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VOL. CXLXL, NO. 277 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1913. them out together. In fact Mr.

Picard said tnat she was out with her husband and the baby all the afternoon previous to the murder. Mrs. Picard also stated that Picard had given her $10 only last ANOTHER FATAL CAR ACCIDENT FALLS DEAD AT 1 PURSUERS' FEET Our Message To You Is This- and the drawn revolver In his right, Picard started up the stairs in search or her. He had entered and searched the rooms of the boarders on the second floor. Nat finding her he muttered an apology and retraced hid steps down the stairs, and out of the house.

Soon after, two of the men boarders went down to nail' boards across the broken window. While at their work, picard again came in through the window and brushing the two men aside, once more we-it up stairs, light and revolver In his hands. Mrs. Picard had remained in the room of a boarder on the second floor into which the startled people had all gathered. Reaching the head of the staircase Picard confronted his wits, standing in the chamber and he strode into the room levelling the revolver at her as he came, saying: "I am going to do something desperate.

I am going to kill this woman." One of the two male- boarders in the Mr. John Coad, grappled with Picard and tried to dissuade him from his purpose, but was like a man of straw in the grasp of the ex-tionstable, whio in. his prime, was one of the' most powerful men on the force, Coad was brushed aside, and a moment, later the fatal shot was fired at the wife, who cowered in a corner with the baby resting upon her shoulder. The woman did not at first know that- the child had been struck, and while Picard was trying to pull the trigger of the gun which he still levelled at her, she made her escape into the hall and into the front room where she felt something warm and wet on her neck, and the body of the little bov grew limp in her arms. Then realizing what had happened mmtw.nt confronted Picard, We have made for your use good sound Office Cabinets-Chairs--of attractive appearance at a cost that compares favourably with furniture of far inferior quality.

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Picard, at Coroner's Inquest Tells of Shooting of Infant Son Early Tuesday. Morning After warfdering about the city streets for twelve hours, with all the available men of the police and detective force searching for hirri, Pierre Picard, who, in the early morning, had murdered his infant son iu an attempt to shoot his wife, was cornered at the junction of Notre Dame, and Iberville streets by Lieut. Savard and Constable Colengelo shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Just as the officers were about to lay hold of him, Picard, crying, there's no chance for you fellows," thrust the muzzle of his revolver between his teeth, pulled the trigger and dropped lifeless at the feet of his pursuers. The tragic end of the man for whom the police had been searching since the killing of the child, took place shortly after he had been seen at the corner of Lafontaine and Iberville streets by Constable Supernau of the east Craig street station, who was off duty for the day and who saw Picard walking down Iberville street.

Being in plain clothes and unarmed, Supernau did not attempt to capture Picard, but immediately notified the police at Headquarters and Lieut. Savard and Constable Colengelo went out on the report, which reached the Central Station at 2.50. Taking a cab at the City Hall the two officers had the driver urge his horse east along Notre Dame street. Upon arriving at the corner of Iberville street the officers, seeing Picard coming down that thoroughfare, alighted from the. ca i.

FELL DEAD AT THEIR FEET. 1 When Picard sighted them he drew his gun and held it at his side. As Savard drew near to the hunted man, he said, "Pierre, you had better come along quietly with ue. We will make it as easy as we can for you." Picard did not answer, but turned and went up a lane running off Notre Dame street, with the police following cautiously with drawn Picard turned into another lane, and Colengelo went out to Notre Dame street and entered the mouth of a lane through which he thought Picard would be likely to come out. In tiio meantime Savard followed the man through the lane.

Upon emerging from the other end of the lane oh to Notre Dame street, Picard was confronted by Colengelo pointed his revolver at the fugitive and commanded, "Hands up. Picard, plainly unnerved', 'seemed to hesitate in bringing his weapon to bear 'upon Colengelo, and turned to see if the Italian sleuth were alonft. Seeing Savard rushing toward him, he shouted, "Oh no, there'e no chance for you fellows, and with a lightning-like movement, twisted away and turning against himself the weapon' with which he had killed the -baby, he pulled the trigger and dropped dead at the feet of the two policemen, Savard having grasped his arm just as the shot was fired- The news of Picard's death arriving at Headquarters, brought a close to the scouring of the city by the police in the central and outlying and by automobile loads of detectives and plain clothes men who liad been sent out in all Picard's suicide did not come aa A surprise to the police, for it had been prophecied by most of the men -nlio had known and worked with him. that he would not be taken HELD INQUEST IMMEDIATELY. At the Inquest held yesterday morning, Mrs.

Picard, the wife of the murderer, in clear but terribly tragic style, told the story of the killing of her infant son in their Milton street home in- the early hours of Tuesday morning. Mrs, Picard, who said "her maiden name was Mary O'Brien. When asked by Coroner McMahon if she were the mother of the child, stated that she was not, hut that the infant was the son of a woman who eave. the name of Gibbs, who had boarded with Picard family at the time of the birth of the baby. A short time after the child was born the mother disappeared and the baby was adopted by the Picard's, he having been christened, George Alfred Gibbs.

Airs. Picard stated, that her husband had come home at 2.30 or 2.43, and that he had knocked at the door and windows and asked for admittance. When she refused lot him into the house. Picard, said: "By God I will find a way to get in." A moment later the window of her room was smashed in. and Picard started to enter the room, She snatched! the baby up in her arms and fled up stairs to the room of a boarder, where she hid herself and the baby.

SEARCHED HOUSE FOR HER. With an oil lamp In his left han1 The murderer suicide was the eon of a full blood, Indian father ana an example of the pronounced streak of savage vindicfiveness which he attempted to visit upon Ills wne is shown ty statements made by her yesterday. Mrs. Picard said that her husband had for many years borne a grudge against a certa.n official in the police force and that he had often said to her, "If I eer become so ill that I feel I am frear my death, see to it that you get me my clothes and get me near that man in some way for he is one man of all men whom I should like to get before I die." The primary cause of the trouble is thought to have been jealousy on the part of Picard, who lor some time past has been drinking heav Uy, PICARD WAS FEARLESS Showed Great Bravery While With Police Force Pierre Picard was connected with the police force ior almost twenty years and for about half that time was attached to the detective bureau under former Chief of Detectives Car penter. He was noted for his great physical strength and quickness of movement.

Inspector McLaughlan, who worked with- Picard for some1 years, said yesterday that he was a man who did not know what fear was. He had a good record while connected with the force and more than once was wounded in the performance of his duty. Picard carried three or four bullets In his body and received a couple of knife wounds while doing duty along the river front some years ago. When he severed his connection with the detective, bureau, owing to trouble over having been absent from duty without leave, Picard was appointed to the position of corporal, which rank has. since been changed to that of ser geant.

He remained on the force for a years, when he was forced to re tire owing to an old bullet wound In his arm causing him some trouble. When he retired from the force he was. ooing reserve, duty -at the Young street station. -v Following, his retirement from the police force, Picard did special duty. iie was employed by the' Thiel De tective-Agency guarding the lumber mills at Buckingham during the strike there.

Following the battle between the Thiel men and strikers, in which lwo or tnree. or the strikers wera kill ed, Picard received a bullet in the chest. It was though? at first that he was fatally wounded and for a few days the physicians held out but slight hope for his While he was supposed to be lying at the point of death a newspaper reporter, who had written something about him that he did not like, visited the ward of the hospital where he lay. When he caugnt sight of the reporter Picard threw himself from his cot and at tacked him. The physicians and nurses rescued the newspaper man from the savage attack.

Before he had entirely recovered, Picard was placed under arrest on a charge of fnuf-der In con nectlon with the death of one of the strikers that had been shot during the riot in which he himself was wounded. The trial took place after the strike was over and everything- had quieted down, and tie was acquitted of the charge. During recent years Picard had been employed aS -a' private night watchman. -His beat was along Craig to St. Urbain street and Cote, Bleury, St Alexander, Lagauchetiere and Dorchester streets, as well as Beaver Hall and Victoria square.

Those who, knew Picard were not surprised yesterday when It was learned that he had ended his own life. It was remarked yesterdav morn ing at police headquarters by One who naa Known him for years that Picard would not be taken alive. was as bright a man as was ever attached to the detective bureau. The message he telephoned to headquarters yesterday morning that he was in the north end of the city- waB probably a ruse. He was well aware that the report of the early morning tragedy had not spread through the city and that he could wander around pretty freely during the day.

His visit to the section of the city where he ended his life was evidently made with the intention of trying to see his daughter, who resided in Iberville street, only a short distance from where he blew out his brains. Picard was twice married, the woman he tried to shoot yesterday morning, when he killed the child in her arms, being his second wife. PLEA TO SAVE MURDERER Motion Heard by Judge' Cross laken en Delibere UI a new trial ror.the negro murderer Campbell, convicted of kill- iuuir on Augu.st 14 last and sentenced to be hanged on the 31st of December nprt- an a setting aside of the verdict of man- BKiuBuieu rcuutrea against Pierre Va-lade in connection uUh thn UCtlLH (II little Ida Robertson on the 9th of September last, were heard before Mr Justice Cross, who presided at both muia, me court or King's Bench yesterday morning. Each case was taken en delibere and His Lordship will probably render his decision as to whether appeals will be allowed to be entered when sentences are imposed on others convicted on Thursday next. In his plea to secure a new rlal for Cgnipbell, Mr.

W. M. Cooper, his counsel, maintained that the absence of a witness named Marshall for the defence had precluded the accused having a fair trial. He also contended that there were Irregularities in the choosing of the jury, remarking that aworn in only after he been accepted by each of that preceded him was departed and that in one inntnce a. iuror was accepted when only two of the ppnel cas of Pierre Valade, contended tlot me conn naa no nirni to e.t ltr charge tcr in this case, but that accor-iins to law only on of two vurdictj, nirder or acquittal, was possl FIRST OF CONCERT SERIES Miss Kathleen Parlow Attrao-tion This Afternoon The erieg of Wednesday iifternnon Symphony concerts will optn today.

Kithleen Parlow, who will nlav ih'm afternoon, will be the first of the viRttlng instrumental artists, to plav with the orchestra nf the National Opprn. Company of Canoda. Programme: Overture, "Nabu'-co," Verdi, orrhfstra; violin concerto in a minor, Kn.thlppn Parlow, (-lth or- rhentrn. Pint-Han; mnrche Hit. -aire, orchestra, Schubert nortum (b) Hungmrfnn dance, fr) polonaise In a major, Parlow, Hnlmy, mezY Amiro nt.

orrnpstra, Mas-mfnln, "Amlro orchestra, Mas- Unidentified Man Killed by Tram Car on St. James Street 1 TWO WERE INJURED Several Street Accidents Oc enrred Last of Which May Yet Prove Fatal One man was killed, another was so seriously injured that he may die, one was slightly hurt aDd two others had narrow escapes in three street car accidents Tvhich occurred last night, all taking place on the same street and two of them taking place at the same corner. One woman was the victim in a cab accident. The fatality occurred' at 11.45 last night when a man, who has not yet been positively identified, in crossing St. James street at the corner of Seigneurs street, was struck and knocked down by an eastbound St.

Denis car, being almost instantly killed. The according to wit nesses, had passed behind westbound car and, not noticing the approach of the eastbound car, stepped on to tne track and being struck by the front step was hurled violently to the ground. He was picked up unconscious and bleeding, and carried to the side of the street pending the arrival of an ambulance which had been summoned from the Western Hospital, When the doctor accomoanv the am bulance had examined the injured man, he stated that the man's skull had been crushed and tnat death had been almost instantaneous. The body was then removed to the morgue!" where it awaits identification and an inquest which will be held Tha victim is a man of about i years, medium build, dark complexion, clean snaven and face slightly pock marked. He was fairly well dressed in dark coat, black trousers with braid running down the outer seams, black shoes and a black hat.

The car is said to have been travelling at a good rate of speed and it did not stop within two lengthB of where the man was struck. Thorwn violently to the pavement when the rig which he. was driving was struck by a street cart at the corner of Vinet and St. James streets at 3.60 yesterday afternoon, Xavier Lefebvre, 65 years of age, of 223 Ques-nel street, was taken to an hospital unconscious and Suffering from injuries which may cause his death. Two other men riding upon the rig at the time escaped injury.

STRUCK LOADED WAGON. The accident happened when Lefebvre was moving his household goods from the house on Quesnel street to the home of a relative at jsi bt. Charles street. Lefebvre was driving the horse, attached to a wagon load of goeds, the two helpers sitting ofa'the rear of -the wagon. Evidently the driver did not notice the approach of the car for he drove across the' track directly in front of it.

The two helpers saw the danger and jumped, shouting a warning to Lefebvre as they did go. The rear of the wagon was struck and the whole load nearly overturned, household goods being scattered in every direction, while the driver was thrown from his seat hixh up on the load, his head heavily on the stones of the pavement. The old man was picked up unconscious and bleeding and carried into a drug store at the corner, where all attempts to revive him failed, whereupon an am bulance was summoned from the Western Hospital. At the hospital the doctors found Lefebvre to be suffering from a severe fracture of th3 skull and it Is aid that his chances for recovery are slight. The wagon was badly damaged and some of the goods were ruined.

At 8.40 last night, at the same corner where the preceding accident occurred, Royal Mail wagon number nine, in charge of Charts Diamond, was struck in much the game way by a west bound St. Denis car. The wagon was badly smashed up andthe horse ran away, the driver being thrown to the street. Diamond was picked up in a dazed condition and carried into the drug store, but under treatment soon recovered and was able to return to his home. While crossing Craig street at the corner of Bleury at 8 o'clock last night Mrs.

Mary Waugh, of 133 West Lagauchetiere street, wag struck and knocked down by a cab driven by Pierre Flliatreault, of 74 Clarke street. She was somewhat dazed, but was not considered to be seriously Injured and wag taken to her home In the cab which struck her. -She was later removed in an ambulance to the General Hospital, where she Is being treated for a head injury which is not thought to be dangerous. THE PHILISTINE NEEDED Imagine Nation of Bernard Shaws, Said Dean Moyse "Imagine a nation of eight million people every one of them a George Bernard Shaw," was the fanciful demand of Dean Moyse of McGill University In an address before the Women's Art Society in Stevenson Hall yesterday afternoon. The Dran left the answer to the Imagination, and called it In proof of the fact that the umbrilliant phlllstlne is a very necessary element in national life If the nation la to have stability.

The occasion of these remarks wag an nddress on Matthew Arnold, In which he made passing mention of the iMiet-student'g lilscust the ignor ant middle class citisen the phius-tlne. While not admirlnir Ignorance, Dr. Moyse, he thought that something should be said in praise of the Philistine. 'We must," he explained, 'nave some fort of steady, balancing Influence in the machine some thing in control of the body politic which will lead the nation along safe and sane lines." Just as a shin could not safely set Mil without ballast, so we could not afford to np(tk'ct tne ballast of a nation even though it be phlllstlne ballast. Some people, he feared were prone to lose Fight of this fact, and, through lack of patience, to neglect the phlllstlne.

Especially wag thlg true of brilliant Intellects of the type which he had mentioned. Dr. Mnyite cave a very interest Intr description tho character of Arnold, showing his love of huty in nature, hln sympathy for the poor, his roinnntic fahnle in hi writinnn nn opposed to his academic views on education, and hi aupreme desire for a democracy of culture, Desks Filing Cabinets Indexing Systems Sectional Book Gases Steel Vault Fittings Board Room Furniture Office Chairs THE COSTLY GARMENTS are the ones you buy and then have ruined in the first washing. Crown Laundry methods are being constantly readjusted to cleanse perfectly and harmlessly each new fashionable fabric as it comes into popularity. Highest grade handwork only for particular people The Crown Laundry Co.

4218 St. Catherine St. Weatmount Telephonef West 1059 SIR WILLIAM NOT ILL No Basis for Keport Sent Out From Toronto Sir Williarn Van Horno, on his arrival in Montreal yesterday morning, i3 astonished to learn that despatches had beon sent out from Toronto reporting he had hurriedly left there owing to a sudden attack of illness. It -was all news to Sir William, and his friends, 'who had bem alarmed by tho report sent out by the Canadian pleased to learn on his arrival In Montreal that there was no pround for the report printed. Sir William was enjoying his us-A hmlth and ifiu about earlv yesterday attending to affairs which required his attention.

WOMAN R.A. KILLED Maria Brooks, Portrait Paint er, Fatally Hurt by Auto New York. November 17. MIbs Maria Brooks, a portrait pnlnter, died In a hrtnttltnl Ifl ut niffht fmm Illilirtf-S rartalvorl tvhpn llA WAS knocked dOWtt In Broadway yesterday afternoon by an automomm. ene wns oi years old and was a member of the Royal Academy of England, although she had been In America since 1S83.

Her work has been shown at a number of exhibits In this country during the past 25 years. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE Col. Greenwood left for Toronto last evening. Mr. W.

K. Maclpsn. M.P., was at the RtU-CaHton yesterday. Mr. William Molson Marpherson, President of the Molson's Bank, Is at the Rltx-Carlton.

Mr. T. H. Kits T'owell, a New York financial mnn, arrived at the Ultjt-Carlton yesterday for a few day. Mr.

T. V. Bin-hall. President of the Canada Induscrlal Bond Corporation, Limited, has returned today from Nmv York after several days conference with a New 1'ork wnuicat. 368 ST, CATHERINE TREIT WEST' DESIGNERS CONSTRUCTORS The designing and constructing of interiors and fittings, working in co-operation under single direction produce the most economical results.

who was still wrestling with the safety) catch of tne savage automatic revolver with which the deed was done, and exclaimed, "Peter, Peter, look you-have killed my baby. Picard responded as he again pointed at his wife. "Yes and you wiiV- follow She, then, ran again into the front room and made her escape to the house next door by means of an open window, which opened onto balcony extending along the front of both houses. After that she had seen no more of her husband. i CORROBORATED STORY, i John Coad was; the' next witness called and his was mostly in corroboration of that-of Mrs.

Picard's He' that; he had tried to prevent Picard from carrying out his threat, but had failed and had gone for the police -when. Picard had. left-the bouse and Mrs. Picard had escaped across the -balcony, carrying tlv body of her dead baby her arms. Coad said that upon jumping through the window which he and another boarder, Lacasse, were attetmpting to repair, Picard said "I i am goins to shoot that woman1 and had then rushed up the stairs followed by the two boarders.

The testimony of Lacasse was a corroboration of that of Coad and that of Sergeant Bagot of the City Hair avenue police station was to the condition in which he found things when he arrived at the house shortly after 3 o'clock. Owing to the fact that there is no 'phone at the Chenneville street police station in which district the murder took place, the report had to go to headquarters and thence to the City Hall avenue and Chennevi'lle street stations by the patrol 'phone, -which delay gave Picard a good start. 'PHONED TO DETECTIVE OFFICE The first heard of Picard after the shooting was at 8.30 -when he called up Inspector Cowan at the Detective Office and wished to give himself up, stating that he was in a store on Verville street. Although Inspector Cowan with Detectives O'Donnell and Lebine searched the vicinity high and low they could find no trace of him except that he had been in the store from which he had telephoned. It ia thought that Picard then went directly to ViWeifay as he was next seen at 10 o'clock in Cote's saloon on Vil-leray Road.

Here he took several drinks, and after staying for about an hour and a half, during which time he produced his revolver and took a trial shot at a tin an in thi back yard, he departed, to be next seen at, 1. 80 in a saloon at the corner of Lafontaine and Frontenac streets, where he represented himself to the proprietor as lieing a machinist from the States in search of work. He seemed to be very earnest about 'wishing to secure work and he made a good Impression- upon the proprietor of the saloon, who called up a friend in an effort to place him as a machinist. He stood in the bar room until nearly half past two and left, it is supposed, to go to the home of' his married daughter who lives at 90 Iberville Btreet who -was not at home yesterday afternoon. When seen yesterday morning not long after the affair had taken place.

Mrs. Picard seemed distraught over the deathof the child. She came down stairs and picked up some of the baiby's little garments from a table-where they had been left when he had been undressed for bed the night previous. Strewn about the room were baby toys where they had been left by the child in before bedtime play. The.

associations were too much for Mrs. Picard and turning, she left the room In tears. Mrs. stated that she and her husband were not on bad terms and that although he had not been living at the house for some weeks, he had paid regular visits to her and the boy and had often taken St. Catherine Streets Bank The IV ioisons 525 ST.

CATHERINE ST. WEST (Corner Stanley Stret) A General Banking SAVINGS DEPARTMENT When better electric fixtures are made, we shall make them. DCANTELO -WHITE (5 LIMITED AVakcrs or exclusive DlectricIight Hxtures MAPPIN WEBB JLVJL Canada LimiteJ JOHNSTON BROS.) Business Transacted SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES 4 Cash Dissolution Sa of BGU0HE3 and R0FFEY Tailors Astounding Price Reductions 330 NOTRE DAME ST. Wes South Lanark Conservatives Smiths Falls, November 18. Probably on account of the split between It.

Hunna, of Perth, the nominee of the convention, and Colonel lialderson, of Perth, wlu has announced his candidature as an Independent Conservative, there was a. large attendance at the postponed annual meeting of 8outh Lannrk Conservatives, A resolution for a n'W union of the party and new nominating convention In the riding was defeated. A vote of confidence in Premiers Horden and Whitney was unanimously adopted. Officers wr elected for the ensuing year. Wnmnnfl Blurs Diamond Blnrt SjOT STMTf.

OBITUARY RECORD Mrs. LycUa. Chllds. K-forv widow of the late Wlliiam S. Chllds, formerly of Mont real, who died on loin, at rirmsiown.

was born at Whtite- ly. Massachusetts, March 4. 1S20. She was married on June in, ibjj, to William Sullivan Child of Con-wav. Massachusetts, snd moved to Montreal in 1844.

After her hus band's arrival in Montreal ne mss- -J Ih mctmifArhtrR nf RhOeN with the late Champion Brown, under the firm name ot wrown vniios, firm was the first tc Introduce machinery for shoe manufacture into Can ada. On account of this innovation a. mnb of hand shoe worKers Stonea th ChlMs" residence. Mrs Chllds was a rresbyterlsn and the oldest member of the American Presbyterian Church, joining that r-nturrcnJInn when it was situated at the corner of St. James street and Victoria square, the prestnt site of the Eastern Township bank build- In.

Hh Is survived by one son, W. F. Chllds, one daughter, Mrs. J. A.

Hx-In, of Ormstown, nine grandchildren and sixteen (rreat grandchildren. Funeral services were he'd yester day at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. James A. Basin, Ormstown, nA ni in ft'clock a.m. todav in the UiuDerlijia 'i-RbvUu-laa Chuxoh.

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