Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1929 — Page 3

JAN. 14, 1929.

INSANE PATIENT ADMITS KILLING ASYLUM CHIEF ‘Best Job I Ever Did,’ Says Escaped Inmate, Captured After Search. By United Press CRANSTON. R. 1.. Jan. 14. Calmly describing his act as “the best job I ever did," Prank W. Weeden, 51, an escaped insane patient, today had confessed to the murder of Dr. Ransom H. Sartwell, superintendent of the state hospital for mental diseases. Dr. Sartwell was killed Friday night when Weeden fired two charges of birdshot through a window of his home. Weeden, who had been under treatment at the institution for thirty years prior to I his escape a year ago, was arrested after a widespread search. The slayer, a strange figure with untrimmed beard and hair touching his shoulders, told police he committed the crime, because he believed it would improve conditions at the hospital. Describes Crime Coolly A import of an investigating committee. published recently, criticised Dr. Sartwell’s administration and stated that conditions at the institution were not what they should be. Weeden said he returned from the southwest three days before the shooting and visited the institution grounds to see which doctor he could kill for the benefit of the inmates. “I got Dr. Sartwell. He was enough. It was the best job I ever did,” he said. The escaped patient discussed the m' -der with an air of cold indilference, but he expressed regret when forced to surrender the shotgun with which the crime was committed. ‘‘lt was a nice gun,” he lamented. Once while he was a patient at the hospital. Weeden said, Dr. Sartwell tried to kill him by hanging him with a towel, and that he killed the doctor as retribution. Sent to Asylum His whole life had been ruined by the tortures which he had been forced to endure while confined to the institution. Weeden asserted, and he had killed Dr. Sartwell to correct the many evils. Summarily arraigned in court, Weeden pleaded not guilty, however, and said he wanted a good trial. Because he already had confessed and been adjudged criminally insane, he w’as committed to the hospital for criminal insane at the state prison. Although the facts will be submitted to a grand jury, this merely will be a formality, and Weeden will be confined to the prison for the rest of his life. 35 QUAIL CAUSE SB4O IN FINES AT VINCENNES Hotel Manager Possessed More Than Legal Number. Bu Times Specie* VINCENNES, Ind.. Jan. 14.—Harry Chaney is believed to have paid the highest price for thirty-five. quail in this city’s history. The price was SB4O, the total of fines for possessing more than the . legal number. The case has just been disclosed, although the fine was imposed in December by Justice of the Peice Dreiman, where Chaney was booked under the name of Martin Smith. Chaney was taken into custody at the expiration of the ten-day appeal limit and then the case was revealed. He arranged to pay the fine. One hundred quail, thirty-five more than the limit, were found in a hotel of which Leach is manager. HOLD GIRL, 12, BOY, 10, IN DIAMOND THEFT Other Sunday Loot Includes Valuable Radio. Gems, Purse. A girl. 12, and a boy, 10. were held at the detention home today charged with the theft of a $175 ring from the home of Mrs. E. W. Coaptsick, 1002 Congress avenue. Cigars and cigarets valued at sl6 were stolen from the restaurant of Roy Amos. 507 Kentucky avenue, Siuiday. Clothing, a gun and a purse, total value sllO. were stolen from the home of Kenneth Dotterer, 1054 West Thirty-sixth street. A radio valued at $132 was stolen from the radio shop of F. B. Bowland. 813 Virginia avenue. A lone bandit took SSO after holding up Ernest Lohrmann. manager, at the Kroger grocery. 1701 East Forty sixth street. Saturday night. Macy Dortch, 28, of 759 West Twenty-sixth street, coal wagon driver, reported he was held up late Saturday and robbed of sl4. WOLVES KILL PEASANTS Raids by Parks in East Poland Are Fatal. Bu United Press VIENNA. Jan. 14.—Raids by wolf pac&- in eastern Poland have resulted In deaths to three peasants. The cold winter with its resulting food shortage for the wolves has caused attacks on natives and livestock in many sections of Poland, Hungarv, Jugo Slavta and Russia. STOPS ASTHMA OR NO PAY D. J. Lane, a druggist at 1413 Lane Building, St. Mary’s. Kan., manufactures a remedy for Asthma in which he has sc much confidence that he sends a $1.25 bottle by mail to anyone who will write him for it. His offer is that he is te be paid for it after you are satisfied with results, and the one taking the treatment to be the judge. Send your name and address today. —Advertisement.

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NAB SEVEN IN RAIDS Three Women Included in Blind Tiger Arrests, Seven persons, three of them women, face blind tiger charges today as the result of raids over the week-end. Patrick J. Delaney was arrested at HO’4 South Illinois street on blind tiger and operating a gaming house charges when Philip Locke, Colonial, complained to police he had lost S4O in a poker game at the place, Locke was charged with gambling and visiting a gaming house. Five others were charged with, viisting a gaming house. Walter Gross, 32, of 1234 West Twenty-sixth street, was arrested on drunkenness and blind tiger and Ralph Adair. 35, proprietor of a poolroom at 2626 North Harding street, was charged with operating a blind tiger. Mike Ribich. proprietor of a restaurant. at 1330 West Washington street, and his wife Anna were arrested Saturday night when police said they found a ten-gallon cask of liquor in the place. Miss Mary Miller. 9 Wisconsin street, and Mrs. Ethel Dyer. 11 Wisconsin street, were held on blind tiger charges. PROMINENT MEN AID PURDUE CHURCH CAUSE Address Presbyterian Congregations on Campus Project. Prominent speakers were on the program of Presbyterian churches of Indianapolis Sunday in behalf of the campaign for funds to build a church for students on the Purdue university campus. Evans Woollen, president of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, spoke at the Tabernacle church; Marshall D. Lupton. chairman of the local committee, outlined the plan at the Irvington church; the Rev. John W. Findley, Presbyterian university pastor at Purdue for ten years, spoke at the Fairview churcl} in the morning and at the West Washington church in the evening; J. S. Milligan, an alumni of Purdue, spoke at the Westminster church; Chester A. | McKamey treasurer of the Synod’s ■ committee on Christian education, I spoke at the Sutherland church, and Stanley Coulter dean emeritus of men at Purdue, spoke at the Memojrial church. Killed by Auto in Snow I B J United Press HAMMOND. Ind., Jan. 14. j Michael Wachowski. 50. South Chi--1 cago, was killed during a snow storm here today when he was I struck by an automobile - ’on Indianapolis boulevard where it crosses V T olf river. In attempting to avoid hittink Wachowski, the driver of the | automobile swerved the car on the | ice pavement. The machine was ! thrown on the ice of the frozen river. Neither of the two occupants j were seriously injured. Djg Has Silver Tooth Bn Times Special WABASH, Ind., Jan. 14—If Patty, ! a terrier owned by Dr. Fred Bent, a j dentist, is vain she will henceforth | do considerable snarling to show a silver-filled tooth, the work of her : master. The dog had been whimpering for several days and Dr. Bent discovered she had toothache. The | silver filling followed. No Tobacco Means SI,OOO I Bu Times Special WABASH. Ind Jan. 14—Myron i D. Tempi in. 16 will receive SI,OOO I if he does not use tobacco until he I is past- 21, according to the will of his father. Bertus B. Templin, who j died eleven years ago. His brother, Floyd, new 25, abstained from tobacco the prescribed length of time and has already received SI,OOO.

RED TABBY CAT WINS Columbus Woman’s Entry Awarded Championship in Pet Show. The annual three-diy pet and poultry show at Tomlinson hall Sunday night with a red tabby cat, the entry of Mrs. Ella Pace. Columbus, declared grand champion feline of the exhibit. The chief poultry prizes in the Silver Wyandotte class went to Charles J. Tanner’s exhibits. A. F Dewsnap, Indianapolis, took the highest place with his Rhode Island Reds and the Three Maples farm of Clyde, 0.. won major awards in the Jersey Black Giant class. The turkey prize went to Mrs. O. S. Dooley, Danville, In. The National Highways farm, Greenfield, took the grand championship for qll rabbit entries. WITCH W CLOSE Trio to Get Sentences This Week for Slaying. Bu United. Press YORK. Pa.. Jan. 14.—York’s witchcraft killing trials are ended and the three convicted men will be given their sentences formally this week. Wilbert Hess. 18, convicted Saturday night of second degree murder, will be sentenced to from ten to twenty years and his companions— John Curry and John Blymyer—in the slaying of Nelson Rehmeyer will be given life imprisonment in accord with the jury’s recommendations. Hess. Curry, and Blymyer killed Rehmeyer after failing to get peacably a “witchlock” to bury as a means of breaking a spell he supposedly had cast. TEACHER PARLEY SET Elementary Curriculum to Be Discussed Here Jan. 25, 26. The second annual elementary school curriculum conference will be held at the Teachers’ college of Indianapolis Jan. 25 and 26. Dr. Laura Zirbes, professor of education at Ohio State university and consultant in the elementary education department of the state of Ohio, and Dr. Samuel R. Powers, professor of natural science at Teachers’ college, Columbia university, will be the principal speakers. The conference will emphasize social science, reading, and general science. The program includes talks by leading educators from all parts of the state. Her’s a Wet Argument Bit United Press HAVERHILL. Mass., Jan. 14. When George Whiting appeared in court for the ninety-fifth time for drunkenness, it was disclosed that while he was arrested only fortythree times before prohibition, he has been arrested fifty-two times since the dry law became effective.

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BOOTH WIUJATTLE Request for Resignation to Be Turned Down, Bu United Press LONDON, Jan. 14.—General W. Bramwell Booth, ill but militant Salvation Army head, was reported today determined to reject the army council’s demands for his retirement. His expected rejection of the councillors’ demands is scheduled to be delivered Tuesday by Mrs. Booth, and it was reported today the old general will voice several reasons why in his opinion he should not be retired. General Booth, recovering from a serious illness at his home at Southwold, Suffolk, received a deputation from the council Friday and heard the request for his resignation. The general was reported by the Daily News today as planning to deny in his answer that his illness left the Salvation Army without the proper guidance, or that anything has happened during his illness that would be detrimental to the army. ELECT NEW OFFICERS Rail Clerks Brotherhood Name Official at Convention Here. The third tri-annual convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks closed Sunday night at the Washington with election of officers. D. L. Finley, 1470 North Pennsylvania street, was re-elected general chairman; E. W. Kuper, Evansville, secretary-treasurer; vice-general chairmen, E. H. Vehe, Chicago; J. L'. Bannigan, Detroit; F. C. May, Newark; M. S. Chastin, Indianapolis; T. R. Felietro, Saginaw, Mich.; C. J. Long, Marion, O.; D. H. Culp, Elkhart; board of trustees, T. F. Appel, chairman, Lafayette; A L.j Cohagen, Zanesville, 0., and C. A. Buell, Grand Rapids Mich. LAWRENCE TO SPEAK Political Writer Billed to Address City Kiwanis, Advertising Clubs. David Lawrence, nationally known political writer, will speak to the Kiwanis Club Wednesday noon at the Claypool and the nldianapolis Advertising Club at the Columbia Club Thursday noon. The Advertising Club is making the event an “open house” meeting for all Indianapolis men and women care to attend. Kiwanis Club members have been urc-ed to attend by President Eli Schloss. New Armory Dedicated Bu Times Special NOBLSSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 14. The new $60,000 armory of Battery B. 13frth Field Artillery, Indiana National Guard, stands dedicated today following ceremonies Sunday Speakers included Governor Ed Jackson and Adjutant-General Wil- : liam H. Kershner. A dance will be I held in the armory tonight.

TWO BILLIONS AT STAKE IN N.Y. RATE CASE Company Battles to Get Fare Hike from Nickel to 7 Cents. BY HERBERT LITTLE, United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—A legal battle estimated to involve more than two and one-half billion dollars—the New York 7-cent rare case —comes before the United States supreme court today for reargument. New York City, contending for continuation of the present 5-cent rate on the subway and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, estimates the 2-cent difference on the city’s millions of daily riders will amount to $23,472,925 a year. The city asserts the public’s right to a 5-cent fare for thirty-nine years under a fifty-year contract signed eleven years ago. In thirtynine year, the additional tolls, with 414 per cent interest, would aggregate $2,640,000,000 additional revenue for the company, the city says. The right of the city and the state transit commission to enforce this 5-cent fare contract is the

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Assault on State’s Attorney Draws Ire From Congressman. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Representative Melvin Maas (Rep.) of Minnesota, today was assured by Assistant Secretary Lowman, in charge of prohibition, that an investigation would be made of charges of illegal search and unwarranted assault by prohibition agents in St. Paul about ten days ago. According to the story told Representative Maas, Allen McGill, who is a former first assistant county attorney, was seated in a case late one Saturday night. He says that he had just finished his dinner and that there was no liquor in sight anywhere near his table, and that he had no flask in his pocket.

principal bone of contention in this case. The I. R. T. and the Manhattan Railway Company, which owns elevated lines operated by the former, claim that the nickel fare prevents them from getting a fair return on their property, therefore, that the fare amounts to confiscation. A three-judge federal court in New York saw the case the com-

There was some commotion in the case. McGill says, and suddenly a roughly dressed man approached him, seized him and attempted to go through his pockets. McGill says he thought he was being held up, and resisted. Four other men then approached, he says, and one of them hit him with a blackjack, and together the five assailants dragged him out of the case. As they passed the check room, one of the men was heard to say, “If there's any more fight in him, kill him.” All of these men, McGill declares, were unidentified, showed no badges, and made no announcements that it was a prohibition raid until they got McGill to the door. “So far as I can learn from the reports which have reached me, says Representative Maas, “the search seemed to be without warrant or first-hand evidence, and search of McGill was attempted without placing him under arrest.”

panies’ way, and granted a 7-cent care. The supreme court stayed the operation of the 7-cent fare until this appeal, made by the city and the commission, is decided, The question of valuation is largely involved. The city argues that the three-judge court's valuation of the road’s properties at $898,793,648 is "inflated to the extent of at least $600,000,000.'

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HOOVER PLAN FOR WEST INDIES TOURJROPPED President-Elect May Make Short Visit to Havana Before Inaugural. BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Presi-dent-Elect Hoover has abandoned his idea of an extended Caribbean cruise before inauguration. He may go to Havana, Cuba, however, for a brief visit. Hoover has found the pressure of affairs attending the opening of his administration, selection of his cabinet, formulating of policies, and other matters will prevent a goodwill tour of the West Indies. He lad hoped to visit Porto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, as well as Cuba, and at one time had hoped to go to Mexico City. He now plans to make this tour during his administration. Hoover will leave Wednesday for Florida. The President-elect is expected to get back here about the middle of February to lay final plans for the opening of his administration March 4