Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 364, 6 November 1909 — Page 1

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CORlSmilCTHDRl CAMP IS 4 OF mWIE EBI EMI

Four Austrian Thugs About One O'clock Entered the Boarding House, Operated by a Fellow Countryman, Joseph Dulic, and at the Points of Their Revolvers Demanded That All the Inmates Hand Over Their Money, Whereupon Mrs. Dulic, With an Ax, Struck Down Sam Cracklic Her Husband Murders Him and Stif Borat With Ax.

OTHER 2 ROBBERS RUSH EROM HOUSE AND MAKE ESCAPE The Slayer Came to Richmond, Notified the Police, and Was Later Arrested by Sheriff Linus Meredith. GREATEST CONFUSION CAUSED BY KILLING And the Little Boarding House Presents Wrecked AppearanceMrs. Dulic Surrendered This Afternoon. As the result of an unsuccessful attempt on the part of four Austrians to hold up the camp of the foreigners near Hiser's Station, west of Centervllle, at an early hour this morning, two of the robbers, Samuel Cracklic and Stif Borat, are now dead, their skulls having been ' fractured . and their heads mashed to a pulp, almost beyond recognitlony the use of a heavy axe. The axe which was used with such deadly effect was .wielded by Joseph Dulic, boarding house boss for the gang, and his wife. Two of the holdups made their escape and no trace has been discovered of the men since that time. Dulic came to this city about 6 o'clock this morning and notified the police that a double murder had taken place, but did not state that it was he who had done the killing. The man then returned to the camp. He was arrested by Sheriff Meredith this morning. The killing took place about 1:30 o'clock this morning. Cracklic and Borat, and two other foreigners, who loaf around the camp, but who have never been known to work, rushed into the boarding house, which is located at the railroad and Washington road, and at the point of revolvers attempted to hold up the entire gang in the house, numbering about ten men and pne woman. Brandishing their revolvers and demanding their money or their lives, the quartet forced open the door of the shanty and awakened the sleeping occupants with their startling declaration. Felled with an Ax. Almost before the words had left their , Hps the leader of" the quartet, Sam Cracklic, was felled by a powerful blow In the head, delivered by Dulic'8 wife, it is said, with a heavy ax. which is used in the construction work. Borat, who was directly behind Cracklic, was then knocked down in the .same manner by Dulic. The infuriated , Austrian continued to heap blow after blow upon the heads of the two men until their skulls were almost battered to jelly and their brains were strewn over the entire length of the floor. The other two men fearing that they would be served with the similar fate of their companions, beat a hasty retreat amid a volley of shots, fired by some of the boarders. Was Great Excitement. The greatest excitement prevailed in the sleeping quarters of the Austrians when the four holdup men burst in upon them. Owing to the fact that there were about ten men in the place at the time and all of them had a hand in the fight it is almost impossible to attach the blame on any one particular individual. It is said however that Dulic dealt the death blow's to the two men and was materially assisted in carrying out the murder, by his wife. The room in which the fight occurred has the appearance of 'having been struck by a cyclone. : Chairs tables and beds were overturned and the greatest confusion reigned. The stove also was knocked over and the men must have fought frantically In a vain endeavor to escape from the place with their lives. When the two dead men were beaten and trampled on until the excited - foreigners were sure life was extinct their revolvers were seized and several shots wre fired at the other two fleeing men. but they made their getaway and are not believed to have been struck by any of the stray bullets. Nick .Colick.and Sam Mat-tic, two Austrians who were working a abort distance trow tim Men of the

murder, state that they heard three shots fired about 1:30 o'clock and thought they saw two men running west in the vicinity of the boarding house. Didn't Try to Escape. Dulic did not attempt to escape. He returned to the camp immediately after he had notified the officers here of the occurrance and awaited quietly for his arrest. Sheriff Linus Meredith visited the camp this morning and took Dulic in custody. Dulic refused to discuss the case much. He declared that he acted in self defense, and that had he not taken the action he did he would have been shot. According to his story all of the Austrians in the house were implicated in the affair and a general free for all fight ensued. He states that he was asleep when, the men burst into his house and at the points of revolvers demanded his money. He says he did not realize just what it all meant at first and almost before he could recover his senses and realize what was going on about him, all of the foreigners were engaged in the mixup. He then seized an ax and knocked Borat down. According to witnesses Duiic's wife dealt the blow which felled Cack11c to the floor, but Dulic cannot state

as to the correctness of the 6tory because of the wild confusion at the time. Few Speak English. It is exceedingly difficult to get any kind of definite information in regard to the affair. Very few of the foreigners speak English and those who do speak the language refuse to discuss the matter for fear that they will implicate themselves. They cannot be made to understand that the murders were committed in self defense and were very probably justified. They seem to fear that they all are to bo sent to the penitentiary and so they shut up like clams at the mere mention of the crime. Cracklic and Borat have been a nuisance around the camp of Austrians for some time. They are what is known as professional "spongers" and refuse to .work at any kind of a job. They, make their living by begging off of their friends, which are few in that vicinity. Cracklic has been in this country for eight years, it is said, and bore a bad reputation. He is said to have killed a man In Pennsylvania shortly after his arrival in this country. Borat also bore a bad reputation and has frequently started trouble in the camp of Austrians. The two hold-up men who made their sensational escape amid a volley of shots, are declared to be worthless and shift less. Their names could not be ascertained. Coroner Visits Scene. Coroner Bramkamp of this city, visited the scene of the murder this morning, but has not yet filed his verdict, owing to the fact that a number of witnesses are yet to be examined, which will probably require several days. The grewsome crime, coming as it did, just after Paul Sutavita, the Austrian who skipped out about two weeks ago with over $000, belonging to the foreigners, has caused the greatest excitement to prevail in the camp. Work on Railroad. The foreigners are employed by Drake and Strattan, contractors, and are engaged in construction work for the Pennsylvania railroad. Dulic and his wife keep the boarding house for the men, in the little shanty just north of the railroad, and west or Washington road. It is about two miles and a half west of Centerville. It is probable that several more arrests will be made within the course of the next few days. The authorities are investigating the matter and will endeavor to get every detail of the affair. The double crime has caused more excitement in Centerville and vicinity than anything that has happened in Wayne county for some time. The general opinion is that Dulic was justified in committing the murders in view of the fact that his house was entered for the purpose of robbery and unless he had acted as he did, and promptly, he would have been killed, (Continued on Page Two.) TURN DOWN REQUEST (American News Servicu) Copenhagen, Nov. 6. The council of the University of Copenhagen today refused to allow the National Geographical society of Washington to be present when the official records of Dr. Frederick A. Cook's polar expedition are exaimned. The university in answer to the request of the American society, cabled: "The university council cannot accept your offered as sistance, taking it for granted that the data and records will be placed at the disposal of other scientific institutions." - .

ARE THEY ASHAMED?

Do People Object to the Public Knowing They Are Christians. SUCH PROOF GIVEN TODAY Judging from the Rev. J. Cook Graham, pastor of the Fifth Street M. E. church, persons have a natural aversion to being known publicly as Christians. Despite the fact that in other organizations, both secret and public, the names of the new members are not withheld, but instead, there is a natural desire for publicity. Rev. Graham begged to be excused from giving the name of a woman converted at the union meetings held at the Fifth Street M. E. church last evening, because he said she probably would not like it. No effort was made to induce the Rev. Graham to give the name of the person converted, or to learn it from other sources since Rev. Graham felt that it would cause the woman embarrassment. The service was conducted by Rev. Napier of the Whitewater Friends church. It was largely attended. His text was, "Not by might, nor by power but by My spirit, sayeth the Lord." SHIRT WAS GONE: HUBBY LEFT HOME And This Morning in Circuit Court Mrs. Maddox Asks For a Divorce. SEVERAL CHARGES MADE AMONG THEM BEING FAILURE TO PROVIDE, DESERTION AND CRUEL TREATMENT JUDGE WITHHOLDS HIS DECISION. Because Mrs. Florence Maddox could not tell the exact location M her husband, Joseph Maddox's clean shirt, he packed his "duds" and left in February, 1!X)7, and this morning Mrs. Maddox tried to get a divorce from him in the circuit court. Failure to provide, cruel and inhuman treatment, and drunkenness were also averred, but after Judge Fox had heard testimony for nearly an hour. he announced that he would consider the matter longer before making his decision. The point came up in the testimony that there may have been a collusion between the husband and wife to secure a divorce, which may have caus ed Judge Fox to withhold giving an immediate decision. Mrs. Maddox said that her husband asked her whether she intended to get a divorce, and she replied that she would get one if she wanted to. To this Mrs. Maddox said her husband remarked he would not appear against her if she would bring the suit on some mild and general grounds. This is the first case which Gath Freeman, a well known young attorney, has personally conducted In court. He did exceptionally well. CATCH THREE JAPS (American News Service) Honolulu, Nov. 6. Three Japanese with kodak drawings and calculations are under arrest here pending an investigation by Major Cree. They were caught in the Fort Ruger reservation, having avoided the sentries by a circuitous climb up the sides of an extinct crater at Diamond head, behind which the mortar batteries are located. The kodaks were seized. The films show the pictures taken above the craters rim, revealing the position of eight 12-inch guns. The Japanese are recent arrivals and are unknown. HUNT FOR WRECKERS (American News Service) Cleveland, O., Nov. 6. The Nickel Plate railroad detectives and the county officials today began a close investigation of the wreck of a passenger train near Willoughby, a suburb of Cleveland, which is believed to have been aused by train wreckers. Running at fifty miles an hour, the train hit an open switch and was ditched. Twelve persons were hurt. Near the open switch a crowbar and a wrench were found, which led to the belief that bandits had ditched the train. John Murphy of Amsterdam, N. Y., one of the victims, was paralyzed when taken from the debris. ' - - -s -- .

VERY UNIQUE IS THE DISTINCTION

LOCAL P. 0. Richmond Now Has the Tallest and the Shortest Rural Mail Carriers to Be Found In the Entire Service. FISHER AND PELTZ COMPOSE THE TEAM Former Is Two and a Half Feet High and the Latter Six Feet, Seven Inches Peltz Takes Goins' Place. By the removal of Harry F. Coins, colored, rural route carrier. No. 5, by order of Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock, and the installation of Joseph Peltz, a well known Richmond young man, the local postoffice rural carrier force holds a distinction which no other force in the world holds. It now has the tallest and smallest rural route carriers in the business Harry Fisher, carrier No. 7, being but two and one-half feet tall, while Peltz is six feet, seven inches tall. Harry Fisher, who has been in the service for a number of years and always been an efficient carrier, can move around without difficulty under tables and other objects, which no one but a child could walk under. Fisher is a cripple and it is necessary for him to use an arm propelled chair. Peltz the Opposite. Just the opposite to Fisher, Peltz, who has to stoop in order to get through an ordinary door. He is but twenty-one years old and has not as yet obtained his full development, having grown nearly an inch in the past year. ' He has been substitute carrier for two years and whenever in the service has proved to be efficient in all respects. The order removing Coins was received this morning by Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier. The order is from Postmaster-General - Frank,, Hit rhuy.k and he states that Mr. Goins shall leave the service, Monday, November 8. His official services, however, ended today, except for a few routine duties necessary at the office tomor row morning for a short time. Charge Against Goins. Goins was removed because of con duct unbecoming a public servant. Complaints have been made about his service, it is stated at the poBtoffice, and these were culminated In Septem ber, when a negro named Williams filed charges against Goins. asserting that Goins had been paying attention to Mrs. Williams. The order was filed immediately after Goins and Wil liams had some trouble on South B street. Mr. Peltz, Goins' successor, was selected by Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier and, although the appointment is only temporary, it is probable that he will be selected as the permanent carrier The civil service commission has to act in the matter and as Mr. Peltz made one of the best civil service grades on record in the competition between local applicants, it is believed that he will be the choice of the com mission. BROWN MUCH BETTER Engineer on III Fated Train Removed From Hospital Today. IS TAKEN TO L0GANSP0RT tamer u. Brown, tne engineer on the ill-fated passenger train. No. 18, which ran into the cpen switch at Col linsville, Ohio, and struck freight train No. SI, resulting in the death of six men, has practically recovered from his injuries. Today, he was removed to the depot and went to Logansport, his home. It will be month or so before he will be able to work again. Mr. Brown has recovered from his injuries to such an extent that he is able to be up and around, i He is very nervous and still a sufferer from the shock of the terrible catastrophe. During his confinement at the hospital. Mr. Brown was visited by many friends, this being his former home. HE HAS MADE GOOD Louis H. Besselman, who for the past fifteen years has been manager of a large carpet establishment at St. Louis, has resigned bis position and returned to this city. He will visit friends and relatives here and then go to Seattle. Wash., where he will engage in the fruit business. , Since leaving this city, Mr. Besselman has been very successful and Is only another example of the ability of Richmond boys In making more than good.

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WILLS A FORTUNE TO BROTHER MEN John Stewart Kennedy Gives $25,000,000 to Uplift Of Humanity. LEAVES A GREAT ESTATE PRESBYTERIANS PROFIT MOSTLY BY THE TESTAMENT OF THE NEW YORKER WHO MET DEATH ' FROWTWHOOPING COUGHr""""New York, Nov. 6. John Stewart Kennedy, who died of whooping cough in his New York residence last Sunday, left bequests of more than ?25,000,000 to religious, charitable and ed ucational institutions. In bis will, filed for probate yesterday. The gift is the largest single contribution of its kind ever made and the beneficiaries include educational and church institutions north, south, east and west in this country and sev eral abroad sixty in all. Nearly half of the JJS.OUO.OOO goes to institutions connected with the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Kennedy had been an active member for many years. Other large beneficiaries ' include the American Bible society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. the New York public library, the United Charities of New York, Columbia university and Robert College, Constantinople. Aside from these gifts Mr. Kennedy left approximately $35,000,000 to hi3 widow, his relatives and a great number of friends and employes. The widow's share will be about $16,000.O0O. All of the testator's employes received gifts of from $300 to $2,000 each. List of Largest Gifts. The charitable, religious and educational institutions which receive the largest bequests are to share the residue of the estate left after definite gifts of approximately $12,000,000 have been paid out. Their shares are estimated by counsel for the executors as follows: Presbyterian board of for eign missions $2,250,000 Presbyterian board of home missions 2,250,000 Presbyterian church extensionfund 2550,000 Presbyterian hospital. New York 2,250.000 Robert College, Constantinople 1,500,000 Presbyterian board of aid for colleges 750,000 Metropolitan Museum of art. New York 2.250.00O New York public library ... 2.250.000 Columbia university 2,250,009 United Charities, New York. 1,500.000 American Bible society 750,000 Charity Organisation society, New York 750,000 SHE IS CANDIDATE (American News Service) Boston. Mass, Nov. 6. Miss Tillie D. Warden, an ardent suffragist, declares she will take out nomination papers for mayor. She said: "I am going to take out nomination papers for mayor of Boston very soon if such a course is permitted a woman. Boston needs municipal housecleanteg and it may do the voters of this city good to get the ideas of a woman.' THE WEATHER. INDIANA Fair Saturday and Sun- , day; cooler..

OIICLE SAM WILL

PREVENT SPREAD Has Taken Action to Confine Pellagra to Southern States. APPOINTS A COMMISSION ARMY SURGEONS HAVE REPORTED THAT SEVERAL CASES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN AN ILLINOIS INSANE HOSPITAL American News Service) Washington. Nov. & Following the appointment of a. federal commission to study and make a report on pellagra, the mysterious new disease now prevalent In certain sections of the South, the government is making plans to prevent its spread to other sections of the country. This commission is headed by Sur geon John S. Anderson, director of the hygienic laboratory of the public health and marine hospital service. He is one of the foremost bacteriologists of the United States. The commission will at once open its sessions where the disease is prevalent, mak ing invesigations of many cases. Some Northern Cases. Army Surgeons John H. Siler and Henry J. Nichols, who have recently conducted examinations of a score of cases of pellagara at the Illinois state general hospital for the Insane, at Pe ri a, 111., have just made a report. Ac cording to this document it is found that spoiled corn is not always the cause of the disease. The cases at the Peoria hospital were fairly well established to have been caused by bad water, though products made from musty corn may have been the excit ing cause of the outbreak. The surgeons found great Ignorance at the Peoria hospital concerning the treatment of pallagra. Several hospital attendants ' were discharged be cause it was believed they had scald ed pallagra patients, through unwillingness to care for the patients as re quired. HER ORDEAL ENDED Madame Steinheil Did Not Have to Take Witness Chair Today. DEFENSE MAKES SHOWING (American News Service) Paris, Nov. & Victorious in the three day battle on the witness stand in which she held to her story against the Incessant onslaughts of the pros ecution. Mme. -Marguerite Steinheil saw today's session of her trial open with another success. Remy Coull lard, the valet In whose pocket she placed a pearl ring after the murder of her husband and her stepmother, Mme. Japy. was the first witness called by the prosecution. The de fense riddled his story. Although her ordeal of torture on tne witness stand Had ended for a time at least it was clear today that Mme. Steinheil was still a target for terrific batteries from the prosecu tion. But the first skirmish, with Couillard probably the moat Import ant of the state's witnesses resulted

well for the accused woman, '

COL. ROOSEVELT

III GOOD HEALTH NAIROBI STATES Dispatch Received From There Says the Expresident and All Members of His Party Alive and Kicking. WHAT COULD INJURE THE MIGHTY TEDDY2 Mrs. Roosevelt Was Greatly Alarmed at the Report and Had Made Arrangements to Go to East Africa. (American Nw Service) New York. Nov. The follow. ing cablegram was received here today from Nairobi. British East Africa: "Colonel Roosevelt and all the members of his party are In good health. There U no ground whatever for the rumor which reached the states yesterday that the expresident had besn killed." London. Nov. &-A dispatch from Rome, received here today, says that Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt planned to hasten to her husband In Africa If ah found that there was any foundation lor the reports current yesterday that an accident had happened to him. For ten days Mrs. Roosevelt has had no direct news from the former president of the United States. The rumor of a mishap was kept from her ma long as possible. Immediately upon hearin the renort Mrs. Roosevelt took steps to get Into communication, if possible with the Kooseveit party and prepared to can eel her trip to Naples, which she haa looked forward to with great pleasure. Mrs. Roosevelt, who has been In Rome several days, is accompanied by her daughter. Ethel, and her. sister. Mrs. Carow. When Mrs. Roosevelt learned of the rumor, says the dispatch from Rome. she became greatly alarmed. All at tempts to reassure her that the report was quite without foundation failed, she insisting on an attempt to get word direct from the leader of the African party. In the face of remonstrances also, she decided to prepare to leave for Africa if the rumor was corroborated in any way. Mrs. Roose velt's chief fear is said to be that her husband la ill. ARGENTINA TRADE TO DEIMPROVEO New America Export Tratfs Expected to Prove a Success. ARE TO ASCERTAIN NEEDS OF THE FOREIGN TRADE ANO THE AMERICAN FIRMS WILL THEN CATER TO THIS TRADETO OPEN MARKETS. ' New York. Nov. . A marked In crease in the sale of American goods In Argentina. Is expected to result from a plan.' recently put into operation In that country, for eliminating risks to American manufacturers by extending credit to foreign purchasers in localities where the exporter has no representative. If the scheme proves successful. It will no doubt be adopted for other foteign markets. Briefly outlined. It provides that American firms established In foreign countries are to ascertain the needs of those of their customers whose credit has been proved in lines other than that of the American firms. They are then to notify leading trade organizations In this country Interested la the article in question, and offer to purchase as agents for their customers, extending credit to the latter In consideration of a commission added to the price, but giving cash against hills of lading to the American exporter. . Open Foreign Markets. It Is expected that this method win open foreign markets for small manufacturers who have hitherto hesitated to extend credit to unknown customers abroad. The local committee; through whom the offer of the American firms abroad will be forwarded to trade bodies In the United States, for dissemination among the trade concerned, will act as a clearing house for Information concerning' business opportunities in each locality. That commission houses in foreign cities will find this arrangement an a a . aia, rawer uu an injury, is evraenced by the presence on the . Mnenos Ayres committee of members of the largest American general lmportins

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