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A A THE ASSQCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast PROBABLY RAIN OR SNOW. VOL. XVII., NO. 270. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 21, 1912 PRICE THREE CENTS' :yan CONFERS BODY OF 11 MED BOTE p Mill I'L'Vti WILSON MARKS CRISIS Jmt TI JEW' Bi n CREDITOR IITHOII CAR BANDITS 1 Nebraskan Declines to State the Purpose of His Meet. ing with the President-Elect. MR. WILSON CORDIALLY GREETS THE VISITOR Conference Takes Place in the Governor's Private Office' at the State House. 'S WILL UNITE SECTIONS Taft Predicts a Closer Bond as Result of Democratic Success. Remains of the Late Ambassa dor Started on the jour ney to the United States. By Associated Press. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 21. President elect Wllsdn Announced after a three and a half hours conference with 'William J. Bryan that the "name of the Nebraskan had not been mention ed In their discussion of cabinet nlaces. We had a very delightful confer ence but did not com, to any conclu sion," said the president-elect as he came out of his office alone to talk to the waiting newspapermen. "We talked things over generally. We talked about the policies of the party, the carrying out of the platform pledges and talked about various cab inet places, discussing names in a gen eral way." "Did Mr. Bryan suggest some ; mimes?", he was asked, ' "I do not remember whether he or I suggested the names." The governor, was then asked if llr. Bryan's name had . been dis cussed. "It was not discussed," he answered emphatically. . '.. V "You must take me at my word that I am not faking decisions now and honor me' by not asking questions that call that Into question." , The governor said he did not know whether he would have any further 'conferences with Mr. Bryan noon. - . The president-elect here turned the interview into a reprimand of some papers. . . . 'v.j , "The headline -writer," he said, "seems to think that everything I do Is Ruing to be sensational, and the headlines almost never agree with the article below them.' Mr. Bryan , Noii-Commlttal. Mr. Bryan closed the interview ab solutely non-committal as to his con ference. "It Is customary,", he said, "lor the president to make announce nienta and not his callers." , The correspondents, however, fenced with Mr. Bryan, plying him with a number of questions to all of which he made the same reply.,. When told that Col. Watterson hart suggested "him for the ambassador ship to England the Nebraskan smiled and said: "Colonel Watterson and I have not conferred about that mat ter." A Mr. Bryan was talking to the newspapermen Governor Wilson came nut of his office and Mr. Bryan turned to him laughingly, saying: . "I am throwing on you the respon- By Associated Press. St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 21. Presl dent; Taft in a speech here last night congratulated the,sputh upon the elec tion of a democratic president, pre dicted nation-wide prosperity under the new administration and spoke with pride of the way this nation takes the quadrennial verdict of the people at the polls. The president spoke in the Masonic temple and the crowd which listened to his words cheered him to the echo, He gave his philosophy of politics and closed with a remark that swept the hall with laughter: . "The only sorrow I have," he said, "is the thought that there will break in upon the people and some Individ uals the fact that there are not enough offices to go around." ' . President Taft said in part: "Your distinguished chairman, Sen ator Fletcher, has said something about the relations of the north to the south, and has read from one of each side. W. H. Hughes, Fails to Collect Bill From Mr. and .Mrs. George Carne, Jr., Is Charged With Shoot ing Them. CONVEYED WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS Impressive - Procession From Dorchester House to Vic- toria Station, London Relatives Sail. , By Associated Press. ' London, Dec 21. The body of the late American ambassador, Whitelaw Reid, started on the Journey to the United States today and the highest military honors were paid it as It left London,. : , The coffin was placed on a gun car. riage drawn by six horses and driven by men of the royal horse artillery. The stars and stripes was spread over the casket. Eight non-commissioned officers, acting as-bearers, walked at HUGHES IS IN PRISON "('' , SHOWS LITTLE CONCERN State Department's Represen tations to Madero Will Deal Firmly With Is sues Between Republics. Stricken Suddenly With Ap pendicitis (Operation Is . . Performed at Wash. QAZETTE-NEW8 BUREAU. WYATT BUJLDINO, . Washington, Dec. 21 Murder of Diamond Merchant Leads to Capture of Eight of Band Terrorizing Chicago. DEFIANT. ALTITUDE Carver Wounded in . Arm, Senator Lee S. Overman, who was ittacked suddenly last night with appendicitis, will be operated on this afternoon. The Senator is at George Wnshintnn hnnnttnl nnd htn nhvRl- OF MEXICO SURPRISE) clans expect the operation to be a success in every particular. Physi cians characterise the attack as mild but deem an operation essential to EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN THEIR QUARTERS Thigh and Side, Wife in Neck Extent of In- 1 . jury Not Known. . Knox Decides to Demand in I speedy recovery. Senator Overman Unqualified Terms Ade quate Protection of American Interests. my addresses with reference to th( recent elections. I meant every word I said. I am not taking back a word, only I want you to understand that I was playing the part of a philosopher and whs attempting to find good out of something which might have been different. As the procession started from Dor Chester house on its way to Victoria Charged with shooting George Carver and Carver's wife of West Asheville this morning Just before 10 o'clock W. H. Hughes, a merchant of that" place, was ari-ested shortly after by the sheriff's officers and lodged In Jail, where he is held awaiting, the determination of the. condition of Mr. and Mrs. Carver, Who are in the Mis sion hospital. The shooting Is said to have resulted over an account which Hughes said Carver owed him.. Carver was shot three times, In the arm, in the thigh and in the side; his wife once in the neck. It is not yet known Just how badly they are hurt Hughes told the officers that he had made all plans to leave for Salisbury last night, even going so far as to have his berth reserved on the 10:45 train. At 1 o'clock yesterday. Senator Over man was apparently In the best of health. He told your1 correspondent that he was feeling "bully" and. that he anticipated good time with his I ,.. 1 L" ,. I ! .. V .1 ... . 1 i' ,.t B Associated Press. : r Washington, Dec. 21-Presentatlon, "r"wT, RoV(ien; at 0eor Wash- of the department's rejoinder to the I ngton hospital, announced at 2 o'clock Mexican reply to Secretary Knox's I tbat he would operate on Senator note of last September demanding Overman at 2:i0 o'clock this alter Robbery the Motive for the Killing of J. H. Logue, Declare Investigating Detectives. station It was led bv a sauadron of went to the home of the Carvers to the horse guards in bright breast-1 collect an account which was long plates, helmets with long plumes and past clue. e saia uns was me cause great scarlet cloaks enveloping horse of the shooting but did hot say what and man. The- band of the Scots Induced him to begin shooting. The imrda followed and behind them wounded man toldV Dr. A. F. Reeves, "1 had occasion to say when I vis- . . ... ..t ,h who. with Dr. Anderson, was auickly ted the south during a previous lelec- aiternated with the other musician, summoned, that Hughes came to his tion campaign that I ventured to ,. mhon. arnB the house to collect the bill and when think a great many of my audience J" 0imwort h. hat. Carver told him he did not have the would vote one way and pray another. I . . ,, thMr monev Hughes began shooting. "Inh not think that was the case ar8kln headdre a- and carrying their Immediately after the trouble oc- m tnejast campaign ax .east re reversed. At the same time a curred the sheriff' office was .notitled ST ."rLrrhTn. hattory. ho artillery stationed on and men were sent , c i arres Hughes. , rnu hc " and parade ground in St. James park iney say r.w flrprt a. salute nf 18 nuns, i cern over mo ainiin bji"b Tho rnuto nf the Tirocesslon was 1 carver aieq ne opea ne wouiu. oe ftopt clear by lines of moiintad police. bwy furthejM. wipi-b The nnlv mourner who accompanied I '"w"""" ""' " "' settled everybody ' acquiesced and there was not In colloqual terms would be called a klck anywhere, ... -President- Taft ihen reitwuted nonw of hia former utterances in regard to protection for American interests In noon. Dr. Boyden will be assisted by ... um .... th coffin was Corporal Donovan, a Carver Is employed by tne southern tne prosperity oi me uniitsu .biuiub - ------- . railway. "Now we are going on, I hope, to crops and everything Is ready to bring 1'ohlnd the coffin about a condition that ought to last hospital, wWo had been In Whitelaw Sheriff C. K, Williams went to the Ucld's service. Me marched directly I uim" " i"" wuunu- pu man ana woman, lie said Mrs. A guard of honor drawn up Inside Carver told him that Hughes did not utter an angry word but drew his pls- ol and began shooting at her husband when Carver said he could not then puV the bill; that she Jumped up to gei between them, and (Hughes then turn- many years, a condition in wnicn "VV"" "" 'Ir; n , " .. .i. i,ii k r,i,i rt coffin was brought in. Gathered ln- d stributed In which labor shall re- ide the depot were Major General Sir arsE inag:shi:hndUicbonrstle- TM ?1?ZTZ TJ. m hnnv the members of the American embas- ed apd shot her; that 1 he started to " . ,nnlt a-eneral. six aired I "re moiner inn wwxum wiibm "I congratu ate you my inenas on " the prospect that in this administra- ;'v" war veterans bearing flags. Og lion to come the south and the north en Mills Ueld John Ward, the Ear may be brought more closely together Granard and a group of prominent and the soulfi may, naturally, have a fir. marline- Ttuffln b North Cflrn- Mexlco may not take place until after I nnan . ; the holidays. 1 Mrs. Overman to Washington Secretary Knox is leaving Washing-1 Salisbury, N. d Dec. 21. Mrs. ton today for his home at Valley I T.ee Overman, wife of the North Car- Forge, to be absent until early in Jan-lolina senator, accompalned by the uary, and the intervening time befort I famllyphysicia and John D. Brown, he returns probably will be utilized In I the senator's secretary, left here at the careful preparation of the Amerl-1 noon today for Washington to be with can note, which in every way is likely I the senator, Mrs. Overman stated to be of historic Importance as mark-1 that her information was that the Ing a distinct crisis in the relations be-1 senator's condition was not serious. tween the two countries. He has been in splendid health prior Officials disclaim that the note Will I to the attack and no alarm is felt. be an "ultimatum," attaching to that word its technical meaning of a de mand which must be completely met by a specified date. But that the forthcoming note, while moderate In terms and dignified In character, will deal with the issues between America and Mexico ivf the firmest and most uncompromising spirit, is fully expected. At the same time Mr. Knox still has the subject under Immediate consideration and the final determination as to when the note shall be dispatched will not be known befotti - nlsr&ctuaf dcfwirturp. Mexico' Attitude Defiant. The administration has been brought to this attitude by the unex pectedly defiant tone of the Mexlcun reply to Secretary Knox's September g tal , The (lal,etto-News. note. The secretary had earnestly re-1 Htileigh, Deo. 21. In two years quested the Mexican government to I there will be deficit In the state treas STATE TREASURY DEFICIT Mrs. Carver begged him not to do so. The bullet In Carver's body has not been located. . wider Inllucnee because of the success of the democratic party. CKNTRAIi TOWER PLANT WORKS WKLIj IN NAVY YAK1 OPERATION n AnnnMnteA Press. urn,uir,(rtr,t. ri,. 21 -Arlmlrnl Stanford,, chief of the bureau of yards moving Highland dirge American residents. All stood uncov ered while the coffin was placed on the catafalque in the purple-draped car of the special train. The band of the Scots guards played Abide With Me." and as the train drew out of the station the guard of honor presented arms and the pipers played "The Flowers of the Forest," a T take measures to protect American In-1 ury f $1,200,000, acqordlng to Senator terests, lives and property In Mexico I q. Max Gardner and other members and had adduced a long list of In- Qf the Joint legislative committee. Af- stances where those Interests had suf-1 ter an investigation of the state's fin- fercd enormously. To the surprise or 1 ances, Senator Gardner urges re the stntc department the Mexican re-1 trenchment for several years. If the ply was full of resentment of the sec- next legislature follows, precedent a retary's suggestion and even went to greater deficit will confront the state, the point of impugning the accuracy the deficit now being $750,000. of the statement of alleged facts con- Senator Gardner does not urge cur tained In the secretary's note. It was I tailing of appropriations to worthy ln- sald that many of the Americans who I stitutlons, but thinks excessive appro complained of mistreatment were I prlatlons should stop. He found that themselves to blame, having secretly I personal property is not taxed in thou- partlcipated in the rebellion, anu iw Bands of Instances. The state Is rich was practically Intimated that the en-lenollgh j( property owners could be tire Orozco uprising would nave Deen i reHched, he says, impossible except for American sup and docks, has reported to the secre- The staffs of the American embassy bimy of doing, tne say ng. V'" "t tZ nRvv th .t most satisfactory n a consulate general traveled on ."That's right sir; I'll attend to tary of the navy that most satisfactory v.t i,i tv, o-orr,r,r ih a. tw nkle results nave come iroiu hj In his eves i of all of the machinery in the Boston Ti, d.n,nnr.tip lnodersi then went navy yard, from one central powei out to lunch, Mr, Tumulty, the gov ernor's secretary, Joined them In the public room of a hotel. Mr. Bryan had been In conference with Governor Wilson for nearly two hours when they were Interrupted by Z Eighteen Officers Already Dir. same train to Portsmouth, where the coffin will be played on board the British armored cruiser Natal, which Is to take It to New York. Mrs. Whitelaw Reld, Ogden Mills and his wife departed today at noon ectly Accused of Profiting by Vice Protection. is no telephone In the governor's own office and Mr. Wilson had to leave Mr. l'ryan to answer the call In another room. He talked with Mr. McCombs for only a few minutes then went back to his gueBt Trenton, N. J., Dec. 21.-WII!iam J. Bryan met President-elect Wilson at the state house here at :30 o'clock this morning. "I'm so glad lo see you," was Presi dent Wilson's greeting. Mr. Bryan reached the state houBe fi hiilf hmtr nhpfl d of his appointed time and as he was 'escorted into the governor's offices Mr. Wilson was not to be found. ' "I fuass we will find htm some where around," ' said Joseph P. Tu multv. the governor's secretary, as he led Mr. Bryan through the various rooms. Thev found the presiaeni- elect looking over some letters in an outer office. "I did not mean that you should find me out here.", the governor said, us he took Mr. Bryan's hand and es corted him Into his private office. The big oak door of the governors office was wide open and the open door" policy which Mr. Wilson in uugurated hers enabled spectators who freely come and go In the ante room to see the two men In confer ence. ' Mr. Bryan declined to say when he was met at the train Just wnat he would discuss with 'the presldent ect. "If the governor has not told you the purpose of the conference I cer tainly cannot," was his repeated reply. Mr. Bryan did not -know, he said, how long the conference would last or when he would leave here. As h got Into the automobile . which the governor sent to the station for him, s Mnull crowd gave the Nebraskan a thi'er. This is their second meeting njirc th" Itultlmor convention, thi' i i leun one having bei-n at (' 'i-rit him-'l on ai--c 4.) olant. Until recently every snop in the various navy yards had its separ ate boiler and engine plant The cen- by Associated Press. New York, Dec. 21. "If necessary them I we will back a van up to police head quarters and take all the records we wish to examine and bring them to Full I city hall," declared members of the . . L.uii' hnann vara nnlri to th hodv I lldermanic committee, which Is In- . I ... - , . . i t. i i...nni n,h.r.l -..I . nn hfivinir nnw lu'i-ii I -" " , , ' .-...j ih. irrer vards. 1 they embarked on board, the Carmanlal some i Idea ! was desired as to the efli-1 for New York. A few Intimate friends I Tha t.bnr nf trlH I KttUieiru .. mo "lawun iu aiw a long distance telephone call from clency obtained. ' he ptant m ve National Chairman McCombs. ranre )i"""" Salute Firctl by ElaKshln. Portsmouth, Eng., Dec. 21. test Turkeys. I arrival at this port from London. Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux, com- ifter a meeting last night at which It was charged that the pqllce were try ,-.i.i iw 9i Travnllnr toLana. nf th Tiiirt; onrl nil th. hln-hllnx to obstruct their investigations, .. ... , .L i' . ..'oii rain !t o o (1 il I .. i ffir. uiutinr.c.A hara s "We will sit all night' to examine turkeys passed through here early to- present at the station when the train! th.se records so that Police Commls- j L.nl. (. xf ffnnx ftl HTTlMlTlM I HvAW IM . AM It nnlTAff AT mA fllHTrnrTTI I 'IU1I3I Imuu liinj it hills of eastern Tennessee to the tables Nelson's flagship, the Victory, fired n documents In the day time," the . ... . . i oiin.a ta I statement continuea. "mil we w of unristmas ceieuimm u. uoi. inuiuLa ui i eim i - . nL,..j.i..ki nJ Vaw Vnrlf. 1 aKeti I Tha ocifrin wna hnrna nprnnn t lift let- I nave .cwtMua " i-niiaiieij... ...... . r- .r "... .u: .... i ... aiai iht wh.n th mm- , - i..M.,.i..n with u Tnfinar niar s uu- iv nn rnA anniiinpni or rnn piirnT iwtevi " "a - - a aha. lama MAPtlntl UlSt be-1 nffln or. nf thA British nnw and taken I mlttee visited police headtiuarters . Ka.anL..o.ivinar tha value of ' the Un bni.r1 the ormorpfl cruiser Natal.lwae blocked at every step uy lurn 1 1,.,.. i -i - n - - , - - . : , .... i ,.rl hv tha Tennestutns Is I nn tha maln.mpjt nf which VAflnp.1 thp I treatment, Dirun nui - , , - - --- . I ....! Ifnn,utlrin said to approximate a naif mimon ao.. united States ens.gn was immea.aieiy .n,nf ,ubpoen. Roth big shipments sought the same market. - 'I Amhassatlor Anderson at Seoul. Postage Stamps In Mile Lengths. 1u Attoctnted Pmt. Seoul, Korea, Dec. 21. Iaars An- itarflnn. npw.lv unnnlntpd United Stater Postage I ambassador to Japan In succesalon to I detectives have been directly accused Bv Associate Pren. Wunhlnn-ton. Dec. 21 stamps in mile lengths soon will be I Charles Page Bryan, with his wife, ar lby witnesses. printed by the government as the re- rived here this evening. They were suit of the invention of a machine by met at the station by Consul-General Benjamin R. Strlckney of the bureau George II. Scldmore and the staff of of engraving and printing. the United States consulate and by .. Tha na machine will print per- representatives of , Governor-General . an and either cut Into I fount Terauchl. IOIOID, ---- -- iW J J A .!. In haata or COil In mile lengms in pr- I AlIlimBBttUur auu linn. a-...uo. ... Deputy Police Commissioner McKay is reported as replying to tne com -nlttee'a attorney. During the aldermanlc Investlga Ions 18 police officers, including two wntalnn seven lieutenants and six President litotes Miami. Iia AssacuttsA PrflU. Minml. Fla.. ec. 21. The special train bearing President and Mrs. Taft and their guests passed, through SuH-'oT th preT6 tewn.i; ten-d-ViTemalnTere'-over-Sunlly anc M.am, this morning en route to Kev aucts oi ine prw. i Vnia whom thv winl West and Panama. The president U government a va sum ." V'S' . 7 hue In Key West at t o'cIck k this f- lt Is ctaimea oy .no """" .mnnn His narty will board the wlH cut down the cost or proauv..B T TT- Hn.ht Arkansas at 4 o'clock and I Gardner and Others of Joint Favor Retrenchment persons, are nn-- nort. It was this uncompromising spirit I 11KE THUCK HITS CAIt In the Mexican reply that brought the I George, Itcllgh's Noted Fire. Horse Killed, and Two Men Injuretli administration to the conviction that it was due to the dignity of this gov- ernmtn that a further presentation be made to the Mexican government, 1 Soecial to The txteetteewB. couched In such language as to place! Raleigh, Dec. 21. T. B. Castlebury, the statements beyond controversy I driver of a fire wagon, was painfully and to oblige the Madero government I Injured about the head and back, to meet the Just complaints of the land G. L. Jones, street car motorman, United States in a proper spirit. I suffered the dislocation of an arm Rpnnrts of continued disorder and I when the tire truck ana a car couia- turmoll throughout Mexico continue led here today. George, the old fire to pour Into the state department I horse, which one time held the State Tha .trilcp altuatlon at the American record, had a leg broken and was .... - - . mine at Cananea. Sonora, has not Im- killed. The fire wagon was being us- proved but conditions have grown I ed in a practice run and ran into a worse. There aonears to be no pro-1 street car at fast speed. t,.ti,n nf ufp and nroDertv In Duran-I D. G. Wagoner, manager of and on state. Americans have been warn-1 partner In the J. D Holcomb com ed to come into Durango city fur pro- pany, dry goods dealers of Elkln has tectlon. On Thursday night five ban- been arrested for causing a $60,000 dlts attacked Santa Isabel Ranch, fire at that place an December 17. He owned by an American negro colony was released on a five thousand bond 25 miles from Durango. Two men at a preliminary, according to Capt were beaten and two women were at- Jordan of the Insurance department, tacked. The governor of the province It developed that. Wagoner was seen has promised to send mounted police I about the store the nlslit of tne lire. in pursuit of the marauders. Organized (Jang of Automobile Thieves LYNCHER AFTF.H FRAUD CHARGE By Associated Presl. New York, Dec. 21. It Is not safe to leave an automobile unattended In the streets of New York, even under a locking device, according to Secre tary Edward 8. Cornell of the Na tional Highways Protective associa tion, Negro Accused of Obtaining Money I'mler False Pretense Mobbed In South Carolina. By Associated Press. Columbia. 8. C Dec. 21. John Folder, a negro living near Norway. taken from the guard- who has recently been investl-1 hUBe at Norway last night and car- stamps at least 57 per cent Cheaper Eggs In Chicago. Valuable Silk Cargo, -all Immediately for Colon, r.. l..n.tatari Pr. I A brief stop was made here ana Chicago, Dec. 21. Retail grocers! the president spoke from the rear of Bv Associated Press. have been forced to sell eggs rrom us iru.n Ui i-.ssocin.eu ' I . . . j v..no ha. I it tha .tntlnn. . He h d he was bound Tacoma, wasn., w. '- ' ' T" v.nm becsuM he believed the thniiaand one hundred ana nny Dates cause or inei criihuiii uuicu iti'- - - . ohf0rwnt.lknued at II..TM0.. the ,y by Chicago women to reduce th. U, t had , . "'c Z'.' largest and most valuable siik cargo pnae oi mat proouci. ""j:'" h ..J. with . . Ds nn 9r I "Tha hs-ra n riaV maleM WPTA mil- I HJ I.e. HO'iiii ""I'" ever brougnt across - '' """"" ""-'..-'.. .a... h. ,.ni anrf It. builders for many . . . ,apa laaf nurni riniian innnv. 1 1 whs p.unicu iiini I -' - - - - - aiora-T (1111111 n., 1 1 v rn i , - - v. ...r. i - gating the numerous thefts of auto mobiles. An organized gang of auto mobile thieves Is at work, he de clares. The gang la said to Include an ex port mechanic, familiar with automo biles. It Is upon this member that reliance Is placed to unlock any de vice used by automobile owners. "It Is a very simple matter for these thieves," said Secretary! Cor nell. rled three miles into the country and shot to death. No clue Is to be had of the men who did the lynching and the authorities at Norway are at a loss to know the motive for the lynching. The negro ' had been Jailed on a warrant charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses. An In vestigation started today was ad journed until Tuesday next ' 'They change the number at once ,. tii..i.ia PMmim n Aorounllna. anu as soon as putwmMe wiey re-miiii By Associated Press. Albany. N. Y., Dec. 21. Attorney Qeneral Cormody received a letter to day from General Daniel E. Sickles, from whom the state is endeavoring tn obtain an accounting for state the car. After they speed It to Pennsylvania and get a license for it there." Public Schools for Public Meetings. Chicago. Jci -Buiidlng and ' funds paid him a. chairman of the grounds committee of the board of. New York Monumeni coram -, nciauon siaun "'i - I . . . - a , 1 . ,. f J , I ........ I m m .n,,u,,An J, I (1 1.1 1 1 1. iimi 1111. 1 . .7nu....... - ' . . . . . i . , I n a ... , irmn n na mm ill nn .iiiiubiil i . iiivuu, i cuutaiiun -1 i- . - - - on the steamer Belleropnon irom in. tne nve ana one-tmu v' '"- -J " - , nrovlde for the that all public school bullillnrs be would be In Albany this anernoon 10 v,.,v Y,.rk. ' , stations opened throughout the city. the details of the work. t hools. Bg Associated Press. Chicago, Dec. 21. Eight four men and four women, der arrest In connection with the sen sational murder of J, H. Logue, dia- : mond merchant, in McVicker's Thea ter building and the police are strongly Inclined to believe that they have succeeded in breaking up a dan gerous gang of automobile bandits. At least some of the prisoners are suspected of either participating in or knowing something about nearly all of the daring safe-blowings and other criminal depredations that have taken place in Chicago in the last fort night. After the arrest of four, persons late yesterday, detectives have been bring nlng others in one by one. The fifth is a man said by the police to have a prison record and the sixth chauffeur alleged to have been driving the nocturnal bandits about town, and the seventh and eight pris- , oners are a married woman and a friend of hers, whose Identity the po lice refuse to divulge. Early today search of the North side flat where the suspects were ar rested was made ana a quiyuuy oi dynamite and nltro-glycerine. togeth- or with caps used In discharging ex plosives were found, Many skeleton keys were discovered. . , i'. Awcainn'8"btae had been torn a strip of silk like that stuffed as a gag in Logue's mouth was ' found by the police In the Northslde llat used as a rendezvous by the sus pects under arrest. J The eight persons held by the police are: ' Clyde Stratton, said to be a convict who escaped from the penitentiary ut Columbus, O. H. R. Hampden, declared by the po lice to be a safe-blower with many aliases. i i. Mrs. H. B. Hampden. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, said to bo the wife of a safe blower known as "Toronto Jimmy" Johnson, now serv ing a 20 years term In the penitentiary at Waupun, Wis. Frank Williams, declared by the po lice to have a prison record. William Duffy, a chauffeur. A womun said to be known as Edn- ( Col Iyer. An unidentified woman saia to De a relative of Mrs. Johnson. Cantaln Halpin received a telegram from the state penitentiary at Col umbus, O., asking that Clyde strat ton be held as ne was uu cbuokcu onvlct for whose capture a rewara of $50 had been offered. Much importance Is attacnea uy Captain John J. Halpin to the arrests f last night of Clyde Stratton, me convict and fugitive from the Colum bus (O.) penitentiary; Edward itamp- den, arrested with stratton, ana two women, one claiming to be the wiie oi Hampden and the otner tne wiie oi Toronto J m" Johnson, a sate-Diower now serving a 20-year sentence In the Waupln, Wis., penitentiary. The Identification of the men was dramatic. F. A. Carnal, former uib- trlct attorney of Hill county, Montana, saw two men rushing out of the building where the crime was com mitted at about the hour when the diamond broker was slain. Un familiar with the downtown district. Carnal wandered Into the theater building, believing he was entering the First National bank building, where he had business. His description of the two men led to tho arrest of Stratton and Hamp den in a north side flat about 12 hours later. Both women under arrest are blondes and a blonde woman had been seen on many occasions In laogue's office. . . The, motive for the crime puzzioa . the Dollce for a time, but early today Captain Halpin gave It as his opinion that robbery had actuated me crnnr. Jewels and money to the value of probably $300 were said to be mus ing. The police said nothing could be learned In the man's life that would cause him to be murdered for revenge. Efforts will be msde again today to photograph fingerprints found on pa pers In the safe and on the door of the vault None could be found yester day which was not smeared. Mrs. Logue, the widow, told the po lice that her husband had no fortune and did not even carry any Insurance. , She was unable to give the police any motive for the crime. Police early today arrested Frank Williams, said to have escaped from the Wlnconsln state prison at Waupun. Wis. He lived In the flat occupied by Stratton Hampden and the two women. BIX suit cases found In the apart ment coiitancd five uncut dliinmnils. a number of s'ld rlnsn wlHi the '- removed, H OHHtiti'v i'f sIIm iv Jewelry. Two small (Cuntli)'i' 1 i a i I )
The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.)
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Dec. 21, 1912, edition 1
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