Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER Mostly fair tonight and Saturday Cooler tonight in northeast portion. VOL IX NO. 255 SUPREME COURT TO REVI The Circulation BP The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper . --- Che Casper Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, V WYOMING, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925 BeLbetes, Oe aes 15 sents Streets (dusoa) tanpaé cw JUSTER CASES SCOTT ESCAPES GALLOWS IN JURY VERDICT OF INSANITY SANITY HEARING WHICH SAVED LIFE OF RUSSELL SCOTT SLAYER TAKEN TO ASYLUM TO}, EXPIATE GRIME “Cell Shock” Claims Upheld in Chicago Jury Verdict. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—(By The Associated Press.)—In an insane asylum instead of on the gallows, Russell Scott, erstwhile Canadian finan- cier, will expiate the murder of a drug glerk in a holdup. “Cell shock”—Insanity resulting from 15 months in jail and the or- deals of two narrow escapes from the noose—was the verdict of a jury last night in a danity test which saved him. The jury's findings vee s val to the Chester insane asy- ioe today ended a fight for life that probably was the most desperate in Cook county criminal annals. Seven pallots and three hours and forty minutes’ deliberation were necessary before the jury agreed: Five times sinco Joseph Maurer was killed in a drug store opposite the city hall in April, 1924, Scott has faced death, Within the last three weeks, a few hours before the death march, Scott was saved once by a week's reprieve and again 4 a stay of execution issued at’ 2 o'clock in the morning -by Judge Jo- seph David on a petition declaring him insane, Had he been found sane, Judge David would have im- posed a death sentence once more ayen in the asylum, Scott faces death on the gallows should he ever be found to have regained his sanity. Warned against a demonstration, Spectators and principals greeted the verdict with a dramatic silence. Scott’s eyes never left the slip of paper the jury foreman passed to a bailiff, who gave it to the clerk. His mouth twitched nervously and he fidgeted. Judgment entered, he was hurried away by guards. His relatives heard the verdict with expressions of emotion. His wife, Catherine leaned forward in an attitude of prayer. His mother wept and his aged and crippled father, Thomas, on whose sixty-third birth- day Scott was sentenced, stayed close to his son. “Thank God for the verdict.” the father said later. “That's es fee | s is to be down | Scott's wife prayed for this night’s sleep in weeks Jacob Mourer, fatt youth, who attended each day of the sanity hearing, was disappointed. “Tt's the law. But I didn’t expect justice, My boy is gone. I find no consolation in the verdict. “Tt's a shameful and di: verdict,” said Assistant torney Harry F, Pritzker. cott is no more insane than any man ip the room. The verdict is a victory for the criminal element. They can take life and get away with it. The jurors in ‘this case did not know the first principle of the law in- volved. ‘They are tog ignorant." Sheriff Hoffman sald he would have the prisoner on his way to the Chester Asylum sometime today. Scott, rated three years ago fonaire and promoter of a bridge enterprise in Windsor, On- tario, at one time pleaded guilty to killing Maurer, but changed his plea when the judge indicated a death sentence would follow, Later, at his trial, he maintained his brother, and } of the slain as (Continued on Page Elght) BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE v) R. H.E. 000 100 000— 1 5 38 100 001 03"°— 5 10 2 ies—Carlson and Henline; Blake and Hartnett, At Bogton—Boston-£ postponed; rai it. Louis game At Pittsburgh— R.H.E. Brooklyn -. 000 500 220— 913 1 Pittsburgh 100 111 303—10 18 2 Batteries — Grimes, _ Ocschger, Ehardt, Hubbill and Taylor; Mead- ows, Adams, Morrison, Gooch and Spencer. At Cincinnati— New York._-- 000 010 patti 000 002 Batteries — Barnes Donohue & Hargrave. . —_—_—_—_—_——OC— AMERICAN LEAGUE At New York— R.H.E. Detroit 200 001 000— 3 7 0 New York... 000 010 000— 1 5 2 Batteries—Dauss and Bassler; Pen- nock, Shocker and Schang. R.ILE. Washington Batteries—Girard and Hargrave; Coveleskie, Gregg and Ruel. Boston Batteries—Lyons and Schalk; Buffing, Fuhr and Picinich, At Phila. (First Game) RR. H. B. Cleveland ~ 010 110 130—10 14 2 Philadelphia 200 100 001— 410 2 Batteries—Buckeyo and. Myatt; Quinn, Heimach and Cochrane. Speaker hit homer first of seventh. R.H.E, 20 At Phila. (Second Game) Cleveland -_-- 000 000 000— 0 2 Philadelphia 000 000 20*— 2 3 0 Batteries—Uhle and Myatt, Rom- mel and Cochrane, SCOTT DENIES HE IS INSANE CHICAG,O Aug. —{Associated Press).—Russell Scott, saved from the gallows by a jury’s verdict last night, figding him insane, today in his cell, declared he was sane, “Well, I s'pose I'm going to Ches- ter today. But I'm no more insane than any one of you, He will be taken to the Chester asylum for the criminal insane. EX-SENATOR | GRAY DEAD WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. (Associated Press).—George Gra former United States senator from Delaware and retired judge of the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals, died at his home today. He was 85 years old. SUGAR PLANT IS BID IN BY BIG COMPANY DENVER, Colo., Aug, Associated Press}—The Industrial Sugar Company today was sold at auction on court order to the Great Western Sugar company, for $1, 470,000. The property of the com- pany includes a sugat plant at Lupton. Boettcher and compa Denver was the only other bidder. —(By The ‘This picture was tak Scott is shown at the tria a closeup of Scott. Mtosdeser'mine the sanity . Whitney. Hall, famotis allenis, retained by the defense, of Russell “Seott. Youth Killin PARKERSBURG, Iowa, Aug. 7.—(By The Associated Press.) Warren Vandervoort, 17, today confessed he shot Admits g Father Wounding of Mother Also Confessed by Patricide; Methodist Minister ‘Is Victim of Murder and killed his father, Rey. R. J. Vandervoort, Methodist | Episcopal minister, Parkersburg mars ounded his mother when shi hen he followe and shot no expl coroner's inques being -held Refusing to glye any the shooting until he di mal confession, young Vandervoort, in conversation with officers this morning told how he had killed his father by placing his repeating rifle within four Inches of the elder man’s head and then shot his mother as she rushed to the doorway. He'said he fired the second shot into his: mother’s head by placing the rifle against lay on the floor. Mrs. Va since she w in the herself lervoort’s s found fter the shooting which took Place in the hallway several: feet away have been a moaned “Warren, he did it; he did it." Young Vangervoort was taken into custody at Reinbeck, Iowa about 2 m, after a Reinbeck physician had found him the Vandervoort here last night, James Mitchell, hal, announced today. | The youth also admitted, the marshal her temple as she the } said, that he shot 1" aute off tt slipper from told the ‘” had shot nd that the murd hats forced! Hiri-tb take the f ear and help the killer escape. » physician, immediately on} aching Reinbeck, called the Park ersburg sheriff, James Mitchell, and related the lad’s story. Mitchell, (Continued on Page Eight.) Plane Strikes | Bathers, Two Girls Killed The w s injured when the aviator Alfredo Mangiarocchi, fly ing a hydroplane near Porto brought his machine to the water and ran into a group of » the commirsiariat of aeror nounced tod mi! —(By and seve! ‘CINDERELLA’ CASE COMPLICATED MOTHER SEEKS RETURN OF GIRL NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—(By the As. sociated Press)—Mrs. Anna St. of Rye, New York, foster mother of Dorothy Sunshine Browning, adopt- ed six yoars ago by Edward W. Browning, wealthy real estate oper- ator, today took steps looking to the cancellation of the adoption. It was with the announced object of providing a companion for Doro- thy, who is now 9 years old, that Browning recently adopted Mary Leuls Spas, daughter of immigrant Bohemian parents. This adoption hag since been made the subject of John, inquiry by the bureau of public wel- fare. Mrs, St. John today appealed to Bird S. Coler, head of the bureau to take steps to insure the return to her of her daughter. Mrs. St. John who adopted Doro- thy when she was four months old after her natural mother had aban- doned her, expressed affection for the child and concern over her future, Her letter to Mr, Coler said in part: “Mrs. Browning deserted the chilid two years ago, and I cannot believe that Mr, Browning is fit to be her guardian, And now this disgusting farce of adopting; that young woman, Don't you think that there Is cause for taking her away from him? My heart 1s breaking at what is in store for Dorothy. 7.—(Associated of 12-year-old Edward W- NEW YORK, Aug Press).—The story Sylvia Mullen that Browning, wealthy realtor, had promised to adopt her, was denied today by Browning. He aleo dented the girl's account party last night, with him his new adopted daughter, Louise, or and Mary “There was no party Inst night,’ Browning said. “I retired early and the last time I gaw the Mulien girl was In my office yesterday, NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—(Associatea Press).—Sylvia Mullen, 12-year-old, nosed out by Mary Loulse Span, 16, for the post of playmate to Dorothy Sunshine Browning, may yet join the cirele of adopted daughters which Edward W, Browning, mil Honalre realtor, has gathered about him. Sylvia, a blue-eyed girl with (Continued on Page Ten) flax ERLE PUTS | OFF PLUNGE IN CHANNEL BOULOGNE. France, (By The Associated Press)—An- nouncement was made this morn- ing that the attempt of Miss Ger- trude I the American girl wimmer, to swim across the Eng- lish channel, from the French to the English coast, has been post poned until August 17. ‘There was a change in the weath this morning, making conditions a channel swim nono too suit able and Miss Lillian Harrison, th tart t Aug. 7 el ted ndispe train- nd advisers recommended the vost pc t until the next favor- tide, which August 17. Ederle’s indisposition has ad her to abandon all training until Tuesday. Mean- she will take light is on caus in the while, however, exe ashore, Miss Harrison probably will be- gin her attempt to swim the chan nel tomorrow rting from Gris Nez, beach either 11 the morning or 11 o'clock depending on weather which t water at night, conditions, are unfavorable cs saa Cae Teal T ale a Gian Sea Serpent Is Confirmed | | | Aug. Babcock, puty fish ner of British Columbia, toda received an offical report that a sea serpent, which children tn the Queen Charlotte f nds, in the Pacific ocean off the province, in: sisted they say, was real. When I saw the animal going down the inlet,” wrote John Van kenburg, who made the report, “he was traveling ith the tide, He r a slow, wriggling motion, like a land snake employes when swim- ming at leisure, The head and six or elght feet of the body above the surface. I did not see the tail, The b was round, or a short ova dark green, almost black, on the back.” Babcock said'that the report me bears every mark of sincerley, though nothing like that is known to acie "and he was a loss to tand what ¢ Charlotte island seen were “to un¢ Queer people have The jury isin the background, o'clock in | condemned slayer, got undes way. Inset shows EXCELSIOR SPRINC {ciated Press.) —Miller Mitch jauleged assault last night on Ferd took Mitchell from Two made unsuccess ful authorities efforts were by to remove the adjoining county but each time the mob forced the offi cers back in the jail. Both the girl and ,her companion, Leonard : Utt, who were on a motor ride last night when they were stopped by Mitchell, ad identified the negro as the girl's assailant, The mob smashed with a sledge negro an the Jail door hammer when they gained entrance to the city hall through the door of the fire depart- ment headquarters which had been opened on a alarth They carried the negro away from the Lullding and then let him down to his and forced him to march down Kansas City avenue past the fashionable Elms hotel. On the way a member of the mob procured a rope and it was tossed over the vie. tim’s head before the crowd arrived at an oak tree, its destination, The tree stands near a railroaa track and the crowd swelling over ALIENATION SUIT MEETS WITH DELAY BILLINGS, Mont, Aug. 7.—Hear- ing on a motion for a change of venue In the $200,000 allenation suit of Frank M. Gottlob, Sweetgrass county rancher, against Walter Hill, son of the late James J. Hill, and a Park county stockman, wus contin- ued by stipulation in the district court here today until August 14. ‘Tho suit filed here last month makes }Sensational charges inet Hull. M jottiob, a striking beauty, whe Gottlob divorced some time ago, 18 said to be living tn Chicago. Passengers On Train Witness Mob Lynching Crowds Pouring ‘Across Railroad Track Hold Up Train While Mob of 500 Strings Up Negro ‘Assailant , Mo., the jail to a ravine about a quar- | ter of a mile from town where he was hanged to a tree. month cents MYSTERY MAN [S RECOGNIZED, $10 PRIZE WON R. L. Dickensheets Identifies Stroller On City Streets Ralph L. Dickensheets, of the Nev York Life Insurance compar this city, was the lucky fellow 3 terday who found the myste from the Tribune, who had 5 hither and thither about the busi ness section and had escaped detec tion for fully two!hours before fin ally running across the young insur ance agent. Mr. Dickensheets called at the Tribune office this morning and received his $10 order for mer- chandise upon one of Casper's men's furnishings establishments, The “mystery man and mystery woman" have only been two of the daily stunts sponsored by this news- paper to awaken greater Interest in Bargain Westival Week now nearing its close after several days of pleas ure and profit foreveryone in Cas. per. Merchants are highly enthusiastic over the added numbers of people who have come downtown in the afternoons to try and win one of the Tribune prizes. While in ‘the busi ness section, they have visi the stores. Sales have been more numer- ous and business notitceably much better, Bargain. Festival Week has been a fortunate occurance for all concerned. . This afternoon, as you know If you read yesterday's contest story, the wily ‘Tribune photographer again walked forth into the congested sec: ton and snapped his camera right and left. This time he took the photo- sraph of elther a man or a woman, we Know not which. At any mte whether male or female the picture whl™e published tn Saturday's Trib- un one whose picture appears on front page of (tomorrow's (Continued on 9) Pee Ten) Aug. 7.—(By The Asso- | ell, held in jail here for an a white girl, was lynched by | a mob of about five hundred persons here late today. The | the tracks forced a passenger tr to stop, The passengers witne the lynching. n sed Following dispersed. the hanging the mob KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 7.—(By Associated Press).—Thirty en. po licemen, armed with riot guns, were dispatched here today for Excelsior Springs, where a menacing crowd was reported to havw gathered out- side the jail in’ which Miller Mitch ell, a negro, was confined for an al leged attempt at assault on a young " ne girl was returning in a motor car from Lawson, Missouri, last night with a young man, when a negro, threatening the life of her escort, dragged her from. the car. Her screams, however, frightened the man away. The man was trall ed to this city, Mitchell was arrest Jatly Critnae Fh APPEALS BEING PREPARED FOR EARLY ACTION BY HIGH COURT State To Seek Order For Removal of Mor- gan on Admission of Guilt in Hearing. The Wyoming court will be supreme called upon to review decisions on jurispru- dence which this week re- sulted in the removal of one Natrona county commission- er and the escape of another from « similar fate in hearing of ouster proceeding ht to an abrupt termination esterday in ‘district court. Misconduct and malfeasance were charged in both ses, resulting in a directed verdict inst Jack E. S mmarily him from ship on the county board anothe rected verdict dis charges against Dr, ous Transcript of the been complet for of 30 day E it was stated tod W. H, Patten, defer @ petition for a r avould be filed eott case has though a per- wed for appeal, at the offic attorney, that trial probably s soon as the paper: are certified by the c e is one which may be advanced on the supreme court docket, and ac tion within 60 or 90 days is antici pated, The Morgan case will be appealed by the state on the grounds that ree ords of the trial show that alleged violations of law 1 uncontra dicted. Sper action in prospect in this appeal. “We intend to appeal the Morgan ase," Atiorn H. Sennett, dep uty prosecutor, announced today “The evidence is uncontradicted and admitted by the defendant himself to be true, while on the witness stand that he violated two provisions of the statute. One is hich provides that the count uisstoners, be fore they can expend of the in the building of bridges, m dvertise for bids.-Thin failed to do; this was admitted elf; this is a viola 1 of hls officiat oath and bond in office and is sufficient in itself to 2him. T er was the vio on 1416 in the ance of claims without the same be properly verified or itemized tion 1416 at all. This was ) admitted py the defend, uncontradicted u Ww is also 1 of secti allow with sex is t whi finding that t will rather than to put ditional and ex trial. Judge Ha Morgan h rs in termi Thursday rested, ating the afternc referred t peless j with lit to support ofa ju The trial had followed much the the Scott introduction of evidenc re allege <penditureg Cadoma bridg construc paid R. C. Van Di trona eneral hospital ac following tions of the on whi same ¢ as hearing, lating to on the nd fn illegal « the elimination o: also tried. mp ott wag Today a deadlock Natrona county board of stoners with little prospec h existed the mis: an ed and {dentified by the girl's es cort as her assailant. agreement being reache (Continued on Pa, on the ‘Two) a p= BATTLE NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—(By The Associated Press)—The split in the ranks of the New York Democratic organization assumed definite lines today with promise of one of the bitterest mayoralty fights in the his tory of the metropolis. State Senator James J. Walker, legislative Democratic leader and au thor of the boxing commission law, has been picked by Tammany hall, as its standard-bearer in the primar les against Mayor John ¥. Mylan who {8 seeking a third term. Others on tho Tammany siate, chosen yesterday, are primary Major HYLAN OPPOSED LOOMS General Cha: Se lyn, for contre and soph V. McKee of the city Bronx, for president of thie aldermen Parade tions greete nator lection In Greenwich home. A band played “Will Ye Me in December as You Did tn May?" The senator's own compcal tion. Four thousand persons marched through the narrow streets Jobn H, McCovey, I ‘ who with two other (Continued on Page Ten) yurt, the urd of ebra- 5 BO his Love nptu Wa Vill: lead er, borouga