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| and had died trom the effects of a Deverage distributed from this city, "the police jearned that a shipment vf es} i ‘ey PF) Bitrect, Manhattan, and after being A f 4 | | bt be GR MANSLAUGHTER IN ALCOHOL SALES lleeby Accused soulsed bh Disposing of Wood Product for Al- leged Beverage Use. . Samuel K. Saleeby, druggist, at} No. 60 Court Street, Brooklyn, was Before Judge McDermott in the Kings County Court to-day on an indict- ment charging him with mansiaugh- haded on charges that he sold wood a@leshol for beverage purposes which | Caused the death of several persons in Now Eagland late in December, ‘The indictment followed five months yet investigation by Federal and city authorities following the previous ar- rest of Saleeby by tho Federal au- thorities. \ Tt was reported that a second in- “ @ietment against 2 man whose name was closely associated with that of ) Balecty at the time of the Federal eperigall against him last winter had also been found. After a number of persons in Hart- ford, Conn. other citics had been stricken blind Chicopee, Mass, and aleohol valued at $1,600 consigned by Ya Michigan manufacturer to a firm id Hull, England, had veen drained | trom meta} drums on a Manhattan ) pier and were taken to a garage in *Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, in new containers. The alcohol wae was eaid, to a loft building in Mott then carried, it onan into (mitation whiskey was ‘distributed through Now England in barrels shipped by truck. A, ‘The authorities profess to have evi- | @ence’ that a Manhattan firm of rong hataal chemists was asked about the time tho alcohol was stolen to an opinion as to the quulity of sample, and reported that it was | sWood alcohol. and highly dangerous "for beverage purposes. William H. Waller of No. 23% hington Street, Manhattan, siip- of it when it reached this city ‘shipment abroad; John Romaneltt, fo, 285 Third Avenue, Manhattan, an kn this morning when the five Ue in the first and second deRrees | or stinerton, N. ¥., and three of its ED TENWURTASHLY.C “She wtated that Htwell told her| lh was at the bottom of the murder. | summoned Mr.,Porter to his office In ee Hiadiain. Never Reve that he intended to sell afl of his| Just what was the nature of the In-/ the Custom House to tell what he! Returnn Ad Appetinte Divin herees, that they were not running| formation to. justify this suspicivn | knew about the transaction. He also) ROCHESTER, Jwy %—Tt well, and he wanted to get rid of| Mr. Shevlin declined to say for oMcial) saia that he was trying to locate Roy | Grand Jury to-day found additiona ipestas hy a Feasons, But the ohiet of the Eastman inte on churgen of profiteering | Mtoxes, Astendant In ane Mates thar phe knew Mh | forcement bureau lost no time in act-| wen regard to the other end of the|@mainat C. A, Weed & Co. G, Js Orlirlens kn Josey BE, Wilmerding, who lived at |!" upon the tip he received. trall, that which purports to lead to | Company. Buffalo Birt Com pena uot {tion by, tho pinintin of the ROLLS DON DOWN BANK Narragansett Pier, Ro 1, with her| He put more men on the case to|iciwett's connection with the whiskey | Buftalo, 64 pigs bone, “The Jlgnt to He Ww ; widen his sphere of Investigation ing | Bory. acc neater |, “We are of the oj mother, and that she had met Mra. |‘ ring, and the theory that bootlegging | Ply, a eheater | ace of the Jury Wilmerding at Patm Beach, and that|*"4 sent Deputy Agents Mangin acd tieg to his murder, Mr, Shevlin said | vestigation, wurcuments were [OF the evidenc “ed sho Miss Powell a 3 Brooklyn Among Injured In Derail- ment by officials of the road this af- ternooh, Tho injured are: F, B. Blackman, Chatham, N. Y. conductor of the train; Mr. and Mrs, J. B, Cutler, Chatham; Misses Jessie and Sarah Germond, Philmont, N. Y.; Miss Alina W. Powell, Brooklyn; Mrs. G. Ferris, Waterbury, Conn.; Mrs, Morton Morris, New Haven, Conn.; Mrs, F, H. Mesick, Thompsonville, Conn.; and Mise F. EB, Mull, Green- port, L. I. ‘The train left North Adams, Mass., at 6.65 A. M., standard Eastern time, and reached Millerton at 8.20. The mail and baggage coach and the Pull- man remained upright, but the two day coaches and the smoker turned over on their sides after rolling down the pmbankment. Twenty-five feet of the ‘track was torn up. No cause for the derailment has yet been deter- mined. were transferred to train, which is bringing them to the city ,and is due here late this afternoon, VIOLA KRAUS NAMED AS “MISS WILSON" BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY er; Cosimo D'Ambrosio, No. Carroll Street, Brookiyn; Carmine jata, living In Mott Street, tan, and Saleeby are under in- nt in Massachusetts and Con- out, but they could not be extra- Wecause they were not in those at the time of the crime | The case is the first in Kings a, where indictments have been i ed for a crime, only part of was committed within the MIRALL JURY GETS VACATION t Instead of “Recess” Grant ‘ed By Justice Weeks After Indictment is Returned. “The Extiaordinary Grand Jury, im led about a-year ugo, is about to jwke @ long vacation. ‘Swhen it was put up to Suprem 7" Justice Weeks to-day he told jurors they might as well tak rest of the summer off and no back until some time in Oc: terminat “You should, of cours B96 Prosecuting attorney and | promptly presented to you on you | Feturn, so as not to prolong your » “ston unnecessarily.” Gietment to-day growing out or | Bernard Freedman to the effe it Smith accepted a bribe to get t sentence from the Court ed of running a disorder’ ‘not been made public. Just! he | arrested. Detective Ka of the District Attorney's office ae sti se the warrant. Burned by Fireeracke sea potas, ty on 2 »| EXAMINED AT HOME BY THREE LAWYER’ UNTIL OCTOBER That was 4 ca original idea of the members. ‘They wanted a mere “recess.” But your labors as soon as possible,” he paid. “It is to be hoped that while the. Grand Jury is on vacation the his staf? ‘will have an opportunity to prepare ‘things so that all matters may be ur ‘The Grand Jury handed up an In- Investigation of the charges made “Against Assistant District Attorney James EB. Smith by Jacob Goldman 1 Beasions in the case of a man | ‘The name of the man indicted ‘ordered that the bail be $7,500 eks said he wouki not | be sible to oe in court after to-mor- | Prother and and for that reason suggested the Grand Jury rest until au- | annon, four years old, wa fatally to-day when her cloth- | (Continued From First Page.) death, rendered it necessary for the District Attorney to confront ‘Miss | Wilson’ with the statement of the) former housekeeper, Ann Kane, and examine her in regard to it. “The District Attorney thereupon got into immediate communication with Miss Viola Kraus, who is spend- ing the summer in the State of New Jersey; sho was therefore not sub- ject. to subpoena from the New York courts. However, she came volun- tarily and consented to submit to a further examination at her residence, No. 164 East 634 Street (Manhattan), “She arrived there late yesterday afternoon, after office hours, and As~- sistant District Attorney John T. Dooling, Mr. Joyce and Mr. Unger met her there with her attorney, who had cancelled an appointment te go out of town, and she was, ex- amined for three hours on the vari- ous phases of the case, “Mr. Dooling reports that she did not refuse to answer any question. She stated that she had known Elwell for a period of at least eight years. She had never at any time made a threat, directly or indirectly, against him; that she had never had any controversy with any other woman in regard to him or concerning him.” Mr, Swann in addition gave out thin condensed version of the interview with Miss Kraus by Assistant District Attorney Darling: "The attention of Miss Kraus was called to the article in yesterday's American and sho denied categorical- ly that she had in tho presence or hearing of Anna Kane, or any other person, or at a time when anybody else was present, uttered any. threats against the life of Joseph B. Elwell. “She further stated that she had not been deserted by Elwell and did not fear that she would be deserted by Bhwell; that she was until recently @ married woman, and she further stated that he had never proposed marriage to her, and the subject had never been suggested or discussed; that she had known Mr. Elwetl for about eight years and had seen him at different times at Palm Beach, in New York City, at hotels, places of amusement, &¢ “That she had not had any contro- | versy or disagreement with any other woman regarding Mr. Blwell or any that she had only seen }Anna Kane twice in her life, once when she was motoring with her jbrother and another lady toward Lake Placid, when she and her the other ludy were |gueste for a day at the cottage at Saratoga occupied by the late Mr, Elwell. “She saw Anna Kane on another Occasion, when she visited the late Mr. Ewell in the city of New York, in the autumn of 1919. She stated t e t ts ou a ot | ly ee j other man; y- Hoding are. Pi ak Raat that she bore no 1!) will towards Anna | Mone, and could Rot conceive of eny | ment should be uttered by her. sonuy saw City at the Ritz liked Mrs, Wilmerding. Mrs, Wilmerding was vititing another | casual friendship for Mr. ‘That Elwell was connected with the reason why any charge or false state-| Shevlin by one of his own men who advanced the belief that the bootles- hor Te New York | ont i Kalan Lake, She said t piwell | een pt ted Bingen ok jturn with him to New York, tr 12t) sible, If this man cannot be brought | Blwell.” $4,000 worth of liquor, was gin, and distributed it to severa! ERE’S the Glorious Fourth to remind us of freedom gained for a nation—and a holiday . week-end which brings us freedom for ourselves. Happy Days! Vacation season off to ,a fine start—beaches, mountains, * woods and waters calling, the honk of the touring car heard in the land— And to go with all this joyousness there are United Candies prepared for 4th of *FOURTH OF JULY” FAMILY BOX ‘OST important is the “Fourth of July” Box— Candies for everybody in the house. Liberty and Lemon Sticks, and two gigantic red paper torpedoes, filled with molasses kisses, for the kiddies; one pound box of delicious chocolates for Mother or the gaily striped box of peppermints for Grandma; besides boxes of chocolate covered cherries in crecm, of delicious nougatines, of colorful fruit jellies. Each tied with red, white and blue ribbon--an assortment it would take a lot of time and thought to assemble, :$] 97 all ready in one big box, epecial in all the Stores this week . FULL WEIGHT—16 ounces of 42d, also 43d Street Bet. 5th and 6th Avenues Hudson Terminal Bldg. 32 Cortlandt Street N. Jy to man and to re- here because of illness, his deposition most of which Candies. Our Newest Store Fulton and Nassau Streets Southqast Corner AY, JULY: 2, 18 0. Works, No. 60 Brond Street, could. FINDS MORE. _PROFITEERING. _STOOKES LOSES BOOK SUIT. Mr. Sheviin sald to-day that he had that it was being followed. If the | found. lightest clue to the murder was} }found, he said, all the information in |hia possession would be immediately | turned over to the police, The body of |years old was fou A jIady at Palm Beach three winters Lene : aes 3 litce of the Marine ment Near Middleton. [oy Sha that is the time that she} *! De taken at the Now Jersey resorl. | wes, Pantine Scherr Seeks Divorce. |son River off J William E. Barnes, steward of the| 4, 8 Four. | Was attired in met Mra. ‘Wifmerding.” 'e wll ; : Mrs. Pauline Scherer, No. 5 Four-|Was attired in gt Pen passbngers on New York Central’, sara, Joscphine P, Wiimérding, the) Sted'o Club and formor secretary To lteenth Avenue, Mt. Verr ed was dark comp! “ A ; é ul Elwell when questioned before the| before Sup Court Justice Platt atlenief with the train No. 14, Known as the Chatham divoreed wife of Cuthbert Mortimer! pronipition agents yesterday, admit-|White Plaine to-day In her mult for ab- fou “on. er xpress, were Injured noon atter & Wilmerding, was quoted at lenath In| tq that he had bought for the club | Sve gy llvnie, wom, Fate rt mehrer, conta, in ena and an interview Ina morning newspaper|iwo cases of gin, two cases of ver-|ner. daughter” Gertrude: 7 yence ot er friendahip with Elwell, she i Herbert Lyons testified that he followed | on ‘i coaches left the rails two miles south (°% Der friendahip with Elwoll, She) mouth and one of rye. He dénied that |Acherer and a woman co wed|charlen A. ss bahne dle to have said that she) yiwell was involved in that or any’ | hotel In 110th SI jee “played around a fot" with Etwell.! other liquor transaction of which he| they regiete Charles A, Sm: cara rolled down @ steep embank-| she know “Miss Wilson,” she 18] had any knowledge, ’ |mitted to practice ‘mont. quoted as saying, and knew her by] jjarnes said that he bought the| Special Se \etaee ort myth Seven of the injured were taken to|her own name and had often been|tiquor through his brother-in-law, | INDIANAPOLIS. | Sul mie ee sked to hi ch wi ‘ nia F seasion of the Indiana vin, ‘ the Sdaron, Conn, hospital where they | “4 eve lunch with ner, Roy Eastman. The stuff that went |r ee ee ee day, July foc gg eB eons und| Thee Was absolutely no reason,"| into the club was only a small part |yecame known to-day, although nol|which he collected while coda emia she is quoted as saying, “for ‘Miss|of the consignment he got through |official announcement has made, |torney for nurses rushed there. None was #erl-| wilson’ to hold any real or fancied | his brother-in-law, he sald. He bought Paaeibat hire ate e ie eres jon wi sum: ously hurt, according to an announce- | grievance against me because of my| through Eastman, he said, about |moned primari take care of finan-| mq clal affairs of state institutions | 1 DUBLIN, were 1 : in Taxi. whiskey ring whose ramifications | persons. Mrs, George Matthews of the Hotel|count of the now have been traced into Wall] Barnes sald that while he could not [Breslin was slightly Injured when a printers, | News Street, was the information brought! give the names and addresses of his |taxl in which she was riding colltd ¥ > 5 ww with anothe tomobile at Broadway Ds this morning to 8 pervising Prohibi- clients, he was sure that H. H. Porter, With enoter Automan ie tae tion Enforcement Agent James EB, President of the American Water attended and went home positors already CELEBRATE! Another of the Great ‘“‘Happiness’’ Days each particular occasion—candy in firecracker and rocket shapes to make the kiddies’ eyes grow big and bright with wonderful delight; candy for grown-ups, candy for sweethearts and lovers. United Candy, fresh, delicious, wholesome, the very Spirit of Happy Days expressed in sweets: ‘‘Happiness in Every Box.’’ July Extra Special for Independence Week Only Our Famous “Nightingale” Chocolates 5-lb. package De Luxe, $4.49 PPEALING to anyone who wishes to senda really handsome week-end gift. This five-pound box contains four trays of delectable chocolates. It is so beautifully packed that it will make any recipient very happy. Usually sold by us at $1.4 pound. These “Nightingale” Chocolates are so high in $ 49 quality they have, won hosts of friends, 4 specially priced, 5-Ib. box . CANDY in every pound bo: 1343 Broadway Bet. 35th and 36th Ste. 2249 Broadway Bet. 80th and 81st Sts. woman about forty-five jand nan disbayred by the ingurance policy belong- published in Dublin to-day on ac- strike of © ympathy with the com- the toa Th Sourt. trial of the defendant alle and to-day by the po- | Hanus 1 Division in the Hud= | gainmon \xetead § The body | yesterday in default | dress and at red | Wiey. xen Ww. had dark hair and | to-day to the bars of stor A handker= | q mitt patrick was | ly ng With 40 [ably discharged How metal alg. | isting from W initals “CMe who, Was tw th blu tw th tek, barred, ythwick, Attorney lf who was ad-| law in March, 1909, ; Appellate | Wick was charged with to his own use the pi Isaac | Jotferson, acting as aiminiatrati i of Malted rnett, newspapers | mpositors and Proprietors re= isement from | announcing publication aper, and the printer paper on strike SPECIAL— for Independence Week’ ALMOND CLUSTERS Fresh selected almonds, roasted to just the right crispness, gathered c into clusters and scovered 59 7 pag. JERSEY MILK CHOCOLATES with ‘chocolate. Specially Assorted Creams, Nougatines, Caramels, priced, per 10 oz, package, ch covered ‘This assort- Ment [aa striking example of c 7T9iv. what we offer in quality can- CHOCOLATES AND BON BONS dies at an unusually low price, Special . . . « “Traymore’'—a delicious assortment, con- taining chocolate fruit creams, c Jordan ‘almonds, and fancy bon bons, jattractively boxed Ib. and tled, ‘Special LIBERTY POLES Usually, known as “Newport | Cream Sticks," the kind tha’ on your tor isp pure car nar vaticks: ith celebra- 44. HOME MADE ASSORTMENT Especially made for Independence Week, ‘This contains Fudge, Almond Rolls, Apri- Marshmallow: Stuffed Cc 69. Red, white and blue for J tion! Packed in. substanti box, tled with ribbon of the national colors, specially priced . + oe Fruit, Toasted Marshmallows and Mousse, specially priced y belt of canvas, left showed that he had b from ‘a sult brought, 4 a bal tue for the, publicas ndant’s IL Born. nion that the welght smith fin verdl against the The plaintiff ts entitled Be ectlons arlances (rom the - non. nt ta the Tomb of bail, et h hia cell and papers the Mnas. 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