The evening world. Newspaper, September 12, 1912, Page 1

SAWYER GIBSON TELLS HIS STORY OF HOW MRS. SZ TWO AUTOS FLED AS ROSEN EDITION. ° — | “' Circulation Books Open to All.” THAL WAS SLAIN — s ABO WEATHER-—Fair to-night and Friday. PRICE ONE CENT. Coorriaht, 1912, Ore pe. (The by The Prese New York Wortd). NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPTE MBER 12, 1912. ACTRESS TELLS OF AUTO THAT:SPED TO BROADWAY’ WHEN GAMBLER WAS SHOT ae ‘E'S IN, OLD CHAP! WHAT! Four in Dark Car, One onl “Wi9 LEFT THE GATE OPEN? This Chronicle’s Up to You, Dear Running Board, Miss Davis doiltile, | Reader, for the Rest pS ES | of Us Pass. GRAY CAR DARTED EAST. | tie's aown on the tat as “Lord Lyve- don;” _——- And, my word, for swank he's o tive one! Policernan Files’s Story of Two Motors Corroborated by New Eye Witness. | |The son of the Earl of Limeriok, ‘In port on the steamer Majestic, Has the Lord in his tow To press agent hia show. So watch for publicity fantastic. His togs have the class That goes with much brass. A’ow, say, he's some shucks of @ lord's son. The mysterious second automo- bile in the Rosenthal murder, which has been vaguely hinted at by Wit- on wre atter the guys with the coin nesses, was definitely described to-|To spend in some lands quite foreign. day in a statement to the eS) On @ tour of the world, Attorney by Laura Day vaude-| With a party well Harl'd, Are you goin’, old chap? ville performer, who says she saw) goin’? what happened in Forty-third street, | ~ BY 200-FO0T FALL WITH HIS BIPLANE information given to Policeman Will- Spirals Too Steeply and Engine Are you jam J. File, who was in the Metro- pole at the time of the shooting. File, at the Coroner's inquest, sald that when he ran out on the side- walk, with his revolver drawn, he! was told that the murderers had es- caped in an automobile which had gone west into Longacre Square. Others, he said, told him the mur-| derers were in a gray touring car which was moving through Forty- : third atreet In the direction of sixth} Crashes Upon Young avenue. Inasmyich as the gray car Aviator at Chicago. was in sight and the occupants were! obviously trying to get away, he pur- “ sonata sued the gray car. CHICAGO, Sept. 12—Aviator Paul Peck, holder of the American duration Might record, died in a hospital at 12.90 this morming from Injuries he received fu a fall wth his biplane in a gusty wind at Cleero Field here last night. Miss Davis was stopping at the Cadtl- lac on July She hed son th fourth floor, on the Porty-third street side, I reached the hotel that morning,” she said to-day at the Criminal Courts| He did not recover consciousness, Building, “about half an hour after] Peck was making « trial flight for midnight. I was sick and nervous, and] the racas at the international meet here as I entered the hotel » man sitting on] ro-day, a big beam at the base of some scat-| y folding alongside the building frightened When I got to my room T was up- to sleep, nd tried to compose myself by reading, T went to bed at ten minutes of 2 o'clock. HEARD FIVE SHCTS, SAW TWO AUTOMOBILES, “YT had been in bed only a few min- utes when I heard the sound of a shot, ‘Thinking {t was the report of an auto- mobile back fire or the explosion of a tire, I paid Httle attention, but soon there was another shot and then three in rapid succession, 1 sprang from bed and lo out of the window “Naturally, my first impression was of what was directly in my line of vision. In Forty-third street 1 saw two automobile: One, a Heit or gray car, was head ast toward Sixth ave- nue and was in front of or a little east He believed his machine, which 4 very small one, was sufficiently speedy to overcome the wind and went ap, though « warning againet fying had been posted, He reached an altitude of about 800 fect and thi attempted a sptral gilde. He took too steep a spiral and fell the last 200 feet like a plummet. The heavy ine broke loose in the crash and fell on Peck’s neck and I ‘The aviators ekuil was fractured and he was aleo uit internally, Peck was a native of Hinton, W. Va. His parents live at Sullivan, Raleigh County, that State, He was chauffeur to Isaac T. Mann, milonaire coal maa, auc it Was whlle he was touring Ltaly with Mr. and Mrs, Mann that be de- vi to tke Up aviation, For « time je was dissuaded by Mrs, Mann, He of the Metropole e other, & dari iwensed aviator No, 67, oar carrying four men, was almost 16]: 4y said he had promised bis mother, front of Metropole on the north mea vy the number of fa aide of tyethird set and headed that he would sive up tly west, One of the men in th from the Wen: he and had on an automo young wife, who ls weil known and a cap, Vin gton, was Wich him here, “| watched this car particularly be- | pyei five-months-old son, Paul Peck ecb iy, is With DMs paternal g:andmother at (Continued on Fourth Page.) sullivan, SAN FRANCISCO SHAKEN BY SLIGHT EARTH SHOCK, No Damage Caused by Quake, MRS. SAGE GIVES $50,000 FOR AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, Gift to Syracuse Universiiy Is Made in Memory Her Father Which Was Felt at Other Joseph um Places Fifty Miles Away. Capel tea nee a ( A slight YRACUSS, N.Y. Soot d k was felt here at 2a8 ru Day announced to that Mre vioned Russell Sexe et ) syracuse Un versity t 89,600 A t Heultural » ne 4 je Slocum we i atest agricuiturs! » * howe in thls i tey and in Bu himself ea taking gas —~e nrowgh a tube bathroom of ms TICKS me a x the Botnttte “Steameli li ene ks tod | 181 Atier a oe reo ars Baxgag coe 100 | use of his labits, his wife took their men day pai ish "Pal tue voy and went to her alster'e home. Fete Mme oo bs twenty-four years old and Amert- |! ATTACK LYLE WILL WILSON HURRIES LEAVING $500,000 TO TRAINED NURSE eventos Relatives in Legal Fight for $20,000,000 Estate of Ten- afly Resident. WED YOUNG WOMAN. Was Ninety-Three When He Slipped Across River and Was Quietly Married. The firat move tn what promises to be one of the most sensational will con- teste in New Jersey occurred to-day when a group of the heirs of the late multi-millionaire John 8. Lyle of Ten- afly, N. J., filed in the Orphans’ Conrt at Hackensack notice of appeal from the ranting of letters testamentary to Julia Gertrude Bannon Lyle, the for- mer trained nurse who became the aged millionaire's wite two years before he died. ‘The petition not only attacks the competency of Lyle to execute the will under which his widow ‘s made resid- wary legatee to millions and execu- trix of his estate, but the claim te forth that the wealthy Tenafly re: Gent's marriage to the trained nurse on Sept. 20, 1910, wae invalid because Ro return was made upon the mar- riage license. The contesting relatives of the former member of the firm of Lora and Taylor, who retired some yearn ago, and whose total ew believed to amount to nearly $20,000,000, are Edward Metcalf, Catherine B. Smith, Edward L. Metcalf, Clara L, Metcalf and William L. Metcalf, EXPRESSED DISAPPROVAL OF AGED MAN'S MARRIAGE. These persons, relatives of Lyle’s tirat wife or distant cousins of his, vol. thelr disapproval of the wealthy man's | marriage to Miss Bannon at the awe of ninety-three and were not mentioned in the will which was filed for probate on Aug. 7. Nine other relatives, each of whom received a bequest under the will, do not join in the present attack upon Lyle's final testament, ‘The bringing of the contest recalls the sensation which society in Tena- fly and the adjacent villages enjoyed two years ago when the master of the great mansion outside of Tenafly and hia sinter. Lyle’ Newcomb, became housekeeper for him and continued to live with him until her jl!ness brought the pretty, rosy checked nurse from Manhattan into the house, MILLIONAIRE SLIPPED ACROSS RIVER TO WED, en it was that the white-haired mii|- discovered a way out of He and the pretty nurse slipped quietly across the river to Yonkers, When they returned to the broad estates at Tenafly the newly married couple dented themselves to all visitors and refused to confirm or deay the report that they had been wed Then he died and his will was fled with Surrogate E. L. D. Hester at Hackensack, Under the terms of tha will he left bequeais of $5,000 api |to many charitable and philanthropt institutions in New York, settled §500,- on his wife vary legates ing provisions tangle, yew. > made the full Newcomb, @ brother-in-law ow Jof Lyles by his first wife, who I Fecelved the sui of $50,009 do the house in Which he Hves tn uly, Lydia J, Hubbard, who lives in Toledo, O., rece 003 1 A | Union County, Patton, | Lucy F. Nelson, | Bergen avenue, ;fG0, Joe F | Brooklyn, rece $15,000; Newcomo of Tenatly, received $15,000; Lyle J. Hubbard of ‘Toledo, ©, re- ceived $50,000; Mary N. Crane of To- ledo, O., received $30, beth H Soott of Tol $30,000, | State Fair. reputed possessor of the richest estate| in Northern New Jersey suddenly mar- rled the young nurse from the Presby- terian Hospital in New York who had been summoned to his home to attend After the death of Mr. Accused Lawyer ‘and Sheriff Who Took Him to Middletown (Specially Photographed by a Staff Artist of The Evening Worl’.) FROMCAMERA AS | MURPY POSES Expressed Willingness to Have! Picture Taken Till Tammany Boss Stepped Up. ATTACKS THE TARIFF, [ “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | _ 16 PAGES Democratic Nominee Calls It (Malignant Growth Menac- ing Life of Nation. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 12.—When the Democratic luncheon was over Gov Wilson walked out on to the porch of the club house at the State Fair here to- day and @ photographer asked him to pose. He #wod still to have his picture taken, and just at that moment Gov. Dix and Charles F. Murphy appeaved beside him. He glanced at them quickly, said: “Excuse me a moment,” turned and walking rapidly into the club house, allowed no further opportunity for ‘ha ing his picture taken, During tho few seconds the Governor had hesitated Gov. Dix, Murphy, Senas tor O'Gorman and othens grouped them- elves around him, “Make the rest of the group,” he finally, said to the photographers as he hurried {nto the chithou: Gov. Wiivon practically served notice oa Tamimny ths afternoon that it must content to the numinaiton of @ Pro- aressive candidate for Governor, At the meeting of the State Comittee and the County Chairmen late this afternoon he said: “We are face to face with an unpre- cedented opportunity for the Demo- cratic party, You are the worffers and| § captains In the great Empire State. The fighting strength of a party lies in its organization, but the strength of an or- ization has in view. We are afr who have power ands use it wickedly, but we are never proud of them.” Characterizing the tart az a malig- nant growth which threatens the life of asserting that the high ving ix due entirely to tts op- eration, Gov. Wilson delivered a plain talk to more than 11,00 people at the “The tariff ie « malignant growth which requires a surgical operation,” said the Democratic candidate, “If J am a surgeon I must perform an operstion. I will aot touch any healthy tissue, but will out the deadly thing out end save your lives. SAYS ONLY QUACKS WOULD RE-| © FUSE TO OPERATE. “The man who says let the trual stay as they are declines to attack the centre of the social and political trouble, I say that the man who does not propose to cut this deadly thing out is not # surgeon but a quack, Don't let the quackings of the quack disturb you.” Gov, Dix, United States Senator O'Gor- man and Acting Chatrman McAdoo of he National Committee were grouped behind the Fb idential nominee as he leaned over the rail of the stand, he + crowd Was s0 large that hundreds who SHERIFE stood to the left and right of the Gov ernor were unalle to lear him and DEGRAW shouted: ‘Turn (his way, Governor,” WAS TOLD THAT HE LOOKED | “ ss nein LIKE AN EAGLE, “You see, my beauty 1¥ someching BASEBALL SCORES TO-DAY, they want to look at everywhere,” eet laughed the Giovernor and the coowd responded with cheers, “Ly the way,” NATIONAL LEAGUE. SITTER DU HIRABBLEHIA: he added, “I was pald the high commli-| ~ PITTSBURGH — ment the o'her day of being told that 1 AT NEW YORK. 0110000 a looked Mke an eagle.” “nen FIRST GAME, erm When the Governor sat down to| ST. LOUIS | lunch tn the clubhouse at the rece} 200010002-4| 9100100 : track in the State Fair grounds st> ee nd Charles F. Murphy at the same) 01900001 0—2) AT BOSTON, table At Gov. Wilson's immediate | SECOND GAME | cimcaco— ., Mgt was Lieut.-Gov, Conway; next to Louls— \© Conway was Gov, Dix. At ov, Wil-[°" “OU g 9 g a 000000000-0 son's left was former National Demo- w BOSTON— satle Chatrman Norman B, Mack; at| GIANTS 00600100 —7 Ma left was Murphy. Others at] 00 4 — SECOND GAME, t table included to} O'dor nan iE er | cHicAGO— and State Chairman M. Palmer. | A \ | ia It was learned that PIust GAME. : 101000 ot consulted as to CINCINNATI pono anine \augements at the luncheon. a a MR, M'ADOO ELIMINATES HIM- 0 0.Y 00:0 00 0-9 a SELF FROM RACE, BROOS 0001000 1 FOR BASEBALL SEE PAGE 12, Acting Chairman MeAdoo tats after:| Rt hae = ———- yoon emphatically eltminated itamelt| on oNNATIE ALMANAO FOU TODAY, | 4s @ possible Democratic candidate for | CINCID fun ieee, CHENG getg 8 L8 Moon ‘ete, 1.08 Governor. 12002000 1~6 i Gov. Dix and Gov, Wilson met in the] gROOKLYN— - (Continued on Second Page.) 0 0:0 0 0 0 Om 4| Sire * | Grand Ce | was taken to Middletown, jlo proceed to Middielown Ly automobile, ‘PRICE ONE CENT. GIBSON IN AUTOMOBILE DASHES THROUGH MOB OF FRENZED HOOTERS. Lawyer Accused of Murdering Mrs. Szabo Unruffled When Warrant Is Served,and Readily Accompanies Deputy Sheriff to Middletown. fi 'CALLS WIFE ON ’PHONE, SAYS HE’LL BE HOME SOON “I Did Not Strangle Mrs. Szabo,” He Declares to Reporters; “There Was ..- No Struggle in the Water.” Arrested in his ottices on the eleventh floor of the Liberty Tower, | No. 55 Liberty street, ol a warrant charging him with the murder by strangling of Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo, Lawyer Burton»W: Gibson . Y., this afternoon to be arraigned before Special County Judge Herbert C. Royce. Gibson left the Grand Central Station on the 1.50 train for Fish kill Landing. Atier crossing the Hudson to Newburgh he was scheduled His progress from his home in Rutherford to his office in Manhattan and from his office to the itral Station proved a strenuous ordeal, in the course of which he had to face and oreak through a dozen jeering mobs, Aitinks ‘® Nur he thts gauntlet with the — ae * fron nerve that has characterised 8 attitude from the moment the atte ‘horities began to lay at his dow the () | Killing of the handsome Austrian woman ote alle HE IS ARRESTED AS jHAS TO FIGHT WAY THROUGH The lawyer was allowed ¢o remain In to have e'rangled by @ {teu grip of thu her on Greenw ot Lake on July 16 oftice Deteative- r Barney Mlood served him * murder warrant so that he some “legs! matters and hone to his wife and other rela- He Was not shuckiod at any tim the inoment he left bis office as the Prinsoner of Deputy Sherift Degraw of Orange County he was inclosed in @ fying Wedge of Pinkerton men, two pos ioe ts and the Middletown > ye uty Sheriff, who fought a way for oim William Grace, Day After His) \*” Wedding Is Accused of Mure | pr dering Champion Wrestler, NEWRURGH, N.Y, Sept. 12—Wwine| through the crushes of men and women fam Grac iter, and a brother of | {@t Jammed the streets wherever his Jobn Grave, the wrestler, whose body | Psence became known, ully two thousand persons wi was found concenied undef @ sofa In| poked in Liberty street pets room tn Walden jast night, | Broadway and Nassau street when nto oftice of Supervisor | Gibson emerged trom the Liberty Hume ut Walden this attet. et entrance surrounded by Lieuts, hoon und was placed under arrest on| Flood and Thomas, Pinkerton Detec. the charge of Joun. wu fterr murdering his brother | tives Iinck and Moore and Deputy Sherif Degraw. He walked with mili- " win marvied yestenlay |tary erectness and held his chin high wer on his honeymoon} as he Was rushed from the doorway to ani to New York Cit ‘Dhe police traced |@ big touring car that was waiting at Nim 'o Various hotels and finally lost) the curb. track of him, He looked over the heads of the Willan Grace was last see on Sat-|erowd that swirled about him, break- urday nigit in bls brother John’s com-| ing through the lines the reserves trom pany. the First Precingt vainly strove to it ts sald that they had a quarrel Sat- maintain, Small boys yelled his name vvlay nikgt in the clu room in which! and hooted “Goodby Gibson! We won't Jonn Grack was beaten to death [See you any more,” and from every Hince the discovery of the murder | side there rang shouts of “Oh, you law. and the finding of evidence that led| yer, you!" “Oh, you strangler!” But the police to suspect that Jack Grace|he kept on his way without exhibiting was killed by bis brother, it has been y sign of emotion, and once the reported to the Walden authorities that /automobile was flying on its way up- William Grace wife and a cilld| town he settled back in his seat and ‘ving at Fall River, Mass, ‘The girt he|chatted with his guard with every ap- narried yesterday was Fannie Andrews, | pearance of utter tranquility. a highly respected resident of Walden. | JOKES WITH DETECTIVES rtised himaelt WHILE AT LUNCHEON, champion middiewetght wrei The touring car was driven to the Fostern Stas. He was Grand Union Hotel by a devious route ng the Hudvon River Valley and up-/and there the lawyer had luncheon Siale and for a yoar purt aad Iived at | with Degraw and the two police li 1" the Metropoiitan Hotel in © heartily a wifo, William Gracy, al rtlly and joked and with wit 5 abpatater, of the topic of the day. worked+ iu Walden when waa! At the hotel there were no ¢ work to be cne in the painting line wowle se Greet the prisoner, but they began tu grow when the tlying squadrons of re- portere and photograpiers flocked into the hotel corridore, When time came t cross Forty-second street to the rail road depot there wea another hooting mob to encounter and again the 11 guard had to form a flying wed) Aght their way through, Om the train bearing him te Fiebk iii and boarded in a house in the village, BAID HE WAS GOING TO AT: TEND WEDDING, According to Mre, Jack Grace, Will- tam telephoned hie brothe: ja pald no attention to the message (Continued en Second Pagan) vse ee Shoshone