Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 101, 26 May 1908 — Page 1

ND PALLADIUM JL JLXJiJ JL HULHwJLiL AINJO SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL.. XXXIII. XO. 101. KICII3IOXD, IND., Tl i:sl)AV - EVENING, MAY C. 1!M)S. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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ASSAULTER OF WOMEN IN A

CONFESSIO Harry Fye Says He Is the Man Who So Viciously Assaulted Elizabeth Wallick Early Last Evening. CHARGE OF BURGLARY PLACED AGAINST HIM. He Entered Home of Murray Henderson Where He Assaulted Mrs. Henderson and Took Several Articles. ATTACK LAST .MIGHT WAS SENSATIONAL. After Man Had Committed His Act, Girl Screamed and Alarmed Citizens Came to Her Rescue and Fye Ran. BRAVADO IS SHOWN. AFTER FYE HAD BEEN CAPTURED AND TAKEN BACK TO FACE THE GIRL HE ATTACKED, HE WAS COOL AND COLLECTED. POLICE ARE WELL PLEASED Think That in Fye, They Have the Man Who Has Committed Numerous Assaults on Women Over the City in Recent Months. Arrested upon the charge of assault and battery against Elizabeth Wallick, a young woman employed in a local millinery store and residing at "07 North Thirteenth street. Harry Fye. aged 27, of 29 Bridge Avenue, this morning confessed to the crime of burglary. When arrester! last evening after his crime against Miss Wallick, Fye was found wearing a pair of shoes which had hoou stolen from the home of Murray Henderson on Butler street. In his pocket was found a knife taken at fie same time. When she came to police headquarters this morning to inquire about her husband. Mrs. Fye wore a ring, which also had been stolon from the Henderson home. When ! Fye finally broke from his story of denial, he admitted assaulting Miss "Wallick as well as the burglary. Ho Is accused of having assaulted a number of fither women, among them being Miss Katherine McKone. When returning to her home last evening about 0 o'clock. Miss Wallick was walking north on the west side of Xorth Thirteenth street. As she passed the first alley- north of Main street, she noticed a man step from the alley. He followed her and in-

creased his pace. When in front 0fj,0"-cinS ' -Mr- Henderson, a firmer the residence of Piatt Robinson at the ! rinc: of Mrs- Henderson's, a pocket corner of Thirteenth ami Xorth Alkmfe and a dress.

streets, the stranger struck Miss Wallick, embraced her and attempted t kiss her. The young woman fought her assailant and screamed for help. The man became frightened and releasing her ran west on A street to the first alley, then thence south. Elmer Captured Man. Dudley Elmer who resides on A Street at the corner of the alley had heard the screams of Miss Wallick and saw- the man run into the alley. Mr. Elmer ran to Twelfth street, thence south to where the alley emerges. He saw a man leaning against a tree in the shadow- and immediately grabbed him. Will Porter another resident of the neighborhood had pursued the fugitive also. The two men questioned the stranger and he explained his breathless condition by saying he had teen walking fast to meet his wife. Elmer and Porter asked the man to accompany them and they returned to the Porter residence where Miss Wallick had been taken in and given attention. Miss Wallick identified the man. then fainted. She relansed into unconsciousness rene-atedlv hut todav her condition was improved consider- i ably, but she was not able to resume; Jier work. Gave Name cf Fye. j The police were notified and Off icer Vogelsong went to the Porter restdence on a bicycle. The patrol wagon ' was summoned and w hen he had been j removed to tne city jau tae man stated his name was Harry Eye. At the time he denied all implication in the affair and claimed he was innocent. This morning Eye was questioned by two newspaper reporters and he denied again he knew anything of the Wallick affair. lh made slight admissions and failed to connect his f tory in a logical manner. He appeared ucrvous and perspired freely while

LIBRARIAN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED

1 The body of Miss Bertha Vander . ' ffif'MS ? 11 hilt, the pretty assistant librarian of. &TKft &&jL"k I Pi ineeton rniversity. has he-en dis . , I covered in the- U.-.ri.an Canal. There i&T '. I

arc t'vi'lfnwh of foul play, in-rewnn f-- ,- f&rfx is shown a pic-run- of Miss Vanderbilt. 4 Iff I and below is shown a picture of Missji &Jmr I Vanderhilt. and below is a vbw off Tl I th Karitan Canal with a cross indi-l pNjf I eating where last hhe was seen alive. 1 .C" " If I A's ' i t"-v. . " J' " ' IffPi XT . . ' -JpgaL jfflP

talking. To the reporters be stated he had come over to the east side from his home for the purpose of visiting his uncle John Long, who lives near the Xo. 4 hose house. He said he could not locate the Long home so he decided to take a little walk and wandered east about four squares, lie was asked if that took him to Thirteenth street and he said he was not very well acquainted with that section of the city and (lid not know what street, he was on. He said he went Xorth and crossed Main street, but did not know how much further he had gone. He was asked if he saw a young lady at the corner of Thirteenth and Xorth .a streets. He said he did after two men had aike'd him to go there with them. He denied that he had run into an alley or that he had been caught while standing behind a tree. He said be never had seen the woman before and that site claimed he was the man who bad grabbed her because he wore a black cap Acted in Cool Manner. When he was returned to the crowd of alarmed neighbors at Thirteenth and Xorth A streets Fye acted in a cool and collected manner. He said he was not the man .sought for and told his captors they need not hold him as he would go to the police station without making any trouble. Is a Burglar. The crime for which Fyp will be prosecuted is the burglarizing of the residence of Murray Henderson, of i Hutler street last March. At present no onlv affidavit prepared against, the niitu charges burglary but there may be an addition to the affidavit that, will make the offense even more serious. Last March Fye entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson after dark, when the husband, who is a railroader was away. He went into tit-" bed i'oom of Mrs. Henderson and she awoke. He grabbed her as she lay on the bed and made indecent proposals and threats. The woman resisted and fought him off. Fye made his escape and took with him a pair of shoes boEye was suspected of the offense but Mrs. Henderson had not been able to identify him positively and because of the lack of evidence the man was not arrested. Mrs. Henderson resides next door to Clayton Eye a brother of Harry Eye. She had seen the latter at his brother's home and it was because of this fact she believed Harry Eye was the man who had entered her home. Previous to his confession Fye claimed he had secured the shoes he was wearing when arrested from a man who worked at Gaar's. He said he paid T" cents for tnem. He was asked if he did not think this was remarkably cheap for a pair of shoes. He said he did but the seller claimed he could not wear them. Eye was asked about the knife he had in his pocket when arrested and which is the same as the one taken from the Henderson home. He said he found this knife on the hill near Gaar's. He admitted knowing where the Henderson's reside. He said lie had gained this knowledge by visiting his brother. When finally Eye made his breast of affairs to Supt. Railey and Sergeant McMamis. he admitted the theft of the articles from the Henderson home. He said he had taken the dress to the factory and eon Mimed it in the furnaces. He declared he had no motive for the attack on Miss Wallick and de - clared he did not know what prompted his action. So elated were the police authorities by the confession that they did not continue the investigation at the time but renewed it again this afternoon. Police Theory. It is believed by the police that Fye is the man who has assaults a num(.Continued on Pae Seven.

CORNERSTONE FOR NEW TEMPLE LAID

Thousands of Masons in Indianapolis Witness Impressive Ceremonies. FAIRBANKS NOT THERE. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND THREE THOUSAND MEMBERS OF SUBORDINATE LODCES IN THE MONSTER PARADE. Indianapolis, May 2(5. With all emnity of the ritual of the order Indiana Grand lode of Masons the local Hlne lodges yesterday solthe and laid the corner stetne pie at North and of their $tiO().000 tern- . I Illinois streets in the i presence of a va t assemblage. A thousand Knishts Templar, in full dress uniform, and ."O'l members of the subordinate lodges took part in a parade, ending at the new building, where Grand Master Walter O. Bragg, of Greenfield, was master of ceremonies. Vice President Fairbanks was to have been the principal speaker, but he was detained at Washington by congress. A letter from him was read by E. J. Jacobs, vice president of the Indianapolis Masonic Temple assooiation. He expressed regret at not being present and congratulated the Masems on the success of their undertaking. "We recognize in the erection of a Masonic Temple the establishment of. a center for the dissemination of wholesale influences throughout the entire body of the community." said; the vice president. "Every member of the community may therefore rejoice! in what is about to be accomplished.! Both the members who are within and those who are without the sacred cir- j cle share in the uplift." j Addresses were delivered by Bragg, Jacobs and Lincoln V. Cravens, of I i Madison. Past Grand Master. The De i Molay Commandery of Louisville and many lodges from throughout the state participated in the exercises. MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED LIGHTNING Several Lives Were Lost in Illinois. Danville. III.. May Lightning last night killed Jesse Hedley. aged 2years, and seriously injured, three others. Rochester. 111.. May 26. Archie Ralston, aged 31. was killed by lightning u: an electrical storm here. Georgetown, 111., liams. aged 41. was May -2i. Lee Wilkilled by lightning : here today. A terrifying electrical storm is raging all over this section. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair Wednesday; shifting to west winds. fresh CHIO Showers and cooler Tuesday night; Wednesday fair; fresh euth to southwest wkuia.

EDWIN HOLT HUGHES MADE MJ. BISHOP President of DePauw University Chosen on the Fifteenth Ballot.

TEMPERANCE DISCUSSED. QUESTION AS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE TWO REPORTS SUBMITTED, GENERAL CONFERENCE ELICITED MUCH COMMENT. Baltimore, Md . Mav ';.--Rev Wilson S. Lewis and Edwin Holt of Indiana were elected bisht Methodist Episcopal church todav the fifteenth ballot. The temperance report is lx ing discussed. All throughout the earlier portion of tl'.e debate the supporters of the majority repot t iterated and reiterated their unchangeable belief in absolute prohibition. It was the recommendation in the majority report, indorsing local option and the ami- saJoeui league as the effective means to reach the desired result that caused the division in the ( omniii tee and brought out t w o reports. Coventor J. Frank Hanly of Indiana ch irman of the t em pcrance commit t ee j led the majority forces, with P. A. P;iker, national superintendent, of the anti-saloon league, ami J. K. Shields of Chicago, superintendent of the antisahion league of Illinois, as his chief lieutenants. Ail three made stirring speeches in behalf of local option. Rev. Dr. A. H. Leonard, from ihel Cincinnati conference, and Chancellor J. R. Day. of Syracuse university, stood in the front rank of the advocates of the minority report, but the sentiment of the bulk of the delegates against, it. which manifested itself last Saturday, was more pronounced today, leaving little doubt, as to result. Finally the minority report was tabled and the majority recommendations adopted overwhelmingly amidst tremendous applause. The minority vote was ID. ASSAULTS A PARROT Little Colored Girl Objects to Be Called "Black Trash." CALICO AND FEATHERS MIX A vnnnn" "irl liv t fin nanin rf r ' ' . . . . Jones, in the principals office at the .... , .' , , , nuuiii i o u i i e 1 1 1 1 i suei'i school nau i 1 explain to several teachers and an irate woman who lives near the schrol ! building, how she came to make an assault an battery on the parrot belong- ; ing to the irate woman referred to. j The little colored girl, to the amusej ment of her auditors, stated that every ' tuorninig when she passed by the hofno I which the parrot frequents the bird j would yell at her from the safety of his caee, "Co oim, you eld black trash." The child stated that for some time she had put up with these insults, but this morninig she completely lost her temper, and entering the yard, she executed a dive tackle on the case. Instantly the atmosphere was crowded with feathers, calico, shrieks of the terrorized bird and the war cries of the mad little coieired girl. After completely vanquishing her feathered enemy, who. as soon as the opportunity presented itself, beat a hasty retreat to a tree top, the child ran out of the yard, followed by the woman of the house. Hanna was pursued by the woman to the school. Um GREATEST FIGHTER LAUNCHED Battleship Michigan Lowered To Sea. Camden. N. J.. May 26. The battle ship Michigan, the greatest sea fig'n-ci in the United States navy, was launched in the New York shipbuilding yards mo.ay amiQSi appro;uiaie ceremonies PLEASED WITH SCHOOL. T'pon his personal request, two photographs showing the interior of district school No. 5. located north eif the city on the Ches'er pike, have been sent to State Superintendent Cotton. They will be prin'ed in the biennial report of the state superintendent. This school is taught by Miss Cora Nolder. When Supt. Cofton visited a number of the schools of the county last fall he was particu1; Iy well pleased with th school room and asked for photographs. DESERTION CHARGED. Application for a divorce from William Lyons has been made by Daisy Lyons In the Wayne circuit court. The plaintiff charges desertion and failure la jtroviAs-

JEROME A DISGRACE

So Reports Counsel for King's County Investigation Committee. OUGHT TO BE REMOVED. Ehzabethtrtwn. X. FranMin Pierce eon count committee', s sum mine up t .;e eha y . M.i- : i.-o' for Kind's :bn.;fed : brie! i;--.- ag.iin' Prori.il Commissiondec' - r s .1 erome seeu'or Jerome to .-.;e( cr Hand, in which it is a "Disgrace' to t h ouni v ," and suboverw .ti-iiiitnu evi.i ir.it ted to warrant t nee !a - been moval."

ESTATE ASSESSMENTS

REACH MILLIONS $240,736,163 Shown by Tax Board. Indianapolis. Ind., May 2. The state tax board finished the compilation of its work today, showing the total assessments for the session to he $"J 10,700,16:: or ? 1 ,".u,M'7 less than last year. COMMERCIAL CLUBS ARETO RE SOUNDED McCarthy and Haas Hope to Ascertain Sentiment Toward State Body. BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED. SHOWN THAT IF ALL COMMERCIAL BODIES WERE UNDER ONE HEAD, STATE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE OF GREAT VALUE. Secretary Edgar M. Haas find Presi- - dent John E. McCarthy of the RiehIll oi m oiiiilitl i in I I I'll! it l r- inin i m i m i engaged in furthering their plan for a state organization of commercial clubs. They hope to have in the near future a meeting in this city, eif representatives of all the commercial organizations in the state, at which meeting the proposed state organization would be formed. It. is expected that the proposed state organization of clubs would be of the greatest benefit to the business interests of the state, as a united effort to influence legislation for business interests and to secure sat isfacto- i ry concessions from the railroads, i There is no doubt in the minds of th

promoters mat. sucn an organizat ion j The renomination given him at the conwould wield great influence in thejycnMon held at Eatem. May 14. commercial life of the state. j u js expected that the matter will

Mr. Haas is preparing a circular let-; ter in which he outlines the proposed, scheme for a state organization and ' describes the benefits which would be derived frem such an organization. ! These letters will be sent to the commercial organizations in every ceunty seat and in evpry town which has i a population of l.ooo or more. This will necessitate the sending ef about, two hundred letters. I As soon as Mr. Haas and Mr. McCarthy learn the sentiment eif the variotis state commercial organizations in regards to the proposed movement, and they confidently expect that their plan will meet with a unanimous indorsement, stops will be taken toward calling a meeting of representatives from the various commercial dubs. In nearly every state in the middle we.-t. with the exception of Indiana, the commercial clubs are banded into a state organization and the benefits derived by the busine.s men are of inestimable value. BRYAN TELEGRAPHS SECRETARY TAPT ' ; g")ts Union of Candidates For Congressional Action. Washington. D. C. May William Jennings Bryan telegraphed today to Secretary Taft suggesting that the leading candidate's for prsiden? join in asking congress to pass a bill requiring the publication of campaign contribut ions. WILL NOT HINDER. Saturday is Memorial day but fie j win be n!d at the c.titce ot tne county j superintendent, nevertheless. State' Superintendent Cotton was asked in regard to the advisability of holding examinations on a legal holiday and

he replied advising there be no inter-; meetine this evening will be held j tion. so W. P. Marshall was chosen as mption. It is the enstom to hold these j promptly at 7:30 o'clock at the Gar-j delegate and Alexander Martin as a!examinations the last Saturday in each ! field school. Everyone is urged to be Trnate. Other members of the camp

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TAKES HER JEWELS

Carrying Gems Valued at $75,000. Princess Amelie Elopes From Vienna. AUTO AGENT IS LUCKY. Lent.May Princess Amelie rhe .iisfn-rohet:ii:i house i:!ii:ri; has cause t a sensaiopiiig with a former auto named Ko;:!,!!, more recent mobile .'li.'ni. Tl'.e ptitice.-s 1. r. ht r jewels worth $'".- w hicn to raise funds. Tht r :i bv , !' elKI !: ' ;y an ook wi'h i mm i with police liav the couple been notified to iutcrcei't CLAIMS THAT MRS. GUNNESS IS LIVING Connecticut Woman Writes to Smutzer. Lanorte, Ind.. May 'Ji'.. Mr?. Emma Kolb ef Coventry. Conn., has written to Sheriff Smutzer, saying she has a clew to the whereabouts of Mrs. Belle (lunness. She says she is almost positive the woman who called at her home May 4, is the multi-murderess. THIRD 0HI0T0 END Properly Constituted Tribunal To Consider Claims to Two Candidates. HARDING MEN CONFIDENT. THINK THAT TRIBUNAL CANNOT HELP BUT UPHOLD THE NOMINATION OF HARDING MATTER TO BE SETTLED TODAY. Dayton, O.. May 1 pectancy prevails Third 'Ohio Congress '. An air of exrelative to the uonal controversv that will come before the properly constituted tribunal for settlement this afternoon. Those- who have been supporting the i candidacy of Congressman Harding are confident that their case has he-en i established and that the tribunal, accoreiing to the evidence that will be I produced in behalf of the candidacy j of Congressman Harding, cannot but i uphold their contention. They be lieve that every movement that has been made has been in strict accord with legal requirements, and that Mr. Harding is unquestionably entitled to

CONTROVERSY

he se ttled Tuesday afternoon. al-! their inability to agree, and spoke of though the members ef the peditical ! the impossibility of any legislation judiciary may conclude to take the ' other than the creation of a commiscase under advisement and render the ' sion to report a new currency system

decision at a later date. The contest assumed anether angle Monday when a pretest was filed with Secretary of State Carmi Thompson against the certirica? ien of the ne-mi-nation of John C. Hoovon. ef Hamilton, as the Republican candidate for presidential elector in the Third Congressional District. The protest was filed i by the Bieser factiem and is intended te counteract the- protest filed by i Congressman Harding and others j against the- nomination of Raymond j Hornbeck of West Alexander, by the; anti Bieser faction. The protest is signed by Chas. W. Hi-ser. Clem Kerr. Albert Thompson. Allen C. McDonald. John M. Putsch. K. K. Tunisrn and Meyer L. Jacobs. It is contended as a basis for the action that the- nomination of Heioven was illegal, irregular and fraudulent. MANY MASONS TO ATTEND BANQUET Annual Affair of Webb Lodge, June 3. Masons all over this section of the state have been invited tr attend the annual banquet of Webb lodge which will he held at the Masonic temple on th evening of Wednesday. June :;. it is pxpecteei -ha' there will be at least five hundred Masons attend this tianq ; t. em this occasion a class e,f five candidates will be given work in the third degree. ART MEETING. Tn5s evening there will be a meet - in jr of the members of the Richmond Art Association for the purpose of j making final arrangements for the art : exhibit which will open June 9. The cresent.

ONCE MORESPEAKER

CANNON DOMINEERS

OVER CONGRESSMEN

With Threat of Withholding "Pork" He Hopes to Rush Through Currency Legislation This Session. SENATE CONTINUES ITS SLOW TACTICS. Senator Beveridge of Indiana Seems to Be the Worst Hurt by the Do-Nothing Millionaire's Club. Washington, D. C. May . 'TncT Joe" Cannem hai made himself master of the legislation on Capitol Hill, and from his strategic petition is bending every energy to have emergency currency legislation enacted before the session ends. He has forced the republican leaders of the senate who have he-en anxious to adjourn, to come to him with propositions to compromise, and poupailcrs are now well under way. though it is too early to forecast, their outcome. The speaker unexpectedly swung a heavy club over the members of the house by notifying them that the conference report on tha omnibus public buildings bill would be held up until an agreement in regard to currency legislation is reached, or it least until the present efforts are exhausted. "I'ncle Joe-" did not mako this announcement personally, but Representative Uarthtddt ef Missouri, chairman of the committee on public buildings, did so in his stead. Bartboldt has the conference report in his possessiem and he stated that, he would not bring it in until a currency bill which could be get through both, branches was agreed upon. He addtM that the speaker himself could not compel him to produ-e the report, and, although he kept a straight face when he said it. it did not require the mtist astute intelligence to surmise that b geit his "hunch" from Mr. Cannon. An Effective Weapon. A niajoritv of the members of th house are interested in the public buildings bill and the speaker eouhj not have selected a more effectiTe weapon to drive them into line for currency legislation, even thexigh it bn not entirely satisfactory, and fails to conform fully to their ideas of the kind of a law that should be placed on th st at tit e hooks. Conseqnenf ly. If a currency bills finally gets through, the speaker will deserve most of the credit for this important piece of legislation. ' " 1 Senators Aldrich and Hale, who easily rank as the two most Influential members of the senate, called at th speaker's offic and had a long coni fere nee with him on the currency question. This was the most hopeful I sign that has been sen since the con- ! feppes announced nearly a w ef k aeo at. the next session of congress. Whi! the negotiations are in progress the senate is taking it easy, and no bills against which there is any oppfjsition are permitted to oome up. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, tried to sn-ure consideration of the bill insuring government employes against injury, but in order to prevent it dilatory tactics were invoked. Th Journal of last Saturday was rad. something almost unprecedented in rcent years, and it toek the clerks two hour3 to finish it. . 7 - Wore Beveridge Out. Then, against the protest of Beveridge. long conference reports were bremght in and read in detail until even the indefatigable Hoosier statesman was compelled to bow te the Inevitable. While he was entering his final remonstrance Senator Hale remarked sarcastically: "There are a fw things th senate can (in without, the invaluable aid of the senator from Indiana, and one of them is to adjourn." He then offered a motion to adjourn, and. this not being debatable. Beveridge was taken off his fe-t. and the senate quit business for th day about the middle of the af- , terncon. . J Over in The house they are busy j grinding away with conference reports ' and minejr bills .and in spite of the j democratic filibuster which John ' Sharp Williams, the minority leader, , persists in to the disgust of his follow- ; ers. a fair amount ef business wai j transacted. The henise. however, wa3 ; compelled to stay in session until a ; late hour last night. DELEGATES CHOSEN. At a meeting held last evening by the local camp Sons of Veterans, A. Edward Renk was chosen delegate. ' and Charles Towle alternate to the ! sta'e Sons of Veterans convention which will be held in Lafarette June 2 and -i. Neither of these men could serve, it was learned after their elecjviil attend the convention.