Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1933, Page 30

BRIEGROONS SON SLAYS YOUNCBRDE Arrives by Plane Too Late to Hait Wedding—Beats Father With Hammer. By the Associated Press. FITTSBURGH, February 3.—The wedding celebration of John Coyne, 66, and his 20-year-old bride, Irene Carbert, was interrupted last night by the bride- groom's 22-year-old son, who shot and killed the bride and beat his father un- conscious with a hammer. The shooting occurred less than six hours after the two had béen married. More than 15 guests fled from the house 1n terror. Police Capt. John Barry said John Coyne, jr., came by airplane from De- troit, hoping to halt the wedding. He had been visiting a sick brother, Pat- rick Coyne, when the two learned of the impending marriage. ‘The clder Coyne and his bride had known each other three months, friends say. Capt. Barry said Coyne owns con- siderable property. ‘The scn hurried to his father’s home, Capt. Barry said he was told, and went directly to the basement when he saw the wedding celebration in progress. “I got a rifie which I knew was Barry quoted young Coyne as y “There was only one cartridge, 50 I picked up a hammer lying there and dropped it in my pocket.” : Going upstal itnesses said, Coyne met his stepmother in the kitchen and, word, shot her to death. His r rushed into the kitchen and was on the head with the hammer. SON’S THREATS REPORTED. Age of Bride Principal Objection, Says Brother. DETROIT, February 3 (#).—Rela- tives of John Coyne, jr., who killed his father’s young bride in Pittsburgh, said the young man had uttered threats be- fore he left by airplane. Jchn, 22, and Edward, 19, his broth- er, were visiting another brother, Pat- rick Coyne, here when word was re- ceived that their father was to marry a gs'ear-gld ~former bdcmufic. John yne flew to Pittsburgh, hoj to stop the wedding. ol “I was afraid of it,” Edward Coyne ecmmented last night. He said his brother liad made threats, but they were not takea seriously. The age of the bride 2, he said, was the principal 03] RED CROSS BENEFITS BY SPALDING WILL District Chapter Is Remembered by Late Washington Woman by Cash Bequests. The District Chapter of the Ameri- can Red Cross was one of the benefi- ciaries named in the will of Mrs. Sarah Adele Spalding, filed yesterday in Dis- ;E: Supreme Court by Attorney Guy son. - A petition for prcbate of the will of Dr. Adajah Behrend, who died De- cember 27, also was flled with the court yesterday by his son, Dr. Edwin B.| Behrend. Mrs. Spalding'’s will directed the pay- ment of five cash bequests totaling $7.000. Prances A. Ugost, Frederick Boyd Ugost, Ingham Mack and Sarah Davis were bequeathed $1,000 each, while Mrs. T. J. Kavanaugh of Wiscon- sin was given $3,000. All of her per- sonal estate and other property was left her husband, William W. Spalding. Bhe directed that all war risk insur- ance due on a policy held by her de- ceased son, John Boyd Wolverion, be paid the District Red Cross. Dr. Behrend left an estate valued at $114,453.50. His three children, Dr. Behrend, Mrs. Florence B. Stewart and Esther M. Behrend, are to share the estats equally. FINDS CAR TOO LATE Owner of Stolen Auto Locates It Burned to Cinder. WILMINGTON, N. C, February 3 ). —Ralph Ketchum, manager here, lived up to his name when his automobile was stolen, but it didn't d> him much good. For several days he hunted for the missing machine, then rented an air- plane and took to the air in the search. XKetchum found his car in a thicket near here—burned to a cinder. twear</ anncunces the new 10-cent store | WOMAN WINS VERDICT | Gets $7,500 Award as Result of Collision of Cab and Truck. A jury in District Suprema Court yes- terday awarded $7.,500 to Mary E. Glasscock, 503 B street northeast, for injuries received when a taxicab in which she was riding collided with a vehicle of the Schneider Through Attorney Miltan she brought suit against the baking concern and the Independent Taxi Owners' Association, but Justice Jesse Adkins ruled the taxicab company could not bz held a defendant. WOMAN POISONERS GETLIFESENTENCE |Twn Guilty of Death of Boy. in Alieged Insurance Plot. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, February 3.—Mrs. Anna Allas, 38, and Mrs. Mary Chalfa, 31, were convicted of first-degree mur- der late yesterday on charges of poi- soning Steven Allas, 12, stepson of Mrs. | Allss. The penalty was fixed at life imprisonment. The two women, whom the prosecu- tion charged also poisoned Steven's | brother Andrew, 16, and an infant left | in Mrs. Chelfe’s care, stood with stolid faces as the verdict wos read. The State's ctar witness at the trial, Mrs. Gizzella Young, a fortune teller, testified that as she told the women | ! their fortunes over a deck of cards they |related a plan to poison the children to collect insurance. Both defendants ! denied the charges and said Mrs. Young had put “a curse” upon them. Death Held Due to Injury. Other witnesses for the State said| Steven died after being fed “teaspoon- | fuls of holy water,” as he lay critically 1ll. The State charged poison had been put into the water. The defense intro- | duced the testimony of a physician, who | attended Steven, to the effect that the | boy died of injuries suffered in & sand- | 1ot foot ball game. | The jury of five women and seven |men returned the verdict after delib- | erating 22 hours. The trial closed yes- | terday, with Louls Little, defense coun= | sel. declaring in his closing arguments | that the defendants were “good wives and mothers, misled by a witch woman.” $11,000 Insurance. « Mrs. Allas testified at the trial she took out insurance amounting to about $11,000 on the lives of Andrew and Steven, after Mrs. Young told her “a man or e boy would die in my house.” Prosecuting Attorney John Haggerty in his final arguments asked for conyic- tion of “these she-devils, who, by dia- bolic means, did away with three chil- dren to collect their insurance.” —_— ROADS GET $53,259,918 Loans by Corporation to Meet Fixed Interest Obligations. ‘The Railroad Credit Corporation has authorized $53,259,918 in loans to rail- roads to meet their fixed interest obli- gations. Actual loans totaled $48,136,052. Of this amount, $1,236,647 has been repaid. These figures were carried today in the corporation’s monthly report. ‘The corporation receives and dis- burses money derived from surcharges on freight bills authorized by the In' terstate Commerce Commission. Funds derived from the rate increases during &g; 057!0!( 11 months of 1932 were $57, 1 SUNDAY . Dine at Avignone’s and joy the ci e of a famous French chef eligl ful mezzanine dining room. | | SUNDAY 7 | DINNER SI - Dur’ng the Week 75¢ 1777 Columbia Rd. Col. 0333 Brevitoes Shorter vamps to look shorter “Shorter” pr make feet and smarter. ices to make “Carlton” shoes finer value styles . .. @ th er! Most an ev ; $8_50 Style pictured, black kid, patent trim. Also Dblue kid or gray “Maloa” ¢loth. With the new high...but not too high...“Chink” heel. 1207,F STREET, ' & Wil o s 0N, TRVES FOUND UE ON S0ULD TRLST g, | Transfer Levies Must Be Paid on $4,000,000 Fund, Jer- sey Court Holds. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J., February 3.—A ruling was handed down iyl_u:erdny by Vice Chancellor Backes directing that New Jersay transfer taxes on a $4,000,- 000 trust fund left by the late George Gould for his second wife must be paid out of the fund. Trustees had asked for the opinion. Mrs. Gould is now Lady Dunsford of England. Seven children by his first wife, the late Edith Kingdon Gould, 2nd three by his second, survived Gould. The $4.000,000 trust fund, according to the will, was to go to the three children, for whom a $1,000,000 fund was also created. The residue of the estate was left in trust for all 10 children, The opinion of Vice Chancelfor Backes pointed out that litigation brought by the estate of the late Jay Gould, father of George Gould, threat- ened both the $4,000,000 fund and the resi annihila- George Gould been a trustee of his father’s estate and was charged with breach of trust in his ml:lxx:naanen; tgl{ed“by ‘The Jay ?ould cl was sef payment of $5,- 442,393 by George G\mm Tresiduary estate, it was explained. Because of this settlement, the opin- lon stated, Lady Dunsford contributed $1,525,000 out of the trust fund, to re- imburse her seven stepchildren, and $300,000 was allotted from it to own children. 2 The State transfer ‘taxes on the $4,- 000,000 fund were paid by executors of the George Gould estate, and they sub- sequently called on the trustees for payment. In 1922 nearly 170,000,000 tons of shipping entered Southampton, Eng- land. which has been an important trading center since the days of the Greeks, 1,300 years ago. D. C, FhiDAY, DEATH FROM GAS HELD ACCIDENT BY OFFICIAL ‘The death last night of John Connor, 48, from flluminating gas in his room at 605 Jersey avenue was declared ac- cidental by Acting Coroner A. Magruder Connor was found unconscious in bed Ihiile by C. W. Flemister, who smelled gas in 1§ the house and entered the room. Con-~ nor'’s coat was found hanging over an open jet. Due to a mechanical arrangement of the jet, it could be turned on and off two ways, Dr. MacDonald said, in ex- pressing the belief Connor thought the ! gas was turned off. Phene NAt. 0836 qed Fare: WooDWARD & LoTHROP 0™ 1™ F anD G STREETS —at Little Cost The Sportswear Shop is brimful of lots more of these—gay, young, new—and quite re- spectful to the younger set’s limited budget. 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Tue Bovs' Store, FOURTH FLOOR. — Men's Colored Border Linen Handkerchiefs 2 SC each The linen is that fine kind that well-dressed men prefer. The colors are woven in the fine and wide striped borders—and, to finish them off, hand-rolled hems. Browns, blues, greens, and maroon—all fast colors. * HANDKERCHIEYS, AISLE 20, Fiast FLOOR.