Appeals
decision in the case OF Hans Schmidt.
recently executed. Reference also was
made to the case Of Guiteau. who as
sassinated President Garfield. The court
in that case instructed the jury that II
must distinguish etwee moral indif
ference and moral incapacity.
Justice Shearn defined tho terms OF
legal insanity. "To know the nature and
quality Of his act" ne said, means thai
when the defendant purchased arsenic
he knew Il was arsenic and that II woulc
take a human life. IF he thought Il
something pleasant to eat. he would no
know the nature OF his act"
did he know that II was wrong
What does the law mean by that? Tha'
ne must NOW that the act was contrar,
to law and what is commonly called thu
law OF God. II he knew II was agains
the laws of God and man. he Is guilty"
The court did not review tho evidence
because. he said. II was fresh In IN
minds OF the Jury. ~ doubt II you will
ever forget IT," he added.
THE defendant says he IL sane hi
alienists say he Is not" the court pointe,
out. 1.-THE Jury must not take the de
PENDANTS statements without considering
those Of his alienists."
The Justice finished his charge at / Il.
and after Mr.. Deuel's requests to charg
had been disposed Of no Jurors retire
at :21. When they left Waite wa
asked II he wanted to cave the roor
or eat something.
"What's the use" he asked Deput
Sheriff whitman. "They will be back In
side Of fifteen minutes"
Nine minutes later q request cam
from tho Jury room that they be Above
to 10 to dinner. The Justice told tn
court attendants to take them In sand
witches and coffee. II was not long afte
this that they were ready to report thei
verdict.
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Death Pcnalty Asked.

waite played for a big stake-;he
Peck fortune-and lost" said Mr.. Broth
ers. wow he il playing for his greatest
stake-his life, The law says he has
forfeited IL and II demands ii. Not that
II seeks the individual life. but that So
ciety may be protected"
Mr.. Brothers ridiculed moral imhe-
c!lity." which. according to Or. Diefen-
dorf. alienist for the defence. is no longer
recognized. lie criticised Or. Karpas's
attitude. describing it as amazing ef-
frontery. and read certain portions OF
that experts testimony. He concluded
with "A solemn teuuest for a verdict OF
mur der in the first degree.
Justice Shearn began his charge at
IL 10 with words of praise for the jury
and the counsel. Waite braced himself
when this supreme moment came. folded
his arms and Tor a time gazed squarelv
at the Justice. After that he dropped
his eyes. lifting them only at times as
some point impressed him.
After explaining the rights and duties
OF the Jury and the court. the Justice
said the jury was not concerned with the
fate Of the prisoner. II determines the
facts alone. he said the law orda!ns the
fate. The Justice was most earnest and
animated as ne e%xpounded the law 10 the
Jurors. Frequently he gestured with his
} Iltut TdTI anu Houueu MS ucdu u FIN
phas.s.
In most cases. the Justice said. II Is
the duty OF the court to instruct the jury
not to be swayed by sentiment, but In
this particular case ne would caution
them not to be swayed by resentment.
The case must; be decided upon its
merits. he said.
There was little difficulty as to the
! facts alleged. the court continued. TIL.
imam had admitted that he killed Mr.
Peck from "A mercenary motive with tbs
fullest generalization. The state does
not permit a man to plead guilty OF muir
der in the first degree. Therefore. thu
only thing TO consider was the defence
that the man Is a moral imbecile."
The Justice read the penal law or
insanity defence. II states that an ac'
done by an IDIOT. imbecile or insane per
son is not n crime hut that does no
avail except upon proof that the person
VINO committed the act was laborinS
under such a defect as not to under
stand the nature and quality Of hts nc
or not TO know that the act was wrong
1t was the duty Of the defendant 4
produce violence in support OF this con
tenton.
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Many Other Wires Tapped.

have discovered that many repu-
liable law firms had their wires lis
tened tn on. The wires of physicians.
oruc stores ton were tapped-not be-
cause the subscribers for the wires
~"r" SUSPECTED but merely In an ef-
iort 70 catch men wanted by the po-
Zee Imagine h police listening TO
co''1ent Al conversations between ply
t''dns and patients. Then II was ad-
mItied That a number Of guests in
hre" hotels who were not under sus-
pici"n ~ all were subject TO this wire
espionage IN the charities investiga-
tor.
Mayor Mitchell left the city las
n'eht TO he away until Wednesday morn
Tg so that no decision as to the in
tended prosecution OF any n In TN
charities case may be expected until HI
re'urus, Alfred j. Talley, counsel for tn
'athollr priests, said he welcomed An,
sction that the Mayor may take, 1t Il
entirely probable hat action will h.
nken on only one of the four charge!
made BY the M~ayor--that OF perjury.
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The John Doe inquiry into wire tap
ping in the Seymour & Seymour case
VIII be resumed on Wednesday morn
ing. William j. Burns. detective. will
probably be the principal witness, Burns
arrived here from the coast yesterday.
out at his office It was said that he
would make no comment IN the case.
The Society Of Certified Shorthand
Reporters OF Greater New York made
public yesterday a copy OF resolutions
passed at a meeting on Friday night
IN which the members declare that the
secret reporting Of conversations through
Q ~detcctaphone, photograph, telephone or
similar instrument where the speaker Ia
unseen and unknown to the reporter
tends to abuses and that 1t IL unethical.
unprofessional and contrary to the
tenets Of this society for Its members
10 engage or participate In such service"
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uoyv D~mcanor Changed.

Eyes IT came just at the time he be-
GAN CON Tossing. You see. before that
TIME he had been denying II puplicly'
Finally he had reached the point where
+! be was saving that he had purchaseu
the arsenic at the request OF MT feeh
himself In the meantime l may say
| that the man Oas exhibiting symptoms
| OF fear and remorse. He would SIT wv"
his hands to his head and repeat III.
why did l do II Why did ! DO IL: men
he would beg me to intercede WIN
r,dga swami for mercy-l could be a
usefuI citizen. Save me from the con-
SEQUENCES of my act. Save me from the
chair ,., .ooms
tho confession and a change IN MS man.
ner. Now he WAS calm. indiIereht aHt'
smiling. He discussed without a SHOW
of feeling his murders. Inc cohc.us.
was inevitable tina he was p'A''"S q
part" A.. .v,ao,,,a,
nhasa Of the case came at 10:5+, Then
in respons 10 MIR. Deuels last question
on cross-examination the man nor,
NAL? Mo-! He Is a habitual criminal !.
Mr.. DeueI's summing up lasted Jus,
t~hirty-nine minutes. His was a marc
case and he knew II. but he lapored man
fully. He could only ask me jurors Is
oons;d.r ths mans life and ask them
selves II a sane man could commit sucf
crimes under such circumstances. Mr
Deuel. called the defendant a mora
vacuity." He was not seeking hoerty 10,
him. FAR from that. lie should ne SEN
TO an asylum and kept there for the res
Of his life. But the law should hesitate
he said, before 1t sends to execution
man who 10 not responsible In law To-
Mr. brothers began his closing address
for tho state at II :37. Very solemn,
the prosecutor told the Jurors u was nv
duty to ask that the full penalty OF tn
law be Imposed upon the mar ~ !h'
bar. whose defence VA that no "ss u"
"If." aid Mr.. Brothers. that yeunl
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This butcher, tho AFFIDAVIT says, paid
Collector Callahan" $25. which was to
20 to Schoneweg. and said to Schoneweg
"You will get the same every week."
The Ave slaughter houses whose IL
censes have been revoked were guarded
yesterday by policemen, who saw to 1t
| tina no cattle were killed.
1t was SAT- at the Commissioner OF
| Accounts Office yesterday that Arthur
| Plaut Of sos Eastern Parkway. Brook
lyn. one OF tho men arrested on Friday.
IL a graduate Of Columbia University
and has a pilots license from the Aero
| Club of America.
r. w. Fiske. Health COMMISSIONS
Emerson's secretary. said yesterday
that up to the beginning Of this year
considerable beef from the slaughter
houses under fire was made into frank
furter sausages which were sold at
| Coney Island. Tho distribution was
stoned when the graft revelations
started, and 30 far N the Health De-
partment knows there In nothing tho
| matter with this summers supply Of
hot dogs at Coney. In the making
\ of beef sausages some meat In teamed
and some Ia raw. Mr.. Fiske said there
was no doubt that II tuberculosis bacilil
we're in the meat - II went from the
slaughter HOUSES thsy miOht Oersist In
sausagss made from raw meat
The Parma herald., 1916-06-08

them; to the left the open sunscorched
plateau. Colonel Destinn stood still
and faced his companion.
WELL" he said, "have you nothing
to say to me?"
'IT She lifted her ustrous brown
eyes to his in simple inquiry. "What
should | have to say?"
Your husband is safe"
"Oh, Deslrel Yes, | had forgotten
about 1t almost. 1t was an accident.
He thought was about to be attacked.
He is so nervous and excitable, and
the night was dark. He explained 1t
all
"Yes, Captain Arnaud explained
everything" There was block OF
stone beside him and he set his foot
upon it, leaning forward so that their
faces were on level. Madame Ar
maud! Do you really think | believe
you or in you? My child, IL your hus-
band had acted as you say. he would
have been cashiered for an intoxicated
incapable; but he gave me his expla-
nation. 1t was an explanation which
men among tbemselves-some mem
understand and accept-madness on
account of woman. | let your hus-
band 20 free. Do you thank meT' She
made no answer. The graceful knowl-
edge of her power was gone. Her eyes
hung on his with the blankness OF
will in allegiance. "You do not thank
me-" he went on deliberately. you
would like to- You would like to play
the role of the faithful wronged wife.
But am the one person before whom
you cannot act, either to yourself or to
others. | have seen through you, and
your little shallow soul knows it, All
artifice between us is useless. DO not
move-stay therer" He caught her
hands and held them In q grip of iron.
The Parma herald., 1916-06-08
CHAPTER x-contInued.

Il tried to kill him." be said quietly
but distinctly, 'and I mean to kill him.
That Is the only change"
us that any change? Has 1t taught
your fair. pure young wife to love and
honor your" He ground his teeth to-
gether without answering. and she
went on. her voice grown suddenly
harsh and contemptuous. "You are a
fool. Desire. You are a fool, like all
men. What is there In this one wom-
an that you should carer She Is pretty,
but others are prettier. / have seen
her, for it amused me to have glance
at the wonder who could drive two
men to the devil. And what is she7 A
charming doll with child's eyes and
sparrow's brain. What else"
The girl rose. She took one OF the
long-stemmed pipes from the table and
lighted 1t at the brazier. The red EN-.
bers glowed up on to her face. where
was written somber inscrutable bit
terness. She came back and placed
the pipe In his inert hand.
"Therer' she said simply. THAT II
what you have come for. Forgetful
ness"
He nodded. Silently he covered bacl
among the ragged cushions and will
half-cIosed eyes began to smoke. Ii
the hovel there was perfect silence. A,
the minutes passed the subtle magi.
perfume sleeping beneath the ranl
sweetness awoke. the lurking dreams
The Parma herald., 1916-06-08
Mali Rined Of $4,000,

Roundup Mont--A pouch containing
registered mail was cut open and rifled
of between $4,000 and $4,000 in curren-
cy in the Milwaukee depot in Roundup
Thursday night. according to informs-
tion given out by postal authorities.
The cache is said to have consisted of
bank remittances and postal funds
from Klein to the depositary at Hell
ena- The registered packages were
inclosed in an ordinary frst-class mail
pouch The robbery was not discov-
cred until the clerk on she train opened
the pouch to sort its contents.
The Parma herald., 1916-06-08
CHAPTER xI.
Behind the Mosque.

Colonel Destinn rode through Sidi-
bel-Abbes. and many OF those he
passed looked after him. One or two
OF his observers were soldiers wearing
n red and blue uniform of the Legion
They saluted first and grimaced only
after a cautious Interval.
"Nom dun Petard! VIII the devil
never grow old?"
Women looked after him-Arab
women from behind mysterious wells,
and Europeans--all with the same fem
Inlne interest in what is strong. For
Colonel Destinn sat his horse with
grace and ease. and the slight erect
figure carried the years lightly. How
many the years were no one knew.
Thus he rode slowly through the
pleasant shaded avenues, skirtlng the
niger quarter. till he reached the
plateau. There he drew rein. his keen
eyes sweeping the low girdle of olive
trees and clustering native novels TO
the far side. where the mosque rose nm
In stately purity against the turouoise
sky. Through the graceful archwav a
double line of Arabs drifted backward
and forward In a soft-flowing nm
broken stream of worship, and sudden
ly Colonel Destinn set spurs and gal
loped over the hard clay, scattering the
stragglers to right and left.
Madame Arnaudw
She turned with little start OF sur
prise, and freeing herself from tho
cumbersome red slippers which en-
cased her inhdel feet she came TO
meet him, her hand outstretcbed In
gracious welcome.
why, Colonel Destinnl Your
There's no one here for whom II IA