Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 32, 9 December 1909 — Page 1

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"T -qf- .& -M .. TH A'STj sun-tetjsgr am. vol. XXXV. NO. 32. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. RICHMOND POLICE WERE COIIEROtlTED WITH All ODD CASE WAS COSTLY BLAZE GOVERNOR ROASTS JOIIOSOH CHARGES A CONSPIRACY BY TOWN Ifi A DILEMMA The Mother of King of Portugal STATE OFFICIALS III All INTERVIEW Hagerstown Having Difficulty In Selectino a Health Officer. One Man Is Burned to Death And Property Loss Is A Million. OVEIIS AIID WIFE

BIG

Intimates in Cross-Examina

tion of Divorce Case Plain

tiff That There Was a Plan

To Sue Freeman.

SPICY TESTIMONY IS

GIVEN AT THE TRIAL

Owens Testifies That Promi

nent Attorney Had Rela

tions With Mrs. Owens-

Case Is Hard Fought One.

few ra, V - i

WOMAN MAY BE APPOINTED

In the divorce case of Franklin Owens versus Mary Melissa Owens, beard this morning, intimation, on cross-examination of Owens, was made by Henry U. Johnson, attorney for

Perry J. Freeman, a prominent attor

ney, who is named as co-respondent.

that there was collusion between the

husband and wife to institute a $10,000 damage suit against Freeman, providing Owens succeeded in getting a

divorce.

The case is the most sensational

which has been heard in the circuit court for some time. The divorce Is

being bitterly contested by Perry J.

Freeman, through his counsel, Henry

U. Johnson, although Mrs. Owens fail

ed to appear by default. Prosecuting

Attorney Charles Ladd Is representing the state, as is customary in cases

where the defendant does not appear in person or by counsel. Will Reller

is counsel for the plaintiff. " Are Fifty Witnesses.

There have been about fifty wit

nesses summoned by the two parties

it is not believed that the case will

be finished before night

The plaintiff was the first witness put on the stand. Attorney Reller

tried to get Owens to testify to what Ills wife had confessed to him about

her alleged relations, with, Freeman,

The court ruled that Owens could not testify as to what conversation took place between the two, unless a third party was present. Owens was then

asked to relate the conversation between himself and wife in the pres

ence of Mr. Reller. on Wednesday PREPARING FOR BLOCKADE

rught, June 16. .wntcn. as testmea in

the court this morning, is in part as

follows: Met in August. 1906.

Mrs. Owens met Mr. Freeman in his

office In August, 1906, where she call

ed to solicit subscriptions for her husband, who was a candidate in a subscription contest. Freeman gave her

a subscription. As she started to leave, he said to her. "you are a neat

looking woman."

At a later date. Mrs. ' Owens was

standing on the corner of Eighth and

Main streets, waiting for a car to go

to West Richmond to visit her par

ents.

(Palladium Special) Hagerstown, Ind.. Dec 9. Hagerstown, a place of 1.200 people, is without a health officer. Not one of the four physicians will accept the office. Dr. Hurty, in answer to an inquiry by the town council, made reply as follows: "The law does not require that a doctor be appointed to this office in

towns. Your board may, at its discretion, appoint any one health officer

whom it may think competent and re

liable. Not a few towns of the state have appointed undertakers, and in all instances they have proved good men.

Undertakers have studied sanitation, they are acquainted with methods of

disinfection, they are business men

and keen accurate books. These are

qualities not always found in doctors,

We urge that the town board find some young man who is an undertaker

and ambitious and desirous of serving the people, and that he be appointed. The law requires that someone be ap

pointed.

After receiving Dr. Hurty's reply, H.

C. Endsley, the only undertaker of the

town, was urged by the council to accept, but refused. Since no male resi

dent will become health officer, the council is being urged by many citizens to appoint a woman, and Hagerstown may have a woman health officer.

Stranger Arrested on Suspicion of Being Murderer Answered Every Description Of the Missing Man.

TATTOO MARKS SAVE THE SUSPECTED MAN

Had Woman's Head and an Anchor Been Found on His Arms He Would Have Been Sent to New York City.

Queen Amelia, mother of young King Manuel, of Portugal, whose il! health has caused considerable alar m in court circles.

A CORRESPONDENT

VIEWSJITOATIOII

American News Service Staff

Man Has Arrived in Nicaragua.

THINKS UNITED STATES WILL

GUARD ALL PORTS TO PREVENT

ZELAYA FROM ESC APINGFIERCE FIGHTING.

(Staff Correspondent.) -

Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 3. (By

wireless to Colon, Dec. 9.)-Alarming reports that the Zelaya army is attempting to skirt Rama, avoidng a de

cisive battle there and coming to Blue-

Freeman came up and tipped fields to lay siege to the city, led Gen-

REPUBLICS OF THE

AMERICAS TO T.i tET

Air the Countries to Be Represented at a Sanitary Convention.

RAGED

ZELAYA E

ORDERS YANKEES

SHALL BE RILLED

What was perhaps the most remark

able case of mistaken identity that has

ever come to the notice of the local po

lice, was that of a stranger who was arrested last evening by Chief of Police Staubach, on Main street, and who was

believed to be, beyond all shadow of

a doubt, for a time, John A. Norman, a Swede, who is wanted by the New

York city authorities, on a charge of murder. The absence of tattoo marks

on the man's wrists and forearms was probably all that saved him from being sent to New York, to answer the

murder charge.

In every particular but one the description of the fugitive murderer and

KALAMAZOO HOTEL BURNS

(American Newt Service)

Kalamazoo, Mich.. Dec. 9. One man

was burned to death and property

worth one million dollars was destroy

ed early today, when the Burdock hotel building, covering half a block was gutted by fire early this morning. Two hundred guests fled to the streets.

mostly in night clothes and leaving their possessions behind. Eight fire

men were overcome by smoke and ta

ken to hospitals. The fire started in

the Star Bargain store, one of half a

dozen stores which also occupied the

building. For hours the fire was beyond control, but assistance from Bat

tle Creek and Grand Rapids fire de

partments arrived on special trains in

time to prevent further spread. The dead man's name is unknown. He was

seen to fall back into the building

from a fourth story window. Probably

he was an employe.

Marshall Peeved Over Criti

cism of Appointment of Dr. Sharp and He Lets Loose Some Fireworks.

NEPOTISM IS CHARGE

MADE BY EXECUTIVE

Says If Any Law Has Ben

Violated, He Will Take Prompt Steps in the Patter Caustic Statement.

JUSTICE IS PROMPT

(Palladium Fpectal)

Indianapolis. Ind.. Dec. P. Governor

Marshall has shot off a piece of fireworks which is causing a good deal of

comment. Some criticisms has been

heard or the fact that D. C Peyton, superintendent of the Jefferson ville re

formatory has appointed a nephew of Dr. Harry Sharp, of this city, to a position in the reformatory. Dr. Sharp.

SAN JOSE MEETING PLACE

VARIOUS DELEGATES WILL REPORT ON THE SANITARY METHODS AND LAWS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.

bis hat. and began- to talk. An interurban came along and Freeman told

Mrs. Owens, "There goes a nice car. J go over to Indianapolis frequently.

Come and go with me sometime and have a nice time." On the night of October 24, 1907, Freeman called at the Owens home. The plaintiff said

he was at a saloon on this night, play

ing cards. In February and March of

3908, Freeman made visits to the Owens , domicile while the plaintiff

was absent. At a later date, Freeman

era! Estrada, rebel leader, to send

strong reinforcements to his army near Rama last night and today. Developments today indicate that the

United States is preparing to block all Nicaraguan ports, which would bo a factor in aid of the insurrection.

righting Continues. The fighting near Rama continues

according to reports received ' here.

The armies were but a few miles

called un Mrs. Owens and asked her

to come to his office as he felt very apart at the receipt of the last news.

blue. She called. Letter From the Police.

The plaintiff said that later the rela

tions between Freeman and Mrs. Ow

ens became strained, as Freeman was

trying to "throw her down." Sha was called to Freeman's office and as

The heroic Gen. Fornos Diaz left his

sick bed to direct the field strategy

of the Estradans. The losses were

reported to be more than 100 to the

government troops when the ' battle

opened yesterday. Estrada aims to

secure izo.oou.uuu irom zeiaya, ana

she entered he was seated in an office ne has taken steps to protest to Wash-

chair holding a letter in his hands.

Freeman said that "We are in a Dad fix." Mrs. Owens read the letter, which was alleged to be from Jesse A.

Bailey, then chief of police, and Free

man was warned in this letter to dis

continue his relations with Mrs. Owens In his office. Mrs. Owens charged Freeman with writing the .letter and

he proved that he did not by calling Bailey to his office, when the official

gain warned the two to cease their

meetings, as complaints had been

. made.

On another occasion, the plantiff testified, that "Dick" Hart, formerly of

this city, found Mr. Freeman and Mrs.

Owens in Freeman's office. Freeman with his arm around the defendant and

kissing her. Hart is alleged to have aid that he "saw nothing," when asked by Freeman if he was a man who

told everything he knew. A Sensational Charge.

At a later date. Mrs. Owens was

called to the office of Henry U. John

eon, said the plaintiff, on summons from Freeman. He asked her. It was alleged, to sign a paper which would exonerate him. Mrs. Owens folded up the paper and Freeman, Owens stated, threatened to strike her because she

refused to sign it- Mr. Johnson inter

posed and told Freeman that she was

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ington against the president being allowed to leave Nicaragua.

All AVIATION MEET

(American News Service)

Spokane, Wash., Dec. 9. An aviation

meet, in which the wold's most famous bird-men will participate, is being

planned for this city next summer.

There will be a series of contests. In

cluding long and high flights as well

as speed endurance and time tests.

Latham. Farm an, Lambert and Du

mont, are some of the aviators, who, it

is said have agreed to enter.

MIDD

LETOtl IS DEAD

(American News Service) Paris, Dec 9. Lamar Middleton, one

of the best known American newspa

per correspondents in Europe, died suddenly today at his home here, aged ST years. His parents live in Chicago.

(American News Service) . Washington, Dec 9. A ' call has

been issued by the International Bu

reau of American Republics in this

city for the Fourth International San

itary Convention of American Repub

lies to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica,

Dec. 25 to Jan. 2.

Delegates from every republic of the

Western Hemisphere are expected to attend this convention, which has for its main purpose, the improvement of

sanitary conditions in all the Ameri can countries.

. The business sessions of the convention will be devoted to reports presented by the different delegates in regard

to the sanitary regulations and laws

adopted and in force in their respect

ive countries; reports in regard to

sanitary conditions in ports, and meas

ures proposed for the improvement of

such sanitary conditions; reports re

lating to the registration of the move

ment of population and the rate of mortality in each "country, specifying

those of ports and principal cities;

sanitation of cities and especially of

ports; measures for the protection of

passengers that embark in vessels

from infected ports; discussion of measures against the introduction of

diseases not included in the Conven

tion of Washington of 1905; sanitary

models or forms to be adopted by

Nations forming part of this Conven

tion ; discussion of sanitary measure?

relating to yellow fever, bubonic

plague, tuberculosis, malaria and of

other diseases in conformity to new

discoveries or experiences; discussion

on measures relating to venereal dis

eases; discussion on the necessity oi

the adoption, by the European Na

tions, of the Convention of Washing

ton and other sanitary measures sub

sequently adopted by this Convention

with respect to such colonies as they

have In America; discussion on nevr

discoveries with respect to the trans

mission of yellow fever and malarii

besides the mosquito bite; organiza

tion in each country represented

this Convention or a commission c

three physicians or health officers tc

act as delegates of the Internationa

Sanitary Bureaus of ashington oi

Montevideo, and to form part of th

International Sanitary Information

Committee of the American Republics.

resident of Nicaragua, Over"

A Month Ago, Informed His Officers That They Must Take This Action.

HEAVY FIGHTING IS

NOW TAKING PLACE

New Revolution Starts in Hon

duras and the Chief of Po

lice of Tortuga Is Held by

Revolutionists.

(American News Service)

Columbus. O.. December 9. Two

had returned an indictment today ta the TO"- ber of the bctrd

against him for embesxling sixteen OI irusxees we institution who

hundred dollars of the funds of the appointed by Governor Marshall some

New First National bank. Donald C time ago. Soon after Dr. Sharp's ap

th Rtranr who was nrrpctori Abbott, a prominent society leader, pointment the board appointed Dr

last night, tallied exactly. Even the pleaded guilty ana was seniencea u njnw supennienaent or tne place to neculiarities in sneech and common ex- six years at Fort Leavenworth prison, succeed W. IL Whittaker. It has f re

pressions of the two men were similar.

According to the description card furnished the police, the murderer is a

Swede, who speaks English remarkably

well, but with slightly broken accent

He is 24 years of age. five feet, eight and one-half inches in height, and weighs 1TO pounds. He has light

hair.t and ears which protrude slightly.

Even the dress of the suspect and mur

derer was similar."-" " "

. listed Santa FvnrMtian.

But what convinced the police more

than any other thing, that they bad

was the fact that when the stranger After Struggling for HOUrS in Sharp for having his nephew appoint

A TRAGIC STORY

OF BUR11IIIG SHIP

TOLD BY SAILORS

quently been said that it looked bad

for the superintendent to appoint a nephew of a member of the board

which elected him.

Tired of Criticism. The governor said in a statement

that he was tired of the criticism and

that he was looking Into the matter to

ascertain whether anr law had been

violated. - He said If there had-beea

violation of the law. he would take such steps as are warranted. But he said if It was merely a breach of pro

priety he did not think the republican papers of the state should condemn Dr.

Seamen Arrive land Today.

at Cleve-I

TO HUNT FOR OTHERS

(American News Service) Panama. Dec. 9. "Death to Ameri

cans." is the order issued to the Nica

raguan government's army by Presi

dent Zelaya. Positive Information has

reached here that more than a month

ago Zelaya gave instructions to his military commanders to shoot every American caught fighting in the army of the revolutionists. Some of Zelava's military officers protested

against his order and Zelaya replied:

To hell with the Gringqes; shoot ev

ery one you can capture.

REPORT IS DENIED. Washington, Dec. 9. A dispatch

from New Orleans says that a local paper there has received information from Nicaragua that the United States has formally demanded Zelaya to re

sign. Tie state department here denies the report.

was arrested and accused of being the murderer, he said, "You're a fool." The

description card of Norman stated

that this was a pet phrase of the fu

gitive, and one of his most common

expressions. The police were almost

taken off their feet when the man ut- . 11,. -nrwA a Ct.nli.nli rn a 4,ia

about to telegraph the New York do- KtbUUfc rAH I T bfcN I

lice, notifying them that Norman had

been captured in this city and to remit the reward, when the man's wrists and

forearms were examined for tattoo

marks. The closest scrutiny failed to Freighter "Clarion" B timed

icYeai Ally, ttiiu luaauiuvu 00 iwi iuoh

was mirnorted to have a picture ot a

woman's head on his left forearm, and

an anchor tattooed on his right wrist.

there was no cause to detain the stran

ger, and he was released. The police

regard the case as a most peculiar coin

cidence, and doubtless without a par

allel. The stranger, like Norman, is (American News service)

an inveterate cigarette smoker. His Cleveland, O., Dec 9. After strug

name, which is almost unpronounca- Kline: for several hours to make Dro-

ble, is not remembered by the author- , th. tth - . aU. , .

FIGHTING AT TORTUGA.

San Jaun del Sur, Nicaragua, Dec. 9.

Fighting was reported today near

Tortuga, a small frontier town, in a new revolution that has started in Hon

duras. The revolutionists captured

the chief of police or Tortuga and a few government soldiers. President Davila has proclaimed a state of siege

throughout the republic.

SHANK IS NOTIFIED

Holtzman and Carey Refuse to

Serve on the Board Of Works.

C. SCHRAED0R IS NAMED

(American News Service)

Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec 9. John

Holtxman. a democrat, and John Carey, a republican, today notified Mayor

elect Shank of their declination of ap

pointments on the board of public

a orks under the incoming administra

tion. They refused to give specific

-easons therefor. Christian Schraed-

3T, president of the Hotel Grocery company, was offered and accepted the

lace offered to Carey. A democrat to

serve on the board has not been ap

pointed since Holtzman a refusal.

ed. Ha tuilA Tr fih.rn liat nnlv

Life Boat On Lake Erie, SiX lowed the precedent of other official

elected by his party.

The governor then calls attention to

the fact that several state officials have members of their families on the state's pay roll, and that the papers

should not single out Dr. Sharp and make him the scapegoat

Hadley Employs Son. . When I came in office I discovered

that a son of Oscar Hadley. state treasurer, marched boldly up to the state treasury and drew a salary of $720 a vpar M Rtenrtrra nhor hn Vim 1rnw

TO The Water's Edge, But nothing about stenography. I felt !t

my duty to complain and I did so. He was finally removed as stenographer, and as a reward for his good nature la

not complaining about his removal he has been advanced on the pay roll to a $2,500 position, where he has since been drawing that salary. said the

governor.

I also ascertained that John Blll-

helmer. auditor of state has a son and a daughter on the pay roll of the state.

EM. V. Fltzpatrick. clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, has two

James Bingham.

All the Crew, Except Mate

And a Seaman Escaped.

ities. He is employed on the Penn- u six member8 of tne crew of tt

syivania raiiroaa we,. '' anchor line freighter Clarion v

ine man mmseu w buoicwum -iok ..n nrf hrmurht tn tht nort hv

aback when confronted with a photo- ,, xl . .h , witi. sons on the nav rolL

graph of Norman at Police headquar- detallg ot the burninK Qf the vessel attorney general, has a brother on the

ters, ana was iorcea iu namii ui iv i. iha . . th firsf mafft nf - payroll. K. J. u. Peetx. state statist-

seaman. The Captain and twelve clan, is assisted In holding down his members of the crew made off from Nob by his wife, who draws $1300

looked enough like him to be his twin

brother.

Norman is alleged to have murdered

Annie Kessler in her apartments in New York city, on November 1. He

knocked her on the heau with a ham

mer and then choked her to death with

a bath towel.

COOK DATA ARRIVES

the doomed ship in a steel lifeboat, rear.

Today tugs were sent out to search

for them, but fears were expressed

that these thirteen men would be un

able to save themselves in the high

sea and gale.

The Clarion was burned to the wat

ers edge off Point Pelee, Ontario, last night. It was oft the southeast shoal

He Has No Control. "Now, I have no control over these officers, and I am not saying that each and every one of these employes does not earn his or her salary. f simply call attention to these tacts en that if my critics desire questions of

propriety and decorum discussed In the

that the big freighter. which left De- form of public opinion much might

troit at noon yesterday for Erie, Pa,

was "discovered to be on fire.

Fight the Flames.

AH hands turned in an effort to

smoother the flames, but they spread so rapidly in spite of desperate work

that it was soon seen that she could not be saved. The flames were seen

by the steamer Bope which reported

by wireless to Detroit. The steel tug Hackett was sent from Amherstburg

to hunt for the burning vessel.

On the ship the twenty-one men and

(American News Service)

Copenhagen. Dec 9. Dr. Frederick

A. Cook's data relating to his Arctic

expedition and alleged discovery of

the North Pole, arrived here yesterday,

Walter Lounsdale, who brought the

data from New York, deposited the

documents in the Danish agricultural bank, where they will remain till the

university is prepared to review them.

it was announced that the names of

those who will act with President officers could do little to check the

Stromgren as the examining commute:

would be held till acceptance of the In-1

vitations had been received.

fire but they remained at their posts till the last possible minute. Helpless and wallowing in the heavy sea the

truthfully be said by myself along those lines." The governor says he hopes none of the democratic state officers will pat any of his relatives on the state's pay roll. It has been said that some of them had arranged to do this, bat It Is believed now that the position taken by Governor Marshall will prevent It. He says he would have preferred to put a democrat on the . reformatory board Instead of Dr. Sharp, a republican, but that the law required him to appoint a republican. " Employs His Nephew. In addition to the cases mentioned!

by the governor, where stats officials

Hie LATEST STUIIT

the flames till the captain was final

ly compelled to abandon hope and ordered the men to the boats. The captain was the last to leave. There was but a small portion of the deck left when all hands took to the boats.

(American New Service) The survivors, unable to recover the

London. Dec 9. Mary Leigh, the bodies of the first mate and the sea-

suffragette, has sued Home Secretary man, who were lost, divided and pushGladstone and Governor Greene and ed off from the hull. Dr. Kelly of the Birmingham jail for The two boats soon became separat-

damages for assault in forcing her to ed. those In the smaller boat finally take food while a prisoner in the jalL reaching here. No word has been Mrs. Leigh declared she was fed heard of the others.

Clarion drifted, the high wind fanning UaTe relatives on the state pay roll. .v. . v a i t ! . ..... .

through the nose and she was held in a chair by six assistants and bound while Dr. Kelly forced her mouth open

and fed her milk and brandy. This was after sustenance had been given

her by a tube run through her nose. '

THE WEATHER.

INDIANA Continued Friday.

fair and cold

these Instances also exist at the state

house: In the office of the auditor of state. J. E Bales, a nephew of the auditor. Is employed as an extra clerk In the insurance department at a salary of Sl,O0O a year. The auditor also has a cousin on the custodian's force. Arch Xicewonger. In the office of the state factory Inspector, a daughter of the chief Inspector, William E. Btakely. Is employed an stenographer at a salary not fixed by legislative enactment. A son ot wmiam Wa listen, a member of the state forestry board, is employed aa custodian of the state forestry In CUrk eoanty. at a salary not fixed by the legislature. This appointment was made by Charles C

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