The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 28, 1923, Page 1

i | 6 a, :CONFESSES HAMMER MURDER} TACOMA WOMAN'IS SLAIN BY ENRAGED ROOMER eens WEATHER h probably CAST 25 25. VOL. NO. 185. rain late v; cooler, terly wv Entered as Second Class Matter May 2, 1499, at the Howdy, folks! There's no use talking, work is the curse of the drinking cla ear when nice This is the everybod things to th time of the y to say Ju council about coal The heated by hot air, cit, A Seattle man MUSICAL NOTE We don't know what depart- ment has been assigned by Chief Severyns to track down all these safe-crackers, but we suspect it is the police band. . Some bootlegge: IN RUSSIA AND BAVARIA AND GERMANY AND ARMENIA AND Permit Recital of | | Past History of | «| Mrs. Burckhardt dge Refuses to By John W. Nelson of Mrs. Loul khardt remain 80, by or J Calvin 8. Hall, who the sult for divorce ferick Otto |p years of Mrs. ru the m ha 1 t Bridge - Collapse pi A ch fore midnight. aa The bridge crumpled beneath the! i engine and five of the seven cars of g| the tra and part of Pullman were sub- erged. When the eng nose. ved 1 the bridge, the cars went | were jends and day coach in terrified groups. i of the’ Burlington railroad has offi Hall ruled. | cially estimated the number of dead| FALLS; 15 DEAD in Wyoming and Coaches Pile Up in Water CASPAR, Wyo., Sept. 28.—Fif. teen are dead, according to latest estimates of officials of the Chi cago, Burlington & Qui rall- road when train No, 30 on that road went into the swollen waters of Coal creek shortly be- piled up in the creek, trap. the passengers Two chair cars, two service cars leap frog fashion | terrified passengers who | ed, climbed to upper {the half submerged Pullman the Assistant Superintendent McBride Postoftiog at wi SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 19 DIVORCE TRAIN STORIES “HALTED ‘ash, Under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879. Per Year, y Mall, $1.50 The Seattle Star 20, * \ | j | | ey VICTIM DURING PARA PAPAL APRA PPP PPD PPP PPP LPP DAP PPP ARE RRD DAL PPPDP DAD PPP P DPD PDP WO CENTS IN KILLED ATTACK © ATTLE, IN HER HOME! ‘Two Children Are Wounded by Slayer; | Man Walks to Police Station anc’ Tells of Brutal Crime; Says He Wat Disturbed by Party in Night TACOMA, Sept. 28 | brutal murders ever recorded by Tacoma po- lice was committed in the shadow of the Holy |Rosary church here, this morning, when Johr | Carl, 74, beat Mrs. Eunice Anderson, 35, te death with a hammer. ; The murder occurred in Mrs. Anderson’s home, where Carl also attacked Eunice, aged 7, and Arthur, jaged 9, with a butcher knife and milk bottle. They | were taken to a hospital, but are expected to recover. _ Carl walked into the police In his cell at the city jail, .—One of the mosi station at 6 o'clock this morn- ing, confessed the murder, saying that a booze party had” jbeen in progress in the Anderson apartment, and that he jhad been unable to sleep because of the noise, His roo: were on the second floor, above Anderson’s. | <LAHOMA? r | : ‘s names was earls jas they are only men named jat 15. oe "oor 5 ‘- bey coreae han liens = Goa Poll tt that Gov. Wal |in the com: Al, members of the train crew: brutal rom his min: SA apased oh oe weet in re-| Judge Hall's ruling came after|thought to have been carried to curled up on a Jail cot and went agra cere frit the ‘rooms ‘and @ ton is exo the legislature to|Mrs. Blanche ‘Seebe, a former maid,| their death in the surging waters ' ‘to. sleep, shortly after confess- Oh ge i Sa nn it was sald edb but we've’ often wished| had told’ of a, midnight ‘secapade|of Cole creek ‘have’ been rescued | Ing to, Acting Captain of De- |, iss ibe 82 told Detect convene, but we've hed | hi ‘ 1 ineer, fire nduct | Syeda urish that the two men: had ‘ ‘ the at the Burckhardt home, some 10|The engineer, fireman, conductor, tectives E..V. Nelson that be |° somebody would do th ome eg ago, which involved Mrs.|mail clerk, baggage master and | hae getter Me pricy the house a short time &efore Cas E Sy ta the lesistaturg ray state. Tiron ree pig known woman| dead. bra nan, at first reported| 3 Py r " ¥ * came down the stairs and struck # N WANTED companion and’ an army officer| Killed, w found, seriously in-| “Please remember, | am a mother, fighting for her child,’ Mrs.. Louise Burckhardt said,| It was at 6 o'clock Friday morn-|her mother with a hammer. on : ecuaiteal Osmeineioaer Roy A.|called Captain Woods. Jured, in the wreckage, just outlin posing for The Star’s cameraman. The picture was taken during the morning recess of hast nt Loe Gc. ne Poniee k mi wed Hee that the first Dow ESS) of reach the ter, 5 ‘ p thar iy e heart: Me vs nocked her unconscicus, Haynes says that farmers can make | QFFICER INVITED "Maniac cure 32 pansen.|the sensational Burckhardt divorce hearing. ST Fearne Pace Rensp of police and was directed to Nel-|also found that she had been ‘elt : . : te t 32 pote by Price Carter, tate joRraph Pe gee ne cider, but city men will be arrested | To HER HOME gers occupied the two rear sleepers, A mel, eat son's offices, bed behind the right ear with a oe discovered. 2 | On the day that Mrs. Seebe told) Snich remained on the tracke” Of] “I want you to go out to my|knife, : Anybody want a good farm hand? | about, Burckhardt had been called} these, four received slight injuries} e e e house and raid that party,” he Both children ran to their ia to Portland on busine: That aft-| Bight persons were reported saved Was reported to have said. “They’ve| mother’s rescue, they said, but Now that the pollen is gone from) ..oon afrs. Burckhardt Woods | trom the two chair ¢ His re Gt booze out there.” were beaten back by the in- x tae flowers, the bay fever seat jg | Attended: a matings, «Later Mre.| not ahows 46 af the 66 passengers Nelson told the man that it] °furiated man. 4 closed for everybody ee ta eek at called Woods at the Se-| accounted for, as alive, nine of would be impossible to go just then| Picking up a milk bottle, the lit Deggons who still wear straw hats! ttle hotel and asked him to come|them injured, and 20 unaccounted| as search warrants are required in|tle girl said, he struck her brother flirt with grass widows, jout at midnight. for. McBride beli¢ved as many as e @ order to search houses for liquor. | three ti Sdeogers | | times over the head, break os ackine “She then put ‘ a wee ance | five of these would be found alive “I thought ems he acted one ing the bottle with the third blow, ; she 97) jcalt for Portland and at #0| No bodies had been recovere nervous,” sald Neison. “I noted /‘The boy's throat also was slight i Up einen ton oh the office ell the | o'clock got Mr. Burckhardt cn the} A. W. McBride, assist general! e that he had some blood on his|pusies by the butcher ee “ : ting, ce home and to reading as bo testified superintende: gton fi 0 f Kk a : vy Rk > ial — ce eeeasae wens Gn tae phon ; Mrs ser t ple “orl wt erin . ce oiiteg | re rf fo gees saree 2 fed c cate Police officers said that they ney. : Days of Queen Elizabeth.” by Mark| told him she otter dtg pratt esc) Saki Mates | Two high offelals of the defunct! According to Bigelow’s and] here. | : . Kind ce a {tr Sa such a brave little soul as Twain, which fs an ideal, roguish piece, che was jJonesome. it would be impossible to make a} . ‘ hape had been in some kind of a/the girl. When the offi and never printed, but ft do please me ne eee oe eee midnight C: st of the deel today. Ho sald|%6 Ol Syndicate had been en-| Thayer's statements, the -salesmen| Its charged in the complaint ai he ait e officers i greatly. But I am resolved, ged - a rs owas sf e he cals wee deeply imbedded fh red in the federal dragnet Fri-|of the company centered their ef-| tiled against them with the U. | Carl then ting Wik wk and aS ‘as washing her brother's ‘ I have read it, to barn it, that it may | Woods cam: 5 we} . . mid morning which is spread in| forts on firemen and’ policemen in| i z a mi | weer _ , and it was not until several _ a not stand in the list cS my ns go prod She then testified that Mra. Burck.| mud that bodies could not be re Beattle in an effort to round up| Seattle and succeeded ih selling} U8ttict attorney here that they, said: ‘I did it. TI killed her. minutes afterward that they found =~ pe nd read it,| * ered for several ho ol attle ound ids @ and ears | es he ai >, } q fecelig rontagy aa ‘And so at night|hardt and the other woman, whone bas for » go ata an ae all officials of the concern who are| $12,000 worth of stock in the two|thru their concern, promised stock] Patrol drivers hurried from the| she also had a gash on her leg. oe to supper and to bed. | identity was not clearly established, | @ 5 “are bellaved to (be | charked’ Wiis Mastng, the/imnalla “tp | departiventa Mae cota Sad $92,000] purchasers that a dividend of 36/Statlon to the scene of the murder, ‘Brother's hurts are worse,” had begged Capt. Woods to remain jeshe: Ges er.| defraud in. the selling of alleged| worth Of stock wis sold to all! ner cent a month would be paid|*fter first locking Carl in jail. she explained, be Perhaps the most economical an!-|ionger, entreating him over his|in the two. chair cars and smoker vithildis mock vik tho Gocspany. | binyeracin ‘eeath |_ They found little Eunice Ander | Efforts were being made by the | rn r, r | worthless 0¢ je compa puyera In Sea re. e 0c} The c ja so a . + = mal in the world is the moth—it mag : protestations. fal a etna sucka | 1. E. Bigelow, former president] Policemen and firemen in noigh.|°" the stock The complaint also/son, with a wash basin of watet | police to lecate A. F. Anderson, hus: holes. MAID SAID SHE panied ‘whe wa an hs reas plat. |of the syndicate, was arrested late| boring cities also bought heavily| charges that they promised in their/in her hand standing beside the | band of the murdered woman, ‘They bie his WAS OFFERED GOLD lorit ‘whew tha ta plunged into | Thursday night and was unable to| of the stock, according to tho ad:|stock selling literature, which was|bed of her brother and washing |sald that he was employed by the Why does that fetlow |_He then consented, according to) tne torrent abbed a rope and | produce $7,500 bail Friday morning ssions of the syndicate officials.| said to have been sent thru the|the wound on his neck. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail Gleefully gloat? | Reebe. BE cahar aly. Laci vinetay wedie Lester W. Thayer, vice president th men resigned within a week| mails, to redeem all stock and pay} The body of Mrs. Anderson lay (Turn to Page 9, Column 2) He's bought his winter's ater the same night, Mrs. Seebe| wth the ard ping ston in the |of he concern, wns arreated Friday| of each other ffom the 66 ayndi jinterest at the rate of 8% per cent|on the kitchen floor in a pool of pares sal rata Overcoat, fae, |testified, the other woman came to| two Pullman cars on the rear of |morning on a charge of using the| last ‘April, ring to their state-| if oil in paying quantities ws not| blood. 4 cee, Revons.| (farm to Page 6, Calumik4) the train many of those clinging | mails to defraud. His ‘ball was| ments Friday. They were secretly| produced within six months Nearby was a hammer, a bloody ie pe 2008: Ob eae ero evel - a to the portion of one sleeping | also set at $7,500, which ‘he was| indicted by the ral grand jury] The indictment filed against|butcher knife and a broken bottle. . tion want Muzzey’s history barred | car and- Chale voir vintesing: were. ahable toraiee and wif he ted in federal court] (Turn to Page 9, Column 1) The police hurried the boy from the schools. The students 0 a Mercy Sunda railed to abe beaRtagr scoidities ana ce somemelcne: eatin ee and girl to the county hospital, SPEEDIN ‘ ¢ costed grdenr oe ms y NS First news of the disaster was car. where they were given medi- “> ppabecapbahos Pee Quypar in nearly all Seattle || ried to Casper by H. C. Bubb, ice! . ° | o eget ore ‘ sia tte 4 urches will be observed as ss ain! ‘rom what information the po- ey x HA! HA! WATSON, WHAT 1 Mercy. Saute plunged into the creek 55 p. m ran U e ou ur ra tc Nee could put together from the| “| Like to See ’Em Fall,” 4 FOR SALE a lard press Ministers from their pulpits || and that he did not reach Casper un told by the children and the Dri Yell sausage grinde : “hon oer ta will stress the relation Seattle's || til 1 When he spread news of| age A oftthe | tn ataowetied aeleeis hacd ie : alleged murderer, there was a party river Yells ee ee eee Community Fund drive bears to||the catastrophe, a relief train was pete FUQUA, head o t | RGOG RORESEIRGIA. Oe rethe [oe Cwded. wt 1 Rever over. lin progress at the Anderson home, Peon “! rT 1 ¥ | traffic bureau ain at | relieved conges = ter OPT SAN which lasted until late in the morn.| §; raion obiles andl cter building. The part all || immediately dispatc . b ¥ r < which. le until late in the morn Speednig at 40 miles an Qxe- tes ating fake att 04 citizens should. pi ie pads Relief will be impossible until the| to tell a police: meeting how dential district By overlooking glaring and |ing. Carl sub-lets rooms from Mrs. Tuesday night, a large pari ae igh-powered moonshine make a bad| | i OG a tenedeAd LAceILAUetiGrat wdlars SemAaonibs GAA: ee asd Sout: Matordobllee: axe By. yermitting machines to one-eyed headlights, kid drivers, | Anderson and resides on the second | car, occupied by a drunk ye | combination. SEE Gay te te Ee er Ee a Sadia un meat sh around cornord like scared | speed. maniacs, we have done |fioora He grow tired of hearing | party, deliberately ran cower Ane Out of 100 red-headed girls, 99 have | | j undertaking” sufticient || speed. that it huried the cars n arly| This Is fine! The efficlency of | ick abblts ye have aided ia | our bit'in-r du Ing the work of the laughter and other noise and|Ward, 66, threw him 40 feet ina diteh +4 “4 : 3 . bah t © deepes ou affic department should be eliminating the number of | the census-taker, epeatedly warned Mrs. Ande k w legs, says an Eastern artist » care for of Seattle across the creek, Into the deepest ar traffic department y ‘ ; | repeatedly ‘arned Mrs. Anderson | alongside the road and left h Torin ty Wha watt ced hen ted will, be. enipHanieed part of the stream, Little can ‘be| accorded national _ recognition | pedestrians “always ® problem |” “Yen, Op handling of the’kuto |to- buvgulet the childtan AMnina dead, after the driver had eoarieel girl you "ieee and then run. Mercy Sund: it was done from the Casper side, and| In several respects, ovr handling in a big cjity | problem is unique! But, then, “I like to see them fall.” 4 see |] nounced Friday, will be inati ||equipment on the train dispatched | of the auto problem is’ unique. By the mere’ twistsof a wrist, | too, the other experts will fib there had been two men| Ward was rescued by Louls K. IDAHO ROAD |] tuted as an annual affair in ge. ||from Douglas, Wyo., Is scant | For instance, there is the way as it word; traffic slips are made shout the wonderful traffic cont [with Mrs, Anderson during the | Lear, president of the Green Lake 3 1 ‘dheas to Ks) i x : Five peraons,.'. belleved val. wer have dpived (the paride to drop into the waste basket at ditions in thelr cities. So go |night was another point that wus [state bank, who saw,ithe smccilaits i . : a Me } (Turn to Page 9, ¢ | evil By allowing park in headquarters, In this way our | ahead, Frank! being investigated by the police.| Ward has been in the ctiy hospital, | | Ving dale bn || meee ae eo BEF, AIF 5 sD * wae un Se ea near death, since the accident, He 100 Miles Per Hour | 4 . is suffering from a dislocation of | rords'Do Your Damnedest || ADAM AND EVA Their League of Nations BY CAP HIGGINS [titer sono s caccten ae mi to Page 9, Column 2)_ spine and dother injuries, which (Turn to Page 9, AND THE MEXICAN JUG CAN STANO THERE (Sav! THIS WILL BE A SORT OF A LEAGUE = = = may prove fatal, Ss BY THE RUSSIAN SAMOVAR AND THE OF NATIONS WHEN WE GET THE PORTUGESE The story of the accident, as old TODAY’S WANT WE'LL HAVE May PB cya GREEK VASE. WITH THE OLO ENGLISH SARDINES , NORWAY HERRINGS , ALASKA SALMON | TURKISH RUCKS, by Lear, Ward and the driver of One i Gun epamiee ° CLOCK AND THE. CHINESE AND ITALIAN SPAGHETTI IN hoe te ets A een De another car, who witnessed the acci. ¢ z ‘S NT. issu y AD COLUMNS LEATHER CHAIR » SCREEN BEHIND a MEI Nee |: iiated eNom ? dent, was that Ward was walking Here 1s one of the homes —— 3 along the edge of the highway, es that are being offered in to- which is especialy broad at that : pig's’ targhins: point, one file north of the city lim: |its. Thered tournig car seemed to WEST ATTLE Modern 4- |deliberately swerve in order to room pl ottage (2 bed- strike Ward. The aged man was ed ea poreh lifted hibh in the air and thrown |) atross front n beast jover an embankment, crashing basement against a large number of boulders, which knocked him unconscious, 4 | Av the red car sped on, the driver | Was heard to remark, “T like to see | jthem fall’? and the entire party ” | laughed uproariously. Lear and the % other driver were horrorstricken and ‘ea 4 1 turned their cars about and reseuéd hah, telecon tities Ward, whom they carried up to the P , : road and rushed to tho city hospital, , ; i tae sahing as Lear declared that he believed the Gia propert occupants of the red car were intoxi. (Turn to Page 9, Columm a