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Mao Was Married
COUPLE BEING TRACKED
Philadelphia, Pa" Doc. 81,? Ro
berta B. DeJanon, the 17-yoar-old
: granddaughter or RobertBolst, ??
riflced her hone andlnrrtaherttanoe
of ?io, 000,000 wfrfeu. car.
acrordlox to tile police? she
with Ferdinand dim, a
j Jew three times her age.
story of the hypnotic thrall In
? ch Cohen held tho girl, whom he
?erred as a waiter at the Bellevue
Stratford In Philadelphia, <u re
vealed today In letters from her
which be left beMnd when be and
little Roherta. both In dltgulse, flf>d
lettera. In tha opinion of
I Mrs. Cohen, the wire ,*bonT\he wait
er left, hare been shown to the po
-Uee and it Is through them that the
missing heiress and (Mr Bvengall I
beta* tracked.
a
Cohen, alao. was disguised. He
wore a falsa mustache and f. soft felt
hat that dr?!KM4 over his eyes and
cast a shadow on his feature#, when
hi net the girl at the Broad ?treet
station.
TMs'afteraooaU was declared that
the aathorltiM ware close oa the trail
of the strange couple. Little Ro
berta and the man who cast his weird
spall over her while ha served her as
a menial, have been pursued from
the mom ant their night waa discov
ered by 'all the forces that could be
maat?red by the millions of her fam
ily. and tha Jealousy of a woman
scorned by tha daaertad wife. J
The police of half a dosen cities
hava been at aea oft the qui viva,
aad It waa reported today that Boa
ts?. Plttaburg, Buffalo and other
cites In the East were Involved la tha
Miss Rosa Stokes left yeaterday tor
k'HBI
Was Thrice Married
HE LOVED ONLY DORA
Pern. Ind., Dec. 30. ? A careful
laid plan or a love-sick and diacour
aged man. Involving robbery, murder
and suicide, culminated today Id the
?laying of lttaa Dora Ghapell, twenty
one years old, a waitress In the din
ing room ot the Bearss hotel, by Hoy
JfcKlnney. who then committed sut
Accordlng to advices from Indian
apolis. McKlnney entered^ ? lunch
room there early yesterday and rifled
the cash register whlls be covered
the man behind the coanter with a
Letters found la thn' 4*ad men's
pocket indicated that the hold-up and
today's crime were planned. It Is
believed McKlnney committed the
Peru. Three letters were addressed
to the coroner, the gin's father,
''rank CMpell of Pern, and to Mc
Klnneys wife at Bast Oermantown,
Indiana. . - ,
. It a letter to the coroner, MeKln
ney Bret directed that his body be
list to a mod leaf college and then
fhapell and went , wit* . her ?. tw*
month* at the end ot. which time I
toned that ehe was the onfe** **
me. Several daya ago the gir'^
father want to Indianapolis
caused me much-trouble an4 brogfep
Dora to Pern. It waa lmpoealble for
me to forget her, so I came to Pern.
I asked her to go to the theater with
me hat she had other arrangements.
1? could not sleep and fad only
knows life haa been a hell. May Ood
help Dor^ and take pity on me. Be
fore I close I hope that everybody
?njtakeapsach at m* before I pas*
over the (Teat divide."
Mttr to Wife.
In tho letter to his wife McKioney
"I only wish yon were with me so
I could take you with us too."
McKlnney came to .(he hotel yes
terday and registered as L. B. I-en
bart. of Chicago. He poaed as a
United States marshal and diaplayed
a secret service badge. It la not
known where he obtained the badge
ae he haa not been in the government
service.
BLOWING NEW YEAR BUBBLES
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Revelations Shocking
Country Girl. Testifies in City
Many Cradties Inflicted? Oth r
Girls WtyiMtf. ^
GUARDS ARE INDICTED
Atlanta, Ga., D^c. 80. ? That wh'.te
women were, hungup on the wall of
a cell room, a^ though crucified, with
etxended arms, that at least one at
tempt was made to whip a woman,
and that prisoner#- were used to do
work for private citizens, were eome
of the things testified to to^ay In the
city council investigation of the city
prison, Ten own aa the stockade.
Charges that the city prison, to
whlotTinen and women convicted of
rnlsdemeanoss and unable to pay is
mozfvyflne are committed, is a filthy
place unworthy of holding even ani
mals, that there has been graft an?,
that barbarous cruelties are prac?
tlced there have teen made. The
grand jurors recently indicted Super
intendent Vlning and two guards for
cruelty and made public a scathing
report which resulted in thiB inves
tigation. ~ 'i
Ruby Oaither, a country girl, wh?
said she was 19 years old, was the
4tar witness of the day. After the
j^ id jurors had described the prison
%it "the dlQiest, foulest place - on
firth, dlrttefc*hJtn'smy DJs - thm
Ipp^eat to Sapt. :
l-jher Infraction
Tight wK - - He mad Another guard
| ragged BVrto the wall ti? the cell
foom and botfkefc'my arm to a nag
to the wall:. ^The>. ring % was so high
that I could i*t aUmd on my feet but
had to stand on my. tip-toes. , I told
Vinlng that I was 0) and suffering
but he phld*no attention to me. 1
was hung there tor nearly aa hour
4b agony before' I fainted. I do not
know how long i wa# banging, but I
was down and the doctor was attend
ing to me when I recovered con
sciousness."
The witness told of seeing another
girl, also white, hanging by both
prists. A third girl WAs hung up,
but her hands were so small that
lahe slipped through the handcuffs.
This same girl, the witness swore.
Was put in the whipping machine, a
big wooden chair. Invented by Vln
ing, in which the victim is placed,
fastened and then turned over for the
application of the lash. The lash is
a heavy leather strap With ?iarge
metal rivets studded in its surface.
ThU girl, Pearl Ryan, was so small,
however, that she slipped through
the chair, and the guards gave up the
attempt to beat her.
The superintendent and the guards
are Indicted for cruelty beating a ne
gro. Another negro died a few days
ago from blood poisoning caused by
Shackles rusting on his legs and cut
ting into the flesh. When prisoners
apived at the stockade, shackles
were riveted on over their clothing
and-ao matter how', long- they were
held, they could not remove their
clothing. Only a -lye soap was tm*r
n'shed the prisoners and they got no
towela. -
The Invest! cation will continue to
morrow and over a hundred witness
WORK DELATED.
On Account of ?Iee Work oi Bath
undue Htopped.
'Mr. M. M. Jones. of this c?r. who
has the contract to rekuIM the
bridge running across ?Bath creek.
Bath; N. C.. be (tail work last Wednes
day, but on aooonnt of tha recent
f?w? he was compelled to stop
work. The bridge I* now ImpaM
abl*, working considerable hardship
to the cMmiu, la that part of the
county. Work will he resumed as
LEE STATUE
WILL remain!
Congress Cannot Well
ington and Reject Old
bee. in Cod
W put In pD
;the capltol.
[ When the opposition to accepting
the stajtoe made Itseir manifest on
the part of the former soldiers la the
Union. service, it waa announced that
If tfce atrntue waa not accepted and it
was -required to be withdrawn from
the hall. Virginia would withdraw the
companion place, the figure of Wash
ington.
~ After the figure* were set up by
workmen and the matter of formal
ceremonies In connection therewith
became an acute question, Senator
Daniel took the subject up with the
relatives of Gen. Lee. It was agreed
by . them that the formal acceptance
of the- statue was of little concern
and they would be content to leave
them, in the hall without further cer
emony.
Thia probably will be the program
followed, as congress cannot jtorm ally
accept the atatqe of Washington and
refuse that of Lea.
MISS WRIGHT ILL.
Now In Richmond For Treatment ?
Hopes to Return in a Week.
On account of the illneaa of Mlssi
Wright# who is now in Richmond for
medical treatment, the kindergarten
pupils will not be required to attend
the opening of the public schools
Monday morning.' Jhtst as soon as
Miss Wright recovers sufficiently to
return to the olty^e children in this
department will be notified, Is to1
be hoped she will be well efeough In a
week's time to resume her duties.
Her many friends wlbh for her a
speedy recovery.
PlRKir BAPTIST CHURCH.
Interesting Kcrvlcen Planned For
Tomorrow.
The pastor, Rev J. A. Sullivan,
will All his regular pulpit at the First
Baptist Church Bandar morning and
evening. His subject for 11 a. m
will be: "Just a Doorkeeper." At
night he will continue his series of
sermons on the n'ght scenes in the
Bible. The topic for tomorrow night
Is "Bethel in the Night-time." After
the evening sermon the holr com
munion will be celebrated. The sub
ject for prayer meeting next Wednes
day evening will be ".Meanings of the
Lord's 8npper." Good music. . And
all strangers in th* city are cordially
invited
NEW YEAR'S EVE '
OYSTER ROAST
Miss Hattie Cozzens and Mr. J.
T. Biand Entertain.
Miss Hattie Coszens and Mr. J. .T.
Bland gave an oyster roast last night
to ^uite a ci*wd of young people.
They all met at the home of Mies
Hattie Coszens and played games un
til 11 o'clock, and then departed for
the gas house where oysters, olives,
ptektar find c packer* were served.
The guests amused themselves until
12 o'clock, when they all went out
and watched the old year oat and the
hew. year In.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. 8am
Pegram, Misses May Styron, Sarah
Wells, Pat Harris, Stella Phillips.
Ruth Phillips, Emily Harris. Janie
Roberts and Hattie Cossens. Messrs.
Prank Wright, Ralph Phillips, Lee
9'ewart, John Calloway. Willie 8tan
ctll, Tom Bland and Master George
S?ja|g..
Miss Coszens and Mr. Bland proved
to be most delightful entertainers.
FINE XMAS
CELEBRATION
Held at First Baptist Church
Last Evening.
The First Baptist Sunday - School
sustained Its line reputation for en
tertainment lact Alght 'A beautiftrf
little cantata was rendered entitled
"The Magic Snowball." The Little
Mothers were Misses Pattle Wilson.
-Lucile LeRoy, Blanche Alligood,
Rosie Spain ajtd Oriel Weeks. Prince
Charming was Impersonated by Mas
ter Irving LeRoy. and the Pixies were
Rasters Robert Jackson. Verno^ Alli
good, John 8pafn and Charlie Weeks.
Miss Galdys Alligood represented
Mrs. Santa Claus. All took the'r
parts faithfully and naturally. In
the lullabys, the choir very ably as
sisted in the singing. - _ L
Of course everybody connected
with the school waa remembered with |
a little present, and in addition .each
of the Junior Baraca Class received a
very handsome token from their
teacher, Mrs. Alligood.
The church was very tastefully
decorated for the occasion. Alto
gether the entertainment was well
presented, and the comm'ttee, Mrs.
E. L. Dawson,' Mrs. 8- F.' Alligood and
Miss Bertha Vanhook 'deserve much
credit for their excellent work.
A ,
ST. PETER'S CHURCH.
Morning and Rvening Prayer
Usual Hour Tomorrow.
Rev. N. Harding,, the rector, will |
preach it St. Peter's parish, this city. I
Sunday morning and evening. After |
| the morning sermon the holy com1 1
munlon will be oelebrated.
LOSS BY FIRK AMOUNTED
VO HALF MILLION :
New York, Dec. 80. ? fire whlc! !
threatened to destroy the $86,000.
000 plant of tbe> Standard OU Cem
started with an
pt the 40.00*baWel
reeosesto eo;
THOSE INVOLVED
MEJMRESTED
Sends srCard Home
Tried td Send Giri to ihe Fath
erland to Marry an Old Sweet
heart ? But She Left and is
Still Missing.
NARRATOR IS ARRESTED
New York. Dec. 30. ? William
Joehmeke. fifty-nine years old, a
nerchant living at No. 128 Park ave
nuot Hobokcn, who owns considerable
property In that city, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of being re
sponsible fo'r the disappearance -of
fifteen-year-old Elfrieda Tittlebach,
of No. 229 Washington street. Two
other men, former employes of the
girl's father, who contacts a place at
No. 133- Washington were also
held, charged with aldlnVv V>ehmeke.
8he vanished on December 18.
Hoboken -detectives declare that she
was seen the evening before talking
to Bohemeke in front of- his house
and that she was heard to say:
"I am afraid to go with those two
men. You must keep your promise.*'
The girl's reference to men she
feared la*. believed to be explalnod by
the statement of one Prits Bermach,
a former bookkeeper In the employ
of her father, and who Is one of the
three men now under arrest.
It was ?n the* saloon of Tltlebach
on Christinas night, while the disap
pearance of the girl was under dis
cussion. that Bernrach appeared.
"It's Christmas."- said the man,
"and I've got to tell the truth, and
here It ta.
"Ed Riehter,' who used to be the
luifeh*HA.Jtere, was piking to me Jn
the street on the night of December
14 when Bpahmeke came -up and
asked if we wanted to mike a few
hundred dollars. He said he was be
ng bothered by Elfrieda, but didn't
wish to marry her. He said he un
derstood she Ltefl an admirer in Ham
burg, Germany, and that he wanted
to take her abrosd.
"He hknded us 9200 for tickets
on La Lorraine that sailed on the
sixteenth and said he would pay
91,0(To when irr? started.
"We bought the tickets and went
after the girl, but we couldn't entice
her away from the house and were
afraid to use force. The vessel sailed
before we could get a chance at her
and Boehmeke became very much
worried. He took the t'ckets back
and said he would tend to the mat
ter."
Narrator Promptly Arrested.
This cheering Christmas story was
boldly told by his former employe in
the presence nf the girl's father, who.
restraining an impulse to knock the
man down, 'caused his arrest. De
tectives were then sent in search t>f
Ritcher, who, when placed in custo
dy, fully corroborated the story.
Yesterdsy Chief Hayes and his de
tectives, who had watched Boeh-j
meke's home all Sunday night, ar
rested him as he stepped out. The
tickets for La Lorraine were found
on him, and he was confronted with
the accusation of abduction.
The girl Elfrieda Is still missing.
Yesterday her mother reeclved a pos
tal card in ber daughter's handwrit
ing but addressed in another liand.
CARRIER BOYS
TO COLLECT
Beginning Today They Will Col
lect Subscriptions for the ?
Daily News.
The management wishes to an
nounce to the aubecr bers of the
Dally News that beginning today the
city cirrler boys will be authorised'
I to collect subscriptions on their re
spective route*. TMie subscrHjers of
the naper will pleale bear this In
mind md have thefr change ready
when the carriers call. This Is done
for the convenience of our subscrib
er* and enablee the boys to earn
more. We hepe to l^mye the coopera
esery subscriber In this new
?>*tb<*d, as it will itare both'tham
p?l?e* nd Che management much an
noyanca. '
Wpkln, who tilw visiting Mr.
*n<t Mrs. a?.t set.
M1?bm "S^ Br non aad Xante
;itr<?*? lei
munir ni npy
WHOLE otOcK
WIPED OUT
IN PORTSttDUTH
Many Horses Burned
Williams' Livery Stables Destroy
ed. Together With Stores, St
loon add Restaurant ? Originat- '
ed from Overheated Store.
LOSS ABOUT $125,000 *
Portsmouth. Va., Jan. 1. ? Fit#
probably from an overheated stovfc
destroyed the O- L. Williams blocfc
of business houses at the corner c&
South and Crawford streets yester
day with a total loss estimated at
|12 5,000 and with only partial li?
surnace. The Portsmouth market
and armory across the street wefr
threatened and'only saved by shift
ing winds. Eight or ten horses wet#
cremated in the fire. The plac<?
burned were:
<X L. Williams* livery stables.
J. H. Branch's hay and grain store.
Whit Wilkins' Commission place.
Clark's restaurant.
! J. H. Howard's saloon.
Woodward's restaurant.
The undertaking vehicles of Snel
llng. King and Cooper were burned
as was al?o the handsome new am
bulance of the King's DaughteriT
Hospital of Portsmouth.
The loss to buildings is placed a*
$50,000 with $75,000 loss on stocks
and other personal property.
The flames, tanned by a high
wind, spread rapidly and while thp
Portsmouth fire department workef
hard" they were unable to extinguish
the blaze before the entire block haH
been practically wiped out
Asked Norfolk For Aid.
Mayor Reed, of Portsmouth, called,
on Chief McLaughlin, of thy K'orfofc
department for assistance, but tUe
Norfolk companies did not respond.
Chief McLaughlin told Mayor Reed
that the Norfolk firemen were rea<\y .
to respond to the call for assistant
When it came from the chief of tUfc
Portsmouth department and askeH
him to get In touch with Chief Mar
den. Nothing further was heard at
the request.
Estimate of Losses.
The losses /are estimated as fol
lows: I
Stables, $ 5ft. 000.
Horses, feed, vehicles and furni
ture stored therein, $47,000.
Snelllngs, King and Cooper, loes
of hearses and other vehicles, $7.00}.
J. H. Branch, loss of stock, $8,001.
King's Daughters' Hospital, loss <51
ambulances, $350.
A. B. Jafvis, loss of wagon, $20|,
Portsmouth Burial Company, lotts
of tjearse, $300.
Clark's restaurant, $500.
Woodw^fd's restaurant, $500.
John H. Howard's saloon, $2,009.
1 Whit Wilklns, produce dealer,
$300.
GREAT DAMAGE IK FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla., oec. ji. t%#
days of f reeling weather extended to
south Florida has left 35 to SO p?r
cent of the orange crop atlll on t to
trees seriously damaged TbousanSs
of acres of early vegetables are a
total loss. The temperature Is the
lowest since 1895. The greatest dan
age Is In central southwest Florid*.
On the lower east coast, damage to
fruit Is slight. Florida cltrua <*
changes will be heavy losers
INFANT OHRI8TENKD.
Archie Clark Rodman, the InfaSt
son of Dr. and Mrs. John C. Kodmaa,
was christened at the residence.
West Main street, yesterday at noon
by Rev. Nathaniel Harding, rector pi
Pet"r'B Episcopal Church. Mlssee
L!da T. Rodman and Janle Myers
were the godmothers, and Messrs.
Archie Clark of Wilson, and Rodman
Oolon, of New Bern, the godfathers.
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New Advertisements * *
in Today's News
J. K- Hoyt ? Hosiery.
Carl D. Parker ? Insurance.
4. H. Harris Plumbing ? Supply
Co. ? Greeting.
W. O. Saunders ? Abe Runca
tor'a Preachments.
B. K. Mlion ? Co. ? A
Hon.
Theaur.
Gaiety Tfceater.
Vick'a