The Syracuse Journal, Volume 19, Number 31, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 December 1926 — Page 6

Blind Man May Convict Killer

Hearing Voice Alone, He Picks Accused From Among Suspects.

Montreal.—The “God-given gift that the blind possess" may prove the undoing pt Henri Bertrand, who now awaits, in Bordeaux Jail, trial on a charge of murdering his employer, business associate and benefactor, Joseph Beaudry, editor and publisher, who was found dead In his office chair with two bullet wounds in his hack. / The shooting took place late in the afternoon In the business premises where Beaudry his prosperous publishing enterprises and where Bertrand was his trusted sec-retary-treasurer and manager. The crime was not discovered until several mornings later when the body of the murdered publisher was found seated In his chair before his desk, a pen still clenched In the hand stiffened In death. The police were at sea. The assassin had left no clue behind him. There was no trace of the manner In which he had gained admission to the office. The direction which the bullets had taken lent color to the theory that the murderer had fired through the transom over the door, but this theory had to he as untenable. Beaudry had remained alone In the building on. the afternoon he was murdered, telling his s<*cretary that he expected a visitor. He did not say who this person was. Police Are Stumped. *' Every avenue of Inquiry followed by the police led to a blank wall. Then a blind man placed In their hands a thread which, they believe, has led them to the secret of the labyrinth. Henri Bertrand, the dead man s mana ger, had been closely questioned. He having returned to .the office '"on the fateful afternoon. He.denied that he even possessed a revolver. Was his denial, they ask. prompted by the fact that the only revolver he ever possessed had been bought but a few days earlier from a blind man? It seemed Impossible that the \«ndor of the -revolver could ever Identify the man who had entered his store, with few words, had struck a bargain, paid the money and taken sway the weapon. But James Mulhollln of 102 Anderson street remembered the transaction, and when the news of the murder was read to hire, by a neighbor he got tn touch with the police. It was a dramatic moment at police bendquarters when the blind man was confronted with the few suspect* whom the police hnd retained for questioning. Mulhollln and Bertrand both betrayed little signs of emotion, but ' when the latter sjatke In answer t<>. a guestioQ put by a detective, the blind man started. "That la the man who bought the revolver," he declared. Bertrand was arrested, charged with !he murder; and in court the men again confronted each other. “Im you know whqt size Mr. Bertrand Is?” asked the crown prosecutor. “Not exactly. 1 know he ts a big man. I think he Is bigger than I am. ( have a pretty good; Idea of him." “How do you slxe him up?” “In the God-givep way the blind

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"Be good, love each other and live together." said John Osceola to Chief Tony Tommy and Miss Edna John Osceola. The couple with joined hands were proclaimed married. The entire ceremony took less than two minutes Thus did 2.000 whites witness the first Seminole Indian wedding ever staged.ln public at Musan Isle on the east coast of Florida. There are only 700 Femlnolea In existence in the Florida everglades, and the majority were present at the marriage of their college educated chief.

Niece Lost 18 Years Found Through Arrest New York.—Mis* Julia Schwab found her niece. Miss Julia Marie Schwab, after a search of 16 years through publicity given the" charge that the girl bad stolen S2O worth of furs and clothing from Miss Susan Walsh, with whom she bad lived for 18 years. t Miss Schwab found the girl It. Bridge IHaxa court, where she was arraigned before Magistrate Golden. The aunt asked the court to put the girt in her custody but the magistrate refused and held Mlsa Schwab In bail to await the action of the grand Jury. She could not provide that amount and was sent to the Raymond street jail.

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have." Mr. Mulhollln replied. “We have a particular way of weighing people. It is a kind of secret among the blind people. It Is a gift—our way of knowing people." Questioned about the interview at detective headquarters when he had picked out Bertrand from among several others present, Mulhollln was asked: "Did you meet Mr. Bertrand yesterday r “Yea. In the presence of detectives." “How many people were there?" “I didn’t count—four or five, I think." “Did anybody tell you he was Bertrand?” “I got up and shook- hands with him when he came In." “Is that the same man who bought the revolver?" “Absolutely the same man." Until Mulhollln came forward with his assertion that Bertrand had purchased a revolver, although he denied ever having owned one, the detectives had hunted in vain for a clue that might |M>lnt to a motive for the murder of Beaudry. The murdered man had many strange things In his life. He had made two trips to Russia and had been in com’ nnlcatlon with the Soviet authorities in Moscow. The purposes of th<se trips he confided to no one. After his return from the first one he had engaged ■ Arm of private detectives to keep him protected from some danger which he did not specify, but he evidently was In fear of some attempt oh his life. The promising looking lead came to nothing, nor could the police discover any among Beaudry’s business associates who would have gained by the murder. True. Beaudry had made many enemies. He drove hard bargains and was abrupt, even surly, In his manner toward associates and those with whom he had business dealings. Hundreds of people were questioned, dozens of seeming dues followed up In vain. No Woman Involved. The suggestion that a woman had Mmething to do with the crime had be discarded Beandry was happily married, and no intrigue with other women had come to light. With the arrest of Bertrand, the police set to work to establish a motive, and. when the accused comes to trial evidence will l>e presented by the crown showing that the former manager had resented the big profits which tire publisher was taking out of his business. Bertrand had proposed to certain capitalists that they should help him get control of the bu* which, ns he himself stated, could be made a very profitable affair. “He told me that if there were no Mr. Beaudry taking large amounts, the business would be excellent." testified Noel E. Lanolx. one of the capitalists who had been approached by Bertrand. A few days after the discovery of Joseph Beaudry, and before the funeral of the murdered man. Bertrand had again mooted the matter to Mr. Lan<4x. according to the witness who appeared at the preliminary hearing of the accused. “Did be make any suggestion to you as to buying the business?" asked the crown prosecutor. “Since the murder, he asked mi if

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Grand Old Man of Jacksonville, HU Gives Special Attention to Educattar c< the Young. » Jacksonville. HI. —A hundred ways of disposing of his money to make others happy have been found by Samuel M. Nichols, the grand old man of this city, loved and revered by all the people of his native town. Having faced the task of working his way through school, he gives large attention to aiding young people to an education, and In a quiet way has assisted probably a hundred to gain a college course. Nichols has been called upon by churches and clubs for donations. Without hl* help. Jacksonville would not have It* large puldie playground, adequate hospital facilities, or Its nurses’ home. Thousands of dollars of his money baa been given in support of religion. <

.-here was any poasibliiT- of my be j Ing able to return and aid him.” | “When was that?" “Some day» after the murder." Rely on Blind Man At the approaching triafi the crowr will recall this witness and others in an attempt to prove that Bertrand. Ir. cold blood, assassinated his employer In the hope that, with him out of the way, there would be a possibility bl the salaried employee becoming, with the aid of friends, the controlling pro prletor of the business. They will attempt to prove that Bertrand made an appointment to meet Beaudry at an hour when he knew all the staff would have left the building. When Beaudry was sitting at Ms desk, having turned to work after dismissing peremptorily his visitor, the latter, the crown will allege, had turned as he reached the door of the office and. pulling a revolver from his jtocket, had fired two bullets into the body of the publisher from behind Then the crown will ask the jury to believe that Bertrand calmly closed the office door, left the premises and proceeded to his home to have lunch with bls wife and son. To support their case the prosecu tion will rely principally upon »tbe Identification of Bertrand by the blind storekeeper. The revolver has dlsapjreared and probably is resting at the bottom of the St. river. But before the weapon was sold a friend of Mr. Mulhollln tried It out by firing Into a fence post in the rear of the blind man’s store. From that fence post a bullet has been recovered and It hears certain scratches made by the barrel of the revolver which, the crown’s experts will testify, are Identical with marks on the bullets recovered from the body of the dead publisher.

First Time In History. Perhaps for the first time in the history of crime, a case Is being built up on the evidence of a blind man. Upon the decision of the Jury rests the life of a man and also the future of a great business. Bertrand, acquitted. might confidently count on the backing necessary to gain for him the control of the publishing house which issues various periodicals and trade papers widely circulated through French Canada and the French Canadian populations In the New England states. The crown will try to prove that the motive behind the murder of Beaudry was the ambition of Bertrand to wrest control away from the man whom he believed was drawing too heavily on the business and thereby endangering its continued success. Back of the fight are to be seen the figures of two women. One, the widow of Beaudry, childless and burning with desire for revenge on the ” man who snatched her husband from her. The other Is the wife of Bertrand. fighting to defend her husband against the charge against him. She has one son whose future is involved in the case. He Is on the verge of ' manhood. He might embark on a business career as the son of a prosperous man controlling a profitable business. In the alternative. If she loses her fight, her son enters uti life branded as the child of a crlyihml. His wife believes In Bertrand and so do many of his business associates who have milled to provide bail for him did the law in Cananda permit the enlargement of men charged with capital Senses. Children Prefer Poor Mother to Rich Fatheu New York.—Ten days with their raort.er in a small apartment with n< servants and few luxuries convinced ■ Sally Mlles, eleven years old. and hei I brother. Edward, ten. that they would | prefer to live with her than with their ' father tn a big house with many serv ; ants, costly toys and a private school. ( Their decision wfts registered hl I court here when they went on the witness stand in the trial of a suit for in- , creased alimony, brought by Mrs. - Eleanor Miles against William Roy ! Mlles. On their testimony the court ; decided that they should live with their mother In Orange N. J., and ! visit their father In Babylon, N. Y.. ■ six weeks each year. i In the fall, after they had spent I the summer with their father, the chll i dren told the court they preferred their father to their mother. Th. court giive them time to consider the matter carefully and sent them home with their mother. Women Poisoners’ Club Revealed in Belgrade Belgrade.—A club of women poison era. under the guise of a charitable organisation with the significant name of "Lucretia." has been raided here. Police assert that at secret meetings the club members were taught the medieval art of mixing and ad ministering poisons. Six women unhappily married were declared thus to have'*f'»und means of ridding themselves of their husbands. The remains of these were exhumed and tn two cases toxicologists have determined the presence of poisons. Five women were arrested charged with being the ringleaders of the. organization.

especially In the modernising of his own Congregational church. But children are his especial de light. He took 438 of them to the world fair at St. Lotti*. 540 to the Illinois state fair in Springfield, and other* on numerous trips to the Indian mounds at Peoria, and to the beaches. Another Champ Downed New York.—Down, down, the champs keep coming. Just after tlwuncrownlng of Dartmouth, Albert Tan gore lost the typewriting title. He wrote only 7,890 words In an hour, while George Hossfield did 7,920. Easy for Them Waterloo. N. Y.—Four member* of troop D. state constabulary, average 6 feet and IM Inches In height and 205 pounds In weight. They have little trouble in serving summonses.

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Machine Guns to Fight Bandits

Wilf Equipping the United States marines who are now guarding the government mails with the latest Thompson machine gun, capable of firing 400 aimed shots a minute, is Uncle Sam's answer to the mall bandits. This photograph shows Col. R. M. Cutts, U. 8. ML CL, demonstrating to Postmaster General Harrv S New how easily this latest type of firearm can be handled _

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