twui^s
so AumiCAU
NOi^ Carolina. august s, wis.
WmtSETT LA0r
HERE last NitiHT.
Miiilt
1
I* »mk Fiwi Are OtiTttr K«>-
BECHnV M aiCB
R
10» E&ub«th Wheeler/«r De-
■ iiHmaM of WiUt»tt bJe. „ ^ ,was shot lo death by hiwd sanmeii ia
F«r-er B««M Vth.earfy morning .f July 18,191^^^
Rtsoaidimei^' jg^n^.llllnaieft Of t^f^apttiues. 'Cap-
tau^ £;i(t|Mi^ Stelinbo«c B«
IndkttMl rw
URGES FURTHER INVESTIGATION
TO F« GUILT OF OTHERS
is aod rdstivei ;at WiutMtt
i|^. 'dp^-ilU’OUKhout this cdMntj- and the
’will be locked to leara of the
fteM MtnriuU Von M>etc—«i*« Stm- of Miss Elizabeth Wheeler,
taiaait CSirMi to Get A«trie LaMtn occurred at St. Leo’s ho^ital
Ciidbi Itaiiniad Mcet« With ■• Sac* night at ^ eight o’clock. MUs
«Mc; VoB B«el«w’s TrMjM Dii*tef HQifiger has bera very lov for the
dwth. V weeks asd for s^eral
tittle hope had been entertained
'Secretary fedyw4 Ahi Gifniirai Ufal^ lii /^on-
$mnce \^th iury-^Urj^ fc^ula ion For Stability liifpec-
tion Of P»sss^gt Steatoets
Chicago, July 28.—A coroner’s jury
tonight returned a verdict placing-the
blame for the loM of hondi^ of lives
by tbs a|whstii$ of the itcauMf East-
Lnid in the Clueago river Saturday on
six men: William H. Hott.'jtcjt^i»l
qiansyer of the' i^.icagorl^,
Stvkn^p-. SSt >tto
Ea«tUiftd; Captaiu Harry Pedersen, of
the Eastland; J. M. Erickson, en-
innser; Kobert Reid, federal inspector
of steamships, who gave the Eastland
lioMiEe to carry 2,600 passengers July
21 J. C. Eeklilf, fedMWl in*p«ctor of
stMmships; W. K. Gntenfaanm, gen
eral manager of the Indiana Trans*
portati^ Company, leaaee of the :&st'
men b* held to grand jary for Indict*
meitt on charges of inaneiktt|H>^-
PaMeBgera Net to be Bias#* For Ac-
ddeat.
The jury found that the passengers
ware not in any "way to blame fei"
the eapsising of thfc ship. It reoom-
mends further invsatigation by the
HAI'HANS kill two unitep
STATES BLUE JACKETS.
Attack Made o«i Aaericas Force Land'
ed at Port An PriiMe For Protee-
ti»—Ordtr Maiatained in City.
Per laatlgrtipg MiiwW ff JUmm-
Uul-^tte Met Hk Pate CWiMfy;
PiMMgTapb of Hm Wife Piaaed Om
. His Shirt Over His Heart—Givea
Out Dying ^atcMeat in Which He
DMlaree His lammatg of Ciims;
Story of ttMeslhal Kiliiag.
Siiis, Sin* Prison, Ossining, N.
EUltllWeAN NATIONS AT WAS •** y||^ recovery. Her mother and July 30.—Charles Bec-ker paid tho
HBVIEW THE FIRST Yj^K O? were present lea night when death penalty by electrocuaon here
' ci^T STRUGGLE; ALL'A«E early today for having instigated the
. fIGHTiNG DBSPERATELY. BUT ftm decea^ was 26 years of age murder of Heiinan Eosenthal, gamb-
BOPErULLV, cMllM li^ «t imtaett all her life ler, tlo-ee years ago. With wonderful
——— pas been a teacher in the prii^ry. *®**^P^*ure and maintaining his inno>
Wsar Will^ Last Till AUiea WI» De- ai^^Usic department of Whitsett in- conce to the ^t, the former New
clarec Sir IMwaid Car»o)i—Give* fov several years. She was York' polica lieutenant led the way
Broad Oqtline of First Year of War. also"^ member of Springwood Presby- ^ the execution cluiihber. A photo-
1 teriiui church and had been church graph of his wife was pinned on his
Pl^,EBd ^ Pniwiantdin—^“Word. Peace orgainst thflre for a number of years. over hia heart. Three shocks
Doe* K«t Eater Into Onr Voesbot' Mi«» WheeJer was especially talented were given before the prison physician
My lit >Preeent Time.” ;in ii^ic and was a young woman of pronunced life extinct #t 5:55 o’clock.
)a IpiiWjle dispo^ion,, which won for With two priests at his side chant-
battlcship Connecticut With 500 Ha-
rines Will ^1 Front PhiliidelphU
to Haiti Today; The Transport Hao-
cock ^1 Also'be Sent; Haitians
‘ Selecting President.
iront oi the Hsiel MetroiMHe on Por-
t^-third street, a few steps from
Sroadway. The murder was the swift
fulminstion of sensational el^ujces
made a few days before by Rosei^al
against B»cker in which Rosenthal
asserted that B^ker, then he^ /-.f
the Strong Arm, Squad of detectives,,
freely sold police protection and had
oceumuliated thousands of dollars of
graft money.
Resenthal went further than tbat.
He swore that Becker was his silent
partner in a gamUing enterprise that
failed and that Becker, an^^enrf by-
losses where he had expected l«rge
profits, ntidM the Itosenthal eatab*
lishment and drove Rosenthal out of
business by stationing untformed
policemen on his premises day and
night. ,
' These charges were published and
District Attorney Whitman began an
investigation of them. He snmBOnsd
Iiosienth(»l to the* Crimlniais. C9vrts
jbuilding and list«n6d to his story. An
H»w Long Will War Last—Sir Ed- her'iv host of friends. ~ She is survived ing a litany, Becker j^ine in and fo-
ward Carson is Utwble to Say Jpx- i>y a jTather and mother, Mr. and Mvs. peatiug “have mercy on ua,” the coh-
sept it*i» England's Purpose to E4JS. Whesler, thr^ brothers, Cyrus, denmed man walked steadily to the’kppointment was made with Roser.-
Bring Conflict lo Sueeessful jbsve. and Glen Wheeler, and two sis- death chair. He had sat up all night thal for the next day. Before the
' • tf^:^isses Elsie and 11a Wheeler, all the edge of his cot, talking to Pep- time came, Rosenth«l was murdered.
ROUTE 8, ' ■ rf'1^tsett. She ^s'also a cousin uty Warden Charles H. Johnson. T^hen the assassins had done their
of Btv. and Mrs. S. M. Rankin, of thill ^s'’e g*>t face it and I am work, they ran across the street,
WaAiagton, July 30.—Two Asneri-i stopped with Eobert L. Fo^ The funeral amneements had soing to nieet it quietly and without jumped into a grey automobile which
night.-
trouble to anyone.”
The deputy Warden ieft
can bluejackets were kill^ last night dinner Saturday and «s osaal, we i»t been coai|rfeted last
in an attack by EStives on Port Ao the table loaded with g®od GwMsboro Daily News.
Prince, Haiti, held by Bear Admiral things to eat and we done owe dwtyi-'; about an hour before the time for’the
Cl^f«rV>n Jtoijr Imndred UMit! ^oe Pickett and wife of Mebans l#. A 56ELIGHTFUL LAWK PARTY, exscutioii. When Father Cashin,
ths cnriMM^ WasMagton. HIo ^ sfMnt Bai^ay ^.Thwnid«iy n^;ht Miss Thelma pcisou ^iest, and Fat^ Curry, of
attacking partx was bMten off wHIi- M^!3alloch and atttodtd Aarch Stiiffar^gave a deiightful lawn party New York, came, they found Beckftc
but having approadied closer than, Stony Creek Sunday. Mr. and-at her home on East Davis street, with his face resting on hii hand gaz-
the outskirts of the city and order,Pickett are some of _our old from 8 to 11:30. The lavm was de- ing at the prison , floor. They ro-
wa* maintained in the city itself. No friends and we are glad to h«e tbe/it. corsted with Japanese lanterns which mained with him to the end. To
sailors were wounded and the loss of "They are from Orange county, mnde a charming iiatting for the par- Father Curry he gave his last mes-
the attacking forcc was not reported.' When we came to Bruce Faucette’s ty. Rook was played, also tap-hawd sage, wMch was;
the dead:. iwaii box Saturday the sides of it were and other out-of'doors games. The “I am not jfuilty by deed, or con-
I William Gompers, seaman, jf bulging^ out and we found it full of music throughout the evening was spiracy, or in any other way of the
coroner and other officsrs to determine. Brwkljrn.
> fItA «Mn ftiui
[man, of Norfolk, Va.
I was waiting at the curb and whirled
Betberjaway uptown, A bystander caught
the license number of the car.
District Attorney Whitman, notified
by t«lephons of-the nmrder, resehed
the police station where Rosenthal’s
iiodj lay before dawn. He aroused
his detectives frotn their sleep and
spread a dragnet over the city for
the murder car. It was found before
night. Its driver, Louia Shapiro, and
Louis Libbey, part owne>, were ar
rested and Mr. Whitman assertisJ
openly in an emphatic statement that
whather the mtn nM»d «d others' C««.n S. Whitehurst, ordinwy sea-
some of the Anest plums at ail. Thank enjoyed by all. Refreshments cou- death of Rosenthal. 1 am sacrificed
' you, Bruce, We *1.10 thank Mrs- Joe sisting of cream and cake were served, to my friends. Bear this message to the police had abetted the murder.
I Foster for some of the nicAit red About thirty guests were present. the world and my friends. Amen.” yprk City, already inttnated
- ' th ofl Teeeived tiiis isMon. _— He hesitated a moment »• l» en-
in My' w»r to K ^ anytW»W QIBSCWVTLLK m BifBMNGTONl t«r«d the execution »f«m. ^ looked
received. . The bttttl^ip Con- , quickly at the double row of witnesses.
"»e fewlbtff.
^ ’Fhs six jurcra select«i^.i>'Coroner.
Petfr Hoffman to ho^J^Jsiuest dii
the victims of the Xii^aiid
tTOfbatn: .Dr.'W,
If heaKk ewwahsfaw^j^} -jg^'
ly A. Allen^cMKMltltg engine^.;J^S^
ty Moir, ■ hvlel' proprietor; S,
:K«Mgh, ei^ee merchant; 1^|^ae.
' manager; W.
wfaidkMe gi^er. ' .
GMad Jury :May N(« R«U^. ladict-
mtmt ■
vAfter State’s AttorMy Maclay
Hoyne dsrj^ ,0i* day hikd' announced
tfaai the couKl^'CWnS'jttry wWd re-
tnrs tndictoua^^^Miliii^ Si^hf
, ^ ba. to iW '&H vii^snie cf
tiw JEa»t)M>d.: «od. to-
.Bight Jikat.jJ^
he had beea.,ad«ii^-ast^^^^i^^^
have sufficient jurisdid^n j» proite-
eute, except ' for (san^aui^ter, and
tiiat proi»Wy tie jury did not have
sufficient evidence to.,warxant.U^em_in
returning ihdi true bUls. He said hi5
Wttold tom over w&at evidence he had
to Ussted DiWriet Atl»»My
Cil^. who will 'mtaessw
before a federal grand'jury in
days.
DUTCH raOflDE FOB AKM? IN-
CBSASE to SSMM.
The Hagns, Netherlands, July 30.—
via Londov ’6:52 p. m.—The new
Cteteh landatarm bill was adojrte^JiT
the first dtamber
'•vmaal inernke'inL‘i%(8 '1
wUisr* d! BoUmd to appi«zii&ttfy
uifiHt oOetr* and
jn0,M0 iriM» u* m*r ondv i)taw.
necticut will saa fioip Philadelphia One of the most interesting base- glared at the floor, then suddenly
tomorrow with.» regiment of marines, i h*U game* of the season was played walked aver the rubber mat a.nd
hWiWing m-aiSQ. eoMnty for the last two moaa*Piedmont Park on Thursday after- seated-himself in the electric Qhair.
lijs *x>srd free, cajiftf h>>n»e lioon lsetwiiai Gibsonville and Burling- Three shocks were given brfore the
. Friday. We w«re real glad to see features of the game were condemned roan was pronctinced
UNITbID STATS8 BE^LVED ON .t)ie little rascal. Now we will put him ^g -’by Brittian aad Edgar dead. He was put to death by the
PE4CE IN MS!SlCOi I to work. He’s like me, he loves woiit. Ktterloli and the pitehing of Bamas. State executiwicr whoK name is iin-
j O. R. Shelton and wife are visiting GibaonvsHe team seemed a little known to the public. He said that
fiefiitfte ^eps tB Bevolnitou Shelton's sister, Mrs. Bettie on account of lack of practice. his opinion Becker had died in-
be Tifcea VpoB Pmideat’s Return. jf0g_ 8 to 1 in favor of Bu-> «tantly at the first contact.
—Ar»iy and Nary Seady. , ( We regret to hear liuit Miss Alice ungton.'
^^ , Rippy.'is right eiek, Hope she will
Armed InterveMlWi to Nat Expected Boon r*cov«' ™ „ At 4:30 o’dock he had given out
But fe IvBeKered TSat a Measage* Mrs.-E. W. Hass was right sick TRAWLERS MADE the following typewritten statemenf
Dying Declaration.
Wifr be S«!it‘Tke.'^p*jhjg Leaders laat ^eek, but is now ap and about.
Cessa HasSiStfe". \
r
TO Hit BOTTOM.
.sir. Tscri ««j. Oaa^ fo^t our picnic, August 1.'
i No. 8 fklkz ai^e, of course, expecb^ to
. s. ■ bthars from the 'Adjoining
.v-Wa^in^o»,_toly 8ft.';;f'®efthite steps'routes are corBially invited. Come.
the i^sU^‘6o)i of Tpeaee in j
Stozico ■ wifi'" tw talcj^'^nime4iat«ly |
ii^oii President Wflson’s return to j
Washingtjrn Tiext week. The specific I, All imputable practicing physicians
action the. President may have de-vjejirjng. ^e
London, July 31,—^Four
}0R-£
by a Germtin submarine,
were saved.
more
been sunk
The crews
announcement.
!
MISS ATWATER ENTERTAINS.
Miss Anliie May Atwater veiy
■ss his dying declaration, signed in hi's
own bold handwriting:
“My Dying Declaration:
“Gentieaien: I st&nd before you in
my full senses, knowing that no power
on earth can save me from the grave
that is to receive me. In the face oi
that, in the teeth of those who con-
demnsd me a'nd in the presence of my
in the charges police cornsittion,
^s^nded to tlM n«in «f the ar^rAir
'Xf to a call to arms. Becker,-who
had’ been the chief target of Rosen
thal’s accusations, was openly sus
pected. He was relieved pf his com
mand of the Strong Arm Squad a^
transferred to the Bronx, j Jack ICose,
his graft collector, walki^d into ihe
Criminal Courts building the day after
the murder and surrendered to the
District Attorney, declaring he had
-nothing to fear. Harry Vallon and
Sridgie Webber, gamblers and friendi
of Rose and Becker, were arrested ss
witnesses. The ffrand jury began its
investigation.
Rose, in Prison CoBfesscs.
Rose lay in prison twelve days,with,'.
oat word frora Becker, and beUeviTig
his chief had deserted him, confused.
Vallon and Webber corroborated his
story. He told of his long association
with^ Becker, of police corruption
which existed as Rosenthal had
harmi ‘ en rt ined a her home ^ ab-jcharged. of thousands collected ,
cidcd upon has not been disclosed, but J gal examiners for the U. S. Civil Ser- ? ®®iute innot-ence of the foul crime , Becker f x police protection and finally
J, i. i-i 4. . . last Thursday afternoon from 4 to ir
It was authoritatively stated tomght yjc* CoinBussicn, and who '
for which I must die. You are now
that preparations were'bei^g made to execoto medical certificates in con- — ' *, ^hoat to witness my desti^uction by
.... ^ J., J.I. “ _ J . , Bynum Maynard. Progressive rool-
the program ae* Inectior. with civil service examiimtibiiB. c ’. « rpu
teiMine^ ijpon,; ©Bjy an unexpected
«Ktve in M(tcdco itself to end the strife,
it is Skid, would fur&er delay affirma^
tive action by the United States to re-
stOT* constitational government in th«
war-xone r^ulilie.
Armed iaterrentiMt is not regarded
as contetnplnted in tt>« President’s
prograai.
tQT a fee of one dollar, should so «4-
was the game of the afternoon. The
the- State which is organized to pro
tect the lives of the innocent. May
vise thi local Sedrefiry, Board of Ci^l T
Servi.e «s^iaers,'at the Post Office^e ^has contributed in any degree to my
building, or the District Secretary,
FonjrtH Civil Service District, Wash
ington, D, C. . , i
Very respectfolly, {
L. H. FISHER, !
. Diatrfct Becretar,?. I
^Cream aF.d.cake were served. About'
thirty girls were present.
QUITE A HINT.
'}i the An^nans really want to stop
ihe Italian itdiranee, why ddtiH;''th«y
watt untS ilfe ehaiye ia lA-iNB'Wast
ai^ tb«tt tlisi 12 wtdatta T
—.Boston Trsnaeript. . '
untimely death. And now, on the
brink of my grave I declare to the
world that I am proud to hav«4>«3n
the husband of the purest, luiblest
woman tbat ever lived-r.fli*len ]^kec.,
The Suesfr~“Yow wife is such a announcensent is the only lei»cy
—— I .. II , , ' handaohie woman, I should think you’d * l®«v6-lier. I bid jfou'aU-geod
Bemember the ice «tmu» »,pp« to -be jeal0« of her." .*>?«•
be jfiven Sy {Jia Jtini(?Phii»&iiiS'iAi»'^ vTke aiS-.- ' And for that Hesenthal HiH*4
of -&e P. Church L in«St« «iny men here- Hemuu} Roscgntiia!, the gambler for
Procseds for .ifo^n w^uM take a whose mvarder .Cbarle*^ 8^cl»r -»*li;|charge, to dff^j||ig^. Th«yv%t|^
claMt' ■ sentenced to ilie in the «hair, (Conttnnad-'HMi^ .Pac* 8.)..
I of h'‘; commission by Becker ro af-
rar.. e to have Eosenthal killed by
'^r.iiien—a comission he executed.
, That night, .Tuly 29, 1912, Distne^
Attorney Whitman summoned -.-tb*
grand jury by telephone and>tel^
graph, laid his evidence l>efore it aod
wjthin two hours obtained the indict
ment of Becker on a charge of Wttt-
d«r.
Pour East Side songsters we» in-
[dieted as the actual murderers., ■,-fl’tii'n
3fsd testified that these men wei^jutz
sign’d by “Big J^cfc,” Zalig, avjpftpg
ttader who h«4 ..Ven arrestafl'
Becker's . men. , on. train0i#>l|KfF
i
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