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AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 215. RICHMOND. IND., FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS.

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Pretty Maid of Eighteen Summers, Held by the Police and All Because She Disguised Herself as a Man and Ran Off with the Lad, Who, She Says, She Loves Better Than Anyone Else in the Whole, Wide World Is an Ex

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HER LOVER IS A BOILERMAKER , AUD SHE WANTED TO BE HIS

Two Sweethearts, Who Claim Alexandria, Ind., as Their Home, Were Too Poor to Get Married, and Sylvia Wanted to Help Her Fiance Raise a Bank Account, so with a Woman's Ingenuity, She Devised the Plan of Disguising Herself as a Man and Going With Him Into the World to Make a Fortune.

"I'll do anything, dear, in this world' for you. - I'll do. anybody, too. If you want me to." Lying prone upon a hard bunk in the dim corridor of the city jail, a hand' resting over eyes damp with tears, clad neatly in black coat and trousers, the collar of a soft shirt protruding and a green four-in-hand tie tucked jauntily between the buttons of the shirt, who would have thought the. figure that of a pretty little eighteen year old girl? It Is that of Sylvia Daily who loves perhaps not wisely but too well. She would go to the end of the world with her sweetheart and all Because of her love for him she is required to remain shut in one apartment, of the jail with nothing to look at but the gray, , dismal ' walls and Iron bars ; no one to converse with except her jailer. And on the other side of the brick wall, behiud the door ; of ; solid .iron, a.mid. criminals and drunks sits her lover in deep meditation.' He , is sad and depressed, unknown to her. He feels the pangs of remorse and regret, lacking the exhilarating buoyancy of her hopes. . She yearns to offer solace and comfort to him hut the soul mates must remain apart Wells, a Poor Man. Such" a demonstration of sacrificial love has not been encountered by the local police department In its history. Clarence Wells,- the twenty-one year old sweetheart of Sylvia, is a boiler maker by trade. He wanted to 'help his love, but the purse strings were pretty tightly drawn and existence would be a problem. With her quick Ingenuity, the girl saved the day. He was to work at his trade and she would go along as a helper. He would ' swing the heavy sledge driving the rivets into the boilers. She. as his younger brother, would work side by side and hold the white hot bits of Iron in position while he struck and his blows reverberated about her ears. But they would be happy and this need last but until better days could come. . Then she would disappear from the boiler factory, don once more her feminine apparel and be a wife before the world. ' Voice Betrays Her. Miss Daily makes a fine appearing boy. ' Her hair , is straight and has been cut close to her head, leaving enough on top to part well. She weighs but about 100 pounds and were it not for her voice her disguise would not be detected. She and her paramour were awakened from their sleep at a Main street hotel about 2 o'clock this morning. : Somebody had heard her talk and somebody had given the police a tip. Officers McManus and Hebble made the arrests. The girl put on her male attire and went with the officers to the station. She remained there the rest of the night, not being taken to the Home of the Friendless, as is the custom with women prisoners. Tells of Mistreatment. She tells a story ofN mistreatment and abuse at the hands of her step father Nathan Hill, of Alexandria. She says he wants her to work out all the time and objects to her coming to visit her mether or her half sisters and brothers. She claims he has beaten her severely a number of times. 8he determined to end it all by running away from home last Sunday night. . ' At the home of a friend, Mrs. Robert Gipe, she ; secured permission to stay during the night. In the wee small hours she awoke, stole from her bed, went to the wardrobe of Mr. Gipe and extracted enough clothes to dress herself. She even took a vest, although the night was warm.' Discarding her ; corset but. not being able to overcome femine scruples, still wearing stockings, she left the house. She walked to the south end of town and awaited an interurban ear and her lor mt. . Went to Anderson. . It was but a short time after her arrival at the trystlng place that Wells appeared. Together they boarded the car and went to Anderson. Monday Bight was passed In the county seat and Tuesday Munole was made the k Wednesday afternoon the

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HELPER fleeing couple came to this city and has remained here since. Sylvia is game to the core. She said she didn't know It is an offense for a woman to masquerade in man's clothing. She said that even if she had known it she probably would have done it, as she wanted so badly to get away from Alexandria and her foster parent. When asked if she regretted being in iail and the fact she might have to remain In jail several days as punishment, she declared with a smile thatshe didn't like the idea, but if staying in jail meant being away from those who ought to be kind to her, she guessed she would take the iron bars and stone walls. , Seeks no Subterfuge. The girl answers questions readily. She does not attempt to make use of subterfuge. She takes : ail the blame for planning the escapade on herself and even denies ; that, her, .lover,: was aware of her intention to fun away. She claims he met her as he was going to work and when she told him her intention he declared the two should travel together. She has the greatest confidence in Wells. She maintains she intended to marry him after their work In the boiler factory had netted sufficient funds to establish a home. She was asked if she knew anything about working in a boiler shop. "You don't need to know anything to hold rivets," she answered. The couple had registered at the hotel as "the Hall brothers." It was by this appellation they had , been parsing since leaving Alexandria. The police superintendent telephoned to Alexandria to learn particulars about the runaways. The girl has aroused the sympathy of the police and it may be she will avoid punishment. WANTED AS WITNESS IN A DIVORCE CASE ti. Beatrice Brevaine Dreyfus, the fencing girl, who has been badly wanted as a witness in the Baton ji divorce suit, and who ws discovered in St Louis. She was named by Mrs. Batonyi as co-respondent in her suit for divorce, against the noted whip.

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GRADUATED TODAY WAS LARGE CLASS High School Seniors Re Their Diplomas Prof. Knouf THREE HONOR MISS ELIZABETH HUNT MORRIS MADE THE HIGHEST GRADESTATE SUPERINTENDENT ALEY WAS SPEAKER. ' The program for the thirty-ninth annual high school graduation today was featured by the address of Dr. Robert J. Aley, state superintendent of instruction, and formerly prominent as an educator at Indiana University, the subject of which, was, "The Weight of Man." Also musical numbers by the high school orchestra and by Miss Ruth Peltz and Miss Lucile Townsend, two members of the graduating class. There was a large, sized audience, in cluding parents and friends of the class. The stage of the large auditorium was beautifully decorated with palms and a vase of cut flowers, placed oa a table to one side of the stage. For the background, large American flags, draped over the windows and wall were used. Seated on the stage, the thirty girls, dressed in white, and the eighteen boys, made the effect very beautiful. The Honor Students. The souvenir program leaflet distributed among the audience, with the program, contained the class roll and the announcement of . the scholarship honors. These honors- were given to Miss , Elizabeth.. Hunt Morrisy with a grade 95 '38-44 : Edna" A... Mar latt with a grade of 95 24-41; and Harriet A. McMullen- with a grade of 95 17-41. These grades represent the work done by the students during their four years at the high school, in acquiring the required 34 credits necessary to receive a diploma. Others of the class made excellent grades also, but space prevents listing the entire number, and the grades received, by each individual. Suffice to say that the members of the faculty regard the class, as a whole, as one of the brightest and one which adapted itself to the conditions of the school the best that ever graduated from the institution. The time worn custom of the pupils receiving the-. best grades delivering the saluatory and the valedictory ad- ; dresses was discontinued this year. Prof. C. W. Knouff is not in harmony with such, a custom, believing that it too often happens that the best students are usually the poorest speakers. Congratulates Class. After a short talk in which he congratulated the class for its able work during the four years, and especially the last, with, which he is only familiar, wishing the class the best of success and admonishing them to strive for the better things of life, as considered by Dr. Aley, Prof. Knouff presented the diplomas to the class. All the members, with the exception of Bernard Henry Knollenberg, responded when their names were called. Mr. Knollenberg could not be present owing to illness. Those who received diplomas are: Charlotte Ruby Bayer, Ralph Waldo Brown, William James Chapman, Julia Cook, Jessie F. Crane, Vera Elizabeth Crome, Arthur .Allen Curme, Seth Crawford Dingley, Blaine Edwards, Mary Katherine Fisher, Rosa Alice Gates, Georgie Gray, Elmer Johnston Grosvenor, Ada C. Heath, Russell Alvin Heitbrink, Mary Elizabeth Highley, Donald Bond Johnston, Elaine Allen Jones, Agnes Rifner Kelly, Paul Ketring, Alice Vance Laning. Charles George Maier, Edna A. Marlatt, , Francis M. McMullen, Harriett Ann McMullen, Maud Iris Miller, Elizabeth Hunt Morris, Raymond Thompson Myrick, Oliver Sumner Overman, Ruth Elizabeth Peltz, Erma Ramona Pickering, Raymond E. Richards, Josephine W. Richardson, Norma Mary Runge, Marguerite Rush. Abby Conway Schaefer, Ruby Helena Schneider. Martha Marguerite Scott, Gertrude Dorothy Smith. Carl Wilbur Sudhoff. Eric Clarence Sudhoff, Robert Starr Thorn burgh, Lucile G. Townsend, , Hubert L. Wann, Edith Olive Watson. William Arthur Wtesler, Crystal A. Wright. JUDGE AT Judge Fox was at Marion today and there was no session of the Wayne circuit court. The Judge declares he is tiring of these foreign, trips and as soon as those, now arranged for are over he will close the rule against them. ' ' THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair and warmer.

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Raising Fund For Red Cross Society

. Scene at Governor's Island during the Tecent fete in aid of the Red the figures in the foreground are: Major Gen. Wood, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. J.

"J HEAD WAS FOUND BV 1 POLICEMAN New York Officers Were Today Confronted With One of The Most Grewsome Crimes Ever Recorded. BODY OF THE VICTIM IS ALSO DISCOVERED Three Men, Found Asleep a Short Distance From Where Head Was Found, Were Arrested on Suspicion. New York, June 11. Three men were arrested today, following the discovery of the missing head of the murdered man whose death confronts the police with one of the most mysterious crimes since the Guldensuppe case. The headless, dismembered body, found on Henry , street, in front of Public School No. 1, wrapped in two cloth bundles, was identified early in the day as that of Sam Bersin, twentytwo years old, of 211 East Ninetyeighth street, a painter, who had been living at that number with a man named Kornbloom. Both his brother Solomon and his sister Mollie, who live at ISO East 101st street, positively identified tho body at the morgue by the peculiarities of his feet and hands. Head Under Bridge. Shortly after the identification was made the missing head of the murdered man was found by policeman Molloy, under the Brooklyn. Bridge arch at Rose and, Vandewater streets. It was taken to the Oak street station. Three men, who were found asleep a short distance from where the head was discovered, were arrested. The prisoners were taken to the station house where they were clcsely questioned. The identification of the body was brought about by the efforts of Capt. Carey of the Homicide bureau. The man was slain and his head severed from his body in a futile attempt to hide his identity. Body Dismembered. The body was then dismembered, wrapped in two bundles and left on? the sidewalk in front of public school No. 1, at Henry and Oliver streets, by a man of foreign appearance, who hired Joseph Totaxo, fourteen years old. of 31 Hamilton street, to watch the package for five minutes promising him five cents for his time. Then he disappeared. One package contained the torso and the other the lower half of the body. The head was missing. A knife wound In the right side of the. chest marked where the death blow had been struck. Another in the palm of the left hand showed that in a fight for life the doomed man had clutched the assassin's knife blade. The body when taken to the police station indicated that death occurred anywhere from fifteen, to twenty-four hours preceding the discovery. The head bad been severed with the aid of a knife and saw, the decapitation being rery crudely done. The arms were cut off' close to the shoold-

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AGAIN REVIVED Mr. and Mrs. Harry Downing Remarried in Chicago Wednesday Evening. WERE RECENTLY DIVORCED ONLY MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS OF POPULAR RICHMOND MAN WERE NOTIFIED OF HIS MAT RIMONIAL INTENTIONS. Announcement of the marriage to Harry Downing, member of the undertaking firm of Wilson, Pohlmoyer and Downing, and a popular lodge man, to his divorced wife, Mrs. Lulu Downing, at Chicago, Wednesday evening,' was made last evening by friends of Mr. Downing. t Only to his most intimate friends had Mr. Downing confided bis intentions. Mr. and Mrs. Downing will make this city their home after a short wedding journey. Mr. .Downing divorced his wife about a year ago In the local circuit court on the grounds of abandonment. Mr. Downing was very reticent about his domestic affairs but, it is stated by his most Intimate friends, he became much dissatisfied with his divorce action. Some time after the divorce had been granted, it is stated, Mr. and Mrs. Downing met and the old love was revived. Mrs. Downing has been miking her home In Chicago for several months. (10 ACTIOtl TAKEN BY THE GOVERNOR Marshall Refused" Today Commute Sentence of Anderson Man. to HE DEMANDED A PETITION HOWEVER IN IT8 STEAD HIS OFFICE HAS BEEN DELUGED WITH PROTESTS AGAINST PROPOSED ACTION. Indianapolis, June 11. Governor Marshall will refuse to take any action on the petition of the attorneys for Lee Brown of Anderson, for commutation of sentence. -Brown was sentenced to two to fourteen yesrs imprisonment on conviction of a statutory charge made by a fourteen year old girL The defendant's attorneys appealed to the governor and he told them to have a petition for leniency obtained from the clergy, lawyers, etc of Anderson. Since Tuesday the governor's office has been deluged with letters, asking him not to take any steps in the matter. Therefore, it was announced today, that Brown most serve his sentence,

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From left to right CIVIC CLUBS IRE READY TO SHOVE MOVEMENT Commercial ClUb, Y. M. B. C, UAct RirhmAnH anil CaiiUi II VUI I IIVI II I IVI IU WW Mill I Side Improvement Associa tions Endorse Plan. i "ON TO DAYTON" TO BE CITY'S SLOGAN Those Who Desire to Make the Trip Are Urged to Notify the Promoters as Soon as They Can Possibly Do So. Cooperation has been promise,the committee that is preparing for the Richmond visit to Dayton on June 18. on the occasion of the Wright brothers celebration. - The various civic organizations of the city have notified the committee that they will If nd their Influence to promote the affair. A committee composed ot N. C. Heironimous of the West Richmond Im provement Association, Adolph Blickwedel of the South Side Improvement Association and John F. McCarthy of the Commercial club met with the Dayton committee of the Y. M. B. C. and agreed to use their influence to promote the project. On Special Cars. It is the intention of those giving the movement its impetus to induce as many local citizens to go as care to. The trip will be made over special interurban cars. The subject of fare is now under consideration. It has not been determined definitely but the rste will be very reasonable. It is Important that . before the traction company decides on its rate, some estimate of the number of persons to be provided for be known. Yur this rea son it Is urged that all those who ex pect to go Friday. June 18 notify Ed Harris at . the Second National bank. or Wilfred Jessup. C. W. Merrill snd Charles Morgan, members of - the committee, by postal or telephone, at soon "as possibleV It is believed that a i least owt persons win be induced to go. ; It will be the first ' time that such an undertaking has been planned for Richmond. It is not under the direc tion of any one organization but a municipal movement. Whoever goes will be- at Dayton to represent Rich mond and no part or faction of the city. The entertainment that Is prom ised . win excel anything . that . has been attempted in. this vicinity in many rears. .The crowd that win at tend will be enormous. STEADY WORK was promised him by the foreman. "I'm going into business for myself in a small way, said the man. "1 dont doubt your ability to take care. of a business." re s ponded the foreman, "but how are you going to get patronage?" "The small want ad will do it," replied the man who keeps np to Can phone 112L .

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IS 1 COIIVENTIOII CITY TO COUUTBV Although No Concerted Action Has Been Taken Along This Line, Town's Reputation Is Spreading. SHOULD PROMOTE THE MOVE, PUBLIC THINKS It Is Opinion That If General Support Was Received It Would Be Great Benefit to Community. . ' Richmond has "landed" another con vention. Yesterday the state organisation of Eagles, at their session in New Al bany, voted to hold their 1910 conven tion in this city. Welcome Eagles! At the recent state convention ot Owls, held at M uncle, it wsa voted to hold the 101O convention in Richmond. Welcome Owls! Last December when the state Y. M. C. A. organisation held its session- at South Bend, it was the sentiment of the delegates that the convention, to be held this coming winter should con vene In Richmond. The board ot di rectors of the organisation will meet some time soon and formally decide on the next place of meettna. To cinch", this big gathering It to the sentiment ot the local people that the various organisations of the city, such as the T. M. B. C, and the Commercial Club, should remind the . board . members In no uncertain tonsa that I Richmond to confidently expecting to named P" of .. . oynea sua event. Yesterday, the Lutheran Synod, a national organisation, with nearly four hundred delegates, closed its session here, and these delegates, to a man, were loud in their praises of Richmond ss a convention city. They said that than wm wll tmvmJi w 1. . and that they had never met a more hospitable people than the citizens of Richmond. Richmond takes great pride In having entertained a national convention. It is not very often that a city the alas of Richmond la selected as a Dlace of meetinc for such an or. sanitation. it is quae prooaoie mat tne liu encampment of the state organisation of Spanish-American War veterans will be held here. This organisation la to meet this year at Soeta Bend, and the local delegates are msklng every effort to bring the nest meeting here and to elect Frank C Klbbey state commander. Ne Concerted Action. " Is true that while Richmond has I it I of lsto nrmn Tf rj iirrcssflil In snirlni conventlona, this has not been the result of any concerted action. Tho local Lutherans were alone responsible for securing the synod meeting. The various organizations of the dty, which are supposed to take Interest in and promote such efforts, did not lift a hand to assist the Lutherans, notwithstanding the fact that these organisations realise that such meet' ings are of the greatest benefit, both from a financial and an advertising point of view. In the effort the Jocal Spanish-American veterans are mak ing to secure the 101O encampment. they are working single-handed. Not finger wss lifted by the local civic organizations to secure the Eagles and j Owls convention. The T. M. C A. people are fighting the battle alone j to secure the next meeting of the state I organization. Demand Awskening. Wide awake Richmond people who know what great benefit such conven tions are to a city, are now raising their voices in a demand that the local civic organizations wake np and take a hand in the gsme. It was because of this lack of geni ersl support that Richmond failed last spring In a weak-kneed effort to secure the state encampment of the uniform rank. Knights of Pythias. A fund was needed to secure this encampment, a half-hearted effort wa msde to raiss It. the bus! nets men looked askance at the proposition then it peacefully fell asleep snd died. A IIEW FIRE HORSE PURCHASED TODAY Vffl Be Used by f.'iicr One Hose CcTpcny. I A new horse for the wagon of No. 1 - 1 company of the fire department was j purchased today from' Harm Snofe the liveryman. The animal to a bay and will match well with the other, It' la five years old. 1K hands kteh .land weighs M9

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