The Kingston Daily Freeman from Kingston, New York • Page 1

ailg mmati. VOL. 196. CTTT OF KINGSTON, N. Y- THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 3,1915.

PRICE TWO CENTS. 10 GET" VAN MEN Hints That'tlie Mystertoos May Olre Testimony and Tisse Akn Was at His Bans Fixed by School Teacher. The mysterious.stranger who appeared at tie Edwin Van Akea'home In Port Ewen four days alter Mrs. Tan Aken liad-been'murdered" and who, according to the story told by Van Aken seTeral hours after! the visit, threatened to "get him yet," brought Into Van Aken's trial for this morning. The stranger disappeared -Immediately after telling Van Aken, as the latter claims, that he would "get him but an intimation that th'e mysterious stranger might be'produced conveyed by the question asked by District- Attorney Cunningham of Civil Engineer P.

Edwin Clark whether he recognize the stranger if he should be produced in court. Aside from that testimony, the most important development of! the morning's testimony was that by Miss Alice Niese, the Port Ewea; school teacher, who saw. Van Aken in. barn-door at 12:13 o'clock. Th'e cross-examination of The Peo- fple's witnesses was conducted as Wednesday, by Corporation Counsel D.

Brittnief, of counsel for Van Aben, and for the first throe- duarters of an hpiir after the opening of court there were' many 'tilts be. tw'een Mr? Cunningham -Judge Jenkins as to remarks and: comments were-not' strictly necessary-to. the questions the. formrot. and re-.

'petition of in another form' that excluded'- by. the judge 'sis. improper. These'tilts were regarded the spectators as teclmical necessities and not as indicatjte anything more than a desire-to keep Merest from flagging'duriflg the uninteresting Important nary part of- the 1 Williani.D.;BrI:^ieft'Jr;yappejired in; counsel with father, Judge'Stephan for.Yiaiii"Ak;en- Distancei the Giatk "You seem to be whenever I look at you," said Mr. Brinnier.

UK Mysterious Stranger Appears IB the Case. you remember the of October when a stranger came to the Van Aken house while yon I do." i conTerwrtion did you between themT" heard someone use the Iword 'get' and that was all I heard." that?" dont know." you hear the stranger say to Mr. Van Aken that he'd get ihim yet and didn't you tell that to jMr: Stephan and myself?" don't remember that I did." you deny it?" won't say 1 did and I won't 1 say I didn't." didn't you turn to Mr. i Van Aken after the stranger left, and say to him: 'What do you think of won't deny or affirm that." there any reason why you should deny it? If there is, tell the court and the jury." is no reason whatever." Mr. all, sir!" Will the Mysterious Stranger Be DAY'S WAR NWS AT A GLANCE Vienna--Ansfro-Orrrnn forces reoccupied Pneemyd.

Paris--Violent 'nfanli-y raging north of Arras, clieckiug German assaults. Rome--Italians bombarding Austian tons defending Trieste. Ital- coutiuued adrunre under cover on lire from worships. Austrian auxiliary cruiser shelled badly damaged by Italian warships in Gulf of Trieste. grad--Austro-Germans bom.

barding Pszeniysl. Admitted Vincent -wiirt bpened-Vfor further Brinnier. Bfefore coming to coart. he had'gqne'rtoTPort rVaii i'Aken's barn' through vStout avenue On ecu street ana- inence to Rodman's house and did not there were 3 3'houses along the: The purpose' of the trioniing to Pqrt Ewen was. to.

measure distance between -Van Aken and Rodman tcat route, which was 2,020 From; barn through Hasbron-ck' to-. Broadway is .486 feet. Van Aken's barn- through avenue to Broadway and to Rodman's barn-is 1,916 'feet The difference betw.een the Aken barn to the Rodman barn by way of Green street and. from the Van Ake-n barn to the "Rodman barn and back to' Broadway is 104 feet. The chicken coop on the Van Aken property is 16 feet and 3 inches each way.

Brinnier asked if a pile of lumber from "12 to 16 feet high shown'on the map. Mr." Clark" said he.did not recall the pile; not know there were 65 fruit trees-on the Van Aken -they were not indicated on the map; he was no.t requested not to show them. Judge Jenkins suggested to Mr. 'Brinnier that in order to expedite the trial it was not go into detail as to what was not shown on the map as the may spoke for it- To this Mr. Brinnier excepted.

Port Ewen's 8,000 Tree Orchard. Mr. Clark knew there was an orchard in the rear of the Van Aken but did not know there 3,000 trees there. He" could not give their height. you any Idea of them?" have not measured them." are a civil engineer and to know." Mr.

Brinnier was admonished not make comments at this time, but an exception to that remark of the Mr. Clark was at the Van Aken Sense for three days and' passed wirough the rooms several times. The ceilings upstairs were 7 3 inches in height. He did not know the height of the downstairs ceilings. Judge Jenkins suggested that tne height was an important element It wmg not difficult to ascertain the exact height.

"I do not think I am called on to aiKlose our case even to the eoiirt," Ir BriMnI we are not railed on to show sffirmatiTelr that -e People's map is inaccurate, but DOW to yonr Honor's ruling and win endeavor to proceed and proper my client's interest to the-best 01 my hnmble lr. Clark was questioned as to ces the book ana aoors in the sitting room, with tn length of book etc. -fc. the Mr. Brianler at Is entirely want look, and JMI ai at looting at to To Mr.

Cunningham, Mr. Clark! said he did talk to.Van Aken but did not bear Van Akea say the stranger ivas Frank Neuman. He had seen the stranger's back and never had seen him since, to his knowledge. I should produce that stranger now, would. vou recognize him?" don't think so." Jaror Rourice Wants to.

Know. At the close of Mr. Clark's examination. Juror Joh'n Rourke of this city asked how long Clark nad Banks VAN RESIDENCE AND HOUSES SOUTH OP IT. Van Aken Niese This view of the west side of the street in Port Ewen, looking north, shows the Van Aken residence and those near it.

Stout avenue is between the Van Aken and houses. been he many were over inches in diameter; he thought-there were two very large trees. Vanderveer's own orchard, adjoining Ostrander property, contains apple and pear trees. 4 years old, having an average diaineter of 4 inches. Between the orchard and what would he the continuation of Green street there Is-an--open garden spot.

an hid engineer whether: Van Aken Was in His Barn at 12:13. not worked with Miss Alice Niese, resides at Stout him, Mr. Clark 'had not made maps before for-the county and le corner of Broadway and whether he had done the work in this! av oppbsite the Van Aken case, as testified-to, to all of which' house, was the next witness. Miss questions Mr. Clark; answered, "yes." i Niese teaches.

In the Port Ewen said Juror Rourke, "I'd i school, which is located on Broad- like "to know what- ttfe question of, way, between the Van Aken house Ro3am ond, who have been the guests how much he is paid for this" workj 31 3 the Sfeightsburgh ferry, and of Mrs. Lampman's sister, Mrs. J. PORT EWEN. Port Ewen, June S.

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Van Leuven of Broadway are enjoying a week's outing in New York city and vicinity. Ira Jordan of Kingston is taking Mr. Van Leu- veri's place in his tonsorial parlor.

Aliss Minnie Houghtaling of Broadway is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. W. Taylor, in Albany for a few days. Mrs.

John. Lampman and daughter, has to do with the case? He's done al so between Hasbrouck ave- the and counsel for the defendant has had the benefit of it as well as the people of'the county. Civil like lawyers, have different prices for their work." "I'll pass on that question- later," saifl Judge Jenkins. 5 Was in the (Orchard; nue the ferry. On October from other days, she imagined school was dismissed at 12.o'clock.

dismissing school, she procured.her wraps and went home where -she; arrived at 13 min- 'utes past 12 "o'clock. As she'turned the of. Broadway into Stout she. to the Van ajnd saw'Van Aken. front -of then yan and tlie Jarge barn-doors Robinson, in Glens Falls, have returned to their home on Miss Flora Post and Miss Peart' Terpening of Salem -street visited Miss Post's sister, Henry Britt, at the Wauna Sanitarium on Wefc nesdayi The'Dorcas So'ciety will be entertained' bjf Mrs.

'to-; fte friends Miss Freer gave h'sr a comptote -snr- W-eilnes'day evening by assembl- TUne. the orchard superintending 'several Mrs. Melissa Hutcaings, who- lives men' who Veen at work there all 'on adjoining the Nfese day. orchard is on Green street. I property, testified she saw Miss Arriving at the-Van he.was met by Edwin Van Aken, who said, 'iSome one has robbed" my house and killed my wife." Mr.

Vanderveer said he lifted Alice Niese when she passed the house on her way home. Mrs. Hutchings was in her own home and had glanced out of her window. It. was then" between 12:10 and lid from the kitchen but in the 112:15 o'clock- Sometime during the did not remember, -whether or riot "there was flre Vr.

Vahderveer and Ross upstairs. -When they-caine down, Van Aken said he had gone to Rondout to do some general, to "pay some bills and to get'some meat, and he Mrs. Van Aken had intended to go to Rondont What Van Aken Said'About the Robbery. Aken said he had discovered his desk open and had and that a watch kept in a bureau drawer had been taken. Mr.

Vanderveer recalled having heard the statement that some jewelry in a bag in the bureau had been stolen, but did not recall whether Van Aken said so. George Van'Aken and his wife arrived after the officers had arrived and were.there during the rest of th'e day. Vanderveer Counted Aken's Trees. Cross-examined, Mr. Vanderveer said Van Aken had lived across the street about five years and with their wives'had gone automobiling together.

The last trip made together by the two families was. In July, 1914, when they went to Asbuxy Park. The Van Akens stayed there two weeks but the Vanderveers remained a The Vanderveer orchard had its trees about 20 feet apart and the trees irere about 10 feet high. The day Mrs. Hutchings saw the Van Aken barn door open.

She thought it was- just before Miss Niese passed. She did not see Van Aken that day. There tion. Van Aken lot contained hedge and the Van Aken a ceaar lot contained fruit trees, Mr. Vanderveer baring counted them.

Mr. Brinnier questions regarding Van Alien's reputation but answers were excluded on the ground that reputation cannot be proved tinfil the defense is reached and is improper until the prosecution has finished its case. Vaftderreer's Farsight Led Him to Them. To Mr. Cunningham, Mr.

Vanderveer said he bad counted the 65 Van Aken trees before coming to court this morning, not at anyone's request, but because be thought he would be asked tbat question. one ot those trees big enough to conceal a man's body?" would depend on the head of the tree, the foliage." they in bearing yet?" them are." not the foliage gone from them on October 22 last?" tbe peach trees, bat set tte apple Uses. The foliage gone from tbe shade trees. were more peach trees than apple was no- cross-examina- Was Sick. Mrs! Linnie Fronefield, who was to have been -the next witness, was stated by some of the.

Port Ewen' residents to be sick. She was in attendance at court on Wednesday. District Attorney Cunningham said Mrs. 'Fronefield was the next witness "in. the order of proof he had 'prepared and at 12:15 o'clock court adjourned until two o'clock to enable Mrs.

Fronefield to appear. More Trout Received. This morning th Ulster County Fish and Game Protective Association received another shipment of 10,000 brook trout from the government' 'Batcheries distributed -in- stre'ams'ih the town of Wawarsing. The association has been extremely active, this season -in securing tront and. the streams in the the anglers' of the coun- tr hare' a- right to feel proud of the Unfortunately all who are.

interested in the-preservation of the game of the county do not sh'ow; their interest by becoming affiliated 'with the association, which should; have a much larger, membership. The membership is small and" any. desirrhg'to. become affiliated withftne association "can easily gev in tonch- with 'Carl- Preston, the secretary, 'at- The Huntingtp'n. nf to celebrate her birthday.

The evening was spent pleasantly in playing games, singing, etc. Dainty refresh- ments'were served and wished Miss Cleola many like.occasions. Remember the mid-week prayer and praise services in the Reformed and Methodist which you are all most cordially invited this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The meetings, are very interesting and uplifting and last but one hour. All cbmp who can.

Clarence Craig, who Is employed in Poughkeepsie, spent Decoration Day at his home on Broadway. Albert Irwin of New York city was the guest of Mrs. Marian Cormack on Broadway Monday. Mrs. Etta Fowler, Mrs.

Beulah Wood and daughter, Mildred, are PLAYEO IN Only one game was played in the Junior Baseball League of the Y. M. A. on Wednesday afternoon when School No. defeated the Manor Stars by a score of 8 to G.

The lineup of No. 8 wae Duffy, Hartman, catcher, Cassidy, Whittaker, T. Me- ElratlT, Ingram, pitcher, E. McElrath, Nock and Moon. The Stars were Cole, catcher, Murray, Weaver, Howard, Glasier, pitcher, Kiersted, Pepper, RoehL Van Buren.

School 6 still leads the league with'Student in second place. All games scheduled- for tbe athletic field on 'Satiiray will be played on the. Andrew, street'. grounds Friday evening at 6 o'clock the Seniors of the C. A.

will pla the representatives of the Winners class of the. Clinton Avenue: M. Church at the athletic fteld. "are weeks to camp. App le secured at the Y.

M. '--i ns may sLiiis lusl tfuns at niiri.h of Toit- ress. AUo admitted Teutonic forces Rallied success in Strj-j region. Russians gainin alonf; lower Sans. Turks still retreating in Aitnenia.

submarine sunk Gemruui in Dardanelles. Berlin--Austro-Germans in fur- tons night a-lutk cultured Pwemysl from Russians. Reniidiiing Russian forts stormed at point of bayonet. French liettvily in attacks on front. Dattle for of HOOKO.

held by British, proceeding favorably. A Criminal Idiot The-board of education should Immediately get busy and otter a reward-for information leading to the arrest, and conviction of the half- baked who some time "Wed- badly, defaced the walls acd doors of Kingston'Academy by painting in huge yellow letters the the two. baseball games played -between Kingston Academy Academy, both of which were-won-by Ulster. Not only should the fool who used the paint be arrested bat the board should take steps to make him pay for the damage done- Pin Is fun but when it comes to the point of defacing public property an example should be made of the guilty party. Crew Artires.

said be did not know twenty-fire members. Aken lot and did not know Iwtrjof The Colvnbla crew arrived at its training quarters at Highland on Wednesday afternoon id charge ot 1 numbers The Cornell the first spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Van Keuren on Broadway. Little Miss Mildred, who ia only two years a flag on her great-grandfather's grave, Hiram Van Keuren, on Decoration Day.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howe of Kingston were guests of relatives here Decoration Day. Warren K. Van Vliet of Jersey City spent p.

few days at his home on Broadway. Vinal-Lefever- of New York city spent Decoration Day. at his home on Broadway. Calvin Cutler and family of Broadway were guests of Mrs. Cutler's mother, Mrs.

Hattie Moore, In Kingston Monday. 'Howard Proper, fireman on the tug Scott, is spending a few days at his home on Salem street. Mrs. Thomas Henry and daughters, the Misses Helen and Anna Henry, Miss Katharine Dougherty and Miss Agnes Blank, all of Brooklyn, were week end guests of Mrs. Hattie Houghtaiing.

in Sleightsburgh. -Decoration Day was' appropriately observed Monday. The patriotic interest manifested by old Sulzer's army has secured Just one hundred and eight recruits in Ulster county. The in which voters could enroll in Sulzer's American party, expired on Decoration Day and although the board of election cora-T missioners at the court house sent out over 8,000 special ballots to give all voters in the county not enrolled in any party a chance to enroll under the Sulzer banner if desired, only-the one hundred and- eight voters sponded. The list of the recruits has been printed from time to time in TJie Freeman and since the last list was.

printed those who enrolled are: George Fairbatn, Belleayre. George E. Maiden. Charles E. Clark, Belleayre.

Christopher Lauth, Ashokan, Harry Elliott, Lomontville. Joseph Elliott, Lomontville. Edgar P. Elliott, Lomontville. Augustus Lyons, Uriah Legg, Lake Katrine.

William Van "Wagenen. Mendelsohn Shultis, Wittenberg. 'Howard Vanderzee, No. 49'South Pine street, city. William M.

Fiero, Saugerties. Edward Every, No! 33 Efrnendorf TtltsmpJi to PTMJUUL. Vienna, June Galician stronghold of Przeraysl, which was captured from the Austrians by a Russian army in Jlarch, has been recaptured by the Austro-Germaii it Is officially announced. This is the greatest victory won by the Austro-German forces since en. von Mackensen launched his mighty offensive movement against the Russians along the Dunajec river ine in Northern Galicia sis weeks ago.

The official announcement was brief. It said: "Przeniysl was retaken, by us today." Previously it had been officially announced that the Auetro-German orces of Gen. von Meckensen had stormed four of the Russian forts siorth and northeast the city. It is acknowledged that the Aus- loss of life was heavy, or whole regiments of infantry were hurled against the strong Russian defenses. Both the city and the forts surrounding it had been battered by a long and tremendous bombardment from 12, 14 and 16 inch howitzers: The Russians fought bravely but lacked artillery ammunition.

Following the mighty night and day cannonade the Austrians aHjl ir -Germans swept forward in a great a Many (Russians are reported-to have been captured as well as a vast quantity 'of stipnlfe.i. -Tde remnants of the Russian army at Przemys.1 is unofficially reported to be in retreat toward the east. The Austro-German forces are now ready launch a great drive for the recapture of Lemberg (Lvov), the only remaining city of importance held by the Russians in Galicia. experts rank the Austro- Genraan offensive in Northern Galicia which has been crowned by the magnificent victory at Przemysl as one of the greatest exploits of the -war In any theater of hostilities. fell into the hands of the Russians on Mftrch 22, after a siege of about six months.

Assistant Adjutant General Simmons of the national guard has notified Rirhard H. that he has passed the examination for first lieutenant of Company to which he was recently elected by the members of the command in place of Lieuten-, ant Robert. E. Carpenter, reservist. Lieutenant Kuehn will be.sworn in but will not receive his commission, until Governor Whitman returns home from the Panama-Pacific inter- At Wauna Sanitarium.

Olive Boice of Sawkill, who was recently operated upon at the Wauna Sanitarium, has sufficiently recovered to return to her home. G-lenford Wolven of Saugerties, who was recently operated upon by Drs. Chandler and Clifford of Saugerties at tlie Wauna Sanitarium, is doing very nicely. Mrs. Henry Britt of Port Ewen, who was operated upon at Wauna Sanitarium by Drs.

Chandler, and Ross of Port Ewen, is doing very well indeed. Albert Demming of Saugerties, who underwent a serious operation at the Sanitarium, Drs. Snyder of this city and Krum of Saugerties, operating, has recovered sufficiently to return to his home. Miss May Heybruck of this city, a surgical patient at the Wauna Sam- KU-RHlV. national exposition.

Lieutenant Kuehn-hns'-served over fifteen in the'guard, having enlisted as private in.Company March-8, 1900, and warranted-a corporal January 4, 1906; a sergeant, February 4, 1910; receiving' his-' commission as second lieutenant, December. 'lieutenant Kuehn-is'the well known hat- ter'arid of lower Broadway, where he has been in business-for a number of-years. The lieutenant is popular with the members of Company and will make efficient first lieutenant, he having the spirit which will help make Company the equal of any command in the national guard. In the near future Meagher will call for an election for second lieutenant, made vacant by the advance of Lieutenant Kuehn. As already stated Sergeant Rudolph C.

Dittus will in all probability be. elected to this rank, being the man talked of for the commission among the members of 'Company and iu officers. Towill Case Settled. The Towill case has been settled and the complaint withdrawn it was announced when the case came up 'or trial before Judge McKenzie's bar of justice in Port Ewen on tarium, is doing nicely. i day Douglass Towill of West On June first the annex to the was accused by Melvin Stew- Wauna Sanitarium, for maternity rt of West Park of assaulting him.

Moses Every, No. as ope ned at No 193'Towill was. represented by City city. Bruyn avenue William D. Brinnier.

and A.number of ballots havp William. H. Croran represented ceived by the election which I were-signed but not marked with cross, which of course makes the bal- AiitoinobiHsl Fined. Macauley was arrested on i lot-void'and if those" who "signed in- Wednesday night on the charge of citizens, school children, teachers and tended to under the Sulzer i violating the automobile law by driv- i i a car with a pasteboard license Pythias, Odd Fellows and Daughters of. Liberty, was the best ever shown in this village.

The Peter Barmann drum corps of Kingston played with- patriotic vein. The exercises at Pythian Hall were largely attended and all participants took their parts In an able The address given by the Rev. Eugene Bookhput, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was one of the best patriotic addresses ever given on Memorial Day. Those who had the program in charge deserve much credit for the creditable manner of tbe carrying out of-the program for the day. Spencer of Cortland, N.

Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles Neice, corner Bayard and Main streets. Mrs. Lillian Elsworth of Kingston was.the guest of her sister, Mrs. Emma Terpening, on Broadway Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry who hare been the guests of Mrs. Jane Suffir on Bayard street, have re- tarred to iieSr bone in Poughkeep- sle. In-'addition to the names already-number.

He pleaded guilty and paid printed of those so marking the bal-ja fine of $5. The defendant comes i from Stamford, and claims that he had been to Toledo, Ohio. where be purchased a car, and had not been held up on the run borne until the watchful eyes of the Kingston, police caught hint. He was escorted to the Rhinecliff ferry after paying the fine. lots are: Aaron Miller, Palentown.

Jacob Miller, Palentown. Willis Babcock, No. 1-i Belvedere been held up on the run borne street, city. William A- Nestlen, Saugerties. One man from Highland.

Daniel D. Fovler the ballot marked ovsr his cross the word -Republican" intending to notify the election board that he was not a. Sulzer man. Of course this ballot is also void. Skilltal While Samuel Gardner did bis Stewart.

Meeting ot Captain Meagher hag called for meeting of the officers and non-commissioned officers of be held at the armory this evening, at 8 o'clock. He also notified the members of his command to appear at the armory in field uniform. Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, so as to be In readincOT to take part ia the military events In connection with, the Gymkhana om the Athletic Field. Hoses for Mr. Rose.

Today was the forty-fourth birth- day of Albert B. Rose, a member ot ascertain -srio had not enrolled in any for one moment that any such Im-' nesda party ia order to send tbetn one of i prompto performance could equal' Rose rair to Blavi iwith a handsome brass piaying oi Mr. Bntt, red enroll-with Sul- i the very vvr cuiuii-witn BUI- suiinui pinning oi air. unit, m) roses. i desired has amounted to over i the regular tympani player of the fi witn for i Mrprise HOD or nearly apiece for each i Symphony Orchestra.

The instrn- 5 ame TSOO or nearly apiece for each i Symphony Orchestra, man who enrolled with Suiter. Athletes 8tamM Eater. All athletes intending to compete score of "The Creation." calls for an unsually iarge cumbcr of instruments and Mr. Gardner: "lent a hand." under the kindly in-j wll tie athletic events to held Mr- Brilt connection with the Gymkhana at Mrs. A.

P. Chalker of Kingston jthe Athletic Field OB after called on friends here Tuesday. Hiss Jessie Walker of York noon should get In touch Metropole Contract Wednesday, was drydock for re- city, spent Decoration Day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker, street.

tig Tjety came down the river onriBg with the Cornell tow SuitableSbeen awarded life WJB- the Hoiei.