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New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Man Slain, Girl Dying;
Police Hunt Murderer
Negro, Alleged to Have Been
Tilted, Is Accused of
Double Shooting

Police of the Atlantic Avenue station
sent out an alarm last night for James
Lawrence, twenty five years old. negro,
of 1884 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, fol-
lowing shooting at 1891 Atlantic Ave
nue., in which one negro was killed and
a negro woman probably was injured
rnortally.
Arthur Thompson, laborer, Of 1868
Dean Street, Brooklyn, is the dead negro
Margaret Smith, twenty -four years old,
of 1891 Atlantic Avenue, said to be
Thompson's sweetheart, is in St. Mary's
Hospital. She has bullet wounds in the
left breast, in the abdomen and in the
left arm.
According to the police, Lawrence had
quarrelled with Thompson early in the
evening. Later, while Thompson was
calling on the Smith girl, negro, al
legged to be Lawrence, appeared at the
door of her home and demanded admit
tance. When Margaret Smith refused
to let him in, the negro is said to have
fired five shot from revolver through
the glass panel Of the door, all of them
finding mark in the girls body.
Thompson, seeing the girl fall to the
floor, sprang up and threw open the
woor. AS he did so, the negro with the
revolver fired at him. Thompson
dropped to the floor where several more
bullets were fired into his body
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Hattie Dixon Is Saved
From Death by Governor

Governor Miller yesterday commuted
70 life Imprisonment the death SEN
tepce of Mrs. Hattie Dixon, Bronx ne
gress. who was TO have been electro
cuted Thursday for completely in the
murder of Margaret Morton. Theodore
Dixon, the woman's son, convicted Of
the actual killing, is serving life SEN
tence.
Invitations already had been sent out
to twelve persons as witnesses of the
execution in accordance with law, when
Charles F. Rattigan, superintendent of
prisons notified Warden Lewis e..
Lawes of the commutation. For the
first time in the prisons history invi-
tations had been issued to women for
the electrocution. DR.. Rhonda Howard,
daughter of Justice j. Wesley Howard,
of Troy. n. Y; DR.. Katherine B. Davis,
and Magistrate Jean Norris, of Man
haitian, were among those invited. Six
male doctors also were invited.
at was Gods will, because | am in
nocent," was Mrs, Dixon's comment,
when notified of the Governors action
"They have been telling me it was Gods
will for me to die, but l did not believe
il. / am thankful"
AS soon as the commutation papers
reach the prison Mrs. Dixon will be
transferred to the state prison for
women at Auburn to serve life SEN
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Cracksmen Won't Let
Watchman Watch EN-
Turn His Face From Safe While
They Devote Two Hours
10 Abstracting $1,000

Joseph Meier, watchman in the Gould
& Eberhardt Co.'S machine plant in
Chancellor Avenue, Irvington, N. j.,
was completing his rounds early yes
terday, and as he opened door lead
ing from the employment Office to the
street he was confronted by two men,
one wearing handkerchief mask.
Meier reached for his revolver, but the
intruders took the weapon away from
him.
Meier was forced to lead the way to
the safe. He was fastened in a chair,
his face turned away from the safe.
The thieves passed two hours leisurely
knocking off the combination of the
safe and inserting charge of nitro
glycerine, the heavy door falling as the
force of the explosion wrenched it from
its hinges.
Pay envelopes containing $500, s1,50o
in Liberty bonds and 500 in thrift
stamps were taken.
Were going now" the leader said
to the wetchman, land if you make any
noise I'll be back and finish you"
They stuffed in his mouth part of
the Office coat they had used to bind
him and walked out. Meier waited un-
til he heard the whirr of the motor in
the automobile which waited for TIT
thieves outside. Then he managed tS
free himself.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Prince i'm Court.
Admits He Has
Only One Dollar
Russian Nobleman. Guest
at the WaIdorf-Astoria,
Hailed Before Magistrate
by a Garage Owner

Prince Nicholas Vladimirovich En-
lives at the Waldorf Astoria, admitted
under supplementary proceedings ex-
animation in the City Court yesterday
that all he had in his possession was
one dollar and that lately he has been
compelled to borrow money to meet
his living expenses. Princess Enza-
litchefP, was sued recently by Paris
jeweler on large bill contracted q
few years ago.
Prince EngaIitchef was formerly
the husband of an American girl, the
daughter of wealthy operator on the
Chicago Board of Trade. She obtained
divorce from him in New York few
years ago. The presence of the prince
in the City Court yesterday, was due
to the insistence of A. G. Kraft, a
garage owner, that the Russian noble
man liquidate an Indebtedness Of
So, 400 for automobile rental.
Mr. Kraft obtained a judgment for
that amount, and upon his failure to
collect on the judgment he brought the
supplementary proceedings to ascer-
tain what assets Prince Engalitchetf
had.
Inc PRINCE uNueT eAaMlndLiotl, SAlu
he owed the Waldorf Astoria $500 and
that for the last eight months his sole
means of livelihood was his job as
salesman for Steglitz & Co., stock
brokers. This income has not been
enough to meet his expenses, which
he placed at $50 TO $40 week, and
he has to borrow money from friends.
Asked how much he had in his posses
sion the nobleman replied, "At this
moment all have is ST."
Prince Engalitchef refused to dis
close the present whereabouts Of
Princess Engalitchehf, his second wife.
He admitted they lived together at the
Waldorf up to three weeks ago. but he
refused TO tell where she is now. Coun-
sci for Mr.. Kraft is anxious to place
the princess on the stand.
At the conclusioneof the examination
the attorney for the garage man asked
Justice Hartman to appoint receiver
for the property of the prince, when
any is found. The court reserved de
cision.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Six Held for Attacking
Woman i'm Central Park

Seven young men, all less than
twenty-one, were srraigned yesterday
before Magistrate silberman, in West
Side Court, on a charge OF attacking
Mrs. Pearl Boyce, twenty two years
old, of 1 Manhattan Avenue, while she
was exercising her dog last Friday
night in Central Park.
Mrs. Boyce is reported to be in a
serious condition and the prisoners
are held while the police seek six
others, also said to De implicated
The seven now held might still be
free if one of the alleged assailants.
Lawrence Dorfer, twenty years old, of
1902 Second Avenue, had not called
on Mrs. Boyce the following day to
try to blackmail her, she says. II was
this act that led to his arrest and the
arrest of the other six.
Dorfer was held yesterday in $4,000
bail and the other six were held in
$1,000 each. They are:
George Kelly, eighteen years old, OF
306 East Ninety third Street; Eugene
Doyle, eighteen years old, same ad-
dress; Edward Mcintyre, nineteen
years old, of 1902 Second Avenue;
James McCann. eighteen years old. Of
533 East 139th Street; James Schuck,
twenty years old, of 323 East Ninety
third Street. and William Blank, Of
823 IL East Ninety third Street.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Suicide Plullges
II Stories to
Seventh, Avenue
Kirk Moore. Son of Broker
and Former Army Officer.
Leaps 90 Pavement From
Hotel Pennsylvania Room

Kirk Moore, twerty-seven years old,
an employee Of the Surpass Leather
Company OF Philadelphia. whose rome
is in st. Davids, Pa, reaped to death
from the window Of his room on the
seventeenth floor of the Hotel Penn
sylvRna yesterday.
Moore was the son Of Robert Moore,
cotton broker. and was out under
a bail bond of $1,000. charged with q
serious offense. He was to have gone
70 trial tomorrow.
A note waa found IN his room, which
according TO the police. read: Dear
HillieI love Hillie. Something snapped
in my head and ] felt queer. | think
it was this morning. But love Hillie
- Here the note Is said to
have ended. The police believe "Hiilie"
refers to his wife.
Moore, who was well dressed and
bore himself with an air of refinement.
is said to have registered at the hotel
Yesterday morning as Kirk O'Brien, OF
Baltimore. He went to his room, 1905,
and the next person to see him was
Patrolman Charles kellerman, of the
West Thirtieth Street station, who
looked up and saw his body falling.
kellerman summoned DR.. Ogden, Of
New York Hospital, who said the man
was dead.
A crowd collected. The body was
removed to the hotel, and later was
taken to the police station. In the
dead mans pocket was found an auto
mobile drivers license, bearing the
name of Kirk Moore, and a letter from
mis- mother. There also were found a
letter from Robert Moore, of 45 Beaver
Street, and the card of George Moore,
said to eb cotton broker, of the same
address. At 40 Beaver Street no one
could be found who knew Kirk Moore
Moore was born here. He was grad
uated from Princeton in 1915, and was
commissioned second lieutenant
after preparation at Plattsburg. Dur
ing the influenza epidemic in 1918 he
contracted the disease while at Camp
Curtis, and it is believed that he never
fully recovered.
An official of the leather company
for which he worked in Philadelphia
was surprised to learn last night that
Moore was in New York. He said that
lie had been in the company's Office on
Monday, and had seemed in good
spirits.
His father-in-law, DR.. G. L. S. jane
son, of St. Davids, said last night the
young man had been acting queerIv Of
late and that he had sent him to New
York to be examined by specialists.
Moore is survived by his wife and a
two-year-old son.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15

Continued from pags ens)
torcycle. We were out of sight in the
brush but the motorcycle came up be-
fore the truck could get away, The
leader of the bandits ordered Costa to
stop Costa swung his motorcycle wide
and tried to circle the truck. As he
passed the man who was giving orders
fired two shots at him. Another man
standing beside the truck fired two
more shots. Costa fell in the road.
''Dump him, quickl' the bandit
chief yelled. They seized Costa by
his arms and legs and tossed him
/ think he was dead before he fell off
the machine.
ut was after they killed Costa that
the men began talking about killing
US. The head man said they'd be fools
to kill any more than was necessary,
and another man said it didn't make
a bit Of difference how many they
killed since Costa was dead. This fell
low said he thought it would be safer
to croak us-that that would give them
more time for q getaway. We were
trussed hand and foot with ropes and
then they dragged Us back into the
hills, | should say about mile. We
did not see their faces at any time
onA account OF their masks. After we
had been tied they sat with their
guns ready, watching US until about
the middle OF the afternoon.
"Then the big fellow VINO ran things
looked at his watch and said it was
time to go. This man robbed me OF
$40 had been given for expense money
on the trip. He gave me back 81 and
told me to buy box of candy for my
girl. After the four men were fifteen
feet away from US it was impossible to
tell what direction they had taken.
believe it was New York gang
Officials of the Sussex Mills said
last night that the robbery had evi-
IDENTIFY been planned By persons IA
rniliar with days Of shipment and value
of consignments sent out by truck two
days week. The consignment seized
by the bandits was one of the most
valuable leaving the mills for several
weeks.
Costa is survived by his wife. Names
and Resh received surgical aid and it
was said last night their injuries were
rot serious. Coroner James NJ Wells
will hold the Costa inquest to-day
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15

a counter Within another hour, Cos
lnano had been arraigned before
United States Commissioner James r
Glass on charge of robbine the
mails, and held in bonds of $4,000.
"Our case is complete" was the an
nouncement of Assistant United States
Attorney General John T.. Northrup
9 We need no further confession from
Murphy OF any one else TO send every
one connected with the Dearborn
Street mail robbery to the Federal
penitentiary,
Coirun, the Federal officials say,
after confessing that he drove the
stolen Automobile which was used in
the nofd-up, named two men as his ac-
completes They are Peter and Frank
Guesenberg. Both were arrested two
weeks ago, when some Of the stolen
currency was traced to them, and until
to-day they were at liberty on bonds
Despite his reputation as an indi~
vidnal OF considerable sophistication.
Big Tim" practically talked himself
into jail" according to Mr.. Northrup.
I'VE had no idea that Murphy still had
any OF the stolen money and bonds"
said Mr.. Northrup, until he practi-
cally told us himself
"A trunk key started the whole con
tession. We ran across it while we
were grilling Murphy yesterday.
THE union leader was taken into
custody in the afternoon by postal in
spectors, who waited for him and his
chief aid at the Offices of the Street
Sweepers' Union, at Wells and Wash
ington streets. We asked Murphy
where the trunk was. If he had given
US simple answer, that would prob
ably have ended the line of question
ing. But, instead, he told US a long
rtory of having liquor in the trunk.
That sounded reasonable, and we
might have fallen for it, but he kept
harping on the subject
"'Pd give you boys this key he
said once, but I'm afraid you'd go and
get stewed up
Finally we made up our minds that
trunk was the key to our whole case,
and we quizzed Murphy about it until
he confessed"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Auto Thief Admits Guilt,
Given IZYear Sentence
Must Finish Unexpired Part Of
20-Year Term for Previous
CnY1vscfsOu

William Cesere, thirty years old. OF
s53 East Seventy sixth Street. let him
self in for seventeen years and three
months in prison yesterday when he
pleaded guilty before Judge Rosalsky in
General Sessions to stealing an auto
mobile.
Before imposing a one-year sentence,
me court reminded Cesere that in July,
lS17, under the name of John Piero, it
mad sentenced him to serve from five
to twenty years for robbery III the first
degree. This was no news to Ceserc,
out he was surprised 20 learn that one
OF the conditions under which his sem
tence was commuted by Governor Smith
at the expiration of two years and nine
months, was that if he was ever again
convicted of a felony, he was to serve
me balance of his term.
CeSere said that if he had known that
ne would not have pleaded guilty.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Girl Taken to
Bellevue Sues
National City
Miss Byrd, Onetime Bond
Saieswoman, Demands a
Judgment of $I25. 900
Again st Finance Corp'n
Rongh-Handling Charged
She Accuses Executive Of
Seeking 10 Reduce Fed
eral Income Tax Receipts

Miss Amanda Byrd, former field sec
retary OF the Colorado Prison Associa-
tion and writer OF magazine articles
on prison reforms, appeared in the
Supreme Court yesterday as plaintiff
in $l25,000 damage suit against the
National City Company for an alleped
assault and for her detention in the
psychopathic yard of Bellevue Hospi-
tai. Miss Byrd contends that her de-
tention was uniustifed, that she was
not of unsound mind and that the
treatment she received was the result
of her refusal to do thing which
she considered would be swindling the
United States government
The company, which denies responsi-
bility for the confinement of Miss Byrd
in Bellevue Hospital, alleges that she.
is Il woman who has suffered hal!ucina-
tions.
She Is From Virginia
Miss Byrd, member of Virginia
family, was bond saleswoman for the
company in November 1918, the time
of the incident that caused the present
suit. Miss Byrd's story is that she had
conferred with Hugh D. Baker, vice
president OF the NATIONAL City Com
pany, about r prospective customer,
who wanted to buy 100000 worth of
bonds. She said Mr.. Baker tried to
show her that he could point out to
her customer how he could change his
investments so that he could reduce
his Federal income tax valuations
$4,000. Miss Byrd, according to her
attorney, told Mr.. Baker that she would
have no part in the "swindling" Of
the government. Miss Byrd then was
notified that she was discharged, she
declared.
Miss Byrd said she retorted that they
could mot make monkey of her" and
that she would not pull their chestnuts
out Of the fire. Then things happened
rapidly, she asserted. Four guards, two
in uniform, seized her, pulled her back
ward and sat upon her, said Miss Byrd
Miss Byrd was released from the
hospital next day. She said she told
III. J9WctL Sue Hdu pteu SilSHJly nyS-
terical the day before and that it was
mistake to send her to Bellevue.
Doctor Agreed, She Says
81 should say it was id shame" :"
she quoted DIR. Jewett rs saying.
On cross-examination Miss Byrd was
asked about several jobs she quit be-
cause she considered her employers dis
honest. In opening the case for the
National City Company Herbert c..
Smyth said Miss Byrd was taken to
Broad Street Hospital and that the au-
thorities there sent her 20 Bellevue.
Miss Byrd testified she was taken d.
rcctly to Bellevue.
Mr.. Smyth said it was proper to send
the plaintiff to the psychopathic ward
for observation. Soon after her re.
lease, said the attorney, Miss Byrd
went to Washington, and on the train
she had another hallucination. She
feared that the crew was in conspir
acy to put her off the train in patch
of woodland.
The trial will be continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Girl Barred From Bryn Mawr
As Theft Suspect Sues College

ton says. that she be allowed to remain
during the Easter vacation, which com
menced that day. to clear herself Of the
suspicion and left the college that day
only under the assurance given by
Dean Smith that opportunity would be
afforded her to clear herself upon her
return from the vacation.
In April, the petitioner declares, Miss
Thomas notified Miss Barker's mother
that the girl would not be readmitted
to the college.
"By reason of unjust and unlawful
conduct of the defendants toward your
petitioner" declares the petition, "op-
portunities of her education in the de-
fendant college or any other institution
of learning have been interrupted and
hindered, terrible stain has been put
upon her reputation and character
which she is powerless to remove with
out the aid of this honorable court, her
hope of career has been utterly de-
stroyed and she has suffered very great
damage for which there is no adequate
remedy at law"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Held After Chase in Subj :

Berri Wason, negro boot5Eack, 8
125 West 13sth Street, employed in tb
Olympia Barber Shop 1T 3 We.
Twenty ninth Street, vac arrested las
night after Patrolmah Peter Nathan. &
the West Thirtieth street station. has
chased him on the Broadway subwa.
tracks from Twenty-ninth Street t'
Thirty-first Street. and the pair fha.
barely escaped death oy the sifh1i
tareous passage OF a local ard al eT
pres train He was charged 'Yit
felonious assault.
Wason fed into the subway after 2
fghg with Arthur Snydanide barbe
-orty four years Old, Of 1852 East Ttis
teerth Street, during whieh he BAG ti
him on the head with hammer 1eftf
the latter had attacked him, he 80 q
with razor -
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Steal Safe, but Lose Jewels
Robbers Unable to Open Box
After earring II AWAY

Robbers visited the home of JOAN
Rlordan, at n Cliff Avenue, Yonkers,
yesterday morning while the family
slept. The first thing they stole was
ladder, the second was clothes line
and the third was the 400-pound safe
containing several thousand dollars
worth of the Riordan jewels.
With che ladder the thieves climbed
TO the second-story window and with
the rope they lowered the safe to the
ground, After they had lugged it sew
ersl hundred feet from the house they
evidently found they could not open it.
So they left il there and when day
dawned neighbors told Riordan to
hurry up and get his safe out OF the
way before some real thieves broke it
open for him.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Wanderer Hears ''Voices'
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, June 14-Carl Wanderer.
whose attorneys have asked stay of
execution on the law that permits a
review OF the case where q murderer
becomes insane after conviction, is
claiming that he hears "voices" in his
cell during the night. He is to be
hanged Friday and, unless the Supreme
Court issues positive mandate for
bidding the hanging, the jail officials
will go ahead with the execution.
Wandered shot and killed his wife
and also ragged stranger" whom he
hired to stage a fake holdup.
"He sees things and believes Ruth,
his murdered wife, spends much time
in his cell talking TO him, using endear-
ing terms and discussing various mat
ters," Wanderers attorneys told the
pardon board to-day.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
sgeclaI Dlspateh to TAe rriame


PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE ex-
palslon of girl from Bryn Mawr after
she had been suspected Of petty thefts
from other students was revealed
to-day with the filing OF suit at Nor
ristown,
The girl is Miss Marjorie Barker. Of
Michigan City, Ind, ard the action is
taken by her mother in the form of an
application for writ of mandamus
against the college and its president,
Miss NJ. Carey Thomas, demanding the
reinstatement OF Miss Barker as stu
dent, with "au her rights and privi-
leges.'
According to the petition of the girls
mother, Mrs. Marjory G. Barker there
were several thefts of money from
rooms of students in Pembroke Hall.
West. where Miss Barker was domi-
ciled.
On March Q lsst Miss Barker was
notified by Miss Hilda w. Smith, dean
OF the college, that she was under sus-
picion. The girl demanded, the petit
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
l.. A. Gale. Draft Dodger, May
Be Brought Here for Trial

From The Tribane's Wosh;ncto,p Bareou
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The trans
fer of Lynn ~ Gale, the notorious radi-
cal who went to Mexico to escape the
draft and later was deported by the
Obregon government for his radical ut
terances, may be transferred from the
military barracks at Fort Sam Houston.
Texas, where he is now confined. To-
Governors Island for trial as de-.
serter.
Gale has instituted habeas cornps g
proceedings TO procure his release from
the military authorities, but no deci-
sion has yet been reached.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
$4,000 Silk
Bandits Kill
Eyewitness

Continued from pass ene>
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-18
Salem Women
Hear Violinist.

Mrs Frank Vim, Miss Helen
Selif and Miss Viola Ash were
among those who went to Portland
Wednesday, to hear Heifetz, violin
ist, in concert.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-18
Telephone Dance
Held Last Night

About fifty ouples were present
last night for the telephone en-
ployes dance, given at Elite hall.
Muslc was furnished by the Elite
orchestra for the occasion. The
occasion was an invitation affair
and included guests from Ensign s
camp, Balensifer's camp, Mr..
Crawford's group from Albany,
and employees from Corvallis.
Woodburn and McMinnville.
Members of the plant, traffic and
commercial departments of the To-
cal district were present. Punch
was served throughout the eve
ming. The dance committee in
cluded Miss Louise Cooper, Miss
Hannah Hastings and Mrs. Paul
Hollingsworth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-18
OF Interest To Women
What's New
The Market
BY Rex Stewart

Satisfy, or vegetable oysters, !"
appeared on the market this morn
ing for the first time. 1t makes a
delicious soup when cut up and
boiled, and is selling for 10 cents
a bunch or one dollar a dozen.
New navel oranges will have
reached the stores by tomorrow, a
shipment having been received to-
day. The wholesale price is $3.50,
but what the retail price will be
is uncertain.
Excellent California strained
honey, of the new crop, can be
found on the market at 45 ents
a pint.
Eggs look as though they
might increase in price for Thanks
giving. There was a prospect Of a
SO cent buying price this morn
ing.
Ground suet for mincemeat
making is available at the meat
markets for 10 cents a pound.