The evening world. Newspaper, June 10, 1912, Page 7

a AOS. THE EVE . 4 Jana the fact that a bone in her throat, | head. When he sought to pick her up he Which could not have been affected by | saw that she was unconectous, The tt-| ff Q was broken, proves concius tle girl's stillness, he sald, frightened |} $ str . Then there w he | him. He lifted her from the floor and finger marks on the child's thro j carried her out onto the sidewalk and it dently made by a le 1 at . | then down the steps into the cellar, He THAT HE HID BODY ,— OFTHESLAINGIRL police say MeKenna ambidextre placed her in a narrow bin in the cen When MeKenna was later pressed for] tre of which stood an unused stove cov- further dettails by Capt. Price and the}ered with carpets, and left her there. Coroner, he filled in some of the gaps inj Then—and he gives no explanation of the fact—he Joined in the search for the Uttle girl, Later in the evening he went to Mount Vernon, his story. He said that he had tibule of No, 1077 on hi nto the ves+ way upstairs | when he met ed, He had always} The funeral of the Uttle girl was lie the child, and {* gave him pleasure] held yesterday afternuon at (he Swed- |) - {to play with he n this afternoon, ho! jen Miesic od and irty- || Joseph McKenna Held for the) said, he Hi Ho BAW fer afd | Sb BIRGeE And SIBRIN. Avenub, | 2 {eighth etreet and Eighth avenue, The Rey. Oscar Brodin, who is the acting | f) minister at the mission, preached the sermon, Eight boys who had been | members of the Sunday school that]| Sigred attended vote the coffin into hoses eure eaeed | CARRIED THE BODY TO CELLAR] church and were followed by eight ‘The g00d memory of a five-year-old} AND HID IT. small girls who had heen membors of *\ boy was responsive for the arrest of| Sigred, McKenna said, fell on her; Sigred's Sunday school class, Joseph J. McKenna, thirty-three years ol, who is held to-day in the v8 | witho it bail charged with the murder of | six-year-old Sigred Eokstrom of No. 107 Ogden avenue ,the Bronx. He hiding her body tn the cellar next at No, 1077, where !t was found Thurs- Ga; night, but denies killing her inten- tionaMy. He deciares she fell from his arms to the hard floor. Soon after the police began work on | the case Edwin Ecketrom, the victim's little brother, tod them Sigred had been given a penny the day be‘ore wy a min, and was expecting him to give her an- other, as he bad promised, wien she peared. McKenna answered the description furnished by the boy. He lived in No. 2077, and was known as a ne'er-do-weil | fa the neighborhood. Ho had helpod | searah for the girl during the excite: | ment following her disappe2rance, | kmowing all the time that her body was | fn the cellar, where he had thrown When her father expressed the b | before the body was found that she had been murdered, McKenna agreed with | him. eran | he picked declared, erough, and she fell frc the floor, ef In th Murder of Little Sigred Ekstrom. rip onto Cholcest Shipments of the Western Creamerics Red A Alaska SALMON, 15°| rated APRICOTS, 2 225° | After the body was found McKenna | disappeared. The police soon were on | Ris trail. They arrested nim él Gay at the home of his fathe: rested Sovthern Boulevard. He had go Mount Vernon on Friday, bee: om a charge of vagrancy and aorated his siters. Brether-in-law, A, J. McCarroll, with whom he lived at No. 1077, found nim there and brought him back. eee nig? Atlantic & Pacilic 274 Rowre he underwent an almost constant five of questions from a dozen detectives, 400 Sores inthe U.S. These Prices for Metropolitan District ¢nly Late yesterday afternoon he was taken ? imte the reception room of the Morris- i emte station, and one by one many | familiar faces passed him on their way {i 0 the * in’ office.” He seemed ill si meee \ | et ease an QVWN ‘berkood ae } tag bard | five Capt. Price of the Bronx Detective Bu- vreau, Coroner Shongut and an Assistant District-Attormey and stenographer. Capt. Price held a transcript of state- Everything i: H cess and increasing patronage. 20 years of fair and liberal dealings with our cus- tomers. We were first to say $1.00 Per Week Starts You Housekeeping This Handsome Moroccoline Leather Couch, ‘Mount Vernon for vagrancy he had once served a year for deserting from the army and six months on the island for burglary. Finally he broke down and eonfeased. “TM tel you, Captain,” he enia. “T hed deen standing in the vestidule ‘Thureday evening when I saw the little gizl playing on the stoop. She came to me and asked for a ponny. I took her im my arms to play with her. Then she feh out of ny arms. Some part of her} body, may be her head—I don't knuw— truck the hard tiled floor. She seemed | Gazed, may be dead. I was excited. I) picked ber up and took her to the ~ dar.” “| DON’T THINK | STRANGLED HER,” HE SAYS. “What happened then™ one of the} detectives asked. | “] put ber in the cos! vin. Then I lett.”" “You strangled her, didn't you?" “Mo, Not I didn't do that.” “Well, how did those marks come on her throat?” *T @on't know—” “Now tell the truth; you strangled her, didn't you? asked Capt. Price. “T don't think so,” he replied. Whe Coroner then committed McKenna $9.98 price offering Tt you 125) Kemomber, if what you want ts here $1.00 PER WEEK BUYS IT. Open Evenings tll G P.M. Saturd Or, M. We Way Wrelgnt and Halton’ Fares? Ts of come bout chance, tsa OMS smpletely Paraished te the Tombs to await the inquest The doctors * y the girl $1,000.00 To Graduates of Any School in June, 1912 JATES FOR LOY GRADUATES Ist Five— 1 t4k. Gold Watches. anc Five— 14k. Gold Watches, Sra Five—15,00 14k. Gold Watches. 4th Five—#10,00 Diamonc 4th Five—810.00 Solid 14k. Gold Watches. Charles A. Keene's Diamond and We. advertisements will appear daily dur- ing June, 1912, in New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken andNewark evening newspapers. . To the twenty girls and twenty bors GRADUATING FROM ANY SCHOOL during June, 1912, who have \ } sD OR SENT TO CHARLE ABSOLUTELY FREE 81,0 In the event of ties for any to each graduate so tied. THESE DIAMOND AND WATCH ADVERTISEMENTS MUST BE SENT within one weels of their publication, with (le graduate’s ec, address and name of school, to CHARLES A. KEENE, 180 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY NOT Names of the forty gra to be awarded will be published in New York and Brooklyn newspapers, SUNDAY, July @8th, 1912 These Rewards Are Now on Exhibition at 180 Broadway, N.Y. Mail or Send Advertisements to CHARLES A. KEENE he wv asst ,00 worth of { these rewards same rewerds as offeres. wi i be given NING WORLD, Our To the members of the visiting German Squadron Welcome to the Bloomingdale Store. This is a cordial invitation to come and enjoy the privileges of a Modern Depart- ment Store when in the midst of @ mer- chandise celobration. Souvenirs and Demonsirations Infante’ Depariment—A doll’e pretty eap every purchase. Meat Department—Standard tn- Brah i ith In 0 cul tor; also ome prize A’ Pretty Picture every palr of © fn our Notion \Framing—With jad Dress Shields ik Department—Sample packages of Cooking Bags given free in connec- per bag cookery demon- Women's folding com! ry worth up to $10. pretty models. Toy ,ialloon—In our Infante Wear Women's and Stationery Shop — With our "Queens : boro’ pound Package of writing Pa for your mountain yor we oi . Wome: and Linen Coats touring, mot present a set of 6 oe) Po Blooming tere ortment ! morrow, bach service given hol, Dioxogen, Per. Baca a reiectise ts: (esl ceenetine he ome ee CW} A splendid opportunity. Ohl eee tes coking, tard eaides ene tony: he Bee naver veem orrented, 20 years ago we comnienced our career on padded bundle, any elke, 14 to 18 Speciat in this Sale—Genuine Reflex Welsbach Lamp at the low price, $1.25 Ce ee ere ‘The Boltce Chen oot elle CLEA Third Avenue. 20 years of continued suc AED fnen. Bloomingdales, Main Floor. Bloomingdales’, 84 floor, 69th Street Section. SOth Street Section, — amy, vel ————— Dress Goods---Cut Prices Queensboro Bridge Celebration Sales! 50 in. Mohair Sicilian, colors and black. | 36 in. Black and White Shepherd Plaid 36 in. Two-toned Whipcords, colors... 36in. All-wool Albatross, colors & black 36 in. All-wool Serge,colorsand black, etc. 27 in. All-wool Figured Challies, in bor-) dered and Dresden designs......... 36 in. Cream Bedford Cords, at..... 36 in: Cream Striped Mohair, at....... 36 in. All-wool Cream Henrietta, at... 36 in. All-wool Cream Taffeta, at.....) $1.00 All-wool Panama, 50 in., in broken lines of colors........ $1.25 All-wool Poplin, 42in., line of colors 98c All-wool Chiffon Panama, 42 in., in myrtle and brown..........++ 98c All-wool Bertilo Suiting, 42 in., in navy, garnet and reseda..... 75c All-wool Cream Nun’sVeiling BI Summer Underwear Queensboro Specials for Men & Women Ribbed Undervests, 7¢ low neck; no sleeves; come in regu econds; specially good value. Women’s 15c Cotton Undervests, 11c White ribbed cotton vests, full trim, low neck, no sleeves; extra Swissrib andlisle finish, sheer and clastic, neatly trimmed with lace, also plain tops; oll sizes, in- cluding extra large. Very special values at the Queens. boro Sale Price. Women’s 25c Combination Sulls, 17¢ Women's white ribbed combinations, low neck, drawers umbrella style, All sizes. Men’s Balbriggan Underwear at 21¢ Strictly perfect quality, fine gauge shirts, trimmed witheateen front. Shirts have 4, sleeves, drawers have double seat. A sple: and great bargain. Men’s 50c Porosknit Under wear, 29c Men's white genuine Porosknit athletic style shirts and knee drawers, all sizes; seconds, Men’s Nainsock Underwear at 24¢ Men's white chee ook unccrwear, as good os mony brands sold at 35¢; atliletic ct o ers; all sizes, Better grades of underwear for men and women at special prices. ” wiale’, Main Floor, 60th St. Becton, MONDAY, JUNE 10, Wonderful Queensboro Bridge Celebration Sales’ || INADDITION TO THE BARGAINS THERE ARE MANY FREE SOUVENIRS AND INTERESTING INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS. Come! 2,000 Women’s and Misses’ $8 to $12 Summer Dresses, TubSuits, Cloth Suits, Coats, Wraps and Skirts and Misscs’ Dreeses, worth up to $10.00, in a great m. In Leather Goods Store—Demonstration ghowink the making of Leather Baga, variety of handsome styles. uding the new safety frame; sou: ‘ Ventre of gold pl lding combo Women's and Women's and Misses’ Serge Drosses, worth up to $10.00, in white as well as colors, well tailored. worth up to $12.(0, for cool evenings and reat values; useful for and outdoor wear. No Mail, Phone or C. 0. D. Orders Will Be Filled. Genuine Welsbach Lamps and Manties lo. 4 Genu pLight, including] er stamped with Permanent glase Meateeh doe R aur HEME 73¢ ine Welsbach high grade man-| maker’ ‘ame: “one label bottles, woght und roomy... 73e IMantles, up- tle, good needle} genuine —Welsbach drug store valve burner] mantle, one engrav- style, covering ight and in and mica chim-| ed globe, all com- iM verted, that ney, very suit-| plete, ready to be probably any sell for 10¢ able for a attached to 49 toilet or medicinal ar ‘ rooms, ining 4 preparation t in bya ried rooms and hall-| FREE oa home. Witch ways; regular) Welsbach bookle el, Hair Tonic, 25e price, 29c; to-| with story of Wels Toilet. Water, Alco- ‘66 loomingdales’, Main Floor, 1 1912. opportunities this Third Anniversary of the Bridge brings. With every purchase of 5S0c FREE worth or more in any ment of our store, from 8 to 12 o'clock to-morrow (Tuesday) morning We Will Give a Bunch of Six Fresh Cut F.owers All you nced do is to present your sales voucher at our cut flower shop on the main floor. ALL CARS TRANSFER TO———= The Bl omin;da.e Pure Food Show Began this morning with a wonderful array of free sou- venirs, samples and demon- strations, beautiful decorations and a myriad of bargains. Some of the Attractions: Samples served and souvenirs given at Lipton’s Tea Booth. Duffy's Apple Juice served. Valusble souvenirs given away at Pillsbury Flour Booth. Pier served at Deift Peanut Oil At Swift's Houeecleaning demon- strations, many 5 Gosman’s Ginge: Ale se: ved. Humbert és Andrew's Potato Chips, Calf’s Foot Jelly, ete. Sample of White Rose Tea. Steero Bouillon Cubes, ete., beg oot ty the Grocery Store. Come, ples served at Jello Booth. Pound Cake served at the Waldorf Je Glass Toilet Bottles, at. . Like Cut. In Our Glassware Store, 34 Floor Lingerie Women's and Misses’ Linen Suits. worth up to $10.00; cool and breezy for Summer, A big choice, Women's and Misses’ ‘Throw Man- tillas,"’ worth $10.00. The fad; reversi ble, stylish; all pretty color combinations. Women's and Misses’ Dress Skirts, made up in taffctas, serges, Panamas, voiles, etc.; very pretty models. Ext: as well as regular sizes, Women's and Misses’ Linen, Voile and Tissue Dresses, worth up to $10.00, in @ score of different styles and materials, exceedingly pretty. Bloomingdales’, 24 fh Misses’ Silk Dresses, 00, in a profusion of > Misses’ Cloth Suits, trip. Acclearance. Misses’ Repp and 59th St, Section, in The Queensboro Anniversary Sale Underprice Ten Cent Welsbach Welsbach Jr., 2ic | Welstach Lamp Onifit, 49c yj Welsbach Burner, Mantles, for 25¢ Welsbach Jr .| inverted; each burn. With Glass Labels, Bargains in Sheets ind Pillow Cases Muslin Sheets, good quality. linen finish, T2x0 size bot hy Specials in Our Greenhouses for Queensboro Anniversary Sale include: 15 plants, such as Begonias, Geraniums, Cannas, Nasturtiums and other summer flowering plants, all very desirable for beddirg. Also 1 fine Killarney or Irish Beauty rose bush, 10c growth, in all a total value of $1.50, in this very especial Queensboro event, at the low price of ....... IC FREE—1 large package sweet peas, 1 large package nasturtiums and 1 dozen packages of flower seeds, presénted with every 50c bashet of bedding plants, These seeds alone would cost more than 50c in seed stores, NOTE—Not more than 2 baskets to a customer. Greenhouses on the Roof, ee cece . td Women’s Long Silk Gloves, 69¢ . Heavy Silk Mousquetaires, elbow length, double finger tips, and in every particular a standard 89c quality. 2-Clasp Gloves of Lisle C hamolsette biack, white ana colors sneer rececce seeee 20C Bloomingfales', Main Floor, 89th St, Section, Summer Hosiery celevrated “Kayser” make; douole finger tips; variety of Queensboro Specials for Men & Women Cc yd. 36 46 Cc yd. xu x0 Cc yd. colors, black and white, and long lisle Thread Mousquetaires wh ot Bamboo Furniture Bargains Stock of J. Deltour to Go To-morrow at !4 Price ‘A stock from a house well and favorably known to the trade—J. Del f ‘ ‘ tour of thiscity, Sold to Bloomingdales’ before removal to their new fac Women’s 49¢ Sk S ockings at 23¢ tory aad in tims to figuse in our Queensboro Anniversary Sale at prices Woman si : never heard of heretotore, These ure instances en's plain, ecamless and full fashioned sills stock- ings, with deep garter tops, spliced linen heels and toes; PE: Bamboo | Bamboo black and white only. They regularly sell for 49¢ and Ji ee Geni are great values at that, Rn === e wilt », = ri, Sewias | Book @» Women’s Lisle Thread Stockin 3s, 15¢ JO) Talles | Sheives Women's fine sheer gauze lisle stockings, mercerized aires finish, deep garter top, spliced linen heels and toes; (like cut) 95¢ Burnt wood substan. colors tan and solid white and black, Women’s Co'ton S ockings at 6¢ Full regular cotton stockings, seamless and fast black; medium and light. Many other specials. Men’s 25c Pure Silk Socks at 16¢ Men's pure thread silk half hose; spliced double heels and toes; solid colors and combinations and plain black, $1.59 em Covered with matting, tial; . 4, peruiar Men’s Liste Thread Sceks at 12'<e regular price Silk finish lisle thread; double soles and heels; in price black and colors. Linen. Wonderful values at our very $2.50. $1.50, special Queensboro Bridge sale price. M'ssion Oak Tadour- ehes, regularly 75 Maiting Covered Tabourettes, regular? 3Sc.; at {Shirl Waist Boxes, matting covered; regularly $1.50; at Bamboo Side Tables, covered with matting, at 50) Bt, Section, Men's Cott n Half Hose at 6c Full regular made seamless socks, cotton, first qual- ity: black and colors, Other specials in better Hosiery for men and women at equally attractive prices, Bloomingtales', 42e ‘19¢ Main Floor, 95¢ 55¢€ icomingda! Mata Floor.