Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 25, 1905, Page 3

' ‘ > doubtedly had a large sum of money THEN ROBBED ST. PAUL BUTCHER VICTIM OF MOST GHASTLY MURDER 1N CITY’S HISTORY. LITERALLY HACKED TO PIECES ASSAILANT ROBS CASH DRAWER AND RIFLES THE POCKETS OF HIS VICTIM. CLEAVER IS FIEND’S WEAPON BUTCHER’S HEAD ALMOST SEvV- ERED FROM BODY—POLICE ON TRAIL OF MURDERER. St. Paul, Feb. 21.—Not in the annals of the whole state of Minnesota is there recorded a more brutally con- ceived and fiendish deed than the murder of Charles Schindeldecker, the proprietor of a meat market in St. Paul, who, alone in his little shop at 523 West Seventh street, was ruthless- ly cut down by the hand of an assas- sin shortly after noon Saturday. Left at noon by his sole employe, Walter Gerentz, the delivery boy, he was found a few minutes before 1 o’clock upon the lad’s return, cold in ‘death, frightfully hacked, and with his head almost cut from his body by a cleaver. The blood-stained blade ly- ing at his side plainly told how the un- fortunate man had met his death. Deliberately Planned. The murderer evidently had planned the deed with deliberation, as he en- tered the front door of the meat mar- ket at about 12:30 o'clock, one of the dullest hours of the day. He began conversation with his intended victim as soon as he had crossed the thresh- hold of the door. The footprints in the newly sprinkled sawdust showed that Schindeldecker advanced from be- hind the counter and approached the man who had entered the door. It was, perhaps, a heated conversation, and possibly anger on the part of the proprietor of the little establishment which made him leave his accustamed place behind the counter and advance toward his visitor. ‘ Struggles With Murderer. When Schindeldecker had reached the man who had come to rob and murder him a_ struggle took place. Several eggs which had been in a near by basket were crushed and one was broken on the floor. The eggs appar- ently were crushed in the clutch of the victim as he reached for the bas- ket, perhaps to support himself under the weight of some terrific blow. There was very little if any blood shed at this place in the little shop, but the track in the sawdust on the floor shows plainly that Schindeldeck- er, dead or perhaps dying, was dragged from the front of the shop, back of the counter and into a little shed in the rear. The shed was lit- tered with pieces of old wrapping pa- per, bones and refuse. It was at this shed that the lust for blood and the brutality of the murder- er showed itself. While dragging his victim from the shop where he had, felled him he caught up the butchers’ cleaver which had been on the block behind the counter. With this weapon the murderer dealt seven terrific blows upon his victim's head, hands and legs. Head Nearly Severed. So terrific were the blows that the skull was cleft in four places, leaving openings through which the brains of the victim oozed. One: blow, dealt just below the base of the skull, was so terrific as to cleave the spine and al most sever the head from the body. The fingers of both hands were sev- ered. The murderer paused in his well- laid plans, and then wext to the mon- ey drawer, withdrew the cash, re- turned to his victim, and, with hands begrimed with the life blood of the prostrate man, he fingered all the pockets and secured the money of the dead man. He then hurried to com- plete his last act in the awful tragedy. Tramples on Victim. He went to the front door, nailed it securely, then -fled; ih his flight trampling the form of his victim. The murderer left through the rear entrance to the little market, made his way through near-by alleys and pass- ages and hurried down Seventh street. Mr. Schindeldeckes had always been known to carry large amounts of mon- ey in his pockets and to keep large amounts in the money drawer of his little shop. His business was unusual- ly good Saturday morning and he un- when the murderer raided his clothing pnd fled with the contents of his pock.! —<—“——" MIDSHIPMAN DROPS DEAD. Stricken With Heart. Failure as the . Brigade Is Called to Dinner. Annapolis, Md., Feb. 2i. — Midship- man Samuel Westray Battle of the second class at the naval academy and a son of Surgeon Samuel W. Bat- tle, U. S. N., retired, dropped dead as the brigade of midshipmen was called ets and the money drawer after the murder. es ot Questions Little Girl. It is not known who did the deed, but facts discovered indicate that he was a tall man, with a red mustache and blue eyes, wearing a black coat, a | faded pair of trousers and a cap. Such a man had been seen closely watching the meat market at night. A man of that exact description fled down West Seventh street shortly af- ter the murder, passed in his flight two blocks from the scene of the crime and addressed fourteen-year-old Blanche Starkey, who was chatting with an elderly lady. The man’s hands were smeared with blood and he asked the question: . “Girl, have they caught the man that killed that butcher?” The little girl had not heard of the crime and she hesitated for a moment, then stammered out that she did not know, ‘ A scowl crossed the face of the ques- tioner, ‘and, digging his hands into his pockets, with a wary glance as if he feared that they had been noticed, he hurried on. The police have been unable to find any trace of the murderer, but they are satisfied that the man who accost- ed Blanche Starkey is the man who did the deed, and expect to have him in custody before many hours have passed. FIRE CAUSES $1,500,000 LOSS. Wholesale District of Indianapolis Is Menaced by a Fierce Fire. Indianapolis, Feb. 21. — Fire last night completely destroyed eight build- ings, among which were three hotels, causing a loss estimated at $1,500,000. One fireman was seriously injured by falling walls. For four hours the wholesale dis- trict, bounded by Georgia and Merid- ian streets, Jackson Place and thé union depot sheds, were menaced by the fire which started in the whole- sale warerooms of the Fahnley & Mc- Crea Millinery company. Fire bands fell-in a perfect storm over the busi- ness portion of the gity. On every building were stationed companies of men equipped with fire apparatus, and is was only through their united ef- forts that a general conflagration was prevented. Several Serious Explosions occurred in the A. Kiefer Drug com- pany’s warerooms where many barrels of oils and explosives were stored, and in the Delmetsch company’s wholesale house, where a season’s stock of fire- works were located. One fireman sustained a broken leg and in the rush to escape from -their perilous position near the falling walls hundreds of spectators who had thronged the space in front of the union station, narrowly escaped death or serious injury. Within a few minutes the east wall fell across Meridian street, completely blocking traffic, but no one was in- jured. The flames, which spread across Louisiana street, were com- municated to the union station train sheds, and for several minutes the Efforts of the Firemen were centered in that direction. The fire, which was one of the most spec- tacular in the history of the city, was under full headway before an alarm was sounded. The first intimation of a fire was received when a watchman saw the windows on the second and third floors of the east front. of Fahnley & McCrea’s building burst open, allowing sheets of flame to es- cape into Meridian street. A general alarm, followed by two others in rapid succession, were turned in, and by the time the first company reached the soene the millinery house was almost completely gutted and the fire had spread to the Kieftr Drug company’s building. Simultaneously the flames broke out in Jackson Plece, which bounds the Fahnley & McCrea build- ing on the west, and . Almost Instantly the flames were communicated to the St. Nicholas hotel and the Griffiths Bros.’ millinery house in Jackson Place and the Savoy hotel in Louisiana street. The occupants of the hotels, many of whom had not retired, escaped with- out injury. Repeated explosions in the burning sections sent skyward a veritable storm of burning embers, which, fanned by a stiff breeze from the southwest, were carried into the retail district, where they fell, still burning, upon the roofs of the principal busi- ness houoses. Within forty-five minutes eight buildings in the threatened district had been destroyed. CATTLE ARE THRIVING. Neither Food No> Water Is Lacking on Dakota Ranges. Sturgis, S. D., Feb. 21. — The cold spell has abated. Reports from the ranges seem to. be uniform that the cattle are holding their own, and are not suffering from either lack of food or water. Last year at this time the range stock was weak and many were dying. The season is now so far ad- vanced that even should there be sev- eral severe storms, the stock have the flesh.to carry them through without loss. Spreads to the Army. St. Petersburg, Feb. 21—Revolution- ary literature is being distributed broadcast throughout the capital and is to be picked up in offices and fac- tories. The pamphlets assert that dis- satisfaction is spreading in the army. 7 Fire Causes Heavy Loss. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 21—Fire yester. to dinner formation yesterday. Young Battle had just taken his place as third petty officer of the Second: bat- talion’s Ninth company. He was dead hen picked up by his mates. day almost entirely destroyed the plant of the Detroit Steel Casting com: pany, causing a loss of $100,000. Two hundred and twenty-five men are thrown out of employment, [What the Solons = St. Paul, Feb. 15.—The State of Min- nesota will offer steads to actual settlers if the bill in- troduced by Representative Andrew Miller becomes a law. The bill allows every head of a family or person more than twenty-one years old a state homestead of forty acres of any swamp or other land from which the timber has been remoyed not contigu- ous to any other tract taken up as a homestead under the provisions of the act. : The battleship Minnesota is to be presented with a gift worthy of Minne- sota’s resources and development, ac- cording to a resolution introduced in the house by Representative S 8. Smith. Phaesants of practically all varie- ties are protected until Jan. 1, 1915, by a bill introduced by Representative Carl Wallace and passed by the house under suspension of the rules. Bills. passed by the house: Extending section 6344, Statutes of 1894, relating to receiving bribes by members of the legislature to mem- bers-elect; forbidding furnishing in- toxicating liquors to prisoners paroled from penal institutions. Bills passed by senate: Exempting property of the Grand Army of the Republic from taxation. Later reconsidered and referred to the judiciary committee as to its con- stitutionality; appropriating $50,000 for deficiency in state aid to high schools; appropriating $10,000 for de- ficiency in state aid to school li- braries; authorizing cities of more than 50,000 inhabitants to divert un- navigable streams. St. Paul, Feb. 16—The state board of control is requested to let all con- tracts by public competition in a bill introduced in the house by Represen- tative M. D. Flower. The bill requires the state board of control to give reas- onable notice to parties interested, and to publish for at least fifteen days in two daily papers of general circula- tion notice of the time and place when the,poard, or any institution un- der its jurisdiction, will receive and open proposals for the letting of con- tracts. Representative E. ©. Adams. intro- duced in the house a bill repealing all acts providing for a bounty for the ar- rest and conviction of horse thieves. The encouragement of consolidated) rural schools, giving instruction in the elements of agriculture and domestic science, is the object of a bill intro- duced in the house by Representative J. T, Mannix. The bill appropriates $10,000 for 1905 and $10,000 for 1906, to be distributed among the first ten consolidated rural schools meeting the standard prescribed by the act, no one school to receive more than $2,000 in the two years. A memorial urging vongress to en- act at once laws governing interstate commerce and forbidding adultera- tions of food products, drugs and medi- cines, ‘deleterious to health, was passed by the house without a dis- senting vote. Senator A. D. Stephens introduced in the senate the drainage bill which had been decided on at a meeting of the joint drainage committee of the senate and house on Tuesday. The bill re-establishes the county drainage sys- tem which was eliminated by the code commission. Senator R. 8S. McNamee introduced a bill making it a state’s prison of- fense for a hunter to shoot a person who is mistaken for a deer or other animal. St. Paul, Feb. 17. — In a test of strength yesterday merning in the house the friends of the canitol com- mission secured a decided advantage, and then lost it by a parliamentary blunder after revealing enough strength to carry out a winning cam- paign. As a result the issue is still in doubt. In the struggle, adherents of the commission secured, by a vote of 55 to 48, the indefinite postponement of the bill leaving the custody of the capitol with the governor. A motion to recommit the bill *o general orders was made by the opposition. and this was laid on the tabte on a motion by Mr. Flower by a vote of 57 to 54. In view of the first vote there is no ques- tion but what the motion to recommit the bill . could have been killed, whereas, now it is on the table, whence it can be called up at any time. The debate was the liveliest of the present session Recovery of damages by the state for timber trespasses outlawed by the statute of limitations is provided for by a bill introduced by Representative R. H. Jefferson. The measure repeals the statute of limitations insofar as it relates to timber trespasses on state lands, so that action to recover dam- ages may be brought, no matter how long a time has elapsed since the tres- pass was committed. The house passed bills: To prevent the careless distribution of medicines,-drugs and medicated forty-acre home-| | i State e Are Doing of a bounty for securing arrest and conviction for horse stealing; to legal- | ize the incorporation of certain vil- lages attempted under chapter 145, Laws of 1885; providing for the man- ner of election of highway overseers at annual town meetings. Bills were introduced in the- house: Optional plan for consolidation of rural schools; appropriating $75,000 a year for the drainage of state lands; appropriating $20,000 for public school libraries; establishing a state drain- age commission; making a week day following a legal holiday falling on Sunday a legal holiday; requiring county licenses of peddlers; repealing the statutes of limitation as to timber trespass; requiring changes of names of persons to be filed with the regis- ter of deeds. The senate passed bills: Authorizing private cemeteries to consolidate with public cemeteries; limiting the annual school tax levy of cities of 20,000 to 50,000 to 9 mills; authorizing towns to issue bonds for the construction of roads, bridges and town halls. House. amendment ac- cepted. ‘ St. Paul, Feb. 18—The capitol com- mission is allowed two years to com- plete the new state capitol by the Hor- ton bill as finally recommended for passage by an overwhelming viva voce vote of the house committee of the whole after nearly two hours of dis- cussion and voting on amendments. The commission is to remain in con- trol of the building and of the em- ployes until the building is completed. The building is to be placed in charge ,of the governor at tHe end of two years, or before that time if the work of construction is finished. All sup- plies for maintenance are to be pur- chased by the state board of control. The measure will not be voted on finally, however, for several days. Af- ter it was recommended to pass it was referred to the appropriations committee for consideration as to the sum to be allowed for maintenance. The standard measure for milk is made the usual liquid gallon of 231 cubic inches, instead of the 282 cubic- inch gallon, commonly known as beer measure by a bill. introduced in the house by Representative M. L. Fos- seen. One female moose or caribou may be lawfully killed by each hunter dur- ing the big game season, according to an amendment to the game laws intro- duced in the house by Representative I. W. Bouck. A free state employment bureau in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth is provided for by Representative Selb’s bill, which will be recommended for passage by the house committee on labor. Unoceupied rooms in the otd capitol may be assigned G. A. R. posts or oth- er organizations of veteran soldiers under the bill of Gen. M. D. Flower, which passed the house yesterday. A standing appropriation of $3,000 a | year for the Minnesota Horticultural society is provided for in a bill intro- duced in the house by Representative W. W. Bardwell. ‘There will be no official guide to escort visitors about the new state capitol unless the senate reconsiders the action it took yesterday when it refused to pass Representative J. G. Lennan’s resolution calling for the ap- pointment of a guide at a salary of $4 a day. The vote on the joint resolu- tion was 18 to 29. The senate committee of the whole unanimously recommended for pass age Senator Thomas M. Pugh’s -bill establishing a Minnesota naval mili- tia as a part of the state militia. St. Paul, Feb. 20.—State aid of $50 a year is allowed rural schools employ- ing a teacher holding a second grade state teacher's certificate by a bill in- troduced Saturday by Representative I. W. Bouck. One primary election ballot, contain- ing the tickets of al] political parties, in parallel columns, is provided for by an amendment to the primary election law introduced by Representative Frank Haskell. “d The prevention of speculation in state lands, and the conservation of the state's domain for actual settlers is the purpose of a bill regulating the sale of lands introduced by Represen- tative A. L. Cole. ‘i A stiff license fee on bucket shops or persons dealing or making transac- tions in grain or stock for future de- livery on margins is provided by a bill introduced by Representative S. D. Peterson. The amount of state money placed in any one depository is limited to one-half of its paid-up capital by a bill introduced by Representative W. H. Putnam. A constitutional amendment forbid- ding the imposition of a license fee on farmers or gardeners peddling produce raised by them was introduced by Rep- compounds; authorizing the payment ] resentative Alvin Rowe. ~-_——— eer Om 0 OO Oe e5orreeeeer*" HAGGARD TO Visit AMERICA, British Author to Inspect Salvation Army Colonies in This Country. London, Feb. 22.—The steamer Tet- tonic, which sails from Liverpool for New York Feb. 22, wiil haye among her passengers Rider Haggard, the author, who has been appointed a commissioner to inquire into the con- ditions and character of the agricul- tural and industrial Jand settlements organized in America by the Salvation Army. ij { monia. SATOLLI SUFFERS RELAPSE. Former Apostolic Delegate Threat. ened With Attack of Pneumonia. New York, Feb. 22, — Cardinal Sa- tolli, formerly apostolic delegate in the United'States, who had nearly en- tirely recovered from his recent at- tack of bronchitis has suffered anoth- er relapse according to a World dis- patch from Rome. Some fears are en- tertained about his condition, ay he is now threatened with pnet “Washington, Feb. 17.—The naval ap- propriation bill yesterday further oc- cupied the attention of the house for a major portion of the session, but the debate was without particular incident and no material amendment was adopted. Before taking up the naval bill the house entered an emphatic Protest against the action of the sen- ate in amending the agricultural ap- propriation bill so as to interpret the drawback feature of the Dingley tariff act affecting wheat. By a vote of 261 to 5 the bill was sent back to the sen- ate, with the conclusion that the amendment was an infringement on the privilege of the house to initiate revenue legislation. The Mann bill to provide a govern- ment for the canal zone was passed without further discussion. The bill gives all the right of government of the canal zone to the president until the end of the next congress, but pro- vides that it shall be so exercised as to protect the inhabitants in the free enjoyment of their liberty, prosperity and religion. It abolishes the canal commission and places the work of the construction of the canal in the hands of the president and such persons a3 he may appoint and employ. It does not undertake to define whether the canal shall be constructed as a sea level or lock level waterway. Aside from two hours spent in rou- tine business the senate gave its en- tire consideration to the Swayne im- peachment trial yesterday. Only two witnesses were examined. Washington, Feb. 18. — The senate yesterday passed the bill appropria- ting $9,940,000 for the ~District of Columbia and the diplomatic and con- sular appropriation bill carrying $2,- 156,000. A special feature of the day was the acceptance of the statue of Frances E. Willard, the distinguished temperance advocate, which had been placed in statuary hall in the national capitol by the State of Illinois. Not- withstanding there are about forty pedestals in the hall, the statue of Miss Willard is the first of a woman to find a place there. One witness was heard during the day in the Swayne impeachment trial. The senate terminated its contro- versy with the house over the amend- ment construing the paragraph in the Dingley law relating to the drawback on imported wheat by receding from the amendment inserted in the agri- cultural appropriation bill as it passed the house. In order to facilitate action at this session on the statehood bill the house yesterday passed a resolution sending that measure as amended by the sen- ate direct to conference without an opportunity being afforded to de bate it Washington, Feb. 20. — The house passed the pension appropriation bill carrying $138,250,700. The minority, led by Mr. Underwood, made an inef- fectual effort to reduce the aggregate of the appropriation so as to exclude pensions allowed under “Order No. 78,” which it was stated, would involve about $4,500,000. It was contended that the order was without authority of the law. The minority insisted that the majority should bring in a service pension bill. } The senate decided not to admit as testimony in the Swayne impeachment trial the statement :made by Judge Swayne before a house committee. The request of the house for a con- ference on the statehood bill was re- ceived and a sharp debate ensued over an effort to have the conference com- mittee appoointed immediately. The opponents of joint statehood succeed- ed in-securing a postponement until today. Washington, Feb. 21. — The house yesterday, after a seven-hour session, passed the naval appropriation hill, carrying a total of $99,914,359. The provision for two battleships, as re- ported by the committee on naval af- fair, was retained. Party lines were broken over the proposal, at least 40 Democrats voting for the bill, while about an equal number of Republicans voted in opposition. Several important changes in the bill were made. The proposed increase of 1,200 men and of- ficers for the marine corps was strick- en out, as was the provision authoriz- ing the construction of a collier some- where else than at the Mare Island navy yard in California. In order to do the work better an item of $175,000 was inserted for the proper equipment of the Mare Island yard. Whether the senate conference on the statehood bill will represent the party that defeated joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico or the party that fought for the retention of that provision was debated at length in the senate, but no decision was reacned. The arguments were interrupted by the convening of the senate as a ceurt to hear the Swayne impeachment charges, but will be continued to-day. The house managers in the Swayne trial rested their case yesterday and the defense opened. 4 * Kansas Anti-Trust Law Upheld. ‘Washington, Feb. 22.—The validity of the Kansas anti-trust law was yes- terday upheld by the supreme court of the United States in an opinion by Justice Brewer in the case of Edmund J. Smiley, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Kansas. Alice Will Go to Philippines. Washington, Feb. 22.—It is said that Miss Alice Roosevelt will accompany Secretary and Mrs.\Taft on their visit to the Philippines next July unless other engagements prevent. — & CO. .ARE DEFEATED n @ Found Guilty in Supreme Court of Not Reporting Sales as Reouired by Law. Minneapolis Tribune, Feb. 18, 1905: “The supreme court has handed down a. decision in the famous case against Edwards, Wood & Co., a Cham- ber of Commerce firm, or more exactly the memvers of that firm, charged with having made false sales ‘on ac- count of grain ship» to them at Du- luth by Victor Carisun of Hallock, Minin. ¢ “The court affirms the decision of the municipal court of Duluth, ren- dered by Judge Winston, in which the accused were found guilty.” The prosecution resulted from com- plaints received by the railroad and warehouse commission from a. large number of farmers and other shippers of grain in North Dakota and Minne- sota to the effect that the firm of Ed- wards, Woods & Co., who were doing business by virtue of a license granted and issued by the commission, had vio- lated the commission merchants’ law by withholding in each case a part of the proceeds accruing from sales of grain consigned to the firm, and that in rendering accounts of the sales, Ed- wards, Wood & Co. had, in each in- stance, reported a lower price per bushel than the price at which such consignments had actually been sold, defrauding the shippers in amounts ranging from % cent to 3 cents, and more, per bushel. After the original complaints were filed against the firm, additional com- plaints vere received, aggregating sev- enty in all. It was decided to take up the complaint of Victor Carlson of Hallock, Minn., as the first one for trial. It was sworn to by Commission- er C. F. Staples, and resulted. in Ed- wards, Wood & Co. being found guilty as stated ' EDWARDS, WOOD \ He Had It. A certain man of letters who has been spending the summer in the Catskills reports having overheard the following conversation between two rustic fellow’ guesis at his ‘boarding house table: First Rustic (cutting pie in two un- equal pieces and giving his friend the smaller piece)—Thar’s yer pie, Jonas. Second Rustic (in an aggrieved tone)—Say, El if I'd ben a’ dealin’ out that pie I'd a’ given you the big- gest piece! First Rustic—Wal, Jonas, what yer kickin’ about—ain’t I got it?—Har- per’s Weekly. ‘ ,. What She Thought. “Oh, Julia,” exclaimed the girl who. was carrying weight for age, “what do you think?” “Why,” ,answered Julia, who lived around the corner. “I think many things.” : “Oh, I don’t mean that,” said the other. “I have had three proposals of marriage since I last saw you.” “Indeed,” rejoined her fair friend. “Then there must be something in the rumor that your uncle remembered you in his will to the extent of $10,000."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. For His Forthcoming Book. “Yes, sir.” the native.assured him, “this is Lake Calumet. There used to be what we called cow frogs in this lake that were as big as a hen. The hind legs of three of 'em made a mess for a big family.” “Do you know that's most remark- able!" exclaimed the foreign tourist. “What became of them?” “Mosquitoes et ‘em all up long ago.” Down it went in his notebook.—Chi- eago Tribune. All the Family. “My watch,” said the young man with the cerulean tie, what might be properly called a family watch.” “How's that?” queried the inquisitive person. “Well, you see, my ‘uncle’ has it now,” explained the young man.—De- troit Journal. Large Families. The physical and moral advantages of large families are well recognized. Members of small families, like only children ,are poorly equipped for the struggle of life, and the avoidance of obligations and responsibilities on the part of parents does away with a pow- erful factor in the education of the in- dividual.—Lancet. Civil Service in the Kitchen. “Maria,” said Bogegles to his wife, with an idea of instructing her in po- litical economy, “do you know what civil service is?” “Jasper,” said Mrs. Boggles, with memory of recent contact with the cook, “there isn’t any.”—Chicago Jour- nal. Love and Superstition. She—Henry, I'm afraid you are rath- er superstitious. He—Nonsense! your head? She—You think I am very much in love with you. He—Of course. f She—And isn’t that superstition?— What put that into Same Old Chestnut. Brown—What did your wife say last night when you began to explain why you didn’t get home earlier? Green—She said my originality com- pared favorably with the jokes in an almanac.—Chicago News. : Not So Bad. “What's Sportleigh doing?” “He was going down hill the last time I saw him,” “Drinking?” “No, tobogganing.”—Cleveland Piain Dealer. : | 4 , | | i