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New-York tribune., 1921-01-11

Bank Clearings - Bank clearings at
New York yesterday we're: Exchanges,
ss49.313,629; balances. s76,997,s45.
Silver - London, 4O1sd: New York,
domestic. bar, 991ac; foreign, 65Mc;
Mexican dollars. Soc
Canadian Exchange-New York funds
IN Montreal, $156.89 premium per ST.
600; Montreal funds in New York,
S135.60 discount per $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
CORTELYOU PROBES
POL|CEMEN'S FIGHT
Charges Bluecoats Are In
League With BootIeggers Fol-
low Attack on Vice Squad
ONE MAN IS SUSPENDED

An investigation into the charges that
the police in the downtown section are
in active collusion with bootleggers
in Director Cortelyou's S Office today.
The investigation was brought about
when members Of the vice squad, work
ing on liquor cases, were set upon and
beaten By policemen attached to the
Second and Christian streets station
Saturday night.
According to testimony in Director
Cortelyou's hands, Detectives Russell
and Corey, of the vice squad. were
working on liquor cases when they were
set upon by q group Of policemen and
crowd Of idlers Special Patrolman de
Russi Is charged with the assault on
Russell, and Special Officer friedman
was ordered suspended after he had
fatty refused to answer any questions
nut by Lieutenant Lee, who had been
told that Friedman was a witness to tn"
assault.
"There certainly was a slugglng
match" said Director Cortelyou, and
7 am going to get at the bottom Of It.
I have summoned all the participants to
my office. I am investigating the charge
that there is collusion between certain
patrolmen and the bootleggers. l want
first hand information. Until | get the
full REPORTS and have talked to the prtn-
cipals. I cannot make an extended com
ment on the case
Bootleggers Were Sought
Saturday night Lieutenant Lee or
dered his men to go downtown and make
some purchases in an attempt to get
two notorious bootleggers who have
been watched for some time. Russell
and Corey, following the regular pro
cedure of the vice squad, visited three
places, obtained samples, and were or
their way to a fourth when they were
set upon at Second and Christian
streets.
The attack came so suddenly that the
policemen had no chance to use theii
revolvers, and a large crowd collected
quickly. The first act of the assailant'
was to smash the bottles the policemen
had in their pockets. Several Of the
participants in the fight are said tc
have been members of the Second ant
Christian streets station.
When Corey and Russell explained
who they were apologies were profuse
it is said, but they were taken to the
station. Acting Captain Coan ap-
peared on the scene at this juncture and
started to question the two men. They
refused to answer except through thelI
superior, Lieutenant Lee, who went
to the station. Here was where the
clash came which ended in the order
for Freidman's suspension.
Coan advised Friedman to answer the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

rented room some days before the
murder in a house occupied by Jerry
Anderson, 524 South Reese street. the
rear of which abutted on the rear of the
Wcllenbach store. Anderson testified
he had lost a key to his front door, GUS
tomariy hung on nail. some days be-
fore the murder. and had asked Shell
about It. Detectives testified they had
found a key similar to the one lost on
the floor of the stove after the murder.
What would have seemed extremely
important testimony otherwise was dis
counted by Anderson S admission that
Louis Wellenbach had asked permission
to borrow this key. because he some
times went through Anderson's house
to get into his store by rear entrance.
Anderson said he himself occasionally
used Wellenbach's gate, and that Shell
had used it until Mrs Wellenbach asked
Anderson to tel his tenant TO go round
the front way. Anderson said he left
the house at 1 80 o'clock in the morn
ing that day, leaving Shell asleep.
Shell on the stand said he had not
slept in the house that night, because
of the heat, but in Washington Square.
He had not been in the house all morn
ing. he said. meeting Anderson at II 80
O'Clock in stable at Sixth and Locust
streets. Anderson. Shell testified, met
a farmer there and drank some gin the
farmer had. Shell denied that Ander-
son ever had asked him about the key.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
SHOOTING VERDICT
ST|RS STATE POLICE
Refuse to Accept Decision OF
Coroner's Jury in Case
Of Target Victim
URGE MANS L A UGH TE r

State police today filed information
charging involuntary manslaughter
against John A. Mccarthy, 453 East
Cambria street. and demanded he be
held under $1,000 bail after he had
been exoncratcd by n Coroner's jury
for the death by shooting Of John
Knoth. Mccarthy waived a hearing and
will produce bail for his appearance at
the next term Of the Criminal Court at
Doylestown, Pa.
Knoth. Langhorne newsdealer, was
killed by stray bullet fired by Nc
Carthy while at target practice. The
inuuost waH held today in Magistrate
Tomlinson' office at I.anghornc by Cor
oncr Howard White. Mccarthy ad
mitted firing the fatal shot. Corporal
Banks. of the State police. testified
Knoth's head had been oartly blown
off by n high power bullet which had
explosive effect. The jury stayed out
for twenty minutes and brought in @
verdict Of accidental death. Ordinarily
this would set n prisoner free, but thu
State police prevented this.
Got Death Weapon in France
He is a mail carrier here. and has {
bungalow along Ncshaminy Creek
about three miles from Langhorne
He had gone to the place Sat.
urday to arrange his effects for re-
moval to this city for tine winter
While packing he came across a %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
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vice squad leaders questions, but he
persisted in his refusal.
1.-The entire condition.. said Assist
ant Director of Public Safety George
s. Tempest, lis due to a law which fails
TO command observance by some officers
of the law and by many citizens who
observe all other laws. In the train Of
bootlegging have come petty rObbcries,
burglnries and hold-ups. For the
greater part. these are being committed
by idlors who disdain work
They are neighborhood jobs. as n
rule, perpctratcd by persons who are
familiar with the habits of the ones
who are attacked and with the condi-
tions in the buildings entered. Men
who have never broken a law in their
lives are today conscious criminals
according to the now law.
81 have in mind a man worth half n
million dollars who has never kept
liquor in his home for some reason
That man simply has to have three
drinks of whisky a day. according 10
his notion, and he says he slips into
vile places to get bad liquor at exor-
bitant cost surrounded by as choice a
collection Of active or possible crimi-
mails as any large city can show"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
jFACUE TO FIGHT
over FUSION TODAY
Mrs. Day and Samuel B. Scott
uru lJree Managers to Fight
Combine in November
NAY BOLT IF Defeated

A.. ,roups within the Voters
,.,rs will battle this nfternoo" c over
!, nroposition to make war on the ,om.
. p'O..i ..,iroes for county offices at the
., .,rsrol election in November
s'nr' ma,. ;ssuo will be fought out at n
,,..tng s Of the Board of Managers Of the
i..c,,e, at the headquarters ~ oout"
Dive .tI,n Spencer Edmonds. who was
.,,,rman Of the leagues Campalgn
cSInmmittee. SI"r and United states Drstrlc,
fVh,, VV,nrney Coles believe the Independents
1t.OiMd'i i1aOM accept the results OF the prt-
asrv suvu," which gave a complete victory 10
tbe Combine. ,,u.u Dor ond Samuel
= %S soott ar. among prominent members
D. ~ ieopue who do not agree with
o. tDJ "iow They are strongly inclined
'orI tns vi fusion with the Democrats and
,Ns,.o toMa.o a fusion slate could win 2OO,-
oea oei,e.o rotss ut The general election.
WV Tho ,o' ATTITUDE Of the Voters League
ine neho,d by Mr. Edmonds and Mr..
c,,.s a. upn VAS regarded as settled finally
Io.eo u,r ,ast % week. But a rift appeared
eoas .orSrd tbe end Of the week. League
.Om uouobsrs asked II docile acceptance OF
.ba urinary result would be fair to the
,Ho ooo voters who marked their ballots
ios . tho Voters League candidates.
iOI + s,ders @ ir the league are said to be
,,rsed that the meeting this afternoon
Eli he , critical one fer the new or
.w,ni,ation. w There are even whispers
Kat | il fight by the league at the gen
..oI election is voted down some mem
hers will bolt and pre- empt a new party
"'iL, TmdOe Bonniwel. Of the Municipal
court wrote TO the Voters League last
wssk suggesting that the Democratic
rominees be supported next month by
Indenendents. This was regarded as an
invitation to fusion.
Those to whom the fusion idea ap-
rsaIs figure that the anti Combine forces
cconid c ret out 10000 of the voters who
tool toOt no mart in the primary. That esti-
mated NATE total. added to the 100000 who
s"nnorted uro the Voters League ticket,
nIns @ 10000 Democrats. could snatch
yictorv from the Combine, the pro-
fusionists argue.
Mr. Edmonds believes better progress
toward clean government can be made
u the Independents fight within the
Republcan party. One of his recon-
,endstions was that tho league estab-
lsh compact organization reaching
very division in the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

II soon after the appointment Of the
former President by President HardinE:
The administration of the judicial
oath, the Rnsl step in the induction OF
new Chief Justice. was attended BY
all OF the age. old ceremony attached 70
the Nations highest tribunal: Ihe
oath binds the Chief Justice ITO ad-
minister justice without respect TO per,
sons and do equal right TO the poor ana
the rich
The induction Of the Chief Justice se-
complished. James NJ. Beck, the new
Solicitor General of the United states,
was presented to the court and then
the various attornevs whose applics
tions to practice before the court had
been approved since the courts ad-
journnent last June.
The Chief Justice and The Associate
Justices at the concIusicn Of these cere-
monies followed the custom established
years ago and went 10 tho White House
Ia ray their expects 20 the President,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Iceman and Negro
Held for Murder


Continued from Page One
said he was at Twenty second and
South streets at 10 40 o'clock.
At the last session of the inquest,
Jhp Thomas. a Negro, living in the
neighborhood, had testified that he saw
Weisberg leaving the store at 10 40
o'clock. The old couple had not been
seen by any one later than 10 o'clock
that day.
Weisberg offered the testimony Of
Mrs. Fisher. 2l1S South street, to prove
that be had delivered ice TO her at
1O:45 o'clock. and of Alexander Levin,
22l4 South street. TO prove he had
served ice there at II 10 o'clock.
Detectives Mulgrew and Tyson, of
the Murder Squad, to discount Mrs.
Fishers testimony, testified she had
told them when first they interviewed
her that she could not remember the
exact time when her ice was delivered,
II could crawl on my hands and knees
to Twenty second and South streets
between 9 and II o'clock" said Null
grew contemptuously. Weisberg said
his progress was slow because his horse
had a shoe with a loose nail.
1t was the positive testimony Of
Thomas that led the Coroner to hold
Weisberg.
Shell, the other suspect held, had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
TAFT TAKES OATH
AS Chief JUSTICE
Final Stage in Induction At
tended by Age-oId
Ceremony
COURT CALLS ON HARDING

Washington, Oct. Standardization
Of the Judicial oath TO william Howard
Taft, the now Chief Justice of the
United States. marked tho roconvoning
today of the Supreme. Court for tho
regular fall 'orm.
The oath Wa administered 10 Mr..
Taft. who thereby became the first
Chief Justice ~ have previously occu-
pied the hiches' executive office in IN"
Nation, by tho senior Associate Jus
tico, Joseph MCk"nno. The onth taken
today by Mr.. Taft supplemented the
constitutional "nth administered july
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Foil Boys Attempt to Break Jail

Two boys, alleged bicycle thieves.
were battering til ir way out Of a brick
cell in the basement of the Gloucester
City Hall last night when the noise at
tracted the turnkey. Charles McGabev
and James Pine, the fourteen ar-old
prisoners, then were sent to the county
Jail at Camden. They had found an
iron bar in the basement cell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

Lightcap. who lives at $3.50 Market
stree5. was mortified. He tc!ephoned
10 Corporal w. 4. Banks, Of the
state police. AZ Langhorne, who
declares he got the story Of the shoot
ing from Mccarthy after he had made
q round Of the cottages and bungalows
in the vicinity. Mccarthy, according 70
Corporal Banks. said he knew by the
shout after he had fred that he had
missed the target, but lacked the nerve
to 60 and find whether he had hit some
body,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

caliber rife and high power German
military rife he had picked up on the
battlefield. while serving in France
with the 30Sth Motor Transport Com
pany. ,,-,,
put n target on O tree and fred at
Il with the light rife. Then he brought
ont the military rife. Tho first shot
went wild and Mccarthy heard a shout !.
He ran to his bungalow and remained
there in fear and apprehension, it IL
said. &C.,
Knoth, who was in the act of hand =
ing q newspaper to q customer, w. I.
Lightcap, about $50 yards from the spot
Mccarthy had chosen as a target. was
hit in the back Of the head by the bul .
lot He crumpled up at Mr.. Lightcap s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
wonsr's Council Delays Action

Washington. Oct. 3.--CBy A. PD-
The NationaI Council Of the Woman's
Party decided last night not to seek
congressional action on constitutional
amendment 10 remove legal inequalities
of women until the December session.
Hcforc ronrluding a two days meeting
here. the council approved draft Of
n blanket law. designed 10 remove in.
coua titles. which II ia proposed TO have
Introduced in zach State Legislature,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
FIREMEN HURT, HORSES DIE
East Burlington, N. j., Blaze Be.
IleXed 70 Be Of IncendIarY Orlain

Several fremen we're slightly injured
and six horses burned TO death when
fire destroyed the stable Of the Unite |
States Cast Iron Pine and Foundry
Company at East Burlington =. j., a.
> o'clock this morning.
The fire is believed to be OF incen
diary origin. A former cmploye is
being held by the police, but will prob
ably be released since there Is little
evidence to connect him with the blaze.
The last employe left the building at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Due to
the watchman's long round flames got
a good start before they. We're dis
covered. The entire first floor va:
ablaae before the alarm was turned in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
COUNCIL TO GO TO SCHOOL
v. G. |. Expert to Give Lecture
Tomorrow

Members Of Council will go to
school tomorrow in order to learn
some of the details of gas manufacture.
w. H. Gardley, an engineer employed
by the United Gas Improvement Com
pany, will lecture the Councilmen at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in Room
402, City Hall. A number of charts will
be used to illustrate various steps in
the making of gas. The object of the
lesson is to prepare Councilmen for a
contemplated inspection of the gas COM
pany's plants in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

It's simply case of woolens
bought at concessions that
would make a purchasing
agent grilnace with envy!
And tailored by ourselves.
We do not lose money on the
offerings, though frankly we
do not make a great deal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
GER RMANTOWN

Mr.. John Roy Hunsberger. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hunsberger. OF
l9 East Tulpehocken street, viii re.
turn on Monday from spending seven
weeks at Camp James Wilson. near
Trenton.
Mrs. William Welsh, of 610o stenton
avenue, Is the guest for several weeks
OF Mr. and Mrs. William Hbbard. of
oolI Limekiln pike. Mr.. Welsh will
weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lambert Foulds, OF
20 East Tulpehocken street. arc at
Cedars Lake Inn, Mount Holly, n. j.,
for tho summer
Miss Betty M Strain. of 1874 West
Seymour street. has returned from Bel.
mar. n. j.. where she spent the week.
end as guest of her cousin, Mrs
Augusta Gallagher, of Walling avenue.
Other guests were Miss Anna G. Byrne,
Miss Helen Donohue. Mr. Harry Lewis,
Mr.. William Solley and Mr.. Thomas Nc
1ntyre. all Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.. Hemberger. OF
5136 Keyser street. will leave on Sat.
urday for Atlantic City. where they
VIII remain until after Labor Day.
Miss Rose Devine. Miss Hazel Mich
uals and Miss Inez Nichuals. Of 6610
Limekiln pike. have returned from
spending n week in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Marshall Hibbard. Jr.. Of 2137
East Chelten avenue, Is spending the
weekend in Maryland.
Mrs. William A. Castor and her
daughter. Miss Marie Elizabeth Castor,
of 80 East Tulpehocken street, have
gone to Betterton. Md, for some time.
Mr. Easton Is on a motor trip through
the New England States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18

1893 Erie avenue, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Calinan and Miss
Sarah G.. Hill, will leave tomorrow on
q motor trip to Canada, visiting Niagara
Falls, Montreal and Quebec. after which
they will spend ten days In the Pocono
Mountains, returning to their homes the
middle Of September.
Miss Lillian Hall, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles II. Hall. of 2121 Green
street, who has been the guest for some
weeks of Mr.. and MrseJ. n. Jameson at
their summer home at Chippewa Bay
Thousand Islands, will return next week.
accompanied by Miss Margaret Jameson
and will go with Mr.. and Mrs. Hall to
Dingmans Ferry, where they will re-
main until late in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond A. Cabrey, Of
2644 North Twenty-second street. are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of a daughter. Ellenor Marie Cabrey, on
Tuesday, August 2. Mrs. Cabrey will
be remembered as Miss Kathryn Crane,
of Logan.
Miss Elizabeth n. Levitt, OF 213S North
Front street. is spending several weeks
In Charleston, W. Va, with her sister,
Mrs. Saul Kwass. On her return home
she will visit friends in Baltimore and
Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18

for February 2s, but fortnight before
me marriage the engagement was
broken by mutual consent No formal
announcement was made Of the engage.
ment OF Miss Mary Brush and Mr..
iierce Miss Thea Brush. another sis.
Yer; was 2 bridesmaid, and Miss Sylvia
Cabot and Miss Elizabeth Cabot. of
Boston. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce are
well known here socially.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chew, Of Rad
nor. who are spending the summer at
Narragansett, r. J., entertained at a
dinner of eighteen guests on Monday
evening at the Green Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris L. Clothler and
their daughters. Miss Lydia M. Clothier
and Miss Dorothy Clothier, of Clair.
ing tho summer travelling abroad, sailed
on Monday from England and are ex.
pected to arrive In this country on Sat.
urday next.
Miss Caroline S. Barclay, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lyttleton barclay,
OF Chestnut Hill. and Miss Frances A.
Wlster, daughter Of Mr.. owen Wister.
OF Butler place, Germantown, who are
travelling In Europe, are at present
spending some time in Paris They viii
return to this country early in Novem-
ber.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leaning Town
send, of Haddonf1eld, N. j., are receive
ing congratulations on the birth Of q
son, John Edward Townsend, on August
8. Mrs. Townsend was Miss Edna Jones,
daughter of Mrs. Eliza Jones, of Ger
mantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kelsey are at
Will!amstown, Mass, attending few
Of the sessions of the Institute of Poll.
tics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18

Kingsessing Avenue, are spending the
fortnight at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Thomas Roberts, OF 1911 South
Frazier terrace, Is spending some time
as the guest of her son and dnughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Roberts, of Chi
cago.
Miss Marjorie Armstrong, of 6734
Lansdowne avenue, is spending some
time at Eaglesmere. Pa
Mrs. Frank Riddell, OF the Aquilla
Apartments. Forty-seventh and SAMSON
streets. Is spending some time at Allan
Miss Lille Flanagan, of 5042 Hazel
avenue, is spending some time at Bar
bours Heights, X. l.. where she was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Mays and
their family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slgmund Strauss and
their family. Of 223 South F'orty-ninth
street, are spending the month at their
apartment on South Connecticut avenue,
Atlantic city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Mackey and
their daughter Miss Lorna Mackey. OF
bol9 Pine street, are occupying a cottage
at Longport, ". j., where they will re-
main several weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
FRANKFORT

Mrs. John Ayers, OF 443s Paul street
is spending the month OF August AZ
Bowers Beach, Del.
Miss Janet Anderson. of Orthodox
street, has returned from a fortnights
stay at Brighton Beach, NJ Y, where
she visited Mrs. J. Plttman, OF New
York. who Is spending the summer
there
Mrs Warren Morltz and her family
Of 5000 Cottage street, are spending the
season at Ocean Grove.
A street carnival will be held on Cot.
tage street below Harrison and Pratt
streets, under the auspices OF the Salem
Lutheran Church, on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, August &c and 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Brown, of 1893
Fillmore street, are on few weeks
trip to Niagara Falls and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Andrews. Of Arrott
street, are at White Sulphur Springs
w. Va, for several weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
CHESTNUT HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Murray, 232
East Highland avenue, will leave on
Saturday for Washington, where they
Will remain a week.
Mrs. Chalmers c. johnson. S5O3 Ger
mantown avenue. left on Monday to be
the guest of her eister-in-law, Mrs. Am
brose L. Hendricks. Of 23 West Mount
Pleasant avenue. at her apartment In
Ocean City.
Mrs. John Fl. Johnson. 101 East Dur
ham street has returned from spending
seven weeks at Round Lake, n. Y, and
from motor trip with Mr.. Johnson
through New England. Mrs. johnson
Will leave this week to spend the re-
mainder of the summer In Ocean City
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gilner, 244 Eas,
Highland avenue. have returned from
spending few days In Cape May.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
NORTH PHILADELPHIA

Mrs. Emanuel Heller. OF 1900 Dia.
mond street. who has been visiting in
New York, Is now with her niece. Miss
Mabel Hirshfeld. on a tour through
Maine and the White Mountains.
Mrs. Carrie Stern, who with DR.. and
Mrs Morton A. Langfeld and their fam
lily, of 1909 Diamond street, are occupy
ing their cottage in Atlantic City, have
had as their guest for some time Mrs.
J. L. IAngfeld. Of this city
Mrs. Isaac Plaut has returned to her
apartment at the Hotel Majestic after a
visit of several weeks In Cincinnati and
Charleroix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Epstein. 1918
Butler street. are at Eaglesmere for
this month and part OF September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Firth Hill and
their son. Mr.. Newton Oliver Hill. of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
WESI PHILADELPHIA

Mrs Richard A. Walsh her two small
sons, Richard, Jr. and Jack. and her
niece. Miss Dorothy McKenna. of 1894