Evansville Courier and Press from Evansville, Indiana • 1

to ESTABLISHED 1845 EVANSVILLE IND FKIDAY OOTOBEU 11 1901 PKIOE TWO GENTS at 5 a rmT ce nth8 AKD (THREE FATALLY HURT IN WRECK MAY BE BURIED AS AN UNKNOWN HID GRIMES BY RELIGIOUS VOWS PARENTS OF WHEELER WERE FIRST COUSINS BEAR BHD COLLISION OH THE REMAINS OF THE YOUNG MAH AT SOMERVILLE IND STILL UNIDENTIFIED -J ANN ODEEIA BISS DB ATTORNEYS FOR THE DEFENSE THEOCRATIC UNITY LAID POINT TO THIS FACT AS BARE IN POLICE COURT EVIDENCE SOUTHERN HEAR GEORGE- TOWN IHD CAR OF' POWDER EXPLODES CORONER WORKING ON CASE INDUCED YOUNG GIRL TO JOIN MOTHER WAS A MONOMANIAC iWWMHVr Doasas sf People View the Corps Bmt Tier Ars No Signs XdcatlfisaUou Contended That the Defendant Inherit the Traits aad is Mentally Unioned fa a BMoad'Two Trains An Im J1m aad Ealu It a Wreck MAKE THE HEARTS OF THESE LITTLE ONES GUO BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL FOR THEM CHILDREN WITH EDUCATIONAL 1 ADVANTAGES CAN HELP MUTES HEM CRUSHED IT HEAVY GRATING I Almost $100 Received for Deaf Hute School-Teacher vv'4 Saemd Sowu Haabaad th Both Are Meemerlete and Claimed to Have Divine Their Dnpeo Many LONDON England Oct The bearing of the case of Theodora aad 'Laura Jackson alias Horoi who are charged with conspiring to defraud women of money and Jewelry by fortune tellings -was resumed here today Laura Jackson formerly Ann Odells Dlsa DeBai of New York made a strange appearance She wore in the docket the loose cream (colored decollates garment resembling a surplice over which were a pale silk robe which ehe wore when remanded Sept Charles Mathews senior counsel to tha treasury represented tha treasury Ha detailed the charges against the prisoners obtaining money under false prdbeneee procuring glrla and rape Tbe offense said Mr Mathews were committed by fraud unique In the annals of crime Tbe Horoa established a religious sect called "Theocratic Unity" claimed the attributes of divine power and Induced glrla to misconduct themselves with Theodore under th belief that It was a necessary part of their religious devotion "Poverty chastity and were the watchwords of Theocratic Unity which also waa called tbe Purity league Chastity however only applied to married people Neophltes Joining tbe unity were obliged to vow secrecy and profess belief In the divinity of the both of whom said Mr Mathews posse seed- mesmeric power especially Laura Th Utter frequently Interrupted counsel 'wl)h' loud creams of A well bred woman IS years of age who tho prosecutors say la the oldest of the many victims of tha Horos's testified In support- of Mr Mathew's statement Evidence In the case waa adjourned until tomorrow It la probable that there 'will be many sittings of the police court before the case goes to a Jury The government officers expect tbe prisoners will receive life sentences The Identity of Laura with Ann Ode-Ha D1m DeBar haa been thoroughly established Laura Jackson conducted a vigorous cross-examination In her owa and Jackaon'e behalf It haa been learned that tha accused were married in New Orleans In 1898 Jackaon le said to be a convicted confidence trick man BISHOPS STILL WRANGLE OVER MARRIAGE QUESTION Candidate flow Yaeaaotea Will Be -Vstod for Today SAN FRANCISCO Cal Oct 10-The triennial contention of the Episcopal church of America accomplished much routine work today but made little progress toward diaposlng of the canon on marriage and divorce which cufiis before committee of the whole in' tbe house of deputies The fourth and most important section of the canon which waa adopted by the blah ops especially the marriage of divorced persona waa not reached Tbe first two sections and all bnt the last para graph of the section was adopted with a alight change "The house of bishops devoted most of the day to the consideration of the qualifications of vsrtous persons who are desirous of filling various meant bishoprics of the Philippines Puerto Rico and VI Eqnca Hankow North Dakota aqd Olympia No names were giver ont and It was decided to vote for candidates tomorrow INSURGENT FORCE AMERICANS TO RETREAT Lieutenant Been Loans His Life Is the Hard Tenght Battle was killed and- one of the force was I wounded The enemy was Strongly Intrenched After two hours' fighting the Americans retreated to await reinforcement- The insurgents numbered lover 3W were armed with Remington 1 and Mawr rifle and apparently had plenty of ammunition Confesses to Itewllng Wheels Ferdinand Webb confessed bicycle thief will know hla fate ftituraay Webb was a rreated by tbe marshal at Grayrille 111 on Information sent them by the lorel police As soon as they were notifies that he had bean raptured he was brought to this city by Detective John Heeger In police court Thursday morning he pleaded guilty and Judge 'Curry announced that he would render his decision Saturday morning Mlseoaduet With Hr Held to Bo Part of Religion I Several Physicians from Evansville Offer Expert Testimony ia the Noted Mnrder Case (Sp-rlnl to The Courier) BOONVILLE Ind Oct The defense in the Buck Wheeler trial today Introduced expert testimony to try to prove the defendant has been Insane for a number of years It waa proved that the father aad mother of Buck Wheeler were first cousin and the physicians who were placed on the stand were qnemioned olosely about the mental condition of the off-sprlngt of parents so married The iNma contended that Buck Wheeler had Inherited certain traits of hla mother who was a monomaniac on the subject of Jealousy It waa further contended that for years the defendant had shown signs of Insanity At times be wm all right but when the periods rtf Jealousy woujdi corns on him hs would lose all reason and waa violent Among tha physicians who gave testimony were Dr Youngblood Dr Scales and Dr Ford of this place Dr Ehr-man and Dr Baumgartner of Rockport and Drs Cain Hod ton and Hayden of Evansville These physicians wars on the stand moat of the day and the question of insanity wm the only thing asked about They Mid a man might Inherit a spirit of Jealousy such as In Wheeler's case Among tha physicians who have bean summoned for today ars Dr Stoker superintendent of the Southern Indiana JioapUai Drs Harpole McCoy Roes and Davis of Evansville Dr McMahon of Huntlngburg and Dr Link of Peters burg Th state te contesting every foot of the ground In the trial and trying hard to break down the line of defense Th general opinion of ths people her ia that Wheeler la feigning Insanity In tht1-hope of saving hla neck Public sentiment Is against him In spite of the evlt dence introduced by ths defease The jury pays ths closest attention to the evidence and much speculation Is Indulged In as to what weight the sanity testimony will have with ths Jury THINKS COX WILL GET SCALP OF JUDGE ZENOR Editor of English Talks a Politics ia Hi District Courier Burma Indianapolis OcO 10 I Two well known and Influential republican citizens of the third district re In Indianapolis James Pro ot English and Herrmann of Tell City These gentlemen were hero to see Senator Beveridge but found that President Roosevelt bad gotten an edge on them by summoning the senator to Washington However they talked ta Private Secretary Roberto conaernlng some political matter "I should not be surprised If Congressman Zenor'e opponents get hla scalp this said Editor Pro referring to Mr ZenoFa tom for congressional reoomlnatlon "HU opponent are using the argument that what with the prosecuting the circuit judgshlp and the congressional office he has spent time enough for on man at the pie couster HU strongest opponent I believe Is Oox of Jud per" DrametrlrsAly opposite to this Is tho vit-w taken by Mr Herrmann who to one of the moat substantial business mon of southern Indiana "Congressman Zenor will be renominated ot he said "The Perry county delegation which Albert Fean and a few others always have vyell In hand will be delivered bodily to Judge Zenor Mr Fenn la a mighty strong man himself and he has ambition to alt in congress soma day but he know that tha day haa not come and he will stand loyally by Judge Zenor trusting tolha future to gather lu hla own Dr Hnrty secretary of ths state board of health has found out by a rareful compilation of statistics that ths average sickness of every human 11M In Indiana la ten days every year os two years In every life Th seventeenth Indiana (General old regiment) Is holding Its annual reunion at Greenwood Tho jegjmyit was organised with 1003 members It has now dwindled down to 450 members most of whom live in Indiana but some of whom ars to found In nearly every state and territory ot the onion LOUIS LUDLOW Dr Wlnalsw Dead CHICAGO III Oct Dr Winslow prominent expert on I nun Ity died suddenly here today ne was superintendent of the home for the incurably luaans at Feorla III and wsf formerly In rlinrg' of the Central nols hospital for Insane at Jackson ville 111 Bngimr aad flnaaa Jump Tor Tkelr UM Bat a Brake: Riedm Fatal lajarlet It A rear end collision canted a dUat-j trout freight wreck Thursday after-I noon about 12 20 on the South-fern railroad at Georgetown nine mllea non this aide of New Albany Three men were fatally hurt and fourteen care were burned The property loot Jwlll reach $75000 An extra waa left tending on the track and the conductor had failed to bang out the flag on the end of the caboose At this place there la a curve In the track and fatt freight No 32 going went came around the curve crathed Into the extra The ct boose 'waa amaahed Into pmlthereens and the engine waa de-ilnollshed pieces flying In all directions There was a earload of powder and dynamite In one of the cars billed to atone quarry at Mllltown and I this exploded making a noise that could be beardfor miles The cars caught on lira and the train waa ablaxe In an Instant John Suggs a brake-man was badly burned about the (ace and neck and will die It was not thought he could lire until morning In the train waa a car containing a Ope hone for St Louis- There waa a with the Horse who received fatal He waa' badly burned and als hip was broken An Unknown man who was stealing ride was also fatally hnrt The engineer-Henry Ernst waa bruised hut sot seriously hurt The fireman Jump- and tons The wrecking crew at Princeton waa lisps tched And went at ones to the 5 scene of th wreck Train Master Larcey and Superintendent Mftrley were-on the train and picked ip Dr McMahon the head surgeon at tlwnAlnwKwM nMPvfMn Wti RMH Huntlngbnrg Everythin was done to make the wreck victims comfort Tralp N6 10 due to arrive here ISt 1025 o'clock Thumlay night did 'hot arrive at all The train left on time In charge of Conductor Jenkins but at Georgetown Jnrned back In charge of Conductor Couductor Jenkins took the aat bound train and brought It Into Evansville A large force of hands Is at work on track and the wreckage will bo Meared some time this morning and (jraffle will be resumed BODY IN RIVER Woman Loot After Balloon As-! sloa Xs Feud Dead i LA SALLE 111- Oct Mrs A Beeley the aeronaut who made a bal-jtoon ascension at the La Salle street tfalr last Wednesday night' and waa after she made a parachute Jump was found dead today The body was lilscovered In the Illinois -river by pfeott Foster and Bam Kramer fisher-ftnen who were In a boat The body bad drifted down the river go a point nearly a mile west of Pern Jor about four mllea from wlfrre the tpnrachnte waa supposed to have landed Seeley waa of the opinion that hla strife 'had been kidnapped Others thought that shg had doped The finding of the remains solves the mystery that arose with her disappearance (The parachute waa not found I WILL GO TO PHILIPPINES (Former Faster ef Knitnei to Take 1 Up Mlasloaary Work (Special Id The Courier) a HENDERSON Ky Oct George Tred Pentecost one of the moat noted Cn embers of tha American ministry and jor a number of years In hit young man-giood days resident of Henderaon haa designed the' putorata of the Yonkers mew York church of which he had ftoarge and will go to the Philippines un-Jer the auspices of the Presbyterian jhurch for the purpoee of organising llhe religious work of that denomination it Manila 1 VISIT TOMB OF JEFFERSON i Democratic Clak Will Erect Mca- nant to Commcmerat Event ST LOUIS Mo Oct The Jeffcr-Ison dub a local democratic organization 250 In number left for a pllgrim-riga to the tomb of Thomas Jefferaon at 1 Va tonight where will erect at Montleella 'Sold home a monument of Missouri granite In commemoration of their visit Toronto Receive Royal Gnoote TORONTa Ciaada Oct The dnke and duchese tf Cornwall and York reached Toronto tothy Their entry to the dty waa marked ty a great popular demonstration of wehome Supposition tho Young Man Songht An Ont of Way Flaoo to B1U Hlaaaolf (Special to Th Courier) BQMERVILLE Ind Oct The young man who waa killed by the southbound Evansville 4 Indianapolis train yesterday afternoon has not yst been Identified i Shortly after tha youpg man was atrnck by tha train ha waa removed to tho dsiot hra but medical aid tailed to save him and ha died without gain In consciousness Tbs body waa removed to an undertaking establishment and prepared for burial Doseui of people have called to view th remains today but have bean unable 'to Identify them The person no eigne of Identification either by letter or features i Coroner Hollingsworth came here from Prlnoeton and flawed tha rcmalna and examined several wltneasaa but ha has been unable to learn tha Identity of the man It la almost oartaln tha young man had planned hit suicide and probably cams here for the purpose of hiding all traces of his death The man was well dressed and people who talked to him here yesterday say he was a man of more than ordinary Intelllgenca Ho vu not communicative however and aid llttla nnlefes addressed He did not seem like a man deapondentandhad porno money on hla person Ho went to tW depot several times during the day and asked the station agent the time fit tho next train south -'Tho coroner has had pictures of tha find man -takes and will mall them to several of tha leading cities of hla section In the hope fit learning the Identity of the man The remains will be kept here for several days amd unless than are Identified they will ha given burial 4n tba field Coroner Hollinge worth la of the opinion the man was city bred as hla appear- ance would indicate It 1a probable th man had planned hla death and sought this out of way place to carry his plans Into execution SWEETHEARTS OP SIXTY YEARS AGO MARRY a a Coin to DdolAo Which of Two Siotom He IknU Wed -b JERSEY SIIORHi Penp Oct Sixty yearn ago Mary and EUs Ram sey daughters of Thomas Ramsey of Ramaeyvllle two mllea from 'here were the acknowledged belles of this section Young Gideon Thomas aged 2d years waa a special favorite fit both the glrla As to which girl to take he waa in a dilemma Pulling a coin from hla 'pocket he mentally said: for talla for Ella" and flipped the money high In the air -It alighted head np and shortly afterward the couple i married Two years ago Mrs Thomas died and several months ago the widower commenced paying attentions to Ella thr other 'sister now aged 75 years and today they wero mnrrlpd TAMMANY HALL NAMES CANDIDATES Van Wyek Named As Candidate for Sapiwm Coart Jagtie NEW YORK Oot The county and borough conventions of Tammany hall for the county of New York ahd the borough of Manhattan were held Tammany hall tonight Richard Crok-er was enthusiastically received The nomination made by the county conventions were: 'i For Justices of tba supreme Robert A Van Wyck now mayor Charles Dayton former postmaster Charles Knox Morgan O'Brien now Justice Judge of dty John Schuch-man John Oakley County George Fahrbach District Henry Unger Register Frank Goodwin Edward Fltxpatrlck Edward Hart Edward Bnaack and Antonio Zucea -v BEVE RIDGE SEES THE PRESIDENT Lesg Caaf raa Held Wltk Chief Ezmtiv By Iadlaaa Itiain WASHINGTON Oct 10-i-gena-tor Beveridge of Indiana who recently returned from an extended trip through Rusal Siberia and the far east lnpched wlth the president pad waa in conference with him an hour He wue at the white houee again tonight for further consultation Roy Meet Probably Fatal Aeeideat While an HU Way Hem is Maryland Street Clanpce rimerlch aged 7 years received probably fatal Injuries while playing on hla way home from school Thursday afternoon about 4 The lad Uvea In Maryland street and with a number of other lads waa playing ball along the street on hla way boms The ball rolled In a sewer and tbe Emnrlcb boy lifted the grating to get Ft While trying to crawl Into the manhole the grating falPwlth great fores and the was caught between the grating and the edge of the ewer He waa rendered unconscious by the blow The Injured boy was carried to hla home by hla companion! and Dr Phil Warter Jru called to dress the Injuries the physician found a large gash In toe forehead The lad remain moat of the night and bad eveaal spells of vomiting which might Indicate the aknll la fractured Hie extent of the Injuries can not be told for several hours yet LEMCKE SLATED FDR A POSITION Former Evansville Cittern May Bo President of Board of Work at ladlaaapolis Geortor Barca I IndUnspoUn Oct 10 Mayor Covert of Evansville was here today Julius A Leuicke formerly of Evansville Is being seriously considered by Mayor Bookwnlter for a place on the board of works If he sccepts he may be made president of the board William English was made president of the board of safety As president ot the board of works Captain Lemcke would be the biggest man next to their kind and humanity Take them on ybur knee and tell the story of little Mflrtbn lunm You will not have to do It In the shm language because' your little omn lire hlesAed by nature with the grrit gift of hearing The world la not a silent one to them Aek them If they feel sorry for these little ones and when In ull the sincerity of Innocence they say: what can I do fur these poor little children" give them the pennies you have been saving for them and 1st them do the first charity of their lives They will never forget the happiness It will give them to hand In their mltea and they will never regret It Contribution can be paid In at the business office of The Courier for tbe present When treasurer Is elected the funds will be turned over to him and placed on dcpoelt In one of the banks of the elty A detailed statement will be published each month from the officers allowing tbe public Jnet how their free will offering is being used Persons desiring to contribute to this fund can do so by check or cash They can make their donation as large or ae mall as they desire hut whatever the amount it will be gratefully received and the giver will receive tbe silent thanks of every little unfortunate child In tlie city who does not want to go "away off" There little ones are praying In their nnte hut earnest way to be allowed to star with their papas and mammas gs your little ones are doing Will their prayers be answered? Yes There are enough men and women and children In the rity of Evansville whose hearts go ont to these unfortunates to make It possible DEMAND FOR GOOD BANK OFFICIALS LARGE geerctary Gage Saye Demand seeds tha Supply Ex- DKWER Colo Oct Hon Ly in -m Gage secretary of the trees-nry was the principal speaker at meeting Denver banking employes ut tln Itrown palace to Institute lirnneli of the American Institution of U-nik i-liwks Mr Gage declared that (lie demand for good bank officials i greater than the supply Sakl he: -if I knew that you were capable I eoulil take twenty young men ont of your midst and place yon hi positions in various parts of the country which would pay yon 121000 per year "Kirty years from now the country will have a population of 90000 I0 people and the I tanking business will Increase proportionately" Glass Mills I tart MUNClS Indv Oct The action of tha American Co-operative Window Glass Manufacturers association In executive committee la Muncl today la refuting the overture of tha trust to delay the resumption of their factories for two months resulted in an order to all American flints to start flr fog work Nov t- The Cornier jih -J Wtrtmann Sonutag Evanavllle Loan Co Unknown Dr A Frltach 25 oo: 25 00 25 00 IO 00 1 00 5 00 Total eeei imim seethed 91 00 The fund for a deaf and dumb school started Thursday morning by The Courier grew to almost $100 the first day contributions were asked It will Increase at a greater rate today and there no question but that It will be but a very few days until a teacher will be secured and a school opened for these' little unfortunates It 'te a noble cause a humanitarian cause-and the people of Evansville will rally te the support of the afflicted ones answer their mute appeals not to be aent The little ones will watch the column of donation! for the negt few days with beating hearts Upon that will depend their fate The movement of railing funds for the opening of school le one that cannot help but appeal to the hearts and feelings of every man woman and child In the dty The movement will be universal one The association will be as thankful for a penny from a little golden-haired girl or a poor man as they would be for hundreds given by the rich- They want to know their friends They want to know how many people there In the city who are In favor of seeing their little one storn from their arms and taken weeping to a distant dty where every tie that binds them to home and loved ones will be severed forever The giving of but a penny to this fund says that the giver wants to see the little ones have a merry Christ- Sas and a happy New Year Cbrlst-astlde will soon be here Where are tbeae little afflicted ones to spend It? At their homes among those they lore or at an Institution where they will be forced to mnsln at this tbe hnpplest season of the whole year Appeal Seheol Children There la probably not a child going to school who has either not seen little Marta Jones or looked at the picture of her sweet face in The Courier They fed entry for her and the nnfortun- ntes who arc her companions In the allent world They do not wnnt to nee them taken away from their homes They will remember that while they are trudging to school each day with happy hearts and bright faces Hint their less fortnnate companions nr weeping their eyes ont at their humble homes because they have no school to go to Will the children of wealthy parents surrounded by everything that love and rare can Imagine given every opportunity In the power of those who love them end the state of Indiana who clalma them stop for Jnst a moment this morning on their way to school to think of these little ones abont to be taken away Let the little ones learn a lesson from these mfor-tnnates Let them take today their first lesson In good citizenship loyalty MANILA Ort A detachment of the twenty-flrsr company of Macahebes to the mayor In tbe Indianapolis city today encounKred a large force of ln-gcrcnimcut LOUIS LUDLOW laurgents near Lips province of Baun- gaa Lieutenant Beau of theMacabebes THE WEATHER Indiana Fair In southern showers and cooler In northern portion Friday Saturday showers and cooler fresh southerly winds Fair Friday Katurday partly cloudy with showers In the ex tremc western portions southeasterly winds Record of temperature so observed at the local office of the United States weather bureau Thursday was as follows: 4im 57 degrees 6 a degrees 8 a 5b degrees 10 a 6i degrees 12 noon 74 degrees 2 79 degrees 4 81 degrees Record of temperature this date last year maximum U3 mlnlnimarTiO Jl jtv.