Sheboygan Evening Press, The (Newspaper) - October 30, 1912, Sheboygan, Wisconsin TODAYS WEATHER tonight and Thursday moderate west winds A Newspaper Pledged to the Welfare of Sheboygan and Its Citizens 259 SHEBOYGAN WIS WEDNESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 30 1912 The la a paper for j and deserving of your support PRICE 2 TICKET former Lays Afternoon CASE IN IN JUDGE COURT Crockford Takes the Stand the Details of Russell the L Radcliffe Summoned This and Admits Purchasing Tickets From vs rase of the state of It was not material having no Joseph was on the charge of be- lt o'clock in Judge Schmidt and Crockford every was pied Interest ned to center about the ness said Schmidt had agreed to take all the tickets he could that he sold Schmidt unpunched tickets which had been taken up by him on A L the cars between and She confessions of their connection with the affair Mr appeared in court wear blue glasses protecting from j eyes which have been some trouble this week the morning hours but two were on Uhe stand but their testimony was of a startling h m During witnesses not one blue Just a little piece of paste Just a little bit of cash Comes near making steady Boarders For some men of class Mr Crockford told of his with the alleged cy and of his selling tickets to eph Schmidt while Howard Russell head of the agency which was em ployed to uncover the conspiracy The witness said at times Schmidt came down to the car for the tickets Asked as to whether he had sold to any other party the witness said he had sold only to Schmidt's relatives aid named Fred Winter of Milwaukee Witness declared that the defendant had said I and Fred will take all the tickets you can get 4 At this point there was repeated objections on the part of Mr Voigt who the testimony was material to the issue at law Crockford testified that at time Schmidt offered him a suit value to take the same out m tickets also a overcoat to be paid for In tickets and a diamond ring the chase price to be Milwaukee ern tickets Witness said he had taken none of the articles The ness testified that McGoff in his letter concerning Schmidt said The True Fit man at Sheboygan would take all the tickets I could get but that he had a good supply he guessed on hand at that time that Mrs Radcliffe had written a letter to a relative explaining the ticket plan and Schmidt would not sell Buddy any more ing exposure That Schmidt had admitted at that time the ing of two sets of tickets a month for a period of two years back or during the time he had been n Sheboygan That Schmidt further admitted that other conductors were selling tickets to parties in this city and that he had given the names of the parties to whom sales were made It was finally decided not to divulge those names at this time Ail of this testimony was objected to by Attorney Voigt and shortly before the noon hour Mr Collin's made a motion to amend the com- plaint and arguments were in ress when court adjourned At the opening of court this the attorneys quoted ises and the covrt reserved his ing until later during the trial Mr Russell answered one or two questions and was cross examined only briefly by Mr Voigt The defense is fighting hard against the admission of testimony and it is one of the biggest battles that has ever been fought in Municipal Court RADCLIFFE A L wsa the next VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN IS NEAR DEATH'S DOOR curing iy you can get that the defendant made ad- in his presence and that of Chief Schack and the district attor ey Mr Russell said that Schmidt told him that he had not sold any tickets to Radcliffe of late as his t meaning Radcliffe's had writ ten a letter to relatives telling jus haw the plan was being worked and he had called off further sales to as he termed Radcliffe The case is one of the most trying that Judge has had to sit in numerous objections on the part of At Voigt for the defendant forcing the judge to be constantly on his mettle The defense contends that it is impossible to show a con- between Crockford and Schmidt under the law and every point is being fought out stubbornly District Attorney Collins is fighting ta hwe evidence admitted just as hard as the other side is fighting to keep it out Just before noon Dis- them? tret Attorney Collins made a motion to amend the complaint in order to ewer a 1 testimony as to fraud and this point was under discussion when ad at the noon hour The Milwaukee Northern Railway Co has Attorney E H Bottom Manager John St John a-d Russell chief of detectives in the present investigation and his of detectives both male and present They will take the the day CROCKFORD TESTIFIES Conductor Crockford of this city who was laid off by the Northern sortie two weeks ago took the stand this He testified that he had been with Schmidt f r some eighteen months becoming with him by a letter from Conductor McGoff whom he CROSS EXAMINATION Mr Crockford was cross examined at considerable length but his mony was not punctured He ad- that at certain times he had taken a cash fare and put it in his pocket but declared that he had never sold any Milwaukee Northern tickets to other than Schmidt and relatives Being pressed on this point the witness I did leave some with Schmidt's part ner one time and he paid me for saying Schmidt knew about them Mr Crockford was sure but what these might ness called by the state He ad- mitted in the first question asked by District Attorney Collins that he had purchased tickets of Schmidt as far back as a year ago and had con- to do so until recently The court over ruled the motion of Mi- Voigt and Radcliffe was lowed to answer as to whether he had ever sold any these tickets He he had given some to his wife and law and they had used them and that he had sold some but only three or four sets He said that all together he had only about ten or eleven sets With the testimony of Radcliffe the state rested and the defense waived the introduction of testimony Arguments are being made by Col- lins for the state and Mr Voigt for the defense as this paper goes to press MR DEBS TO SPEAK HERE Tomorrow evening Sheboygan will be honored with the presence of a Presidential candidate V Debs Socialist candidate for dent He will speak at Eagles hall and from present indications he will be greeted with a large audience He s a ant orator and those who ome out to hear h'm will not be All over the country has drawn laige audiences Be- TRIPLE FUNERAL THIS P.M Vast Throngs Attend the Funeral Services Held This Afternoon Remains of Mr Philip Ott Utica N No ndt have ment is noted m the condition of Vice- President Sherman lies at the point of death here Under the influence of quieting medicines he slumbers a great part of the time His vitality is slowly lessening however and he cannot much longer continue his losing flight against death Dr Payette H Peck hia personal physician revealed that Mr man's struggle for life is practically a hopeless one The phase of the vice- president's illness that makes his con- dition extremely critical is the failure of the kidneys to perform their tions and uraemic poisoning has laid deadly hold on him Dr Peck ers it very doubtful that Kidneys will respond t- been used by other persons The witness declared that Schmidt had tail no part with in W the Industrial at m which case death will probably en sue forty-eight hours In order that the vice-president ma be spared suffering and that his al ready greatly weakened heart shal not be further his doctor have resorted to hypodermic medica tion which induces sleep In discussing Mr Sherman's cond tion Dr Peck made the following Mr heart is fair but the complications from his neys make his condition extremely critical because there Is grave doubt if the kidneys will respond to dial measures Uraemia is now ping the vitality of the vice-president and I have great fear of the out- come EUGENE V DEBS ing a man of pleasing appearance he takes a firm hold on h s audiences Besides those attending from here Socialists from this and counties ere planning to be present Republicans and Democrats have had their speakers here and now it is the Socialists turn and they have brought their biggest man Mr Debs A triple funeral took place Plymouth today Mr and Mrs Philip J Ott and Fred Haut tims of the AVun Roehr shooting tragedy weie buried The bodies were taken to the Turner Opera Ho ise where services ed lor relatives at 11 o clock this the Be sser of the Ge man Reformed officiating At this afternoon services were t conducted at th j same place under the a of the various lodges of winch the victims were members The for Mr Ott were B A Gaffron Carl Jr Fred Elmer Aug Grohs and Walteis all of thj Plymouth Mutual Aid society Louis BeUier Henze Fred Kur h Kirst Anton Minch and of the Plymouth Acrio of the Fraternal der of for Mrs Ott For Air Haut of the mouth Council National Fraternal Leas e we e They Eld Steele Ervin well John Munch Nick Klein Phil Goosman and Louie Miller Mr and Mrs Ott were buried in one grave in cemetery a mile of Plymouth Mr Haut was placed beside his wife im the Union at Plymouth He RICH GIRL ELOPER ROBBED AND SLAIN FAMOUS HARPIST COMING HERE Chicago Oct for the slayer or slayers of Miss Sophia G Singer who was found murdered in a the tickets but had and Expert who rooming house at 3229 Indiana ein carried on by a score 01 said I will take all the tickets I d the ticket conspiracy by which the Milwaukee Northern has been Q Did Schmidt ever tell you to robbed for the past several years according to the con- fessions of those implicated is a man any A No nue is being earned on by detectives m this city and the police oi every city in the country have been notified to be on the lookout for a man and woman who were living ifi the house and who disappeared be- is w oi Q Did Schmidt ever tell you to who hfg achieved a reputation for torette take up any tickets and not punch the A Schmidt told me he a I the tickets I could get Q Answer my Q He never told you to take up tickets not punch them for A He came to me for tickets re- cently aid I told him it was and he said you can cop off a couple of sets Q Answer my question A No he never did i he defense endeavored to tain if any had been made that he might be let off f he favorable to the state Crockford sad the district attorney had made none but President had furnished Schmidt h tickets He testified that Schmidt met him on April HOWARD W RUSSELL Brother Says She Had mother to the wed to Warthen was to have taken place today Warthen is twenty-six years old and Miss er was thirty Fiance in Custody Warthen has bean taken into custody by tbe police He UM an apparently straightforward story but will beheld untiL the police have completed their investigation Miss Singer's body was found m a room occupied by Charles D Conway Through the efforts of Mr Julius Tragnitz manager of the Sheboygan Concert Band Miss Marie Ludwig Chicago the harpist known all over the will play with the band at the benefit concert match The Nov 4 at the Opera According to Miss Singer's brother j and hls who are said to be vau Frank O Singer of Baltimore she had fully in money in her sion as well as a quantity of jewelry and the motive for the crime is be- lie by the police to have been bery The family is well connected Mr Singer is a prominent contractor and a builder Miss Singer inherited COO from her father's estate When she left Baltimore she Is known to have had her several thousand dollars worth of jewelry and about a thousand dollars in Miss Singer came to Chicago early in October with William Warthen a former Baltimore street car tor and according to his statement to the police they eloped from more and came to this city intending would have leniency shown he was f expert himself and his working force to be married because Miss deville The discovery was made by Warthen when he came home found the door of Miss Singer's room locked and paper stuffed in the keyhole He then broke into the adjoining room and there found her body still upon the bed with a blanket thrown over it arms and legs had been with ropes and a towel saturated with chloroform had been forced into he i mouth while another towel and sweater had been bound about he head the back of which bore severa cuts evidently inflicted by blows There were bloodstains upon the floo and walls and beneath a gas stove i the kitchen the detectives found door knob wrapped in a cloth They believe this weapon with which the blows were struck H M JOHNSON Director crors to d him on includes the very talent in the that Mr Walker His name is known country He has one of and over at his of Ue in Cedarburg now m tn agences the c the truth or cast your lot j tone stands high BRAND AGENTS AS SWINDLERS 1311 at 10 C5 when his car pulled in to Sheboygan That after the pas left the car Schmidt went aboard and talked with him and in red if he had received word from about tickets Crockford that he Schmidt that had no tickets at that time The said Schmidt agreed to ride him later and talk it over and did later on The witness said he sold tickets to Schmidt at the rate of about four sets a month and h- received for each set he said included two tickets go ng the other coming that he had 50 cents from Schmidt as fare at times and A had this up When this latter memy was introduced opened for a dlcussslon as to the wi h at Sheboygan W Russell the man who c by large was instrumental in uncovering the ticket swindle was next called to the stand The two lady ives who have been en the case ar- rived in the court room and created some little interest among the tators Mr Russell was asked by the district attorney concerning tain admissions made by Schmidt in the of the district attorney on 21 These admissions Mr sell said were made in the presence 1 cash not DOWN When the Press learned that large number of people of gan had paid agents for a trial sub- to McClure's publications the Blue Book and Good er and had failed to receive copies of the publications attention was ARTHUR RAAB IN ANOTHER DEAL F Raab proprietor of the City News here and at has taten over a new ness in this city Mr Raab will conduct the stand in the street car office after November 15th It will be known as The Terminal Cigar House Mise Ludwig has toured the country with the Annes Band and has played a lengthy ment at the Metropolitan Opera House New York City The boygan Concert Band deserves the of the Sheboygan people as this organization has endeavored to give th P city the best music ob- and bas already gained the reputation of one of the best and largest bamde m the WILL BOWL ON OLYMPIC ALLEYS was buried f rst Mr Ott was a member of the lowing Odd Fellows al Arcanum National Fraternal League Plymouth Mutual Aid and the Eagles The Odd Fellows had charge of services at his grave V P Wis Oct 30 Almost nsane as a result of the tragedy which cost the lives of her her and her former band Mrs Alvia Roehr was unable to tell regarding the tripla murder and suicide today She hysterical her condition is regarded as On this account the inquest scheduled for today was postponed Friday Ott uncle of the woman other of Philip Ott at whose home Mrs is staying bawl today that she is too ill to tell a ent story of the shooting She te expected to become a mother in about two weeks My brother Phill p had just sold his farm and had in to move to Plymouth thie week in order to get away front bis former said Mr Ott Roehr had threatened Mean oat the entire family The household goods had a ready been packed the family was to have- moved to the hotel mouth Mr Ott bad ed The horns the scene of the fold tragedy is deserted The are drawn no of ex- cept the fai house dog ie seen around the by those whom morbid curiosity draws to the- place the bloodstains on the ground indicate the slaughter Still cringing to terror Roy the adopted son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Ott today told in re- sponse to questions by Deputy iff Ms story of the crime Word by word the official diew from tire lad the tale how he was standing near when Roehr came gun to the fact and immediately Co Mr Raab will install a com- et ers were sent making if set of new fixtures Ch f Seck Attorney Bottum M Steimle city clerk has just a letter from the Wisconsin A L Radcliffe District Attorney Collins himself According to Mr Russell Mr Schmidt said I am but can with ms They can discharge Crock Tax Commission the cation of O B Joerns for a ment of the property of the city of Sheboygan for the year 1912 The signed by A J Myrland of action the maintaining that fard they have nothing on me At time Schmidt admitted selling tickets to Radcliffe but said he n-t dens to of was B the Mi Omega Ten his wife meaning Mrs Radcliffe club me wi h Kiskadden last would give the thing away e i at his home at View agents were authorized to licit for them The publishers of the Blue Book branded the agents as swindlers and yesterday afternoon the editor of the Press received the following from Editor Do not Acme Subscription Company Fourth Avenue and tieth street These men do not resent Letter will low B Brown Tbe of large cases made of golden oak and based He will carry a complete line of cigars newspapers and candies A checking department will aleo be inc stal ed in which baggage and cels will be stored for safe keeping at a small cost The fixtures that are to be installed are of the latest pattern and are very costly and will make this stand one pt the beet in the state located in a terminal The Port Washington Premo bowling one time of the stat will bowl against the Mannebach here Sunday afternoon on the Olympic alleys for a G H Adam of the Port team claims his players all have an average oi 190 or belter in all gamec played this gpaeon The are bowling in line this having won teen straight games these con- a faat and exciting match can be looked for Following is the local Thomas Val Werner J Born and H The St Feter congregation will give a card party at Leo tonight Everybody invited she was shot how ILK was murdered ae he came from the barn how the aged grandfather fell lying as he tottered down tbe walk then how he in terror had sought refuge in a bed He told how pulled the over head to hide the sight and then had fallen to awake only when the iff and coroner arrived Hia was not complete Its lost to him because he cannot un- Thursday Bargains big money savers Come tomorrow for them Wetzel and bjt photography No tp
