Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 184, 1 August 1906 — Page 1

)IUM, i VOL. XXXI. NO. 184. Richmond, Indiana. Wednesday Morning, August 1, 1906. 1; Single Copies, One Cent. MADE FATAL ATTEMPT TO GOOD SPORT IN CASH REGISTERS DISPENSED WITH THE WEATHER PROPHET. Km CAL Collect INDIANA Partly cloudy Wednesday showers and cooler at night on Thursday; light to fresh east winds becoming variable. OHIO Fair Wednesday, showers and cooler Thursday afternoon or light; light to fresh winds probably east. THE T T Wiggins and Gardner Take Match Continued from Yesterday in Good Style. Beginning. Today the f. & E. Will Use the Cash Receipt System Entirely. More Bills for Circus.

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Mrs. Wm. Simcoke Killed Edward Reed With Revolver Last Night When He Tried to EnteV Her Home on Fort Wayne Avenue.

HER HUSBAND AWAY Reed Received Two of the Bui- , lets in His Left Breast and Dropped Dead Back of the House While Trying to Get Away. INFATUATED WITH WOMAN ALTHOUGH REED HAD NEVER BEEN GIVEN ANY ENCOURAGEMENT, HE SOUGHT MRS. SIMCOKE'S ATTENTIONS AND HAD ANONYMOUS LETTER ON HIS PERSON TELLING OF HER HUS- , BAND'S ALLEGED UNFAITHFULNESS DECEASED WAS A MARRIO. MAN. Edward C. Reed, residing at 40 Washington avenue, was fatally shot with a 38-calibre revolver by Mrs. William Q. Simcoke at the latter's residence, 32 FL Wayne avenue, last night at 9:15 o'clock while trying to invade hef home. He was strangling her with one hand and stuffing a handkerchief In her mouth, when the shooting took place. Her Story of Affair. Mrs. Simcoke told the following story of the affair: . . "I was lying in bed, in the room "Just over the kitchen when I heard a rattling as of a door-knob. . It kept up und I became very nervous, "getting out of bed and taking the revolver in one hand, and tho lamp in the other, started down stairs to investigate. I had a suspicion that it was this man, as John Estelle- had told me of him and - his threats in regard to me. I set the lamp on the dining room table and started through the little passage way connecting the room with tho kitchen. As I gained the latter place I stepped over to my left in front of the kitchen cabinet. Then I , noticed that the door was just about an Inch open. All of a sudden, before I could scream, I Baw the door thrown back and that man crouching In the door way, sprang at me, catching me by the back of my neck with his left hand, while he began stuffing a handkerchief Into my mouth. I pulled on the trigger of the gun and wondered if it would never go off. At last it did. I don't know how many times I shot. Ho let loose of me and sprang through the door. That was the last I saw of him. I called my father nd he came. I guess I fainted." Ran Several Feet. ' Reed received two of the three shots fired, , in the left breastbone entering and Coming out while the other pierced his heart and lodged at the base of his spine, After he was shot he ran out onto the balcony porch and down the fourteen steps to the back walk. He broke through some grape vines and dropped to tho ground, where he died about five minutes after receiving the ' fatal wounds. Superintendent of Police Bailey was the first officer on the ground. Coroner Markley's Theory. The caso is one of the most weird nnri mvRtorioiin tn lnoal nnllcp rlrrlfs

The theory of the case, as ventured by Coroner Markley is that Reed was sexually insane, and had become infatuated with Mrs. Simcoke to such an extent that he was prompted to attempt criminal assault. The matter, he thinks, has been in Reed's mind for some time, as he has been bothering V.Mrs. Simcoke In various ways, notably by showing letters and vowing vengeance on her to John Estelle, who

lives near there. In Reed's pocket was found a letter and a piece of music. The letter was dated July 2. Hartford City, Ind., and it is supposed that Reed was intending to show it to Mrs. Simcoke. The let ter which has no tost mark nor stamp upon it ,ls addressed to "Mr.- Will Simcoke, 32 Ft. Wayne Ave Richmond, Ind." and was signed "your truo sweetheart, Zulle." Think Reed Wrote Letter. ' The letter is thought to have been -"written by ReeL who was going to pretend that it had been written by some woman in Hartford City to Mr. Simcoke, arranging for a "date" with him' on his next visit in that city. The letter was sensational. It is thought that Reed wanted Mrs. Simcoke to believe that her husband had been untrue to her. The sheet of music found on his per(Continued to Page Eight)

Fifteen men belonging to 'the second advertising car of the Carl Hagenbeck circus are in the city and are literally covering Richmond with loud and flaming poaters, illustrating the excellence of the show. Every bit of available space in the city is being covered.

More Western Horses. A. C. TJnderhill will be home tomorrow with two car loads of Western horses. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PICNIC Order Will Have Its Annual Gathering at Jackson Park Tomorrow. GERMANS AGAINST IRISH ALL SORTS OF CONTESTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BETWEEN TWO NATIONALITIES GREAT TIME EXPECTED. The Knights of Columbus are look ing forward to tomorrow with much pleasure as this is the day for their annual basket picnic which will be held at Jackson Park. All Knights and their families will attend and it is thought that at least three hundred people will " go to the park on that date. After dinner a base ball game will be played between the members ofthe St. Mary's and St. Andrew's churches. Or in other words it will be the Dutch against the Irish. Both teams are considered strong and when the Captains of the teams. John Madden for St. Mary's and Henry Reckers, for St. Andrew's get together it will be a fight to the finish. This however is not the only feature of the afternoon's program as all kind of athletic contests have been arranged, such as ladles races, little girls race, egg race for ladles, a man's free-for-all, a three legged race and a tug of war between the Germans captained by Joseph Werner nl the Irish, captained by Charles McManus. Prizes will be awarded td the various contestants. In the evening they will dance on the pavilion. A special car will be run for them at 9:30 a. m. Although it is the Intention that all persons attending the picnic will ta.ke their own dinner, the Knights of (Columbus will provide ice cream, coffee and lemonade. It is expected that members of the order from Cambridge City, Liberty, Milton and New Paris will attend. Invitations have also been extended to the lodges of Rushville, Brookville and Connersville. MIDDLETOWN FAIR OPENS ARE MANY NEW FEATURES Racing Events Will Begin Tomorrow Various Departments Are Well Filled and One of Exceptional Interest Parade of Premium Stock. Middletown, Ind., July 31.. (Spl) The Middletown fair opened today. The show in the live stock, poultry, agricultural products, fine arts and machinery departments are much larger than ever before, all of the stable and stall room, every foot of space in the various halls having been reserved, while the events in the speed departments have never been equaled by this association. An interesting and instructive feature in the live stock department will be the judging of all Exhibits by Prof. J. H. Skinner, of Purdue University. The judging will be public and take place each day before the grand stand Prof. Skinner "will score the animals by points and will explain to the public in detail why one animal scores better than another. Persons interested in live stock will gather a great deal of information, as Prof. Skinner Is a recognized authority in this line. Another Interesting feature will be the parade in front of the grand stand of all premium stock on Friday afternoon. No animals wiunins a premium will be rewarded from the grounds until the parade. There will be ample attraction In the speed ring for all races. There will be four events each day. and the list of entries include some fast ones, among which is Major C. with a marji of 2:04. There are fourteen entries in the 2:19 pace for Thursday. All races are well filled, and the week's sport promises to be the best in years.

PRELIMINARIES NEAR END

THERE REMAINS BUT ONE MORE MATCH TO BE PLAYED IN TENNIS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND BEGINS. , " There was good sport in the city tennis tournament yesterday at the Country Club. Wiggins and Gardner with one set against them went after O. Harrington, and E. Wilson in great style and got the two sets by scores of 6-3 and 6-3. That gives them the match and they are to meet McCabe and Neff which promises to be a battle royal to see which team will play in the semi-finals. In yesterday's play Wiggins redeemed himself and with Gardner working nicely with him their victory was decisive. I. Wilson and John Ray defeated Ringhoff brothers in a hard fought match. The first set was won by the Ringhoff boys, 7-5. In the second set they did not do so well losing by a score of 2-6. The final set the lost 6-8. It looked at one time as if they would win the last set, having an advantage in games of 6-5. Wilson and Ray then took three straight games giving them the set and match. The match between the JenkinsHerbert team and the Bartel Weichman team was easy for Jenkins and Herbert their score being 6-0 and' 6-1. There remains one match to be played in the preliminaries. Hill and Thornburg were unable to meet Meyers and Bond yesterday on account of the illness of Hill. He may not get to play in the doubles and if not his place will be taken by Erville Lockwood. Strattan and Braffett were unable to arrange a satisfactory date . for a match with Elmer and Hibberd and have forfeited to them. The teams now ready for the second round of championship play are: Wiggins and Gardner vs. McCabe and Neff. Jenkins and Herbert vs. Hamilton and Reller. Ray and I. Wilson vs. Green and Hawley. Elmer and Hibberd vs In the consolation play the teams meet each other as follows: O. Har rington and E. Wilson vs. J. Harrington and. Campbell. Bartel and Weichman vs. Starr and Cates. Nixon and Davis vs. Ringhoff Bros. At a meeting of the committee in charge of the tournament last night it was decided to receive entries for singles at once. Those desirlnc to enter should give their names to Secretary Reller. WOMAN SADLY AFFLICTED TROUBLES COME RAPIDLY Son Becomes Insane and Her Father Dies Clarence Nichols a Young Man of Mt. Summit, Taken to New Castle. New Castle, Ind.. July 31. (Spl) Clarence Nichols, a young man of Mt. Summit, has been brought to this city and lodged in jail for safety, being insane and violent. Young Nichols has all his life been afflicted with epilepsy and only recently became violent, when it was necessary to bring him here for safety to himself and others. Some time ago, owins to his affliction -and torments by companions, he became involved In some trouble and was brought to jail here. Since then he has become gradually ... , . i i worse and he wm De piacea m iue asylum as soon as possible. He is a son of Mrs. Patrick Miles, of Mt. Summit, whose father. Iewis H. Veach, died this morning and she has the sympathy of many. MURDER AND SUICIDE Samuel Demont, Who Committed Two Trasedies at Union City Once Lived at Winchester. Winchester, Ind., Jnly 31. Samuel Demont, who shot and killed his wife at Union City last evening and then committed suicide, formerly lived here. Demont was engaged in the junk business. His wife lias many relatives living in this city and they were unaware of the domestic trouble which finally resulted in the horri ble tragedy. George Hill to Build. A building permit was granted at the city controllers office yesterday to George W. Hill for the erection of a new $3,000 house on the corner of twenty third and Main streets.

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Why is itthat we want everybody don't require our cooks to have them? ARE ANXIOUS TO E THE TEST Cincinnati Oil Company Makes City an Even Better Price Than Before. CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS BOARD OF WORKS SUGGESTS THAT SOME PROPERTY OWNERS TRY OILING THEIR STREETS AS AN EXPERIMENT. The Board of Public Worhs has received a communication from the Good Roads Improvement Company of Cincinnati, quoting them a new price on the experimental treating of streets with oil in this city and which process was demonstrated to them and a committee at Cincinnati recently. The letter 'states that the company would like to oil about 9,000 square yards of street, which they will undertake to do at one-half the price named in their last letter to the Board. To do this it would take a car load of oil, on which they claim they will lose money but they have confidence in the ultimate result that they are willing to undertake it. The board .however, will remain with its original intention of leaving the matter to the next board, although they suggest that it would be a good investment for some property owners to treat their streets with the oil as an experiment. OLD FIDDLERS' CONTEST Veteran Musicians will Hold a Con test at Winchester Next Saturday Prizes Offered. Winchester, Ind., July 31. (Spl.) The old fiddlers of Randolph county will give an old fiddler's contest at Magee & Ward's opera house next Sat urday evening, which promises to be quite interesting as nothing but old time pieces will be played, such as "Turkey in the Straw," "McLoyd's Reel," "Devil's Dream," "Pop Goes the Weasel," and many others. Prizes v.ill be given to the best players, also the ugliest, tallest and leanest fiddler. Inspected the Lines. C. C. Reynolds, general manager of the Indianapolis and Eastern railway and Theo. Bennett, Superintendent of the Roadway were in Richmond yesterday. They were merely making an inspection of the line and no especial significance is attached to their visit. In the Cty Court. In the city court yesterday, the case against Clarence Wiggans, charged with assault and battery upon his wife was continued until next Tuesday because of the fact that Mrs. Wiggans did not appear to prosecute. Later in the day Mrs. Wiggans was found by the police, and she will testify when the case is call-id. Ford Curry, colored, was fined $5 and costs for flourishing a revolTer.

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FIRST PRIZE Starr Upright Piano of the finest style built, with Piano Playing attachment built within, the whole constituting the Starr Player Piano. Value . . $850

SECOND PRIZE Solid quarter sawed oak Lodge Altar, of the finest design and workmanship, complete with Bible. Value . THIRD PRIZE Diamond Ring, solitaire, Value FOURTH PRIZE Diamond ring, solitaire.

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The Palladium's Voting Contest, which is to be participated in by lodge members and their friends and which is to result In the giving .to some lodge in Richmond or Wayne County a magnificent STARR PIANO with INSIDE PLAYER; and a Lodge Altar is now under way. Hundreds of persons stopped on their daily pilgrimage down town yesterday and last evening to view the wonderful musical Instrument that is on display in the east window of the STARR PIANO COMPANY'S Main street ware rooms. Members of lodges who learned yesterday through the Palladium of the offer made, "sat up and took notice," and from the number of inquiries made at this office during the day and evening, there is to be a good natured, though very spirited scramble within the next few weeks. The Palladium can say without stretching the truth a particle, that no other newspaper in Indiana, outside of Indianapolis, has ever given away presents of the aggregate value that are now being offered to the secret and fraternal organizations in Richmond and Wayne county. Coupons appearing in the Palladium today must be returned by Tuesday, August 7, and the first great return of coupons will not be made until that day probably. The first result of the voting will be published on the morning of August 8. Lodges and fraternal organizations that yesterday were represented in the returns of ballots were as follows: ANCIENT ORDER HIBERNIANS, Richmond. IOLA LODGE, K. OF P., Richmond. . COEUR DE LION LODGE, K. OF P Richmond. CHINKARORA LODGE, I. O. O. F., Williamsburg. WAYNE AERIE EAGLES, Richn-ond. v RICHMOND GROVE DRUIDS, Richmond. By tomorrow morning the Palladium will have in readiness coupon books which may be used by ny lodge member who desires to solicit votes for his or her lodge. They v.il stand a chance of winning the diamend rings that the Palladium will give to theman and woman lodge members who bring in the largest number of votes. Come to the Palladium office tomorrow morning, if interested, register your name and get a coupsn book. You will be assisting your lodge in a worthy enterprise and in addition you stand an excellent chance of being well rewarded yourself. - CONDITIONS OF CONTEST. FIRST PRIZE To the secret or fraternal organization in Richmond or in any town in Wayne County, which shall receive the largest number of votes during the period of this contest, a STARR PIANO with MECHANICAL PLAYER ATTACHMENT, built within the piano, will be given absolutely free. The cost of this instrument is $350. SECOND PRIZE To the secret or fraternal organization in Richmond or .(Continued on Page Four.)

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OLD METHODS HAD MANY DRAWBACKS WHICH ARE ELIMINATED UNDER THE NEW PLANTRIED ON LIMITED CARS. beginning today the old custom of carrying cash registers on the interurban cars between here and Indianapolis, will be dispensed with and the cash fare receipt system be used entirely. The old system of the conductor on the cars, ringing up fares as they were collected was very unsatisfactory, owing to the fact that the registers would sometimes vary from the reports kept by both the conductors and the - headuarters. . The final setting of the cash register system also involved a great amount of work on the part of office force in checking up the conductors reports. The receipt system, as used on all railroads and on many of the Interurban roads in Indiana and Ohio does away with all this trouble. There is also not as much chance for the conductor to use dishonest methods, owing to the fact that a receipt has to be given to each passenger on board his train. The receipt system has been in vogue on the limited trains between here and Indianapolis ever since they started. Rev. White Lectured. The lecture by the Rev. J. W. White assistant superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League in America, at the Bethel A. M. E. church last night was highly interesting. The feature of the lecture was the excellent sl'des he used illustrating his remarks. Sam Barnett Bad Sick. Samuel Barnett, who was formerly a citizen of, Richmond Is Beriously ill at his home In Cleveland, O. Mr. Barnett is past ninety years of age and his condition is critical. He has many friends and relatives in this city. Work Sixty-Four Hours. Owing to the unusual prosperity, of the Pennsylvania lines It ha been seen best to require the shop men to work sixty four hours each week, eleven hours the first five days in the week and nine hours on Saturday. DEATH OF BESSIE CARR A POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN One of the Best Known Members of Hamilton Social Set and Was in ; Richmond Frequently, the Guest of Friends and Relatives. Richmond relatives and friends yes terday received word that Miss Eliz abeth Carr, of Hamilton, died on Monday. She was widely known in Richmond, having visited here very frequently, and her friends here were legion. The Hamilton RepublicanNews, In speaking of her death, said: Elizabeth Carr .'or "Bessie" Carr, as she was familiarly known to the young people of her crowd, was one of the finest and most beloved of Hamilton's young women, and her death has cast a gloom over ,. her friends, many of whom were unacquainted with the fact that she was even seriously ill. Elizabeth Carr was the daughter of Barton and Clara Brown Carr and was born in this city August 9, 1873, in the house which was her home at the time of her death. Her early educa tion was received In the Hamilton public schools, and when she left the hieh school at the second year of her course, Miss Carr entered a college at Chambersburg. Pennsylvania, where she pursued her education for several years and returned to Hamilton. Miss Carr, during the latter years of life made several Journeys to health resorts during hay fever season, and had only returned from Europe her last trip, several months ago. Two weeks ago it was found that an meratlon for acute peritonitis was necessary, and was accordingly heldThe patient seemed to be recovering rapidly from the effects of the operation and her sad death came as a severe shock to her many friends.11 Miss Carr. by her happy and pleas ant manner, had won an enviable place in the hearts of her friends and no so cial occasion was ever thought to be comflete without her presence. At the time of her deatft miss carr as a member of the United Presbyte rian church of this city, of " which church, she had been a life-long and faithful member. Mm. Dunkle. of Rockford, 111., an airnt. and a number of relatives from Richmond, Indiana, have been notified and will arrive in Hamilton today. Mrs. Richard Moore, a rery close friend of the family, will also be heri today.