Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 23, 30 November 1909 — Page 2

THE RICHMOND PAIXADIUJI AXD SUX-TELEGR TUESDAY, XOYE3IHER HO, 1909. GETTYSBURG WAS PLACE OF TERROR LATE YESTERDAY The Corsair," J. Pierpont Morgan's Great Yacht COLD WEATHER CLOTHES As the weather grows colder, it becomes necessary to dress warmer. Neighboring Town Startled by Two Murders, the Wounding Of Two People and a Madman's Suicide. UmrttEiPwBaiir for instance; best stock it is possible to find hereabouts of seasonable underwear for the man and boy alike; also Hosiery, Sweaters, Flannel Shirts, Gloves or anything to keep the body warm Suits and Overcoats

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ATTEMPT TO ARREST CAUSES RASH DEEDS Clyde Weaver, Recently Released From Asylum, Kills His Mother, Then Runs Amuck Over Neighorhood.

Clyde Weaver of Gettysburg, Darke County, Ohio, a small village a few miles northeast of this city, yesterday afternoon killed his mother and a deputy sheriff, wounded another man and his wife and then committed suicide. Weaver, who is about Z years old, and a son of Isaac Weaver, a small farmer, has been a terror to the neighborhood for a long time. He was believed to be insane, and after many eccentric acts among which excessive cruelty to animals figured, was arrested and sentenced to the Dayton workhouse. Young Weaver was a junker; that is, he gathered junk in the neighboring towns and so made a living. It was on these "junking" trips that he drove his horses nearly to death, which caused his arrest. Weaver Long Feared. Weaver had long been feared, as it was believed he was dangerously insane, though at various times when examined he appeared entirely rational and was pronounced sane. Several years ago, in consequence of his cruelty to horses and the general fear of him in which his neighbors fctood, he was confined in the asylum at Dayton, but seemed so fully to recover that he was released after an examination at which the doctors said he was sane. Recently he seemed to be again attacked with "brainstorms" and repeated his former acts of cruelty and threats against the neighbors and was arrested. He was given a sentence of about three months, but after having served about a month his parents, particularly his mother, pleaded so hard with the court for his release that the probate judge reluctantly consented to parole him, but only on condition that he leave the state during the time of the balance of his sentence. Like Thaw's Malady. This Weaver did, and went to friends outside of Ohio, but three weeks ago returned, complaining that he was ill and wanted to be home. The probate Judge then had him examined again, and the doctors again decided that he was suffering from a peculiar form of mental trouble, which they described as exaggerated ego, a term used by insanity experts to describe the mental condition of Harry Thaw at various times before and after he killed Stanford White. On learning of this the probate judge, perhaps with the idea of returning him to the asylum, ordered him brought before the court on the technical charge of having violated his parole by returning home. Meanwhile he got into trouble again by threatening violence to Mr. Hafner, a neighbor. This helped the Judge to decide to Isolate him. Officers Met by Bullets. Sheriff John F. Haber and Deputy W. H. Farra went to the Weaver home at 2:oO yesterday afternoon to take the young man in custody. They drove out In a buggy, which they hitched ouside the house, and started up the walk toward the door. Weavehad seen them coming, and it is believed the sight of the officers coming to take him precipitated another brainstorm. He sprang upstairs and a moment later appeared at one of the upper windows with a revolver and began firing at the officers. His mother, meanwhile, had run out of the house, after vainly trying to pacify her son. having come out to warn them thathe had become violent and might do them harm, and it was while she was talking to the officers that a bitlet, evidently intended for them, struck her down. She cried: "I'm shot!" and fell dead at Sheriff Haber's feet. Sheriff Goes for Aid. Weaver continued firing, using about 25 bullets, and Sheriff Haber. seeing that assistance would be needed and also In order to get a rifle and aid for the woman, went to a house 30f or -KX) feet away, leaving Farra on guard. While he was gone Farra, not knowing that Mrs. Weaver was dead, tried to revive her, and while he was so engaged, young Weaver crept to the woodshed in the rear of the yard and from, there fired the bullets that killed Farra. He then spied the buggy of Sheriff Haber, and, making a dash, sprang into it and galloped down the road. Sheriff Haber, returning, saw Weaver In the buggy getting away, and, hailing a passing auto, jumped in and gave chase. Weaver headed for the home of a neighbor, and. leaving the buggy, called him out and threatened to kill him, but sped on to the home of Levi Minnich, another neighbor, and demanded protection from the offiOnly One "BROMO QUtNENX, that is Laxative Bromo Quinine Cures aCoM in One Dy, Crip in 2 Days

J. Tierpont Morgan's palatial yacht the Corsair caught fire when in dry dock in Hoboken, the other day and for a time was threatened with destruction. The blaze started from a hot bolt being dropped in some shavings. The yacht's own fighting plant was used in subduing the flames.

cers, who, he said, were following him. Minnich hesitated, knowing the dangerous character he had to deal with, but Weaver, without waiting for a refusal, began to fire at him. Shattered Woman's Arms. As Minnich turned one of the bullets lodged in his back. Minnich's wife, hearing the shots, ran to the door, and Weaver shot her in both arms, shattering the bones, so that later one of the injured arms had to be amputated, and physicians say the other cannot be saved and that probably she will die. Weaver then ran into the house, as Sheriff Haber came up with police from Gettysburg and a posse of citizens. They surrounded the house and began to make plans to capture the crazy man, when they heard a muffled shot from inside the house. They broke down a rear door, and. after a search, found Weaver's body under a bed. He had crawled there and with his last bullet shot himself through the head, dying Instantly. Later a search of the Weaver home revealed the fact that Weaver had deliberately prepared himself against arrest by lay ing in a sunnlv of ammunition. About 20 cartridges were found in the room from which he shot. SERVICES TO CLOSE The forty hours of devotion services which have been conducted at St. Andrew's church, will be closed this evening with a service at 7:30 o'clock. This morning the congregation cele brated the feast of St. Andrew with solemn high mass, at 9 o'clock. It was conducted by Rev. Father Myers, of Cincinnati. Rev. Father Myers will assist at this evening's services. Among others who will take part are Rev. Father Wade, of Liberty; Rev. Father Schenk of Brookville; Rev. Father Roell, and his assistant. Rev. Father Weiland, of St. Andrew's church, and several others. NEW ENGLAND EOLKS A number of young people of the St. John's Lutheran church have arranged to give a play this evening entitled "New England Folks." The drama consists of three acts with several different scenes in each act. Those who will take part in the affair are: Mable Feeger, Bertha Kemper, Clara Duning, Clara Hof heinz, Harry Schuerman. Otto Erk, Howard Thomas, Walter Koontz. Raymond Duning, Harry Tubesing, Ed Helmich and Carl Duning. A BANK FAILS OPEN American News Service) Vernon, Mich., Nov. 30. The Vernon Exchange bank, capitalized at $20,000, failed to ot-i today. A petition for the appointment of C. R. MeLaughlin as receiver was made to the circuit court by one of the owners of the institution, Frank Sergeant. Ned Sergeant sou of the petitioner, and Cashier, has not been seen since last Thursday, it is said. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. QUINX Mary Quinn, aged seventysix years died this morning at nine o'clock at her home in Abington. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at ten o'clock. Burial in the Abington cemetery. Rev. J. F. Mattingly will have charge of the services. Births. Rom to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Green, a girl; sixth child. Marriage License. Adolph S. Personette. Richmond. 29. farmer, and Miss Edna M. Fadler, Fast Germantown. 17, granted upon condition that the consent of Miss Fadler's parents is given to the marriage. en every ifcox. 25c

LOSE JOBS SOON: WINTER IS HERE

However Present City Officials Will Not Have to Starve To Death. WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE NEARLY EVERY OFFICE HOLDER HAS SOMETHING IN SIGHT AND WILL NOT HEAR THE GROWL OF THE WOLF. The city officials who leave office January 1, are now making their plans for "going back to work." None, however, have as yet announced what they will do, but it is probable that they will follow the same business which they had before they obtained political positions. Dr. R. A. Schillinger, mayor, will of course continue the practice of medicine. Due to his political office hd has obtained a wide acquaintance and much advertisement which worked for his benefit in his practice. City Clerk, C. W. Merrill, stated this morning that he was undecided about his future, but intimated that he would go into some business instead of back to the factory. City Controller, Webster Parry, has not announced what he intends to do, but may obtain a position with a state board. Board Wont Starve. The members of the board of works will not starve. John Hallowell, president, has an interest in a monument concern. B. B. Johnson is interested in the coal and ice business and Watson P. O'Neal has real estate holdings and other investments. City Attorney T. J. Study will not be handicapped in the least. He has a large legal practice. Chief of police George Staubach. will probably continue on the police forcp, although not in the same position. If either Fire Chief E. E. Miller or his assistant. Charles Sinex, lose their positions, which is improbable, they will remain on the force. The other minor officials will go back to their old pursuits. TO JEFFERSONVILLE Herman Kroma, age 22, who has been confined in the county jail for about a week awaiting trial on a charge of grand larceny appeared in the criminal court this morning and withdrew his plea of not guilty, entered when originally arraigned and entered one of guilty instead. He was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for an indeterminate period of one to fourteen years and fined $3 by Judge Fox. Kroma has had a bad record and had he not followed the course which he did, undoubtedly would have, fr violation of parole, been sent back to Jeffersonville to serve the unexpired sentence which he received in lf04. He was paroled from Jeffersonville last summer. a p. b. e. (American News Service) Uniontown, Pa., Xov. 30 Mail clerk Scott, baggagemaster Quigg and brakeman Trades were fatally injured and six others less injured when the Uniontown express on the Pennsylvania railroad wat ditch d by a broken rail near Manor, Pa., today. HAAS IS IN DEMAND E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial Club, has received an invitation to address the Interdenominational Brotherhood at Indianapolis. Saturday evening, at the Fl tcher Place M. E. church. He will discuss the men's movement in the church. Similar addresses along these same lines will be made by Mr. Haas. Friday evening at the Men's Banquet at Milton and on December 12. at the township Sunday school convention of Xew Garden township, to be held at Fountain City.

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C. J. Bridget, a G. R. & I. Brakeman, Sustains Painful Injuries. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Last evening C. J. Bridget, a brakeman on the G. R. & I. while trying o stop a cut of five freight cars, which were cut off into Parry's gravel pit, just north of the city, was thrown and sustained a broken collar bone, scalp wounds and" cuts about the body. None of the injuries were very serious and he will be able to leave the hospital in a day or so. The accident occurred about 9:30 o'clock. He said that the brakes on but one of the cars was working properly and that he could not put this on strong enough to stop the momentum of the other four cars. As a result the cars crashed into an obstruction destroying thr- e of them. FIRM ORGANIZED Chas. Jordan, Daniel McManus And Third Man Are the Partners. LOCATED ON MAIN STREET IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE NEW CONCERN WILL BE READY FOR BUSINESS FIRST OF THE YEAR McMANUS A POLICEMAN. County Superintendent C. W. Jordan. Daniel McManus. a member of the police force, and a third man, who name has not as yet been made public, will engage in the undertaking business. They will open up offices at 1014 Main street, about January 3. The deal has been under consideration for" some time but not until today was it confirmed by Mr. Jordan." H2 stated that the name of th third party would be made public in a day or so. He said, however, that the third member of the firm was an experienced undertaker. In Comstock Building. The offices of the new firm will h? in the new Comstock building and will be fitted up in the most modern and approved style. All modern departments of an undertaking establishment, such as a chapel and the like, will be provided. The rolling stock--the hearse, ambulance and coaches will arrive December 4. Mr. Jordan stated that these were of the most approved pattern. Daniel McManus will resign from the polk-p force within the next month He and the third member of the firm will conduct the business for the present, as Mr. Jordan expects to servo out his time as county superintendent. His term expires June 11. 1011. ORDERED TO STRIKE (American News Service) Minneapolis, Xov. SO. A strike has been ordered for all Switchmen between St. Paul and the Pacific coast, effective at six o'clock tonight unless the railroad's concede demands for a twenty percent increase In wages. The joint conference which ended last midnight failed to accomplish a settlement. ANEW MINE HORROR (American News Service) Knoxville, Tenn., Xov. 30. Eight miners are entombed in the Bucktown Copper company's mine at Bucktown. Tenn.. in which a Ore is raging. Mine experts have been dispatched.

UNDERTAKING

SIX MEN ENTERED PLEAS OF GUILTY

All of Them Admitted Stealing Funds From Various National Banks. MARKERS TO STAND TRIAL THE OTHER EMBEZZLERS WILL HAVE THEIR SENTENCES IMPOSED UPON THEM BY JUDGE ANDERSON SHORTLY. Indianapolis, Xov. Six men pleaded guilty in the federal courts today for embezzlement of funds from the national banks. They were. Max Emmerich, whose indictment charged him with taking .S4o.xu from the Capital Xational bank of Indianapolis: Harry C. Prinzler, in complicity with Emmerich: Norman Hamilton taking $.Hi from the Indiana National bank of Indianapolis; E. X. Detzer. taking $7,M from the First National of Ft. Wayne: J. H. Phillips, taking several thousands of dollars from the Terre Haute National, and Frank H. Xicolai. taking several thousands of dollars from the Xational bank at Auburn. Sentences will be pronounced later by Judge Anderson. W. H. Marker and Noah Marker, charged with embezzling .Sino.OctO from Tipton First National bank, will stand trial. GREAT AUTHOR DEAD (American News Service) Calcutta, Xov. 0. Romesch Chunder Dutt, a famous native Indian author, died today at Haroda. He was born in Calcutta, in 1S48. In 1894 he became division commissioner from the civil service, being the only native of India to obtain that position in the last century. Last year he was a member of the royal commission on decentralization in India. His writings were his chief claim to fame, including novels and the translation of historical and religious Indian works. CASE IS POSTPONED The trial of Earl T. Doddridge of Milton for alleged dynamiting of fish has been postponed from December 3 to Monday. December 6, in the criminal court. Wilfred Jessup, counsel for Doddridge, had to go to Columbus. O., on the former date to meet Gov. Harmon. The petit jury has been ordered to report to hear the case. A STAY IS GRANTED (American News Service) Washington. Xov. iX The District Court of Appeals this morning granted to Gompers, Mitcheli and Morrison, a stay of execution in the contempt case. This keeps them from prison until the supreme court finally decides the case. IS HAPPY AND WELL (American News Service) Mombasa. British East Africa, Nov. 30. The Roosevelt hunting party arrived at Londiana today. Roosevelt is happy and well. Hunting continues successful. SLOT MACHINE KICK Residents of Fountain City have made several complaints to prosecuting attorney Charles Ladd about slot machines being run by different mer chants of that place. He will investi gate the charges and if he finds the law is being violated will order that the practice be stopped or else prosecutions will follow.

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K - One Price & - Clothiers K - Hatters CATCH DESPERADOES (American News Service) Ridgcway, Pa., Xov. 30. Delbert Williams, Claude Miller and Wallie Shearer, all under 17, are in jail here, charged with having broken open the strongbox at the Adams Express office in Johnstown. Sunday night, getting away with $1,200 in currency. Young Williams was first arrested at his home and is said to have confessed, implicating the others. All the moneyexcept $60 was recovered. WILL REPAY FAVORS The Elks lodge will entertain members of the different Knights of Pythias lodges. Owls and Eagles Friday evening at the Elks headquarters, Xorth Eighth street, in honor of the favor shown the Elks lodge by these orders while the Elks were without a home. After the lodge was burned out in the Colonial fire, April, 190S, there were several months before the organization had a home and its sessions were held in the lodge rooms of the lodges to be entertained Friday. BENNETT IS EINEO William I. Dennett was fined SI and costs by Squire Beyrele this mornlr.g for beating a board bill. The affidavit was made by Mr. and Mrs. David Larbarger, who said that Ilennett lias failed to pay them $3.90 board which was due. The defendant claimed that he intended to meet the bill but that he told them he coi'ld not as he had no work. He is trying to obtain replevin bail.

Will Japan Become A Christian Nation? Here is a report of incalculable interest to all church workers, missionaries, and others interested in the spread of the Gospel. Dr. Thomas E. Green, the well-known traveler and lecturer, has interviewed the leading thinkers of Japan, upon this important question. Many of them say that their country has "tried Christianity and gone back to Shintoism." As a matter of fact, Dr. Green, says Japan has "played politics with Christianity." Are our missionaries to Japan worth while ? Read the article in HAMPTON'S

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803 Main St. AN ELKS MEMORIAL Tribute to the Dead Brothers Will Be Paid Next ' Sunday. AT THE MURRAY THEATER The annual memorial services to Imj conducted by the Elks lodge In honor of the twelve departed members, will be held next Sunday afternoon at the Murray opera house. The coinmltlw in charge of the program is working on it and will have it completed in time to go to the printers tomorrow afternoon. A special eulogistic address will be delivered by Wilfred Jessup in honor of Ellis Palmer end Charles Ijnd. th two members dying within the pat-t year. Rev. J. Everist Cathl will deliver the memorial address. The lodge members will have seali on tho stage. Their families and friends will be given seats in the auditorium. Each member of the lodgo has been given three tickets to givo to members of their family or friend who wish to attend. ' TO SCOTTISH RITE C. R. Woodhuret left today for Indianaiwlis to attend the eeiui-aiinual meeting of the Scottish Rite Mason--, valley of Indianapolis. He was .1 member of the reception committc.-. W. J. Robie. also a Scottish Rite -- bon, is attending the meeting. T:S session opened today for a three ds' meeting. ON SALE NOW