Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 30, 1920, Page 1

meet —— BEAT SKULLS IN WITH HAMMERS, MIST SAYS Watched Two Others Drown Without Aiding Them (By United Press.) LOS ANGELES, April 30.—In an alleged confession to county of- ficials today, “Bluebeard” Charles Harvey related how he beat in the skulls of two wives with hammers and drowned two others. The con- fssion was made in a hospital where llarvey is slowly recovering from at- suicide. | mitted haying had 15 or more The police charge there prob- ably were 30 wives, seven of whom are missiny } Mar gave the amthorities a de-' scription of the place where he buried Nina Detoney in Berego valley after beating her to déath while they were on a camping .trip. He declared that he killed Betty | Prior the same way. Her body was found near Plym station,+ Washington. Bi a Goodnick and Alice Ludvig- son were drowned but Harvey contend- ed that it was aecidental, altho he ad- mitted that he did not try to save them. MURDER CHARGE INSTEAD OF BIGAMY IS FRAMED (By Associated Press.) 'GELES, April 30. LOS 4 ‘Murder, ond not bigamy, will be the charge faced by James R. Huirt, alfas Charles Harvey, who last night admitted that! he had killed two women, had at least contributed to demths of two more and married at least 30, including four who lost their lives. The murder charge will be based on the killimg of Nina Lee Deloney, one of his wives. One wife was murdered in Los An- goles county and he afterwards. con- cailed her hedy ino the mountains of | imperial county whence hg, carried it | ment the district attorney, deputy sher-) iffs and other {nyestigators left for) the spot deseribed as the place where | Huirt had hidden’ Mrs. Deloney’s body. The trip will require two days, and it was said that no formal charge of mur- der could be filed until the party had‘ returned, Enough evidence even without find- ing the body of Mrs, Deloney or the 1dmission of the alleged confession, is| ady available to support such a ge, the officer said. The murder charge will be brot again the man under the name of Wal- ter Andrew Watson, ‘it wa: aid, This course will be taken because the de- ch fendant told the officers, they said, that . he did not know ‘his true nam was most frequently known as Watson; because his marriage with Nina Lee which preceeded the alleged was ‘solemnizea under, that and bé®@ise it was the name ost used by the man in Los Angeles murder name atson’s statement, given in re © to questions, will be presented to him for signature today. son, in his statement, said he ved he was a native of Tennessee, that he was raised in an orphan asy- lum untit about tén years of age, then he lived with a family named Harper and remeined with them until he moved 4 » Pittsburgh, Kansas, about five years ater, While employed in a blacksmith shop anvil fell on his head, he said, ing him unconscious. He went to rk on a nearby farm, and two years ker began to drift over the country, he said RS et Wrapped iny blanketsin) ana, ee hae rrr] After Huirt had finished his state- ‘who wore them dragged men from their ‘BLUEBEARD’ CONFESSES MURDER OF TWO WIVES || ‘WRATHER, FORECAST || _ Rain tonight and Saturday, pos- | |sibly turning to snow Saturda colder Saturday with strong shift- ing winds. Chinese Horde Asks Entrance United States 40,000 Mongolians in Mexico Seek Refuge | from Civil War by Asking Permission to Cross Border; Obregon Unites North and South States for War on Capital Yesterday’s Circulation 4,188 VOLUME Vv PEACE RESOLUTION ‘ANDSOLDIER BONUS ARE REPORTED OUT Senate Committee Extends Proposal of Peace to End War Between Austria and U.S.as Well as Germany (By Associated Press.) “WASHINGTON, April 30.—The state of war with both Germany and Austria would be terminated under a resolution reported today by the senate foreign relations committee as a substitute for the house resolution to end the war with Germany alone. The vote on the res- olution was 9 to 6, with all Republicans supporting it and all Demo- crats opposed. Senator McCumber, Republican of North Dakota, and Shields, Democrat of Tennessee, were | | | | | | absent. It is planned to call up the resolution for debate in the senate n2xt Week. Final action is expected within two or three wecks, ON BONUS MEASURE (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, April 30.—The house ways and means committee, oy a strict party vote, today favorably reported the soldier bonus bill. If the Republican caucus this afternoon approves the bill it will be called up next Monday. Dem- ocrats are strongly opposed to 4 tax on sales. NEW INDUSTRIAL ‘COURT LAWO.K., COURT DECIDES (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 30.—Follow: $400,000 ASKED BY RAIL BOARD jie is ‘ioe court ot industrial rele | TO FINISH WORK! constitutional, Judge Curran} |tions is Crawford in district court today grant-| (By Unit nited ted Press.) WASHINGTON, April 30.—The | {ed a temporary injunction, enjoining ; Alexander Howat and other district and railroad labor board plans to complete the study of the railroad labor situa- local union officials of the Kansas dis- trict of the United Mine Workers from calling a strike. tion, Chairman A. M. Barton informed congress in asking an additional $400,- 000 appropriation. TWO CHICAGO POLES CAPTURE (By Associated Press.) TOMBSTONE, Ariz., April 29.—.Most cowardly of all the white flags was the handkerchief around the arm of each of the men alleged to have aided the Bis- bee deportations, Special Prosecutor Worsley asserted in his argument be- fore the jury trying Harry Wootton, charged with kidnaping. ‘ “Those handkerchiefs were flags of cowardice," Worsley declared. ‘'Qhose homes and banished them because they would not crawl thru the gutters like corporation sewer Essai Rt CAFESSHAVE PRICE OF FOOD _CASPER, bh FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920 \George Carlson Testifies to Character of ; stood well in Denver and that his repu- (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 30.—Forty thousand Chinese in Mexico, without consular protection, petitioned the state de- partment today for permission to cross the border into the United States in case they are threatened as a result of present revolutionary activities in that country. The matter was taken | under advisement. Thru official channels it was learned| General Obregon, who is seeking Pres- that the federals hold Frontera, the only |ident Carranza’s overthrow, will try to part of that section of Mexico not con-|unite his followers in the south with trolled by rebels since General Greene,|Sonora rebels in afi effort to encircle federal commander and military gever-| Mexico City. nor of Tabasco, revolted. | Government leaders admitted today ——- | that no military operations in foree had | been started against the rebels, Following the report that Bonillas and | Gonzales will withdraw from the presi- MEXICO CITY, April 30.—A financial dential contest in the interest of a restor- | crisis is adding to Mexic: desperate ation of order, it was reported today situation on account of the rebellion in that Alberto Pani, Mexican minister In many parts. «continued on Page 6) OFFICERS TO GO LIMIT TO CURB MAY DAY PLOTS Instructions Sent Out to Federal Agents | Today Call for Breaking Up Radical Demonstrations Thruout Nation FINANCIAL CRISIS LOOMS IN MEXICO } (By United Press.) (By Asfociated: Press.) WASHINGTON, April 304—Federal agents were instructed ; f to MightsiMes Champ.Clark, Mrs. Glendower! today to “‘go as far.as the law will allow” in breaking up~ Evans of Boston’ ‘and Mrs. Robert M, LaFollette, wife of Senator LaFollette,) Day radical demonstrations. In making this announcement, prominent members of the citizens’ amnesty committee, who called upon Secre-| Assistant Attorney-General Garvan said that department of tary Tumulty to present memorial. The memorial will request the president | justice officials were concentrating on efforts to protect the lives to release all political prisoners arrested during the world war for expressing | of officials, federal and state, who had been marked for de- their opinions. |struction and to prevent violence generally. FORMER COLORADO EXECUTIVE TAKES STAND FOR CORDILLO CONFESSION SAVES THREE LIVES SLAYER TALKS ON EVE OF DEATH (By United Press.) OSSINING, N. Y., April 80.—Four men slated for electrocution in Sing Sing last night were saved by a fortnight reprieve from Governor Smith because Joseph Milano, one of the quartet, assumed responsibility for the Alleged Murderer Along with “Dry” . Workers from Neighboring State (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 30.—Former Governor George eal son of Colorado, Robert J. Finch, superintendent of the Colorado Anti-| Saloon league; John S. Phillips, special policeman detailed to the Den-| ver juvenile court, and Judge Harry S. Class of Denver were called | by the defense this morning in the trial of John Cordillo, charged with murder of the ticket agent for which all the men were convicted. The other | three men now will ask a new trial. the murder of Frank Jennings, and testified as to the character of the|. : witnesses, all stating that | Cordillo|time Jennings was slain north of that! city. tation for veracity and reliability was| Outstanding features of the trial ves- 10,000, BREAK THRU RED LINE statement relates that Watson married in Canada “during He told the officers he had married so often since then that he could not remember the names, ~s nor dates, Harvey suid the killing mania o fook him four years ago and he alw: “felt better” after killing someone, _ 25- CENT BREAD IS HELD LIKELY LABOR AND CROP ‘SHORTAGE BIG (By United Press.) ST. PAUL, April 30.—Wheat at $5 or $6 a bushel and bread at 25 cents « loaf are within the bounds of possibility, Dean Thatcher of the Minnesota Agricultural, college declared today. The shortage of farm labor is partly have pier: the Bolshevik front and taken 10,000 prisoners, a Warsaw dis- patch stated today. BERLIN, April 30.—Polish troops | counsel for the state regarding wheth- er she meant Buck Crandall, a**boot- legger and blockade runner,” was ex-! cluded Ly the court. | a chain group. The management as- serted that elimination of wastage had reduced the cost of the “orders.” Federal grand jury investigation of restaurant profits will be made, ac- cording to an announcement today. got or ro ta Two Nominations for Interstate Commerce Made DEFENSE HAS STRONG EVIDENCE TO UPSET. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 30.—If the defense in the trial of John Cordillo, charged with the murder of Frank Jen- nings on the Lincoln Highway, north of Laramie the night of April 7, 1919, per-| sists in its forecast intention to en- deavor to establish an alibi for the ac- cused by evidence that he was south of Laramie at the time the crime was | committed, it will be necessary to con- WASHINGTON, April 30.—Henry|vince the jurymen that the evidence Jones Ford, professor of politics at/of numerous credible witnesses) must Princeton, and James Duncan of Quin-|be set aside and disregarded. In other cy, Mass., former vice president of the| words, Prosecuting Attorney Georg? American Federation of Labor, were) Patterson of Albany County produced (By Associated Press.) responsible, _ ae also is facing a wheat shortage of 750,000,000 busheis. nominated as members of the inter-j)convincing evidence that Cordillo could state commerce commission baa. «9 not have been south of Laramie at the JAPS PREFER FIRE TO MASSACRE DETAILS ‘OF OUTRAGE ARE TOL (By United Press.) TOKIO, April 30.—The war office today made public the details of the recent massacre-of Japanese soldiers and attaches of the Japanese consulate at Nikolaesk. Bolshevik soldiers aided by 1,000 Koreans anf 500 Chinese, attacked Nikoleask and demanded Japanese forces to disarm, When their demands ; Were refused, two ‘days’ fighting followed. | Old regime Russians and 270 Japanese were massacred. The consulate staff set their building afire and then threw themselves into the flames. | Japanese women were outraged. One hundred Japanese were taken prisoner and cruelties inflicted on them, with the result that they are probably dead. jof a convict who is serving SCOUT a witness against an alleged murdered! time for} taking human life; the injection of “daylight saving” into the time reck- onings of witnesses for the state, and the testimony as a witness for the state of Miss Viola Boughton, sweet- heart of Frank Jennings, who was one of the last persons who saw the ranch- man before he was slain. When court recessed until today twenty of the state’s witnesses had been examined. the minimum budget of $ the following amounts raised: ‘Team No, 1, Capt H. W. Baker_$ Team No. 2, Capt. W. J. Bailey_ Team No. 3, Capt. S. W. Con- The first evidence in the trial con-| well .. 519.00 necting the ‘defendant with the case, Team No. 4, Capt, Joe B. Dan- was given by L. BE. Miles, Albany Coun-; ham 209.00 TO WASHING TON ty failor, who testified that the Cordil-| ‘Team No. 3 $11.05 lo brothers and Newell left the court|Team No. 6, Cat. J. W. John- ‘ house at Laramie at 9 o'clock the night| son .. 562.00 é (By United Press.) of September 7. On cross-examinution| Team No. 7, Capt. W. W Keefe 768.50 NEW YORK, April 30.— Dead- the witness said he had told John Cor-|'Teum No. 8, Capt. B. L. Schreck 249.00] locked after two months’ négotiations dillo that Undersheriff Price desired te) Team No. 9, Capt. E. Richard see Cordillo “about some whisky busi-| Shipp -- ness at Red Buttes,” but was unable to) Team No. 10, Capt. T. C. Ton say whether Cordillo had communicated| kin ---.. 486.00 ace Price. ‘Team No, 11, Capt. Ww. oO. Wwi- E. E. Fisher of Laramie testified re-| son ---.. |garding Jenning’s car and the position |bil ‘Team, Capt. R. S. Ellison jof the slain man’s body in the car. The| Colored Bell Hop at Hotel... |transmission of the car was in Jow|Good Roads Association Visi. Aeon with the clutch thrown out, when! tors |the car was found, he sald. The poal- | ton of Jennings’ body was such, he) Total Shope that {t was tmprobable that} \the wound in the top of the dead man’s |head had been made by his head fall- ing against the forward right-hand door of the car, Miss Viola Boughton of Laramie gave testimony relative to Jennings’ move- ments before he left, Laramie the night of the murder, related that just before |he started he had lighted a cigar, and \ (Continued on Page 6) exra money raised will be equipment for the summer camp. workers at the Refineries is expected. Any persons not approached who wish to contribute may 382.50 350.25 302.25 The workers on the teams voluntearad to continue work until all the prospects they were given had been seen, an’t all used to strengthen the work and provide extra large sum in contributions from the today send ‘thecks made out to the Casper Council DRIVE (By Associated Press.) good. e |terday afternon were the appearance CHICAGO, April 30.—Two restau- | Mrs. Lola Cordillo of Denver, wife of|in court of Walter Newell of Denver,| rants in the business district here had |the defendant, testified regarding the!the man charged by the Cordill> broth-| in effect today a price reduction of |so-called “murder car," stating tuat/ers—John and Pete—tn now repudiated} five cents on seven standard “ord- |Cordillo had borrowed it from “no Joe| confessions, with having been the actual) ers.” The restaurants are part of |Crandall of Denver. A question hy the/slayer of Jennings; the appearance as ; . | In a two-hour eampaign today the) Boy Scouts of America by mail to the men working for the Boy Scout fund] Chamber of Commerce and they will be brought in a total of $7,112, exceed'nr] turned over to R. T. Kemp, treasurer 500 by $512 At a luncheon held at noon today at the Henniiig Hotel the teams reported of the executive committee. MINERS’ WAGE DISPUTE TAKEN with the sub-scale committee of the antharcite miners, operators left to- day to resume their sessions in Wash- ington with Secretary of Labor Wil- son participating. Wilson’s telegraph- ed request that they meet with him was all that saved an open break. soe ‘| FORTIFICATIONS BILL IS PASSED WASHINGTON, April 30.—Without & record vote, the senate passed and A| sent to conference today the annual fortifications appropriations bill car- rying $19,383,442 and containing a pro- vision for the return to the treasury of $800,615,000 in unexpended war ap- propriations for fortifications. —— 2 ( c