I't'v 'i.ifji f . ra:ji7 rr'-;--wTi-"r-" usi - . - -. n - . . "v,',i,ja(s wwri j "" w f W - UU IM- ., "; 7"'& .'I K I tfVENI&Gf PUBLIC .iLlSDEIPHILbEHlA, THTOSDA, DECEMBER 192) i-;, 8 vi" t, , i V: Ip'-rf tfeadwatfsttireat Fetced Lie, Says Girl XJenttoefd from Pe One thB which hed been given the girl ifctn they left Wheeling. It wns the currwit iesue of one of it. Denular "movie" magnilnes. 8he Md tXn her Up stick nnd written a bald red chnrncters across n story in tk back of the book : 'Stick te your story nil through. Don't change. Yeu knewwh't tomor row br nus. TWO MOMS. "The "Twe mere" was heavily under- Mertd. It mcnnt thftt 8,,e ha! '"e,l hv"Krnpevln8M prison rumor that tie mere arrests had been made or were ahniit te be made. .... , Tee magazine fell into HeUhnw's hindi. It was another argument, be tides her husband's premise of protec tion, why the Clrl should ''come clean. It was the nBrecment of Mnrie s story with that told by the third pris nncrf Mess, the "Jack" of the murder, that nu lt P0,!3ib,.e for th PUc? ll mck Trtadway's denance last night and get ni we whuic " trhu. faced and flinching, Tread- .- z. . . . . . ii finmiv Diurica out I'T tilllaul ' ,v Leter he wrote his confession in de tail, first, however, verbally exonerating Mtrle and Most of any guilty fore knowledge of the crime. He asserted that "Al" Smith had struck the blows which felled I'elrcc, but admitted he hid helped struHgle the still breathing ninn. lie admitted the attack en Pclrre hd been planned, with jobbery ns Its object, though murder was net Intended. It was realization that Mnrie hnii gene back en him that finnlly broke Film down. Mess and Marie both faced him In Captain Souder's room last n'Sht" Stase Is Set Treadway was brought te Captain Beuder's office late yesterday upon' the conclusion of Mess' written confession, en which the latter was occupied most of the afternoon. Marie, without n vestige of sym pathy or pity left for Treadwav, waited in an anteroom of the captain's private office. The stage wmrnll set for the final breaking down of the chief jirlHencr. Treadway enmc in, his head hunched 4ewn In n sweater nnd n long over coat en, reaching almost te his heels. Me wnB In the captain's room when Treadway arrived. The meeting was net unexpected by Treadwny, for he had learned by the "grapevine wireless" of the cell room that Mess wan In custody. "Helle, Jee," said Trcndwny. Mess annwercd perfunctorily. Cop Cep aln Bender was there, and Detective Bclshaw, who began the questioning. "Treadway," he said in n quiet voice, mere in the manner of nn assertion thnn A question, "you didn't return te the "Walnut street apartment with Marie after I'circc's murder." "Sure I did," Treadway answered glibly. "I followed her down there." "Yeu did," continued IleWinw. "but Mem took her home. Yeu came later, sod when ou did come in you said: 'We've killed Peirce.' And then you wld: 'I turned en the gas.' " Treadway kept his nerve. "That's nonsense," he said. "Marie knows better than that." "Get the Girl" Bclfibsw ihrugged his shoulders and turned away. "Oct the girl," be said quietly. Meds all the while was watching Treadwny's face intently. He seemed te restrain himself with difficulty. Fl uallv he blurted eut: "Why, Treadway. that's Peirce's -jit jeu have en new." The electricity of this charge was still in the air when the girl was brought in Treadway. ignorant of Marle'H recon ciliation with her husband, flashed her a smile. He felt he had a hutc ally in her. She would help him through the crifls. His face quivered n little when she pawd him with her head in the air. Mill Supplies and the Fairbanks man who SUPPLIES for mills, mines, rail ways and steamships form the background of our business. Such staple mechanical lines as anvils, chain blocks, mechanics' tools, and the like you can find in great var iety at our Philadelphia Branch. "Our big Supply CatalogNe. 916 is a regular encyclopedia of things mechanical," says E. P. Jewell, Manager of "the Mill, Mine and Railway Supply Department. THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, Seventh and Arch Street. The. FAIR BANKS 1 fefitefi-c Lsempany Peirce Murder Case Index Frem Crime te Confession November 22 I'elrcc murdered at 2007 Market street. November 23 Detectives found apartment en Walnut street near Twenty-first where 1'clrcc's car stepped Saturday night nnd early Sunday morning. Learned identity of couple who roomed nt house. Peirce's car found In Wheeling, W. Vn., garage. November 24 Fetcr D. Treadwny And Marie Phillips arrested in Wheeling. Treadwny blames "stick up men." November 25 Treadway nnd girl brought te Philadelphia. November 20 Natien-wide search begun for men named by Trcndwny. Treadwny and Marie tell their stories of crime nt length In written "con fessions." Police find "Al" Smith's lodging en Eighth street. November 27 Treadway nnd girl formally "slated" for murder. Iden tity of "Al" Smith revealed as Mar Mar eon A. Elliett, gunman. Name of "Jack" Mess mentioned as "Jack" of murder story told by Treadway. November 20 Marie reconciled te her husband nnd mnkcH new con fession which in kept secret. November 30 Jeseph Archibald Mess, "Jack," arrested nenr Pitts burgh nnd mnkes statement he had nothing te de with crime. December 1 Mess says he will "jam lies down Trendwny's thrent." Writes "confession" nnd confronts Treadwny. Trcndwny "breaks" nnd admits his guilt, blaming "Al" Smith equally. Apparently she hnd net even seen him. The Rnub was pnlpnble, nnd It cut Treadwny deep nnd hard. The girl was n very different young ersen from the airy, joking, smiling irnzen "Beets" of the arrest nnd train journey from Wheeling. She seemed te reall7e that a crisis had come. She hnd her courage up nnd wns ready te meet it. She hnd premised Ress Rogers, her sailor husband, that she would tell the truth, and nil of the truth. This was te be the test. "Mnrie," said Cnptnin Souder, "who went home with you the night Pclrce was murdered?" "He did," she nnswercd, pointing te Mess. "What hnpnened then?" "After n time Trcndwny enme In with 'Al Smith. Mess said: 'What hnve you den?' Treadway answered him: 'We've killed Peirce. 1 turned en the gas. We get te bent It.' " "That's nil," snid Cnptnin Souder, "tnkc her out of the room." Trendwny's face wen nshen. nnd his lips bloodless. Hrnvnde hnd fled. Ef frontery refused te ceme te his aid, nnd the glib lies with which he had answered the sharpest questions of his inquisitors in earlier exnmlnatien would net rise te his lips. He gulped hnrd. The girl was walking slowly toward the deer. Treadway Confesses "Held en a minute." he said des perately te the girl. She turned. Per haps the prisoner wns moved by some uhimslcnl desire te let the girl see that he could face the truth at last without flinching. "I killed Pclrce," he said. Though it wnH the answer Souder nnd Uelnhnw hnd been wniting for many days, it took the breath out of them for nn instant. "I hilled Pelrce," snid Treadway. "He wasn't dead when he fell and 'Al' Smlt.li rhehed him. Then I held the towels ever his face until he was dead. Tliese two weren't In lt. lt them go." Marie was led out of the room. Her whole demeanor hnd changed ns if by magic. Her fnce wns lighted with a "A big file of manufacturers' cata logs helps us te locate the most unusual items. Philadelphia buy ers knew this, and they appreciate our prompt quotations that's the reason I knew se many of them ever the telephone rather than face te face." This is the fourth advertisement in a aeries te acquaint you with the men who make our service worthy of the "FAIR BANKS O.K." Watch for the next one next Monday. MARKET 2310 smile. Her step was lighter nnd brisker. She hnd "come clean" nt last, nnd the relief of confession seemed te mnkc an ether person of her. She smiled at a little group in Captain Souder's ante room, men who had worked en the case for many days nnd whom she hnd coma te knew by sight. Then slid went with light step up the stnlrwny te the cell room above. Her pnrt in the drnmn was ever, at least for the present. , Rack In Captain Souder's office the prisoner, still ashen and shaken, was elaborating his story. He did net tell lt In full that was reserved for the long hours later, when he lived ever the crlme with pen nnd paper but he sketched in the principal lines. Bloodstains Explained The confession took only n few min utes. The detectives, during it, brought out the fact that there were bloodstain en Trcadway's underclothing, where he had told Mess they were, according te Mess' earlier confeHsleu. The reason for tljc bleed en Trendwny's trouser Knee, examined ni iirm uy mm wncn ne Hnld he hnd "tripped ever the gas hose," wns obvious in the light of his con fessien that he had knelt down beside the victim and strangled him with a towel, though later he partly repudiated thin admission, saying it wan Smith who choked Pclrce.- In all, lt was only twenty-five minutes after he entered the room before he left again, premising te wrlte out tne coniessien in lull later. Treadwny pnssed the same group In the anteroom whom Marie had greeted. He had enough of his old brnvnde left te blurt out te the reperters: "You'll get your story tonight," with tnc gbest of n smile. His body wns bent and his sheuldcru drooping. His face hnd net recovered its usunl fresu color. A little later, however his spirits came back with a rebound. Though he knew it meant probable conviction, his confession seemed te have cased his mind. Captain Souder arranged te strip Treadway ei tne suit belonging te Pclrce, the suit dramatically identified by Mess. Te this end the dctcctlveshnd sent for a gray suit Treadwny hnd told them wns at the cleaner's. Seme of his ether possessions in a grip hnd been taken te City Hall, and these wcre brought te his cell. In Cnptnin Souder's presence he went through them. brlncW te lleht n quantity of flnsh clothing, u milt of lemon-colored silk pajamas among ether things. The prisoner wns chew ing n toothpick ns he went ever his things. Jokes Over Pelrce Effects He brought out n pnek 'of playing cards nnd hnnded them te the captain. "Better irrab tliem. rnntnln ." rin said. "They belong te Pelrce." "I suppose you could play blackjack with them?" the cnptnin commented. "Yes, or solitaire, or coon-can," re plied the prisoner, "anything you want." A pair of dice enme up next. "Better give them te me," suggested the enptain. "They'll help mc-pnss the time; let me keep them," said the prisoner. Then came a picture of himself in military uniform. "I'll send it te my mother." he said. "She Is nllve out in Oklnhemn. I don't want her te knew about this mess." Then he found another picture. It was of a sturdy-looking, chubby baby. Treadway's fnce lit up with something of pride nnd love. "He's my boy, cnp tnin." he said with a suspicion of a catch In his voice. "A darn flne boy, tee. He'll be a regular guy some day." "Where is he new?" asked Captain Souder. "With his mother," said the prisoner soberly. "I'd rather net tell where she is." The clothes were strewn ever a chair. "Seme one will get a let of geed clothes out of this," said the prisoner, smiling. Detective Bclshaw, who wns present, nndwered: "Thnt's nil right. Give 'cm te nnybedy you like when we're .through with you." Treadwny shnved, dressed nnd went handles them jS m down quietly again te Captain Souder's office te write his confession. Hew Detectives Worked The solution of the Pelrce murder mystery hi one of the most remarkable pieces of detective work in the hlitery of the Philadelphia bureau. It wan 11 t4e a. m. en Monday, No vember 22, that the bureau learned of the murder, committed early Sunday morning. The murderers had better than twenty-four hour' start. "Bill" Belshaw, head of the murder squad, noted throughout the country as one of the most astute detectives in the profession In clearing up murders, was put in chnrge of the enhc. He wan the "master mind" In bringing it te a speedy solution, working di rectly under Captain of Detectives Souder. By 0 o'clock In the afternoon of Tuesday, November 23, Bclshaw knew almost te a certainty who the murder ers were. Ha knew at this early stage of the game that the big red car owned by Pelrrn had made a trip te Camden, though he did net then knew where It hnd ntepped. By Thursday Belshaw and his men hnd run out a score of clues and gained much valuable information. He hnd questioned various natrelmen who had seen the car at one tlme or ether the l night Pclrce was killed. He bad learned the nudrcss en walnut street where the enr hnd stepped and Trcndwny and the girl ledged. He had questioned the keeper of the lodging house, and learned from her and ethers in the place numerous 1m pertent facts about Treadway and the girl and their mends who hnd railed te sec them. He had obtained Trend wny's picture, hnd It copied, and sent brendenst te detectives and pollce head quarters nil ever the country. His men were nt work in Camden as well ns Philadelphia. On Friday, No vember 20. he learned Mess' name and Cnmdcn address, questioned the woman with whom he ledged, and learned much from her, including the fact that Mess would write seen. By November 20. which was Monday, Belshaw had Mess Pittsburgh nddrcss, and trie address of the place where ht worked In that city. The Pittsburgh police already were en Mess' trail. With the arrest and return of Most) mine the confirmation of Marie Phil lips' later story of the murder, and finally the breaking down of Tread way's nsscrtlen of nls innocence. The some methods are expected te lend te the specdy arrest of "Al", Smith, the last man sought in connec tion with the murder. The rumor persists that "Al," whose real nnme Is said te be Marlen Eliott. hns been found nnd will seen be arrested and brought back te Philadelphia. Women Are Told of City Problems Continued from Fmth One miles of sewer and twelve miles of main sewer that "compare favernbly with,! tnese ei raris-; tne mireau or city property taking care of municipal buildings, curies and rellcH. .Mayer .ioere said ns chief executive ymniM!. ft! 'Uifar.faUC-' H mfm ButtegKrusty il mm 4 jfr ' ,, -g ) Made with Pasteurized Milk The Popular Dinner Leaf The tempting Flaver of Big Butter-Krust has given it wide popularity among these who want the best. Yeu be the Judge J Fresh Twice Daily At Your Grocer of the city ha wns finding lt difficult te worn under the new city charter In some of its most important phases. He nnrned particularly the civil service rcg rcg ulntiens. "The Mnyer." he said, "is without power te appoint or dismiss nny city empleye. Ilcnce much vnhmble time is taken up in producing evidence te prove that some person is worthy te be employed or dismissed, and frequently there Is time In court proceedings. "There is. for instance, the case of a certain police captain who was tern- Eernrlly suspended. Fer five months Is case was fought, as we tried te prove him unfit as a city protector. He still remains en the staff and will until we can get enough detectives te watch him nnd prove the goods en him. "Anether difficulty In the new charter Is the failure te give the Mnyer power iiininiaiiiiminnwiiiiiiin! READING markft -miiXim WlMmS&SP Arch fcfcte. 6 BOOTHS E00-2-4-6-C-I0 YOU WILL ENJOY OUR MEATS You'll net only enjny our niMtti, bnt you will appreciate the low price at which we sell. If yen haven't yet mndn a purchaie from THIS TKRMINAI. 11HV.F CO., come In at your very llrnt opportunity. We niure jeu you'll knew hew te ie en your meat bill In the future. We want your regular patronage Yeu will be pleated te give ns Mime. NOTE THE QUALITY OFFERINGS LISTED HERE City Dressed Perk Ck M ATT. STRAITS FRESH HAMS SHOULDERS LOIN FOR ROASTS BEST FARM SCRAPPLE 12&c lb. BEST PORK CHOPS 31c lb. WE OPEN 7 A. M. AND CLOSE riajaraiiiiiii'iBiiiiiiiiitiiiiswaiiniiiEiiiiJi'miinB: te nppeint a deputy. The government of the city depends largely upon the health and constant unfailing attend ance te duty of the Mayer. Every di rector under him hns a deputy but the Mayer has no one te substitute for him. He cannot take a vacation, get sick, or die without taking the consequences of being off duty." Mayer Moere explained In detail the variety of his duties nnd privileges. Be fore his depnrtment heads were called upon he Hpeke of the recent charges made that Ernest L. Tustin. director of public welfare, and Frank Cevin, direc tor of public works, held outside Jobs. "I knew before but I nsked them again just before I mine te thin mcetiug se I could tell you," snid the city execu tive. Mr. Caveu said he had given up a S5000 a year position te accept the di rectorship. If Mr. Tustin retnlns his - H fc 3S fc gSET REGULAR HAMS BONELESS BACON 29c lb. PURE PORK SAUSAGE 27c lb. 5 P. M EXCEPT FRIDAY, WHEN i'iimiaciiniiaiinuwininiii ! uusinexs with a law firm. I don't rmw Is here nil day long, en the job etery minute of the time," , SLAV RADICALS LEADING Held 110 Seats In Assembly as Re sult of Sunday Cteotlent Belgrade, Dec. 2. The balloting of last Sunday for the Juge-Stav national assembly resulted In the election of 110 Radical, seventy Democrats, thlrty-Ove members of the Serbian Peasant ptrty, forty members of the Creat peasant party, forty -five Communists, twenty five Mussulmans, twenty -five members of the "Slovene-KarocheU" party bu twenty -one Secial Democrats. 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