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UNWJtrCTEN LAW"
THE DEFENSE OF MRS. RQ.SIER
FOR KILLING STENOGRAPHER
nnfencp wins enfinint?
JM. t
Tilt by Having Baby
Present in Court
pEFENDANT IS PALLID;
SHOWS LONG STRAIN
4f
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; Seleotien of Jury upens wnn
Challenging of Men Opposed
te Death Penalty
MORBIDLY 0URI0US CROWD
r .SUPS BY" BARRjNG GUARD
i iavyyers for Weman Prevent
1 Stat Frem Prejudging Her
Story of Crime
Chief Developments x
at Mrs. Re8ier8 Trial
$?v Mrs. Rosier permitted te have her
Si baby in court.
tS Tirt refuses trial en both murder
' indictingB,.State'choeBinto,press
sfi charge of slaying Mildred Reckitt.
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(y Mrs. Cfatherine 'Rosier -wen the
first legal skirmishes today in her
trial for the murder of Mildred Ger-
aldine Reckitt, pretty stenographer
employed by Oscar Rosier, advertis
intr man and the defendant's hus-
f (band, whom also she shot and killed
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January & in nis emce at iei
Walnut street.
Pale, haggard, dressed in the
same black silk dress and Hudsen
seal coat she were when she was in
the Corener's Court, Mrs. Rosier
went en trial before Judge Barratt
this morning in Roem 458, City Hall.
The courtroom was densely crowded,
U seats being filled t' 'Jie last one and
. Spectaiers lining uu wans ana even
crowding the aisles.
; The first sette between Jehn B. K.
rBcett and WHlIaA. Cenner, attej;
' neys for Mrs. Rosier, and Maurice
Bpeiser, Assistant, District Attorney
trying the cae, occurred when the
State tried te cress -question a pros
pective Jurer as te his attitude en the
"unwritten law."
The talesman is PhiHp Trultt, fifty
years old and single, of 2524 North
Thlrtr-eecend street, a salesman. When
ht was called for examination Mr.
fiptiwr prefaced his question with a
warning net te answer in case objection
was raised by the defense.
The question was long' and Involved,
a hypothetical question which included
the Judge's possible charge en the facts
sag the law.
Raises "Unwritten Law" Issue
"If you are selected as a Jurer,"
asked Mr. Sptlsec, "and If the defense
, attempts te prove that the moral law
wis violated by this defendant's hus
Wfid and if his Hener charges that
the law of Pennsylvania does net recog receg
nise such a violation as Justification for
a homicide, would you, fellow the In
structions of the court and bring in a
verdict for the defendant?'
M. Scott was en h! feet instantly
with an objectlpn. ,
"That is a highly Improper ques
ties," he shouted. "The Common
wealth has no right te anticipate what
the defense will be. It has no right te
venture a prediction as te what will be
the Judge's Instructions en any devel
opment of law or evidence. Ner has
the Commonwealth a right te seek te
discover any prejudice a Jurer may
The two attorney s then cited authori
ties, bringing out law books and readt
Ing decisions which they Interpreted te
their own llklnu. Judge Barratt heard
them out and then said:
"The question is a very close one. I
nuns, newever, it is my duty te sus
tain Mr. Scott's objection."
, Willing te Vete for Death ,
The ordinary questions were then put
Je the talesman. He hesitated a bit In
lils answers, and explained that it was
als Hrst time in court and he was
nervous,
in.. . . . .... .
iveuiu you be willing te bring In a
verdict of first degree murder It It is
"errnntcu by tlm facts 'and the evl evl
dencu?" asked Mr. Snclser.'
"le, sir." said the talisman. "I
would be guided by the evidence. If the
evidence was all right, I'd bring in a
t d1?9 verdict.''
Mr. Bpeiser pressed te knew if he
vuiiuiucu nnv nrniump mrninfif ner-
Mns who were guilty of a violation of
!5f m.0ll, "d1 Mr- Scott objected te
iV'sime 01 nuestieninar.
IS, ." l perfectly proper'," Insisted Mr,
Kpciscr. "I would net put n Southern
i en a Jury te try a Negro."
mii i;u,rrt smwea, -xuat re
minds me," be said, and tle attorney
pauseU. "When T was an asslstnh
trlct attorney," Bnld the Judge, "
mu n murder case iji which a Negri
dllaffA Itiifi-Mt'r- .llH (inn.
minds me," be said, and tle attorneys
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was accused. I was exumininit nn Irinli
an rc-r Jury service. 'JInve you Unv
tlin d,,S? "BBinst Negroes?' I askcil
.JNetahlt,' saldLe. 'Would ym,
I .lLclia S"0 et "rat degree murfler?'
i.!!!V. In.. minute;' said be. I
Reused him."
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murder of her heaband and Mildred Reckitt9 his stenographer
HUMAN
DRAMA IS
ENACTED IN COURT
Spectators Alternately Thrilled
and Awed as Age-Otd Un-
written -Law Stalks
BABY RELIEVES TENSION
By MARGARET M. LUKES
The unwritten law, which knows no
date or fashion, stalked, once mere in
a court of Justice today.
Pale, worn with counting the days
of her punishment, the much-talked-of
Catherine Rosier came te trial for the
murder of "Gerry" Reckitt, her hus
band's stenographer. Mrs. Rosier also
killed her husband.
The atmesnhere in the courtroom.
packed and hushed against her coming,
grew oddly portentous as she took her
place. Se slim she was, se young, pe
girl-like, making her quiet way from
that stage-like entrance at the side
room, making her way te a simple
wooden chair at the side of a table.
Yet this was the tribunal of her des
tiny. She had killed two shot them
abruptly te death. Frem this simple
wooden chair she would walk' forth te
life or death.
The crowd held Its breath. Women
leaned forward. A shaft of' light came
through the long drawn window at the
side of the chamber. It struck the
girl's white face and wrote pathos in
her refined costume. Clad in a seal
skin coat, a small black hat and the
little black dress she had fixed ever in
prison, she sat down new beside her
counsel. The crowd settled itself in
Its chairs.
Won't Fight ferIife
The trial of Catherine Rosier was
under way.
She closed her eyes wearily. Easy
it is te see from this, the beginning,
that Cntherine Rosier will net light for
htr life. Sitting four feet away from
this girl person who beat her hands at
the bars of things as they were, and
shot blindly at them, another woman
learned many things.
The chief of these is that ethers will
have te de the fighting for her.
Frem the Beat four feet away I can
see her eyes close wearily again. She
holds her handkerchief te her face,
that delicate cameo-Uke face sincerely
sad. She is twenty-two, a little black
veil like that of any gay-hearted,
powdered nose mntlnce-gelng girl. Yet
Continued n FAe Twe. Column Seven
Mether, in tears, hopeful
en way te rosier trial
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Mrs. Sue Reid Quotes Daughter as Saying "Pm All Right,
Don't Werry" Gees te Court With Baby
Mrs. Sue Reld left cr home at 25
Kent read, Stonehursty this morning,
broken-hearted but' lifted somehow With
hope, for the trial of hcrdaughter, Mrs.
Catherine Hosier, charged with the
murder of her husband nnd his stenog
rapher, Miss Mildred Itcckltt. In her
arms she carried her daughter's one-year-old
baby, IUchard.
Back In the. house, en the dining
room table, lay an .unopened letter ad
dressed, te the murdered man and re
ceived only today.
On the llein-H nre scattered toys and
broken peanut shells and bl(s of paper
mute testimony of the plnyef merry
children.
In nn nrmclmlr sits six-yenr-em hed
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ReldrMrs, Reld's crippled son. He
in't knew what this excitement and
deesn
these tears mcaii He wanted te go ,
with Mrs. Reld nnd her, aunt te the
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Jehn Celeman, of Engine Ce.
Ne. 3, Suffers Fracture of
Skull When Chimney Falls
TEN PERSONS RESCUED
Nine firemen were Injured, ten per
cons were rescued, "six. of whom were
children, and fourteen horses and ether
livestock were burned In a fire which
destroyed two dwelling houses and two
stables in the rear of 026 Seuth Second
street early this morning.
Jehn Celeman, one of the Injured
the Pennsylvania Hospital, where he
was taken in n natrel waren ttr ti.tii
umurn, is in a serious condition in
rescued from beneath failing debris. It
Is thought he is suffering from a true-
turea skull and Internal injuries. He
may die.
Orb, flpAmAfi.4n4.ii.jl m11 v....
of whom were members of Engine Cem-
ynuy no. a, weru;
Lieutenant Prank Smith, burns en
hands. ,
James Maaulre. burns en fur
hands. .
Merris GaUaiher. bnrnn nn faea m.A
annus.
William McDowell, burned en hands
and arms when his coat caugh't-flre.
Harry Buckenhurst, overcome by
smoke. He was taken te his home.
Jeseph McGleve, overcome by smoke
and sent te his home.
Geerge Dickey, driver of Engine 8,
fractured an ankle when he jumped
from the engine te held the frightened
horses.
JesephBltner, of Engine Company
22. bureaVra face and hands.
.Patrolman Garvey, whll- en Seuth
Second street at 2:45 o'clock this morn
Ing, looked up the alley, at the side of
the house at 025 and saw flames shoot sheot shoet
ing from the home of Geerge Marshall
and also from a stable owned by Mar
shall. Forcing the deer te the house the
patrolman aroused Marshall and his
wife, Alice, and their two children,
Alfred, fourteen years old, and Beatrice
twelve years old.
When he returned te. the alley the
flames had spread te the adjoining
tbree-sterv frame house occupied by
Otte Beshe and were rapldlv eating
their way Inte the building.' Aided by
Marshall, .Garvey broke open the deer
and aroused Bezho and IiIh wife, Cnth-
vri'.a. cmic una nuea the house and
Continued en Pte Fifteen, Column Five
a picnic for him, and he couldn't un
derstnnd why hejnusstny home alone
with Mrs, 'Hnttie.Klngj a .neighbor.
"Mether Will De Heme Soen"
J,?0 wed boy ,'Nvarhed his mother,
smiling fnlnty. ''Mether will be home
Boen
' Hut the lines of her fnee deepened,
and tears rimmed .her eyes, ns the In
evltnble wonder came te her whether
she could come home seen, whether she
would come home with areater lev.
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aril awoke n hnlf Imnr fifler.,.,.,,1 4...1
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yiinc, peer enr. ,
. I ye him b bath, and for the
i"i ViJ . K0"""" ""1 dressed him, I
ferf De Pin of felajr. He laughs se
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FIREMEN
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.c urr eui'e or mere nitter pain.
"I get up at fl -o'clock sa
met ner or the woman en ti
couldn't siren. And fnHm.-i,,,
PJLAbELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, .OCTOBER 18, 1922
'HE'S INNOCENT'
5
Widow, in .Bed, Denounces
Charlette Mills.fer'Setling .'
Leve Letters
MAY BE ASKED TO DP EN
STRONG. BOX J N BANK
Raymond Schneider Will Be
Quizzed Again in Effert te
Selve Mystery
NEW THEORY OF TRAGEDY
Recter New Thought te Have
' Been Killed With Own Pistol
in Fight With Slayer
The letters and love notes of Mrs.
Janes Mills te the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall will be found en Page 16
of this issue.
Bu a Staff Corrtrfen&mt
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 18.
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall bitterly re
sents disclosures of the love letters
between her husband, the Rev. Edwnnl
Wheeler Hall, and Mrs. James Mills,
and insists that her faith in her husband
i.s unshaken.
Mrs. Hull remained In bed until n
late hour this morning resting for an
other ordeal expected this afternoon
when she may be taken te the Peeples'
National Dank, where she has a strong
box.
State police investigating the mur
der of the rector and the choir singer
went te knew the contents of the
strong box leased nt the bank in Mrs.
Ilnll's name.
What bearing this may have en the
murder of Mr. Hnll nnd Mrs. Eleaner
Rcinhardt Mills, wife of James Mills,
the church sexton, and singer in tthe
choir, has net been divulged. Se far
as the public has been taken into the
confidence of the county authorities.'
The strong box nt the People's Bank
has net been mentioned before in the
case. Mr. Hall kept his securities in
a safe deposit box In the National Hank
of New Jewey. This box was opened
by his attorney when his will was read,
nnd was found te held securities worth
$40,000.
While the State police were digging
into the case en lines of their own,
Prosecutors Beekman and Strieker sent
for Raymond Schneider whose "con
fessien" lea te the .arrest of Clifferd
uayes ana
trncted. Sc
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OF SLAIN RECTOR
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uwa5 JW .nftteTJi?Urd?,I'BSsfer8Ltre!.t;. He d,wU while -being'
SchneideWiflrf'the .MKdleSeWtiilWfthe-Sellci-svIllc HegpHak-
General .Hospital nnd will be brought
nere inter mis niiernoen.
Inquiry Directed at Hall Family
Mrs. Hall's home was under guard
of State troopers durlne tht nisht-
Three of them were close by, their auto
mobiles parked In a lane with Its head
light glaring upon the Hall residence.
There was another deluge of lovejct levejct
ters today, given out by the Prose Prese Prose
cutec's office. Apparently there is a
subtle motive behind the publication et
these missives, In the possession of the
authorities from the first, but until new
carefully guarded from public view.
The letters given out were some of
these found scattered between the bodies
of the minister and Mrs. Mills when
their bodies were discovered Saturday
morning, September 10. The nuthorl nutherl
ttes'call attention te the fact that there
was a considerable number of these let
ters, evidently the whole series that
tVia elinlr nlner hail sinf Mr. TTalll
Theory of the Authorities
They point out that n man does net
ordinarily carry with him the letters
received in tha course of a clandes
tine love nffair. They believe that one
of two things happened either that
Mr. Hall had been asked by Mrs. Mills
te bring the letters and return them
te her, or that they had been found by
the murderer and brought along as evi
dence with which te confront the min
ister nnd choir singer. Annarentiv
the latter view is the one te' which the
investigators incline.
The motive of the Prosecutor's of ef
fice in making the letters nubile may in
part be te offset the publication of Mr.
Hall's letters te Mrs. Mills that were
sela Dy unariene aims- attorney for
the sixteen-year-old girl.
A mere subtle reason than this Is
seen, however, In the publication of the
leueie. uum v j uc con only uc
guessed.
Anether mysterious bit nt ,ifn
which should be cleared up' today Is the
""""" -"" ... w. a iwari'u war
rant for some one s hemn int t.ii,i
The name of the person mentioned in
the warrant was kept secret, Se was
Continued en rne FUUeb. Column Twe
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.,
15 NUW IN SANATORIUM
Qees te Battle Creek After $1,000,
000 Realty Deal
Battle Creek. Mich., Oct. 18. Oh
A. P.) Jehn D. Rockefeller. Jr.. .
day began te enjoy a rest nt a local
sanitarium, following his arrival last
night. He refused te discuss his rea
sons for seeking treatment. The
financier had no appenrance et illness
When asked by newspapermen who",
in his opinion, Is the richest man In
the world, Mr, Rockefeller said.
"Yeu can answer thnt question as
wen as i emi, i uen t Knew of any
way te find out."
New Yerk. Oct. 18. Tl.q Empire
Mortgage Company, which usually Acts
as a holding company for Jnlm r
Rockefeller', Jr., In his real estate
fiuiieuiiiiMir-, jvniviunv (Mil caused from
Geerge Khret the block bounded bv
Avenue A. Rlxtv-thlrd and Sixty. feurtii
streets nnd the East .River. ! "
It was held at SI ,000,000, nnd It U
idcrstoed that close teMhat flgure was
paid for the property by the buyer
xne soie aise carrieu with it u in
term lense of the bulkhead In the Knt
River waterfront. At tlm effice of Jehn
' A,,,1., "-".0,. 9?len
of the property. It Is understood, hew".
CVer, that It will event i i Iv T 13T
ddltl..nul building- if t e HeckSLi,2E
InfillMlIn fnit irAillmil lfu... 1. 1.l
Instltute for Medical Research,
, rt";
When Yeu Think e
rhtnk at hnu.
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HAWAIIAN ENTOMBED
'ALIVE FOR BREAKING
R. K. K. RULE, REPORT
, .
"Filipine Klan", Terrerising Seuth
Seas Legal' Action Planned
.' Honolulu, .Oct, 19. (By A. P.)
Cenlplalnts that nn organization known
as the ('Filipine Ku Klux Klan" -is
operating In the 'country district of
Oahu nnd ether Islands, have been re
ceived by Prosecutor Clnua L. Roberts.
Prominent- Filipinos have; formally
complained te Prosecutor Roberts that
the Ku Klur Society is terrorizing their
countrymen, threatening them with
various horrible punishments unless
they become, members. The Klan Is
said te have been organized six months
age nnd te have a membership of mere
than, 2000.
Many , of the members, It was enld,
have wished te withdraw from the so
ciety, but fear te de se because et the
penalties with which they arc hrcaten
ed. One member, missing several weeks,
Is believed te have been burled nllve for
violating the rules of the order, and
several .have been tied te stukes and
whipped.
The public prosecutor is investigating
with a view te tnking legal action.
2 DEAD, 2 DYING,
6 OTHERS INJURED
IN AUTOGRASHES
Twe, a. Man and a Girl, Are
i Seriously Hurt in Mishaps V
en the Main Line
THREE IN CAR FALL 30 FT.
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
Twe men ere dend, two arc said te
be dying, and six ether person, Includ
ing a woman and child, nre Injured ns
the result of ( a series of automobile ac
cidents in nnd nenr Philadelphia today.
The most serious accident occurred
near Sumnevtewn, en the Bethlehem
pike. In this crash n Philndelphian
was killed nnd four ethers were hurt,
one probably fatally. The police say
they had been drinking.
Twe accidents en the Mnln Line, in
volving families socially prominent, re
sulted in injuries te n man nnd a child.
The man may die.
Twe men nnd n woman were hurt
when their machine plunged down n
thirty-feet embankment nt Thirty-third
and Thompson streets.
Car Crashes Inte Stene Heap
In the accident en Sumneytown pike,
the machine currying the five men
crushed into a stone heap en the rnl.
Th dead man Is Dnm Mrf!m ''riv
' 'hli.liUIl . -
Au-M'iiiurcu rc
lah
RirhnrdHnn. PlillnriMnMn in
mc ecHiTNYiiie netpitnl stilferinif from
a fractured skull nnd ether injuries. Ne
hope for his recovery is held by phy
sicians. .1... a. 111. .; -.. . :r-v"
Francis I. Brown, ISO Cambria
street.
Jeseph Gchen. 300 North Frent
street, owner and driver of the car.
Jeseph Cesbldy, I'M Kast Wlshart
fctrcet.
According te State police, the auto
mobile was traveling nt rapid speed
down a hill and turned out of the read
te pass another machine. The police
found a auart and n hnlf nt wiiiui-.- ....!
a gallon of wine in the car and .say the
nifji- miii eeen cirmKing,
Cashidy was taken te the Montgomery
Hospital, In Norristown, nnd placed
under arrest. The ether Injured men
were token te the Sellerbvllle Hospital.
The man Injured en the Main Line
is Jehn Watsen, son of the caretaker
of the estate of Herbert Lloyd, of Bryn
Mawr, a prominent clubman. Watsen
Centlnned en Pate Fifteen. Column -Three
DESERTED HIS WIFE
AND NEW-BORN BABE
Germantown Man, Caught In New
Yerk, Said Nerves Were Jumpy
Charles ,. Knnetler. n wnr vernrnn
is accused of deserting Violet, his wife,
while she was In the Chestnut Hill
Hospital with her newly born child.
They lived at 52-12" Marlen street, der der
mnntewn. Knnefler was caught in New Yerk
yesterday, n month after he wrote te
nis wue in tne Hospital that he was
going away and thnt his nerves were
"jumpy." He was held for court by
Magistrate Miller at North Wales en
n chnrge of desertion nnd non-support.
When neighbors asked Knnefler why
he didn't go te the hespJtnl te nee hid
wife nnd baby he wild all babies leek
alike and thnt they must be tagged te
be told npart.
The Knagflers were married ten
months age. The wife was married
before, her first husband, Rebert
Dannennuer, dying during the war.
Mrs. Knnefler Is new staying with her
father, Henry Meyers, of North Wnles.
BURNED SHIP IS SUNK
WITH COLORS FLYING
Thirty-one Shots Poured Inte Hulk
of the City of Honolulu
San Francisce. Oct. 18. (By A. P.)
With colors flying, the liner City of
Honolulu, tlci-trevcd by fire Thursday,
sank in 2500 fnthems of water yester
day after the eenBt guard cutter Shaw
nee hnd poured thirty-one shots Inte
iiit iiiiiu, iiecermng te n radiogram re
ceived by the coast guard here today.
The City of Honolulu's grave wns
moie thin 000 miles southwest of Snn
Francisce. Net a peixin una lnjuied
when bhe caught lire and wus. aban
doned. Les Angeles, Oct. 18. (Hy A. P.)
Reland Hulglune, of Haltlmere, eighteen
years old. second electrician of the
steamer City of Honolulu, Is credited
with saving the lives of twelve passen
gers when tliut liner caught fire at sea
Inst Thursday.
He and Fred I.lttle, seyentccn, a mess
boy, worked "shoulder te shoulder"
when the fire was discovered. nnA .
cording te the ship's doctor, were di
rectly les-poiiMble for getting mnny pan.
sengers safely from the flre-swent vessel
te the lifeboats. ns.ei
Complimented mi their arrlvnl here,
the boys explained It all with. "Oh. w
were trained as Hey Sceuta." '
Publlihtd Dally Hxccpl fiutnlny
cepyrint.jt i".
ERA Of PROSPERITY;
FARMER TO SHARE
Declares There Is Treid, To
ward Better Conditions for
Agriculturist
DEPLORES ALL MOVES"
TO REDUCE PRODUCTION
Praises Agricultural Depart
ment as Operating Along
Breador Lines
BU Asaerlatctl I'rri
Washington, Ot. 18. lief that
the farmer will be anions; the first te
get substantial rrcnu-iillien in "n new
rrn of activity nnd prosperity" new
HARDINErSEES NEW
en the wny was expressed by President Raph De palma Gets Ten Days for
Ilnrln In n letter written te Secretary, Ceng 70 MMes an Heur
Wallace, of the Agriculture Depart-, F.fM1e, Calif. (Vr. 18. (By A. P.)
ment, nnd made public today nt theltn1n (iu l'nlmn, automobile race
White Heuse. It was forwarded te the ,,llet( W18 HCntenced te ten days in jail
Secretary te be read late today at u n,i ,-lllr(1 .;()() j. Justice in C'how C'hew
mectlng of Itepublicuns at Wn-hingten cnti( Madera County, when De Palma
Courthouse, O. 'pleaded guilty te a chnrgc of speeding.
"Agricultural production la very! Officers declared De I'nluin was
nearly restored, taking the world as n traveling seventy miles an hour.
Whele: but agricultural prices nrc re
low that It Is apparent te nil of us
that the f.irmer it net beln? eempen-i
sajed, the President said.
National Italnure Sought
ti. w.iui.i i... i.. i. ....!.... ,...
recognized thin
.- .. ...im.....-ii iiiiiiuiii-ir.'iiiuii iius
snlzed thin eon.lltlen and Imi done
everything in it. power te ietere a
Vnllni;il en rime lirirrn. Column Klght
LAST-MINUTE NEWS
HES. A. C. YARNALL ARRESTED AFTER AUTO HITS BOY
His. Elsie L. Yarnall, wife of Alexander Coxe Ynrnall, of
"Wyiinewoed, was arrested at 12.30 o'clock today after an auto
mobile fahe was driving struck and slightly injured a boy nc
Twelfth and Market streets. She was released at City Hall, but
will appear for a hearing tomorrow.
MRS. GIBERSON'S LIFE "HANGING BY A STRING"
I0MS BIVEB, N. J., Oct. 18. The life of Mrs. Jvy Qiber Qiber
setr, charged with the murder of her husband, is hanging by n
saraig, according te her counsel, James M. Davis. In addressing
the jury 'sitting in her case here today he said that if the jurors
were convinced that she did net bind herself then she should
be acquitted. He challenged any of the jurors te bind thcin
stlvts as the was bound en the night -ebbers weie sujjpesed te
have iuvuded her home.
ASKS CONVIC
HON
OFK
GIBERSON
Accused Weman Scans Faces
of Jurers as Prosecutor Barry
Thunders Charge
MAY KNOW VERDICT TODAY
Bu a Staff (Terre "point t
Toms Klver, N. .!.. Oct. 1S. "De
net be influenced in the slightest degree
by the fact that thN defendant Is a
woman."
Majer L?nn Harry, assistant presecti-
ter, In summing up the evidence In '
.t a 1 1 fir T f.-l I .
tne Trlnl nf AIr Jvv liinrvnn. linrriut
... ' ' . "- ; "
with the murder of her husband, made
this declaration In addressing the jury
ted,r- rih , , t ,
Mrs. Giberson. who seemed te have
ni extra touch of neatness te her at
tlre. sat nearby and closely Mudied the
- r .!. !..-... M'l...... ... -.. ..!
adjourns this afternoon.
ui cuniitii-iicc in ui-i oi'iui'iiuer as ner ti. rn . " vl ""'" "iiuiiiien ei .'" iu-ni,ii hiiiijeciH,
eyes traveled ever the faces of the ,,".'"" fle,,H ,l"t tmpieve In the " "s the principal objeeflen te aid
twelve men. Nene of the jurors looked .Liruu'i? m' n,:emlI'te icalign m nomination among conservative men.
at her. Tiiey followed closely every "f,. ,r, """ "' Wt maj res't fllM11 bei- of bin party. It. ib bei. c "ri ,i
word of the attorney for the State. Vhn i'"''0'"!'"! I" !'. Xebruhkn. B'l""t him today. . B "ll( "
The courtroom wns crowded ns the ,i ,,"' "'""cMita. WNceiisin. The prediction then freely made wn
ense will go te the jury today and a i fti "AT1 ,'!0Mt in Mh'hlgnn. mt if he voiced the same views 01!
verdict may be leliirned before court .'...." .?' "'ese .States, ex.ept the last the stum,, thnt he had riven im,,,..,,
In pressing for a first degree ver- ,i' ' .,'""', ' "M a"" eon-en nth cs ever
d'et Mr. Harry endeavored te hew the itennr.ni..fB ,,pS. ,,n ,I,r'M' "f " ' 'he
high legal value of circumstantial evi- i, !' i " "I'I- for the Senate I I
dence. He tnld that this was often i' , J.,?L "" .i.1 e l'inecratle audlihue
the strongest kind of evidence. ' iTS:,.'"''!'' 'wh the He-
Saji, State Proved Case
"The State has proved Its cuse." he
said, "It has proved that Mrs. Giber
son was the only person in the house
en the night of August l.'l, and the
morning et August 1 1, the period be
she started
..v.., ....n ......,,, .,, j
and nm-enrci evtr,.n,lv
nervous, upon uelng asked te rend tlm
letter aloud te the jury, she refused.
. - a. . . . - " ---
l te the jury, she refused,
rr she wrete:
my I have nerves of Meel.
I see .Tnyni" or Parker I get se
ill me it-ucr
"They saj
ncnever
Cemlnuni rr. I'.vite lllinn liminu (,
DO OW KyER MK.1 TIIK I'AUL'K.L I'OHT
leliinmiiT 'Ihty'r. lntr.illnr. uL mkI
L -
tween tne snoeting ami discovery of ,.,. ,.' """ nere ttie.v .' im-ir eufiies wmic un- fl'
the beily. There nre maiiv dNcrepan-' ii,,! !I, ,, "',," r'1u"''"1 e'tndldntc fei d-r the liilluemv of scopolamine nnes- jSi
Cles In the story Mil te officials and servatlv rn, !Z, !,?VS "----l '" eon- theslii. or. as it Is better knevv.i. during M
ethers by Mrs. Glher.u en the Jav 'f 'rrm of I il. L,d1,,,p.,,er 1(!ei'.''-'nr. That iw "K't "leen." according te Dr. M
following the sheeting. There were i"1Wn' ,K' "j '. !" !'' " Xt'hinstn. in '; K- Heuse. l-Vrrls. Tex., physician," g
conflicting statements concerning her , cons I.. . ,. n. i i"' ,,aI0t- In Wis- who lias asked the indersement of tlm Ml,
nrtlenB and also regarding Incidents, nJLnL ."", '."N ,B(""' f'l'ther. . Medical Association of the Southwest W,
leading te the Vhoetlng." - with 1 tin ,. ...V.wiili 'l'"'; l,,,H. ""-"eiated f'r n proposed experiment en u thou
Mr. Harry reviewed the letteis which his mn JL A n .i' fl,r ('"verner of ' sand prisoners in ,lie Leavenworth. '4',
Mrs. Giberson received, which, he con it i n two .-m.I'iLv 'll0 1)""",,'rats have, Kan.. IVnltentlarj te demunstrntc his fj '
tended, pointed te a motive ami said the the two nffl. ervn,,ve ,,""lll'"tes fm ' theory. ,
circumstances left no doubt as te her In Wis .1 sin n,,.i v ..... I 1r- He1'1"' ,lnH "'n cK.rlmentlng IK '
"- -w I I 1 i11' V.'lKn,n - wltli the a.iesthesli, for live fi
Mrs. Giberson ; nerve wns ,mken tlm t lie lte.iuh - M" '" w "' imftles told members of the nwni-liiilim, 'nnd i i
yesterday for the first time during the "" U ".iMnL ,MrNl,V,V,,,, V",,V"U- 'Hnred In that period, durli - wlilch tl
w i.' ..:. ' "" . " " in iPi-r Tint Iwtti.il.lt i, . '-'. '"I m rrvui iiik r ujriirn llll IllIHIfml ti Itn. m
.linNPIIH Mi irilfltVU I ilL'mi-iwi. X T . ----. . v I l l llll II I'M I II 1 1 III t llu 'ni,,.
ti.l...aUtlK. tl&IA All Van hy Ifall.
y 1'ulille A&tr Company
ORATORY, NOT PACTS, ;.
IS McSPARRAN'S CHIEF
ASSET IN CAMPAIGN
Pinchot and McSparran
Analyzed by CelMcCain
Tills is the second of n scries of
articles by Colonel Geerge Nex Mc
Cain en the campaign ter Governer
in this State. He tells the Im
pressions made en him by Glfferd
Pinchot nnd Jehn A. McSparran,
the opposing candidates, in their
xltimp-tpi-nking methods nnd 'nrgu 'nrgu
nientt. Colonel McCain's nnnlyslt Is
that of n trained observer. 1I" has
attended cninpnign rallies held by
Pinchot itn.1 McSpnrrun In different
lecnllticrt as nn onlooker, n mem
ber of the audience, nnd net as a
part of the entourage of cither nomi
nee, and his observations arc, there
fore, fresh and striking.
"SPEED KING" JAILED
"
CHURCHILL HAS APPENDICITIS
Londen. Oct. IS. (Ily A. V.
Winsten Kpencer Churchill, Secretary
f,'r ,1h Cdnnle. who was taken ill
Monday, has developed aiMirndli'ttls It
Il-IU Inlinl""" ""'"IHMVVil l.r-,,. n ,- mill II'
....., '.,,.,,.,...1 ....!. t. n ...
" ,""" .
.iliihViu.iy h
operation.
for the ilo'-ters te decide
te the necessity for r.n
F,
N WESTERN STATES
Radical-Conservative, Ku Klux
and Wet-Dry Issues Wiping
Out Old Alignments
FARMERS D'SCONTENTED
Ily CLINTON W. OIMIEIJT
Stuff CorreMWhilnit limine I'uhllr I.rdcrr
CovurleM, l!2. bv Public l.cdecr Cmnvanv
Washliigleu. (). t. is. Three fuiidii-
mentnl issues have ceaipletelj wiped
out party lines jn a number of the
Western States. T
inn ftirnn I1.1... .... .. ....
t-ii-n 11 c 1
i.,,nun..i ... .. 1
,"-"iiwmu ver-ns riiillcallMii. the
religious or Ku Klux Klan bsue and
the "wet-drv" issue (if fl,,. fi.r,.'n'n...
a",st L;rr- ;" ' -;: :
J"1' States two of these issues are
, '"m!, ,(nt.Int, ,,l(' Mnc "me
' ... 10 1fln,VVnn' ,VV",,1U, is!""' " H'c
, "lest SlgnlUcllllf lv,il,iii,,,, ...- .1...
camnnlirn. If t .. ',..'. '....." ..."";
Z,.lf, , a straight-out tight
r... I T 1 ,mrtJ' n''t' "'Ties till
radical banner.
" .-' "miuhh" in 1 iinsfr nr it 11 mw
Choice of Side Net significant
Hilt tills elinli-i. ,.r ..i.i
ntflcn,. fr. generalh '',,':.,
nn,l,,,.. I,,,-.. .......... ,..- .-.: .-
. - - .- .. "-M. llll I'll llll iiiii r
- - ". n,uiih no peuilly of e vi ie..t.
Ing co;e,,erailon nun ci,., jj',,1
i....
intri .
j,,'.'..,; (i f,,,,, V i" :,I"m,!,' f,el
," ,u f' -.'"V1 """ "7Ther Hewell. If he
L-f u f n"U V1'''--!-: 'i.t llroek
' , , J!. .,"'" " er will . ,,.
UUIe auienulile te iIIhiIi,!!.,,. ir ,i, .
.Vn.11 .,.W"",,,,,,!,"I, Uh ,,(, IaFII'tlP
"- I llll
In Iowa and North Doketn nnd Wle
CenlWurt r-jl- Vltt-? I-.!...,.. n-iY
k.
PARTY LINES
ADIN
si I- I
nartles imvi, str,.,i.ii...i i ."""- ."" , ,,i, ....u.. ,,...i ..... . . '.: " '"
1 " uc i
PRICE TWO CENTS
Colonel McCain. Pictures'
Democrat as Handy
Man With Words
GENERALITIES FAI.L
WHEN PUT TO TEST
Nominee Is Termed Facile
Speaker, Often Carried Away
by Own Enthusiasm
RECORD AS FARMER USED
TO LIMIT BY FRIENDS
Drags In Personalities When
Unable te Center Fight en
Real Civic Issue
I!.v OEOROE NOX McCAIN
Jehn A. McSparran, Democratic
nemine for Governer, Is one of the
mn-t reieurful campaigners te take
'" stump In Pennsylvania for any
party.
While it cannot be said that he 1
n master of perfcrvid oratory, it Is
truth, neverthelese, that he is a very
convincing f-penker. '
I use the uerd "convincing" in the
sense thnt he makes statements with
n force that carries conviction.
His statements, however. In many
i.vtnnrps, nre nt variance with facts.
He does net exaggerate he simply
misstntee.
It is fits sincerity, even In this re-J-I'cct.
that makes him net n dangerena
nut rather an annoying one might nl
lmst say n pestiferous opponent.
lliis manhatWIIng of facts for'cnm fer'cnm
paign purposes detracts from the un-pre-iMveness
of his manner.
l hen he quotes figures nnd statistics
they are vague. Many of his charges
arc general.
His figures very often wind as if
nicy liail been manufactured en the
spur of, the moment.
In hunting parlance, "his gun scat.
Hopes for "Fanner Vete"
A compelling attribute of Mr. Mc
bparran Is that he Is a geed mixer.
It s one of bfs grentcn assets en the
, He delivers n hearty handshake wlii
an infectious smile.
T should say that he is n mnimn.'
mate ncter. ""J
In moments of relaxation, when he U , 'llS
hiin.elf. and is alone witJi friends, i$xt(' K'
McSparran must be n mighty cempaii- " 'Jffll
iennhle man.
He Is being boosted nnd boomed ns
the only "dirt- farmer" that ever ran
ler Coventer. ,
In the country his spccinl appeal la
te the farnii'ig element.
Whether addressing a little company
el tnrmer.s while stniwllnv nn m.i,...
. e-halr en the back perch of a cres-
' .nnilu ,n.A.. ...1.1. , .
.-..,-. icm-ii, wiui ine n-iers or veee
table soup and fried beefsteak ;url?n
'.m0.1."1!1 , '!iH ,"'a,!" or nppeaifcr te "
I lilladelphla niidlence from nVag-and-Ilewer
bedecked stage, with a committee
of well-groomed women ns his back
ground. McSparran cannot disassoci
ate himself from the "dirt farmer"
Idea.
He personifies, for political purpe.es,
the pininly'dre-ied, rugged, blunt, out eut out
tpeken. virtuously Indignant tiller of
the reiI.
Yet Mr. McSparran is a college grad-n-ite
nnd a licenced Methodist preacher
He is in this role a modern Daniel
come te judgment in a blue serge suit
and with the voice of denunciation.
His oread. smooth face Is bisected by
u pair of rather thin lips, which mis-ge-t
deleiiniiiatieii; ulien tightly closed.
meiiae
His penetrating voice rasps at timrs.
but it always reaches the limits of hit
audiences.
I "Daniel In a Sack Suit"
lie vars a -aek Milt, soft hat, and
feiir-lli-liand tie. carete-.!.- Ir,i,,,....l
Tflv nttt... Iu .1.... .. ...t .'... .
-.- ' -i.- in UUII OI Wllllt 'Hill '
V!..l...... e . "' "1M
I ','', ",," ,V 1""v':1-1""- f New Yerk,
v Vi ,llu plai" I'cc-pul."
Ln.'.fH.. lMrn,n "l'l'a,JM- every ether
ww "mii.r-er
f warning is his favorite
Hefer- he wns nemlnuteil for (!ev-
!'n,10r M,'"sIarmn had the reputation ,f
belli.. .IL.el , -1.., """"I l
n . VZ. .. . ' '.V": ' ' """i, economic mid
Ill III llmvi l.n ....til
-vwwu iHiuiic nii(inhsefit
",...!.. ... ...
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s......,,ru un ,-, .iTn. Column Twe
SAYS "TWILIGHT SLEEP"
MAKES CONVICTS CONFESS
Texas Physician Would Experiment
en 1000 Prisoners
1101 priii5s, ,irn.. Oct. is.- (jv A
riiniiinis can lie forced te tell the
liuils, he "had never failed In nm ,.
tempt te teb the mind of its stored
truths."
"If the 'twilight nnesthesln' were
pteierly recejulzed and used for the
purposes HiiggeMi-d," l'r. Heusn con
tinned in his ii.ldress. ,aMj. l,,jUitlcei
would become Impossible,"
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