The evening world. Newspaper, October 29, 1903, Page 1

t Giese Fair to-night and Friday, i caer [ “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | Circulation Books | “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | to All.” cori : PRICE ONE CENT. YORK, ‘THURS DAY, OCTOBER 20, 1903, [ “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ } PRICE ONE CENT. BECHTEL GIRL TOLD FRIEND He. FEARED SHE WOULD GE SLAIN Latest Developments Show that the Young Woman Was Murdered on Day Set for Her Weddiug and that Her Love Affairs Were in a Tangle. HAD VIOLENT QUARRELS WITH HER SWEETHEART Two of These Patched Up Through the Intervention of Girl Friend—Thomas Bechtel, Her Brother, Secures Bonds- man and Is Released from Custody. (Special to The Evening World.) ALLENTOWN, Pa., Oct. 29.—Facts are coming to light in connec- tion with the tragic murder of Mabel Bechtel that are fast clearing up some of the puzzling points which helped at first to make the affair a mystery. Her love affairs with Alfred Eckstein appear t) be in the main the most promising field of inquiry for the police. ' A reporter fok The Evening World to-day discovered that Eckstein expected to marry Mabel Bechtel on Monday last, the day on which she {3 Supposed to have béen murdered. than any one else among women here, is the one who will bear witness to Uhis startling development, startling because !t was unknown even to the girl's family, and so far as can be learned to any one else, and becausé Kck~ stein made the announcement of that intention under exceedingly strange circumstances. “On Thursday morning last Mabel came to my house,” said Mrs, Heiser. “She always used to tell me all her troubles with Eckstein and ‘Weisenberg. She used to leave Al on account of bitter quarrels, She loved) Weisenberg, the cigar drummer, more than any one else. “Well, on Tuesday morning Mabel was crying, and she told me there ‘ad been trouble at liome because she had refused to marry Eckstein. She said that if it kept up another two weeks she would be killed, That she ‘would be dead. She didn't say directly in so many words that she would be killed or who would kill her. “I told her not to worry, and suddenly she said: ‘What do you think, Filla, that Al said to me last night?’ I told her I didn't know. “‘l was going into the theatre and he came up and asked me if he could speak to me. I told him “yes” and he said to me, and before every one, “You are my intended wife. I am going to marry you on the 26th." Mabel did not know what to make of it, and I could not understand either,” Sa4W THEM QUARREL TWICE, “T know that Eckstein was brutal in his behavior toward Mabel. I have seen him twice after he had quarrelled with her, and he came to me! and asked ime to go to Mabel and get her to forgive him, ‘| did so, and she was so forgiving that she let him come around again. Once 1 was with them In the Allen house and he tried to strike her with a castor. I told him if he did that I would strike him. She would never fight him back. “When Mabel would be out driving with Weisenberg and other fellows ‘Al used to stop them and talk to her. 1 haye heard him say it, and more than once Mabel has told me that Al swore he would never let her 50} with any one else or marry any one but him.” Miss Heiser's parents heard all that their daughter said and her father added: “I was the one who told Tom Bechtel—he is the brother under ar-! rest—that Mabel was dead. He had heard a rumor, and when I came up to him he asked me if it was true. PREDICTED A VIOLENT DEATH. “We went to the house together, and the moment he saw his mother he said: ‘Mother. didn’t I always tell you that Mabel would be brought home to us dead? “«pidn’t I tell-yout-— and ho dla not finish what he was Boing to say. t cried.” “Yes,” sald the daughter, “that was what Mabel sald to me—that would be brought home dead.” “Of all her brothers Tom was always the Kindest. He woclq 5 her and that’s more than the rest of them did for three or four reek to "just let her come and go from the house and never spoke to her, Tom sate Mked Eckstein, either, although the others did. Bekstein still holds to the same stolid attitude that he assumed ‘was put in a cell. He says that he knows nothing beyond what h, ready told: ‘Tom Bechtél protests his innocence vehemently. Ella Helser’s fy rr when he has al- Ella Heiser, a young woman, who probably knows more of her Reinga He saw Wckstein standing behind the heater in the dining-room and bo wh she | WINS EASY RACE Defeats Stolen Moments and Warranted and Clips Second Off Track Record for Mile and an Eighth. BIG CROWD IS OUT TO SEE STAKE HORSE RACE. Harangue, at Odds of 10 to 1, Captures the Third Event— Champlain Takes the Fifth from Reveille and Dutiful. THE WINNERS. FIRS, RACE—Ahumada (7 to 5) 1, Illyria (7 to 2) 2, Girdle 3. SECO > RACE—AI!I Gold (18 to 5, 1, Nine Spot (15 to 1) 2, Never- more 3, THIRD RACE—Harangue (10 to 1) 1, Lady Amelia (2 to 1) 2, Crown Prince 3." FOURTH RACE—Hermis (1 to 7) 1, Stolen Moments (6 to 1) 2, ral ranted 3, ses FIFTH RACE—Champlain (4 to 1)/ 1, Reveille (7 to 1) 2, Dutiful 3. SIXTH RACE—Orthodox (9 to 10) 1, Sonoma Belle (6 to 1) 2, Con- ifend 3, (Special to The Evening World.) HERMIS BREAKS AN AQUEDUCT RECORD Tuowas SHonst SPECIAL EXTRA, MURDERED GIRL’S BROTHER A ‘SUICIDE ALLENTOWN, PA, OCT. 29,- THOMAS BECHTEL, BROTHER OF THE MURDERED GIRL, MABEL, COM- MITTED SUICIDE IN JAIL HERE T0- NIGHT. HE CUT HIS THROAT WITH A KNIFE, CLAIMS COL. MPCLELLAN'S . ELECTION BY 100,000 RACE TRACK, AQUEDUCT, Oct. 2.) —iHermts won the Edgemere Stakes this! afternoon in easy fashion from the other | two starters in the race, In doing 10] he broke the track record for a mile ard an eighth, covering the distance in 1.63. The previous record was 1,4. It is sald that W. C. Daly’ will pro- test the piacing In the last race yea- terday on the ground that Squid was justly entitled to the money FIRST RACE, Seven furlongs. ata. Jnckeya St HIC Fin wo Rightful, 115. Ringdove, 115, Chicle, 108, Mt to Start ‘ood. m handily. | Time—1.28 1-8 Ahumada raced to the front at the! 20 Fi 4 8 gives him more than 100,000 plurality, Charles F. Maxahy “Ale Asserts that the Tammany Candidate: Will Carry Every One of the Five Boroughs and Be Made the Next Mayor. The official Tammany Hall estimate of McClellan’s plurality, issued to-day, elected, His after he had Langhliin, “In my opinion,” he said, “McClellan will carry Kingg and he will carry with him the entire county and borough tick- ets. A few weeks ago there was lots of dinsatisfaction, It has been dissipated, In my own district the change of sent jement was made just talked with Hugh Mc- “He will havi 65,000 in the bor a plurality of about hs of Manhattan and said Charles iphy. “The Democratic tickets a clean sweep in all five boroughs. ry start, made all the running amd wonlam as confident of this as Iam confident | ment and the healing of differences has Sleverly by a, length from eee that I amalive. My information {s| heen wonderful ard reports to me | Girdle four lengths for the place. as good,or better than tt was when 1 | ajcate that it been the same a SECOND RACE was laughed at for predicting the enor | over the borough. One alle. Betting, [20Us plurality for Coler."* Betting on the election on the curb Starters, wet St vat Fin. str, Mr. Murphy sent Notices to all dis-|in Wajl street to-day was very lUght Alt Gold. 0. Bise 188 GB) trict leaders to-day Instructing them | anq dull, with odds at even money, or Nevermore. 08, J. Jor re to tell voters not to answer subpoenas | 19 +49 1.3, in favor of McClellan. Stroller, 105, Red! from the office of the Superintendent edfern Qelawaha, Tor, Gannot Monograph, 110, O'Neil. *Riart mood. Won nandity. Stroller and Monograph raced away in j front, followed by All Gold and Oola- , They held this order to the bh. where All o..d cloned on toe leaders’ and took up the runni ler held on to second place sixteenth, where he quit, and three lengths in front, winning handily, THIRD RACE, Five furlongs. Starters, wats. Harangue, 102, Kady Riietla-ia0, stich Crown cor Baling Bettin fockers. tdi, i se a, Nel tk Sule "Mt" Jor: Redfera ‘ , JJones 8 ‘Adel Treble. 0, 8,6 weher It refers to Mabel Bechtel’s anticipation of an early and violent de goes to corroborate what her mother told the police in the Herein SHE HAD A PREMONITION. “When Mabel was leaving on Monday morning,” is the old woman's statement on record, “she cried. She told me that she was going driving with Welsenberg, and I told her not to ery or worry ‘You may be crying! soon, too, for me, mother.’ was (he answer, but she would not say any more, Més, Bechtel {s a wreck. Early to-day she collapsed under the terrible strain that has been on her since Tuesday when she found her beautify! daughter's bruised and battered body in the alleyway of the cella: (Continued on. ad Page.) “4 It ig} start fockexg. St.Hit Fin, nineteen years since another beautiful girl was brought home to her fran ee | i wet w. ae ; tite ‘The largest bet of the day was by al : , of Elections unlewm they are personally’) cnaries Mingeshelmer, who placed $8,000 served, Subpoenns have been stuffed under doors and left in letter boxes, |with H, G. Hemming at even money, “Tho machinery in the power of the|Mr. Hemming taking the Low end of Republicans ts being used for purposes | the bet of Intinidation,”” said Mr. Murphy. T| Among the other beta of more than have it on reliable authority that on | 510) were: the night before election Commissioner | 41, rooka bet Ames, Swann & Co. Greene will. transfer every patrolman | s99 even on McClellan. from his district with the Intention of | ye. 41. Brooks aleo bet the same firm making it a hardship for him to vote. | sio9 to $750 that MoClellan will receive The Commissioner has discovered that! 45.099 plurality in Greater New York. *, H. Brooks made offera to det | Chairman! , Campaign suid four. no takers, even 9% to $950 on Me- Mts yugands, Lot y when he offe, od Clelian. was noticeable durin bor: | tnttre was more. talk of 9 be there were actual wagers, Demwcratic County, MeClellan wor d carry | the day that that he though’ betting than Brookin and that the Democrat ough and county tickets would © | STEAMER SAVES CREW. 85 ~FMPELELLAN IN, FLL GET OUT.” —GEN. F. V. GREENE. | But the Police Commissioner In- sists that Under the New City Charter He Has a Four Years Term to Serve, SAYS HE HAS ENFORCED THE LAWS AND WILL DO SO. Declares However, that Under No Circumstances Would He Remain as Head of the Police Under Tammany. ‘|carefully avoids any Police Commissioner Greene declared this afternoon that he would tmmedi- ately quit his post should Col. McClel- lan be elected: He sald: “1 can conceive of no po: which \d consent to hold office under ander ‘Tammany Mayor. “What I wished to call attention to was that, even in the improbable event of Mr. McClellan's election, jt would not be in his power to remove me, because ‘he could not establish that the public interests require it. “If Mr, McClellan should be elected 1 shall of course resign at the close of Low's resignation, leaving to Mr. McCle! the full responsibility for the Police Department in the appoint- ment of a Police Commissioner.""* His Earller Statement. Earlier in the day he gave out the foliowinz statement: “I see that Mr. McClellan has at last arswered the question which he has been dodging for several weeks, namely, whom he will appoint Police Commis sioner. He says he will not appoint me. “He does not seem to me to be very familiar with the law, as my appoint- ment runs four years longer. The law says: “The Police Commissioner, whenever in the judgment of the Mayor of said city or the Governor, when the public interests so require, may be removed by either.’ Doubts Election Anyw: “T don't think Mr, MoClellin will ever be called on to decide this question. First, because in all probability he will not be elected; and, secondly, because {f he ts he will not have the power of, appointment unt!! he has created a vacancy by remcval ‘because the public} Interests requir “Tt will be noticed that Mr. McClellan reference to my services a6 Pollce Commissioner but attempts to bring in a business con- troversy which Is In the courts where It will be properly settled, and not on the stump. $$ ACCUSED OF MURDER. Arrested Charged with Killing Junk Dealer. NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 29.—A middle aged Itallan was arrested this after- hoon’ on the suspicion that he is the murderer of Louls Mendel, who wae robbed and killed in his office, 7 Bast Twenty-third street, New York, on the morning of Feb, 8, 193. The arrest was made on complaint of Emil Mendel, of No. 142 Howard street, ark, the murdered man’s son, The prisoner claims not to understand the, English language and the police are Mr. ‘home in Lynn, Mass., and met Naylor, who is an old friend of-mine, at the {the Rossmore.” ae PO_ICY KING 18 SHIELDED BY A DYING GAMBLE Se Carpenter, Who Was Shot by “Doc” Naylor During a Life and Death Struggle in the — Rossmore Hotel, Refuses to Give Any Ins : formation Against His Assailant. a “GET RICH QUICK” BUSINESS LED UP TO THE ae Lately Involved in the Enterprises of John’ J. Ryan, of Turf Notoriety. “111 not squeal on ‘Doe’ dying in the New York Hospital his atieriota from the effects of the eri: bullet wounds inflicted on him ty the “policy king” during their terrifie struggle in the Rossmore Hotel early to-day. All efforts to SORES termination were vain. The real story back of the shooting was told by P. He proprietor of the place, when “NDoc’’ Naylor was arraigned in defies * Market Court. | Roche says Naylor and Carpenter had both been agents for Jo. . Ryan, who was involved in “get-rich-quick” turf concerns, | ~ “Both men were called befvre tie ederal Grand Jury at Philadelphia to testify against Ryan, who is wanted in St. Louis,” said Roche, “and Carpenter, whose right name is John Russell, gave evidence which impli cated Naylor. Naylor was compelled to leave the city and last night was the first time the two men fiad met since then, Naturally Naylor was angry with Carpenter, : HAD THREE ENCOUNTERS, “They first met at the Casino Cafe and had a wordy quarrel. They they met in the, Hotel Metropole barrvom and there had a fist fight, and later they met in the Rossmore and there had a long conversation, and we all thought their differences were then patched up and were surprised to hear ot the shooting. “There is nothing in this talk about Naylor bringing a colony of floaters ‘here or in any kind of a political deal whereby gambling was to be permitted if Tammany won.” When Naylor and Thomas Cleary, who was arrested for attemptingyte aid him to escape, were arraigned In court both were yery shaky, but Ni lor especially showed the effects of intense excitement and recent dissi+ pation, Noylor said his right name was Thomas Lenahan, but that he was more commonly known as “Doc” Naylor, He said he was fifty-three years old land had only been in New York a short time, that he had come here from _ Philadelphia anc had no fixed place of abode in New York. Both men _ wero remanded until 10 o'clock this morning. sf NAYLOR SAID IT WAS BUSINESS. Naylor was asked what the quarrel had been about, “Business, business, business!” he said quickly and nervously, “1 abe almost crazy, I want a drink and these officers won't let me get one, I have made no statement and I will not until I get a lawyer.” Cleary was more talkative. He said: “I came hore yesterday from my” we were together most of the evening. Rossmore. We met Caren unabdle to learn his name or address. Mr. Mendel insists that the prisoner is the night watchman ‘Joe, ployed by his father, who disappeared, found. | he junk} et shortly before Mende:'s body w ‘The late Mr. Mendel was in business in East Twenty-thind s! At the time of the murder a gold w Sy) nd diamond stud were stolen. murderer ov Med $490 inv imoney that was in Mend Veat pocket. ——— TOBIN wy DIE DEC. 14. Court Fixes Same Time for Execu-' tlon of W. B. Ennis, | ALBANY, N. ¥.. Oct. 29.—The Court] of Appeals to-day named the week be-| winning Dec, Wiliam B, Thomas Tobin, York, The Court, kan Both are at Sing confined Sing WEATHER _FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ding at 8 P, M. Friday for New York City and vicinity: Fair to- night; fair and warmer Friday; Ancentor, 06. out. Tim i ‘3, x Lady Amelia, with all ene, | Serato. olenens Fy was installed favorite, but she could| Fine aa ry mdi 5] not stand, the additional penalty of comeing A TY {Colorado Brings 1 ichaelx, The Ally ran on her, courage A Coe re to ithe ligt, sixteenth, where Harangtie iiher 1 pl oa wk ae Shipwrecked Seamen. glosed. ‘Then Michaels attempted ‘one Reddington 200 Go} Je amer C help Lady Amelia, but mucceeded inlet] Mrtsmorse “idl. Meade} 2214 20) 00] ‘The Mallory Mne steamer Colorado Ung her go all to pleces. and Harangue| | start Kood wor riden out tme= Capt, Risk, which arrived to-day from won cleverly a length and a half, f t the! Lady Amelia, wa was a length and @ halt "Champlin Pret ninaead won| Mobile and Brunswick, prought Into in front of Crown Prince, flatly byw length from. Revellie, who ‘port seven shipwrecked seamen. They Mije angen clam AS ®. handily tong and beat Dutiful a’ head jare captain and crew of the achooner etting, [for the place. c . from St. Simons, Ga, fc Starters wats. Jockeys. 81.HIf Fin, Rettig: SIXTIL RACE. Glenfield, | from, Bt i ae Pomp 13t, Hedtern ME dur! one-mile Noank, Conn., which they abandoned ne Bott at sea Oot, 27 when in a water-logged Warranted, 20.” uth 100 6 StLHUGPIn, St. PI i ood. Won easly, tn Beater we teen: SCN 9tg! Tj ]und sinking condition 4 quer went. to tet ‘and stayed Ronoma Belle.¥i.Miaminel® 1, a Capt. Gilbert, of the Glenfleld, said ie von . . there rough the last turtone, but staiee | Sur, Nuet, 10 0 the schooner sailed from St. Simons Moments tired In the lasi alxteenth| 8, hinne® PY Oct. M wita a full cargo of lumber. and Hermis won easily at the end by|Semtan’ iis 16-5 When the Colorado appeared the four jengths. | Stolen Moments was ff-|aiian. joi, ul Fy waa In an unsafe and dan- teen lengths In front of Warranted, | Gorer, 116, cy schooner FIFTH RACE, Eolect wairett att ASS ih 3 Kerous condit'on, The abandoned ves- Six and a half furlongs, et bar aig ‘poor, ‘Son eadis, Mome—1 40 2-5. [sel was set on fire. ny Ben FY. ——— a i a3 MASS. MBBTING MASS-MEBTING \ 2 Barge Canal, For 1,000-Ten Barge TOUR ces srreetenss HOw a4 cooper atom ‘Ke-Morrow Nightef Cooper Union Te-Morrow Ni as © ate frech southwest winds, ——<——————— MASS. MEETING, 1, | conrt-room back to Police Headauarters. and shown to the lined-up detective-sergeants, He was recognized McNaught and Capt, Langan. “What was the subject discussed between Naylor and Carpenter?” “Oh, they talked mostly about politics and gambling. Both ‘were iny terested in some way in local politics, but they most talked.about their own business, which was gambling.” A great crowd followed the two prisoners and the detectives from the Naylor begged the officers co stop at a saioon and get a drink, but they would not. Then he asked ‘f he crowd would give him a chew of tobacco and some one gaye any one in t him a cigar to chew on. WOUNDED Mé IS SILE! Coroner Scholer went to the Now York Hospital this afteraoon and en: |deayored to get Carpenter to make a formal statement about the shooting. man refused steadfastly to cay & word about the quarrel ot The wounded Naylor. * said the Coroner, It.” rpenter wer moment,” sug: ‘ou're going to die,” the doctors tell me,’ ought to tell me everything you know about this ‘No, I'm not going to div, either,” answered ©; ‘ou know the Lord may take you at any “and you Corone ; “Well, if He does, all right,” said Carpenter, “but I'll not lphere were 300 persons saw me shot and if there's none of them man) enough to come forward and tell the truth about it, my assailant way) fe i" tree for all of ine.’ He turned away and refused to say another word. 4YLOR RESEMBLES CROKER. Naylor bears a striking resemblance to Richard Croker and alvo x bles him in his ability to keep silent in times of stress, Ho refuses to! a word about the shooting. a Before his arraignment in court he was taken to Pollee Head ie a yt 55,7 Wea McNaught remembered him as being sent to Sthg Sing for eg, (Continued on Second Page.)