Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1911, Page 1

TS E BEMI HIDES CHILD IN BOX; NOW UNDER ARREST Young Woman at Cass Lake Taken Into Custody Following Discov- ery of Infant’s Body. TRIED TO KEEP IT SECRET Finally Threw Baby From Window, After Having Concealed it for Three Days. CORONER'S INQUEST IS HELD! Dr. Dumas and Other Physicians De- cide Infant Was Alive When Born Friday. ! | | Cass Lake, Minn., July Long Distance Telephone.)—Charged | with having concealed her dead child in & shoe box under the bed for three | days after its birth, during which time 19.—(By | continued her duties as! laundress at the Tedford Hotel, Miss Florentina Wichowski, she 23 years old, following a post mortem and coron- er's inquest today, here. is under arrest Baby’s Body Found. The body of the three days old in- fant was found by girls employed at the hotel beneath the room occupied | by Miss Wichowski. The find was at once reported to County Attorney VOLUME 9. NUMBER 69. HOW T0 GO TO CROOKSTON ifor the Bemidji tiation, Frank S. Lycan Gives Detailed Des- cription of Best Route for Be- midji Automobilists. Automobile clubs of the various cities of the United States, which have become members of the Ameri- can Automobile Association, have published a book or guide giving the direct route of good roads from one city to another in practically every district of the United States, with the single exception of northern Min- nesota. These books or guides are pub- lished by the state and American as- sociations annually. During a recent trip to Crookston, F. S. Lycan, of this city, registered every portion of the way, giving the exact roads to take, the land marks I by which to travel, and the mileage, Automobile assoc- and the state association. Mr. Lycan also went to the trouble {of taking the outline of the route for the tour of the Crookston club i which is to come to Bemidji as soon as they receive the route. Route to Be Published. Mr. Lycan’s route, which will be published in the state and American association automobilists’ guide book, follows. The route shows the roads to be in good condition except be- tween Bagley and Fosston: “Leave Hotel Markham corner, Beltrami avenue and 2nd street, go north on Beltrami avenue to 15th street, (or ome block south of fair grounds), turn west, (left), sign board Wilton € miles, across two corduroys, across Red Lake Ry. at Richard Funck. Mr. Funck notified the coroner | and Deputy Coroner J. E. Kulander| of Walker came to Cass Lake, where | after an investigation he decided to! hold a postmorten. Dr. Dumas on the Job. Dr. D. F. Dumas, Dr. Christian- son and Rr. Rodwell assisted the coroner in the postmortem. The physicians decided that the child had lived about twenty minutes after its birth. A coroner’s jury was summoned and after hearing the evidence in the case this jury this afternoon conclud- due to negligence. Young Woman is Held. As a result of this verdict the young woman will be arraigned be- fore a justice here, probably tomor- row or next day, and in all probabil- ity will be bound over to await the; action of the grand jury on a charge of infanticide. Miss Wichowski admits the birth of the child, which she said took place last Friday night. Seh explains that the father of the baby has “skipped out to Europe,” She insists that the infant was born dead and that as she did not wish anyone to know of her trouble, that she had placed in in a shoe box, and kept it there until early Monday morning when she threw if from +her window on the second story of the hotel building to the ground below, where it was later picked up by other employes of the place. The young woman, who is Polish, is bitter against the man in the case and insists that he, not she, should be made to go to jail. If a2 man says “You're another” he means you are just as bad as he is. And the average girl would rather be a silly goose than an ugly duck- lng. If a woman has an ax to grind she induces some man to turn the grind- stone. When a man begins to sympathize with himself it's a sign he has out- lived his usefulness. Never bring the family skeleton out of its closet for an airing when strangers are present. The man who is down and out should go in and get the elevator chauffeur to take him up. After & woman has divorced ome man and married another, the first one feels as an old doll looks when its owner gets a new one. A Statesman’s Queer Ambition The great Lord Grey had an ambi- tion far above politics. He had passed the reform bill, but that did not sat- isfy his soul. There was talk of Ta- glioni, and Grey said quite earnestly, “What would I give to dance as well as shel” The statesman who had been prime minister and had fleft an: indelible mark on the history of his country 2.7, just across track big yellow house on right. On west through woods, (winding road), and across Soo and Great Northern at 3.5, fol- low main traveled ‘road bearing S. W. to road going directly west at 3.8. Go west past schoo] R 4.4; north at school house 4.9; new bridge 5.3, along new fence and cross G. N. tracks as 5.7 and turn west, (left), along Great Northern, across Grant Creek at 6.6; Wilton station 7.2. Don’t eross thack but turn to north, (D), one block west of _ crossing, house on jacross small bridge and up hill at ed that the death of the child was|; 7.7, turn left at top of hill and cross W. & N. Ry. track; keep on west; cross small creek at 9 and turn sharp corner to left at 9.3, across small bridge at 9.5, turn to right top of hill and follow G. N. Ry. Bad cul- vert at 9.9 and crooked road; cross corduroy“at 11.2. Go South From Solway- Turn to right, (north), at 11.5; X sign board Bemidji 12 miles; across small bridge at 11.9 and turn to left at 12.2; X sign board Be- midji 13 miles, Solway 2 miles. Turn to left 14.2 into Solway 14.3. Leaving Solway go south on main traveled road three and one half miles to 17.8. Then angle S. W. to 18.1 and turn to left at S. W. and west across Little Mississippi, (steep hill on both sides), and bad bridge, go slow. Bridge 18.3. Be sure to take FIRST RIGHT 'HAND ROAD at 18.8 or thereabouts through woods, (good road). Go N. W. and west, crossing old rail- way at 19.5 to sign board at 22.5. X board Fosston 36 miles, Bemidji 20 miles. Turn to right N cross two bridges at 23.3. Swing west and N. W. at 23.7. Follow telephone line and cross bridge at 24, (fine roads). Turn left, (W), at 26, go half mile, sign board down on RH side. Turn north to 27.8; turn left across track into Shevlin, half mile. Shevlin 28.3 miles. North Out of Shevlin. Leaving Shevlin go north one mile and turn left, (W), sign down. Go west t6 33, X sign board Shevlin 4 1-2 miles. Turn left, (S), go mile and cross tracks and up hill. Top of hill X sign board, Bagley three miles, Shevlin 5 1-2 miles. Turn R, (W), and cross tracks again 35.5. Cross Clearwater over bridge at 35.7 and take main traveled road into Bagley, passing pink house on R about three quarter mileout of town. Just before getting into Bagley you turn to left about two tenths of mile and then go right two tenths. Bagley 37 miles. (Leaving Bagley at First National bank corner bo north two blocks and west one block.) Inquire of First National bank and be sure and take the north road. South road badly torn up and very rough. 9 How to Leave Bagley. Leaving Bagley at First National bank corner go north two blocks, ‘west one block, out along little lake ‘was actually envious .of an opera dancer!—London Globe. and keep LEFT HAND ROAD YOU 106 MILE TRIP IS EASILY MADE frame house om’ left, tury|the-man’s wound made his candition ]vllnm STRIKES AND STABS WIFE: WOUNDS SELF Charles Chaboillez, Angered Because Woman Refused to Cook, Makes Effort to Take Lives. ARRESTED BY AGENCY OFFICERS Both Found to Be in Precarious Con- dition But Physician Says They Will Recover. HUSBAND 'IS NOW REPENTANT: Regrets His Action, Hopes Wounded Companion Will Grant Him Forgivenness. Because his wife would not go home and cook a meal for him, Charles Chaboillez, grandson of the | famous Hudson Bay trader, drew a pocketknife and stabbed the woman |five times and then plunged the crimsoned blade into his own throat, missing the jugular vein by the clos- est possible margin. The attempt at murder and suicide was made at her brother's home, David Dickinson on | the Red Lake Agency. | Mrs. Chaboillez was first felled with a blow from the fist of her husband and was unconscious when the murderous assault began. Agency policemen ran to the rescue of the ‘wounded woman and placed the man under arrest. Both Found Near Death. Dr. R. J. Cullard, Agency physi-| cian was called, and found that the injuries of both were serious, a deep gash in the small of the woman’s ack . being particularly alarming in ercase while the flow. of. blood from critical. Chaboillez, who is 28 years old, is said to have been drinking. He has been employed as a clerk in the Chip- pewa store at Red Lake ever since the store started and is considered an honest and trustworthy employe when sober. His wife is 32. They have one child. The trouble took place about 9 p- m. on Sunday evening. Refusal Leads to Assault. Because of the violent actions of her husband, Mrs. Chaboillez refused his request to proceed to their home and prepare food for him. This enraged the man and he is said to have knocked her senseless with one blow of his clenched fisi. Grabbing a large pocketknife from his pocket, he jabbed the blade into the breast and back of his helpless companion, who roused, by the pain, began to scream. Men came running from different directions and dragged- Chaboillez from his victim. Would Throw Him Into Jail. The indignant policemen at first were inclined to throw their prisoner into jail, but were convinced that the proper place for him would be in the hands of a physician. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaboillez are still-confined in bed, but Dr. Cullard feels safe in predicting their ulti- mate recovery. Chaboillez feels the disgrace of the episode keenly and has said that he sincerely regrets his actions and that he beseeches reconciliation with his wife. “Grace Elliston has been engaged as leading lady with Robert Edeson in “The Cave Man.” John Barrymore and Thomas Wise will be under the management of Charles Billingham next season. Sarah Bernhardt has made ar- rangement with David Belasco for the French rights to “The Easiest ;| Way.” The next Viennese opera which may be heard in this coumtry is called “Boy or Girl,” and is said to be exceedingly tuneful. Nat Goodwin is to head a stock company in Los Angeles, Calif., and will make his debut on July 31, in a revival of “In Mizzoura.” o Klaw & Erlanger have secured the American rights to the musical com- edy “The Count of Luxembourg,” and to “Kismet,” a play by Paul Kzoh- loch. P The more questions a woman asks the fewer answers she remembers. From seven different angles thm‘e are always six fools among seven sentatives’ At last, after some unfavorable re- ports, bere is a -favorable one of Be- midji’s long delayed septic tank. It was placed in eommission yes- terday and shows every indication of being what it was designed to be, a devise for the protection of the health of the city. The sewer was. turned into the tank yesterday and today the puri- fication process appears:to be com- plete. In commenting today on the tank, Contractor Tom Johnson, who built the structure, which is located near the river, said: “There has been some apprehension on the part of the public, and some of the authorities, as' to the success of the tank: I ask all who doubt to examine the work of the tank now. “The tank’s construction has been made without mishap, except for some slight damage done by the ice last winter, and that was repaired and the tank is in first class condi- tion. “The total cost of this tank will be less than $3,000 and this is the cheapest settling pool or septic tank in the state, one-third less than the cost of the tank at Detroit, one-half less than that of the tank at Bau- dette, not counting the accident to that tank, when the roof fell in. “And I want to say that the roof on the tank here is there to stay. It will stand 400 pounds or more of live weight per square foot.” WISCONSIN LABOR MEN MEET Assemble at LaCross to Continue in Session Remainder of Week. LaCross, Wis,, J; 19.—Repre- “‘Miaoy ‘tiade unions throtghout the state were assembled in this city today, when the Wiscon- sin branch of the American Federa- tion of Labor began its annual con- vention. The convention will con- tinue its sessions until all its busi- ness is concluded, which will prob- ably be the end of the week. The state federation is much elated over the success of its efforts in securing the passage of the workingmen’s compensation act and other measures of importance to the labor classes by the recent legislature. NEIL FACES GRAFT CHARGE Railroad Union Official Said to Have Worked Swindling Transaction. Boston, Mass., July 19—Robert P. Neil, president of the International Brotherhood of Railway Employes and well known in labor circles throughout this country and Canada, was given a preliminary hearing be- fore United States Commissioner Hayes today on a charge of using the mails in a scheme to defraud. It is alleged that some months ago Neil issued circulars, soliciting -advertis- ing for a magazine, the proceeds of which were to be used for death and sick benefits for railroad men, and that the funds received were divert- ed to Neil’s own uses. Anti-Horse Thief Association Meets. Arkansas City, Kan., July 19.— Arkansas City today began the enter- tainment of the annual convention of the Anti-Horse Thief Association of Kansas and Oklahoma, which has a membership of 50,000. Billie Burke will begin in August rehearsals for her new play, “The Runaway.” One of the features of “The Lit- tlest Rebel” will be the siege of Richmond. Rida Johnson Young has written a play for Chauncey Olcott, called “Ma Cushla.” Bessie McCoy has made a_discov- ery of a dancer in a messenger boy in Atlantic City. Harold McGrath’s story, “The Goose Girl,” has recently been dram- atized by D. Baker. Jack London has writtes 3 'dram- atic” sketch of Alaska, called “The Great Interrogation.’” Franz Lehar, composer of “The Merry Widow,” will .come to this country to conduct his: opera f({yp- sey Love.” s Julius Steger hag been engaged by ‘A H. Woods for the baritone role in " in which wu]@h and CLIMAX IS NEAR IN HAZEN OUSTER CASE 'figgnfetzmllemnflnhl:unnf Affidavits by Governor “to Make Use of” Here Soon. INDICATES CRIMINAL ACTION “If Petition is Not to Receive Con- sideration, Presume No Objection to Return,” He Writes. ADMITS NEW STEP TO BE TAKEN Upon Receipt of Expected Documents From St. Paul Definite Move in Delayed Charges. Viggo Peterson, chairman of the board of county commissioners of Beltrami county, who on May 27, last filed charges backed with affidavits against Sheriff Alvin B. Hazen al- leging malfeasance and nonfeasance, has sent the following letter to Gov- ernor Adolph O. Eberhart: Letter to Governor. “Hon A. O. Eberhart, Governor of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn. “Dear Sir:— “Will you please return to me at the above address the affidavits dt- tached to the petition In Re A. B. Hazen, in the event you have con- cluded to take mo action on the charges preferred. “I desire to make use of the affi- | davits and if the petition is mot to receive consideration at your hands, I presume you will have no objec-| i tion to returning them to me. “Yours respectfully, VIGGO PETERSON, Chairman Board of Com- TUp to Governor Now. The request on the part of Mr. Peterson for the return of the affi- davits is taken to mean that in this way he is putting the issue squarely up to the governor for the last time. The governor has delayed action on the petition which requested him to suspend Sheriff Hazen at once pend- ing an investigation into the affairs of the sheriff’s office, on the excuse that he first must obtain an opinion from the attorney general. So far as the attorney general is concerned, the petition has, so far as the public knows, received no offi- cial attention, under the pretext that the attorney general has not had time to comsider it, although since the Peterson petition was filed a sim- ilar procedure has been authorized in Hennepin county and the attorney for Lake county has been removed. Why Attorney General Balks. It is known that the attorney gen- eral has been “close” to Sheriff Hazen and he still holds in his possession a list of names presented last winter by Mr. Hazen in an effort to collect from the legislature pay for aid given by Bemidji citizens to forest fire victims at Baudette. The at- torney general took a personal inter- est in presenting this claim, but when the storm of protest from Be- midji against efforts to collect for any relief extended suffering villages in her own county, reached the ears of the attorney general, he quietly pigeon holed the list. Arrest of Hazen Expected. Because of this incident, and other things, friends of Mr. Peterson, who is a Socialist, are boldly asserting that political influence has been brought to bear on the attorney gen- eral and the. governor to ignore the petition. In absence of action on the part of the state authorities Mr. Peter- son has said that criminal prosecu- tion of Sheriff Hazen would be made. The return of the affidavits are ex- pected to mark this new line of at- tack on the part of the county board chairman. King Lays Corner Stome. Edinburgh, July 19.—The leading feature of this, the third day of the royal visit to Edinburgh, was the laying of the corner stone for Usher Hall, to be-built from a donation by the late Andrew Usher, the noted distiller, to promote the cultivation of music. i The National League race is a 126-horse power “dingsnorter.” Chi- cago, New. York, St. Louls, Philadel- m\u:bug ~are nively . Washington, July 19.—The : Fon Du Lac reservation lands : and about 80,000 acres of land : near Red Lake and Cass Lake : ‘will be opened to entry August : ‘22, An executive order to this : effect was issued Tuesday. The : order comes after a delay caused : by the investigation. of the sup- : posed water power sites and : otherper tinent questions. Nine- : ty thousand acres in all will be : opened. Of ‘these, 9,000 will be : Fon Du Lac lands, 40,00 acres are near Red Lake and the bal- : ance in the vicinity of Cass : RANALL DAY; HELD INSANE Anton Erickson, Eland Farmer, Com- mitted to Fergus Falls Today By Judge Clark. “SEND ME IF DO GOOD,” HE SAYS Anton Erickson, 33 years old, a resident of Eland township, was this morning committed to the Fergus Falls hospital for the insane by Judge of Probate M. A. Clark, and an examinnig board made up of Dr. A. E. Henderson and Dr. L. A. Ward. For the past three or four years Erickson has not been in good health, and his actions at times have not been those of a sane man. Erickson is unmarried, and came to Minnesota 10 years ago from Michigan, and settled in Eland town- ship six years ago. Last Sunday his strange manner attracted the attention of neigllborl.l who decided that something should be done to aid him, and the commit- ment today was the outcome. All day Sunday Erickson ran up ‘iid _dowmsthesroad in-front of his mm<fle!-woryduhnf75or 80 yards would kneel and grab- a bush or a tree and act as though in prayer. He appeared harmless. He is al- leged,how ever, to have made threats to committ suicide. Coming to Bemidji on the train this morning from Kelliher, he said to Deputy Sheriff Helmer, who had him in custody: “I think thdt I had better act a little mare crazy than I am, or they might pot send me to Fergus.” When asked by County Attorney Torrance, if he would like to be taken to Fergus Falls, he said: “If I can be helped any by going there I want to.” | FISHER FOR THE NEW STATION Official Notice of Opening Also Made —Public In\(ited to Inspect. Official instructions have been is- nesota & International and the Soo companies forces to move into their handsome and modern brick passen- ger station just completed, on Sun- day, June 23. This station is one of the best in Minnesota. Announce- ment also was made today that R. E. Fisher, who has been cashier at the Minnesota & International depot, had been appointed joint passenger ticket agent at the new depot. Mr. Fisher left last evening for Minne- apolis to receive instructions from the Soo line officials. His appoint- ment to this more important and re-| sponsible position comes as the re- sult of faithful, efficient and courte- ous services with the Minnesota & International. He is regarded as an ideal man for the newly created place and one highly deserving the promo- tion. In making the announcement of the change to the new depot the companies announce that beginning next Monday all passenger trains on both lines will use the new depot. A cordial invitation ‘is extended by the“railroad companies to the public to’ inspect the new station. Em- ployes, other than Mr. Fisher, have not been chosen. TAWNEY’S SON .CLAIMS BRIDE ‘Weds Daughterof FrankDay atHome of Former “Boss” at Fairmont. Fairmont, Minn,, July-19.—A wed- ding- of note here was that of Miss Constance Marie Day, daughter of Frank A. Day, and Everatt F. Tawney son of former Congressman James A. Tawney of Minnesota. Mr. Day, the father of - the bride, was formerly prominent in public life in fact that he and Congressman ‘Tawney, father of the bridegroom, were for many years bitterly opposed | c sued by those in charge for the Min-} Minnesota and it is an ' interesting SOLWAY TEAM GONE DID ROBBER USE IT? Warrant in Hands of Sheriff Hazen Leads to New Theory of Mike Davis’ Escape. :|BRINGS NEW MAN IN CASE “Brown,” Posing as Picture Agent Seen Driving Rapidly Toward Puposky. CABIN AS SHELTER OF BANDIT May Have Hid For Two Weeks and Then Made Dash By Way of Deer River. Solway, 17 miles northwest of Be- midji, has been suddenly brought in- to a possible angle of the Dumas arson case and its associate sensa- tional features, through the disap-- pearance of a team of horses from a Solway liveryman. The theory is advanced that the team was used in getting Mike Davis, the much-talked-of Puposky robber, out of the country. As the team has not been returned, two weeks after having been hired, the deduction is that the animals were stolen to be used by the yegg- men in a clean get-away. Owned By George Ellis. George Ellis, Solway liveryman, is the owner of the team in question. Two weeks ago, 2 man who gave his name as J. E. Brown hired a team from Mr. Ellis, saying that he was selling pictures through the country in the vicinity of Solway, and said that he wanted the team for two days and would return the animals at the end of that time and pay for their use. 3 Brown, who is described as being a smooth-looking chap, got into the rig and drove northward, and since the day he left Solway no trace of Brown or the team has been found. Seen Going Toward Puposky. He was seen to drive rapidly by the old Sibley farm, two miles north of Solway and turn towards the northeast, and keeping that diree- tion, he would have reached a point west of Puposky. It is surmised that “Brown” was a confederate of Davis, and that he secured the team and met the yegg at some isolated cabin west of Pu- posky and drove out of the country to the west, probably getting Davis aboard a Soo train for Cass Lake, from which place he went to Deer River and from there possibly to Superior and to his present where- abouts, which appear to be a secret to everybody. Many Cabins in Woods. ‘What lends some color to the theory that “Brown” got Davis out of the country by means of the Sol- way team is that there are many de- serted cabins west of Puposky, where Davis could have easily taken re- fuge and nursed his wounds received at Puposky until two weeks after the Puposky duel with officers, which ‘was about the time that the marshal of Deer River claimed Davis had been located at a cabin near that place, with evidence that he had just arrived there from some other point. The Ellis team is still missing; and Sheriff Hazen has been given a war- rant for the arrest of “Brown,” the man who took the team away. Up to the present time, the sheriff has been unable to locate Brown or the team. TAFT STARTS SAN DIEGO SHOW Presses Button Inaugurating Panama Show Ground Breaking Ceremony. San Diego, Cal., July 19.—Ground was broken for the Panama-Califor- nia Exposition early this afternoon, and that important event in San Diego’s history was celebrated with unusnally elaborate ceremonies in Balboa Park. The ceremonies began when a telegraphic signal was flagh- ed across the continent by President Taft. Earlier in the day there were religious services in the park, with the celebration of pontifical high mass by Bishop Conaty. The celebra- tion is planned to continue through the remainder of the week and will include floral pageants, water sports and an-industrial and civic parade. - Mr. Franceto Senguineta Pizola, othewise “Ping’ Bodie, continues to e ball and play a good game !nthsfleldtormwmh <