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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
STATE UNABLE To
PROVE DOLL TWINS
ARE NOT NOW ALIVE
After Laughing During Course
of Trial, Mrs. Mentally
Breaks Down as Verdict
Is Read

Hammond, Ind, October 90
Mrs. Hazel McNally, alleged mother
of Hammond's doll baby" twins, to
day was free Of the charge Of muir
dering the mysterious infants when
Judge Henry Cleveland ruled the
state had failed to prove the infants
arc not still alive.
The 26-year- wife. who has
srlnned and gisgled through four
days of the preliminary hearing
while witnesses attempted to fasten
on her the charge of double murder.
collapsed when the cheers of loo
women in the court room ringing in
her ears.
The defense, which maintained the
twins born" to Mrs. McNally last
December were only inanimate crea-
lions of china and straw dressed In
baby clothes, won it's victory because
tho state was unable to prove that
the babies" were not at the present
moment alive.
Judge Cleveland ruled that all
legal decisions maintained that Some
proof that dead body actually ex-
listed, that 1t came to It's death by
violence, and that the person charged
with the crime was in some way con-
nected with it's commission vas nee
essary before a charge of :lurder
could be supported.
Fight To Get Into Room
Hundreds of women and few men
fought and clawed and scratched
their way up the dark stairs to Ham
mond's city council chamber a. hour
before the door was thrown open N
the final chapter in the doll baby
case. Behind a barrier of stout oak
desks four feet high, erected to block
the crowd, women jammed in a solid
mass SO dense as TO make movement
impossible. They stood for two hours
and half while three lawyers ar
gued the merits OF the corpus deficit
Their long wait was rewarded.
however. by q thrilling movie climax
when Judge Cleveland solemnly pro-
nounced his decision. To the roar
OF flashlight barrage and the
cheers of the audience, the defendant.
who looks more nearly 1s than the
years she confessed to- rose to h
feet, smiled and then fell to the floor.
Husband Present
Lawyers and newspaper men lifted
her to the table and famed her with
law books. while photographers on
the one side and spectators on the
other fought for vantage points on
the outskirts of the crowd, standing
first on one foot and then the other.
Frank McSally, the 54-year-old hus-
band, who testified yesterday his
wife had fooled him for weeks and
had him carry doll around under
the belief that it was one OF his chill
dren, was in the court room.
A half hour later the mystery
mother of the mystery twins. dis
heveled but smiling, left for her home
in South Bend.
The spectators were left beh.ndt
wrestling with mystery Just as
dark as IL was before the trial began.
Again on the outskirts tho elderly
husband hung. watching his wife's
tfiumphal exit. and still doggedly
maintaining that she gave birth to Il
son aud a daughter last December
Tie spectators who elbowed him
aside to watch Mrs. MeNally ride
away. wore inclined TO believe he was
the victim of clever hoax from
start to finish, but what it's purpose
was. why it began and why 1t ended.
is as much q problem as ever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

Charles n. Brown, city fireman
Mt station No. =, sustained Sc
we're bruises and cuts about his
head last night about IL O'Clock,
as n result of an automobile sc-
cident. while riding in car
driven by his father, Second As
sfstant Chief A. Brown OF No.
station, who ran into "A street car
mt Avenue IL md Twentieth
street. In preference to running
down and probably killing sew
eraI women who were debarking
from the car. Brown, Sr., WINS
uninjured.
Brown was taken to the Nor
wood hospital where his injuries
received attention. He sustained
deep gashes on his forehead and
on hts chin from the flying glass
of the windshield, besides bruises
from his head coming In contact
with the frame of the windshield.
Assistant Chief Brown, in Civ
ing his version of the accident.
said that he was answering a
fire call to Tenth avenue and
Nineteenth street. south, In his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
ALUMNI TO GATHER
E0RLUNCHEON AND
FOOTBALL CONTEST
'Bama Boys to Have Cover
nor kiIby and w. w. Bran
don For Guests at Hotel
TutWiIer

University of Alabama alumni who
we're arriving in Birmingham Friday
night and will pour into the city
from ali parts of the state this morn
ing for the Alabama -Sewanee game
will be the guests of Birmingham
alumni at a football lunchen at the
Tutwiler hotel.
The luncheon will start at Y
o'clock and will end promptly at I
o'clock, in order that all the Bam a
men will have ample time 10 reach
.Rickwood field and obtain seats be
fore the game starts at zs3o oeioch'
Gov Thomas r.. .KiIby,. Governor
Designate W. W. Brandon and DR..
George II. Denny, president of the
university, Will be the guests OF
honor. The university band ana
Willard Mccall. cheer leader, viii be
present to lead the "Alabama swing
and give the "old grads" a cheering
rehearsal before. they attend the foot
ball classic. e''fft
Saturdays meeting marks the end
OF the first phase Of Birmingham >
campaign to raise $350,o00 for the
university, and the present teams Will
ma e their flnai lepVT - a. e'he f"iiSH
con. 1t was learned that several
large subscriptions will announced
by the special committee, and all tho
teams were hard a. work to make
their final reports as large as pos
sible.
second Phase to start
I'VE are going TO give the alumni
something to cheer about today
said Jelks Cabaniss, Birmingham
chairman. 1.-THE second week Of our
campaign has been a successful one
already interest is widening and
enthusiasm, growing. Saturdays re-
port should put us up near the half
way mark Of $4,000. and IL I'VE at
tContiaued ON Page Two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
PASSENGER FARE
REDUCTION PUT
OFF ONE MONTH
Live Stock Rates to Come Up.
Two Passenger Stations
Consolidated Telephone
Rates Increased
ny FRED II. GoRMLEY
Montgomery Bureau. The Accelerate.
.2I-2 Firat National Bank RaiIdinc

Montgomery October 2o.--(spe-
cial.)-Passenger fares on interstate
traffic in Alabama will not be re-
duced from So cents milo to 3
cents a mile until December IS The
public service Commission today an
nounced that the effectiveness Of the
order issued early in August had
been postponed from November Is to
Decenber IS, because of The condi-
tons which have faced the railroads
in recent weeks.
Shortly after the order was 'ssued
the commission postponed the effec-
tContinued on Page Two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
EYE WITNESS TO
DOUBLE MURDER
HAS BEEN FOUND
Sensational Twist Given In
veStlgation of New Jersey
Case -Prosecutor Appears
Before Grand Jury

New Brunswick, N. j.. October 20.
On the heels Of unconfirmed reports
that the grand jury of Somerset
county today had returned an indict-
ment in the Hall-Mills murder mys-
terry, the investigation was given a
sensational twist tonight when 1t was
officially learned that an eye witness
to the double shooting, woman of
reputable character in New Bruins
wick, had been discovered.
The interjection of this new phase
In the case was said to have been re-
sponsible for the sudden turn today
in the activity OF Prosecutor Beck
man, who appeared before the grand
jury at Somerville.
The only handicap now retardins
the prosecutor in bringing the stu
alton to climax was said to be the
problem OF positive Identification by
the newly found witness, as more
than one person Ia said TO be involved
in the crime.
Responsibility for the next move,
which is expected to be of sensa-
tional character, was said now TO be
UP to Prosecutor Beekman.
The home OF Mrs. Frances Stevens
Hall. widow a. the slain rector. Is
guarded by s-ate troopers, and all
attempts to communicate with the
house by te-.ohone have been unsuc-
cessful.
Mr.. Beekman, urged to intimate IL
the grand jury had taken up the
murder mystery today, asserted that
all grand jury proceedings are abso-
lutely secret, and that any reports
supposedly coming from his office
were unauthorized. He said, however,
that satisfactory progress was being
made In the investigation.
Clothing shown
For the first time since the bodies
of the rector and his choir singer
were discovered, Mr. Beekman and
County Detective George Totten to-
day permitted newspaper men to see
ihe cioshixg both wore when they
were lilfcss.
Reports that the rector's coat had
been ripped up the back were found
to be false. there being only two
small holes In the back of the boat
between the shoulders. which may
have been caused possibly in drag
ging the body 10 the spot where IL
was found. He wore no waistcoat
and had on a business mans collar
instead of his customary clerical col
lar, white tie and a Panama hat.
The collar and tie were bloodstained.
Mrs Mills wore dark blue lawn
dress with red polka dots, which was
bloodstained above the waist, and a
blue underskirt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
TRAIN WRECK
Many Passengers Shaken Up-Few
Are Injured

Columbus. Ohio. October 20-About
100 passengers aboard the Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train No. 3s were
shaken up and a few were injured
slightly tonight when the train
struck an open switch and plowed
into string of freight cars, just
inside the city limits.
The engine overturned. but all pas
senger cars remained on the tracks.
Engineer John Litter. 81, Chillicothe,
was cut by flying glass. A fire which
and Fireman E. f. Cleary, Newark,
was cut by fling glass. A fire which
started in the wreckage, was ex-
tinguished by the fire department
before serious damage resulted.
The train was running behind
schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
MRS. PHILLIPS WILL
TAKE WITNESS STAND

Los Angeles, Cal, October 20.--Mrs.
Clara Phillips. defendant in what
is known as the hammer murder"
case, which opened here today, will
testify in her own behalf, it was
announced by her attorney. Der.
Harrington.
The announcement came as sur
prise to the prosecution. as it was
anticipated that defense of iasan-
ity would be made. Mrs. Phillips is
charged with having beaten Mrs. Al
berta Meadows. 4 young widow. to
death with a hammer last July.
Mr.. Harrington declined to make
known the exact nature of the. de
tense. but he ineimated that 1t in
wolves tho "unwritten law
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
BIOGRAPHY OF NEW
LEGION COMMANDER

Denton, Tex, October 20.-Col. AL
vim NJ. Owsley of Denton, who to-
day was elected national commander
of the American Legion, was reared
in Denton. He is "a years old.
Colonel Owsley first attended Ter
ril school, a private school here. and
when it became the North Texas
one year before being graduated. He
was graduated from Virginia Mill
tary institute in 1909 with honors.
The following year he became
commandant of cadets at Rugby Mill
tary academy at New Orleans, a
preparatory school for Tulane uni
|versity, and during the same year he
took course in law. He entered the
law department of the University of
Texas the following year and was
licensed to practice in 1911. He was
graduated from tho University of
Texas with high honors.
Returned Home
On completion of his course in
Texas university, Mr.. Owsley re-
turned to Denton to practice law
with his father. He was elected to
the Texas legislature and served a
year before he was appointed lieu
tenant colonel on Governor James 4.
Ferguson's staff in 1914.
Mr.. Owsley was elected county at
torney of Denton county in 1916, but
when the United States entered the
World war he resigned and enrolled
May 2. 1917, for the Leon Springs Of
ficers' training camp.
During July while a student Off
GER. Colonel Owsley was appointed a
major in the Thirty-sixth division.
national guard of Texas, and later
when the 1920 infantry was mustered
into federal service he was assigned
to command as major.
Was Made Colonel
He sailed for France on July l.,
1918, and on the arrival of the
tContinued on Page Tive
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
WALLACE REID Is SAID
TO BE SERIOUSLY I'LL

Los Angeles, October To-
Wallace Reid. motion picture
actor, was reported by relatives
to be seriousIy Ill today. D0ro-
thy Davenport, his wife, at the
bedside in their home here, con-
firmed reports OF her husbands
collapse, although the nature Of
the illness was mot revealed
other than that II was sscom-
plete nervous breakdown The
seriousness Of his condition was
Indicated BY engagement Of Az
other leading actor for compile
tion OF one of the phOtopIays IN
which he was engaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
OWSLEY WILL HEAD
AMERICAN LEGION
DURING NEXT. YEAR
Texas Man Elected Comman.
der-Convention Adjourned.
Position on Soldiers Bonus
Question Reaffirmed


ciaI.)-For the sake of harmony
the name of Matt Murphy of
Birmingham was not presented
by the Alabama delegation for
national commander OF the Amer
lean Legion ut the convention
here today, according to leaders
OF the delegation.
The state delegation yielded
to Texas and supported OwsIey
for the place.
New Orleans. October so.-Ths
American Legion wound up a five
day convention here today, unani-
mously elected Alvin NJ. Owsley OF
Texas as its national commander 10
succeed Hanford MacNider of Iowa
who has served for the past year,
heard a plea for international action
which. according to its sponsors, the
wounded men of the Inter-Allied
Vetrans, Federations, would bring
about world peace. Then, after the
selection of vice commanders and q
national chaplain, the convention
women trudged YEARLY out of the
big hall and began making their way
10 railroad stations to catch trains
back to their home communities.
Five national vice commanders
were elected as follows:
Edward j. Barrett. Sheboygan
Wisconsin.
Robert s. Blood. Concord, n. II.
Chiles p. Plumer, Casper, Wyo.
Earle Cooke. Macon, Ca.
Watson 3. Miller, Washington
D. C.
1t was the legion's greatest con
vention. everybody said. and the one
which has accomplishe most
After stormy sessions the ltgion
reaffirmed its position as to the so.
called soldier bonus-"adjusted COM
pensation" as the term legionnaires
prefer-critized severely Brigadier
Central T. E. Sawyer, personal ply
sician to the President; tablet reso-
lutions dealing with the Volstead act
II Ku Klux Khan and various minor
issues. 1t was averred again that its
the disabled of the war.
The convention was attended by
the noise, excitment, and emotional
outbursts which those who have at
tended similar gatherings In the past
have learned TO expect.
But. all in all. the "buddies' had a
wonderfully goood time and feel that
they accomplished much. Next years
convention will be held in San Fran
cisco.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
My Favorite
Stories
BY IRWIN S. COBB
God Save the Kings English!

reliable authority London firm
which
the walls of in
that the English don't know joke when they see it.
read as
why for Gods sake send without handle? Ny
toner hollar like hell for water"
"P. S.-Snce writing find the handle in
Copyright
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

Lloyd George is out. for the time,
and the British empire will miss q
man that has steered the ship
through most difficult years. The
tory gentlemen think they no longer
need him. With new alliances form
ing and new problems rising they
will find themselves mistaken For
him it means needed rest. No one IN
all history has carried a greater load
or carried it better. For England. he
won the war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
T'oday

Lloyd George Is Out.
Woodrow Wilson Can't
Vote.
Edison Saw Ideas Grow.
A Woman Surely Killed
Her.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

woodrow Wilson is d man without
vote. New Jersey decides that he
can no longer vote there, as he does
not live there, and he has no vote
in Washington. It is annoying for
him but hts Importance will call use
full attention TO the disgraceful fact
that all living at the national cap
ital are political pariahs. They live
where they can actually see what
SORT of government they have and
may not vote.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

Slowly the case of Hall, the clergy
man found murdered beside the dead
body of Mrs. Mills, leader of his choir,
becomes national in size, They wrote
the usual letters, he kept the usual
diary. Human beings must always
talk about it; that IS why they are
found out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

Every little boy knows how great
oaks from little acorns grow. BIZ
ologists marvel at the change in
tiny cell into full sized elephant or
whale. But the growth Of an idea
is infinitely more amazing. Even a
word spok en- for freedom, of body or
thought, may grow into new civil
ization, upsetting ancient empires and
laws
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age
Herald by Birmingham merchants
are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

The murdered womsn's husband
says, "a jealous woman did it, and
that is evident. She killed or helped
Kill both but cut the throat of the
woman she hated. after that woman
was dead.
! Read the Bibles description OF
jealousy, cruel as the grave. and you
realize it, II they find the woman
the jury will set her free. Yet they
ccnvict and sentence to life imprison-
ment another woman, Gilberson, who
killed her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

President Harding says that prohi-
bition will never be taken out of The
constitution, and it won't, without
some great change in public opinion.
The change would have to have
more than a mere majority, more
than three-quarters majority.
Three-quarters of the states are
needed to change the constitution.
Anti-prohibition will not get that
number.
However. never is a long time. The
laws of Hammurabi seemed eternal in
his dAy. probably. but they have
changed. What is hard to realize is
that some day men will need no laws.
1t won't be necessary to tell them
not to murder. steal, take drugs,
cheat or get drunk. It's long way
off. but it's coming, and the begin
ming OF civilization will come with it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-16
COURT vAcATEs OWN ORDER
Strikes OF Judgment Affirmed"
Examination County Case.

Montpelier, Feb IA. The Vermont
Supreme Court reconyened at $3.50
this morning after the weekend re-
cess. Judge Chief Justice John H.
Watson directed the clerk to strike
Of the judgment affirmed in the Ben
nington county case Of the Vermont
company VS. Arthur J. Merchant ct al
directing the clerk to notify the at.
torneys that the reason for tie order
OF Judgment affirmed was that at.
torneys for each party had paid no
attention to the case of late The
court directed that briefs be fled by
the applicant by April /, and the de
PENDANTS brief within 20 days from
at time.
The arguments were made In the
Essex county case of c.. p. .Tarbell
rs. Grand Trunk Railway company
In which the plaintiff was q servant
Of the defendant The case has
been tvs ce in the higher court. The
first time in Ire lower court the plain
till get a verdict OF $1,000, but the
verdict was set aside and the case
came ID the higher court on excep
tiCns.
On the second trial "A verdi q OF
$4,000 was given the plaintiff and the
case Genes to the higher court again
but on exceptions Of the defendant
is time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Fe,t slippers for evening wear for
79c at Garreau and Belanger store.
Man street
william Han CT Bennington ana
Harry Hall OF North Bennington spent
Wednesday in Troy
Miss Grace Holt OF Boston Is visit
ng her parents. Mr.. and Mrs VIII
liam Holt Of Beech street
Harvey Cumm CT Rut and has &c.
copied q position as baker 81 the
Checkerline bakery
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Kelson are
sitting Mrs. Nelson's parents in the
west part o. the town.
Cleaning. pressing, repairing ana
altering Of all kinds done at j. C..
Jensen * Co., Merchant Tailors
Miss Agnes X, Murray attended
the Catholic Daughters Of America
dance in North Adams last evening.
Mrs. T. $ Hoyt Of Valentine street
is spending the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. A. b. Golden Of Uppe. Troy.
Born, at the Putnam Memorial hos
pi,al this morning, February IS.
son to Mr.. AMI Mrs Earl Dunn OF
Union street
Charles S. Toomey Of Springfield.
Mass, former resident Of Benning-
ton, was the guest of relatives in
town Wednesday.
Mss Irene Shea. small daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slea OF West
Main street, is confined TO her bed
by severe cold
The members of the ST. Jean de
Bapt ste will hold a card party and
dance tonight in the rooms OF the
Bennington Girls club.
A number o. North Adams skaters
W II show i.leir prowess tonight IN
the open amateur skating contest for
adults on the carnival rink, Ben.
tons pond
Elmer f. lockwood and John Rock
wood are in North Adams attending
the funeral Of the formers brother.
Frank j lockwood, former resi-
dent of Bennington.
Miss Helen Z. Kelley gave a Valen.
tine party Tuesday evening at her
home on Main street. The evening
was spent paying games and dane
ms Special piano selections were
played by Miss Miriam Welt2w'l ks,
Miss Frances Nash and Miss Gather
! inc Weltzwilks Miss Nash, Miss
Catherine Weltzwilks and Miss Irene
TITUS gave an exhibition Of fancy
i dancing, Lunch was served in the
/ attractive'y decorated dining room
and each guest received dainty
favor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Comfort and service in FootFittor
shoes at Hart's Shoe store.
Robert b. Helly has returned from
business trip to Burlington
Miss Ida Brosseau is confined 'tc
her home on Grove street by severe
cold.
Good variety Of strictly fret, fish
at Petras' Mkt Prompt delivery.
Phone 576.W
Reserved seats for "T.le sav.ng
Grace sell at Is cents, $1.0O and
$50 It's a play youll talk about, =
Alice Terry and Rudolph Valentino
Of The Four Horsemen' fame, play
the leading roles IN THE Conquerne
Power Opera house Friday and
Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Nichols and
Miss Daisy Rudd nave returned from
Nassau, ~ " where they went to at.
tend the funeral Of Miss Alice Ho.f.
man, ster to Miss Elizabeth Hoff.
man, teachers training Instructor in
the local schools
Mrs. w. b. s.eldon has presented
the high school a small unusual pic
ture Of Lincoln. The photograph ap-
pears in the upper let hand corner
Of small printed sheet which con.
tans a portion of Lincoln's address
to the Young Mems .yceum Of Spring
/ field Illinois January u 1897 when
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-16
PUBLIC AUCTION

Tho undersigned viii sell a public
.nctlon ON FEBRUARY % on the prem
lsee known as The Jared Howard iarIn
. miles south of Bennington the i"i-
lowing property
Bag Horac, IL years old, weight
i30Oi Grey Horse, - years old, weight
1900, I SET heavy HARNESS. Hack ANA
white Cow, 4 years old; | black ana
white COW, :, yenr~ oldi black Cow
= yen-s cldi 1 black mud white Cow.
4 Nrara old, bInck und white Cow.
. Nenr. ntdi black CIV, years oldi
1 white Cow, . years ,ldi grey Cow,
G wears cid; biacL and white Cow,
. YEAR, old; I black and white Cow.
4 scrrH 1ldi 7 black aud white Cow,
! vrags old Vh"sc Cows nre "ll i"spc"-
trh and pnascd and nre all due TO
frrShcr within month, set henN y
SieigSsi I set Light Traverse Sleigh ;
I heavy Lumber wagon and Rnckt l
L. rye Lumber Wagon ND Rack large
iron Kettles; { Fay Rakcj Hay Rack ;
. s"riur tooth H~r-o,yNi = large well
mndr feed hoN~s; I CultivatOri Grind
stone; / Conn shelter. They viii also
scl their interest AIS !, may appear i'm
sold farm.
Tac salc we, .1eri1 al ~ O'Clock
and terms will be- made known on day
Of sale
JOHN HUNTINGTON. Auctioneer
@ $ ESTES.
y w EULLER
Adms Jared Howard Est.
-.