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MARTIN REINHARDT ACQUITTED
General Surprise at the Result or the New
Germany Murder Trial.
JUDE ARMOUR'S CHARGE,
Story of the crime as Told by Those
Ereseut—A Quarrelsome Man—The
Too needy , Enite—Atatements and
Admissions by Accused.
A Berlin despatch says : The trial of
Martin Reinhardt, charged with the murder
of Michael Haus, of New Germany, on Deo.
19th, 1891, opened here this morning.
Michael Haus, a farmer living near New
Germany, was stabbed on the evening of
Saturday, December 19%, In front of the
shoemaker's shop of Michael Tomasing.
Martin Reinlio.rd.t, a retired farmer living in
the Same village, Is on trial charged with
the crime. Reinhardt had been drinking,
and was not on good terms with his wife, as
theyiquarrelled frequently. On the even-
ing n queation they were having a row when
Michael Haus, the viotim, and two boys by
the name of Weiler came along. They
thought the prisoner was going to ill-use his
wife and they watched him. They followed
him to Tomasines shoe shop, and while
there Reinhardt was handling a large pocket
knife. The deceased lefb the shop, followed
by Reinhs,rdt and one of the Welters, when
a groan was heard and Haus staggered back
into the shop mortally wounded.
Mr. Collin Macdougall, Q. C., St. Thomas,
had charge of the case for the Crown, and
Was assisted by Crown Attorney Bowlby.
Mr. B. B. Osler, Q. C., and Mr. J. J. Mowab
appeared for the defence.
The prisoner Reinhardt is a man of about
67 years of age, but rather well preserved.
The Evidence.
Mschael Toznasing, a middle-aged Ger-
man, was the first witness. He was exam-
ined through the medium of the interpreter.
He said: I know the prisoner at the bar.
I saw him on Saturday, December 1913h last,
at my shop. Reinhardt came into my shop.
There was something wrong with him. I
was working in the shop. There is a fence
in front of my shop, and the shop windows
look out on the street, one on each side of
the door. Reinhardt's house is close to
mine. It has a porch extending to the
;sidewalk. On that evening Reinhardt en-
tered my shop several tiraes. The first time
he entered he had nothing in his hand, but
the third time, as he was going out, he
pulled oub a knife and opened it. 113 was a
pocket knife, and like the one produced.
He held it with the point of the knife down.
Be said there was a man outside watching
him. I went outside and saw Michael
Haus, but no one else. I did not speak to
Haus. I told Reinhardt to go out, that
Haus would not do anything to him. Hans
then followed in the direction Reinhardt
took. I went out when they left, and saw
Haus following with the two Weiler boys.
They all came [sack a few minutes after from
Reinhardt's house. I heard someone speak-
ing, and came out. I spoke to the boys, and
told them that Reinhardt had a knife, and
they had better tell Michael Haus. The
boys then followed Reinhardt and Haus
back to Reinhardt's house. Mr. Haus came
back to my shop a few minutes afterwards.
Reinhardt oame in and said the three were
following him. Reinhardt asked the boys:
" What do you want? What have you got
against me?" Haus said: "Wehave nothing
against you, and don't want to have any-
thing to do with you." Reinhardt then
turned round and went out. Nothing was
said about a knife at that time. Michael
Ha,us followed him, and went directly
towards the village. The boys stood in front
of my place. Mrs. Reinhardt came to my
shop. Then Michael Haus and the two boys
came back to the shop. Some of them shook
hands with Mrs. Reinhardt. Then Reinhardt
came in
SOME WORDS PASSED
and Haus said : "I am not afraid, even if
you have your knife open." Reinhardt then
left, and his wife followed him to his house.
Before she went out Hans told her if Rein-
hardt did nos behave himself to call them.
She said nothing, but went out. I went
out also, and the boys followed me. As
Mrs. Reinhardt was going out of the gate
she told her husband that as long as he had
his knife open she would not go home with
him. Reinhardt then ran bac te to the boys,
and asked them what they wanted. Hans
said they did not want anything, but that
the prisoner should leave his wife alone.
The husband and wife entered the bowie,
and the young men, or boys, tried to follow
him. Reinhardt ran back to the porch. He
raised his hand and said that the first man
that entered he would stick him. Shortly
after this Reinhardt came back to my shop.
The three came in after him. Reinhardt
went out as they came in, but returned. I
heard Haus tell the prisoner to "close that
knife, and put it in yourpocket." Haussaid
he was going home. Reinhardt went out,so
did Haus and Charles Weiler. I went to the
window, and heard the prisoner say:
" IP YOU WANT ANOTHER, COME HERE."
This was after they went out. Haus then
walked into my shop and dropped dead.
Reinhardt was not in sight then. The boys
said they would not go out, as Reinhardt
was standing around with an open knife. I
went out, but did not see anybody. I went
to see Mrs. Reinhardt. Thee prisoner was
standing at his own porch. I asked him
where his wife was, and she came out. I
told the prisoner that he must have stabbed
the deceased. He replied that he must
have been dead drunk. We returned to my
house. When the prisoner saw the body
he said : " You are the cause of all this.
Ton engaged these three; put them up to
it. 11 :1 could have got Barbrick I would
be.ve served him in the same way. If I
could have got the knife I would have done
the same thing to Barbrick." Barbrick is a
son of Mrs. Reinhardt.
WEILER'S STORY.
After recess Charles Weiler being sworn,
said : He was acquainted with the prisoner.
Remembered the night of the murder.
Heard Haus and Reinhardt speak. Saw
Reinhardt with a knife. The last time he
entered the door' of the shop he had it
opened, pointed down. Haus went out and
Reinhardt followed him. As he was going
out of the door Reinhardt opened the knife.
The witness identified deceased's clothes.
6 He heard some one cry out as if in pain out-
side. Haus went out of the shop first and
Reinhardt followed. The witness: said, in
answer to a question, he went for Dr.
Roberta.
Clemens Weiler being sworn, said: I am
16 years of age. Am cousin of the former
witness. Charles Weiler and Michael Haile
•vvere with me. Went as far 60 Rehthardt's
together. Heard a noise. Reinhardt came
out of the shop. Pious said "Where are
you going S" Reinhardt did not answer,
Haut ;mid "I Will see you." Haus then
followed prisoner towards: the village.
To Mr, Oaler—Don't know Why Heusi
followed prisoners I got home about 16
o'clook that nights
PRISONER'S STATEMENTS.
Andrew W, Zinger said r remember the
19th December. Saw prisoner, at my house
About 10 °Wools. Somebody tapped at my
window; my wife asked who was there.
When I went to the door I /sew Reinhardt.
He asked me to go to his house as his wife
had engaged Mike Haus and the Weiler
boys and he wanted me to go home with
him, He 'said, "The first one that touches
me I will let him have it." I told him that
he should go to see Mr. Frank, the con-
stable.
Edward Hatt, being ;morn, said he was a
justice of the peace. Knew the prisoner.
Remembered the night of the murder. The
prisoner called at my house. I let him in.
He said, "A murder has happened in our
village. Three men assaulted me and I gave
one of them a knife. He is lying at the
ahoe shop dead."
Joseph Frank said : I am a constable.
Those are the clothes the deceased wore on
the night of the murder, and they have
been in my possession ever since. I
arrested prisoner. Did not see him with a
knife. Cannot say that Haus had a good
reputation.
"MY WIEN IS TO ELEME FOR IT."
John Klippert, sworii : Am a constable
for the county of Waterloo. Knew Haus
during his lifetime. Heard of the murder
on Sunday morning. Haus' father told
me of the murder. Arrested Reinhart
for the murder of Mitheel Haus. Told
the prisoner not to say anything.. He
said when I arrested him, "This Is the
knife that did it. My wife is to blame
for its" These are the clothes the deceased
wore.
Mr. Haus, father of deceased, identified
the clothing produced as that of his son.
His son left home at about 7 o'clock. He
was a good, quiet man. Oross-exanained by
Mr. Mowat, witness sta.ted that Michael was
working, digging telegraph post holes on
the road, on the previous Friday.
Dr. Roberta said—I assisted in the post-
mortem examination. I saw the body on
Saturday night. At 10.25 the Weiler boys
came for me. I went down with them. We
met Reinhardt on the road. Vire went to
Thomasing's store. I saw the body of
Haus. The wound was near the apex of
the heart. When I pulled the shirt off I
saw the wound and it looked as if it was
caused by a knife. The cause of death was
by loss of blood. The heart was punctured
by some sharp instrument. I have no doubt
that it caused the man's death. The knife
produced I think could do the deed.
Dr. H. Bowlby said—
the
saw the body of
the deceased on the 23rd December. I ex-
amined the organs. (Mr. Osier said he did
not intend to go into the evidence as to the
state of the organs. So the doctor's evils
dente; was not continued.)
The Defence.
Mrs. Thomasing, being sworn said—She
heard someone outside of her liouse on the
night of the murder say, "Bring a cudgel
or rail," but she could not say who it was.
She said she had not a very good memory.
Henry Fehrenbach, being duly sworn,
said—I heard Clemens Weiler say that he
saw Haus give Reinhardt a push, and then
Reinhardt stabbed him with a backward
motion of the arm.
Michael Thomasing, being recalled, said
he could not say whether he heard Clemens
Weiler say that be saw Haus give Rein-
hardt a push, and that Reinhardt then
stabbed Haus with a backward motion of
his arm.
A. A. McKay, a justice of the peace, said
that the deceased Haus, with two other
men, were arraigned before him for assault
ing a man.
Bridget Garritt, being called, said : I
worked for Haus for some time. I have
heard Haus quarrelling with his wife. He
chased her out of the house one day, and
he beat her badly in the face. The cause
of the trouble was through the hired man.
John Keller, sworn—I worked for Hans.
Haus wrote a letter to me at Buffalo saying
he would kill Will Hauser, the hired man.
He suspected that the hired man was too
intimate with hiswife.
Lewis Will Hauser said—I was threat-
ened by Haus, but there was no cause for
such a threat. I worked for him for five or
six months.
James Taylor, Jacob Betzner, Isaac Hantz
and John Bruder were called as to the
character of the prisoner. They all spoke
favorably of his character.
In reply, Mr. McDougall called George
Schell, Lewis Zinger, William Brohman,
Andrew Fisher and others as to the char-
acter of Haus.
This closed the evidence. The courtthen
adjourned tit the morning at 9 o'clock,
when counsel and judge will address the
jury.
Detective John Murray was on hand,
having gone over the case for the Govern-
ment.
A Berlin despatch says: The murder
trial came to an end this afternoon at half -
past 1 o'clock, and Chief Justice Armour
turned the evidence and the prisoner over
to the jury. All morning the counsel and
the Chief Justice were occupied in the
delivery of addresses. Mr. Osler began his
address on behalf of the prisoner first, and
spoke for over an hour and a half. As usual,
he annalyzed the evidence in a simple,
logical manner, and threw the whole weight
of the testimony elicited in cross-examine.
tiorn in favor of an acquittal on the ground
of justifiable homicide. He frankly admitted
that the prisoner committed the crime, but
pleaded justification. After events proved
the power of his appeal. Mr. Colin Mac-
dougall, Q. C., of St. Thomas, who had
charge of the work for the Crown, spoke for
over two hours, and dealt with the evidence
so as to show wilful intent to commit a
crime on the part of the prisoner. His
address was keen and logical, and he did
not allow a particle of the evidence against
the prisoner to eseape him.
THE JUDGE'S CHARGE.
Mr. Justice Armour, in opening his ad-
dress, defined the law respecting murder.
He pointed out that he was responsible for
the law, and all the jury had to do with the
ease was to findon the evidence. With the
law and the sentence the jury had nothing
to do, and they should never be swayed
by any motives in giving their verdicts no
matter what the result might be. In
cases similar to that before them the sym-
pathy was very often at first with the slam.
Then a current of sympathy began to run in
favor of the slayer, which is not by any
means justifiable or warranted by the facts.
Continuing, the judge pointed out that there
was no evidence to show that Hens bad been
a desperate character, or that he had any
difficulty with Reinhardt. Even if Haus
was a desperado the prisoner would be as
responsible for the deed as if the victim was
an inoffensive MEM His Lordship then
proceeded to analyze the evidence. Virith
regard to the use of deadly weapons, he said
the law allowed a man to use such a weapon
only in the last extremity. If this man went
out and made the first attack on deceased,
he was guilty of murder. If he went out
expecting that he might have to use the
knife in case of serious injury, and used it
without any intention to preserve his per -
eon, he was guilty of murder. But if he
went out with the knife in his hand intend.
Mg to use it in self-defence' and he was
struck first, he was guilty ofmanslaughter.
There was no evidence to show that there
was a scuffle or a row, or that Hand attacked
Reinhardt. There was no evidence to show
that he had acted in self-defence. Itis ad-
enissithe after the crime did not, even pint
to this. There was absolutely no evidence
to juatify the crime. His Lordship conolnded
his charge at half -past one o'clock, after
having occupied an boar. When he con-
cluded one of the jury asked his Lordship
to read over Clement Weiler'e evidence,
which was done.
Mr. Oster took some objection to his
Lordship's charge.
NOT GUILTY
The jury occupied the afternoon in con-
sidering the evidence, and many imagined
they were discussing whether the verdict
should be manslaughter or murder. Mr.
Oster took the afternoon train for Toronto,
leaving the case in charge of Mr. Mowat, ae
he had to go to Ottawa this evening. "Not
guilty" was the announcement from the
jury after discussing the evidence for over
six. hours. The verdict was a surprise, as
the most sanguine of the prisoner's friends
did not expect less than a verdict of man-
slaughter, owing to the character of the
evidence and the tenorof the judge's charge.
The judge at once acquitted the prisoner,
who was congratulated by his friends.
THE BRITISH MIDGET.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Presents
bi$ Financial Statement—Pointless and
Disappointing.
A London cable says: Right Hon. George
3. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
presented the budget in the House of Com-
mons to -day. Mr. Gosohen said good for-
tune again permitted him to submit a
budget showing a surplus of £1,067,000.
This was largely due to the expending de-
partments, for it was not to any extent due
to an expansion of the revenue. There had
been times when he had suffered great apse
iety. During January and February the
prospect was not bright, but during March
it was better, and this enabled him to sub-
mit a satisfactory result, In the last
budget the estimate of expenditure
was £99,264,000. The actual ex-
penditures were £98,928,000, leaving a
surplus of £336,000. This was a lei:nark.
ably small difference between the estimates
and actual expenditures. The total esti-
mates of expenditures during the last three
years was £264,000,000. The total differ-
ence in the expenditures was only £137,000.
This statement was received with cheers.
Analyzing the revenue, Mr. Gosohen said
that the customs produced £19,736,000,
being £36,000 above the aura calculated
upon. It was not alcohol that caused the
increase this year, but tobacco. The revenue
tax from tea was exceedingly satisfactory,
xielding £34,000 over the estimate. Tobacco
produced £9,953,000, being £418,000 above
the previous year. All this, Mr. Gosohen
declared, proved that wages had not fallen
and that there was still widely diffused
prosperity among workingmen. The excise
revenue showed £543,000 over the estimate.
The increase in the consumption of home
spirits was greater in England than in
Ireland or Scotland.
Mr. Goschen estimated the revenue for
the current financial year at £90,477,000,
and the expenditures at £90,253,000, leav-
ing a small margin of £224,000. This will
not allow of a remission of taxation, with
the exception of a minor reduction in patent
fees absorbing £50,000 and the fixing of .the
duty on sparkling winesfrom 2s. 6d. and Is.
per gallon to a uniform rate of 2s. Mr.
Goschen said he held himself responsible for
the prudence of the estimate. The mighty
river of national prosperity still remained
broad and he trusted that the various water
sheds of national wealth would continue the
stream undiminished in volume. Mr.
Goschen spoke for two hours.
The pointless character of the buiget dis-
appoints all parties. The Conservatives in
the lobby did not attempt to disguise their
regret that Mr. Goschen had presented a
statement containing nothing that would
influence the popular vote in the general
elections. Liberals who had expected some
coup to attract the electors to the Conser-
vative sides were pleasantly surprised by
the harmless character of Mr. Goschen's
statement.
PRINCE MICHAEL RELEASED.
The Long -Haired Prophet Gets Ball and Re-
joins His Harem.
A Detroit despatch says: Prince Michael,
the long-haired prophet, and Eliza' Courts,
his spiritual wife were released from jail
this morning, bondsmen for their appear-
ance having been secured. Mr. Jacob M.
Smit, pawnbroker, and Mr. Jas. A. Kier
appeared as bondsmen, and they were ac-
cepted. The total amount of the bonds was
$2,500. The prince had evidently been ex-
pecting a release this morning, the matter
having been fixed up yesterday. Miss
Courts left the jail shortly before eleven
o'clock, and was met at the door by several
Flying Rollers, who conducted her down
Clinton street. Michael remained behind
to await "Lucifer." Michael and Lizzie
met on Woodward avenue at one o'clock,
and started northward. When they reached
Hamilton avenue Michaelites from every
direction came running toward the couple,
their long tresses streaming in the wind.
The women were particularly demonstra-
tive.
A. "Rustler" EYDelled•
A Helena, Montana, deepatch says: The
first result of the war looking to the ex.
termination of horse thieves in Eastern
Montana and Wyoming came to light yes-
terday, when the body of a man was found
in Alkali, creek, ten miles from Billings.
He had been shot through the head, and
had been dead several days. The man has
not been identified, but is supposed to be a
Wyoming "rustler" en route to Canada.
Two other men suspected to be in communi-
cation with horse thieves have mysteriously
disappeared within tbe past few days. Two
parties are now out after the "rustlers"
who are located at the Jackson hole, in
Wyoming, with a thousand stolen horses in
their possession.
Servant Girls on Strike.
A London cable says: The reorganiza-
tion of English society proceeds apace. The
latest phase of it is a trade union of servant
gide. At present this, formidable move-
ment is confined to West Hartlepool, where
there has been a greet demnnstration by the
oppressed female domestic'a procession
with banners and music after the manner of
the Salvation Army, with the police looking
on and keeping order. A capitalist press
omits to explain the objects of this new move,
unless they are inolnded in the demand for
shorter hours and a weekly half holiday.
But it is supposed that the cause of the sera
vant gide may be taken up by the male
trade unions.
A. Town Wiped Out.
A Dennison, Tex., despatch gays :
Brownsville, a small town in Pickens
county, Chickasaw, nation, was wiped out
by a cyclone Sunday night. I'Ven persons
were killed outright and several injured.
Every house in the village was levelled.
The clerk of Pickens county was fatally
injured. His team and vehicle were caught
in the cyclone and hurled through the air
and thea fleshed to the earth.
A young got of William Smith, a Stony
Mountain farmer, was fired upon while
passing through the woods on Sunday night
by parties unknown. The bullet just grated
the boy's head.
THE STRIKE A FAILURE.
Durham Minors Resorting to Violence and,
Intimidation.
"WORK OR BREAD" THE ORY.
A London cable says : The situation in
the Durham mining district is deplorable.
Terrorism is rampant. The union leaders
no longer pretend to exerciee any control
over the strikers, who are committing all
sorts of vandalkan. The mon are also at
war amongst themselves:, and one reason
why work is not resumed is that the flood-
ing of the mines has reduced their capacity,
so that only a portion of the former force
could rind work if a resumption were
ordered. Those who would be left out in
the cold would naturally be the least
deserving of the men, and these are of
course the very class that are most bitterly
opposed to giving in. Many of the mines
will require a month's pumping out before
they can be operated. Others will require
an equal length of time for proper ventila-
tion. There were all along men enough to
stand by the machinery and keep the mines
in condition during the strike, but these
faithful fellows were intimidated and
assaulted until they weresobliged toabamdon
their posts. One of the most recent in-
stances of this coercion happened to -day at
the Castle Eden colliery. Matthew Steven-
son, who had volunteered to tend thepumps,
and who had stuck to them despite various
assaults and threats, was informed that his
• cottage had been blown up. Hurrying home,
he found that an infernal machine of some
sort had been exploded in his little dwell-
ing, smashing the windows and furnitureand
frightening his wife and children almost into
fits. Stevenson appealed to the,officers, but
notirrests have yet been made. The iron.
workers and others who are kept idle by the
prolongation of what is generally regarded
as an unreasonable strike are entirely out of
sympathy with the striking miners, and are
getting into an ugly mood. It would not
be at all surprising if collisions should take
place soon between these enforced idlers
and the strikers who are responsible for
their loss of employment. One of the most
noticeable features of the strike is that the
wives and families of the strikers, despite
the sufferings to which they are subjected
by the idleness of their breadwinners, are
the strongest opponents of a surrender.
The day of submission, however, cannot
be much longer delayed, as the case of the
men is hopeless. Meanwhile trade is more
and more depressed. The Town Council of
Hartlepool had an emergency meeting to-
night, to discuss measures for abating the
prevailing distrees. It was shown that
thousands of destitute people were clamor-
ing for relief. The call for " work or bread"
was heard on every side, mingled with
children's cries of hunger. The lists which
had been prepared by the municipal officers
showed that, in addition to the ordinary
number of persons seeking relief, there were
now three hundred families in Hartlepool,
who have been dependent upon working the
steel mines for support, who were without
fuel or food. It was resolved to establish
relief works at once in order to give employ-
ment to these worthy sufferers until the
strike shall have ended.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
Annie Marshall Dlesfrom Apparent Crimi-
nal Operation.
A Detroit despatch sa,ye Abotet five
weeks ago Miss Annie Marshall, 21. years
old, left her home in Langaton, Ont., to
visit her uncle and aunt in Windsor. After
remaieing there a week she came across to
Detroit and took rooms at 120 Michigan
avenue, for the sake of securing the ser-
vices of a professional nurse on account of
some ailment from which she was
suffering—at least, this was the reason she
gave to her uncle and aunt. Her condition
grew worse, and on March 18th Dr. Blakely
was called in. He found her enffering from
the effects of a premature birth, and says
she must have been in a delicate condition
at least five months before the miscarriage
occurred. The girl died on Thursday, but
Coroner Downs was not summoned until
yesterday. He instructed Dr. Angus Mc-
Lean to make a post-mortem, and set the
inquest for 3 o'clock next Tuesday after-
noon. Miss Marshall's fathet and uncle
are both in town, and after the post-mortem
the remains will be taken back to Langston,
Ont.
A DUBLIN FIEND
Batters Out the Brains of His Wife and
Two ChIldren.
, A Belfast cable says : A horrible triple
murder was discovered in this city to -day.
Allan Spitler became enraged at his wife,
and, grasping a hammer or some other blunt
weapon, he battered her head into a jelly.
The unfortunate woman's brains' hair and
pieces of her skull were scatteredin every
direction. Not satisfied with beating his
wife's head to pieces, Spitler took a knife
and cut her throat, almost severing what
remained of her head from the body. While
Spitler was engaged in his horrible work
his two children, frantic with fear, were in
the room, escape from which had been cut
off by the murderer. After he had killed
his wife he,turned npon his children and
struck them again and again with the
hammer. Death soon ended their torture,
whereupon the brute inflicted terrible
gashes in their throats with the knife.
Spitler has been out of work for a long
time, and is suffering from depression and
mania.
The Servant Girl.
"1 have heard a great deal about the
servant girl problem, but I call the servant
girl a blessing."
" You do ?''
"Yea. Before we could afford to hire,a
servant girl my wife kept me in hot water.
Now she has a servant girl who keeps her
in hot water and she hasn't time to attend
to me."
Everybody Fooled.
Mrs. Breezey—Yes, it's true, we eloped
on the lat of April.
Waite—Well, who was fooled?
Mr. Breeeey (interrupting) --Everybody
except the old man.
—" What'a this idea of youre of putting
new locks on everything in the office r'
" Well, I thought I should feel easier."
" What made you think that ?" " Well,
you see, I told the office boy he could take
yesterday afternoon off and go skating, and
he said: Thank you, air ; I accept the
half holiday, but if you &age I will not go
skating. I have long wanted to dust all the
top shelves: and wash the windows, and
this will give me just the chance.' "—Boston
Courier.
Jeweller—These paste diamonds look just
as beautiful as the real ones, hut they only
last a short time. Young Man --.Well.
This engagement is only going to last A
short time.
The Niagara Falls pewee tunnel is
having its brick lining put in. The coffee -
dam at the mouth of the cane' is nearly
finithed and thri wheelpit has been sunk to
a depth of about 30 feet.
POLISH PRIEST ASSASSINATED
Shot by Auarehists, Two of Whom are
Slain by Villagers.
TWO OF THE MISOREANTS SUIOIDE.
A Berlin cable says : Dr. Poninsky,
high Polish eccleBiastio, who was travelling
through Kosceileg, a village near bows
razlaw, Province of Posen, was waylaid
to -day by four men who were 'apparently
waiting for him, and before he could make
a single attempt to either defend himself or
escape all four of them fired at him with
revolvers. The doctor's body was riddled
with bullets and he died almost instantly,
Further details regarding the murder of
Dr. Poninski, show that Dr. Poninski was
sitting in a room when the four assassins
appeared at the house and requested to eee
him. They were ushered into the presence
• of the aged doctor, who asked them their
business with him. In reply he was banded
a red card on which was printed a command
signed by the "Committee of the Polish
Anarchists," calling upon him to surrender
all the money he had in his possession for
the benefit of the Anarchists. The card
stated that if he refused to obey the Isom.
mend he would be killed. From his position
in the Church Dr. Poninski had entrusted
to him large sums, and this fact was apper-
ently well known and taken advantage of by
the Anarchists. Dr. Poninski, who was very
infirm from age, was terribly startled at the
import of the message handed to him. He
ran to a window and jumped to the garden.
The Anarchists followed him to the window,
and before he could reach a place of safety
they poured a volley of bullets into his body
from their revolvers. He fell dead. The
assassins then fled, but the alarm Was
given, and the owner of Kosceileg castle, a
brother of Dr. Poninski, and twenty others
at once armed themselves, and mounting
horaes started in pursuit of the mur-
derers. They were soon overtaken.
The pursuers fired a volley into
the group, and one of the mur-
derers fell dead. The band then realized
that their pursuers were determined to
avenge the death of Dr. Poninski, and
one of them, seeing that all hope of
escape was cub off, turned his weapon
against himself and blew his brains out.
The remaining two fired upon their pursuers
again, fortunately hitting none of them, and
they were replied to with another volley that
killed another of them. Then the fourth
man, rather than surrender, shot and killed
himself. The authorities at Kosceileg have
learned that the four men were residents of
Berlin, and that they came to Kosceileg pur-
posely to murder Dr. Poninski. The names
of two of the men were Pelawski and
Urbarisk. Some persona claim that the men
were nothing but common robbers, who took
advantage of the prevailing feeling excited
by the anarchist outrages to prepare the
cards for the purpose of frightening Dr.
Poninski into surrendering his money. The
authorities are, however, searching in every
direction, and if it should prove true that
the four assassins were really Anarchists it
is thought the whole band of conspirators
will soon be arrested.
TRANSFER OF MINISTERS.
Rev. John Inycock Goes to the Northwest
—Other Transfers.
The Transfer Committee of the Methodist
Church met in Toronto yesterday. The
following transfers among others were
made: Rev. Manly Benson, from Torontd
to Montreal; A. C. Crews, from Winnipeg
and Northwest Conference to Toronto; W.
G. Henderson, from Montreal to Manitoba
and Northwest; R. Withington, from
Japan to Bay of Quintal; James Elliott,
D. D., from Montreal to Toronto; E. H.
Koyle, M. A., from Niagara to Bay of
Qumte ; W. L. Rutledge, from Bay of
Quintet to Niagara; E. V. Smith, from
Niagara to British Columbia; James Allen,
M. A., from Manitoba, and Northwest to
Niegare, ; John Lays:sock, from Niagara to
Manitoba and Northwest ; Hamilton Leith,
from Guelph to Niagara; James H. Hilts,
from Guelph to Niagara; C. 0. Johnston,
from Bay of Quintet to Montreal; A. C.
Courtice, from London to Montreal • J. C.
Antoliff, D. D., from Montreal to Laden.
MICE PVT TO WORK.
How a Scotehman Uasf Discovered the
" Itidiculns Mn" of Economics.
A Scotchman one evening recently sat
looking at some mice. An idea struck him.
He decided to set the little thieves at spin-
ning yarn, and it was probably a very
astonished pair of mice that found them-
selves a few days later workinga small
tread -mill in a cage like those in which
white rats and other small animals are kept,
but without the slightest idea that they
were paying their board in this way. An
ordinary mouse can twist over 100 threads
on reels every day, although to do this he
has to run 10S miles. He is not going to
have any pistils -cake, though, now that he
hue gone into honest business, nor even
cheese, only a penny's worth of oatmeal
every five weeks. This does not seem very
generous board to be payingfor hard work,
but it makes a fine profit for his employer.
Canada's StandAng Arniy.
Statistics show us that there is a stand-
ing army of 10,000 drunkards in our
Dominion. These come from our homes,
and as some go down to drunkard's graves
their places aro filled by others. This
danger threatens you, for the drunkards of
to -day Were once as free of any thought of
becoming such, as you are. Most of the
drunkards of ten years from now will be
from those who are boys to -day. Will you
be among that number? God forbid 1 The
W. C. T. U. is trying to save you from the
terrible power of the saloon. Come and
help us. Let every boy and girl in the
Dominion join us in making it impossible
Lor the liquor sellers in the Dominion to
much longer engage in their deeth selling
business. Hew 1 Why by signing the
pledge and thug cutting off the supply of
customers, for how can one sell if n000dy
buys? Remember the danger is to you,
boys and girls. You are the ohes they are
after. --Exchange. ,
A " Matrimonial Bureau."
The following has just been issued to the
Salvation Army in England:
"Safety matches are now made by the
Social Wing, without sulphur or phos-
phorus, which will flame without striking.
What do we mean Just this : That if
you aro unmarried and do not know where
to choose a partner, you can communicate
with Colonel Barker, Matrimonial Bureau,
101 Queen 'Victoria street, E. C., and he
will most probably supply you with just
what , you want—somebody lovable and
good.'
Mr. II. H. Bligh, a prominent Conserva-
tive .lawyer of Nova Scotia has been ap-
pointed librarian of the 'Supreme and
Exchequer Courts, the appointment to take
effeet On July 1st next. On 30th June the
present librarian' Mr, David W. Tennent,
who lute servedfor nearly dieVen years
past, will receive his supetanneation, with
life allowance of 825 n month,
."soNssesse_atles,....1.,Stara?ss
A PREACHER'S NIGHT OFF.
Hired Girls to Dance the Oan-Oan ia
Nature's Attire,
AND NOW FROSEOTJTES THEW.
A New York despatch says : Proceedinga
were brought yesterday in the Sixth Judicial
Court by the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, as Presi-
dent of the Society for the Prevention of
Crime, to dispossess Hattie Adams the
woman indicted by the grand jury for imp.,
ing a disorderly house at No. 31 Eaat.
Twenty-seventh street, on Dr. Parkhurst's
testimony. The proceedings were before
Justice Lachman and a jury. One witness
was exarained who testified that he had
never seen anything disorderly in the housc.
occupied by Hattie Adams.
Then one of Dr. Parkhurst's witnessess.
in the person of John Erving, a member of
the congregation, testified that the girls in
Hattie Adams' house, on the occasion of his,
visit in company with Dr. Parkhurst and
Agent Gardner, drank beer with hine.
danced the can -can while they were nude,.
played leap -frog, and otherwise made things,
interesting for the reverend doctor and his,
friends, and that, although it was disgust-
ing to him, he danced with one of the yousig;
women in the can -can.
Dr. Parkhurst was then called, and after
testifying to his calling, age, etc,, he said ,
that he felt obliged to make a personal in-
vestigation of dens of immorality in the city.
In pursuit of this object he had visited the
house kept by Mrs. Hattie Adams, with
Messes. Erving and Gardner. They got to
the house at about 11.30 o'clock p. ra. "We
went through the hallway," continued the
preacher, "to a rear room into which seven
or eight young women were called by Mrs.
Adams. We arranged ourselves about the
room. This is rather a bright company,' I
remarked to the girls." The doctor ex- •
planed how beer was ordered several timea.
before the " circus " and once afterwards.
Mr. Gardner or Mr. Erving remarked: 'If
the girls are going to do anything they had
better do it at once.' Mr. Gardner and
Mrs. Adams then struck a bargain. We
wanted five of the girls to "do it " for fat
apiece. Mrs. Adams selected the girls and
th ethers left the room. hour of the girls
went into another room and undressed, and
the fifth undressed before us. Then the
five nude girls danced to music played by a
man who was blindfolded. It was kept up ,
for about fifteen rainutes, after which they
partly dressed. More beer was ordered and
then we left. There was a disposition on -
the part of the girls to fondle us, and they
also asked us to go upstairs and have some
fun. Their language was not coarse. Mrs.
Adams was in and out of the room during
our stay.
On cross-examination Dr. Parkhurst tees
tified that he did not dance with any of the
girls, and by " circus" he meant a sort of
gymnastic exercise performed by the young
women. The reverend doctor admitted
that he drank beer three different times.
He paid for one round of drinks, but he did
not pay any money to Mrs. Adams for the
"circus." "Gardner did that. I think
he got the money directly from the trea-
surer of the society." The doctor said he
succeeded Dr. Crosby in the affairs of the
society, and never knew his predecessor to
make midnight visits to disreputable
houses. "On the night in question I dis-
carded my clerical dress for a suit of busi-
ness clothes. I thought that it mighb
otherwise be difficult to get into the house.
I did notspeak to the girls in condemnation. -
of their sinful lives, nor did I show in any
way my disapproval of their conduct."
Asked if he had seen Mrs. Adams after -
his visit, witness said: "1 do not know.
I do not know whether I saw her in my -
own house or introduced her to my wife or -
not. Two women called at my house and,
inquired of me about some Presbyterian.
home for old women, and knowing nothing.
about such an institution I let Mrs. Park-
hurst do the talking. I learned the follow-
ing day to my surprise that one of the -
female callers: was hies. Hattie Adams. L
did not recognize her as the woman I hart
seen in the Twenty-seventh street house."
Witness, in conclusion, said that his action
against Mrs. Adams was not actuated by
vindictiveness.
Agent Gardner was then called, and cor-
roborated Dr. Parkhurst's testimony, adding
that he played the " frog " in the game of
"leap frog," and that while four of the five
nude girls danced, the fifth repeatedly tried,
to kick the plaster from the ceiling. "After
the dance,' said witness, "I held two of
the girls on my knees, because Dr. Parke
hurst refused to entertain one of them."
Several other witnesses were called who.
testified to the disorderly character of the
house, among them being Sergt Sheldon, of
the Thirteenth street Police Station. •
The case was adjourned to allow counsel
for Mrs. Adams to appear in opposition to -
the dispossession proceedings.
Ws First Baby a Macdonald.
Creede is a new mining camp in Colorado,.
which was nowhere a few months ago, but,
is now a city of several thousand inhabitants.
The first baby was born there on the 10th
February, and the event was delebrated
with all the exuberance that is common in
the wild, wooly west. The scene, as it is
described by the local papers, reads like
Bret Harte's "Luck of Roaring Camp," and
the baby, before it was a week old, was the
possessor of a silver mine, a fine residence,
and money and jewelry galore. When the
time came for naming the little girl, Creede
Amethyst Macdonald was suggested as em. -
bracing the name of the town and the mine
which had made it famous. The christening
W68 on a scale with the rest of the proceed-
ings and was a day long to be remembered
in dreede's history. The father, J Mac.
donald, hails from Glengarry county. ' So -
says the Cornwall Freeholder.
Child tabor in China.
There are no laws against child labor in.
China. They begin to work as soon as they
walk. A boy or girl at 4 years of age will
carry the baby piggy -back " half an hour.
at a time and mind it from dawn till dusk.
They also hunt up the' pig when he is lost,
lead the water buffalo, or tend a herd of
sheep with almost the same success as a
grown man. They work in the garden,
bring water from the wells, destroy locusts,
caterpillars, *Inge, pull out the weeds, and
in every way show themselves excellent
horticulturists in miniature.
Experientia Docet.
Sammy Mammasboy—Going to move in.
May, Tommy?
Tommy Tufnut—Yep.
Sammy Mammo.sboy—Row do you know 2.
Tommy Tufnut—Ah how d' I know ?.
Didn't m mother lemme break a cellar win -
def t' other day au' didn't say nasal& ? Hoer
el know A. -a -ah, you !—Pucles
Always mix starch in cold water until'
free' from lumps ; pour on boiling water,
stirring well until of the proper consistency;:
boll ten minutes, add a little lard, butter or
elsavings of spermaceti or prepared gum
arabic;piphhert theniit cool,
out in the Infants'
Rome, Toronto,