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. $10,000 CAS Se _.-_______— H WEATHER—Clearing to-nights Fi —_— P KILLS SELF ON / GAL OD Hotel Cadillac Guest Shoots Himself in Front of Ho- tel Marlborough. ‘A. W. Y.” ON JEWELRY. He Gave Name of A. W. Rodgers, but Had Torn Labels From Clothes. A man registered at the Hotel Cadll- fac a8 A. W. Rodgers of Jackson, Miss., fob and cuff buttons ‘A. W. ¥.."" blew out ‘bis brains in front of the Hote! Marl- Borough, Bro dway Dut whose wate and Thirty-sixth ring. whom he had and who gave the! es Wellington of the Ho tel Warner ran screaming into the Marl-| Borough a few seconds before her escort Killed himself. md tired of thie thing. Tm going to kill myselt.” She tied, she @ays, as he drew a revolver from hie pocket. Two porters washing off the sidewalk and two street cleaners saw the man Press the weapon to the right side of Bis head and pull the trigger. The whole side of his head was blown awa: ‘The revolver was of such large callb the report was heard for several blocks, @roused many hotel guests and others in| the vicinity, and soon a motly Broad- Way crowd was rushing to the spot. Policeman McGraw of the West Thir-| tiech strect station took charge of the) young woman while other policemen | tried to learn the identity of the man, When he pulled the 45-calibre revolver from his pocket a Hotel Cadillac room key fell to the sidewalk. Through this the police learned that fhe went to the Cadillac last Monday, | He was about thirty-five years old and | well dressed, There was a man with him who registered as George W. Mum- ford of New York. They took a sulto ftogeher on the fourth floor, but yest @ay Mumford left and the self-styled Rodgers asked to be transferred to a eingle room with bath and was assigned RICE ONE CENT. AFTER NIGHT AT CONEY; MPANION FLEES | property Tharsday fair. EDITION. int, Co. ¢ BROADWAY RUSH MARES TONICHRACU 2000 LAND Sudden Order for Protection of Americans Causes Stir in Washington. | WASHINGTON, Aug, 2%1.—Complete arrangements to throw a force of 2,000 bluejackets and marines into Nicaragua within ten days to protect foreign lives {and property and keep railroad com- munteation open from the American le- gation in Managua to the Pacific Coast were made to-day by the Navy Depart- meni. Secretary Meyer to-day issued rush orders for the big armored cruiser California San Diego, Cal, to pro- ceed to Panama. Meanwhile the trans- port Prairie has been ordered from the Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yard to Philadelphia to take aboar@ 750 ma- rines and sail on to Colon. This force will be sent over the Panama Railroad to Panama and be taken on board the cruiser California and be rushed north- ward to San Juan del Sur and Corinto. These plans will bring the United States forces on ships close by and al- ready ashore In the revolution swept re- public to a lttle more than 2,000 men. OMicials believe that number will be sufficient to protect Americans and thoir and keep the railroad open The line, which ts American owned, runs from Madagua to Corinto. CORINTO, gua, Aug, 2—(De- layed in transmiasion.)—Fighting be- tween the Nicaraguan Government forces and the revolutionaries has been almost continuous since Sunday at Chinandega, about ten miles from this port on the railroad to Managua, The town was turned over to the rebels on Sunday by the Government troops and all communication both by telegraph and railroad between the coast and the capital was cut off. The Government troops to-day recaptured Chinandega Q@IRL TELLS STORY OF HIS LAST HOURS. He was a stranger to everybody about the hotel, and did not seem to spend Much time there, but while he was in “this rcom fe kept the bellboys busy bringing him drinks, Yesterday after- * noon he left the hotel, and in Forty- * Gfth street he met Miss Wellington, eording to her story. He thought he recognized her as a town, and they spent eights in the White Light district. They ‘went to Coney Island to dine and after enjoying the various attractions on the ‘sland took a taxicab shortly after mid- pigat for New York, ‘On the way back the man began to ect in a queer way. He first tore the and, which the girl says contained In- {tials, from his hat. Then he opened big coat and waistcoat and tore the fallor's labels from them ‘They went to the Hotel Roy in West {th street, off Broadway, and ex get iis some more drinks left put 4 o'clock. The git tried to cheer hut re ids e bo and disgusted,’ When they got in front of the Marl- ®Worough, almost opposite the entrance, he told her he had decided to kil! him. elf and she ran in for help. TOLD GIRL HIS NAME WAS WILSON, ‘The man wore a blue serge sult. In fhe pockets was found $907.18. His hand- id watch bad the initials “A as did his fob and his cuff but- There was not a scrap of paper tons. fn the pockets that would lead to his fdentity. His room at the Cadiliag was gealed by order of the Coroner, who hopes to find something there to-day Ghat will show Who he was and where Be lived. Miss Wellington, as she called herself, was released by the police afier she had Been questioned. She said the man had told her bis name was Wilson and had talked of his prosperous business in the Bouth, but declined to tell her what It 8. was sald at the Hotel Warner that @o woman of her name or description fwas known there JACKSON, Miss Aug MAW. who shot himeelf to death In rk aarly tovd an y cannot be id Ww she init am, aere after defeating the rebel: peiiedic Sate PENDERGAST ACCUSED IN CHARGES AT ALBANY. Building Trades Council Commit- tee Alleges Labor Violation Complaint Was Dropped. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 21.—A commit- tee representing the Building Trades Council of New York made a complaint to the Attorney-General to-day alleging violations of the Labor law on public work In New York City, Thomas J, Curtis, Chairman of the told the Attorney-General 10 an aMdavit filed with Iam A. Prendergast, al- ontractor John Clattery of was employing men on pub- work at Fort Washington avenue Broadway, and was not paying them the prevaillng wage scale as re- quired by law. Mr. Curtis sald an in vestigation was made by Comptrolier Prendergast but he held that the com- plainants had failed to establish a case The Governor told the committee he would look into the matter SL SENATOR BRACKETT RETIRES FROM POLITICS, | SARATOGA, N. Y,, Aug, State Senator Edgar T. Bracket has been a member of the Senate since 18%) with the exec two years and who was minority leader of | the Senate last winter, to-day en-| 1 his In a statement és & Sena Hackett satd that nily | man ¢ eH. Whitney atoga | County, Chatrman of the Wave ard] Means Committee of the Assembly hist | year, will be Saratora County’ 0 date to succeed him fn the th th| [Senatorial District, comprising the jcountles of Saratoga and Washington | - Gets Hyd) | j Roc e. 2 ne j sistant tor Richardson, | U, roplane pilot's jMcense at Hammondsport today. Ite i | the second naval officer to obtain such {am license, Hugh Robinson brok | record for number of flights in inte the air Adweele tim: ain ey, | by 7 New Che f “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | Pe te sPrees Bul DNORCEINRENO, TWO WEDDINGS IN CALDWELL, MAYBE Mrs. Charles Wilfred Hunter Is Seeking Separation From Jersey Millionaire. MAY WED LIEUTENANT. |Husband’s Name Is Linked With That of Pretty School Teacher. The return of Miss Wilholmina Me- Bride, a tall very fine looking young woman, with an olive complexion like that of @ Spanish senorita, to her posi- ton as teacher In the pu schools of Caldwell, next month Is to be op- Posed by several business men of that place, These business men, headed by Wil- bur Gould, a contractor and builder, have already appealed verbally to mem- bers of the Caldwell Board of Educa- tion, asking that the resignation of Miss McBride be demanded. They ws thelr rr mn for doing @o that Mrs, Mabel Ward Hunter, wife of Charles Wilfred Hunter, who owns millions of dollars’ worth of real estate in New York, Florida and elsewhere, left Caldwell for Reno several months ago to procure @ divorce. and that Miss McBride has announced to various frien¢ds that on January 1 she is to @arry Hunter, RELATIVES ADMIT SHE [8 IN RENO. Relatives of Mrs. Hunter admit that she 1s in Reno and that she has filed suit for divorce. Miss Mildred Bond, a cousin of the milllonaire's wife, who lives on Roseland avenue, opposite the magnificent Hunter home in Caldwell, said to-day: “My cousin is pleading Incompatibility in the Reno sult. She and Mr. Hunter were married when he was nineteen years old and was attending a military academy. She was then seventeen, He is now thirty-eight and she thirty-six, Mr. Hunter is paying all her expenses in Reno. “It is generally understood in the fam- that Mr, Hunter and Miss McBride ¢ to be married after the divorce Mrs. Hunter has also told ine and other relatives that she expects :o marry Lieut. Worcester of the Coast Artillery. nor where Miss MoBride's parents a. she lives with a sister, Mi dead and Bride, a trained nurse, at Orange, N. J, | HUNTER’S INCOME $50,000 a YEAR. Hunter, who owns property tn tho northern part of Manhattan that brings him In an income sald to be $5,000 @ year, is at his hunting lodge near Lake id. He also owns a handsome es- tate near Palm Beach, Fla, Miss McBride has taught in the Caldwell schools for twelve years, She has long sung alto in the First Pres- byterian Church choir at Caldwell and has been a leader in the local dramatic | 0% fOr raps oe Ry Ears T know how the club, So have the Hunters, Mrs, Hun-|®*™¢ pages , ars ix known as the most beaut: | Went to see Mr. William M. Ben- ful woman in Caldwell, is an elocu- | Rett the then Republican leader of che tionist of note. But she never took a| “strict ontinued Mrs, Seidman, ‘and stage part in the amateur dramatic | 2 treated me very nicely, He tried to productions. Hunter and Miss Me-|S*t me ihe permit from Hecker, but Bride always did, and Mra, Hunter| cold not. T also went to nee Mr. Hurry aoa ak EtRG HAGA Mack, the former leader of the diatric Lieut. Worcester hag been seen in| “nd he tried also, but he afterward satd Caldwell frequentiy. He was. intrs-| tla: he couldn't do anything at aii with duced to the Hunters by Lieut, Barclay, | that Alderman.” It was then I decided | la cousin of Mr. Hunter, and the twa|'? go to Mayor Gayac yMcers have spent as much ax a week wie NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1912. DEAL BY POLICE INSPECT ~ IN MAY IS FOUND BY GRAFT PROBE [« Circulation Books Open to All.'’ | 14 PAGES Bh RAR OR R wrart R-—Cleaving to-night; Thursday fair. CENT. PRICE ONE WOMAN WITNESS TELLS OF GRAFT "Y NEWSSTANDS Mrs. Seidman, Referred To in Gaynor’s Speech, on the Witness Stand. SAYS SHE SAW BECKER. Declares He Would Not Ap- prove Application Unless District Capiain Approved. Not only was additional testimony ad- duced before Acting Commissioner of Accounts Harry M. Rice to-day tending to prove that graft money was extorted in Alderman Niles R. Becker's alder- mante district for news stand privileges, but a sworn statement was made by @ woman to the effect that former Alder- man Joseph Schloss—Becker's predo- cessor for several terms—made a ie- mand upon her for stated sums of Daughter of American Ambassador Reported Injured in Auto Smash money in exchange for his approval of a ‘and privil The woman witness {s Mrs, Bertha Seldman, who now conduets, with her husband, Joneph, a moving picture place in Brooklyn. She formerly lived in the same apartment house with former Al- @erman Schloss at No. 73 West Fighty- ninth sti a conducted there a news atan@ ate Mtiteey-thira street and Columbus avenie Her husband was for fifteen years a member of Re+ publican Club of the district of which Schloss and Becker are also members. Colonel “Abe" Gruber is also a factor in the club and bis name was brought Into the proceedings to-day before Act- ing Commissioner Rice, but in justice to Mr. Gruber {t should be stated that when, according to her #! tement, Mrs. Seldman sought to interest him tn ob- taining for her @ stand privilege and the question of payment of money was advanced by Mrs, Seidman, Mr. Gruber strongly urged against the payment of « dollar and added that stand privileges should be obtained on merit alone, Mex Seidman was corroborated by her hus- band !n many particulars. TESTIFIES THAT SHE CALLED ON BECKER, Mra, Seidman also mentioned the name of Albert J. Berwin, chief proc: cas server in the oMcer of District- Attorney Whitman, and a former ¢ fon district captain in Alderman Becker's district. In this connection Mrs, Seldman testified that she called upon Alderman Recker two years ago —or just after Becker was nominated for Alderman—and asked Becker re- warding a stand, She again saw Beck- jer after his election, | “Mr. Becker told me," testified Mra Seldman, “that he would not approve any stand privilege unless the ‘captain of the election district was first #een.* |I knew what that meant. It meant to e man higher up. I had had ex- ce with Alderman Schloss and all. Becker then told me that the captain would see me. 1 sald, ‘No |thank you.’ Tam not going to see the [captain, You are only a few days an | Aldorman, but I have been a newsdeal- ny story.” ss NANCY LEISHMAN ENVOY LESHMANS |. r= FAMLY REPORTED WN ALTO MAS Wife and Two Daughters of American Ambassador Germany Said to Be Hurt. GIANTS— 000 CHICAGO— 000 AT PITTSBURGH. BROOKLYN— 001000000-1 PITTSBURGH— 000000000—-0 | | | soreeeeooneberm i AMERICAN LEAGUE, to CHICAGO— 0000 HIGHLANDERS— 0002 AT BOSTON. CLEVELAND— 33001 BOSTON— 20011 — > BOXING COMMISSION DELAYS DECISION ON JOHNSON BOUT (By United Preas.) BPRLIN, Aug. 2.—(nited States Ambassador Leishman's two daughters were dangerously Injured in an autom- obile ay nt near Relcherhausen day. They were returning from Munich to Berlin with their mother at the time. Mrs, Leishman was also badly Injured, The Leishmans’ chauffeur tried to pass a farm wagon too near an embankment and the car, skidding aver the edge, roled down until it brought up against a tree, completely deme The chauffeur Was unhurt Injured | ‘omen were taken to Munich. The A to- ed that the brulwed, but aufte Lelsh- | a} Later it was re mans were badly no serious Injuries, ast FAMILY OF EX-ENVOY TEACHER AND MILLIONAIRE | ['rstas wish: Maser tasnor referred OFTEN SEEN MOTORING. (jig). Ater roca Children at Miss McBride's achool say! The Mayer told me," Mr that thie millionaire was often en in| continued, that IT didn't have to his automobile ulting for the teacher one wa Alderman for «a stand at the close of the day's Seasion, Hunte ege and that 1 was required fs an enthusiastic motorist and a love to was the usual ten dollare al of fast machines for a license to the The He inherited his fortune from Mayor told me to pay that I fee | grandmot Mrs, Moria HW w nd go straight abead ¢ news | tod at the age of 11 in 18M, He nd everything w be all right. haa been in dusiness, Might months later | heard fiom Alder- who is now with Mrs ' 4 sikuature.” wrest aunt, in tha olt GOT THE PERMIT WITHOUT, neers cleske OF the (ald ASKING FOR IT, | well Board of Education, 1d to» 1 -you ‘RBeveral pers nave spo! ation?” as and other me of the bo evi that we request Mire McBride to resign Ho just #ent it to me—that was Under aw sie Is entitled to her place as 4 teacher unless charges ure ou surp: Made Against Aud @usta.nel No Iw but my bus chargea have been made and I do not band, who ts a member of Bec y a how the board could jake any avtion waliase ate gene (euanuned ao aangnd Sagey mre comer nn ste See Ani Ah RCS EE aL Fk ORR SRI a ARN gc allowed to appea ponent of the Hovoken nexre, | " Johu Hanley, a warden nn the heavyweight tiie. Jers Aug Jando who ti titan di ind Kd, MeMahon, promotera of the BP a vat A thelr hi for Warden Fallon wa detailed Mar the ‘ ssion's head day Island but for som ers remained reason the c unaware o in June comm mers had heen tn MeMahona At the convention ton, N noualy no ated fe 2 promoter = 14 Mullion Forkie Bathe | | ———— Ee BURNS GIVES SECRE GRAFT EVIDENCE 10 DISTRICT-ATTORNEY Whitman Closely Guards Facts Se-: cured by Detective Involving Police and Civilians Not Before Mentioned. MAY INDICT TWO MORE “STRONG-ARM” DETECTIVES Zelig’s “Frame-Up” Story Furnishes Murder Motive, Accusing Becker, . Who Will Be Tried First. Investigators employed by the District-Attorney reported to-day that they had just discovered a block of real estate, in the shape building lots, at Whitestone, L. 1., purchased last May by an inj of police, whose name has figured in the accusations of police growing out of the Rosenthal murder, The consideration that passed for the lots was $10,000. The it. spector paid cash, The lots are choice and were selected with care and an eye to future profit. In view of the tradition that policemen are thrifty the fact that a police inspector invested close to three years’ salary in building lots in one transaction might not have attracted the investigators but for the fact that the investment was made in the month of May, It was in May that Rosenthal’s gambling house was raided, In April and May Becker made his big deposits. The confession of Jack Rose shows that gamblers were giving up plentifully during the spring months. Hence a record of the transfer of building lots in Whitestone for $10,000 was carefully made and is now in the hands of the District-Attorne BURNS BRINGS SECRET EVIDENCE TO WHITMAN. New and important evidence in the graft phase of the Rosenthal inquiry, which is to be taken up by the Grand Jury now that the mure der indictments have been found, was turned over to the District-Attor ney to-day by William J. Burns, the private detective. The informa> tion supplied by Burns was gathered by operatives in his employ and is said to implicate police officials and others not heretofore mentioned in the development of the inquiry, While Burns's evidence is of value in itself it is doubly valuable to the Disirict-Attorney in that it is confirmatory evidence that has been gathered from "Jack" Rose, “Bridgie” Webber and other witnesses who have made statements to the District-Attorney. Under the Dowling law, which permits the District-Attorney to promise immunity to Grand Jury witnesses, Mr. Whitman hopes to build up a complete case against graft. ers in the Police Department and outside. The Grand Jury is to hold a meeting to-morrow to consider charges of oppression and perjury made against Police Detectives Steinert and White, on behalf of Jack Zelig, the gang leader, Zelig and several wit nesses have testified that Steinert and White charged Zelig with carrying a revolver, but that was unarmed when arrested by the two officers, Zeillg, 1 to say that) the canes the ground that the directly on @ state of the public mind in New York 1 weapons, | proclu the possibility of = fair however, next t arrying on chi ut for holding ‘aD 4 K a wo-/trlal Certainly Justice Gof will mot . Afie ong Wait McMahons| man tn ner place of business on the |Preside at any murder trial in the 4 ALSO REPORTED In _\ Aller Long Wait McMahons/ men {0 her, pines, of, Masinond on tee | Teorenthal oxen, eamarder 9 riad in i C) +7 They? » Las ° al facts in the Zel « AUTO ACCID. Are Told They'll Be Heard Ettore acting aennitely on the reauert | oe OF WILL “JOHN OGRE i J pefore ac n on the 2. 4 ae To-Morrow Afternoon of the Distriet-Attorney that Stel With no murder trials to occupy Ris | INGOLSTADT, Bavaria, Aug. 2.— ! . and White be | 1 ok jattention it te s sed that Justice d The family of Dr. David Jay ~ vaysien tomor * von the Grand) Gor wit, with assistance of the : formerly United States Ambani Story ey ar init eels for two week |Grand Jury, institute a sort of John 4 Germany, suffered a bad automic » Boxing Commissioners are prove] ing that o Dist A || Boe proceeding for the purpose ef i] cident neur here to-day. ‘The chauff ng Kreat little curlosity whetters. witl| "ive on hands tho j Working up the graft end of the tne 1 while endeavoring to avold a wag Jack Johnson be permitted to box ten| ing his ar tt ey © tn fotlquiry. In this line uation Gems ~ vg passing along the road, turied o decision rounds with Joe Jeanette?) Mesentation to the Grand Jury “jreuson of his expertence as inquisitor abruptly and drove the machine Into a that li A auaation ing hia murder ev for | oe w Committee, etghtear tree. One of Dr, Hill's daughters was presentation to the extra Ms " 4 badly injured, She was taken to the, The State Athletic Commission met| ht the Kupreme Court, prea |» iyo. le particularly Atted to serve, Ingolatadt Hospital, whence she was! this afternoon for the express purpose | fustice Gol, which Is to begin 8: | ey Sar i ein im very anxious ‘arde transferred to @ hotel. Mrs | of deciding whether the black champion] ber 3 nt ,eetty = Loule’ 1 was not hurt. i the only ew York; BECKER FIRST TO FACE TRIAL ease ke | Rosentt now missing, shall be are ay wines eee ve nis | art Uniess the Police Depart. Me, Whitman profesaes | |ment offers @ reward for thelr arrest Bs ie an | within will b twenty-four hours, Mr, Whitman unved in hin. be dy to call the fre casos 0) Atens to put a $5,000 price on the pt. 3 He has decided that Lieut, | '¥? {us The money has been sub- Indicted to Tho seven men under tndlotment for will However utes no prog | murder be arraigned to-morrow pect that Becker can be tried on thorning before Judge Mulqueen in the J oaritonk conslancaulh nanion | Court of General Sessions for pleading, that, The defense must have cme to|!t Will be Becker's first appearance in prepare for the Might in tas rts, | court in company with the men he tp cher's lawpers have @ lot of avenues | accused of hiring to kil Rosentha}, loading to de! The plan to put Becker on trial first ov will It be possible to bring anyj!s at the suggestion of Assistant Dise fofondante lo tial onjMietAttoiney Frank Mowe Though Mr 3 fe quite Mke.y that a’ Whitman himself rather favored trying ehange of xonus Wid be asked iy al one of the actual shooters, the argue