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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20

mitted: Find the woman" The re-
suits obtained indicate that there may
be much in the theory. In the case
of Tollman the connection with the
Gatewood woman was soon estab-
lished. She was not about her old
haunts in New York. No trails were
Immediately found. It was developed
that she had originally lived in Kan
sas City. When any individual has
got into trouble there is always a
strong probability that he will return
to his old home, another detective the
DRY to which Billy Gard subscribed. It
is particularly true with reference
to such serious crimes as murder,
but it is to a material extent true in
all cases that necessitate flight.
Upon this theory Gard went to Kan
sas City to look for the woman IL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20

with whom Walls was known to have
been friendly, and who had a part in
the activities of the faro gang. This
woman's correspondence was watched,
and it was soon discovered that she
was sending letters to and receiving
letters from a man in Detroit, Mich.
Tracings of the mans handwriting
were made as the letters came through
the post Office, and when compared
with that of Walls, the resemblance
was convincing.
! The writer of these letters gave his
address as lock box. A special agent
went to Detroit, but the box had been
given up. Two months later more let
tiers came to the same woman from
Grand Junction, Colo, and also from
a lock box. The postmaster was able
to describe the man holding the box
and the description suited Walls. But
he moved again before a detective got
there to identify and arrest him.
There was chase of six months on
such clues, always through the same
woman, but Walls was still at large.
Eventually there appeared among
death notices in New York the name
Of Edward T. Walls. Subsequently
Mrs. Walls went from her boarding
house in Boston and took charge of
the body. Suspecting that this might
be a trick to throw them off their
guard, the special agents took every
precaution to identify the body. Event
ually they were convinced that the
man they had pursued SO diligently
was dead. The case was closed.
The three principals in this case,
Tollman, Kelliner and Mansfield,
were given Is, IS and 10 years re-
spectively. After their conviction
both Tollman and Kelliner talked
freely to Billy Gard Of the whole case
and threw some interesting sidelights
upon it. Kelliner told particularly of
the inception of the plans Of the faro
gang. He said it came into being at
Atlantic City where he and Mansfield
and Walls happened to be spending a
week end. Kelliner at that time al
ready had line on To1lman and 9th
er possible victims were deemed
ready for the plucking.
With these prospective victims in
mind the faro gang was organized.
Money had to be raised for the fitting
up Of the establishment in Twenty
eighth street, which was only used
when victims were in tow. This alone
cost $4,000. Then there was the nee
essary expense money of the members
of the gang while they were develop
ing their victim. There must be cash
in the bank to be won when those vic
Tins made their first appearance. Al
together it was a business that had
to be capitalized for something like
$4,000 before it could begin opera
tions. But, as it afterwards turned
out, it was a profitable investment if
viewed from the standpoint of Toll
man alone; and there were other vic
Tins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20
.EouR THOUSAND. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. He SAID.

Broad street house until Price came
out. He was none other than Mans
field. He was placed under arrest.
With confidence in the old detective
theory of the woman, the special
agents applied it again in the case
of Walls, the one-time gambler on
transatlantic liners. This was not
done, however, until several suspected
individuals in different cities had been
shown not to be the man wanted, and
many other schemes for the apprehen-
sion of the gambler had failed. For
Walls was married to a very attrac-
tive and respectable woman, who sup
ported herself by keeping a boarding
house after his fight. It could not
be discovered that she was in commu-
nication with her husband. Finally,
there was developed another woman
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20

keeper had entirely lost his head. He
became consumed with the reckless
ness of desperation.
In the meantime the Gatewood wom-
an had moved to New York. Also Toll
man had become deeply enamored
with her. So fond was he of her COM
pany, as a matter of fact, that he
would often turn over to Kelliner and
Mansfield and other of their friends
the money with which to gamble, while
he visited with Miss Gatewood. The
members of the gang would go to some
gilded restaurant and dine Sumptuous-
~ and return to Tollman and report
that luck had been against them, and
that they had lost all the money. On
such occasions the profits of the eve
ming were almost clear to the gang. On
such occasions, so the members of the
train crew back to Boston reported,
big Bill'' Kelliner would sob out his
apparent grief, because Of his losses,
on the shoulder Of ToIlman. The lat
ter was thus placed in the role Of
comforter. Ke1liner would swear never
to gamble again and make his pro-
testatiOns so earnestly that Tollman
would become the aggressor and urge
his associate on and paint pictures Of
luck ahead So adroitly did KelIiner
play this game that Tollman had been
heard to threaten to break with him
because he was a piker.
For two years this arrangement con-
tinued. Kelliner, Mansfield, Walls,
the Gatewood woman, and other accom-
plices, maintained themselves as de-
coys that induced the young bookkeep-
er to draw even more checks against
his personal account and always ex-
tract these and charge them where
they were least likely to be missed.
Despite his long carouses at night
Tollman never failed to be at the bank
in time to open the mail and extract
the checks that would have betrayed
him. Despite the loss of sleep he was
never so dull that he neglected any
detail in his bookkeeping that would
have caused his accounts to fail to
balance or to show any irregularities
that would have caused the bank ex-
aminer to grow suspicious. Unsus-
pectingly the stern old bank of Balm
bridge stood with unruffied front until
it became but financial skeleton, its
last spark of vitality wasted away.
But this young bookkeeper of the
gambling mania! What became of
him? Those other aiders and abetters
to his crime! What action was taken
in their case?
Special Agent Billy Gard eventually
had in hand a complete understanding
Of the individuals and the methods
that were associated with this case.
He had reached the necessity of max
ing arrests.
Kelliner was taken into custody.
He Indignantly protested that he was
innocent of any criminal wrongdoing.
Mansfield, Walls and Tollman had dis
appeared. The capture of the latter
was of first Importance.
The special agent turned first to
that primary command Of the old
school detective when crime is COM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20
TALES OF HOTEL REPORTERS
They Were FancifuI and Readable in
Good Old Days When the lmagi-
nation Had Free Rein.

IL a man physician named DR.. John
Jones marry woman physician named
DR.. Mary Smith, how shall they regis
ter when they go on their bridal tour?
Shall they register as DIR. John Jones
and wife, or as ''Dr. John Jones and
DR.. Mary Jones'? Shall they call them
selves DIR. and Mrs. John Jones'" or
''Drs. John and Mary jones'?
All, for the old days when "hotel re-
porters used to give Chicago silly-sea-
son problems like this one, which is
now thrown into the New York news
papers, says the Chicago Post.
Those were great times, my masters.
The 'shotel reporters" never had enough
to do. Their Superiors knew it, but
they knew that the fact would stimu-
late the. imagination. It did. Every
afternoon the bored reporters would
gather, with no news and nothing to
write. Inevitably, they would make
up something-this was before the
day when people began to say frame
up"
They would have ''Mr. Zero" of Med
icine Hat PACED on the hottest day of
the year. They would pull the old one
about the bellboy who called "Mr.
Smith" in a crowded lobby and had
eighty-fve men spring up and answer
''Here." They would spin interviews
with strange people who just happened
to drop into town and drop out again
before the city editor or any rival news
paper could check up on them. Charles
Dillingham;, the theatrical man, was q
hotel reporter. So was Joseph Medill
Patterson. So were eddie" Westlake
and many others.
The work they did was just plain
foolery, like the sublimely unimportant
question of how Doctor Jones and wife
should register. We don't doubt that
Dillingham; and his generation printed
that same query. 1t is too bad that
this innocent humor is gone from the
papers. It never did anybody any
harm. 1t offended but the strictest OF
truthtellers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20

and great care is necessary to avoid
confusion in gathering the leaves and
berries. for a very small number Of
leaves of the wrong kind will material
~ affect the quality of the finished
product.
The leaves of the myrica acris are
from three to five inches in length.
The round berries are about the size
of a pea and contain from seven to
eight seeds. The bay rum which is
made from combination of green
leaves and berries is of better quail
ity than that distilled from dried
leaves or from the leaves without the
berries. The berries are very difficult
to gather, however, and they cost
from Is to 20 times as much as the
leaves.
The basis Of bay rum is Jamaica or
ST. Croix rum, made from the skim
mings of the sugar boilers, scrapings
of sugar barrels, and the washings
from sugar pots.
For number of years much Of the
bay rum of American commerce has
been manufactured in this country,
the Ingredients usually being about
one-half the bulk alcohol, one-sixteenth
Jamaica rum, 40 drops of oil of bay
to the pint, 20 drops of oil orange, a
few drops Of oil of mace, and the re-
mainder distilled water, ali Of which
is allowed to stand for several weeks
and is then filtered through magnesia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-10-20
He Anticipated Her.

s'Do you love met" murmured the
beautiful girl.
81 do. Also I'm strong for suffrage,
like your poodle and think can get
along with your ma"
But she didn't accept him after all.
A girl doesn't like to have all her ques-
tons anticipated. louisville Courier
Journal. !,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
One More German Submarines Sinking Vessels Off the Atlantic Coast

ers Drayton. Ericsson, O'Brien. Ben.
ham. Cassin. Balch, Mccall, Porter.
Tanning, Winslow. Awylin, Cushing,
Cummings. Paulding and Conynham
and the tender Melville. The feet went
to sea under full speed and naval off,
GERS did not expect the return of any
of the fleet with survivors before a
late hour.
There was some delay in getting the
destroyers under way because, being
Sunday, many officers and men were on
shore leave and vessels did not have full
steam up. The first vessels to get under
way. the Jarvis, steamed out 81 minutes
after the first call was received, and the
tender Melville, the last of the feet to
start. steamed away one hour and Is min
utes after the first call was received by
the radio.
AT o'clock tonight all the passengers
and crews Of the torpedoed vessels had
been accounted for with the exception Of
the crew Of the Kingston. These were
missing and were being sought by the
American destroyer Cushing. 1t is sup
posed the crew of the Kingston took to
their lifeboats with the hope of being
picked up.
The weather off shore was thick tonight
but the sea was calm with little wind
stirring,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
THREE YECCMEN
TRANSPORTED TO
ATLANTA PRISON

Portland, Me. Oct. s.-Thee noted
yeggmen. all convicted of breaking into
Maine postoffices, are now on their way
to Atlanta, where they will serve SEN
fences in the Federal penitentiary. They
left Portland Saturday noon by train
in charge of Chief Deputy United
State sMarshal Burton Smith and
Guard William H. Lowell of Portland,
George Pottle of Lewiston and Milton
French Of Auburn.
The three prisoners were Robert
Towsend alias Robert Thompson. in
dicted for breaking into the postoffice
at Cherryfeld, who will serve three
years and has a 800 fine to pay in adj
dition; Peter F. Baynehan alias John
Kane. sentenced to three years and a
800 fine for breaking into the Gilead
postoffice, and Fred Sharbono, sentenced
to two years and $3.50 fine for breaking
into the East Newport postoff1ce.
All three of the yeggmen appeared at
the September term of the District
court. They pleaded guilty the same
day that the indictments were reported
against them and they were at once
sentenced by Judge Hale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
STEAMER CREC|AN
REACHES BOSTON

Boston. Oct. s.-The Grecian, a Mer-
chants & Miners steamer from Norfolk,
Va. Capt. James, arrived this eve
ming.
Capt. James said that he did not en-
counter the submarine, but heard mes
sages from two of the attacked steam
ers. Early this morning" he said, I'VE
picked up wireless message from the
steamer West Point. She was then in
Lat. 40.25 north and Long. So west. The
West Point was notifying shore sta
tons that she had been fired upon by a
German submarine and that her ships
complement were getting into the
boats. My ship was at that time 100
miles off Gay Head.
"A short time after this we heard
a message from the Kansan, saying
she had been stopped at $50 A. NJ.
off Nantucket and. after an examina-
ton was allowed to proceed"
Capt. James said that off Cape Hem
ry yesterday he counted Is British
freight steamers waiting for the fog
to lift before starting across the ocean
All night. the captain said, the air was
very .azy and there was heavy fog.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
WESTBR00K BOY
KILLED BY AUTO;
DRIVER IS HELD

Portland. Me, Oct. s.-Dodging an cleo
trio car as he was crossing Main street.
Westbrook, shortly before I O'Clock last
night. Chester Wentworth, the 12-year-oad
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wentworth
of Haskell street, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Philip Israelson of Port
land and received injuries from which he
died a few minutes later at the Barrett
hospital. Israelson, who spectators say
was driving his car at a moderate rate OF
speed and could not avoid hitting the boy.
telephoned the Westbrook police station
Immediately after the accident occurred
and asked that an officer be sent over.
Later he was held in 5000 on a man.
slaughter charge, pending an investiga-
ton by the county authorities, this now
being the procedure following in nearly
every case of the kind.
AS the little boy started to cross the
street trolley cars were approaching in
two directions and some bystander warn.
ed him to be careful.
II am all right" he called out cheer
lily, and seemingly in an instant he
had avoided one of the electric cars.
only to run in front of the auto and
be struck by the mud guard. receiving
Ia fracture Of the skull on the right
side, while the arm and knee on the
right side We're badly bruised. Charles
Eldredge, a motorman, ran to the
scene of the accident and picking the
lad up, hurried him to the hospital.
Three minutes after he reached there.
however, he was dead.
Israelson, whose home is at "a India
street, this city. and who was accom-
panied by his brother, Charles Israel
son, was almost heartbroken over the
affair. and he lost no time in notifying
the police. They in turn sent word to
George l. Geer of "Portland. medical
examiner and after examining the
body of the little boy he made form
al finding that death was due to in
juries received by being struck by an
automobile. Israelson declared that he
was not driving his car faster than 10
or - miles an hour, and his statement
was substantiated by all who witnessed
the accident
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
The Strathden and West Point

A German submarine, supposedly the
lisa. which called at Newport yes
terdav. today torpedoed and sank the
British freight steamer Strathdene and
terpedoed and crippled the British
freighter West Point off Nantucket. No
loss of life was reported
The submarine also held up the AM
eriean freight steamer kansan. but later
allowed her to proceed.
The crew of the Strathdene, nearly all
of them Lascars, were taken aboard the
Nantucket lightship. The officers and
men Of the West Point took to their
small boats after summoning assistance
from shore.
The distress signals Of the West Point
we're picked up by the government ra-
dio station at Newport, r. L. and inn
mediately Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves.
commander of the destroyer fotilla of
the American Atlantic fleet. ordered vir-
tually all of his ships to the rescue.
The West Point gave her position as
40 miles southeast OF Nantucket, but
the navy officials questioned the ac-
curacy Of this and said latei reports
indicated that the vessel was not more
than 10 miles off shore The weather
was thick and it was expected that the
crew. would not be brought into New
mort before midnight.
The booming Of the submarines guns
apparently fired in warning, was dis
tinctly heard at Nantucket But where
the submarine was at the moment these
renorts We're heard was pure specula-
lion. 1t was plain, however, that she
asd placed herself in the lane of pas
Sepker franc and terror.zed shipping
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
Submarine Attacks
Demoralize Shipping

30 freight vessels were at sea presun.
ably within easy reaching distance q
the German submersible. From New
York there sailed Friday and Saturday
seven freight ships flying the flags Of
England, italy and Belgium.
From Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk
Newport News and Philadelphia Il
freight ships sailed Friday and Sat.
urday for foreign ports. 1t is also Pre-.
sumed by shipping interests that !
considerable number Of freight vessels
are due to reach these same ports
within the next so hours, names Of
which are not available here.
The American Line steamship St.
Louis arriving here today from Liver.
pool reported that news of the Ger.
man submarines presence in American
waters was received by wireless Satur.
day night, but excited no alarm among
the passengers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
ALVIN BEHRER IS
PRESIDENT OF THE
|. A. ASSOCIATION

New York. Oct. Sat a regular
regular meeting of the executive and
advisory committees of the Intercol-
legiate Athletic Association. held here
today, Alvin Behrer, Princeton, was
elected president Of the association.
filling the vacancy caused by the grad
uation of NJ. Lake. also Of Princeton.
1t was announced that the 1916 in-
tercollegiate championships which
were held at the Harvard Stadium, had
realized net profit of $4866
The annual cross-country Champion
ship will be decided over the New Ha-
ven course on Saturday. Nov. Is. prioE
to the Yale Harvard football game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
TWO AMERICAN
SHIPS SUNK, IS
NORWAY REPORT

London. Oct. s, 100 A, M.-Two Am
ercan ships. the Harvita and the CO.
lumbia have been sunk, according to
despatch received by the Norwegian
minister in Uetrograd, from H. A. Fall
sen. the Norwegian consul general at
Archangel, Russia. according to a Reu-
ter despatch from Christiania, Norway.
The despatch says that great difficulty
has been experienced in obtaining acur-
ate information
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09

New York, Oct. s.-The torpedoing by
German submarine Of four British
steamships and two neutral vessels and
the stopping of an American vessel. all
within a comparatively short distance
of the American coast, aroused among
shipping interests here today more
anxiety than has been felt In many
months.
Acting on the assumption. they said,
that a new zone Of submarine warfare
has been created. representatives OF
lines owning vessels now upon the high
seas and travelling the lanes along
which the U boat appears to be oper-
ating were tonight endeavoring to
warn their ships by wireless to change
their courses.
Available maritime records show
that Sunday Afternoon and night four
large passenger ships and more than
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
COMPLICATIONS
LIKELY IN CASE
OF BL00MERSD|JK

New York, Oct s.-The steamship
Bloomersdijk carried crew of so men
and a cargo of grain valued at $780,
600, consigned to the government of
the Netherlands, according to w. Van
Doorn an official here of the Holland
America Line. He intimated that inter-
national complications might arise. Mr..
Van Doom declared there was no con-
trahand on the steamer. He said the
ship itself was worth $500, 900 and
that the freight she carried was about
5000 tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
POTATO CROP OF
CENTRAL maine
BELOW NORMAL

Waterville, Me-, Oct SC. E. EN-
bree, manager of the Farmers Union
Of Maine, says the potato crop Of Gen.
trail Maine fell off 40 per cent. from
normal this season.
The set was as large as usual"
said Mr. Embree. "but the spuds did
not mature. This was owing to the
wet weather Of the midsummer and
the late blight. Conditions in Aroos-
took were much better than in Central
Maine. but in Aroostook also there has
been a decided falling Off"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
ARTHUR CIDCE OF
BRUNSWICK DIES
IN BELGIAN TOWN

Brunswick Me-. Oct. Safer two
years Of correspondence and axious
waiting, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gidge Of
Stetson street Saturday were notified
by the British war ONCE that their SON,
Arthur Gidge, aged 10, who enlisted in
the first battalion Of the Cold Stream
Guards at the outbreak Of the war, had
been killed near small town in Bel
GUM on September "a, 1914. or a few
days later.
Mr. and Mrs. Gidge had heard moth
ing from the boy after he left for the
front. Fearing that he might have been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
RED MEN PAGEANT
is PLANNED FOR
SACO:BIDDEFORD'

Portland, Me. Oct. S.-Red Men Of
the IL tribes in and around Portland
are arranging for a pageant which will
be a feature of the street parade Of
Red Men in Biddeford and Saco Octo-
Der II. James A. O'Neil Of South Port-
land, past sachem of Monoscomo Tribe.
and present chief of records, is chair
man of the committee. The Grand
Council will meet in Saco and Biddeford
October II and the preceding evening
will be spectacular if the arrangements
now in process develop successfully.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
PAPERS SUSPEND
ON ACCOUNT OF
PRICE OF STOCK.

Portland, Me-, Oct. Successive pric.
es on print paper have caused the sus-
pension of eight weekly papers. issued
by Libby & Smith Of this city. Charles
T. Libby, owner of the plant where
these papers have been published, IL
convinced that he will be unable to re-
sumo publication until the war is over.
Mr.. Libby has been in the newspaper
business for 25 years in this city and
is a member Of the bar He will now
devote himself to law practice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-09
R0CkLAND JUDGE
0M|TS fine AND
SENDS PELKEY UP

Rockland, Me, Oct. 8.--Judge Phillip
Howard In municipal court Saturday
John Pelkey to Jail for so days for VIC.
lation of the prohibitory law.
The newly organized Good Govern
ment Association was behind the pros
ecution, being represented by several
attorneys and prominent citizens