Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 299, 4 September 1909 — Page 1
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, AND SUN-TELEGRAM. . ' VOL. XXXIV. NO.299. BICHMONPt IN1 SATURDAY EVENIXli, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909. 1 SIXGLE COPY, 8 tisNlS.
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Where Chicago A utoists Met Death
frury
to the Case at 5:30 O'clock This Morning Found the
cAfmAP Wavno Hnnntv Youna Man Guiltv of First De-
I VI liiWl J w w." J . gree Murder When He Slew His Sweetheart, Mrs. Lida Griswold, at the Public Library on July 8, and Less Than Two Hours Later He Was Sentenced to Electrical Chair
5LAYER DID HOT PETITION COURT FOR NEW TRIAL
lAfter Hearing Sentence, With Low Sob He Asked Attor
neys tl Appeal toCourt for
Pro
JURY
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Mrs. p Judg
Refp
t Sentence.
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OR THIRTEEIf HOURS
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torney Jessup made a masterful appeal to the jury, which greatly effected the
members and the spectators. But tue evidence against Rife was so over
whelming that the jury had no other recourse than to find him uilty of first degree murder.
WORTHY CHARITY MAKES APPEAL TO LOCAL CITIZENS
Associated Charities Requests
Richmond People to Make Contributions for Benefit of
Poor.
riswold a e Gilmore
ected Insanity a Failure.
Daughter of and Highly
Plea
$2,000 IS REQUIRED
FOR WINTER'S WORK
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EatonI O., Sept. 4. At 7:10 this
morning when County Clerk Jones in solemn tones read the verdict of the Jury, whffeh send' Harry Rife, slayer of his sweetheart, Mrs. Lida Griswold, to the electVexhair at the Ohio penitentiary, the murderer, his face livid.
and his eyes wild and hopeless, watched the court officer, as he slowly read the verdict, like on fascinated. When the reading of the verdict had been concluded there was an absolute bush over the room for a few seconds, then the few spectators to the grim melodrama heard the victim of the law's vengeance moan, and saw him convulsively grip the arms of the chair in which he was seated and turn to his attorneys, Wilfred Jessup of Richmond and Wi B. Marsh of Eaton, V The three held a brief consultation, and greatly to the surprise of the attorneys, Rife informed them that he did not desire to make an effort to secure another trial and that he wanted
to i be sentenced Immediately. Attorney Jessup then informed the court that the accused waived his right to
Appeal for a new trial and that he was ready to stand before the bar and re
ceive his sentence. Pronounces Sentence.
Judge Fisher, after a pause pro
nounced the death sentence, required tinder the first degree verdict, with no recommendation for leniency, returned by the Jury, and fixed January 19, 1010 as the date of execution. After pronouncing his sentence, Judge Fisher complimented the jury for its efficient services and then dismissed it. Judge Fisher's pronouncement of sentence again moved Rife to emotion, hut he fought it down stubbornly. It is expected that Rife will be taken to the penitentiary within a few days. . The case went to the Jury yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock after hearing eloquent pleas by both attorneys for the' state and for the defense.
About 5:30 o'clock this morning the jury announced that it had reached a verdict. At 6 o'clock Judge Fisher, the attorneys and the court attaches were notified and at 7 o'clock Judge
Fisher took his place on the bench. Was Hot low-Eyed.
Rife, haggard and hollow-eyed from a night of torturous suspense, was brought into the court room and he
shot a questioning glance at the twelve men who held his fate In their hands,
when hey filed into the room. Maybe the grim faces of the jurymen told the murderer of the decision they had reached, for he caught his breath and, . with a nervous movement, dropped despondently into the chair provided
for him.
Owing to the fact that nearly every
one thought the Jury would not reach
a verdict until late today, there were but few persons in the court room
when Judge' Fisher pronounced sentence. None of the members of Rife's
family were with him.
v History of the Case. The murder of Mrs. Griswold, daughter of Judge Gilmore, and public librarian at Baton, was one of the most cold-blooded In the history of Preble county. About 5 o'clock on the afternoon of July 8, Rite, who ; had been reading in the library, walked over to Mrs. Griswold, pulled a revolver and, in the presence of her twelve-year-old son, shot her to death. He was promptly arrested. Rife was a native . of Boston, Ind., and for several years had been employed as a hostler or as , a lineman. : x-
At the trial, which started last Mon
day, the defense made an effort to es
. tabllsh the fact that Rife was emo
tionally insane whea he -cossnltted his crime. An effort was made to prove that Mrs. Griswold's refusal to marry Rife, after he had been attentive to her for some time, had effected his mind. && najtfaf hi argument yesterday. At
Organization For Years Has Been Blessing to Unfortunates of City and Deserves To Be Supported.
An appeal for help has been sent
up by one of the most worthy charit
able organizations in the city, the
Associated Charities. Today the mails
were flooded with these appeals, sent
to the citizens of Richmond. The ap
peal reads as follows:
At a recent called meeting of. our
Associated Charities, to which a num
ber of business men were invited, the officers who have for several years so
faithfully acted as the almoners of the
contributors of the funds of the asso
ciation were so discouraged by the
lack of funds last winter that they
suggested the meeting should careful
ly consider whether the organization
should longer continue.
After a free discussion, the decision
was unanimous that this noble philanthropic work, which has intelligently and economically relieved so much distress and suffering, must not be
given up. and a committee was ap
pointed chiefly from the business men
above mentioned to report to an ad
journed meeting a method by which
this service may be successfully con
tinued.
This committee made several recom
mendation? to the adjourned meeting.
all of whici were approved. One of these suggestions was that at least two thousand dollars be secured in cash and subscriptions before this as
sociation can be expected to renew
the work.
The undersigned were appointed to
work with the finance committee of
the association in preparing an appeal
to those who have hitherto annually contributed to this benevolence, with
the hope that many of them may in
crease their donations. Also that this
appeal be sent to many other consid
erate persons who have not previous
ly made contribution to the charity or
ganization.
Ail Ready to Help.
There are teachers, bookkeepers,
stenoerraDhers. foremen in manufac
turing establishments, railroad con
ductors and engineers, master me
chanics, letter carriers, linotype oper
ators, salaried clerks, etc., who will
feel it a privilege to spare from one
to five dollars to assist their less for
tunate fellow citizens.
Timothy Nicholson, the chairman of
this committee, has carefully investigated the operations of the Associated
Charities and he has examined the treasurer's books for the last three years the receipts and expenditures
and how and for what this money has been expended, and we desire to
assure our citizens that their contri
butions in money and merchandise have been wisely dispensed, after
careful investigation, and we advise them to use with us this investigating organization for their charity contributions, and refer all applicants for as
sistance and all known cases of destitution to its secretary, Mrs. Rev. Joseph Beck. 130 South Seventh street, or to its agent and efficient investigator, Mrs. Elizabeth Candler, 21 South Fifth street. All contributions in money should be sent to the faithful and careful treasurer, Mrs. Emma E. Mather. 326 North Twelfth street, who will promptly send receipts for the same. Respectfully, Finance Committee: BENJAMIN JOHNSON, GEO. H. KNOLLENBERG,
SAMUEL W. GAAR. WALTER J. DOAN. Assisting Committee: TIMOTHY NICHOLSON, ADDISON PARKER, ARTHUR L. SMITH, HENRY R. SIEKMANN, JOHN F. ACKERMANN.
The following is a small history of
the Associated Charities, what it is and what It does. It was written by E. M. Haas, chairman of the publicity
committee of the organization:
Every civilized community does
take care of its own indigent, some do
so wisely and others do so to the in-
Jury of the- Indigent -as .well-as to the
community." When this help . stimu
lates to better manhood and woman
hood, then It is done wisely, when it encourages mendicancy and idleness it works injury to the recipient and; to the community. Be honest now, and
reflect a moment, and see how often you have been called upon by this class of people for aid in the last ten or fifteen years. Has it not been in
deed rare when the common mendicant visited you at your place of business or annoyed your wife at the back
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MAYOR OF MUIICIE
MUCH OPPOSED TO ASPHALTSTREETS
He Is City Official Vho Has
Had Wide Experience With All Kinds of Material Used For Paving.
G. A. McLean and son killed while speeding from Princeton, N. to New York.
CAT1ADIAIJS III I
VERY SURLY MOOD
Quebec to Prohibit Export of
Pulp Paper From the Crown Lands.
RESENT NEW TARIFF LAW
EFFORTS OF LEGISLATION
BE DIRECTED TOWARD TLING DIFFICULTIESLEASE PROVISIONS.
WILL E W
SEVERE WHIPPING
GIVEN TO SCANDAL BEARER BY WOMAN
Arthur Englebert Gets Punish
ment From Isabelle Bass For Alleged Spreading of Malicious Tales. .
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URGES ENGLAND TO INCREASE ITS NAVY
GOT A GOOD SCARE
SDekenhier's Machine Runs
Amuck Down the Court House Hill.
Montreal, Sept. 4. While it Is true
that there is resentment m this country oyer the new provisions of .the
Payne tariff affecting the pulp and
paper Industry. It is felt both at Ot
tawa and Quebec that nothing can be
gained by the imposition of export
duties.
The government, it is officially an
nounced, will not take any action of a retaliatory nature in this direction, and any legislation it may enact will be directed rather to a final settlement rather than an aggravation of
the difficulties at present in the way.
It can be authoritatively announced
that the future action of the Quebec
provincial government will be In line
with the policy most acceptable to the
Dominion as a whole, rather than any
calculated to meet only the Immediate
situation as it is found in the province
of Quebec.
Timber Leasee Expire.
The existing timber leases in that
province expire at the end of the cur
COUNTY BOtflD III
II MEETING TODAY
Time Was Spent in Discussing
Estimates for 1910 Expenses
TALK ABOUT INSANE WARD
DREAIfER WAS TAKEN ITO THE GlrTl'S HOME t Ellsworth Bass Stafes Young Mk .Admitted Spreading
Rftorts and Then Made
.sr. . . .
Abject Apology.
ay
Mii Isabelle Bass, a i well known
younf woman, horsewhipped Arthur Engliert, a former intimate friend of
hers Jin the parlor of the home of her parens, Mr. and Mrs. Jfrllllam Bass, 301 chmond avenue, about 1 o'clock Fridafr morning, for ? the alleged spreading of scurriliou stories about her. :He took the whipping meekly, it is s$id, and afterwards on his knees apologized to Miss Bss and her family, iawhose presence the whipping was administered, pie admitted that he had spread the stories, It is alleged and alsoadniittedJ4hey were lies. The maimer wa reported to the police and fronvilsslr refusal to take any action, it would seem that they have
as do
COST OF REPAIRING .
IS VERY EXPENSIVE
It Is Also Necessary to Have
One of the Asphalt Trust's "Companies" Do This Kind
Of Work.
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TRUST DICTATES TERMS
MAYOR GUTHRIE STATES THAT COMBINE WOULDN'T BRING PLANT FOR LESS THAN 10.000 YARDS OF REPAIRING.
rent year. The government win have
to decide upon its policy scon in ord-, approved of the performance
er that It may be carried into effect Miss Bass's many friends.
with the granting of the new leases. I Arthur Englebert is as well known
It is certain that the provincial gov
ernment will elect to follow the ex-
POSTM ASTER QUITE COOL ample of Ontario and make it a stipu
lated essential condition or all new
leases that there shall be absolutely
no exportation . or unmanuiacturea
pulp wood to the United States' in so far as crown lands are concerned.
It would require an act of the Do-
miwion government to prohibit expec
tations from other than crown lands. Considerably more than 50 per cent, of the unmanufactured pulp wood sent
Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier had a
thrilling experience while driving his
large White steam car west on Main
street. In turning the corner of Fort
Wayne avenue and Main, Just as he
was starting down the court house hill
the car struck an unusually large Vkiimn in the road, breaking: the Dro-
pelling shaft and causing the engine to from Quebec province to the United
r,-i TV,o Knlra wan alor nut out &UeB is eironea dj ianners iruu
of commission and as the automobile their own lands.
Mined momentum with each revolu- The provincial government can tae
tlon of the wheels, it looked like there action In the matter without calling would be big doings in a few minutes. Parliament together, as the assent of Inwardly congratulating himself over the provincial assembly- is not neceethe fact that he had his life insured, sary to any change in the conditions
the only thing Mr. Spekenhier could
do was to keep the machine in the
road and murmur a prayer that nett
ing would happen. And the way he
dodged bicycles, wagons and vehicles of an descriptions on his exciting ride down the hill would cause Barney Oldfield to take cover and shout for
the seltzer bottle. Mr. Spekenhier managed to turn the corner of Third and Main street on two wheels without turning over and the car finally came
to a stop. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. Spekenhier, Miss Effle Bennlns,
Mrs. Hattle Spekenhier and her daugh
ter, Miss Mane epeKennier. -
of timber leases, though such change
would in all probability be submitted to it, if the premier decided to call a
late fall session.
GIRL FOUND
BOUND
ADMIRAL LORD CHAS. BERES-FORO.
PAYS FOR PROPERTY
Following the report of appraisers appointed by Judge Fox recently on the attorney for the P CL, C & Sti I R. R. Co., to place a value on the property of Charles A. Bertsch and others, which is located in Jackson township, the company paid $5,700 to County Clerk Harry E. Penny yesterday afternoon. This amount was the value placed on the property by the appraisers.
THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Continued cloudy and probable thunderstorms.
Noblesville, Sept. 4. Ruby Vestal.
fourteen years of age was f onnd bound and gagged In a cornfield on the farm
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Vestal, four miles north of here late
last night. After being revived she
told an Incoherent story and gave the description of an unknown man whom
she claims enticed her to the edge of the cornfield and then seized her after warnins her not to make an out cry. The child shows indications of being drugged.
REWARD IS OFFERED
(American News Service) Pittsburg, SepL 4. The Baltimore Sc. Ohio R. R. today offered a reward of twenty five thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction of persons guilty ot wrecking royal blue New York and Chicago flyer at Chewton, Pa., last midnight, when : two persons were killed and more than twenty-five ininred. . - - - .- -
as Miss Bass. He lives with his parents at 205 Chestnut street West Richmond, which is about two squares and a half from the Bass residence.
Brother Tells Story. In speaking of the case this noon,
Miss Bass said over the phone, mat she administered a good whipping to Englebert and one that he would long remember. She begged that the story
not be Dublished. Her brother, Els-
worth, who is home from Cincinnati,
afterwards came to this office and
told the details of the story.
Mr. Bass said, Arthur Englebert bad
been home for a short visit. Not long
ago reports came to Mr. Bass's ears
and likewise to those of his sister and
parents that Englebert was spreading
stories about Miss Bass, which were
of a very damaging nature to her, reputation. , Mr. Bass said that the stor
ies were such that he could not repeat
them.
Elsworth and Miss Isabelle went up
town several nights this week in the
hopes that they might find Englebert.
One night, said Mr. Bass, he and his
sister visited the. Theatorium and
they entered Englebert, 'rushed out of a rear door. ... Englebert had been apprised of the fact that Miss Bass and
her brother desired to see him. It is
said. . , Threatened to Bring Action.
On Wednesday-night. William Bass.
the father went to the Englebert home on Chestnut street and asked to see Arthur. He was not at home and so Mr. Bass accordingly. Informed Engtabert's parents of the nature of affairs. He said that unless Arthur visited bis home, his daughter would , file a complaint against him. Mr. Englebert promised and did tell bis son to go to the Bass home and straighten matters out. That night. Miss Bass, with her parents and brother awaited Engiebert'a coming. He did not come, however. Brother Finds Him. Thursday evening. Elsworth went to the corner and waited a long while for Eaglebert's appearance. The latter was not seen at this time, however, and so Elsworth went to the show. After the show be again took, np a sta-
IF IT IS NECESSARY TO RAISE
TAX LEVY TO MAKE IMPROVE
MENT IT IS PROBABLE WILL
TAKE NO ACTION.
The county commissioners were In
session today for the purpose of con
sidering the estimates for next year's expenditures, which 'are to be passed on by the county council next Tuesday and Wednesday at its annual session. The desire of the commissioners and
county council is to keep down the ex-1 penditures next year so that the tax!
rate will not have to be increased. Walter Si Commons, president of the county council, met with the commissioners and with the figures compiled in the auditor's office the situation was gone over in detail. Expense Too Great f The question of providing a suitable hospital for the care of the county's insane who are awaiting admission to the state institution was discussed and both President Commons of the council and the members of the board agreed that while there was no question of the need of such an Institution,
it would have to be shown first that if
an appropriation was made the tax
levy would not have to be Increased.
twin commissioners ana council are firm in their desire to keep the tax levy down to its present level at least, and it may be said that the public In
general voices such sentiment. The estimated cost of such a hospital Is
$10,000, and In view of the fixed ex
penses of the county, an increase of
even this sum may prove difficult to handle under the present tax levy. According to figures compiled in the au
ditor's office the county's finances are
in good condition, but It also is point
edxout in the auditor's figures that
there' can be no Increase over the pres
ent year's expenditures if the levy is
to be kept at its present stage.
AN ADMIRAL PRINCE
OF KAISER'S NAVY
Continued on Page TwoJL
W issjjcrrj, via
PRINCtL HEN3Y OF.- PRUSSIA.
The Palladium prints today the second of the articles dealing with the asphalt situation In Muncie. Mr. Carl H. Mote of the Muncie Star has made a special study of the conditions there, having been in touch with the situation since the city has had trouble with the Barber Asphalt Trust. Yesterday he gave the outline of the trouble the city had with the repairing of the asphalt streets. In conclusion he said: "There is not a single official In Muncie who has anything to do with the street department, who favors asphalt under the present conditions in whic'a the construction and repairs Is carried on. I have Interviewed all of them and am well acquainted with their views on the subject." Today we print one of his interviews with those who have been intimately In ' touch with the situation.
The opinion of these men Is united In declaring that asphalt Is totally unsulted for heavy traffic
streets and that the cost of con
struction and repair is exorbitant and the life ot the streets too
short.
(By Carl H. Mote, Muncie Star.) Muncie, Ind., SepL 4. Mayor Leonl-
das A. Guthrie who has had wide ex
perience with all kinds of material used In paving, speaks with authority when he expresses his dissatisfaction with asphalt. Mr. Guthrie was Interviewed and be sumed up the situation as follows:
'Asphalt streets in the citv ot Mun
cie in the business section have proven very unsatisfactory in the past.
In the first place our streets are narrow, and in most of the principal business streets the electric street and
Interurban railways maintain tracks
In the center of the streets, thus
throwing the largest portion of the vehicle traffic on either side of the tracks In a narrow strin of the street.
Must Employ Trust. "When it becomes necessary to
make repairs of asphalt streets, the
city must employ one of the asphalt companies to bring their equipment to the city and do the work and the cost of patching or repairing Is expensive.
The city does not own a plant for the repair ot such streets and as a rale It
is extremely difficult to get the as
phalt companies to brine their ma
chinery here unless we have a large amount of work to be done.' At one time, we were notified by the asphalt companies thst they would not come
to Muncie unless we bad 10,000 square yards of work to be done. .We had about 8,000 square yards. We were compelled to wait until the remainder
of the streets became so badly worn
that they required patching in order to bring the yardage up to the 10,000 square yards required by the com
pany. In the meantime the streets
that needed patching; and would have been placed in fair condition by patching, became so badly worn that an
enure new surface ot aspnait was required thus putting the property owners and the city to a large expense that could have been avoided, had we
been able to get the asphalt patching , done when it should have been done.
Another Drawback. "When public service corporations!
make excavations In an asphalt street. It Is necessary either to have the ex
cavated spot patched with cement or brick, or wait until we can Induce an asphalt company to come and patch the place, and for this work of patching holes made by public service) corporations. X am Informed that the asphalt company has charged and la now charging' the sen tee corporation the sum of 13 per square yard. "When the surface of - an asphalt street becomes -worn even m a small degree, water Is almost sure to accumulate In larger or leas quantities on the worn surface, and this caeeee the asphalt to deteriorate and wdU a comparatively short time after Urn .won spot has been discovered;