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The Omaha Daily Bee NEWS SECTION WEATHER FORECAST. For Nehrnkii Generally fair. For low a -Fair Kor weather rfpoit see page I. PAGES 1 TO a. VOL. XXXIX NO. 3. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHNIXU, JUNE ID, 1K!-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS V 1 I SENATE-DOUBLES ( DUTY ON PAPER Duty at Fixed by House i Increased from $2 to $4 Per Ton in Upper Body. BROWS AMENDMENT BEATEN Beveridge, Bristow and Burkett Stand for Removal of Duty. DEMOCRATS HAVE TROUBLES Charges of Bad Faith Provoke Pro ' tests and Denials. PARTY LAUNDRY IS WASHED Tlryait's Maine l.dtiiril Int.t Debate, and Peerless Leader Finals I. one) Champion In Tirtr Senator from Colorado. WASHINGTON, June 1. Just before ad journment tonight the senate adopted, by a vote of 44 to 32, the amendment of the senate committee on finance, fixing a duty of $i a ton on print paper, In plHce of the bouse rate of $2 a ton, but the other amendment to the wood pulp and print paper schedule had not been acted upon when the senate adjourned at 7 o'clock. The vote wag as follows on the $4 amend ment: Yeas- AHrtch. Il. OHer, l'orh. Ililllnnhan,, Pan. llnnriH, lmon, ranroae, i Brlia... Flint, ramms. Uulkeley, Fltirnham, tlurrnwa. Hurt on, t Carter, Clapp, Clark (Wyo ), rrane, CrawfoM, Cullom, Nays 'Baron, Hanhad, . Beverld;e, llnatow. Brown, Burkett. Chamberlain, Clay, Ciimmlna, Curtla. Krye. PI lea. nalltnnrr. - Oimhla. Ouiizanhsim, Halo, lywlM. Lorlmar, Nalion, Nixon, Knot, Scott, Bmnot, Sutherland. 1 aliatarro, Warnar, Y'arran, Watmora 44. ftavta, Potllvar, ' rial ihar, Krailar. flora. Hughe. I Folletta, Mi Laurln, Martin, Monar, Ovarman, Owen, Paynier, Jlaynar, Shlvalr, Blmmona, Smith (Mich 1, Smith (8. CI, Rtuna, Tillman Nawlanda, Senator Taliaferro wan the only demo crat voting with the republicans for the amendment, while Senators Beveridge.. BrlHtow, Brown, Burkett, Cummins, Curtla, Dolllvcr, la Follette and Smith (Mich.), republicans. caHt their ivotea against It. Sdiators Borah, Clapp, Crawford, Gamble and Nelson voti-d with the other republicans for the duly, an did Senator Lortmer, the new Illinois senator Income Tax Again. After this vote had bi'en taken there was a. i droit to reach an agreement upon a time of vet lug upon the various income and corporation tax propositions. Mr. Aldrlch fought -to maintain a general agreement to postpone the further consideration of th's question until after th disposal of the tariff schedules, but Senators Bailey and Cummins Insisted upon coupling with the agreement an understanding that there should be taken a direct vote upon the udoptHm of an Jncome tax amendment, and no agreement was reached. By older of the senate adjournment Is taken each day at 7 p. m.. and that hour arrived, while the question was under dis cussion. The .Bailey Income tax amend ment, therefore will be the pending amend ment when the senate convenes tomorrow. Jf a unanimous consent agreement, In ac cordance with the motion made t by Mr. Aldrlch today, Is not then obtained, he probably will move to postpone consider ation of these subjects to a certain day. Democrats Air Differences. Today's tariff discussion was confined largely to the democratic side,' and whlls technically baaed upon the tariff, had more ' pertinent reference to the democratic na tional platform. The Important subject of the debate was an Interview with former Representative John E. Lamb of Indiana, In which that gentleman was represented as criticising some of the democratic, sena tors who bad not cast their votes on some of the schedules In accordance, with the. , declaration of th Denver platform. Among ' those who were referred to were Senators Ianlel of Virginia and Simmons of North Carolina, and each made response to the crtticieirr. benato. Bailey took .occasion, also, to reiterate his Independence of special dec larations by the party, and Mr. Hughes, the new senator from Colorado, was ulti mately drawn Into the discussion. Mr. Bailey having aald that the Denver plat form had been the work of one man, Mr. Hughes entered upon a defense of Mr. Bryan and of the platform. His remarks caused Mr. Bailey to again take the floor, and. In defending his posi tion, be undertook to show that by his vote for a duty on lead ore Mr. Hughes had himself not been entirely controlled by the official utterances of his party. He made reference to trusts" and mas ters, whU'h in turn aroused Mr. Hughes. Exchange of Compliments. Defending his position, Mr. Hughes de clared that "not even his bitterest enemy," would accuse him as had the Texas sena tor. Disavowing his willingness to be classed aa "the bitterest enemy" of the Colorado senator. Mr. Bailey was again met by a sarcastic suggestion on the part of his Colorado colleague. "Then," he said, "the sweetest friend I ever had, Who, In honeyed phrase, attempts to praise me, will not place me In such position." "Nor," replied Mr. Bailey, "am I the sweetest friend the senator ever had. Mr. Bailey declared that the trusts could only be regulated by putting In Jail of fenders against the anti-trust laws With voice Indicating emotion, Mr. Hughes replied. He desired, he said, to "admonish the senator from Texas that no matter how large he la nor how high he rises In this senate," that he was no taller than himself when It came to a question of conduct and of conscience. Referring to Mr. Balloy'a remarks In re spect to masters and trusts" as Influ ences."' Mr. Hughes declared that he never bad any connection Justifying such a eug gestlou In regard to him. He Knows "Mastera." I know no master. I hjjve never had any association with trusta to provoke such an association." he said in effect. Pacific exchange of words between the IContliaatad on Second Page.) Stock Growers End Session in Blaze of Glory Afternoon Given Over to Western Sports Boosters Leave for Hot Springs, S. D. ALLIANCE, Neb., June lS.-Speclal Tel egramsThe third and last day of the Nebraska Stock Growers' association ended up in a blase of glory, beginning first by a number of horse races, which, while not world beaters, were certainly classy. The afternoon was given over to the western sports, such as roping and broncho busting, all of which took place on the ball grounds. These pastimes were cer tainly Interesting, as they were hazardous, but, outside of a wild steer running Into the crowd and slightly injuring an on looker, all went on well. Few of the delegates' depsrted yester day, and tonight the streets are thronged with people, presenting an appearance of activity that seldom occurs in the far west. Mayer Dahlman of Omaha spoke tonight st the commencement exercises of the St. Agnes' academy, an institution conducted by the Sisters of St. Francis, and which ended their flrBt school year. The opera house was certainly crowded and the au dience greeted him In a manner that fully repaid him for the trouble he took to re main over for the occasion. The South Omaha boomers leave tomor row morning for Hot Springs, where they will spend Sunday, before returning home. That all stork nyn, their wives, together with the commission men, and their friends, remained during the entire convention proves that the entertainment extended by the Alliance people was certainly of high order, and that the convention was a grand success. Before an attendance of 2.000 people, Al liance was defeated today by Sidney by a score of 4 to 1. Train Robbers Kill Officer in Pitched Battle Three Bandits Meet Resistance When They Try to Hold Up Crew' ' of Freight. i MUSKOGEE. Okl., June 18. In a battle between officers and three train robbers who held up St. "Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern freight train No. 1S, near Bragg, Okl., early today. Deputy Constable John son. Kirk was killed. The object of the robbers was to get the money of the train crew, who had Just received their pay envelopes. The railroad men resisted the robbers and the sound of firing soon brought- Constable John Kirk and Deputy .Constable Wicks to the scene. Robbers and officers, armed with pistols. engaged In a battle and Kirk was shit through the head and instantly killed. Paul Williams, one of the robbers, was shot through the breast and captured. The other two robbers escaped, and a posse Is pursuing them. Sheriff Ramsay with two deputies and a pack of bloodhounds left here for Braggs at noon to assist In the pursuit of the robbers. The officers are using an outo mobile. Braggs Is fifteen miles south of here. Dr. Cleminson Held by Jury Chicago ' Physician Must Answer Charge of Murdering Spouse. CHICAGO, June 18. Dr. Haldane Clem inson was today held to the grand Jury by a ooroner'a Jury at the Inquest over the body of his wife, Mrs. Nora Jane Cleminson. He has been In custody on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Clemin son. MECHANICS ELECT OFFICERS C. E. Fuller of Omaha Is Placed First la List of Vice Presl l dents. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 18. The following officers were elected at the clos ing session of the Railway Master Mechanics association today: President O. W. Wlldin, New Haven; vice presidents, C. E. Fuller, Omaha; H. T. Bently, Chi cago, and D. F. Crawford, Pittsburg; sec retary, Joseph W. Taylor, Chicago; treas urer, , Angus Sinclair, New York. Old Case of Counting Your Chickens Too Soon They he and she met In the elevator at the Rome. The car was going down and they were Its only occupants beside the weary boy at the break. She was a brunette; rather tall and well gowned. A big basket hat graced her head. He was also tall and was attired In a blue sera;e. a sailor straw and a pair of tans. The combination was attractive to the feminine eye particular to this maiden's. She, as the elevator shot downward, beamed a smile en him, and then he, as though that smile was a C. Q. D. signal, started a conversation, which she gladly carried on. When they reached the lower floor thty did not separate; they both were seated In the rotunda in two cushion chairs. As the conversation continued, he be came better pleased with his new acquaint ance; he began to wonder how old she was. She looked but one or two years be yond 10. He suspected, though, that her makeup hid the marks of a few more years. He decided to find out her age. "I believe I ran guess how old you are. If you will not tell me?" he ventured boldly to say. 'You will be the first one to succeed. If you do," she shyly answered. "If I tell you your age you will buy me the best dinner in town, and If I fall, I buy you the beat one?" be proposed. "It's a go," she exclaimed. The bargain was cllaclr WRIGHTS GET THEIR MEDALS Nation, State and Home City Um. Honor to Inventus of , Aeroplane. WILBUR MAKES SHORT SPEECH He Breaks Rule of Silence and Ex presses His Gratification. HAD MANY OFFERS OF HELP Even in Infancy of Their Invention Aid Was Tendered. THEY FIND SOME TIME TO WORK Even on Dr of Celebration They Put la Some Honrs In Workshop Pre paratory to Depnrtnre for Washington. DAYTON. O.. Juno Kt. The nation, the state and the city In which they live today, paid tribute to Wilbur and Orville Wright, the aviators. Standing oA a platform not far from their unpretentious little aero plane factory and almost within- sight of a field where they first struggled With the problem of aerial navigation, ' General James Allen, chief signal officer of the army, assigned by Secretary of War Dickinson for the purpose, presented to the Wright brothers the gold medals au thorized by act of congress. At the same time were given them a diamond studded medal, bearing the official seal of the state of Ohio, and another from Dayton, their home city. The state medal was presented by Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio, the local medal by Mayor Edward E. Burk hart of Dayton. In accepting the medals Wilbur Wright said: "It Is naturally with a feeling of pride that we accept these tokens from the na tion, the state and the city to which we owe our allegiance, and I wish to .thank the people of the United States, of Ohio and of Dry ton. It Is sometimes said In ventors usually do not receive the sym pathy and encouragement which Is their due. ,i "This cannot be said of vs. Even In the Infancy of our work we received offers of financial assistance from people who' could have no hope of reward. While wo did not find It necessary to aucept these of fers, they show thatthe .world always is ready to offer a helping hand." Baron Kogoro Takahtra, the Japanese ambassador, and Carlos G. Velet, the Cuban minister,, were among those at the ceremony. After the presentation ceremony, the Crowds witnessed a parade of floats depict inn the development of ' locomotion in America. This was headed by an Indian runner, and, after the various stages, from the ox cart- to the automobile, had been shown, was concluded by an aeroplane, with the suggestion that the next route for speeding would be among the clouds. Although this, the second day of Day ton's "home coming" celebration, was crowded with events arranged In their hogor, the Wrights found time to labor In their ''workshop preparing for departure to Washington, where they are to resume flights for the government 'next week. Wilbur Wright said today they hoped to leave tomorrow. As soon as the govern ment's requirements are fulfilled. It Is ex pected they will sail for eerr.any to take up work for the German government. Asks Americans to Keep Out Great Britain Requests No Interfer ence with Arrangements for Chinese Railroad Loan. LONDON, June 18. Great Britain has asked America not to press her claim for paillclpation in the Hankow-Sze-Chuen railroad loan of 127.600,000, which British, German and French bankers stand ready to take up. This request has been sent to James Bryce, the British ambassador at Washington. Great Britain points ' out that the ar rangements for thlB loan were concluded after the greatest difficulty, entailing long negotiations between the British, German and French bankers concerned and the Chinese government. As America did not ask to Join therein. It is presumed that she did not desire to take the share to which she was entitled under the conven tion with China. Then It was that he was to learn that It does not pay to believe In some advertise ments. He had read at the news stand on a small red sign this announcement In red lettors: "Whin were you born?" Then below these words followed In smaller Utters: 'Buy the Red Book and you can nil your age or your friends'." He had read this sign the day before and thought of It before he had asked the girl her age. He was sure he had found a wuy to tell anybody's age. When she agreed to his proposition for telling her age he excused himself and hur ried to the news stand, where he paid 10 cents for a Red Book. He immediately hurried back to the girl, and there he opened the little red pamphlet. But a surprise possibly not an agreeable one awaited him. Aa he scanned the pages of the book such statements aa, "If you were born In February you will wear dia monds; If you were born on the Fourth of July you will be a George M. Conn actor," were what he read. He could not tell any body's age not even his own by using that book. "You're stung," gleefully shouted the brunette. "You're right," he lightly replied. "The bet Is yours. The next time I make a wager on the suength of an ad before I have found out all about It well, J dou't." NO, COUNT, I'M NOT ASLEEP, BUT I'M BOUND From the New York Herald. ACTOR FARSDM DRAGGED IN Testimony Given that Mrs. Gould Called Him Her "Beau." SERIOUS HOTEL INCIDENT Woman Clerk Tells of Events In Phil adelphia Which Wear Decidedly Suspicions A lr Evidence of Servant. NEW YORK, June lS.-The flow of testi mony adduced by the defense In the sull for separation brought by Katherlne Clem mons Gould against her husband, Howard Gould, kept edging snore and more toward Dustln Farnum, the actor, whose bfoad shoulders and mop of curly hair have be come a familiar figure In the case. There was also Iteration by servants and personul attendants that Mrs. Gould was repeatedly feeen under the Influence of liquor by them, and that when she had been drinking, as they alleged on the stane' she changed from a chRrmlng, af fable woman to a woman of whims and caprices. Ill tempered, not nice In her choice of language, overbearing and quar relsome, i Mrs. Gould's one time personal valet swore that one time he served his mistress with two quarts of Manhattan cocktails In as many days, besides the wines and liquors, which, he said, she drank at table. On cross-examining these witnesses, Clar ence J. Shearn, for Mrs. Gould, strove to prove, either that they had a personal grudge against her or that they were under obligation to Mr. Gould. Called Fnrnnm Her "Bean." Endearing epithets twice marked the tes timony. John R. K'.mball, an oil and paint dealer, who said he had known Mr. Gould for eighteen years, testified that he went to a performance of "The Virginian," In August, 190S, with Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Sells and the Goulds, at the Academy of Music In this city and that Dustln Farnum, the star In the play, Joined the party out side of the play house after the perform ance, and spoke to Mrs. Gould. She smiled, the witness testified, and said to the wit ness, "That Is my new beau." John Flynti, who said he. was employed by Mrs. Gould as a chauffeur, and that he often drove her to meet Farnum after tho play, testified that once when Mrs. Gould was waiting in the automobile for Farnum at the Hotel Somerset two men turned to the actor as he came out of the hotel door and asked him whose automobile was wait ing. "Oh," said .""arnum, laughing, Flynn les tlfled, "that is my new one." ' Another time, Flynn swore, when he rapped on Mrs. Gould's chamber door at the St. Regis, she called out: "All right, dearie," and then, when she 'saw who it was, excused herself with: "I thought It was Mr. Farnum." Woman Wrote to Gonld. Mary Elizabeth Harrison, who said she was a floor clerk in the Belleville Stratford hotel In Philadelphia, said she had been Impelled by her conscience to tell what she saw at the hotel. Finally she wrote a let ter to Mr. Gould. "I said In the letter," she testified, "'In obedience to the golden rule I write to you to help you if you are in trouble,' or some thing like that." Mrs. Gould occupied apartments on the floor where she was stationed In September, 1906, the witness went on, and one morn ing about 7:30 o'clock, she said, she raw a man come out of Mrs. Gould's rooms and take the elevator. She noticed that he vas the only passenger In the car and that the dial registered fourteenth floor when the car stopped. She described the man as tall, with dark, bushy hair, and wearing a soft hat and a long coat. The defense contends that Dustin Far num was staying on the fourteenth floor of the hotel at that time, as they attempted to show by the next witness, Florence Garnor, who also was employed as a floor clerk In the hotel. She testified that Mrs. Gould then had rooms on a lower floor. She remembered that one morning Farnum came up in the elevator rather early, and appeared to her "less well groomed" than usual. "Did you take any means' to find out if Mr. Farnum's room had been occupied that night?" asked Delancey Nlcoll, Mr. Gould's lawyer. "No, but the maid reported that it had r.ot been," the witness answered Court adjourned at ( o'clock until Mon day morning and the prospect Is that the trial will occupy more than a week more. The appellate division of the supreme court today confirmed the conviction of Ura. Margaret Teal, wife of Ben Teal, the theatrical manager, tf uttempted suborna tion of perjury In the divorce case of Helen Kelly Gould against Frank J. Gould. Mrs. Kaufmann Found Guilty of Simple Battery Murder Case Against Wife of Sioux Falls Brewer Ends with Hundred-Dollar Fine. FLANDREAU, S. D.. June 18,-The Jury In the Kaufmann murder case this morn ing, after being out all night, returned a verdict finding Mrs. Emma Kaufmann, ac cused of the murder of Agnes Polreis, a domestic, guilty of simple battery. She was under this verdict, sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve fifty days In Jail. The fine was Immediately paid, thus ending a case which for the past three years has been the sensation of this part of the state. The Jury In the first trial disagreed. The second trial resulted in conviction of Mrs. Kaufmann of manslaughter In the second degree. Mrs. Kaufmann la the wife of a Sioux Falls brewer. One More Victim Dies of Wound Another Man Shot in Fend Between Actors and Townspeople Goes to His Reward. FAIRFIELD, III.. June 18.-Frank Mo- Cullough, the second victim of Wednes day's shooting, died early today. Dr. Charles Letnlnger was killed and Dick Sloan was wounded in the same fracas, which resulted from a feud between town men and several actors, who had been per forming here. Herbert O. Plnnlck, who did the shooting, Is still In Jail, the coroner's Jury not having reached a verdict. He will plead self-defense If brought to trial. Dogs and Gasoline to Aid France Many New Taxes Proposed to Help Wipe Out Deficit of ,, $21,000,000. PARIS. June 18. The budget of 1910 In troduced in the Chamber of Deputies today shows a deficit of $21,000,000. Nine million dollars of this Is charged to the budget of 1911. Finance Minister Calllaux recommends that the remaining $12,000,003 be raised by a new tax of a cent a litre on the petroleum used In automobiles; a tax on dogs; admin istrative rearrangement and a stricter en forcement of the taxes on colonial obliga tions and mines and a new tax In connec tion with the inheritance of property. Neighbors Go to Court Over Ownership of Cat The cat has not come back, but Oliver W. Hazelton, 1002 South Twenty-fifth street, may have It when It does. Such was the verdict of Judge Cockrell In the "kitty" case tried In his Justice court yesterday afternoon and in which Oliver Hazelton brought action against William Murray et a!., Fifty-alxih and Morse streets, to secure the title to a gray and white cat with Its litter of four or five kittens, the same having been taken to the home of Mr. Murray. Judge Cockrell was much disgusted with the case and was forced to utter a tirade against all cats In the city. In the testi mony of Hazelton it was shown that the cat owned by him had been In the habit of wandering around to the neighboring houses. When this fact was brought out Judge Cockrell stopped the proceedings long enough to say that nobody had a right to allow a cat to run around after dark, or any other time. "You ought to kept your cat at home." the Judge warned, as he directed his words toward Hazelton. "I have been bothered by cats In my neighborhood a great deal during the last week and I have no patience with any cats, kitties, kittens, or any felines that go prowling around at night disturbing peoples' slumbers." The small court room of Justice Cockrell was crowded with a large number of men and women, most of whom were witnesses In the case, I U.S. CONGRESS FFERtNCE HAND AND FOOT. BISHOP FORGED TO LEAVE Church Trouble at Ulysses Nearly Culminates in Violence, REV. MURPHY COUNSELS PEACE Bishop Bonnrnm and Two I'rlrsti Who Came to Take Possession of Properly Fare an Angry Mob. ULYSSES, Neb., June 18.-Rlght Rev. Bishop Bonacum of the Catholic diocese of Lincoln and Father O'Brien of Seward and Father Kline of Bralnatd and Dwlght were driven from this village today by an angry mob of between 200 and 260 people. The bishop and his priests had come to Ulysses to formally take posses sion of the church here, over which Father Murphy has held charge. t Sympathizers of Father Murphy, both Catholics and non-Catholics, Joined In the mob, and would have done injury to the bishop and party had It not been for the strenuous ef foils ot Father Murphy, who counselled the mob to do no violence, and who requested that the visitors be left alone. So threatening, however, was the aspect that Father O'Brien secured a liv ery rig and, taking Bishop Bonacum and Father Kline, left In the direction of David City. This rig was followed with an auto mobile with church enemies of the bishop. It was overtaken three miles from town, and the bishop and priests were forced to get but and walk, and the liveryman was made to drive back to Ulysses with out his passengers. When last seen, the bishop and his party were walking north, along the road toward David City. They were not harmed, but threats were made to "egg them," "mob them" and to treat them to various indignities. . Church Closely Guarded. The trouble of tonight had its origin In the long church feud between Bishop Bon acum and Rev. William Murphy, for sev eral years priest In control of the parishes of Ulysses and Seward. Bishop Bonacum excommunicated Father Murphy, and n'as sustained at Rome, and recently secured a ruling in the civil courts ousting Father Murphy from the parish property, 'The ma jority of the parishioners, throughout the long controversy, have stood with the priest, the trustees at Seward at different times refusing to permit priests sent by the bishop to occupy the church. The storm broke tonight when Bishop Bonacum, accompanied by Fathers O'Brien and Kline, came to Install them, respectively, at Ulys ses and Seward. Father O'Brien was sent out from the hotel to reconnolter. He found the church strongly guarded ar.d the as pect threatening. It was then decided to hold the formal ceremonies of taking pos session of the church at the hotel, and this formality was begun. The mob on the outside of the hotel grew threatening. Threats were made to "egg" the bishop, and at the most critical mo ment, when It seemed that violence would be done, Father Murphy : arrived and (Continued on Second Page.) Hazelton, who claimed to be the owner ot he cat In question, was the first witness called up by the attorney for the plulntlff. Hazelton explained that the cat over which the trouble arose had been staying at his house since Christmas. The cat was valued at S25. He testified that Mis. German, who lives next door to him, had over four weeks ago got the cat to leave its happy home and take up quarters at her place. He said she had done It by calling over the feme from her backyard and saying, "Come kitty, kitty, kitty." Mis. Allen, who was the original owner of the cat, was next called on to testify. Her testimony brought the case to a close, for she said that she had given the mother rat to Mrs, Oliver Hazelton, but that she had not dune so until after the present trouble arose. Attorney Haller, when Mrs. Allen had concluded, informed Judge Cockrell that his clients did not claim the cats and that they did not want them. "Hazelton may have all the rats ha wants," Haller explained. We don't want them. They have the kittens now, and If they ran find the cat they may have it, too." Judge Cockrell then ruled that the plain tiff was entitled to the cat and all Its kittens, but that hs would have to pay the costs of the case. The defense had been fighting only o keep from paying the costs. I ,l I I 1 ' iTI. V GIRL'S K0DY FOUND IN TRUNK Granddaughter of General Franz Siegel Victim of Bloody Murder in New York. IS BUTCHERED BY A CHINAMAN Endearing Letters Left in Room Where Body is Discovered. RESULT OF A LOVE AFFAIR Outer Garments Removed and Body Wrapped in Blanket VICTIM WAS A MISSIONARY Bibles anal Pra erltonk Left Behind by Murderer In Ills Kliaht (ihastly Trnaedy 1 nrartkrd by Police. NEW YORK, June 18-Ellzabeth Selgel. daughter of Paul Selgel of this city and grand daughter of the Illustrious General Franz Selgel, tho German warrior who served with tho union army during the civil war. Is, according to all Indication, tonight, the victim of one of the most bloody murders In the history of New'York. If she Is not the victim, the police are con fronted with a remarkable series of co incidental fact. Taken from a trunk In a room of a Chinaman In a chop suey restau rant. In the tenderloin, tho body Is In a , state of decomposition, which makes Identi fication difficult. Detectives are collecting tho threads of a tangled story Involving the girl and her associations with Chinese. An envelope addressed to the girl, found In the room where the body lay, a locket beating her Initials, her disappearance on June 10 and a note found In the room, signed Elsie, all seem to Indicate that Seigel's daughter was murdered, Itody Tied with Ropes. The body was partly stripped of Its clothing, tied with ropes, wrapped In a faded blanket and placed into a dilapidated old trunk where It lay for a week, at least, before the odor crept through the building, arousing the suspicion of the proprietor who summoned the police and started an Investigation. . Mr. Siegel had not Identified the body at a late hour tonight, nor had Mrs. Siegel. The mother, when told that her daughter had evidently been murdered by a Chinaman, became hysterical. The father In the meantime, was In conference with the police. Mrs. Siegel' s condition was such, that It was Impossible to Interview her and when the story was told to her with as much tenderness as possible, she tried. "My God," and fainted. Clilnaman Has Disappeared. Sun Leung, proprietor of the restaurant, who also conducted the rooming house above, disappeared shortly after the dis covery of the murder, adding further to the mystery. The case has many unusual features, notably among which Is the face that a Chinaman has been known to call at the Siegel home, presumably with the sanction of the parents. Elisabeth was 20 years old and was greatly Interested in work among Chinese. It Is understood that she became acquainted with one Chinaman who may be able to throw some light on the case, several years ago, when he conducted a cane rack at an amusement park at Fort George. The Siegel home In Wadsworth avenue, the Bronx, Is not far away from that resort. Neighbors said tonight that the calls of the Chinaman at the house ceased more than a year ago. The house in whldh the body was dis covered Is at 782 Eighth avenue, in the Tenderloin district. Sun Leung, the pro prietor, brought about the revelation of the crime. He noted a peculiar odor and fear ing that some one had committed suicide, notified the police. They ascended to the top floor, entered a room and pried open a steamer trunk. There laid the body, clamped and partly decomposed, with s rope wound tightly about the throat and also tied about the knees, and arms. The body was covered with blood and th. clothing was torn. Indicating there was struggle. The man who had occupied tht room evidently had left hastily, for there hud been no effort to remove anything. H had evidently been converted to Chris tianlty, for there were about the rooa Bibles and prayer books, containing namef written In both English and In Chinese which gave the Information that he wai known In English as William II. Lion and In Chinese as Leong Loo Llin. Love Note Is Found, Scrawled on a card In fairly good English was an unsigned note which read: "I hope you do not get mad at me, because all the trouble come from me. Hope some day the happiness come to us both." There was great excitement among the Chinese In the vicinity when the murder was discovered, but with the exception of the proprietor, they could not be in duced to view the body. Examination showed that It was first wrapped in a blife blanket, although the outer clothing was removed. The feet were bare. Dragging the trunk out into a hall, de tectives bcnan a more minute inspection. Decomposition had progressed so far, how ever, that except for the whiteness of the feet It would have been difficult to ascer tain whether it was the body of a white woman. Soon after Mr. Slgel had been notified, It was removed to the morgue. ' Botcher's Cleaver Foand. Turning thelt attention again to the room, officers found a butcher's clever, which gave further color to the theory offered as borne out by the bloody corpse. The house where the trunk was found" Is a three-story structure, used mainly as a chop suey restaurant. The upper floor are rented to Chinamen. Paul Slgel went to the Eighth avenue house late tonight and examined the cloth ing the woman wore. He was unable, however, to identify any of the things as having belonged to hir missing daughter, Elsie. A locket with the inlMals "F. C. B." or "P. C. S." (the letters were warn and hard to distinguish) was shown to Mr. Sigel. tut he fcald he could not Identify it, though he knew his daughter Wore a locket tien ho last saw her. Illsapiiraraure of Girl. j According to Mr. Slg'i. his daughter dis appeared from home June 10. Two Aays later the family got word from her In Washington saying she was safe and would be home the following Monday, June 1. Nothing, her father said, bad been beard I f
