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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17
III. B. Eicheman,s Arrested Charge of Staying Hi
Wife, Is Held Without Bonds for Preliminary
Hearing When Arraigned Today
TELLS SUICIDE STORY TO THE JURY
Custody Saturday Night After Coroners jury Brings In
Verdict Dscredtng Suicide Story and Recommending That
Husband be Held to Answer Murder Charge

Shortly after noon yesterday, ru-
mors, the source of which it has been
impossible to locate, were started, and
received widespread circulation to the
effect that the prisoner had broken
down and made a complete confes-
sim. This was branded by the au-
thorities as absolutely without any
foundation. The prisoner has only
been questioned three times altogeth-
er. The first two times he was will
ing to answer any questions; but the
last time he refused to make any re-
Spouse, nor could the chief shake him
from this stand.
Assign Prosecutor Men.
Chief Logan late yesterday assign
ed Detective Frank McClusky and Of
ficer Walter Chase to the Office of
Morris Barnett, district attorney.
They will work out of there as special
investigators under >the direction of
the prosecutor.
Due to the circumstances surround
ing the death of the woman, the time
element is going to play a very major
part in the states case, it was an
nounced. The guilt or innocence of
the accused man 1aay hinge largely
on when the shot was fired. A thor
ough canvass of the surrounding
will be made in the
hope Of locating anyone who may have
heard the death shot fired.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

Eichelman was arrested by 1t.
Charles Rock and Officer Perry Tus-
sler at the home of his father where
he had gone following the inquest. He
made no comment when he was told
by the officers that the chief wanted
to see him at headquarters.
The arrest was made on orders
from Coroner Trumen T. Parker, after
the verdict Of the jury was returned
ommending that he be held by the
proper authorities to answer to the
charge of murder.
The verdict upon which the coroner
acted read in part: "We find that the
said Caroline Amelia Eichelman came
to her death, on April II, 1924, at her
home, 581 Symmonds street in the
City of Kenosha, from bullet shot
through her heart by some person
other than herself. We believe that
the husband of the deceased fired the
said shot, and recommended that said
husband, H. B. Eichelman be held by
the proper authorities to answer to
the charge of murder.
Coroner Parker Dissents.
1t was Immediately after the YER
dict had been signed that Mr.. Parker
stepped into police headquarters and
gave the order for Eichelman's arrest.
After he had left the stand. the hus9
band accompanied by his father,
Henry Eichelman, had gone directly to
the latter's home.
In a consultation between the coro-
ner and District Attorney Barnett, at
the latter's Offices, Immediately after
ordering the arrest. Mr.. Parker stat
ed that he did not concur with the
findings of the jury, and that if his
signature meant that he concurred, he
would refuse to sigp, but that If sign
ing merely showed that he had presid-
ed at the inquest, he would affix his
name He declared that he still was of
the opinion that Mrs. Eichelman had
died by her own hand.
District Attorney Barnett got in
touch with John Wattles, clerk of the
municipal court, and asked him to
draw up warrant charging Eichelman
with murder in the first degree.
Forced To Issue Warrant.
Mr.. Barnett declared that while
parts of the evidence introduced at
the inquest would be inadmissable in
trial, yet the circumstances were
sufficiently unusual to warrant jury
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

Stricken with grief, H. Benjamin
Eichelman, yesterday viewed for
the last time the body of his wife,
whom he is accused of Staying.
Over the coffin, which stood in the
Hansen funeral parlors, he stood
sobbing like a child, crying to his
wife of ID years to speak to him
just once again. To tell him why
she did it.
"Oh, l can't understand it," he
repeated over and over. "Millie,
girl, speak to me just once. Tell
me why you did it"
Then overcome with his grief, he
staggered to a chair and sat down.
Four times he stepped to the coffin
and as he gazed down, where lay
the face he knew so we'll, he broke
down and wept, sobbing brokenly.
His father, Henry Eichelman, sat
beside him, comforting his boy as
best he could. Nearby stood Sher-
iff Pabst, who several times was
obliged to turn away to hide his
emotion. After 80 minutes they
left the room.
The body was then taken to the
1887 train to be borne back to
her old home at Cutler, Wisconsin,
where she will be buried. Edward
Peterson, brother-in-law of the
husband, accompanied the casket.
1t was shortly after 9 o'clock
yesterday morning that Eichelman
asked permission of Sheriff Pabst
to view his wife's body. Together
they left the jail and were joined
by the father at the Exchange
street home, from where they went
to the undertaking parlors.
After viewing the body the trio
returned to the fathers home.
Worn out by the nervous strain
Eichelman asked to be allowed to
lie down for time. He slept un-
til o'clock when lunch was
served, and then slept during the
greater part of the afternoon, Sher-
if Pabst sitting by his side.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17
Hears Husband Crying.

She said that the first intimation
she had that everything was not all
right, was when she heard the sound
of Mr.. Eichelman's cry of distress.
She was in her kitchen at the back
of the house at the time. Curious as
to what had happened, she says she
went out into her back yard and trac
ed the sound Of the crying to the front
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

Mrs. KoehPs Story.
Mrs. Arthur Koehl, of SIT Sym
monds street, was the first witness
called by Coroner Parker after the
opening formalities were over. Mrs
Koehl has lived next door to the
Eichelman's since last July, she said
she had always found them to be a de-
voted couple. She said Mrs. Eichelman
and she had been acquainted in a
'sneighborly' way, and that it was her
custom to come over to her house and
chat once or twice a week.
Mrs. Eichelman came to her door
about 10:30 in the morning, Mrs.
Koehl testified, and announced that
the water had been cut off in, the
street where some work was being
done on the mains, and asked if she
could borrow some water, because
she had forgotten to draw any.
Mrs Koehl testified that at that
time she seemed to have something
.on her mind, and that instead of COM
ing into the house for a few minutes
she left Immediately after getting the
water. She said that the dead woman
was of naturally light-hearted dis
position, and declared that she was
not a woman who would brood over
anything. She stated that she had not
heard shot at any time during the
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

tcohtihped on page 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

was not OOO1 OuOt.
"Was your wife good shot?" the
district attorney asked.
mo- came the reply, "she did not
like fire arms"
Q. At short distance would it
be possible to shoot bullet straight
through an object the size Of hearth
A. No. The recoil would throw it off.
@. Then how do people ever hit q
target? A. BY using Judgment.
@. Do you now contend that at
distance of two or three feet it would
be impossible to send bullet perfect
ly straight through psrson A. Well,
/ wouldn't swear to it. To be per-
feet shot it would require coed deal
Of practice. Q. How much would you
say. A. Oh, about an hour day.
@. Where did you keep the Fevolver
that shot your wife! A. In the
bureau drawer. @. Did you LACK for
that revolver? A. No, was too ex-
cited. Q. What led you to believe
that she shot herself, rather than
someone else shot her? A. From the
condition of the room. 1t proved to mo
that she shot herself. @. What in
ference would you draw from the con-
kLoRtihued on page 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

He said that on Friday morning he
| left his wife in bed, and in response
to additional questioning, he said that
she appeared to be worse that morning
than she had been previously. He said
that he made her cup Of coffee and
that he put cream into 1t. He said that
he had an understanding with his wife
that she was to call him at the plant
/ if anything went wrong at the house,
and continued BY saying that on Hev-
eral occasions during the past three
years, since they had a telephone in
stalled, she had called him at the of
flee. He testified that they had been
having trouble with their sewer for
the past year, and that on several
occasions his wife had called him to
come home when it backed up into
the basement.
Then the husband told of having Ie-
ceived a message at the plant from
one of the men under him, who told
him that his wife wanted him to come
home, as the water in the street had
been shut off.
He later stated that he had found
that this man had gotten the message
twisted, and that what his wife really
had said when she phoned, was that
she wanted him to stay downtown to
lunch because there was not water to-
get dinner with.
Leaves Plant At IL A. N.
Eichelman. testified that he left the
plant at about IL a. m, in compli-
ance with the phone call. He stated
that he lived about 7-10ths of a mile
from the American Brass plant, where
he is superintendent Of the tool and
die room
/ After he arrived at home, he said
he made his wife bowl of soup, and
had bowl himself. He stated that he
found enough water in the house to do
this with. The water, he added had
been brought by his wife from the
house MART dnnS- He said ahA !.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17

She stated that when she asked
Eichelman where the gun was, he re-
piled: 81 guess it's in there" indicat-
ing the bedroom. She said that the
husband never made any attempt 20
accompany them into the death room.
Then Mrs. Amberlang told of her
husbands finding the gun, which she
described as "a little black gan"
Coroner Parker took the weapon from
a drawer, and the witness identified it
as the gun which had been found in
the room.
Continuing, the witness testified
that Eichelman never asked her a
question about what ne should do She
said that her husband called the sta
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Brothers sgd and Charlie.

IBID Sydney Chaplin's waxing sue
cess as a film actor force Charlie
Chaplin to defend his kingly crown
as a comedian by returning to the
silver sheet with his trick choeG, cane
and derby?
What will be the popular verdict
upon the work of these brothers
when they appear almost simultane-
ously in their latest pictures, THE
Perfect Flapper" and Alaska?
These two questions are causing
comment among those familiar with
the Chaplins and their ambitions. OF
course. any screen rivalry between
them is purely friendly, for they are
devoted to each other and one never
| misses chance to give the other a
boost; nevertheless, folks are won
dering why Charlie, after achieving
such a notable success as a producer,
should suddenly decide to make an
other feature comedy.
Charles reputation and ability are
too well known to need comment.
But sgd has been known heretofore
! mostly as a business man. He gave
up his histrionic work to manage
Charles business affairs, and it is
only recently that he has returned
| to the screen with the announcement
| Of his serious intent to stick to his
o'1 love and "let business go hang.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Finding ''Drama" Without Looking.

dea-mines, each of us knows that
the most prolific source of drama is
in the everyday life around us. No
day passes that We cannot glance up
and in street car, office, restaurant,
on Shipboard. Pullman car or on bus
tops and witness enough drama to
fill every theater in New York.
The only difference between play
wrights is in their relative quickness
to grasp values. We stumble over
primroSeS each day. One man will find
1T only the yellow primrose of which
Wordsworth sung. To another it will
be the one lacking dark, red rose. or
the purple orchid, or the tiger lily,
required to give his dramatic bou-
quet precisely the color tone of per-
fection for which he was seeking
"A drollery of rela life, narrated in
our home several years ago by my
sister as an episode within her per-
sonal knowledge, L have utilized as
a stanchion in Dancing Mothers" 1t
was a good enough story as 1 heard
1t. A mother had chaperoned her
daughter to a dance. The elder lady
didn't quite approve either of the
dance steps or the way daughter con-
triVed her physical rhythm to the
sensuous music. But she was by far
too foxy mother to protest-in
words, at least. She knew better
way, if only the opportunity should
come up.
Opportunity did; a friend of the
daughter asked the old lady to dance
She accepted and went out on the
floor and did a most courageous
thing. She danced heartily, with all
the vim in her matronly bones. But
she artistically burlesqued it and
with straight face, too. It's enough
to say that the lesson was not wasted.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

W ROADLY speaking" says Edgar
Selyyn, ''playwrights have no
act rule of work. No two of whom
] have ever met apply the same for
mulas.
NO two search in the same direc-
tion for plots; no two gather color
ing and atmosphere with the same
equipment. What one may find and
discard at a glance, another will
seize for immediate use or else to
file away in memory for the occa-
sion he knows will some time come
when it will be of service. Labor
comes easy for one; for another it
is slow torment. What is one play
wright's toll is anothers pastime.
They share in but one common
lement-curiosity of the public as
to where they CLEAN their material.
j have never been in mixed assem-
blage in which the topic of CONVEX
Sation has Vecred around to the
theater that / have nos been asked
where l got" the idea for this or
that situation, or how l came to
think Of having some certain char
acter proceed along the lines re-
Fealed in the play. Every other
uramaust l know tails me it is his
Slniiar experience. We smile over the
publlc,s curiosity--rot that il is at
All unpleasant, for. indeed, we like
i-and then we change the subject.
yet with all our pretended con-
cealment of recipes for play-concoc-
lion ana the hiding of our private e
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Vagabond Psychology.

THE story of The Beloved Vaga-
bond" recalls an interesting
statement recently made by Prof. E.
H. Sutherland, head of the depart
ment of sociology at the University
Of Illinois.
He defined the hobo as a migratory
worker, in contrast to the tramp,
who is a migratory non-worker, and
the bum, who is a stationary nom
worker. But they all tend to de-
generate into the bum class, he added.
The hobo, or vagabond, is such
because his desire for new expert
ences is overdeveloped," Prof. Suth-
erland explained. There are four
wishes which control all human be-
havior-that for new experiences,
that for security, that for recogni-
tion by society, that for response
from fellow men. We all have a
great desire for new experiences, but
we get them by reading, by the
movies, and SO on. The Beloved
Vagabond' gets his by moving from
place to place"
Evening star., 1924-04-27

sensa ton in Hearst's International
Magazine. Clara Bow has been as
signed the ingenue role
Margaret Livingston. who created a
sensation with her Interpretation of
the l don't care girl" in WANDERING z
husbands. viii he starred in series
of carefully selected vehicles. it is an
nounced from Regal Pictures Corpo-
ration.
Enid Bennett is playing the feminine
lead in the current Fred Niblo pro-
duction. The Red Lily AS Marise,
girl of Brittany, she portrays a part
quite different from any presented by
her in the past.
Thls is the most emotional role ever
assigned her. for she has become
identified with the sweet. demure type
part.
Jackie COogan's next picture for
Metro Will be Dirty Hands" finished
IA the early summer. after which he
"iil take a trip abroad.
Herbert Brenon Will direct Peter
Pan for Paramount.
Clara Bow. who is representing the
American fapper in HOLLYWOOD is to
have permanent role in the coming
pIcturization of Sinclair Lewis novel,
"Babbit."
Arrangements have been closed for
the distribution of Barbara Friet-
chic" which has been put into pro-
duction at the Thos. II. Ince studio
with Florence Vidor in the stellar
role.
John Harron, who plays the role of
the young husband in Frank Woods
production, What Shall ] Do?" is a
brother of the famous Bobbie Har-
ron. who died in New York several
years ago. John stands six feet in
his socks and handles a mean pair of
fists, as he proves in the fight which
constitutes one of the thrilling cpl
sodes in the picture.
Christine of the Hungry Heart"
the new novel by Kathleen Norris
which has caused much discussion,
is being adapted for the screen and
will be Thomas H. Ince's next big
| production. it is announced.
Pat O'Malley called upon a friend
in Hollywood one day and found him
Why" said Mr.. O'Malley, surprised,
you didn't tell me you were going
| away"
I'm not" answered his friend.
But my landlady told me I'd have
to pay my bill or leave" He sighed
and then added, which was very nice
of her, don't you think? My last land
| lady made me do both"
Jazz A Week." originally an
nounced for this week at Crandalrs s
new Tivoi Theater, 14th street and
Park road northwest, has been post
poned. 1t was found that the prepa-
| ration of this big frolic would require
| more time than was at first thought
necessary, and so the gala week was
| deferred until next week, beginning
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Music and Flower Festival
At Geneva IN June.

quiet towns and the village life and
ends with a hymn to the fatherland; |;
the third part is purely patriotic and
is devoted to the national anniver-
saries and the natives love Tor
Switzerland.
Much favorable comment is said
to have been made last year upon
the many artistically conceived group
pictures which formed real portraits
of mankind in it's different ages and
occupations-a group of children
initiating by their gestures the har-
vesters at work, accompanying their
motions with an appropriate harvest
song; another depicting games in the
harvest season; another scene show
ing young girls and youths in a
dance described as The Springtime
Of Love-; Tho Betrothar; the pes
simistic old maidens who want to
repress the carefree joy of youth by
constantly reminding that life and
death march hand in hand; the hap
PLY resigned old men who compare
the present with the past when peo-
pie sang while they lived without
boarding up money, and telling the
young that happiness must be born
within u.s.: and many others.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
The Old Celluloid.

WHAT is becoming Of the old
w fashioned celluloid collar?
Harold Lloyd, portraying a small
town boy in comedy, Girl Shy" in
sisted that he had to have a few in
fiamable collars. He did find two
relics he used in "Grandma's Boy,
but in the middle of the making of
the. picture these wore out, and he
had to have others
A still hunt of the trenches where
the culluloid neckpieces have been
making their last stand, turned out
to be fruitless, and so in despair
Lloyd disguised himself and joined
the hunt.
When it seemed that every resource
had been exhausted. and there were
no more celluloid collars to be found nn,
from the street cars of Los Angeles,
cache was located down Wan In the the
Mexican quarter, which yielded si2
collars. They were all there was
there wasn't any more!
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Gum Chewing as an Art.

p EDUCING gum chewing to a fine
art is one of the accomplishments
Of Alberta Vaughn, star of "Tele-
phone Girl" series now being film
ed. Miss Vaughn gives impressive
evidence of her facile artistry espe-
cially along high comedic lines.
When Director Nal st. Clair in
formed Alberta it would be neces-
sary to chew gum in order to prop
erly portray her role Alberta softly
demurred. She didn't quite like the
idea. However, art is art and AL
berta is one of it's most devoted
slaves.
When I chew gum" commented
Alberta the other day, 81 chew il
delicately and not as COW chews its
cud. There is nothing intrinsically
wrong about chewing gum. It's all
in the way it's done.
Chew it daintily and with relish
but not too vigorously or too noisily
Evening star., 1924-04-27

FLOWERS and music, rhythmic
dances. youth, happiness and JOY
were the keynote of a charming fes-
tival which was held in Geneva for
the first time last summer under the
name of "Fete de la Jeunesse ct de
Ia Joie," and which will again take
place this year June % and 29. The
venture was inspired and directed
by F.. Jacques Dalcroze, a citizen and
resident of Geneva, whose name Is
universally known as one of the emil
nent composers of present days and
an originator of rhythmic gymnas-
tics.
Over 700 actors, singers and dane
ers, among them some 100 children,
have already begun rehearsing for
the forthcoming performances. The
program will have three parts. The
first consists of ancient dances and
traditions and of a hymn to summer;
the second celebrates the lake of
Geneva, the Snow-croWned Alps, the
Evening star., 1924-04-27
MARJORIE WHITNEY,
A Ned Way burn Girl.

Sunday afternoon. May 4. In so far
as syncopation is concerned, Wash
ington, in the words of Al Jolson,
"ain't heard nothin' yet" 5. Barret
tions at the Tivoli, is preparing a
bill of jazz music, jazz singing, jazz
dancing, jazz scenery, jazz costumes
and Jazz films-the first of its kind
ever offered in the Capital.
Stanley W. Rhoades, concert pipe
organist, begins a two weeks en-
Eagement at Crandalls York Theater
as guest artist this afternoon. Mr..
Rhoades has made his programs at
CrandaU's Avenue Grand Theater one
Of the most popular features of the
daily bills. He has originated many
unique stop combinations and strlk-
ing effects that lend his work the
charm of novelty as well as the bril-
lance of highly developed musician
ship.
Harry NJ. Crandall, accompanied by
Mrs. Crandall and the Misses olga
and Dorothy Crandall. spent last
week in New Orleans, where the an
nual convention of the regional fran
chise holders in Associated First Ma
tional Pictures. Inc, was held. The
party is expected to return to the
Capital tomorrow.
Katherine Lambly and Doris Bryant,
who have appeared frequently at Inc
CanitoI RiaIto and Rivoli theaters in
New York. are new additions to the
corps de ballet at Crandalfs new T1v-
oil Theater They VIII have proml-
nent parts in the prelude 10 May
time" and the special ballet divert
issement this week.
Jack II. s. FNld, special representa-
tive of Associated First National Pic
lures. spent last week in Washington.
promoting exploitation of "A Son OF
the Sahara" in cooperation with
Nelson B. Bell, for the Cranaall the
aterS.