The evening world. Newspaper, April 11, 1913, Page 1

{ “SIPP TELLS INSIDE STORY OF | J. Pierpont Morgan’s Body A — —__— ‘Weather—Rain, warmer to-night; ®: FIN risk south winds. EDITION. The PRICE ONE O SUFFRAGETTE ARSON SQUAD “ Circulation Books Open to All.” ENT. Conrsiah, 1918, bo The Free Pustshing NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 191 (The New York World), rrives in [ « Ciren lation Books Open to All.” | _ 24 PAGES — BRIE This City < Et Weathor—Rain, warmer to-night) brick south winds, PUTS TORCH TOGRAND STAND, TRES 10 BURN BAL ONS Blaze Set at Cricket Grounds at Tun- bridge Wells—Row Over Suffrage in Royal Household; Militants Call the King LONDON, April 11.—Militan on Phone. it suffragettes started on their work of destruction early to-day. They set fire to the grandstand of the great cricket ground at Tunbridge Wells. of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst as an They left behind them a photograph indication that the women had taken this means of protesting against her imprisonment in Holloway Jail. (oe ‘The fire was started in the dressing reoms of the members’ pavilion in which large quantities of tarred netting used tn cricket practice was stdred. The loss caused the fire amounts to eeveral thousand dollars. An alleged attempt by suffragettes to destroy by fire the dirgible balloon sneds and aeroplane parks of the Army Flying Corps is reported to-day from Farnborough. Two lighted candles were discovered in the furze bushes sur~ Founding the sheds, but these were ex- tinguished before any damage had Been ‘Miss Zelle Emerson, the militant Buffragette from Jackson, Mich., is in & sariows condition, naving developed appendicitis. Dr. Mansell Mellin, her phys) ian, said this morning. “Ty ammation has developed an attack of appendicitis, The pain suf- fered by Mise Emerson 1s responding somewhat to local treatment, but it will be impossible to correct her con- ition permanently, without an opera- tion, which te unthinkable at present Decause of her extremely weakened con- dition, The us symptoms have improved somewhat to-day, my patient having enjoyed # compari vely te ‘qul night. She Js still, however, unable eee any one wa the Home Office, Secretary Res- fmald McKenna admitted publicly that Mrs. Emmeline Pankburst, jailed mill- tant leader, is very weak from hunger- atriking, but he asserted that her con- @ition could not be considered in any way critical, and th ore ere was spect of her rele fue Pa ure Pankhurst's eighth day hout food. i Te is understood that o member ask Reginald MoKenaa, Home Seo- retary, next week whether he ie plan whereby Mise ee and other foreign militant Suiragettes guilty of breaking Buglish laws will be deported as undesirable aliens. Baglish lew Mr. Mo- acting withia his doing this. The among the here who have well as among (Continued on Second Page.) LIEUT. GARGAN SUCCEEDS POLICE CAPTAIN O'REILLY. Commisioner Waldo Promotes Him, and Transfers Others Because of Salter's Retirement. As the result of the retirement of Capt. Miles O'Reilly, Police Commis- sioner Waldo announced one promotion and the shifting of several precinct commanders this afternoon, Lieut. Patrick F. Gargan of the School of Recruits was promoted to the captainoy left vacant by the retirement of O'Reilly, Gargan was assigned to the School of Recruits to mke command in place of Capt. James J who was transferred to the H dred and Fourth sireot st Wiliam Hogan was tran feo the Bast One Hundred and Fourth station to the Adams street pre- ) Brooklyn i. dames 1. Pos: 1 Adans street 1 Capt, Bor- reed from ushing he post last halt Wiegand, a former years old and a ation, ellly inp iB eventy war veteran. STIMELLSWEAS HETOOK NO MONEY FROM AGISE Senator on Witness Stand De- clares He Refused to Draw Kendall's Bill. ALBANY, April 1.—Senator Stephen J. Stilwell, the Bronx Senator accused of the attempted extortion of $3,600 from George H. Kendall, President of the New York Bank Note Company, tn con- nection with a Stock Mxchange bill, took the witness stand this afternoon before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the charge. Samuel Lewis, jr., deposed revision clerk of the Senate, had oooupied the ‘stand most of the morning. Lewis, who had denied under oath last night having divided with Stilwell the $250 paid by Kendall for drawing the bill, was forced on cross-examination to-day to admit having made the statement. Senator Stilwell told of his meeting with Kendall and of the request Kendall made that the witness draw bill for him, “Mr. Kendall asked me why 1 couldn't drow the bill," snid the accused Senator. “I told him I didn't have the tlne and I preferred not to because I was a lexis- lator, He then suggested that my law Partner draw the bil, but I refused to consent to it. I told him to go back to the Governor and get a letter from him to the legislative bill drafting de- partment. He sald he wouldn't because he was afraid ‘these thieves of the Stock Exchange’ would put a joker in the bill.” OFFERED TO GET MAN TO DRAW BILL. The Senator said he told Kendall it he wanted to pay to get the bill drafteg he would get @ man. “Mr, Kendall aaid he would pay § sald Suillwell, “and I asked him if he | wanted me to see the man. Ile said ‘If you recommend him, he will be sat+ isfactory to me.’ Stilwell said he told Kendall that he wanted him to understand that he wis not fnterested im any payment for drafting the bill, This was after he ad introduced Lewis to Kendall and Kendall had asked whether Lewis wanted cash or @ check. “Not one cent comes to me, ator sald he told his accuser. DECLARES THERE WAS NO TALK OF MONEY. Senator Stilwell emphatically dented that there had been any talk of money | being needed to advance the bill. He said Kendall told him he had been ap- ched by a member of the Aasem- ys Committee, but refused to give the name, He had advised Ken- dall that he must not believe such things. “Kendall asked me to let him know tie number of menbera of the Committee and I Kent him the t gram Which said ‘the correct numb ts 1b, continued the witne Lewis, the deposed revision clerk, was the firat witness of the day, Under cross-examination by Attorney- General Carmody, Lewis admitted "the ales (Continued on Sixth Page. AMERICAN MILITANT WHO MAY GO UNDER KNIFE IN ENGLAND. POPE STRONGER: TEMPERATURE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER Physician Inflexible in Deci- sion That His Holiness Must Keep Quiet. ROME, April 11—This evening's edition of the Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican newspaper, eayer “Im confirmation of the happy mews of yesterday in regard to the health of the Moly Father, we are able to give the assurance that conditions continue entirely satis- factory.” ROME, April 11.—The condition of the Pope was found unchanged to-day when Prof, Ettore Marcilufava and Dr. An- Amicl examined him, His tem- perature had increased very slightly, registering nearly 99, Pope Pius arose and sat in an arm- chair in the bedroom while tis bed was being made. No fresh symptons had developed during the night but Prof, Marchiafava again recommended absolute reat for the Pontiff and declared that extreme care was necessary. The Pope at times complains of pains in the small of the tack which increase when he alts up and also when he coughs. Prof. Marchiafava ts not quite aat- iafled with the progress of tho recovery of strength, He {m tnilexible in his decision not to allow his patient to ndergo any exertion, POPE WANTS, TO READ THE NEWG6PAPERS, The Pope declares he feels dette, and has expressed the desire to read th newspapers. Prof. Marchiafava, re- fused to permit him to read, whereupon the Pontiff exclaimed: at shows they must have killed and burled me," ‘The Pope expressed disappointment at not being able to receive the pilgrims from Venice, He sald he would have Uked to make an effort at least to be carried before them and to impart to hem the Apostolic benediction, and Marchiafava absolutely refused to consent either to that or to anything of the kind, ‘The Pope asked Cardinal Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, to receive the pligrims for him In the Roy- al Hall, where he told him to give them # reception of great solemnity and to impart to them a blessing in his |nume, ‘Tho Secretary of statu was told also to deliver a #hort addreys to them land to hand to each of them w com- | memorative medal, | A aister and a niece of the Pope visited him to-day and remained several [hours in his room while Mgr. Breasan, private secretary to His Holiness, cele- brated mass. The Pope prayed sitting up in bed, MUSICA CONFESSES FULL DETALS OF $100,000 FRAUD Eldest Son of Hair Importer Tells Whitman How Banks Were Swindled. PLANNED THE SCHEME. Father Ill in Tombs, Brothers Indicfed and Sisters Said to Be Penniless. Philip M. Musica, the brains of the Mustea family $1,000,000 human hair windle, made a full confession to Dis- triet-Attorney Whitman this afternoon, ‘The confession followed a three-hour conference in the Tombs between Philip Mustca, his brothers, Arthur, aged twenty-one, and George, seventeen, and George Gordon Battle, counsel to the Musica family. Tho elder Musica ts in the Tomba hospital suffering from heart dincase. The three sons were arraigned this morning before Judge Crain to answer to the indictments on which they were arrested at New Orleans while en- deavoring to flee from the country. Pullip Maga was acratimed on six indictments, the complnmant, with one exception, being the U. 8. Hair Com- pany. The exception the complaint of J. & W. Seligman, bankers, charging Philip with the theft of $16,703. Arthur responded to an indictment for stealing $26,000 and George to one for steating $9,800. In addition, all three are charged with having attempted to a from the Bank of Manhattan. Antonio ‘Musica ts also included in this indict- ment. ‘The indictments found tn behalf of the U. 8. Hair Company are really in behalf of a number of banks, which the Musicas are charged with having defrauded. YOUTH’ BAIL 18 FIXED AT FATHER'S, $10,000. who Is supposed to have been the brains of the activities of the family, court was smooth and debonnair in He watched and weighed every at the ear of his counsel Antonlo at $10,000. Hoe sald Assistant District-Attorney Embreo had agreed with him on that figure. ‘The lawyer asked that the samo amount be fixed tor George, who had been only an office boy In the hair company Mr. Battle dwelt at some"length on what he de- scribed a# the pitiable condition of the old man in the Tombs Hospital, He had Ro money, he said, and nv place to go when he left the hospital. Mr. Embree aaid that in view of the fact that George had shown such agility, heretofore, in evading the officers of he thought he should be put $25,000 bond. Judge Crain com- promised by fixing the bail of the old man at $10,000 and that of George at $20,000, Mr, Battle satd the ball for both would be forthcoming to-day or to-morrow. No bail was asked for Philip or Arthur, The three prisoners were returned to the Tombs, TWO DAUGHTERS PENNILESS; $18,000 TAKEN FROM THEM. ‘The two girls, Grace and Loulse, who fled with thelr father and brothers and were arrested with them but subse- quently released, were’ expected here that they olutely penniless y until friends send in and cannot get ay them the meant —— i “MOVIE” FLOOD BENEFIT. Pletare Conce: Will Bewtertain for Sufte: For the benofit of the sufferans froin the recent floods a monster picture en tertainment will be given at the Six ty-ninth Regiment Armory to-morrow night, All the big “movie” concerns have got together for the avcas!: and the performance promines something unique, The heroines of thrilling tragedies to be melodramas and comedy will seti ers aud thelr own photographs in the lobby, The privilege of meeting these Harming artists should alone be wor the price of admi —_ Sunday World Wants Work Monday Wonders. ARRIVES HERE ON UNER LA RANE Son of Dead Banker Boards Vessel, Under Half-Mast Flags, Down the Bay. PLANNED OWN FUNERAL Every Detail Written Twenty Years Ago by Financier Will Be Closely Followed. ‘The body of J. P. Morgan, acompanied by his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Herbert I. Satterlee, arrived this afternoon on the liner La France from Havre, While the liner was at quaran- tine, J. P. Morgan, Jr, accompanted by Deputy Police Comissioner McKay, boarded the Health Officer's boat at Bta- ten Island and were taken on board La BODY OF MORGAN [HARTIGAN IS SILENCED PRICE ONE CENT. el BY “SYSTEM'S” $25,000 POLICEMAN WHO GOES TO SING SING TO SERVE |Ins; 3-YEAR SENTENCE. France, ‘ Flags on La France were at haif-mast # ahe @ up the harbor and ve: passing dipped their colors. Arrangements had been made to re- move the banker's body as soon an tho Miner docked and aw atrong police escort was ready to accompany the funeral car to the private library, wan at Madison avenue “ sixth street. In order to facilita: removal of the body the custo of clala had been instructed to show every possible courtesy to the family. From the Treasury Department at Washington came a telegram inetruct- Jing the Collector to waive all formali- tles and expedite the baggage of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L, Satterlee, It was dectied to carry the body down the main gangway and thence to elevator No, 1, where it wan lowered to the street level. The relatives de- scendag by another hearse in charge of sexton of St George's, was awalting the body, The Morgan party entered five automobiles which were in readi- ness and followed the motor hearse. POLICE ESCORT FOR FUNERAL CAR FROM PIER TO HOUSE, No one was permitted to enter the French Line sheds without a special Customs pasa, and photographers were barred from the ship and the A heavy detail of police under Inspector Titus was scattered along Eleventh avenue to keep the street clear while the body passed, A strong guard of uniformed police and private detectives had been provided at the Morgan houre and they will watch over the body while ft lies tn state In @ huge burial case, hidden by a pall of flowers, ‘The body will lle in state unti) the funeral services at St. George's Church, Monday morning at 10 o'clock, The streets about the Morgan home will be practically closed to the curious by the cordon of special detectives sta- tioned around with Instructions to keep the crowds moving. No admiasion will be had to the fu- neral nervices except by special tickets {issued by the church corporation, TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS mor. GAN WROTE 20 YEARS AGO, The simple burial service which J. P. Morgan detulled in his own writing and instructed his son to b performed over him at St. Geor Church, waa written more than twenty years ago and is modelled after the funeral services of his father, Junius Spencer Morgan, who died in 189, The sheet of paper on which the selection of hymns 1s recorded is yellow with years and hae been handled often, This curlous fact became known to-day through the Rev. Karl Relland, rector of St. George's, who will perform the directed burtal service Monday morning Tiedman, (Continued on Sixth Page) rela MANIPULATION OF STOCKS NOW BECOMES A FELONY. Gov. Sulzer Signs the Second the Stock Exchange Reform Silly, April 1 Levy ti of ALBANY, N. ¥., -day signed the Coy ) providing n of uritios and vements to deceive the Ree We taneeecee meme y= vcks and bonds shail con. This Is (he second of the series of |wtock exchange reform bills approved by ‘we Governor, b *WLSAARMLGATS G'S MIND GONE WHEN FOUND AFTER NTI WOOD Fifteen-Year-Old Verna Cook-! ingham Unable to Explain Wounds on Her Body. | POUGHKEEPSIE, April 11.-With her clothing torn by briers am. her body Jacorated and bruised either by violence or by many fails, fifteen-year-old Verna Cookingham, daughter of @ wealthy Norist at Rhinebeck, was found wander- ing about the woods near here to-day after posses had been searching for her eli night The girl's mind was gone and she was unable to give any explanation of her disappearance or experience. Miss Coukingham went for a walk about her father’s extensive farm yea. terday afternoon with her grandfather. ‘They became separated as» they walked on opposite sides of # small hillock, When Mr. Cookingham rounded the hillock and his granddaughter did not wppear, be called her, He received no a@nswer, and, becoming alarmed, started @ search of the meadow. The ground at that point slopes to a small duck pond, where the water te fifteen feet deep in places. Mr, Cookingham, fearing the girl nad fallen into the pond, Save an alarm and a weneral search began. Tue pond was dragged and posses from all the coun- tryside began a ematic beating of | the woods and meadows for miles The search wus kept up throughout When found to-day the sul. fering severely from cold and expomure,! ‘Phe family physician expressed the! belief that the girl had been studying! too bard at the Rhinebeck School and! had suffered @ spell of aphasia, during, which she wandered off and lost bar-! welt. | The girl wan bright and pretty. she, had changed in appearance wo that tt} was at first thought another girl had been found, According to a mumbled! account of her experience gained after | long questioning, the authorities said} the girl had followed her grandfather | out a mile or more to the duck pond} They were feeding the ducks, It ap-| pears from her rm nt talk, whey suddenly it # med to grow dark and} meee eee ann enn meentanmnanangmetns aon she Just wandered about, One theory of her disappearance ts that abe was kidnapped by an autome- bile party, she was found seated on a bench near the railroad track at Van or | Wagner station, ie Ships Stwnall CAPE RACH, Apr Steamer Rotterdam for New York, ¢1 i 1,18) miles east of Mandy Hook at 10 P, M., lob, ' pector Sweeney’s Man Asks for Stay, Then Suddenly Decides To Serve Three - Year Term in Sing Sing. “SYSTEM” WILL TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY. Sipp Snubs Capt. Walsh and Tells Grand Jury How Lawyer Paid Him Bribe Money. Justice Seabury signed this afternoon the final commitment of John J. Hartigan, the former patrol man, to Sing Sing to begin the term of from two and a ‘half to three and a half years in prison to which he was sentenced when he was convicted of perjury. Hartigan was to have been taken to Sing Sing this afternoon but Sheriff Harburger had ne prison van oh hand and will take hi im up to-morrow. —_——————————2 Up to the last minute District-At- — -—~|TWO AMERICAN SAILORS @ ARE KILLED IN MEXICO. Street Fight at Mazatlan Results Fatally for Members of Call- fornia’s Crew. GUATYAMAS, Sonera, inex., April 1.— ‘Two sailors of the United States crutser California were killed and three others wounded in a street fight Wednesday morning at Masatien, a Pacific coast port below this point. ‘Two or three Mexican policemen were wounded tn attempting to arrest the American sailors. Admiral Cowles ts Investigating the incident. WASHINGTON, April 1.—William Wallace Corrie, seaman, and John Chase Keslow, first class master-at- arms, were the two men killed im the fight at Mazatlan, Rear-Admtral Cowles reported to the Navy Department late to-day by wireless via the San Diego station. —— MAJORITY OF BAD GIRLS IMBECILES”; CAN’T BE GOOD Chicago Probation ' Officer Says State Should Pay Wayward Ones’ Board in Good Home, MILWAUKEE, April 11.—That ® per cent, of delinquent girla are “Righ grade tmbectles,"” who can't be good, was the statement of Miss 8. P. Breckloridge, thicago probation officer, aééressing the Social Service Institut “The girls are not moral,” eal Miss Breckinridge, ‘and it does no good to put them on probation and send them back to degraded homes. They can't be good. They are high @rade imbeciles. ch ome @ in- Secale WHO USED SULZER’S FRANK?, Saye tt Was De With- ALBANY, April 11.—"No one hi thority to use my Congressional frank. I have refused to use it myself since In man on Dec, 31 r to-day after he had heard that his Congressional frank, which {# good for nine montha after his resignation went into effect, had been used for sending out political campaign material. I have written to William C, Liller of Lancaster, Pa.,"" sald the Governor, “that any letter bearing my frank must bo destroyed. Mr. Liller im secretary f the Asnoctation of Clubs.” Democratic HOSTON, April 1.—Wa vly apolnted Ambassador rs & blg smile ord that a daughter has © Tuckerman Page, wife of ' Brit culved w was born at the home North > FOR RACING SEE PAGE 19, 8 dest son, Ralph W. | torney Whitman was im hopes that Hartigan would make a confession Late last night Mr. Whitman received word that Hartigan wanted to eve-Rim to-day. The District-Attorney wont inte Justice Seabury’s court this morning anc eaked him to postpone signing the eom- mittngat for a few hours. But nothing further was heard from Hartigan. At 1 o'clock Mr. Whitmar asked the court to sign the saying that he had done do for Hartigan. It is Mr. belief that certain police raised @ fund of at least 995,000 for” Hartigan, and that be had devided te jerve out his sentence and draw dowr this money when his term expires. ‘The Grand Jury failed to find indict. ~ ments to-day after hearing testimeny in the latest phase of the graft in- vestigation. Another session of the jury will be held on Monday. SIPP REFUSED TO SHAKE HANDY WITH WAL@eH. George Gipp, who paid graft to Capt ‘Thomas W. Walsh for nearly five year: and Walsh, who confesses that he toot the graft, met face to face to-day tt the District-Attogney’s office, Walsb weak and sick put out his hand. No Tom," wall the natty eipp, draw {ing away. “We have been frients for | twenty years but 1 won't shake hands {with you, Tom, you stood for that | frame-up they fixed on me when they jSiTested me in Atlantic City, X have Jost all faith in you and in humanity,” Turning like a hero in the melodrame Sipp walked out of the room Walsh anpeares to be crushed, “I consider myself a of toe much principle and dignity cyte hands sia tom Walsh,” dectared the righteous pp. { Stpp made public to-day the whok tory of how officers of the Police De. |Dartment tried to bribe him to keeg quiet about Harlem graft. He was om | of the witnesses before the Grand Jury jto substantiate the charge of criminal |conspiracy on which the District--at- torney hopes to indict Sweeney an¢ former Inspectors James F. Thompson, John J, Murtha and James E. Hussey, who are already under indictment ip other charges, LAWYER MAKES A CONFESSION CORROBORATING SIPP, Other witnesses were former Police Capt. Thomas W. Waish and B J, Newell, the lawyer who has just fin: lished @ confession to the District-At torney corroborating Sipp. “After I appeared before the Currar Committee,” Sipp sald, "I was orderoe to appear before the Grand Jury and also to appear at the police court tria. of Policeman Hugene F. Fox, whom T had accused of collecting ‘protectior money’ from mo for Sweeney. ul December of last year, at One tiun Idred and Thirtecnti strect and Broad way. I went to Newell's house at 10.4 in the morning and Newell told me had to get out of te country. He sate he had been told to offer mo $1,00 ie cash and $10 a week as long as L te mained away ell told mo fw had a doctor friene lodge in South a » gw there and ‘ doctor operate on me for the Intestina trouble for which T have since beer operated on. I grew suspicious at once for I wanted no unknawn doctor cutting Into me, I was afrald tt was @ ‘pollee plant’ and the: 1 would come Reme ip ogee | ee