The evening world. Newspaper, February 20, 1906, Page 4

Girl, Charged With Murder |. Calmly ‘Aids Counsel in Selecting Jury. HER MOTHER WITH HER ' *No Jury Will Ever Convict After Hearing Her Story,” Law- yer Declares. (Continued from First Page) Mitte round-faced woman of the French t type, Was among the first to Biter the courtroom. She was accom. by another duughter—a good girl, Bits “ocher daughter. is Berthe Claiche is a type. Scores wwho look like her can be seen any cight up and down Sotenth avepue or Ing through the cross stree.s off way, Peaceful sleep. plentiful Gute aerpast chant months hawe nt pz Gen Pout and colored her. checks, tened her narrow brown eves and ‘out some hollows that. once in the sides of her neck just ie Greases with characteristic French neatness. she wore @ rather ornate white shirt waist with a lace @ilat. A dlack uit set Te eee a aiouiders sexntshed round her shou) .rmor touch in connection with worm brown hair and eyes. No a French woman could wear che ty hat that Berthe Claiche wore she wore it. f Mother Sits Near Her. | whore was a pathetic touch at the be- of the trial when the stout lt-/ mother down the aisle to 6 a seat by the side of the defend- Hard experience for thie mother face all those eyes, to sit so near to flesh of ter flesh in the shadow of The clectric chair. She knows little of law-Or of the ways of court. And Clerk Penny advised Berthe that the ‘ors were about to be chosen and she must challenge any she did desire before he left the stand the of ‘the mother twitched and wrin- Tears dropped from the brave eyes and convulsive movements Whe full round throat showed that she choking back sobs, She lacked the ce in the chivalry of men that calm and pretty daughter pos- “Clarence D, Ford, of No. 235 West we 24 strest, was the first tales- called. He was satisfactory to the fosecution, but when Mr. Levy got of htm he admtted that Berthe ‘he's history might prejudice him he was excused. Albert H. Caffer, of No. 313 East teenth street, an elderly man, was iptiy challenged by the defense. “J. Francis’ Murphy was the next called, and everybody sat up and ook notice. A tall, bearded gentleman yk the stand and was instantly rec- jognizsd as one of the foremost land- ye artiats in the United States. Mr. ag said that he had studied art in ris. The little defendant perohed her head ke an interested bird and whispered 1 one of ‘her counsel. The poor moth- | , striving in her simple way to follow | he proceedings, heard the magic name aria, and for the first time she smiled. Mr, Murphy said that Berthe Claiohe’s if: would not prejudice his judgment inst her, but he was challenged by defense. 4 Looks Like Longworth. ‘Leonard Sasman, of No. 56 West. Ninth street, the ‘next talesman, said t he has’ lived in New York four Are “Where did you live before that?s, ed Mr. Levy. “At the Cosmopolitan Hotel,” replied ie witness. ‘When Informed that the Cosm Lied in oHtel is supposed to be in New Work Mr, Besmanr sitd he was burn in niludelphia and lived there all his life to the time he reached this city. Al- ough forty-two years old Mr. Sasnran s never married He_ look: ot unlike Nicholas Long- worth,” President Roosevelt's. son-in- Jaw, the resemblance being particularly Btrikimg about the forehead. Mr, bas- Iman was satisfactory to tote Levy and) ‘he Ply Steused him. i ewhat of a novelty was A. How- rd Hoppe, the next called. He is a lew Yorker, born in New York. Mr. loppe is married, is im the dry-goods usiness at No. ji Grand street ani lives at No. 532 West One Hundred and ‘ourteenth street. When he announced bat his family conalats of four sons he promptly challen y the de- a My wed by the Another born New Yorker was Robert D. Kohn, an architect at No 170 Fifth venue, residing at No. 631 undred and Fifty-second street. ‘ohn is married and studie! four years | In Paris. This announcement led to Another whispered conversation between | ithe defendant and her mother. First Juror Secured. Both nodded as Mr. ‘them and Mr. Kohn the first juror and by reman. “Mr, Kolin does not, believe In the death ‘penalty for murder, but Would vote for its infliction, because @ law demands It, should the clreum- Stances justify. er Montgomery. blond, specta- cled and rather severe In appearance Was oxcused by th uel. Rosenblatt, a real estate deal- er at No. 6 Desbroases strect, residing | at the Hotel Majestic, said he and As-| sistant District-Attorney Kressel be-| longed to the same lodge, but he would not allow this fact to Influence him in considering the evidence, Although Mr, | mblatt said he had formed an im-| Pression as to the guilt or Innocence of ths accused he was accepted by both sides and took chair No the jury box. Mr. Rosenblatt js married and has Morris G. business at Ni n? West F with os residence at rt avenue. the class of ndant's vy! 80 strong ng in a ve Y exercised all hi and ingenuity in seeking {o secure ¢ taleaman on the jury, Mr. Knapp sai despite his prejudice he would live up hie oath as a jur ¢ Distri d to he fea lenged him peremptoi jAlexander Kaufman, a salesman 25 East Ninetyninth street, Pron Street Theatre. was ex Then came Sidnev Levey who has a high forehead. but not uch @ high forehead as Abe L He was @x- cused by consent b se he {s @ per-| foral friend of Abe Lovy. though Adolph De Jonge was ao satisfactory to Mr. Levy that Mr. Ely excused him {na hurry. Robert Burns was excused by the defense, and Werner Franken- here, a notion’ dealer, was challenged for Implied bias by “the State. Mr.| Frankenberss si e had formed an impression but one verdict, us at * class eserves the worst he veun posalbly get Challenged by Defense. exter O. ‘Tmany’ dealer In bonds and ferlties, snapned out his answers without “hesitation, anda world look a murder trial ‘would look a matter of business, without sentime or sympathy, Hel Was. challencs ly the defense. | the numerous acquaintances Mr.Levy appeared in the pereen of W ral fam Bernstein, a se dealer, of No. 5 ma avenue. Berthe Claiche was 01 Bis customers, and he was excused ae West One | oF torned to} defense. | excused for | in this, chal- | ‘i BERTHE CLAICHE, WHO IS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. (Sketched in court to-day especially for The Evening World by Staff Artist Macauley.) Pye pte Goalers was, quite, willing was to serve ae a juror, but Mr. Levy chal- Jenged him. -—-_—_—— CHARGES AGAINST CODY IN CLAICHE CASE. As the result of a confiict in testl- mony in the case of Berthe Clatohy charges of neglect of duty were to-day preferred against Detective-Sergeant Edward T. Cody, of the Central Office, by Inepector McLaughlin at the dires- tien of Comminstoner Bingham. Cody is alleged to have made false statement, in regard to the osse during an examination m the office of District- Attorney Jerome’on Feb. 2 He then denied he had made certain remarks to Patrolman Harry Morton concerning the girl and to which Morton is alleged to have repile: “It is not so. I have letters from Berthe that everything is all right.” Clarence Martino and George Billa- strolmen, hiwe made alliG- y Made the remarks which Cody's trial will be held on before Deputy Commiasioner ea FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES. (Special to The Evening World. NEW ORLEANS, La., Fed. . —Pair Grounds entries for to-morrow: FIRST RACE—Stx furlongs; selling; puree (a) Macey entry. HIRD RACE—One and on¢-sixteenth 10 12 FIFTH RACE—One and one-half purse 5500. Cloveriand Prince Salm Cant Honts SIXTH RACE—One mile; selling; ie Cagliiae *Mnudina te and one-half fur- FIFTH RACE—Fi' Joniex, handican. Rhinock. .- en mock hesplan | pass gt Bast Jack Dolan Mahogany Pens erken ” Daniel... Felepnon 4 bore, Word Bane | *Apprentice attowani Lary Young + CITY PARK ENTRIES. NEW ORLEANS, La. Feb. 20.—The City Park entries for to-morrow are: FIRST RACE—St Censor bs nT Bella a ap na Harvest Time 1.1.00 M1 SHenry of Frangiamar 10 Major 100 | Carpenter... wien, aitn miles; ‘selling. Kitenw ood Ho kaway THI nilles, if *Manneuvre 0 MOR cue Arrentice al THE MARVEX GLOVES. | MADE BY TREFOUSSE & CIE., CHAUMONT, FRANCE, EXCLUSIVELY FOR B, ALTMAN & CO. IN MOUS. QUETAIRE LENGTHS AND THE NEWEST COLOR. INGS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER. > ts) SO ANALNS 1ey)) LY . my | YY BERTHE CLAICHE IS CONFIDENT SHE WILL BE ACQUITTED THS KPPEAE ay PP AFTER SUPPER AT ST. REGIS Magistrate Barlow Heard the Story from Mr. Fitz- patrick's Own Lips. J.C, Fitypatrick is a real estate dealer, with offices at No, 1991 Lexington ave- nue. He lives in Bedford Park. These things should not be overlooked by such sociologisis as may read his story, They may offer a clue. Anyway, here is the low, sitting in tho Yorkyille Court. He heard it. believed and allowed that it was the most remarkable of his exveri- ence. Mr, Fitzpatrick Gined at the St. Reg‘s Hotel. At something like 2 o'clock in the morning, having decided % go home, he found himself passing the doors and windows of No. 149 East Fifty-fourth street, wherein dwell Mrs, ‘Anna Hoffman and ther daughters Anna, Freda and Hilda, aged twenty- spectively. And with them, as star| boarder, dwells one Joseph Crovo, aged forty-four years, The three young women, actresses, are exuctly one-half Of @ sextet known to vaudeville as the “Poster Girls.” i Now, J. C. Fitzpatrick, having found himself in front ol Lie Lou of Lie tivil-| mans, chanced to loux up a. one of the Windows, Waere he perceived Miss | story, and the truth of It may be yeri- | [Fane by application to Magistrate Bar-) abree, twesty-two and twenty-one re-/ CLERCYMEN FIGHT FOR ELEVENTH AVHUE BIL Father Chidwick and Rev Dr. Acker Ask Legisla- ture to Remove Tracks, (Special to The Evening World.) “eb. 20.—The agents of che ALBANY, F New York Central Ratiroad Ined up to- day before the Citles Committees of both houses in opposition to the Saxe- Stanley bill to compel tie company to remove bis ks from Bleventh ave- nue, in Maal Engineers of tie at it would result in to the company’s In- re million tons of freight were distributed annually by way of the Eleventh avenue tracks ‘A large delegation of prominent New Yorkers appeared In favor of the me: ure, among them being Rev. Fa Chidwick, Rey. [ir, Acker, John C, man, representing the West End Assi ciation, George W. Alger and J. As wall Hodge, of the Citizens’ Cotnmi: au terests. as two Senator Saxe produced a number of letters in favor of the project. One from Congressman Olcott said: “The evils have been so great In connection with| this reatter that there can be no two opinions in regard to the propriety of the bill. Its passage will be very gratl-| fying to the people who live on the weet| side.’ Sacrifice Sale Anna, guzing anxiously toward alm. Locked Him inside. | Fearing . that something might be wrong With Anti, Mur. Taputrice crossed the street und upproacned tue aoor of her house, where ne found tow laay, with a wrap over ner suvuiders Wasing. She movoned fim wo toiluw her, which he aid. Uuce inside the door tue Key was tu lock, aud Anna, discardiy te tue fact that Bee in dress. ‘api So were her ired upon he scene, Anna, in trolicsome top hat from Was likesy to happen next surprise him nesc at first was that t door here als) w jucked @iter he ha pissed through. But, then, to his tn tense surprise, mortifiostbon, horror an aul that sort of thing, gentle Hiida, wh will be rememberea as being younger by two years than Anna, first amuses herself ‘by making a fotish-looking football of his hat, Kicking it bitner anu thither about the room, and then, Jeap the ¢ arms about his 4 the while she addressed him in terms 01 | aufection. | Help! Murdert Police! This was crore Unin Fitzpat Bedford be distress, 89, lady, he. rushed to the door, opened it, and ‘attempted w leave. But, would | you believe it, there stood the star boarder! The bourder is larger than | Mr, Fitapatrick, but that counted ror maught. He brished himn aside, forget- ting hts hat and his lesver size in a wild desire to be ence more a free man. Somehow, he reached the street. O1 watch ‘chain Was a police whist ich vigorousiy. No came. He went to the Fifty-ficst st police stathn, where Detectives O'Con- hor, Summers and Conroy gnd Patrol- and all re- man Becker Joined him, turned £0 the Hoffmans. ‘The family refused to admit the ress and adjourn to the st The ladies declared that 7 had there been go dinbelleal a. plot ageinst innocene> and lightheartedness, but the Magistrate fel: constrained to collect $10 exoh from Anna and Hilda. Fiven Magistrate Rerlow admitted that it certainly was cd {4 iM, Open Wednesday Evening. Closed Washington’s Birthday. A Special Sale of Fine Laces. ALL OVER LAGES, Orientals, Baby Irish, Point Venise, French Vals., Mechlin and Irish Point, in White, Cream and Arabe; from 49¢€ yd, to 4.48 NET TOP LACES, White, Cream and Arabe, with insertions to match; from A6eto 49e VENISE AND BABY IRISH INSERTIONS, jn White, Cream and Arabe; from 8¢ yd, to 1,19 DRAPERY NETS, 42 inches wide, suitable for waistings; in Polka Dot and Floral Designs, White, Cream and Black; from69e yd. to 1.39 FRENCH VAL. EDGINGS AND INSERTIONS TO MATCH, 29¢ 4 doz. yds, to 1,35 APPLIQUES, in Batiste, Baby Irish and Venise Effects, White, Cream and Black, from % inch to 9 inches wide; from 5¢ yd, to 2.08 WEST 125TH ST., 7TH @ 8TH AVS. — eS '-_OOOOrOrO Underwear Department. Latest Importation of French Hand-made and Exclusive Designs of Fine Domestic Weaists and Underwear now being shown. Lord & Taylor Broadway and Twentieth St., Fifth Ave., Nineteenth St. THE PINK EDITI OF THE EVENING WORLD CONTAINS ALL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY, ( a Ea PD dia ate of Used Pianos Ending. The pianos we took in exchange for our Benedict pianos are nearly all sold. This is the remainder: 100 Blackington was §$ $325, now 150 Geo. Hews, £700 $ oo was 25 The greatest values ever known. Terms, $1.00 a Week Steinway Piano was $ $900, now pies eee nS /SUESINE, SILK ears Better Than Silk. EW and charming N for evening wear, Street wear or housewear anyt!me—so soft and beantiful that you at once think: ‘What lovely material for waist or gown,’’and youareright. Nothing prettier nor more inex- pensive. Suesine Sik Is a twin to China Silk but more serviceable for the touch of cotton in it— and costs less than half. Samples sent upon re- quest. Plcase give the name of your dealer. FOR SALE EVERYWHERB. Write to your dealer for samples, REhrorn Mines 2 INTRODUCERS OF SIEDE GLAC® Third and Mercer Sts, New York. 5 = yy OO l | <= cOmPLETELY tyamusit 64 wa ERY Ae i SCONE 9098 EAA commuerny Fest ms MAAC eG Lie WRITE FOR Lists oF @{¥ THESE GOODS. BET, 119TH @ 8" Sd Ave., Wile 120TH NO INTEREST. VO INDORSEMENT No Employers’ Keferences Required. You positively save the middierma 39 MAIDEN LANE NY. Saks & Company Broadway, 33d te 34th Street. New Spring Outer Garments For Women and Misses. We have done with the winter garments. All our concern and all our energy are given to the new outer garments for spring service. How much that promises is evinced by the imposing collection of advance models which our stock affords. They are diversified and authoritative. New Tailored Suits of Panama cloth, broadcloth, voile, light mixtures, checks and stripes, together with tropical weight serges in white and stripes, At $25.00, $37.50 and $48.50 New Tailored Coats for street and driving wear, of imported tweeds in plaids and mixtures, coverts, rajah and pongee silks, together with Pony and Eton Jackets of broadcloths, silks and coverts, with long or short sleeves, $45.00 At $17.50, $29.00 New Lingerie and House Dresses of imported mull, Swiss, lawns and batiste, in white and delicate colors, elaborated with lace, embroidery and hand embroidery, including new princess styles, $25.00 $48.00 $69.00 New Tailored Suits of linen and white serge, in models designed for service at the winter resorts, At $15.00 $29.00 $49.00 . 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