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I would have but very 'jt,Ic chance &C
getting one. she asked me it ! Wos N
trouble and IL ,hc could help NJ" N II
way. told her IN; | wa ~ n"uhi"
3ad tina: She might possibly h"'n me-.
told her Something OF what I had zone
through and told her that wan''d "
ID working IN som" family l"m" or
somewhere That | might haN" Il place
to sleep and obtain food. She procured
me n position as chambcrmaId In III"
Congress hote,. where ! had 4 room T."
sleep in. and my meals and S%' per
month. knew tha. l could I've IN ms
and was satisfied
Husband Goes for Her.
The mex; day tho woman who rad
vnl,Cu me- NY 100 came in :" @He mo
and told me that ray husband w"s down.
>ia;rS aHd w"a'cd 20 50 nc ana a'tcr
~om" t,lk | said that l would So" hinI'
he begged aud pleaded with NJ 10 come"
uack hom" win him. hut | said mat l
would no.. We walkr the s'rcts Tor
n long time and he became very angry
and squeezed my arms until they were
covered with bruises. Finally II got So
late that l was ashamed 10 20 IN ana
EA suggested that I 20 back ana get
my clothes packed and 60 win nm.
Al last | consented and We went 10 an
other pace 20" the night. Hero h" be-
camc uugry again and beat m" NIL /
was unable 10 leave Cor home until tho
following day.
"hrtcr We 60; back nc heErN abusing
me again. and about Decoration Day II
cot worse than ever.
Here Mrs. Conklc showed the first
,Igus Of the intense emotion Tnd"r which
she was !ahcyinG; she broke down and
cried. bu' quickly recovered.
Relates Story OF Shooting.
lie hca, mo so tnar | could not leave
the lpusn FOR ,hreN w""kS. thr neigh
bora thanking I had gone to 't"Nelana
~ .iait my sister. | had ~" black
eyes and d!d no; want thr u"!Ghhcrs 10
st" ihrm.
Il hrocd"d about The who" matter.
and saw more and more how badly I
had been treated and wronE"d un"l, II
secmcG | could stand II no longer. ON
the las morning | got breakfast Ter
NY h,:Shand. and rs l." was leaving TOY
work he said. CO; yoUr hair cUr'"d ana
wa viii go 20 The movies this evening
After he had LET; | uu; on my wraps
ard went to Mrs. Williams. | found
her i'm the hitcrCn and 81" said, w ny,
Louise and smiled. said. You have
broken up &C woman'a home. and you
will never break mp another ana Shot
he~.
Il wen, to one 0r tho neighbours
homes ard asked II ! could com In
and 81, down. ! told what ! had done.
and a doctor was called. Then the po-
lice came and ! Was taken 10 IN" Jai!
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Witness Stand;
Husband Jailed

what had made him 20 late getting in
md he said that the train was late. l
told him tEat I had heard t. - by on
time. M IL" said that | was wrong.
"'W1iat Is the matter With YOU, he
said. 'y,u look as II you nave been c"y-
1E. lave YOU missed ne"
Yes. have missed ,"u.' | said. hut
| have not been crying. Whenever am
unweil my eyes LOOK that way
'Sp yvu nrc uuWcl. no.
A Toll Tale Remark
Il 'olG him that that vas y very
funny remark for him t. make. but he
laughed and said that lie d!dn't mean Il
The way II had sounded. ! didn't IA
anything more Ia h.El Ebout ii. but !
kn'r .rut ne had been on; with some
"'.@1 IN tho same condition l wa In
i.'u went Up stairs :" 80 TO bed. bTt
he >,sN"d dow N the Kitchen for som"
TINE When hr dh come NJ he iooE
Particular care to undr"Ss with his back
L. me-. lie took ~ his Is. V. p's and
threw them in the rv-et and put ON
ii clean suit before getting in the bed
He said that he had 10 get Up early tho
next morning. and that there was no
need tur me 10 let up whEL ne did AMI
tet hts Breakfast: hG' when he alarm
clock went OF I got up md went down
stairs. | rcmr:nLcIci % having pat 4
clean t""Ti on tn" rack above the eiuh
the miGit h"!orr and noticed n the
morn H.; that II had blood stains on l..
Hh"n Mr. Conklr cane down FOR hts
breakfast | ASKED him IL he had wiped
his hands on the towel. and he Hcw into
Il rage and said Are YOU going to start
~ again Oh NJ THIS morning. lie alto
his breakfast and EFT.
FINDS Blcody Garment
AS soon az hr had left , wen; UP
stairs and got his Is. Y. D.'s out Of tho
,lo..l where Il. had thrown them tho
night before. ! found that Il biz p:ece
Lad been torn on; OF tho front, ard then
| hrrw why he had STAYED down IN
the ki'ChCH 50 long aud how he had got
tea his hands h!"ody.
~ packed my Things N 4 grip and in
a trunk ard called a transfer and had
!ncw sent 10 tn" station. where I
'rcCk"d ~" irN"S for chicago and my
grip in the parcels cheek room. tncn
went to Mrs. touklc'N and old her why
WAS leaving Perry and where [ WAS
EujuE. 81" said that sho Was terribly
sorry tina: l was doing it. hut that if [
ever needed hor assistance in my way
! WIS to writ" her. | promised to d"
this. with the understanding tina; sn,
WAS never to tell Perry wnerr l WAS
OF ,Ear She hGd heard from me.
When | arrived in Chicago | me, In
IL" station n woman rcnrcsen'!nE the
Travellers Nii. | lClG hcr | wanted 70
20 to- me Y. ". {. \. and get 4 room.
She said that :he rooms 1t the Y. ".
G. a. were nearly always Fuil. and that
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blood. asked Kim II he had besn IN
Pittsburgh with that Williams woma3
and he would not say. l asked him
again. and he said that the blood was
from that Williams and that he had .
her in Pittsburgh that night. He told
me that If I would 10 back home with
him he would treat me right
Did he adnit having sexual inter-
course with the williams woman7"
a. Yes. sir.
While in Chicago you planned to kill
Mrs. Williams. didn't you?'
Nor. cir. | may have said things
then (ncaninG at the time she made
hrr st7tem"nt to the prosecuting attor-
ney after the shootinE) that I would not
say now"
DO you remember the % me night OF
the shooting Of telling a woman reporter
that you had planned to kill Mrs. will
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the witness questions re lad asked her
when she made her It" trm"n: TO h'm'
about un hour aft" the shooting. and
read her and asked Il she ha!
made such ~rcDlics. She replied timr and
again that she did not remember having
done so. He read her questions and
answer. pertaining 4" the conversation
with h"r husband. and these she did not
remember. She was very hay and gave
rather Indefinite answers TO questions
touChinE upon the statement made to
the prosecuting attorney.
"pid Mr.. Conkle admit about his rel7-
tons with Mrs. Wtlliams""' asked Mr..
HaChnanr.
II did not see Mr.. Conkle after finding
his r. V. DIS until he came 20 Chicago.
and then told him about the condition
~ his r. V. DIS when I found them.
how they were torn and stained with
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T1tnegs Near Breakdown

Here tho witness became 50 exhaust
ed that she could rot continue her tes-
timony. She cooK a drink Of wac" and
MBs permitted 80 rest 80" HeH""al min
u;-s un;N ahc had sufficiently recovered
to Ccatiruc.
Il ,"u!d oaly 60 out oc the f0us" on
Sunday. TuesGay. and Thursday even
,nss. but my husband G'd Mt always
want 10 accompany ne. Ne would
urE s1re excuse or say ia; II | wax
Cd % go ou'. l could go alone. lie sad
No one !s ever going 20 sop n" from
goinS out on Monday. Wednesday or rTl
dav evenings. am not EoinG :" stay
home with yCa.' He would become very
arSrr and l suspected that no was 20
lnS out to see Mrs. Williams wpen he
would not stay with me-.
It WAS on y Saturday evening 'HI:
M sa!j ne was going to Pittsburgh 70
800 his brother and that ne would nor
return until tSo neNt cay. When he
anne back Sunday evening, l asked him
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Mrs. ConkIe Breaks Down on
Prosecutor Has Defendants
PERRY CONKLE, TESTIFYING IN WIFE'S DE
TENSE, TELLS JURY A soRDID STORY

OF ILLEGAL RELATIONS WITH MRS. PEARL
WILLIAMS, VICTIM IF W1FE'S GUN
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RebuNol Her husband

After my husband get N the hunk. |
told hin: that | had seen him ass Mrs.
Williams. h"i 70 denied I. The next
dav they were vn~n:!nua..y ;nEc'her. and
would got on the train 10 Sc; something
- cat AID would talk together right In
front Of my window where ! could sea
them. did not feet like eating and |
did rot get OF tho train during the day.
When l cot 10 taica'So. l told Mrs. VIII
,iams that | knew what had been going
on between her and my husband ard
that | had sem her kiss him the night
before. She did not like 10 answer ar
arS:. but l said that l had seen her, AMI
finally she admitted that she had Kissed
him. | Old ner what [ thought OF
her: that I had ruOrc respect for a
woman In TIE Red Light" than I DID
tor her. q woman who was trying 70
break mp n home and come betHeea q
husband and wife.
"When Wa came home from Chicago
Mrs. Wills MS rohc In the day coach
end we rode N the pullman. Mr.. torkIe
brought her bagsag" along with ~ and
we took II home when We got 10 Wheel
ing. Sts came 2,;rr her baggage and
tod me how sorry sac WAS for every
;htHs 'ha: had ia ppenCc. and she said
that she wanted to make up. | got to
thinking about II and thought that per-
haas / lad r:sJIdG"i her in some way.
end told Perry about t., After some
lime I got "a card ftom ~: in an en-
vel"re saying she wanted to come back
snd see inr. | hau forbidden her 20
come In the house, I sad that it would
De all RICH. " she came in to see
anou; ;our times betwcoa then tHIar,h
- ann the =S;h OF June.
When 7 did not permit Mrs. W.T.
liamS 20 Gene 20 oUl house. Perry was
always verY cross end treated me nasty.
II seemed that re banned ne very much
t,r keeping her away. | went 10 tho
hospital ior Al operation and while |
VAS there Mrs. Williams "ame 10 see
me twice"
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STAYED IN PITTSBURGH HOTEL WITH HER AS
MAN AND WIFE, WITNESS RELATES
STATE CONTENDS KILLING WAS DONE AFTER
DEFENDANT HAD TIME TO Mediate
III California Trip

friendly relations and We continued TO
be JUST as .n:iTHte as ever.
The California Trip
on our trip to california. Mrs. WI
liams accompanied my husband and my
selE as OUT .u"s:. When we arrived In
Los Angeles We rented an apartment,
two oognS AMI bath. Il WAS then tina
Mr.. Crrkie began To hs very friendly
will Mrs. Williams, ard she w!;h HIM.
There was no great thing done by c'thSr
OF them. but IL was the ltttle things
wA!Gh were Increasing day. She would
not pass near my husband WITHOUT lay
ing her hands upon him IN some man
re-. smoothing his sleeve. nN.nE ms
collar. musS,ns his hair "r c"moinG II.
or something. always &uGetH.n8. Il was
almost unbca rahic to me. lie Wvnid d"
the same to her. and was also very
PLAYFUL with her. ON several OCCASIONS
he would lay her across nj" knees. like
she were R child, pull mp her skirts ana
spank her. or cours" SIC wcro boomers
but nat made 10 difference 20 me and !
could hardly stand Z.
The ClirraN came when we were
coming home on the Pullman. one
night. Just before wc reached Chicago.
Mrs. Williams had gotten ready for he5
her,h before | had. and when she came
OF. o. the dressing room | wcni in :"
UVlr-<S. Size had on no'hinE hul hHr
rjght-gowR and started for her berth.
but when had gotten ready and came
oUt Of the dressing room | to3nd her
and my huhasnd s.ti.n. IN on" OF the
bcrths thai; the porter had not made up
get. The wers talking. hut when !
ramr tip they got Up and 80" went -
her berth. whj,h was IN" "'pc: above
GUS. Then Mr.. tonkie Wen - Gndrcss.
when lie returned. Mrs. Miliian ma leaned
out ard said that she "as thirsty ar"
would he get her a hrinA When he
gave her tn" E.aSS 81 water | heard
her say. Your breath smells Sw'NH
The must have Thought / was asleep
FOR she leaned way cat Of her BERN
and he raised IN his t'ptors and kissed
her. There could have been no mistake
L. ! annt- : = r---.le
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friendly relations and We continued to
be JUS, as !~ntlfrnte rs ever.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Sterling Rise
Is Feature OF
Day in Market
Break i'm Cotton Another
Point of Interest; Stocks
Attract Little Attention:
Rail Shares Depressed

Centers of interest in the financial
markets yesterday were outside the
New York Stock Exchange. where quo
tations fuctuatcd irregularly and some
what inconclusivcly. In dealings in
foreign exchanges there was another
sweeping advance in sterling. The
impetus for the remarkable move
uent is associated in interna-
tional banking quarters with the
discussions taking place at London
regarding plans for putting the ques-
t'on OF reparation payments on q
sounder business basis. Besides, the
deliberations at Washington, which
promise much in the way of interna-
tonal understanding. are increasing
the belief OF the financial world in the
economic stability Of European coun-
tries. The four-powcr entente for a
working arrangement for decade in
the Pacific was an immediate cause for
the enthusiasm among bidders for for
efgn exchange, and similarly among
purchasers of the external bonds of
the governments involved. The Japa-
nese issues were notably firm The
reporting of the refunding bill for the
Allied debt to the Treasury was an
other helpful factor. The Washington
conference is doing much to obvate
the phobias which were reflected in de-
preclated quotations. Moreover, United
States export figures for November
show further reduction in the favor
able balance of trade.
In attaining $4.23ss for checks, the
high for the day, sterling was again at
the peak figure since 1919, when the
artificial pegs which kept quotations
around S4.76 were removed. The ex-
tent of the present movement is all the
more striking when it is realized that
Great Britain has not yet returned to a
free gold basis, in which the precious
metal can be exported at will, as be-
fore the war. The present movement
tends to discount return to such a
| basis and represents the belief of the
marketplace that sterling will partici-
pate fully in the gains that will come
from better adjustment of the
European economic situation,
Aside from the marked fluctuations
in the exchanges and the strength in
foreign bonds. the decline of s5 a bale
IN cotton prices stood out conspcu-
ously. The break was directly attribu-
table to bad crop reporting by the gov
ernment. In October the government
estimate indicated a crop 1900, 900
bales smaller than that forecast yes
terday The new estimate predicts q
crop Of 8.34o,000 bales, and the report,
usually discounted. came as a surprise.
The market had opened firm. January
was quoted as high as 1912 cents a
pound yesterday, and as low as 1895
cents. A rally toward the close brought
the price up to 17.l8 cents. Wheat
prices fiuctuated nervously and closed
slightly lower.
In the stock market the divergence
of industrial and railroad stocks went
further, with the former moderately
higher and the latter again lower. The
copper stocks were especially steady
early in the session, and later some
of the specialties were the main OBJ
jcctives of buyers.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Royal Dutch

The net advance of nearly 2 points
in Royal Dutch shares yesterday was
naturally connected with the big rise
IN sterling exchange, which resulted in
more favorable sentiment regarding
all foreign enterprises. At the recent
extraordinary meeting of the ROYAL
Dutch shareholders, Sir Henri Deterd-
ing, chairman of the board pointed out
that the actual cash position of the
company amounted to 200, 600 600
guilders. or s72,o00,0O0 at the present
value Of Dutch currency. In addition
there is on hand 1o,50o,000 barrels of
oil on which all freight, loading and
custom charges had been paid, repre-
senting a value of approximately $54,-
100000. The company on November 80
had no debts, according to Sir Henri. and
was in position to meet any possible
competition without having to ask the
shareholders for new capital. "The
combine" he said "has already invested
this year 200 100000 guilders (s72 .oo0.-
0O0), of which approximately 10000 900
guilders (Sl0,800,000) for addition to
the banker fleet, and 100.0o0O0O guild
ers ($36,000,000) for important exten-
slons in the companies operations and
new ventures in Mexico. The actual
production in Mexico had amounted to
10000 barrels per week and a most
important amount Of oil in storage in
Mexico. In other parts of the world
also large additions had been made to
plants and rcfineries."
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Northern Securities Dividend

A consequence Of the extra Burling-
ton dividend of $15 share last month
was the declaration yesterday of an
extra distribution Of per cent by the
Northern Securities Company, in addi-
tion to the regular semi-annual pay
ment of per cent. The chief asset OF
this company consists of it's ownership
Of 23,0S3 shares of Burlington stock.
On this stock Northern Securities has
received $25 share this year, and also
SO share on 1853 shares owned
prior to the stock dividend, netting a
total of $605.b01. This is equivalent to
over $l5 share on 1880 shares of
Northern Securities outstanding. In
Guiding The present disbursement,
Northern Securities has declared s14 in
dividends this year. a total of sb53,560,
leaving balance of income from BurI-
ington stock of s52,941, which should
cover general expenses and taxes for
tho year. Holdings of the company
also include 100000 government So
per cent certificates of indebtedness,
and 27.552 shares Of Crows Nest Pass
Coal, Ltd.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
In Wall Street
Anaconda-American Brass Merger

1t was officially admitted yesterday
that negotiations were still in progress
looking to an offer for control Of the
American Brass Company by Anaconda
Copper interests. According to reports
from Waterbury, Conn, Anaconda will
offer to buy all American brass stock,
$15,000,000 par, or majority, and give
$50. n share in cash and three shares
OF Anaconda, par $50, for one share Of
American Brass. These terms, how
ever, lacked official confirmation, but it
was stated that some definite announce
ment regarding the progress Of the
deal might be made before the first Of
the year. American Brass shares sold
over the counter in New York yester-
day at 1916 share, with the closing
bid price 1865, asked S275 The last
bid price on Saturday was s243.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Transportation Tax Repeal

Indications az to the effect on the
private pocketbook of tie repeal of the
Federal transportation taxes, effective
January J., is shown by sums paid
through the Southern Pacific Company
siaee January /, 1920. On one~way
TICKET costing 81 the Federal trans
portation tax is cents additional. On
freight the tax is 3 per cent. This is
not tax on the railroad, but one paid
directly by the public, with the rail-
road acting as collector for the govern
ment. the total transportation tax
payment on freight traffic on the
Southern Pacific lines In 1920 was s3,-
I7A,042 and on passenger rafiic So
5SS,to2. The tax payment en- freight
traffic in the first eleven months of
1921 was s2,GS1,Ss5 and on passenger
traffic $2,97S,05S.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
London Stocks Buoyant
World Affairs Cause Active
Buying and Higher Prices

LONDON, Dec. II (By The Associ-
ated Press)- - The four-power Pacific
treaty, the projected. discussion In
America Of Europe's finances, the forth
coming conversations between Prime
Minister Lloyd George and Premier
BRAND of France, and the prospects
for ratification of the Anglo-lrlsn
agreement were all contributorv fac
tors in to-day's buoyancy on the Stock
Exchange.
Lively trading was extended 70 all
departments of the Stock Exchange
and caused some rather marked ad-
vances to be registered.
These affects were equally notice
able in the exchange market, where
the value of the mark, the franc. the
lire and the dollar al improved. The
dollar touched $4.l9 TO the pound ster-
ling on fairly substantial buying.
Bar gold, 9Ss 10d; money, 2H per
cent. Discount rates: Short and three
month bills, 3la per cent
C1ns;rcy ufncl atiora
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange rates mounted
buoyantly yesterday as reaction from
developments in Washington and Lon
don. In many quarters it was believed
that present and impending intcrna-
tional conferences were paving the way
for drastic revision Of the Treaty of
Versailles.
Sterling touched another new high
of the present movement in advancing
more than cents over Saturdays top
figure TO $4.2A5s for cables. A reac-
tion later left a net gain of cents.
French francs and other Continental
rates also rose sharply, gains of more
than half cent being not uncommon.
Scandinavian rates ruled strong, Swed-
ish crowns approaching the 25-cent
level. Guilders continued higher, but
Swiss francs eased of a trifie.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Cotton Quotations Criticized

Traders who sold cotton yesterday
following publication of the govern
ment crop estimate Of $4,000 bales
freely voiced their dissatisfaction over
the prices they received. They declared
that they had little chance Of a 'come-
back" because the Cotton Exchange
ticEers do not carry the number of
bales sold on each transaction, az is
done in the case of shares listed on the
Stock Exchange. When trader regis
ters an objection to transaction the
explanation usually made by The broker
is that "only 100 bales were sold at
that price"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Indencndent Steel Mcrrcr

Thomas l.. Chadbourne, who is rep
resenting several of the independent
steel companies in legal capacity, is
expected back in New York to-day from
vacation in the South. In view of the
fact that the Wall Street attorney has
admitted that merger negotiations are
going on something more definite re-
garding the projected combination Of
Independents may be forthcoming with
in short time, although completion of
merger is believed to be several
months away. According to reports
yesterday. the merger at the start may
include only Midya!e, Lackawanna and
Republic.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Exchange and Stocks

One Of the potent sentimental infu
ences that no doubt exercised strong
ly favorable influence in the stock mar
ket yesterday was the sensational risN
in the foreign exchanges. In fact, some
observers held that the spectacular
boom in sterling, which carried the rate
to the highest level since the fall of
1919, was the controlling factor in the
stock market. In the bond market the
leading foreign government issues were
helped materially by the ascent Of the
exchanges.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
New Treasury Issue

All signs point to heavy oversub-
scription OF the impending new issue
of United States Treasury certificates
of indebtedness. Two new issues are
to be offered on December Is, one to
run for six months at AZ per cent
and the other to run one year at Az
per cent. The combined total of the
two issues will be approximately $3.50
100000. The proceeds will be used to
meet Liberty Bond interest require
ments and other needs Of the govern
ment
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Pierce Oil Preferred Dividend

Frederick Lewisohn, Of the finance
committee of the Pierce Oil Corpora
ton, said yesterday that the committee
will meet this week to discuss divi-
dends on the preferred stock No
action has yet been taken on the quar-
terly payment Of 2 per cent due Oc-
tober /. "The new board of directors"
Mr.. Lewisohn stated, ''are effecting
economies in operation and manage
ment and hereafter the Pierce Oil Cor
poration will be more efficiently man
aged. Inquiries viii be welcomed and
every endeavor made to conserve the
interests of all stockholders, not only
preferred, but also those of the com
mon shareholders. There is not the
slightest doubt but that according to
modern business methods Pierce Oil
Will show substantial net earnings on
both classes of stock"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13
Closing stock quotations:
Paris Market HEAVY

PARIS, Dec. f2.-Prices were heavy
on the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, SIS francs Is centimes; cx-
change on London, 81 francs s5 cen.
times; S per cent loan, so francs ~
centimes. The dollar was quoted at IL
francs 1914 confines.