Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 29, 1911, Page 1

M NAMARA INVESTIGATUR ARRESTED Bert H. Franklin Charged With the Bribery Of Unsummoned Venireman Cabled Paragraphs -Santiago, Cuba. Nov. 28.—an earth- quake shook this city™at 6 o'clock this morning. Much alarm was caused, but no damage has been reported. Madrid, Nov. The students of the colleges and higher schools, in or- i to express their disapproval of the zovernment’'s repression of a proposed cemonstration of medical students at Barcelona, have proclaimed a ‘“general strike” throughout Spain. Kingsto: Jamaica, Nov. 28.—Wil- liam J. Bry@n,who is visiting the train- ing coileges here, speaks in high terms of the educational system. FHe is ar- ranging to deliver a lecture to the can- didates for the teaching profession situdying at Mico college, 2n undenomn- inational institution for male teachers. THE MONEY PASSED IN THE STREET Detective For Prosec_.ton, Concealed by a Motor Cycle, Said to Have Been Within Three Feet of Transac- tion—Prospectivé Venireman and Alleged Stakehold~ er Arrested as Witnesses—$500 in Prisoner’s Pccket. Paris, Nov. 28.—Bmeralds formed the principal feature at the resumption of ihe sale of the jewel collection of ex- Sultan Abdul Hamid of ey today, when a total of $200,000 was realize The most pretius item was a brooc made of a large emerald, which was sold for $25.00¢, whil= a round uncut emerald fetched $17,800. OCCASIONAL HISSES AND CRIES OF “ROTTEN!" Only Manifestation of Disorder “Piayboy of the West.” New York, Nov. 28.—There was only an echo tomight of the rioting which accompanied the performance of “The Playboy of the Western World” in its initial performance here last night, when disturbances were raised and missiles thrown at the actors. Shortly after the start of the plece tomight, when the scene was reached that was considered the most objectionable by those who thought that it libeled the Irish race, a sybillant stream of hisses was again evoked. The burst of ap- story of the arrests. He said it was rlause that came simultaneously, how- hard to arrest Bert l‘rankun as they |ever. practically counterbalanced the had been friends for 3 Both | opposing demonstration, and thereafter White and Frankim had been watched, | thronghout the evening the audience he added, since he learned that Frank- | was more moved to applause than to lin, who knew Lockwood personally, | expressions of disapprobation. went to see him at Walnut Center. Seven men in all were ejected from he was a venire- If he did not know man he could not have been bnbed technically, to “hang” a jury or anxthing else to it, the state con District Attorney’s Contention. District Attorney Fredericks, how- ever, asserted that Lockwood was le- gally connected with the jury from the meoment his name was drawn from the jury, which was on last Saturday. Franklin Investigated Jurors. When Franklin was searched he had on his person various papers with no- tations about prospective jurors. It generally had been known about the courtroom that Franklin was gather- ing™details in thls connection for the defence. A Detective a Friend of Franklin. Detective Brown, tonight, told the los Angeles, Nov, 28.—The agly smirch of suepected bribery was (railed today across the trial of James i Mc- ~Namars, who is charged with the mur- cer of Charles Haggerty, one of 21 Sictims of tne Los Angeles Times dis- aster. Three Arrests Made. Tonight a pulaued prosecution and a <umfounded defense took stock of the day's work of Samuel L. Brown, chief investigator of the state, who arrested 1hree men and stacked District Attor- ney Frederick’s desk high with bank rotes taken from the arrested men’s pockets in Frederick's presence. McNamara Investigator Accused. Bert H. Franklin, & former deputy United States marshal, now employed by the McNamara defense as an inves- tigator, was released late teday on 10,000 cash bail, is to appear in court tomorrow to answer charges of bribery and attempted bribery sworn to by Brown. Two Witnesses Arrested. George H. N. Lockwood, an unsum- des at 0 venirem 380 (C : Som: i—'»?flfg a:“;negig' nmhoiafr ‘b‘Z{’}l _Followed Franklin to Saloon. B (i‘;;l:sgsi:zes:::;:x?' which arrested with Framklin, are at liberty “We trailed Franklin's movements | 3 ire ffey piain clothes men thickly end, accordipg to District Attorney |as usual today,” continued Brown, “and | ([ in11eq among the audlence to sus- Tredericks, they will appear as wit- | one of our men followed him into a sa- v o nesses against Franklin. loon. Our man actually took a drink | Pert thagthey BEs nvug e its $500 in Lockwoods Pockets. Tt ha went o & sirest chence e [ 125, cliiiue Timine | wes ure. pro- s = . e iy 2 ounc. - Five hundred dollars, ‘taken from |there were White and Lockwood in | SOUTCEC Bi#R @€ SOF CI0€ B o es Tockwood's pockets, is declared by the prosecution to have been the first pav- | which he held close to his body and ment of 2 sum which he would receive | sent his head down as he counted them 17 he should prevent an adverse verdict | out to Lockwood to indicate that he in the MoNamara case, and $3,500 | was acting in good faith and thet the fcund on White was declared to be the | money would be his if he voted ‘Not gluln;ce abe pald when the jury was | gniity.’ schargd 2 g T g L G SR Detective Crouched Under Motorcycle. conversation. White had $3,500 in bills | ¢ “Rotten!” and similar expletivés from the upper house. The presence of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who occupfed a box with TLady Gregory, the patroness of the Irish Players, was observed from all parts of the house, and the colonel was loudly applauded both when he entered and when he left the theater. He took “When Franklin came along and Rumors of a grand jury investigation | joined the other two, he actually gave | ainner with Lady Gregory before the to determine where the mone—~ came | Lockwood $500 as a retainer. While | performance. At the close of the play from flew thick and fast throughout the day. « No grand jury is in session, but one may be called. This is not recessary so far as Franklin is con- cerned, because his case can be taken care of through an information filed by the district attorney. Investigator Brown said that no more arrests would be made tonight. Caught With Hands in. Pockets. '!'ho three men were caught on =a trest corner before two of them could the three men spoke we had a detec- | the colonel would not discuss-it in any tive within three feet of them He was crouching under a motorcycle Late today a committee of well which appeared to have been broken | known Irishmen called on Mayor Gay- down at the very spct where the three | nor and asked him to stop the produc- men were. - He was dressed shabbily, | tion of the Synge comedy. The mayor ané they did not pay any attention io |Said ihat he would delegate Chief him. It was at the signal from this | M agistrate McAdoo to attend the per- man that we acted. White had eaid | fOrmance and report to him. After the ‘| good-bye 2nd was welking away when | Curtain had gone down tonight Mr. Mc- he was arrested. Immediately after- | Adco. asked as to he report he will wards we arrested Franklin and Lock- | make, said that as his only mission was 5 to decide. If th& play were oral.” fake melr hands out of thelf pockets | Wood.™ o, - ®ir. it Is allged, they had stuffed | Knows Where Money Came From. | 1% (*T T7P%2" 575 oRe Trne audl- money tn them.'So, hands tBOSk- | Brown sald he knew where the | pacity. - "’0 men -~ “m&':t et A:n;mey money found in the possession of ‘White and Franklin had come from. Asked as to White and T.ockwood, Brown smiled, “They have made thelr peace with God,” he said, “and are at liberty.” istrict Attorney Fredericks acted MRS. O'SHAUGHNESSY FOUND NOT GUILTY. Swoons in Arms of Court Officer Upon Hearing the Verdict. hmx watted for them. When fheir hands came out of their pockets, Brc';:’m the yellow bills clung Saye State Has No Case. 'l?mm: mfn;t- later Bockwood, the qnhkt‘ay' V;'i(hinb’t];vc rhc-m'a after the venireman, an supposed stake- | arrests, a long of complaint was N Y Nov. 28~—Mrs. Fr: WUP. went of the swinging Goors | drawn up and filed before a justice of O'S:;xgh::l:sy. o IS v the peace. Darrow Bai Clarence S. Darro for the MecNamaras, enough time baving dictation and sign- oA b FrankTin.as state madly reasoned that to save her un- faithful husband’s soul she had to kill him, sleeps in the Tombs for perhaps the last ttme to t, for a jury this Franklin. chief counsel ent on Frank- ng ‘witnesses fol- | 15, - n’s bail. tt afternoon cleared her of all blame in Jowed thens out. Frenkiin, unpertard_ | o° bl Attorney Darfow, at his|Z CU00 o 8 o ound, after two :d. rwh that the st: would find | wity Frankin, said: hours’ dellberation, that she was insane | that ft was mistedven and no-case. when she shot and killed him on the “I will say that no money has been used Dy the defense in the manner charged, and I believe that the whole ‘”zoco as the report | affalr will be cleared up.” o Mrvlflafiou He Ds'lits, waldp.b fplnnt, said Attorney vis, “and before we get through we | mulbpoena. Unh- Someone other than wfl.l know who did ft, and I belleve =0 officer of the court told him he was Fredericks will be as much sur- L bn the ventre Hst he-did not know b = anybody.” Legad Status of Loolowood, ; Quesilons as to the legal status of morning of May 5th last. It took but two ballots to reach the verdict. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was led back to ter cell this afternoon In accordance with the custom prevailing in insanity cases. Tomorrow morning she will be brought into the courtroom again to face the two experts who have already testifled as to her present sanity. Her counsel and the @ 't attorney will ask the alienists if is now insane and according to thelr replies the court will give her liberty or order her in- csrcerated in an asylum. There is little on on the re- 1t and no division of sympathy, as al’ connected with the trial, except the rrosecuting attorney, congritulated her heartfly this aftermoon upon hearing the verdict. The Ifttle woman farced triel with the OFP"MRS. PATTERSON Prosscutor .CaMls Crime “Defiberate Cilmax CS... Seifish Life.” Denve: Nq;!&—ln-nndar tha ma;”xmu m cuuu:o:m; ot n the ca®e G-tru‘e Gib-~ the mur- TAFT'S MESBAGE TREATS OF TRUST QUESTION iFed.r-l Incorporation td Be Suggested i as Solution of Problsm. Waeshington, Nov. 28 President | Tatt’s third ‘annual meseage, which goesato conin:ess Tuesday, will be de- Voted to the “trust questio Judge Allen or- | message confains from s.uoonln d']:)%g ful! expectation of golng to the elec: ©f the court. | words and with the exception of a |UIIC Cheir. When she heard the verdict 1" @usk in the dimgy |few references In n sencral was to|=he fell insensible in the arms of a couctroom the defendant saf, | other related subjects will deal with |COTUrt attendant and although she re- “Slbow on & table and her cheek | the quaction of todnorsiay 1L deal with | 0 ered consclousness, almost Immedi. ¥esting on her hand, concealing her ' alone. Although details of the mes. | 21SI¥ she failed to recognize those about gountenence from the spectators. Her )sage were not made public, it was un. | DT for several minutes. derstood tonlght that federal incor- poration, as outllned by Mr. Taft p‘ha pdntnd the killng of Pat- i Pill i < " ags e of Pat. |two years azo, will be_suggested again | 5 {as a’ method for solution of the prob- <o seloeh life, {1 EY p mg, ey L5 i plem. ‘he president has indicated his :y of the defendant { aversion to amendment to the Sherman | the coat worn by Pat- of Prosecutor Ben- NANKING WAS SAFE UP TO MIDNIGHT. {‘Rebels, Howav-r, App.lr.d to Be Pre- paring for Action. apti-trust act and from his talks with | callers tonight the inference was terson when he was shot. He polnted ' drawn that the i Shanghal, by Wireless from Nanki: to the powder marked hols in the back i ion ot s Rt i g o TR o thefarors ferrciae back | such an smendment in the message. Nov. 28—(12.45 a m.)—Up to mid ‘Tve put all my eggs in one bas- | night the nebels had not taken Nan- {ket,” the president sald to callers to- | k!ng. Desultory ng by heavy guns mm;h Hilton for the defense ' night. ©" | continued throughout the night, but P client as the unfortunate | the gunboats did not take part. Rvi- of two men. He asserted that PER ussaults which Patterson | | ESOA,PE EraariaL of the y‘flm-ses to have made on | _TAXES BY MOVING. "y wesenid s wife, would have justified her in | mi‘ht | Courts of Ons State “Canmot Enforce | At jmasston Attorney Hjl- Payment in Another State. fintshed his’: ent for the de- v 2 An hour™ conswmed in re- New York, Nov. 28.—A state cannot | the prosecutor and tie casé | employ the courts of a sister state to ven to the jury at 8.40 o'clock. | nforce (h”avmm\' of personal taxe “fl"k after 10 o'clock Judge Allen on an ind " ogdered: fiu firr locked up for the |residence. mhght the ors he would | h.eh: court bdfno o'<lock tomer- row mormng, £o that a vewdict cannot be returned before that hour. | dently they are preparing for action. IMPERIALS AT HANG-YANG. Government Getting Strong Mand in That Part of Province. Pektng, Nov. 28— ‘been occupted tg.tbo dual who has shifted his |, Hich cTossed Hn rimn ""'"“" This 1s the gist of a a=. ijBiles above fhat place Wna :s cision handed down here today hy Su- h“-! made a provincial capitulation a: preme Court Justice Gerard in aus. |- I8 evident that the government taining a demn; r In faver of the de. | £etting a strong hand in that part af fendant in a s8it brought in the courts | U Peh province. where a few weeks B New. YorEshy the Rtate 10F ‘Shm =g0 the rebels seemed to have supreme land and the city of Baltimore It fooniret. Cscar A. Tutper. 'Turner was afl.fi-n{’:t Yuan' St WO S & ORIk gov resident of Baltimer ernment, combining in himself both tiffs allege that he i{s In arrears ‘executive and legisiative powers, but taxes on personal property. it is now expected that the men re- A e it Lok ocently appointed ‘to fhe cabmet winl Four n Farm Fire. come to Peking 2 New Westmnster, B, C. Nov. 28+ Father Casteneot Reported Kitled. Fire on the farm of Tieutenant (jov—| Paris, Nov. 28—The Havas Amcy ernor T. W. Pattersom, mear Liverpool ;{“‘ 'Wm 2 o Soomeer | hns ERBILT SWEARS DOWN HiIs AWENT menmm “Mh’lm W:)fiw 28.—Alfred G. Van- called st the office of the de- pt_of taxes tod and sware on $500,000 worth of e supposed hy the de- nt’s assessors to be owned by h to $1,000. Mr. '\"‘nflerblll - Aebis: (such oblununn. aS are Jaw e value m-rty,_pn‘wnzh. he had -been Station, caused the death of four per- sons early today. Thomas Moore, in charge of the farmn, his voung daugh :ar nnig‘ two :”nafl sons Were the vic- lve childrfen, boysfi escaped. | e mpthec .2: slster wore me&sk:lfleg The & me. over: & - Torneds lump s 1,!1"!0!! was attmsked | restdence the -up.ponu to have caused the fire. Tl.egondre nt two weel Gl Kilfed by w Suitor. lurghry at Dnnbury Dagbury, Conn, Nov 28 —Bur, lu-q hx'olu into the clnthhu— #tore of 11 & Co, at Mm % 2 night, for flxa mud '!be “in five.weeks, wnf stol 'dlothinx and jewelry valued at mflfi“&“ i;m':;.} Four to Pay Death Penalty TWO BOYS SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT. GANG OF SIX CONVICTED Murdered and Robbed Truck Farmer on Outskirts of Chicago—Crime At- tended with Extreme Brutality. Chicago, Nov. found guilty of murder ir the first de- sree and sentenced to death and tweo boys were sentenced to life imprison- ment by a jury tonight for the murder of a truck farmer on the outskirts of the city a month ago. The Boys Confessed. The four sentenced to death were Ewald and Frank Shiblawski, A. Philip Sommerling and Thomas Schultz. The two sentenced .to iife imprisonment were Frank Kita and Leo Suchomski, both 16 years old. The gang robbed and slew Fred W. Gruelzow in spite of his supplication for life because he had @ wife and baby to support. The boys all confessed. Pleaded for Death Penalties. In his final plea for death penaltics, Assistant State Attorney Day m: an 1 unusual closing argument for the pros- ecution 28.—Four youths were It consisted solely of excerpts from admissions by the boys to the police and on the witness stand without comment. Farmer Pleaded for His Life. The story “he patcheéd together was in effect as follows: Gruelzow nearly had reached the city with a load of garden produce when the six set upon him, armed with two revolvers, two butcher knives, a club and a hammer. e alighted from his wzgon and was struck down with the club. He pleaded for his life on his knees, offering the boys all his pos- sessions, saying he had a wife and a aby a month old at home. The an- swer of the youths was to beat him into unconsciousness with the club and the hammer. Erutally Treated While Unconscious. After the man was unconscious he was stabbed four times in the neck with the butcher knives, the body was dragged into a nearby thicket, a club s jammed down his throat and sev eral bullets were fired into the body. The youths were arrested while trying to sell some of the booty. Only One Ballot Taken. Fwald Shiblawski is 24 years old: kis brother in 21; Sommerling, a brother-in-law of Frank Shiblawski, is 44 vears old; znd Schultz 19. The jury was out only two hours and only one hallot in each case was taken. The vouth of the two 16-year-old boys is all that sazed them fiom hanging, said the jurors. Hom:; of Judge and Jurors Guarded. Thb verdict calls down death upon more persons than any other one ver- dict in Cook county, save that follow ing the Haymarket riot, years ago. when the four anarchiwts convicted of throwing bombs into the police ranks were hanged f1om a single scaffold. A heavy guard stands tonight about the county jail, about the home of the prosecutor, that of Judge Petit, in whose court the verdict was returned and a policeman is detailed to guard the home of each of the jurors. Threats Made. to Jsiler. Just before the men were taken in- to the courtioom to hear the verdict, they told the jailer that should the death penalty be voted a band of their comrades was prepared to invade the courtroom or follow to their homes those responsible for the sentence and revenge the verdict. No disturbance save the hysterical shrieks of rela- tives of the doomed men interrupted the proceedings, however, Collapsed on Hearing Sentences. When the verdicts were read, one by one, the men, as they were named in the messages of death, collapsed, and had to be assisted to their cells im the jail by guards. The life imp: onment sentences were the last read and the reaction which followed the unexpected orcder that Ilfe imprison- ment should be the price of their cr¥ threw Kita into comvulsions while companion became hysterical. The widow of the murdered man sat in court, holding her baby, and heard the men sentenced, She nodded her head, approvingly, then broke down and wept, orying that the verdict would not restore her husband. el vores MRS, DRUMMOND GIVEN DIVORCE IN SHORT ORDER. Husband Now Serving Six Months’ Sentence for Bigamy. St. Louls, Mo., Nov. 28.—Mrs. Char- Ictte Bente Drummond, second wife of Crarles R. Drummond, a wealthy real real estate man, today divorced him after a hearing lasting seven minutes Drummond is under sentence in St. Louis county on e charge of bigamy -and is said to be either In L.os Angeles or in Hawaii. Drummond on Jan. 25 1910, was married to Miss te, a_ daughter of Prof. Frederick Benle, of Theological seminary. a menth his first wife dtvorced him. still the husband of the woman who today divorced him, Drummond, it is uP was marrfed to Mlss Charlotte Vincent on Dec. 8. 1910. Drummond pleaded guilty to bigamy, was fined $500 and lcntenf-rd to jil for six months and paroled. e parole was revoked on rges that ’ne took a young woman to York. —_— Women Opposed to Suffrage. New York, Nov. 28.—Announcement was made tonight of the or-nl-tion by representative mn several states at a meeting here of the Na- tional Assoclation Opposed to Woman Suffraze. A statement given out mets forth that the associatlon belleves that “women can agcomplish more for their country and their sex withont the vote than with it.” and that “weman cen only maintain her indepemdence by keeping out of politics and away from the bl!lnt box.” "While c-mnt-l’ Brotherhood Reinstated. ta, Ga., Nov. ll-—h "!0: by n- 1:-‘0- maxla- nual Unfted Brofiul.o‘ ot Jmfl m cllrM m o TWO CENTS ~pp’ ’mS]Fwe Slain by Five Rear Admirals, all holding im- pests, will rtant be reiired in next calendar year. the Vengeful Man INCLUDE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN., ALSO TWO ELDERLY WOMEN The Supreme Court of Missouri de- clined to disssolve the merger of the Gould lines In Missouri. , VICTIMS James O'Leary’s Far Famed Gambliing House near the entrance of the Union stockyards, Chicago, is for sale. Friends of Colonel John L. Clem, | quartermaster, are urging President Taft to make him a brigadier general. In Every State of the Union will pass out of existence on Jan. 1 seven- ty-seven United States circuit courts. Everybody in House Where Wife Was " Stopping Made Target of Fiend's Pupils of the B. M. Durf Hinh' Bullets—Assassin Ends Own Life. school at Fall River, who are known to use cigarettes are to be expelled. | ! | New York, Nov. 28.—Ignatzo Plefcin, The Election of Gardiner, Me.’s, first | 8 silk worker, whose wife had left him commission under the new commission | 4 few days ago, this afternoon entered form of government was held yester- | the house in Lodi, N. J.,, where she had day. zken refuge, and, emplying the cham S of a big revolver he carried as Senator Stone of Missouri says the|f®St as he could, shot and killed his chaaces for tariff revision during the Vi€ their i ., coming session of ¢ r cel- digother F woman, Rnot g d RYNFERGN. | are Swop elative. Then.he took his own life putting a bullet through his head. Despendency is Supposed té Have The’ Vietims. Led Charles Bailey, an aged resident vietims were of Fall River, to take his life at his ‘tino Plefcla, wife of the home yesterday. ars old ; year old girl, daughter " G. W. Perkins, Judge Gary and Seth | ¢f the coupl 3 Low will give their views on trust con-| >T8. Antinino Pecarina, 78 years old, | trol to the senate commitiee on Inter- | STandmother of Mrs. Plefcia. R s e Mrs. Anna Focarino, 65 years old mothe in-law of Sebastian Pecarina, owne f the sto t o Several Important Committes chair- | \hers the mhpoting ocourred manships in the senate will bp an- | Roesano Plefela. a 4 year old boy nounced at the outset of the coming)gon of the Plefcias, shot in the head, session of congress. s 3 £ Little Girl Survived Short Time. A:torney General Wickersham ac- The death of all but one of Plefcia's cepted an invitation to address the|Victims was practically instantaneous Catholic club of New York at its din-| When the police reached the scene of the tragedy the husband and wife, one child and two other women were dead and his little girl was about breathing her last. She dled soon after beinz taken to a hospital in Hackensack. Killed at the Washtub. The gcene which met the eves of the s they one The was found on the ner in New York on Dec. A Duplicate of the First Vessel to ply the Mississippi sailed into New Orleans in honor of the centennial of steamboating on the Mississippl. The Union Railroad Station at White River junction, Vt., was burned to the ground yesterd: causing a loss of about $80,000, mostly covered by insur- ance. 19, Iifeless body of floor of the kitchen, and half hanging over a wash- the boy the body of Mrs. Foecarino. It is helieved she was the first victim of the vengeful husband and was shot down before she had time to straighten up from her bending position over tub. Boy Torn from Mother’'s Arms. Plefcia’'s body was found near a stalrw leading to the back yard. T y known witness of any part of shooting, Polish woman lived in the rear of the Pecarina home, says that she saw Plefcia tear the lit- tle boy from his mother's arms as she fleeing to save herself. and the child, and then shot down the mothe Tragging the boy back nto the kitch- en, the madman shot the little fellow. Mrs, Pecarina, grandmother of Plefcia, met her death in the yard to the rear, Plefcia saw her as she fled and fired st and killed he: Married Life Unhappy. tub wa For the First Time in Georgia a white man has pald the death penaity for killing a negro. A. J. O'Berry was hanged for the murder of a colored woman, The lilincis Republican Editorial as- scciation vesterday adopted resolutions approving the candidacy of President Taft for renomination and endorsing his administration.” Ern'n Wnkly. an Insurance Agent, of Yal aped In front of an lncomlng |.1ssenger train at Chicago yesterday and saved a young woman’s | life, but lost his own life. General Charles A. Wilson Was Unanimously re-elected chairman of | ringer, aged 20, and Minnie Gamelgard, 22, the Rhode Island republican state cen- tral committee and of the executive committee of that body yesterday. The Court of Appeals at Albany ves- terday refused to interfere in the act- ion of divorce instituted in Illinois by Grace B. Wahl, the first wife of Wil- liam Guggenheim, the well known financief. President Taft Interrupted the ses- sion of the cabinet yesterday at which his annual message was under con- sideration for final revision to receive George Bakhehetleff, the new Russian amba ssador. The silk worker and Nis wife were married about eight years ago and thelr married life was sald not to have been a happy one because of the hus- tand’s habits and his extreme jeal- ous; Ten days ago Mrs, Plefscia pre ferred an assault charge agninst him md had hfm put under bonds to ap- r before the grand jury If necessary Then Mrs, Pletoia went with ber ohil- dren to the home of her grandmoth Mrs, Pecarina. Plefcla was not in evi- dence until yesterday, when he visited his wife and begged her to return to m. She refused, telllng him that she had found work in a mill and preferred support herself and the children The tragedy today happened when Mrs Plefcla returned to the Pecarina home from the mill. Large Supply of Cartridges. An investigation showed that Pleficia was well prepared for his death deal- ing work. He had a .38 callbre revol- ver and his pocke's contained dosens —_ tw In a Room at a Minneapolis H ote where three vears ago Christ Goeh aged were wedded, Goehringer kill- ed himself early yesterday after in- flicting mortal wounds upon his wife. Henry H. Hart of Gegrgia and Frank E. MoCorkie of Kansad, Both members of the fourth class of the United States | ©f ('u‘ruidpcn, while others were found wilitary academy, have beerf dismissed |on the floor where he had dropped for absenting themselves from the | ‘hem In reloading the weapon. reservation without permission and of arinking. The Marriage of Bernard J. Roth- well, president of the Boston chamber of commerce, and Miss Henrietta 1. Goodrich of Needham was solemnized yesterday at the Church of Mary Im- maculate of Lourdes, Newton Upper Falls, Mass. SAMUEL HIGGIN: LEAVES NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN ROAD. J. Horn Has Been Made a Vies President. w Haven, Nov. 28 —Samuel Hig- gins, general manager of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company, who has been on leave of absence for several months, will retire from the service of the com- papy with the close of the present year, As a result of Mr. Higgins' resignation, ¥. J. Horn, assistant in to the president, will be appolnted a vice president of the compeny in charge of the operating department, the appointment to be effective the first of next year. These changes were annonced by President Obarles 8. Mellen of the ocompany today in the followl statement: “Mr. Samuel Higgins, who has been on leave of absence for several months past, has, after long deliberation, ad- vised me of his H. Joseph Cassidy, Democratic Leader of Queens county, N. Y.; Loui F. Walter, his lieutenant, and William ‘Willett, Jr.,, pleaded not guilty to In- dictments cherging that they conspir- ed to buy Willett's nomination to the supreme court. Probably the Highest Price Ever Paid for fur-bearing foxes was reached In the purchase by Charles Dalton, a fox ranch owner of Tignish, Prince Rd- ward Island, from J. C. Calhoun of Gaspe, Que, for three black foxes for b:eeoging purposes, the price being over £5,000. Graoe Studley, a 14 Year Old Provi- denoce , who ram away from home about two weeks ago and who was found Monday with a baby for whom the police had g searching, con- fessed yesterday that she had kidnap- ped the 10 months’ old infant for the purpose of exacting a ransom. H. president of the company, of {ts operating department, the first of the year, IMPORTANT CHANGES IN BRITISH ADMIRALTY Admiral Wilson Offered a Peerage but / Declines It London, Nov. 28—Important ehanges in the admiralty ere announced to- night. Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bricgman, commander in chief of the home fleet, is appointed first sea lord, replacing Admiral of the Fleet Sir Ar. K. Wilson, Vice Adwmiral Prince Representative A, O, Stanley, chair- man of the house committee of In- guiry into the United States Steel cor- poretion. refused vesterday the request 0 his colleague, Martin W. Littieton, of New York, that he call the commit- tee together to investigate asgaults up- on his Integrity and stending as a member of the committee. DEATH OF MRS. SHANKS I8 STILL A MYSTERY. Investigation Fails to Reveal !vld.nne| That It Resulted from Joke. New York, No Preliminary in- vestigation of the death of Mrs. Alfce Tristram Shanks, the singer, who died | Collingwood, becomes fourth sea lord, early yesterday morning in an ambu- | replacing ¥ niral Madden, The lance from the effects of carbolfe acld | present sea lord r aine, sclution taken In the golf club house 1u| Admiral Wilson has boen offered a L(m sea lord, replaciug Viee Admiral Sir George Ege pt. Willlam C. Pa- ham, commandar of the battleship Van Cortlandt park, was negative to- pecrage, but declined, while the com- dar so far as concerned the ocoroners | mand of some imodortant home port theory that death resulted “from & | win be given Viecs Admiral Egerton on crude practical joke” TWalf a dozen | the first vaoancy, BSeveral ohanges in the flest commands incident to these s are also announced. before she drank it, and most of them said that they kuew nothing of the Iluneo&f a Jwbeled which, the coroner belleves, contained and was pluced In a apirit ] inguest will [de her plate. The cawe will gl Wi "'&"’-.ffi: Sastie canon orTriRy Siuren .n;ne eanon of" Ty arch, Dub- uqhn Rebel Leader Shot, Guadalajare, Mexico, Nov. 28— Sev- were k.medmd-.yl fgh! e tormiory ot OXFORD S8TANDS BY GREEK. Advocates for Th;flflon of Its Study Suffer Another Reverse. mm 2E—Adovact at Oxtord rev