The evening world. Newspaper, December 17, 1913, Page 1

_ fore taking a downward plunge. SCHMIDT, ON TRIAL, BREAKS DOWN IN HIS CELL 9900000000069 605060000000000000000 ____ Salesman Says He Saw Jessie McCann in Beffalo > FINA L bene L Copyright. 1913. hy The Press Publishing _ Oo. (The New York World [ ss ‘ Circulation Books Open to All.” | NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 47, | + DETECTIVES DENY STORY OF ROBERT MCANN AS TO WHEREABOUTS OF SISTER Inspector Faurot Declares Police Have No Clues, Though Brother Says They Told Him They Would Find Her Soon. Second only to the continued absence of pretty Jessie Evelyn McCann, the Flatbush girl who has been missing for fourteen days, the attitude of the girl's family and friends has taken the place of interest in the minds of the detectives, who have exhausted every clue in an effort to find the young church and social worker, That whatever of mystery there has appeared to be in her disappoar- ance is largely of their own making is an idea which the statement tributed to Robert McCann, the girl's father, last night and a statement by young Robert McCann, her elder brother, to-day, are causing to take concrete shape in the minds of the polic The father was quoted os declaring “there is no inystery in Jesie’s ab- fence,” and to-day the son told ey citedly how Inspector iaurot liad tele- Phoned him of a new ey and discovery which, the Insp xe ted, would result in Mi nee “two hours, poastoiy, | within forty-eight.” | when he was | ve had not seen or! in ‘BYLATESTFORM Inspector Faurot declared, told of this, that ted wits young 3 MAN DECLARES HE SAW THE GIRL IN BUFFALO. i hes additional reporte Pic Accuse a nu dies, we Herman from persons all over the country who | © seen Miss McCann, but t % they the, police hove litt in wwo whien : . calls (o Giely atteation to-aus:/ for Withdrawing Charge. Wilsow saiewian, Visited Head- le Was sure he dad el wit, Mise MeCana im quarters an a ween and ti Neve Heat and May (CROOKS FLEECED ~UFSHARING DOWN Amos of Forcing Then to Pay al DFLAWARE TOWS Navy Department Sends Son- oma Out to Help Bring Vessel In. MET SECOND ACCIDENT. Forced to Stop Engines and Ask Sister Ship to Pass a Line. Sandy Hook from Yhe battleship Ver- mont, which was disabled at sea last week when she broke a propeller shaft, @ay that on the morning of Dec. 14 she cause of additional trouble. Some of the holding rivets of the port trues bearings were carried away, the message stated, and on the following day she was forced to stop and request ;aid from the battleship Delaware, which had peen detailed to convoy the dis- abled veasel to Norfolk, ‘The Del- aware took the Vermont in tow and is proceeding at a three-knot speed, The messages said that repairs can- ‘ape Hen . Va |NAVY DEPARTMENT ORDERS SONOMA TO GO TO AID. WASILINGTON, Dee {the Navy Dantels todky onde; Homa to proceed at blgh speed to ase sist the battleship Delaware in ahs the Ve wnt to liampton ined by that ae feel ous, accor: me toa ipher message rece!ved tr Injuries mus | proved extremely s« | gerdled Buffalo on Sonduy last. He wutd the ne fe Now @ald ito bo siel hi approached him on the Now| Devuty Commissioner Newburwer's 1 about #0 mi! York Central Railroad plutform and | staff arraigned Herman Amos, « black- niediately had exclasned, early mistaking Ain’) smith of No, 152 Madison atreet in the ked 1 port sha for some ome olse: Centre Street Poltee Court this afters |SN" Way able to navigate alon " “Why a ut T haven't seer day the Delaware took her in tow ai tet te aeeie nevee | saying they had caught the ine )7i) We Delt! Teeherite ss expected ee you in Buftal |ventor of a new and moat effective| wp <i 6 ‘ow the vesnone were Wiisun said he explained her mis-|#cheme for “shaking down" ptekpock- aoe au inine in, N ‘aman take to che girl aad the explanation led |eta, Magistrate Nolan thought enough | RYsteriodsiy xed up. stated to an acquaintance. They mpent the jof the came to hold Amos tn $5,000 ball | tet the two , uPAR rest of the ofter together untli| for examination to-morrow. Cape Henry; her, and the xltl left for Rochester on the 5| Amos firat attracted police attention | oars ent cone o'clock tralia. 1e said she was going! when he visited the Clinton street sta- ing broken at this point. Of. from there to visit a woman in Ge-!tlon on Sept and sald he had been {1 probably the last sentence neva, N.Y. | held up in the hallway of a synagogue fine, but could not Wilson said t Ltold him hor name}at Canal and Forsyth atrests ly: three | teach the Delaware be wirelene te verte n, but he had not been read-| men and robbed of $1,486, Detectives |ty this, It was believed here that Ler spapera and gave the name| went out with hin and pici apparatus is r man who, he sald, had been on three. In court Amon») tification and the prisoner was held for thouaht until the following he chanced on an account of Miss McCann's absence and a pletture of her. Then he was etruck by the/tne Grand Jury, but when Amos waa resemblance. Hin description of the} called to testify before that body ie girl, however, was widely at variance/had changed his mind and could not with the description of {Mss McCann. CHICAGO PEOPLE AL80 THINK THEY HAVE SEEN HER. The girl was also reported in Chi- cago, where Mra. Mary Fisher of No. 1814 South Wabash avenue, and Dr, G. A. Remington of No. £205 South Wabash identify the man, A few days later he had another man arrested and held and before the Grand Jury admitted he had made « mistake, Then the police of the Clinton atreet ata- tion refused to have more to do with him and he went to Commissioner Wal- do, He turned him over to Detective avenue, told the police they were cer f__ oni uat yn Seoond Page.) THREE MORE ARRESTS BURNED TO DEATH AND THEN RELENTS. La Rue arrested three men on his charge, but Amos, after havi them held for the Grand Jury, admitted he UNDER BLAZING AUTO, [Sister "acsuts ener’ ‘tumor nes begun to reach the police by this time J == that Amos was “shaking down’ each of the men he had arrested in return ior SSIONET) ron tailing to Wentity them and was Son of Ex-Railroad Comm Found in Wreckage of Machine |aelecting ae his victims pi ound. ny rechag whom he might coun: not to Near Binghamton. * scheme to the police for f results to themselves, lt cuing World) |_| On Monday he appeared as the cor- qninaliaste 1x oe formes Rail | Poborating witness for Abraham Belloft, jeorke aK, BON Oe Cores a | an aged soda water maker of No, 15 vend emyplasioner: ‘ Ta a ; Pike street, who aid two men had Owego, was 1 i Md robbed him of $200 in the door of a beneath the charred frame: ot synagogue. Amos swore he had wit- mobile on tho road between nessed the robbery, and the prieoners— and Owego early to-day, He visiting his steter-in-law fn this and left for Owego alone in the car Tracks showed the auto had run for eighty feet along an Saikpalinent, hey 8 Fine and Harry Levine—were Po-day Harry Manheimer, an east side saloonkeeper and a friend of Fine, sald Amos had approached him with a proposal to withdraw hia cor- roboration of Belloff's charge and to persuade Belloff to drop the case so fer as Fine was concerned for $600, Murphy and Healy hustied round to the blacksmiths’ home at once and arrested hin. He pleaded not gutity, Out wae held pe a Alex q@pposed that an explosion of gasoline underneath which get fire to the auto, er waa pinnae’ is body wi ere hia pine 4 inent eS hroosnoue et the southern tl —_—_—___—- POR RACING SEE PAGE 15. WORLD WANTS WORK WONDERS. : » eee ane FOR THIEF $10,000; Woman in Slander Suit Sets Money Value on Different Terms Used. Blanche B. Freeman nam as Co-re- spondent in a divorce sult brought Mra. Mary . Berry against ( les 5 Berry, head of a detective a + Whe lives at the Ansonia Hotel, to-day added $75,000 to @ slander suit whioh wie filed against Mrs, Berry a week age She originally sued for $26,4 day's addition made the tota! $10 ‘The atatements to which Mixs man objects were made, rhe allees, the Hotel pr in the presence Helen Cook, @ woman said to be friend ty to Mre, Berry and Miss Freema She itemize as fully freeman is drunkar For calling her a thief For calling her other names For naming her as co-respondent 2 For saying she was supported by Berry 00 All of these statements, «ays Min Freeman, were made without fousda tion, eae CURRENCY VOTE FRIDAY, Democi ¢ and Repablican Lead ere Make Agreement on fill, WASHINGTON, Dec, 17. tenta- tive agreement was reached late to-day between Democratic and hepublican leaders of the Senate for a final vote on the Currency bill before the end of the legislative day of Friday, ’ CRIPPLED WARSHIP VERMONT AT SEA Wirelens messages received to-day at jas forced again to redivce speed be-| not be made before arrival ut Norfolk. | At noon yesterday the Vermont re-| ported her position as S67 miles east of GO-RESPONDENT $25,000): ~ 92 P. 1913. WEATHER-Clo: AGES ‘Girl Who Was Married at 15 | and Asks Court to Free Her | 3} rs i ; oo BRE WHEN ONLY 1, «SHOW OF | Tells Cour Her and “1 don't k just dia able wha Phat is ql John Squir a Broadway partner and} tice, oD mean on What is pis “TE don't rew Here the du vhat the law c n ow why Cand that's all to marry marrie We went to an ale next door to us In Brooklyn, and m int, Mrs, Genties, stood up with us, he replied you tell the alderman GIRL 1S TIRED DANCER HUBBY t Alderman Married 4 Aunt Stood Up for Her, _ 1 married him. 1 Iva t ort notive in t t wi Florence ride, to’ of how #he came to mar- es, Ile Was a dancer in show and she was his he explained, danced its wn cart. Thouga she waa only are old at the time, cli nied to marry him. wants It annulled ratitious like the rest of ple ju the show busiiess, explained, “and L guess it was besa married on Jan. 1, that our mar. ever amounted to mu 1 you?” inquired the Jus han who lived, 1 was fifteen, but that to tell me ar ma had told usked the rman im vou Justt ember, tice adjourned: th ‘ rather unutual feature, 4 or were the aunt of the young Woman stood up with her at the ceremony, T wauid like to know V0¥ LO MAY About Whether Ap pulled Be rardian of the ould, by standing up, Inter that ited to the marr William G. Saumenioht, whe appeared tor Mre. Squires, waid he would ta brief on the question to-mor. ‘Wie Worid way be left at ict Memeuger vitice ia be ‘ A OEE EEE EOR HE TOOT EE Rag en ccaahanametitenenmemtar ts aa eat Sa beh EE. > ree tee ee FOSDICK'S NAME NOT ON SLATE AS HEAD OF POLICE Mayor-Elect Mitchel Denies ‘Rumor That Has Been Widely Circulated. Mayor-elect Mitchel wan asked thin afternoon to establivh the truth or fal- sity of the report that he has selected Raymond B, Fosdick for Police Com: ‘This has boo circulated Mr. Fomiich’s stoner, by triously fr “I have not decided to appoint Mr. Fosiick as Police Commissioner,” said the Mayor-elect emphatically. Mr. Mitchel said he would consult, with Dlatrict-Attorn Whitman and ask suggestions and advice from him about the Police Commisalonership, lt was gathered from what the Mayor- elect said that he ia entirely at this important office and haa not given serious attention to the cli of any Individual for the plac jdoubtedly Mr. Whitman will ‘giderable to say about the man who |e ye Police Comm loner after Dec. 3, The Mayor-elect declared he was not prepared to Say that he had selected any members of his heads of depart- ments am yet All the leaders of the various parties that partictpated ta the | Fuslon movement have selected can- | didates for offices, and it will require quite a Hitle weeding out to get these dates down to a workable num- 1 is likely that Mr. Mitchel will an- now his welection for the office of| Secretary to the Mayor about Christe maa. Mr Mitchel will attend the Cable net inner at Washington to-morrow night, returning to York on Priday, | Frederick =. Tanner, Republican | lender of the Twentyetifts: disteiet, in which District-Attorney Whitman ity chance as anyon Job of Corporation Counsel polit! rienda and In to-day’s crap of *"aure things popped forth the name of Omar M. Leiner for Health Commissioner, Lelaur ham been in the Health Department | thirteen or fourteen years. Samuel Krulewitoh, Republican leader of the Twenty-sixth Assembly District, will be named for the Assistant Corpor: tion Counsel¥hip if the eloquence of Siegde counts for anything. “Se AMP sree 2 serecmsienainacietin comets? in aie | leaves for Providence this ev | knote, but at PRICE \ ONE OENT. _Selehe Tharséay «: eettieds : ———— CROWDED mc IS HIT IN SOUND ~ BY Ble SCHOONER ur-Master Mattie Bassett Rips Off Upper Works of Tennes- see Off Execution Light. 150 PERSONS IN PANIC. Battleship Sailors Put Down Excitement and Aid Vessel’s Officers in Navigating. The Bound steamer Tennessee of the Bay State Transportation Company came back to her dock, Pier 19, Hast River, this morning, with a big hola in “# / creasing Leaning to Defense's waa in the lead, @ Colonial Line Eventually the Priscilla and the Ce- port Bow, on the starboard tack, making for Heatpetead Harbor and anchcrage. ‘The schooner had the right of way, though General Manager Noble, who waa ® passouger on the Tennessee, says ahe wes not showing her sailing Mebte Before the steamer could get out of the way the Mattie Bassett struck the INTO VESSEL" The schooners § flying Jibboom crashed through the Tennessee's pilot house, was torn off and remained fast in the house. The pilot house was turn loose from the deck and the bow- aprit of the schooner tore through into t back of the pilot house, invaded aix statercome on the port side and ripped up the rail as far back as midships. The stanch- tons were torn loose and twisted out of shape, Capt. George B. Enof of the Ten- nesses had just gone below to the din- ing saloon, leaving the wheel In cha: of Pil Finding that the boat did not an- ewer her helm, t whistle for help and the tug Norwalk came up and took the disabled ship in tow, With thie help she reached Pier 19 at 9 o'clock this morning. Manager Noble sald it would require nearly @ week to repair the damages to the Tennesses, Most of her passengers were set ashore if they desired. Some of them stayed aboard. Those who desire wii be transferred to the Goorgia, which Tho Tennessee 1s 4 fect long and 9 feet boam. She displaces 1,500 tons, The Tennenaee was to-day convoyed by tugs te drydocks of Tletgen & Lang, In Hoboken. It was sald that it will require three days to repair the ‘Tennessee. General M atically den: in@ Up the me uy “The statement that nager Nobel dth to-day em- the Tennensee waa wo Were racing with #hips of rival companies is abaue lutely falwe. he sald, "There were four Steamsnips in a line. Martford of the Hurtford Which ix one of our ships, was in the lead. Then came the Prisctila of the Mall River Lane, and the Tennemee was next. One minute be. hind Us was the North Star, @ big ship of the Eastern Stewinahip Corpora- tion, bound for Porthand, Me. “The Tenpemee hue a speed of 16 the time the schooner crushed into Us We were travelling al only 131-2 knots an hous,” o 2 ee: SCHMIDTINHOSPITAL; COLLAPSESIN TOMBS, RAVES AT KEEPERS SJayer of Aumueller Woman, After Distressing Scene in Court, Is Too Ill to See Any Contention Hane Schmidt, confessed slayer the adjournment of bis trial before after 1 o/olock. The trial was oste eliminate a number of affidavits tak: gaat Hife. EX-CONGRESSMAN IN JAIL FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT Harry A. Hanbury Refuses to An- swer Questions in Brooklyn Court and Is Sentenced. Ex-Congressman Harry A. Hanbury, known as “Fighting Harry,” and who was once # Shipping Comminsioner, was sent to Raymond Street Jail to- thirty days and sentenced to pay @ fi of €50 after Judge Benedict, in the Brooktyn Supreme Court, found tim wuilty of contempt of court. Hanbury, who lives at Forty-seventh etreet and Hixth avenue, South Brook- lyn, refused to answer more than @ hundred questions volleyed at him by Charles L. Craig, attorney for J. Bene @ict Roache, who is assignee of the Bage Foundation Fund. The proceed ings were brought to discover what has become of $54,000, part of the wealth of the late Patri H. Flynn, the poll- tictan and contractor of Brooklyn, egeinet wiuee esisie the Sage Founder tion has @ claim, Justice Benedict announced that tf he id not anewer he would be held in contempt, but Hanbury maintained @ stubborn silence, Then came the een- tence, which he took calmly. Hie torney, George W. Sickels, says that he wil appeal. THREE LAWYERS HIRED BY JAILED BEGGAR Blind Mendicant, Who Has Prop- erty in This City, Wins His Freedom In Philadelphia, PHILADMLPHIA, Deo, 17.-A_ blind beggar, known as Bernateln and also as Berkowitz, of New York, arrested here several days ago in a crusade Against street mendicanta, had the as sistance of three lawyers to-day in securing hiv release from custody, He s arrested on # charge of vagrancy while bemging with his wife, the poli Neging that he was a man of means, |The man engaxed two Philadelpnia taw- | yers and communicated with his New York attorney. His New York reprc- sentative wrote to the Police Magis- ltrate liere that his client's $1,500 estate in that city is tied up in Jitigation, The Magistrate was im a quandary | what to do with the man, He sald he could not send the prisoner to the House of Correstion because of his afflicuion, ue jinmates of that institution under the | jaw are required to work; and he could | Rot send hi mto the almshouse because was possessed of means and Was not an object of charity, The Masistre word of ae oyecta BOTH SIDES CONFER; COMPROMISE IS UNLIKELY One. of Insanity. of Anna Aumueller, broke down = Sra! | pietely ta be coll in the Tombs today atter he was taken there following Judge Warren W. Foster at a little msibly adjourned to allow lawyers to ‘en in Germany with reference to his During the session to-Gay Schmide showed great emotion. He clasped his hands and bowed over them; he reiled hin eyes at the celling and gasped re- Peutedly in @ loud Rearse way which was audible throughout the courtroom. His emotion increased during the time hin slater, Mrs, Bchadier, was telling of him devout Ife as @ little ohild of five, when he set up an imitation altar in his room, wore priestiike garments and practiced blood sacrifices on geese and chickens and especially when she told of his acts of particular kindness and ‘Gonainoration. for her when she was Ill, Schmidt collapsed altogether on hia way back to the Tome, When o num- ber of persoi THINK AGRESMENT ON INGAN- ITY 18 LIKELY, ‘The attitude of Assistant Distriet- Attorney Delehanty at < weer nesses suggested that eve the prosecution (in ty but insane.” In such event he would be sent to Matteawaa, The trial was adjourned by consent of counsel on both sides until 10.0 o'clock to-morrow, but after the break- down of Schmidt in hie eel! doubt was expressed as to whether he would be able to appear to-morrow, Asaitunt District-Attorney Delehanty, when questioned about the rumored compromise on the plea of insanity, strenuously denied any such possibiility. “The State will continue to ask for @ verdict of murder in the first degree,” Mr. Delehanty late this afternoon. We bolleve that the insanity is 4 frame up, and shall go on the pr that Schmidt was sane at the murder and is sane now." SISTER SAYS SCHMIDT HAUNTED SLAUGHTER HOUSES. Mra, Elisabeth Schadler, the sister of Schmidt, was the firet witness to-day, She said that when he was only five rH old Hane Schmidt tmitated priests in the clothing he arranged for him- solf, had an altar in bis room and unitated holy rituals, “He told me one day that he had seen the head of the Savioug” said Mrs, Schadier, ‘on an sitar set in blood and that it was the most beautiful he had ever seen,” Hans Schmidt was often punished as aay | bed bia sinter said, because be hung dec cadena ared ict poe rene |