Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 22, 1914, Night Extra, Page 3, Image 3

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    teYENIffG: XjEPGB pBTljiABETJPHIA TUESDAY, SErTEMBEB 22 19U
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SOCIETY TURNS OUT TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE HORSE AND HOUND AT BRYN MAWSHQV
A GENERAL VIEW OF. THE OVAL. PAIRS OF HAW-SS.ttOfcS-S BEING JUDGED 7t JBliptP --- ! 1
'two debutantes, ivi.&s lvtargarec berwind and Miss Pauline JJisston.
. bii-WART TAKING LONE BEN OVER THE juMiJS
Mrs. T. Boyer Davis ana her daughters, Priscilla and Maria, and Mrs. Penn
Gaskill Hall and her children, Marion and Penn Hall.
SISTER OF FIANCEE
HE JILTED ACCUSES
MAN OF $1200 THEFT
Rings and Prospective Bride
groom Disappear on Day
of Wedding Wife Here
Proves His Undoing.
Tli mmmerclal romance of Israel
Diamon.l of 10th and Mifflin streets,
which started List January In New
York ended tocliy at City Hall, where
the man was identified by Dora Wolf
as her sister Anna's Dance, ana accused
of turning diamonds valued at $1200
from her father. The prisoner Is also
charged with stealing $300 worth of dia
monds from Benjamin Shapiro, of 876
North sixth street.
Miss Wolf stated that her sister met
Diamond about a year ago, when he pur
ported to be a single man. She stated.
hemeer, that Diamond is married. Ho
ald he was a rabbi and that previous
to coming to New York he had lived in
Beaumont, Tex He was very nttentlve
to Miss Anna Wolf, and they were soon
ngaged to be married The date of the
eddlng wab fixed for last January.
Just before the ceremony was to take
Place according to Miss Dora Wolfa
torv, Dnmond excused himself to take
& nap for half an hour, and went up
stairs in the Wolf home. That was the
!at the familj saw of him.
When the girl's father went to look
for the prospective bridegroom he found
three diamond rings valued at $1200 had
disappeared and that be was not to hae
on-in-law that day. Mr. Wolf, who
' a diamond merchant, hastily went
through the contents of his safe, the
combination of which was known to
Diamond, and found the thief had over
looked JlO.oro in precious stones kept In
"other compartment from the three
rings.
When Miss Wolf arrived here this
"ilng she went at once to visit Pla
"ond In his cell and asked him to give
tik ? r ,he ,hree rlnes or the pawn
j.'"" for them The prisoner had In
" ' PS3""on only one pawn ticket
n'cn he gave to M,8S Wo,ft6a11IK ,nat
can.' M 8W th other tw- The ticket
caed for 150.
Because of the Shapiro robbery, a ear
l.m e'Cctlvea have been searching for
trnond They have kept a close watch
tnu , .ma" recclved by Mrs. Diamond
ih. '. Qtty wnen- h her little son
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SEOAL IN ASYLUM,
HAS NO KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS CONDITION
Taken to Norristown in
Auto, He Made Plans to
Continue His Business Ac
tivities Creditors to Act.
taken If proof of Nopal's Insanity Is ad
duoivt it the meeting of creditors to be
held Thumtlay in the ofllce of Joseph
Mrltors, the referee in bankruptcy
Abraham S. Ashbrldge, attorney for Mr.
SeKiil, snvs he Knows nothiiiB of the men
tal condition of his client. He declares,
however, that he Intends to find out. He
declinrd to discuss the affairs of Segal or
to mnke nn statement on the bankruptcy
proceedings.
Adolph Segal Is now a private patient
In the State Hospital for the Insano at
Norristown He was admitted to the
Institution at G o'clock yesteiday after
noon to spend the ear, or less, that his
physician s.is remains of his life The
trip was made by automobile from St.
Joseph's Hospital, v. here Mr. Sega! had
been virtually a prisoner since his bank
ruptcy proceedings, a little more than
two months ago, furnished tho climax
to the collapse of his once brilliant mind.
Segal did not know thnt he was being
taken to spend his last days In a haven
for the Insano. He has been feverishly
anxious to get back to business, In his
few, brief lucid Intervals He does not
know thnt his physician has said he can
not live more than a year and may not
live more than two months. When ho
slipped from the hospital by a rear door
end climbed Into the waiting automobile
he thought he was being taken for a rldo
for no other reason than to benefit his
health.
Dr. S. Y. Miller, chief resident phjslclan
at the Norristown Institution, said this
morning that Mr. Segal had been ad
mitted The mental condltlton of the
former financier he would not discuss.
He declared that Mr Segal is a private
patient. Tho rules of the hospital for
bid gUlng out Information about fuch
pitletits except to relatives or others
entitled to know.
I'nless hit creditors take action. Segal
will uer leave the Slate Hospital alive
The Federal Court has the authorit) to
subpoena him from the aslum in his
bankruptcy proceedings, according to the
attorney for the trustee, but It is not con
sidered probable that such uitlou will be
ARMY WORM MOTH, VISITING
HERE, A HARMLESS INSECT
Housewives Need Not Be Alarmed
Since Stay Is Short.
The army worm ninth has arrived In
Philndclph'n. Many remember the visit
of the arm worm several weeks ago ami
the excitement caused In the millions of
Insects. Several housewives of German
town have discovered the new member uf
the arm) worm fninlly. and no less an
authoritv than the gardener at Horti
cultural Hull. In Pair-mount Park, admits
it hue arrived.
Hut before nu start making ready for
battl with him. wait This member of
the family Is harmless, positively haim
lehs. He comes about six or sevon weeks
after the visit of the troi.ble-roiBlng mem
ber of his clan, and disappears in less
than a week after his arrlvnl Since
manv of tho alleged farmers who toil on
their la'rns dining June. July and August
have again returned to the city to give
battle with the Janitor for more heat, the
onlv pei sons exptcted to get all worked
up over the new scare are ded-ln-the-wool
farmers
LIGHTNING FIRES OIL TANKS
Seven Set Ablaze Results in Hnlf a
Million Loss.
PORT AHTIU'H, Tex. Sept K-Seen
oil tanks owned by the Oulf Kenning
Company and the Texas Company have
been set on Are here by lightning
The loss of the fiulf Hennlng Company
Is estimated at $50.00 and the Texas
at $125,000
PICTURE-CRAZED
DOYLESTOWN LAD
SHOOTS OFFICER
Desire to Emulate Adven
tures in Wild West Drama,
18-year-old Youth Takes
Constable's Life.
A desire to emulate the ndventurors in
molng pictures caused ' ear-old Wil
liam Miller to shoot and kill Constable
Henry Kolbo this morning In the pres
ence of passengers at the Heading Hall
way station, Doylostown.
Miller, who Is known as "Broncho
Billy," on account of his ability to
quickly draw a revolver, was arrested
by Kolbe Just as he was preparing to
leave the town with a new suitcase.
The man Know there was a warrant
for his arrest on the charKe of forging
a check In the name of Nell Stellwagnn,
a coal dealer, for $75 Iast night, ac
cording to the police, he told friends he
expected to bo arrested and declared that
no one would bring him to Jail lie
bought a suitcase and packed It with
things that would come in handy on the
plains and the great desert, and then
went with a spirit of bravado to tho
railroad stutlon He was neatly dressed
arid chatted pleasantly with some of his
friends
While he was ta king Kolbe, who knew
Reginald Vanderbilt, of New York, snapped as he acted as judge in heavy
harness class.
shortly after the pair met There was After his trial for the robbery here In
n nathetlc scene as Diamond was leil I rhiiiiH,iniiiu mn.nnnj .. m i . i
uwa, his wife weeping and protestlnB I over to tho New York authorities for
jus muocsuvo. mat in me wolf case.
Gold Pendants
We are showing- a
great variety of thtse
graceful neck orna
ments new and artis
tic designs, bet with
Diamonds, Pearls,
Amethysts, etc. at a
price range of
$2.50 to $125.00
C, R. Smith & Son
v Aiarttei street at 18th
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Our
Tile, Slate,
Metal and Slag
Roofs Are Standard
RESIDENTIAL WORK A
SPECIALTY
Crescent Compound keeps roofs
watertight for five years, and ia
also guaranteed.
Real Estate Roofing Co.
2343-2349 Wallace St.
Billroplar itai KiystoneRact Ittl
IfreshpaintI
tSefeveAer
I l Uit.V , ewifk. N J , In response
I Doyle foUnui I" that Place Detective
I wuowed her and made the arrest
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i Your lighting problem isn't solely
, a matter of the source and kind of
light. You should know how much
light is absorbed or diflused by your
I walls and ceilings.
As an expert, Kuehnle can make
the most of the light you have by
painting or decorating a special color
scheme perhaps save you expensive
fixtures. If you are in the dark on
the lighting problem, see
Kuehnle
Painting and Decorating
Uct Our Ettxmatt Virtt
Both Phones 28 South 16th St.
Miller orrsonally, arrived and greeted him
cordialh Then he took the man asid
and told h'm confidentially that he had
a warrant for his arrest
Miller then stepped away from the con
stable and drawing his revolver, "Broncho
Billy " style, fired one shot through
Kolbe's heart The constable fell dead
to the platform. Most of the frightened
passengers ran Into the station. Two men
pounced upon Miller, but he told them to
keep cool. Then he handed them his re
volver nnd walked with his captors ta
the police station. Miller said he drew
the revolver to frighten Kolbe.
The man who fired the shot Is the pro
prietor of a moving picture theatre in
Dovlestown. hut lately business has been
very poor. This Is due. the residents say,
to the fact that Miller would offer noth
ing but Western dramas. The decrease
in business. It is said, made Miller des
perate and caused him to forge the check
on the coal dealer.
Perry's
Invitation
to see
the Nobbiest
Little
Overcoats
in
America
Short of skirt, fall of
body; a front In which tho
button-line is absolutely
central
At Perry's
Sleeves real Balmacaan
sleeves that fit under the
arms and don't drag the
coat-body out of shape
At Perry s
A deep collar but a little
lapel that solves the prob
lem of getting a snug button-up
military effect for
protection $20
At Perry's
Perry & Co., n. b. t:
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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