The Topeka State Journal from Topeka, Kansas • 1

LAST' EIiraON. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 25, 1905. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS.

KILLEDJIS WIFE. Kyle Moore Also Puts Bullet Through His Head. He Hies Instantly, Woman Lives Several Hours. INSPIRED BY JEALOUSY Wiie Had Asked the Court for a Divorce. Sheriff Appeared With Restraining Order 10 Minutes Late.

CHRIS GETTY KILLED. Shot by Henry Musick at 11 P. M. Saturday. He Mistook Him for a Hurglar.

Second Murder Occurred Four Hours After First. Kyle Moore, a laborer employed by the Vinewood Stone company, shot his wife and then himself at 7:35 Saturday evening. Moore died almost instantly from the effect of a bullet in the head, and liis wife, who was shot through the lung and abdomen, died at Keith Rhoades hospital at 9:45 last night. No hopes for her recovery were entertained after the first examination made by Dr. Keith, and it whs with great care that her life was prolonged until a day later.

The murdered woman lived at 510 East Fourth street, where the double crime was committed. Moore, who was insanely jealous of his wife, left her about two weeks ago, and the started divorce proceedings. Moore returned and quarreled with her several times, threatening to kill her and the three children. Fearing these threats, Mrs. Moore sent the children to her mother last week.

The murder and suicide was committed in the little kitchen of the Moore dwelling, which is over the Santa Fe jewelry store. Moore came into the loom, cursing his wife and telling her that he wanted to see the children. Mrs. Hattie Betts, of North Topeka, was in the room with Mrs. Moore when Moore came in, but hurried away when he began to abuse his wife and was not present when the shooting occurred.

Moore went away after the first visit, and relumed in a few minutes with a revolver. Grabbing his wile by the arm he held her while he fired two shots into lier body. When the woman was released she staggered to the landing at the head of the stairway, which is in the rear and on the outside of the building, and called for help. Moore then pressed the pistol to his head, just above the right ear, and fired one shot. He was dead and the floor was covered with blood when the room was entered by of-ticers and others a few minutes later The weapon used by the murderer and suicide was a cheap bull-dog revolver of 38 callibre, loaded all around.

The cylinder contained three empty shells and two loaded ones when founds between Moore's feet by Officer Parcel. Mrs. Ida Imbler. who lives next door at 508 Kast Fourth, was the first witness of the crime. She was in the rear of her house, and heard the shots.

Rushing into the yard she saw Mrs. Moore on the landing at the top of the stairway. The woman was swaying and groaning. Mrs. Imbler called to her and she replied that she had been shot by lie'r husband.

Officer Frank Parcel, who was two blocks away arrived in a short time af ter the shooting, and upon entering the room nearest tne stairway, found Moore huddled on the floor. He breathed twice after the officer entered the room, and then rolled over dead. Dr. H. H.

Keith was near at hand when the shooting occurred, and appeared in a few minutes. He sent Mrs. Moore to his hosnitnl in an umhiil'jna Iha tn the capacity of coroner, made a hasty examination of the dead man and the rooms before going to the hospital in his automobile. The little room where Moore killed himself resembled a slaughter pen. The wound in nis head had bled nrofuselv.

and it was almost impossible to move about the room without wading in blood. His clothing was soaked, as was a tierht- ly wadded up coat which lay across his lpgs. He was on hW knees, with his lace buried ui the coat, when found by the officer. Moore had evidently just come from work. He wore dirty overalls and his Fleeves were rolled up.

Trouble of Long Standing. The trouble between Moore and his wife has been going on for several months. Mr. R. H.

Montgomery, Santa Fe watch inspector, whose jewelrv store occupies the first floor of the building where the tragedy occurred, has been bothered by the second floor tenants and nifir quarrels ior a long time. was insanelv iealous of her snlil Mr. Montgomery when asked about the irouuie, although I know of no reason for it. He would come home unexpectedly from his work in the middle of the day when they were living together, to try to catch her at something. "About two weeks ago the biggest row occurred.

They had purchased some furniture on time, and Moore, while quarreling with his wife, telephoned the furniture dealer to come and get his furniture. The dealer did so. and the furniture was hauled away. Then Moore and his wife separated, but he has been back to quarrel with her several times sinca then." Mr. Montgomery was in his store under the residence of the Moores when the shooting occurred.

I did not hear the shots." said Mr Montgomery, but I heard the screams of the woman and heard a fall which I suppose was when Moore dropped on the floor afr shooting himself. I knew that a row was going on, and telephoned the police that a man was up stairs beating his wife with a club. It sounded that way to me. Then I ran out in the yard back of my store and found Mrs. Imbler supporting Mrs.

Moore who was moaning and seemed about to fall. Mrs. Imblcr's Story. Mrs. Ida Imbler, who first reached Mrs.

Moore after she was shot, said: beard tie shots and beard Mrs. Mrs. Kyle Moore, the Murdered Woman, and the Husband Whd KUIed Her and Himself. Moore scream. I ran out and asked her what was the matter.

She was standing on the landing, just outside the door, and was swaying over the railing. 'I am shot come up and catch me, somebody, I am I ran up the stairway and asked her who shot her. She said, 'My husband he's in there. Oh, my God, I am dying. Teil Nellie her mamma is I was afraid to go into the house lor a minute, but hearing nothing I looked in at the door.

Moore was sitting on the floor with his head hanging down. Then the policeman came, and he and some other men carried Mrs. Moore an and put her on a bed." Mrs. Imbler was well acquainted with Mrs. Moore, and was able to give some of the history of the trouble between her and her husband.

She said that Moore came to the house several days ago, and asked his wife where she had hidden the children, as he wanted to kill the whole family. Mrs. Moore was preparing seme milk for the children, and when Moore went away after cursing her, noticed that the milk had suddenly curdled. Fearing that he had poisoned it, she threw the milk away. Then she told Mrs.

Imbler and other neighbors of the occurrence, and said that her husband had threatened to poison them. Last Friday Mrs. Moore commenced suit in thedistrict court for a divorce. She also secured a restraining order against Moore, forbidding him to molest her. Sheriff Lucas had been unable to locate Moore to serve the papers in the restraining order, and when Mrs.

Moore, called him up Saturday evening, he took the restraining order with him. Ten minutes before he reached the house with the papers Mrs. Moore had been shot and Moore was lying dead. Moore was 30 years of age, and his wife 26. They had beon married about 6 years, and had three children, Nellie aged 5.

Jennetene aged 2 and a year-old baby girl. When Moore came to her house and threatened to kill the children last Monday, she sent them to her mother's house for safety. Before her marriage Mrs. Moore was Carrie Templin. and her fahter, William Templin.

a blacksmith, lives in the flats on the northeast corner of Eighth and Madison streets. Moore and his wife werfl Catholics, and their father confessor had attempted to re-establish family felicity in their household, but failed. Mrs. Moore's application for a divorce was against the creed of her church, and in speaking of it to friends she had deplored the move but declared that she was afraid of Moore and dared not live with him any longer. Moore had been employed for a week as hoist man at the Vinewood stone quarry.

Mr. W. W. Maxwell, the manager, says that the foreman reported to him on Saturday that Moore had been acting queerly all day and appeared demented. He would ask peculiar questions and talked in a rambling manner.

Killing of Chris Getty. Chris Getty, of 1014 North Madison street, was shot in the head at 11 o'clock Saturday night, and died in about an hour. Henry Musick, an old man employed by Frank Raynor, fired the shot, and made no denial when arrested a few minutes later by Officer Palmer, of the police force. The shooting occurred in Frank Raynor's house at 413 West Curtis street, where Musick was sleeping. Getty and George Shonkweiler came into the room, and Musick raised up in bed, seized a heavy revolver from a chair within reach, and shot Getty in the top of the head.

He then closed with Shonkweiler, who being stronger than the old man, disarmed him. Hearing the shot. Officer Palmer ran to the house and placed Musick under arrest. When Musick was brought over in the patrol wagon he refused to sit up, but lay face downward on the floor of the wagi.n. moaning and saying that he was sick.

In answer to questions he said that he was asleep when Getty came in, and mistook the old man for a burglar. He further stated that Frank Raynor had left him to guard the house. "I don't remember much about it," he said between groans. "I was asleep, and I seem to remember somebody coming in and saying. 'I got more right in here than you I thought he was breaking into the house, and I must have got up and shot him.

I didn't know anything for sure till the gun went off, and that woke me up. I ain't going-to tell no lie about it, and I done the shooting, but I didn't know who he w.as." Dr. Keith was called by the officers, and hurried to the scene of the shooting, but when he examined Getty and found the brains oozing from the wound in his head, he told the officers that the man would die, and that to try to move him to the hospital would kill him at once. Dr. Keith remained with Getty until he died an hour later.

When Music was brought to the police station and locked up, he seemed to be suffering, and groaned continually. He repeated his statement about the shooting, and said he didn't care what was done with him, and he couldn't help it. While he was being searched he was asked the cause of an injury to his nana. liis knuckles were skinned, and his hand was covered with blood. "I don't know anything about it," answered Musick wearily.

It is thought that his hand-was injured in the scuffle with Shonkweiler, who disarmed him after the shooting of Getty. How Getty Was Shot. When the officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, they found Getty lying on the floor, gasping for breath, but unable to speak. Musick seemed to be dazed, -and kept his hands to his head. Shonkweiler was present, and told his version of the shooting.

"Getty and I came in together," he said, "and old man Music got up and was going to run us out. Getty said he had as much right in there as Musick, and then Musick shot him. When he shot Getty he jumped onto me, and I took the gun away from him. He acted crazy drunk." Frank Raynor was interviewed last night. "I can't tell you much about It," said Raynor.

"Music had been drunk for several days, and -was ugly and I intended to fire him Saturday night, but he didn't show up so that I could. It that he crawled Into the house and went to bed early in the evening, and when Getty and Shonkweiler went down there, he got mean. Getty and Musick have not been friendly, but there had never been any open row between them. "The gun was mine, and I didn't know it was in that house. It has laid around for years, first at one place and then other, and was never intended for anything but a bluff in case of trouble.

Old man Music must have found it when he went tin there, and laid it handy for trouble. "There was no excuse for his burglar story, because the electric light was burning, and he knew Getty as well as he knew me. and he has worked -for me far -a long time. I understand there was some words passed between them before the shooting. couldn't keen the old cuss sober and I don't believe anyone else could.

I sent Getty down there on an errand and Shonkweiler went with him. Getty had a right to go there all right, and walk in, as he did." The revolver used by Musick is a 4a calibre Remington of the largest type. When it was examined by the officers it contained five loaded cartridges and one emptv shell. Getty was shot through the top of the head, the bullet making a long wound, from which the brain matter escaped while Getty was dying. Chris Getty was the father-in-law of Frank Raynor and was employed by him.

Raynor is a brewery agent and both Getty and Musick were employed in delivering beer to joints. Musick, the slayer, lives at 715 Bast Sixth avenue and has a wife and two grown children, a son and a daughter. He is 57 years of age. Detective Betts of the police force, who knows Musick, said at the time of the arrest that he bad no idea that the old man would harm any one. "He was so meek," said Betts, "that you could slap his face and he would not resent it in the least.

I think he must have been frightened into firing at Getty." The officers found an electric light burning in the room where the shooting occur-erd. The light was one of the two power kind and was turned to the low notch, but everything in the room was distinctly visible, and Musick admits that the light was burning when he shot Getty. At the time of the shooting Frank Raynor and his family were in the house immediately in front of the little house.They heard the shot and with the exception of George Shonkweiler and J. A. McManns, who were present at the time of the shooting, were the first on the scene.

McManns and Shonkweiler were visiting Ravnor in the front house when he sent his father-in-law back to the small house in the rear on an errand. Shonkweiler and McManns accompanied him. Shonkweiler had his shirt torn off In the scuffle for possession of the revolver. Geo. Shonkweiler is the survivor of the Shonkweiler disaster of the flood of 1903, when the Shonkweiler residence, in the north part of North Topeka.

was swept away by the water and the other members of the family were drowned. Frank Raynor is the agent of the Heim Brewing company and lives in the house at 413 West Curtis street. The little house where the shooting occurred is in the yard directly back of the residence and was formerly used as a joint. Liquors were stored in the place since the general closing order and it is presumed, although not admitted, that Raynor sent Getty back to get some refreshments for his own use. Since the place was closed it has contained a bed and it is thought that Musick went in there early in the evening while very drunk and went to sleep, first placing the large revolver on a chair near his bed.

The door was not locked and Getty had no trouble in walking in. Getty was about 60 years of ase and leaves three grown children, one of them being the wife of Raynor. Coroner's Inquest Is Held. A coroner's in the North Topeka murder case was commenced at Hogan's undertaking establishment at 11 o'clock today. Before the noon adjournment two witnesses were heard.

The first witness was Frank Raynor, proprietor of the place on, Curtis street where Chris Getty was shot and killed by Henry. Music, and-son-in-law of the man who was killed. Raynor testified, that he sent his (Continued os Page Six.) COX'S BANK SHUT. Kansas City State Does Not Open Its Doors. Notice That It Has Gone Into Voluntary Liquidation.

$567,000 CITY MOJiEY. On Deposit in the Institution When It Closed. Trouble Brought on by Loan to Salmon Salmon. Kansas City, Sept. 25.

The Kansas City State bank, Wiley O. Cox, president, failed to open its doors today, having gone Into voluntary liquidation. The bank has loaned to the Bank of Salmon and Salmon which failed last July, catching depositors for several hundred thousand dollars. The Kansas City State bank was organized in 1888, and bad a capital of $200,000. The last statement showed loans of $4,000,000, deposits surplus $14,000.

The following was posted on the door at the opening hour today: "This bank has gone into voluntary liquidation "through the Fidelity Trust company. Checks drawn against the bank will be paid on presentation by the Fidelity Trust company, at Ninth and Walnut streets. (Signed), "WILEY O. The Fidelity Trxist company, which is capitalized at $1,000,000 is considered one of the strongest banking institutions in the southwest. The Kansas City State bank holds $567,000 of the city's money.

Wiley O. Cox, president of the Kansas City State bank, is one of the oldest ana best known men in Missouri. He has lived in Missouri since 1868. In 1872 he was a clerk in the First National bank at Springfield, coming to Kansas City in 1881. From 1884 to 1888, he was engaged in a general financial and loan brokerage business.

He organized the Kansas City State bank in 18S8 and has always been its president. In 1896 he bought the Kansas City Times, a venture that did not pay and In 1899, he sold the paper. At the Fidelity Trust company's bank checks on the Kansas City Stat-; were honored as fast as presented. There was no show of commotion and Charles Campbell, vice president of the Fidelity Trust company, stated that all checks drawn on the closed bank would be paid on demand. Cox's Statement.

Wiley O. Cox, president of the Kansas City State bank, made the following statement to the Associated Press: "The retirement the Kansas City State bank from active business is OUr business has been growing less until it is hard to hold our own with the larger Institutions, In fact, it looks as if the banking business, as well as all other lines, is consolidating into the large ones. "The condition of the business was thoroughly gone over by the board of directors and the conclusion was reached that it was not prospering as it ought to do in order to be profitable, and it was determined to go into voluntary liquidation. One plan, which might have been adopted was to do our own liquidating, paying depositors on demand, and taking on no new business. This would have proved very expensive, as it would have involved borrowing a large sum of money from the bank's paper, in order to pay depositors at once, while the force required to handle it would cost us a large sum.

"Accordmgiy.negotiationsior tne liquidation by the trust company banking institution, was made.resulting in the making recently, of an entirely satisfactory arrangement, whereby the Fidelity Trust company, one of our strongest banking houses, has taken over the business of the bank and Is paying our depositors, in the ordinary way, on demand, the same as we would be doing, if still running. "On retiring from the banking business, for the present, after an active career of many years, I cannot help feeling extremely proud that no depositor has ever failed to have his checks honored and paid on presentation at any bank with which I have connections." The Fidelity Trust company volunteered to pay the city treasurer the amoilt of the city's funds on deposit in the Kansas City State bank, but the money was not withdrawn. WU TING FANG HURT. A Bomb Exploded in Car of Former Chinese Minister. Pekln, Sept.

25. At the Pekin railway station, as a train carrying one of the four missions ordered abroad to study foreign political methods was leaving, a bomb was exploded inside a private car, killing four minor officials and wounding over twenty -other persons. The wounded include Prince Tsai Tohe, who heads the most important of the missions, and Wu Ting Fang, former minister to the United States, both of whom received slight injuries. The perpetrator of the outrage, who was in the car, was blown to pieces. ACCIDENTAL KILLING.

5Iiss Kigerman of Axtell Shot fcy Mrs. T. Cone. Axtell, Sept. 25.

Miss Emma Eigerman of this place was accidentally shot at the home of N. H. Cone, by Mrs. Tillian Cone and died forty-five minutes later. Miss Eigerman was the eldest daughter of Albert Eigerman, a hardware merchant of Baileyville, Kan.

All parties are prominent in social and business circles'. Sixty-five Horses Burned. Wilmington, Sept, 25. Fire today completely destroyed McDaniel livery stables in West Eleventh street. Sixty-five horses were burned to death.

Loss exceeds $50,000. Wcrttlior lnclicattmia. Chicago, Sept. 25. Weather Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer in western portion Tuesday; fresh southerly winds.

terihS of treaty; Which Has Been Drawn Up by Sweden and Norway. Stockholm, Sept. 25. The Associated Press succeeded in securing the text of the protocol signed at Karlstad Saturday by the Norwegian-Swedish delegates appointed to arrange the terms for the dissolution of the union of Norway and Sweden subject to the ratification of the riksdag and storthing. The historic document which will become a treaty when ratified by the two parliaments con sists of five main articles and 25 sub clauses.

The first article deals with arbitration, the second with neutral zone and the demolition of the fortifications; the third with reindeer pastures, the fourth with inter- traffic and the fifth with common waterways. The agreement provides for the compulsory arbitration before The Hague court of all disputes except matters of vital interest, for the period of a decade with extensions for other periods of ten years unless two years previous notice is given of an intention to abrogate it. Disputes ill regard to the interpretation of the method of carrying out the agreement to be arrived at in connection with the dissolution of the union shall not, however, be submitted to The Hague court. The treaty provides for a zone on either side of the frontier which shall forever be neutral and for the demolition of the fortresses within that zone with the exception of the old portions of the fortifications of Fred-ericksten, Gyldenloeve and Over-Bjerget which may remain but which are not to be used as fortifications." A headquarters staff and garrison may be maintained at Fredericksten, to the extent as prior to the erection of the new fortifications. No extension of the Kongsvinger group of fortifications will be permitted, nor of the new forts erected within ten kilometers of the old fortress of Kongsvinger.

Article one, relating to subdivided into eight clauses, as follows: A The two countries undertake to submit all matters of dis pute to The Hague arbitration court which do not affect the independence, integrity or vital interests of either. In the event of a difference of opinion between the two 'countries as to whether given question touches the vital interests of one of them the matter shall be submitted to the arbitration tribunal for decision. and Provide for the constitution of the court in regard to the rules of The Hague convention, the constitution of documents and who are qualified to act as arbitrators, etc. This 'agreement is to remain in force for a decade from the date of its signature. It may be extended for a period if it is not denounced by either party at least two years before the expiration of the term of ten years.

Article 2 Dealing with the neutral zone, is subdivided into nine clauses. A In order to insure peace between the two countries a zone is io be provided on each side of the frontier which shall forever be neutral and must not be used by either country for war operations nor can there be stationed or gathered within the stone armed military farces except as provided in clause and such as are necessary to maintain order or cope with accidents. If either country constructs railroads through the zone troops may be transported and Deonle living within the zone may be kept there for military duty but must remain neutral. Fortifications, war ports or depots for the army- or navy must not be maintained nor new ones established within the zone. This agreement is suspended in case the two countries assist each other in a war against a common enemy and also if either goes to war with a third power.

"BLACK HAND" METHOD Used to Extort Money From a New York Family. New York, Sept. 25. Irene Grossman, a girl 16 years of age, was round uncon scious in the hall way of her home early today. The attack was the culmination of a series of nigntly entries in tne tirossman private residence which were intended to enforce oy DiacK nana memoa payments of money for immunity from attack.

Beginning Friday night a negro visited the house nightly, appearing only to Miss Grossman and escaping when frightened by her screams. Despite the lookout set for him by the family, he succeeded in getting at Miss Grossman before she had a warning. Her brother told the police his sister had started for a morning walk when she was surprised. He heard her screams and ran into the hallway, where he found her unconscious, but saw nothing of tne man. The.

police found two pictures in the Grossman home with their faces turned to the wall and notes demanding money written on the On the back of a photograph of Mrs. Grossman was written: "We expect $900 from you. B. F. On the back of one of her daughter's nictures was written in the same hand: "We expect $200 from you.

B. F. In the two previous visits to the house the burglar had stolen several valuable pictures ana more man twv worm or silverware. Miss Grossman's injuries are not be lieved to be dangerous. MORE ROOM FOR INSANE Chairman Sehernierhorn Says It Is Badly Needed.

E. B. Schermerhorn, chairman of the board of control, returned today from a trip of inspection to all the charitable institutions of the state under the board's charge. He was accompanied on the inspection tour by Sherman Elliott, and the trip has consumed two weeks of time. "It is certain," said Mr.

Schermer-horn, "that the next legislature should increase the capacity of the hospitals for the insane. The institutions are now crowded, and many are unable to be provided with accommodations. In my opinion it is the duty of the state to provide for the care of all these unfortunates, and we should not, leave them in the poor houses, jails and lockups around the various counties. There is an absolute need of more room, and the legislature should make provision to meet the demand. "In our visit to the institutions throughout the state, we found everything in good condition.

The institutions seem to be doing good work. The only trouble is the overcrowding in the insane asylums, and that is something which ought to be attended to soon. "Out here at the Topeka asylum they are at work remodeling an old bam to provide accommodations for about 25 patients. Most of the work is being done by the employes of the school, but when it is ready for use, it will increase the faculties somewhat," IT IS STILL HOT. Mercury Again Nears the 90 Mark This Afternoon.

The night temperatures continue considerable lower than those of the day but that is not saying much for the temperature at 11 o'clock today is right at the 80 mark and there i nothing to indicate -that it will stop climbing until it reaches 90 or 100. Sunday was also a fine warm summer day with considerable more heat than most people could absorb with comfort. Clear weather prevailed over the entire state this morning with a slight increase of temperature in the eastern portion of the state, and in western Missouri while the temperatures in western Kansas are slightly cooler than those of last week. The maximum and minimum tempera tures as recorded by the weather department of the government for the 24 hours ending at 7 clock this morning werei Baker Fort Scott 92, 60; Maeks- ville 86, 56; McPherson 92, 58; Manhattan 94, 54; Osage City 90. 56; Russell 92, 54; Topeka 91, 62; Toronto 90, 52; Wicn-ita 90, 60.

The maximum temperature for yester day was 87. The minimum temperature for the past 24 hours was 61. The hourly temperatures for toaay weres 7 o'clock 65 8 o'clock 67 9 o'clock 75 11 o'clock ...80 12 o'clock 82 1 o'clock 84 10 o'clock 78 2 o'clock ...86 Wind, 10 miles an hour from the south. LEFT TOJTS FATE Abandoned Babe Found on a Doorstep. No Trace of Its Parents Now at Orphan's Home.

The heartbreaking wail of a woman forced to abandon her Infant, the gruff voice of a man evidently driving her to give up her dearest treasure, were the prelude to the discovery of a little girl on the doorstep at 210 Western avenue last night. A baby girl but three weeks old was heartlessly forsaken by its parents Sunday evening and left on the front porch of the dwelling at 210 Western avenue. The babe was discovered by Mrs. Joseph Chatham at about 7:15 in the evening as she was returning to her home from a brief visit with her neighbors next door. When found the infant 'was lying wrapped up lightly in a woolen shawl on a porch settee and at first glance it was mistaken for a large doll belonging to the small daughter of Mrs.

Chatham. Still under the impression that it was a doll, for the porch was in a gloom and the light was not strong enough to reveal anything to the contrary, Mrs. Chatham picked the babe up into her arms and started across the porch to bring it into the house. A slight movement on the part of the babe soon revealed the fact that it was no inanimate The surprise and consternation of the burden bearer can be easily imagined. Had it not been for the presence of a neighbor lady Mrs.

Chatham in her surprise would have dropped the infant. The news of the foundling soon spread about the neighborhood. It was decided that the best thing that could be done under the circumstances was to place it in the hands of the matron of the-orphans' home, which is but a block away. The foundling is there now under th careful attention of the matron. A change of clothing the Miatvl was the only thing whi accompanied the infant when plarei forsaken on thu settee.

The babe did ive foitn a. whimper and simply opened up its eyes when it saw the little audience it had gathered around itself. Not once did it cry. Where the child came from und who the parents are is a mystery. That the desertion of the child must have beeu done very quickly is certain, for Mrs.

Chatham had been absent from her home about 15 minutes. At seven o'clock she went over next door within a quarter of an hour she Tht heavy foliage of the trees and the absence of any street lamp at the corner of Second street rendertd the act of desertion an easy matter, fo rno one could detect the narties or the act unless they had been, forewarned. Neighbors say that they heard the shriek of a woman, the gruff voices of men and the clatter of the wheels of a rapidly moving hack ai about 7 o'clock or little while thereafter. It is believed that this incident may have a relation to the desertion of the child. CALLS IT ROBBERY.

Thomas Taggart Discusses New York Life's Campaign Contribution. New York, Sept. 25. Thomas Taggart, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is staying at the Waldorf-Astoria. When asked what he thought of the testimony of President John A.

McCall of the New Tork Life, that he had contributed $48,000 of the company's money to the Republican campaign fund, Mr. Taggart squared himself in his chair and said with deliberation and impressiveness: "I know of no more bare-faced robbery than the admission of Mr. McCall that he put his hand down into the treasury of the New York Life Insurance company and took out $48,000, which he contributed, without the consent of the policy holders, to the Republican campaign fund." "Are you a policy holder in the New York Life?" Mr. Taggart was asked. "I am and have been paying premiums for some years," he said with some feeling.

"You never were asked whether or not you approved of the contribution of the policy holders' money to help elect President Roosevelt?" "I was not. If any letter was sent to me asking my opinion as to the propriety of -such action, it miscarried." It is learned that Judge Alton B. Parker, the Democratic presidential candidate against Mr. Roosevelt, is a policy holder in both the Equitable and Mutual Life Insurance companies, officers of which are to be put on the stand by the Armstrong committee to testify vhether these companies -contributed to the Republican campaign fund in 1901. HIS VACATION NEARAN END.

President Roosevelt Will Re turn to Washington Saturday. He Is Spending His Time Work- mg on His Message. IMPORTANT MATTERS Will Be Discussed in Forthcoming Document Prominent Among Which Will Be Rate Regulation. Oyster Bay, N. Sept.

25. President Roosevelt will complete his summer sojourn at Sagamore Hill and return to Washington next Saturday. The president, Mrs. Roosevelt and members of their family. Secretary and Mrs.

Loeb and the members of the executive force will leave here about 11 o'clockSaturday morning on a special Long Island railroad train. They will go by boat from Long Island City to Jersey City and thence via the Pennsylvania railroad to Washington, reaching the capital shortly alter o'clock. The president is devoting considerable time each day to work on his annual message to congress. For some time he has been assembling data for the message, and since the adjournment of the peace conference he has been writing the data into deflnita form. The message will not be completed until some time early in November, because each member of the cabinet will have to supply material for discussion of the work of his department.

This information will be contained in the annual reports of the cabinet officers, which have not been completed. Three topics, highly important at this time to the American people, will be discussed by the president in his message. They are the federal regulation and supervision of life insurance, the relations between this country and Venezuela, and America's interest in the fiscal affairs of the government of Santa Domingo. Other important subjects naturally will considered, among them the scandals disclosed in the departments of agriculture and the interior; the work of the department of justice in the beef trust cases; the regulation of railroad freight rates; the progress made in the construction of the Panama canal and the conclusion of peace between Russia and Japan. Much of the material for the discussion of these subjects President Roosevelt now has in mind, and the last days of his stay at Sagamore Hill are being devoted to the preparation of that part of his message which will deal with them.

Few visitors have been received since the adjournment of the peace conference, the president desiring to be as free as possible from interruption while working on his message. His week here is practically devoid of engagements. The consideration of all matters except those of immediate importance Is being postponed until the president shall have reached Washington. FALW1A WINS. Cuba's First President Has Been Given a Second Term.

Havana, Sept. 25. The presidential election in Havana passed off quietly, and telegrams from the interior say there were no disorders except at Place-tas, in the province of Santa Clara, where maSy shots were fired, but no one was killed, The Liberals admit the complete victory in Havana of the Moderates, the party of which President Palma Is the candidate. They say they did not vote because Moderate policemen stationed at the polls prevented them from doing so. General Gomez was the Liberal candidate.

A reporter of the Associated Press visited a majority of the polls here hut stt nnnp of tfrpm Twit or 1 nn-v in-1 dication of restraint upon the voters. Good order was maintained throughout the city, and with the exception of a man being shot and probably fatally injured, and. another being seriously hurt on the head by a rock, there has been no trouble. Crowds which gathered in the Liberal club rooms were dismissed by orators, who informed them that the Moreates were victorious, and requested Liberals to retire to their homes. The Liberals club was closed and barricaded.

A number of Liberals say that this was done because they hed revived word that the government intended to search the place for arms. An expert of Cienfuegos who examined one of the bombs in Congressman Villeundas' room, declared It contained enough explosives to blow up an entire diock. iDe governor, it is saia, nas evidence showing that Villeundas took 12 bombs to Cienfuegos. At Santa Clara a search has revealed eleven bombs similar to the others found and also a smalt number of rifles and some ammunition secreted near the city. AN EARLY FOURTH.

Explosion in Fireworks Factory Injuries a Dozen People. New York, Sept. 25. More than a dozen were reported injured in an explosion in a fireworks factory in the Green Point section of Brooklyn late today. Some of them were believed to be fatally hurt.

Ambulances were summoned from five hospitals and the police reserves of three precincts were called to the scene of the explosion. CAUGHT IN RUINS. Ten Men Buried Under Falling Walls in Buffalo. Buffalo, Sept. 25.

A brick building in course of construction on the north side of Ferry street, near Herkimer street, collapsed this noon. The crash came without warning and ten men who were working on' the building were caught in the ruins. Two men who were taken out were badly injured..