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STRANGLED.
Stranger Found In }louse With His
Throat Cut Open.
Husband Attacked Also But Is Now
Held by the Police.
Now York, April 20.- In a dingy
little four -roost flat in the Tenderloin
yesterday afternoon there occurred
a three cornered tragedy tangled as
the police of New York have not had
to deal with in a long time.
The net results of the mystery are
a little Swedish woman, dead from
strangulation, a stranger with his
throat cut and a second man with
three big gashes in his side.
For two years Charles Berger, a
young tunnel worker has lived on the
first floor at No. 125 West 28th street
with his common-law wife, Kate Pal-
ter. Three weeks ago he got smashed
up in an accident in the McAdoo tun-
nel and since has been laying off.
That was why he came back to his
flat in the middle of the afternoon in-
stead of staying away until dark.
A tall man was Mending at the
dresser in the trout room, with his
back to the door, working ata drawer.
According to his story, the intruder
leaped about and then mule straight
at hint and brandishing a big bread
knife, which has subsequently been
identified as one of the kitchen fur-
nishings of Berger's own apartment.
Berger tried to back away but the
attaok came too suddenly. Before he
could break free from his murderous
assailant and tumble backward out
into the hall he had been cut three
times in the left side. Yelling at
every step Berger ran and notified
Policeman Houston who went band to
the apartment.
Houston, pulled his gun and pushed
into the darkened first floor flat,
Looking through the vista of half
opened doors he saw a dark shape
sprawled on the floor across the thres-
hold of the kitchen.
It was the mysterious stranger,
gasping and unconscioue with his
throat ripped wide open. A little bit
of a bedroom, opening off to one side
of a front room, hall on and half off
the bed was Kate Paulter hall dress-
ed and dead.
A dampened towel was twisted so
tightly''about her throat that it had
bcoma hand roe that bit through
into the swollen ile h. Her eyes were
staring, wide open, her face was dis-
torted and purple,. She had been
strangled slowly.
The interior of the flat was a mixed
up mess of confusion. P-wo of the
beds had been pulled to pieces and
the mattresses had been torn apart
as if hurried, eager fingers had search-
ed between them for hidden wealth.
Every corner had been ransacked.
Berger claimed he had never seen
the man with the slit throat before.
The supposed murderer was a dark
man of medium height, apparently
about fifty years old and fairly well
dressed. Berger who went along in
the same ambulance to have his
wounds dressed, was put under arrest
'there by order .of Captain Farrell.
THE UNDER WORLD.
Detroit Police Blame Canada for
City Outcasts.t
Detroit, Mich,, April 20. --rhe police,
acting for tine local Immigration Office,
last night arrested four women of the
Tenderloin district on the ground tint
they were aliens. brought into this coon.
try for immoral purposes. Warrants are
out for eight more of the same class,
and the polos are looking for the iron.
nn, . The twelve are known to have
come from Canada within the past three
year's. Following an itu'ectagation of
Detroit maternity hospitals two months
ago by the local immigration officers,
and the deporting of the alien imnates,
mol the warning of the proprietors that
no more alien patients must be admit-
ted, the department turned its attention
to the underworld, with the result that
in has been learned that nearly ten per
cent. of the female outeasts of the city
are aliens. A crusade tuts been begun
to deport ell of these women, the new
law making it passible to deport any
person found to be 1111,11 halle within
three years of his "r her arrival in the
coofifty.
she reached Now Mexico, in the Santa
Fe yards, at a place called Demi*.
She was lying face downward in a
small ditch, and no money was found
upon her person. A small bottle of
laude nue was found near her, but
it is claimed there could be nothing
to the suicide theory, as she had been
accused of taking the drag in
small quantities.
The murder theory is held by her
friends, as a man who was seen leave
ing the train with her the night before
is mi.esing. The last news friends
here had of the case was that an in•
quest, was being held at Deming, N,
M.
WIDOW' WAS MURDERED.
Mrs, Robert Redding Found Dead in
New Mexico.
St. Thomas, April 20.--A strange
story has reached here of the finding
dead in New Mexico of a woman who
left Aylmer, near here, a few weeks
ago after visiting with friends and rel
ativee. .The victim of the apparent
Murder is Mrs. Robert Redding, 64
years old, sister of Mrs. Willison, of
this city, and of Mrs. H. L. Balcbmb,
of Aylmer, She was also an aunt of
;Mrs:' Chas. Breakenbury, of this city,
and Was thejwidow of a New Mexico
miner. She was reputed to be well
en here she deposited $600 in
(M raders Bank at Aylmer, and On
Earning south withdrew a balance
bout 6f1OO.
ler demi body was found soon after
FATALLY BURNED.
Woman's Hair Catches Fire From
Gasoline.
Erie, Pa., April 20, --Mos. William
Rollins, an equestrienne in the employ
of Cole Brothers' circus, died at St. Vin-
cent's Restate 1 at about 11 o'clock yes-
terday morning, following fearful burns
received yesterday,
Mrs. Rollins and a sister, who is also
connected with the circus, were hoard-
ers at the home of Pete' Burnett in
Bather Creek, where the winter quar-
ters of the show are located. The wo-
man washed her hair the previous even-
ing, and then to dry it the more quick-
ly, applied gasoline. Thee was an open
fire in the room and a short time later
this ignited Mrs. Rollins' hair. Almost
instantly the room was n mass of flames
and the sister leaped out of the window
to the ground, injuring herself quite se-
verely in so doing. When, finally, mem-
hers of the Burnett household rushed to
Mrs. Rolling' aid, she had been bayed
from head to foot.
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KILLED GOVERNOR.
And the Ruthinians Rejoice and
Say It Is a Necessity.
Vienne. April 20.—The whole of Gal-
neia is in a slate of feverish excitement
over the cnssansination at Lemberg on
April 12, or Count Andreas Poloeki, the
governor of that province, by a Rnthin-
iarn student named Mierstap Sjzynski,
while the count was giving 811 111111i01100
to a delegation of students. The "Young
Ilwtahinians" in the Austrian Parliament
declare that shell (ablate are of nation•
el necessity in order to put a stop to
Polish oppression, while the Ruthenian
students of Vierra openly rejoice over
the assassination.
'..tat nightthousands of Poles partici-
pated in anti-ltulhiniaa donoiatnttioms,
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MONTREAL BARBER SHOT. ,
Two Men Attempt to Rob Alphonse
Martineau.
Montreal despatch: Another shooting
affair bilk place to -night nt 31 St. An-
toine street, when Mr. Al2h0n5e Mar-
tineau was held up in his, store, Mr.
Martineau, who keeps a tobacco and
barber .hop, teas closing up for 1 -he night
When two mean came a and :asked for
a packet et cigarettes, 110 was counting
his cash at the tante, and was alone in
the shop. Sir, Martineau gave tine man
the cigarettes, but he refused to lay for
them, and while a dispute was going on
the other man went behind the counter
and trled to rob the till.
Mr. Martineau picked up it hammer
and threw to strike the robber. The
other man then drew; a revolver and
fired, the bullet hitting Mr, 1bn'tineat
in the right breast, Both Wren escapetl,
leaving the contents of the till behind.
Mr. Martineau, who will recover, was
taken to the who
Hospital, Be
states that one of the men is known to
him, •
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CRUSHED BY ICE -FLOES.
Sealing Steamer Grand Lake Sent to
the Bottom.
St. John's, Nfld„ April 20.—Bringing
tiding of the sinking of the steamer
Grand Lake of the sealing fleet and
the serious injury to several others by
ice floes, the steam sealer Newfound-
land limped into port today, leaking
badly. Pine Newfoundlander's bows
and stern were crushed by ice, and
her crew of two hundred men were
forced to stand by for many hours,
pumping and bailing,
The Grand Lake met with disaster
last Sunday. She was shut up be-
tween two great ice floes until her
sides caved in and even her engines
crushed. She fleeted only three
hours, but her crew of 214 escaped to
the steamer Vanguard, which was
close by.
A Catch of 20,000 seals went down
with the Grand Lake. This cargo
was valued at $130,000 and was in-
sured.
REFORMS 114 CONGO STATE,
A GRAND TABLEAU.
Great Spectacular Event at the
Plains of Abraham.
Quebec, April 20, --Nearly four thou-
sand performers will be required for the
grand pageant on the Plains of Abraham
next July to r1preseet the leading heroic
events in Canadian hbetory. 'Che grand
stand, from which the pageant, with its
background of river and battleships and
distant hills, will be viewed, will accom-
modate 15,0011 people, To enable all who
desire to see the pageant, to do so, sev-
crn.l performances will be given,
At the state representation before the
Prince of Wales, the tickets will prole
ably run frons $1 to $l 11 each, for ibis
intended to secure as large a return as
possible of the cost for the benefit of
the battlefields project, 'rhe public will
be able to see other performances for
10 to 50 eent1 each.
Mr. Lascelles, master of the pageant,
has given out the lint of scenes to he
produced. It includes Jacques Cartier
planting the cross near the banks of the
St. Charles; his carrying away of the
Indian chief, Dounac0na; the court of
Francis 1., when Cartier, by command
of the King. relates his discovery of the
western country; Chanlpla in receiving
hie commission at the court of Henry
IV,: other recites in the life of Cham-
plain nt Quebec; Mother Marie Incarna-
tion teaching the Indian children; Mgr.
Laval receiving the Marquis'I'rac„v and
his lirillinnt suite; Dmmnont de, St.
Luoeoi taking possession of the western
country for the King of France; Frnn-
tenao receiving the messenger of Sir
William Phipps at the Chnteaf St.
5,018; 'Donned and Ills sixteen followers
defending themselves egninst the Iro-
quois,
requois, and, finally, 1 grand tableful of
all tine historical personages, troops, etc.,
with warships of <litferret nations In tine
bnekgronnd sainting the whole, and mak-
ing what \h'- 'ascent's declares will be
such an assemblage as neither the old
180011 no the nevi' has e'er seen.
If Belgium Fails by June Britain
Will Take Action.
Liverpool, April 20,-1f by June next
Belgium has not annexed the Congo In-
dependent State on acceptable terms,
the British Government is determined,
with the co•operation of the American
Government, to take measures which will
compel the Congo Government to ob-
serve its treaty rights, witch have been
openly and persistently violated, was
the announcement made this afternoon
by E. D, Morel, secretary of the Congo
Reform Association, at a meeting of
that body.
SIr, Morel hag been in close touch
with the British Government, and has
had recent conferences on this subset,
GOOD TIMES.
British Expert Says U. S. Will Soon
be Prosperous.
London. April 20. --Seymour Bell. 00111-
mercinl British agent in the United
States, iu a report for 1007, which has
been isaned by the Board of '''rade, takes
a hopeful view of the future. Tie gays
that the farmers, 18110 form the back-
bone of American prosperity, have not
been affected by the finaneinl crisis, and
tlw country is expected to yield crops
'11111811 at early 47,500,000.000.
The country, Ab'. Bell thinks, is not
likely long to suffer fpm- 1111111 5281A1
stagnation. Ht predicts a quietbusiness
in 1008, and thinks the return to the
normal condition of affairs will depend
upon the crops.
CABINET COMPLETE.
Asquith Announces Several Important
Appointments.
London. April 20 --Premier Asquith
to -day completed the reorganization of
the Ministry es follows:
C. F. H liobhouse, int prc'yent Perna.-
eentnry Secretary of the Indian Of-
fice, heeemes t'inateial Secretary of tate
Tr'eoslrt'.
C. F. G. \btatermun Liberal member
of Parliament for Vest 11011, 100antes
Parliamentary Secretary of the Local
Government, and Thomas: :11,Kitun'm
Wood, Liberal menthe'. of Parliament
for Glasgow, be0omes Parliamentary
Secretary of the Board of 'Trade,
The Marquis of Ripon remains Lord
Privy Seal, but at his request the Earl
of Crowe, Lord President of the Conn-
oil, will be the leader in the House of
Lords.
T. J. McNema'a, now Parliamentary
Secretary of the Local Goeeutmnd
Beard, becomes Parliamentary Secretary
of the Admiralty.
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ig ?4aly. At least, they do not exist
as organized bodies with rules, a hie-
rarchy, and defined objects, as the ima•
ginatioll of novelists or tradition de-
picts them, Likewise, suppoeing the
1311tek Band to bo en emanation from
the Camorra or Mafia is absurd. The
Black llaa1d is merely a gang of detached
malefactors whieh hnppees to form
l'Hong Italians us it has in the past
atone of 1101. 1111 ionn1it 11,4. 811c11 oeeur
rences are as highly regretted here as
they are in America, as they oast dis-
credit on a large body of reepeetable
and hard-working emigrants."
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CAPT. HARBOTTLE.
Late Secretary of Toronto Club
Found In Havana.
Toronto despatch: Capt. Ilarbottle,
the absconding secretary of the Toneisio
Club, was arrestett on Sunday at Mt-
011/11.
la-
('ul' . Since it was reperted some
weeks age that the captain had been
scan nt 'eve Orleans playing the races
and generally enjoying himself, the police
authorities of 'Toronto have been busy
tracking him. The services of the Pink-
erton agency were invoked, and the chase
hue been a stern one. Photographs and
descriptions of the defaulter were freely
distributed, and it was thought at one
time that he had heeded for the City of
'Mexico. Switch there, however, revealed
no trace of hits, and the detectives had
to take up the trail again at New Or-
leans. The replant has covered a good
deal of ground since he left 'Comte, but
(100113' he was located in Havana, and
his arrest, as stated, took place on
Sunday, The Toronto authorities were
immediately notified • and Atlern ey-
General Foy was asked to secure the
necessary extradition papers.
$20,000,000 WILL.
How Young Wanamaker's Estate
Is to be Apportioned.
Philadelphia, Aphil 20. --The will of
Thomas B. IVanaumker, who died in
Paris several weeks ago, has been ad -
minted to probate. With the exception
of a feu bequests to household employ-
ees, the estate is bequeathed to kis
widow, Mrs. Lowber Waith Wananw,ker,
his mother, Mrs. Mary B. Wanamaker,
and his two sisters las, Mary B, War-
burton and Mrs. Elizabeth McLeod, and
his brother, Rodman,
The statement filed by the executors
apprises the value of the personal pew
party 00 $100,000 and upwards, with no
appraisement of the 'real estate, It is
understood that the total value of the
estate may reach $20,000000,
DETACHED MALEFACTORS
Make Up the Black Hand, Says
Italy's King,
Rome, April 20.—King Victor Eman-
uel to -day received Messrs, Watchorn
and Bowland, immigration contn0ssion-
ere from New York, and chatted plea-
aaantly with them for sone time ,-Al-
luding to the Black Hand and similar
alleged organizations, the King frank-
ly declared his belief that they were
mostly mythical.
"I wish you would oonvinee the people
of Amerfoa," he said, -"that emelt things
as the Gomorra and Mafia do,not exist
HIT BY HAMMER.
"Scotty" Fatally Hurt at a Hammer
Throwing Contest.
Philadelphia, .41)811 20: -William Rets
wick, popularly known as "Seetfy," the
ground keeper at the 'Mivcrsity of
Pennsylvania, was struck on the head
by' a sixteen'pound hammer 0c Franklin
field yesterday and probably fatally.
iajured.
Daniel F. Luby, of Peabody, Mass.,
threw the hammer down the field to.
ward "Scotty," who either did lot see
the throw or Met sight of the weight in
the sun. The heavy iron struck him on
the side of the head, knocking Lint sev-
eral feet. Ile was picked up unconscious
and removed to the hospital, 1011ere it
wee found he was suffering from a se-
vere fracture. Renwick wee operated
on Inst night and it is stilted that his
condition is truncal,
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NOT BADLY HURT.
Boy Shoots Stepfather in Defence of
Mother.
New York, April 20.—William Fes, a
boy 15 years old, ekot his etopfathsr,
John Stulky, 31 years old, u longshore-
man, tinder the rtgkt eye et their home
in Brooklyn this morning. Stulky leas
taken to the Long Tslancl cottage hos-
pital, ire is not believed to be'serioaa-
ly hurt, The boy (Reappeared and has
net been located,
According to the story told the
pollee, Stulky arrived home yesterday
afternoon in it quarrelsome mood and
had some w'e'ds with his wife. He
grew excited and his wife hid 1110 re-
volve'. Things quieted down a little
during the might, but Stulky arose and
went out. Returning lie resumed the
quarrel. Fearing for his mother, it
was alleged, 2110 hoy found the revolver
and shot Stulky,
TERRORIZE CITY.
Masked Men Hold Police of Dalton,
Ga., Prisoner.
Dalton. GaApril 20.—Betwveen mid -
Mehl. and 3 o'clock this morning 0011011
was in control of a hand of night riders,
numbering over 100 men. ''Phe night rid-
ers, nuiskcd and wearing long robes, en-
tered the town at a gallop. They pro-
ceeded first to the power house of the
electric light plant and forced the au-
perinteudent to turn off all the lights.
They then fond the policemen on duty
and marched them to the public square,
where they were left under guard.
The riders then searched many houses,
saying they were looking for wrong-
doer's, but it seems 21103, slid not injure
anyone. Finally the band called at the
]ware of the Rev; Mr. Sims, of the Pres.
byterian Church, and told him that they
were with ]tint in Ills efforts to stop
wrongdoing and urged hire to continue
his eus:tele. After the talk with the
preacher the brand disappeared.
There has been much lawlessness here
recently, and several attempts at arson.
It is supposed that the night riders in-
vaded the 20011 a1 a warning to wrong-
doers,
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SHE WILL DIE.
Shoots Paramour In Fit of Jealous
Rage.
WOMAN'S THROAT CUT,
Screams Follow Appearance of Man
at Home at Unusual, Hour.
New York, April 20.—Mrs, I. Liber-
man, the wife of a shirt waist manu-
facturer who Inas a small factory in
the Bronx Borough, was found nm%.
Mired in Ler apartments at 706 Court.
lench avenue to -day. Her husband was
taken into custody pending an investi-
gation by the coroner,
Mrs, Liberman's throat was eat and
there was a great wound in her left
aide. Liberman left his home this
morning to go to his factory, but soon
returned, telling the 35 (110ese of the
apartment house that he had forgotten
the keys to his factory. A few minutes
after he watt to his apartment the jani-
tress heard screams sand found Liber -
mann in the halt with a blood-stained
knife in his hand,
Saturday Liberman applied to a law-
yer to secure a summons for his wife
accusing her of infidelity, but the sum-
mons was refused,
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PROBE FOR WALL STREET.
Commission of Nine to investigate
Speculation.
Albany, N. Y., April 20,A bill pro-
viding fur the appointment of a eons
mission of nine to investigate Wall
street speculation, as recommended last
week by Governor ilughes, was intro-
duced in the Semite to -night by Sen-
ator Davie, of Buffalo. 1t provides for
the appointment of three members by
the Governor, three by the President
pro tem. of the Senate, and three by
the Speaker of the Assembly. The'ap-
pointments must be made within
twenty days after the passage of the
bill. The commission must report to
the next Legislature, and $20,000 is ap-
propriated to carry on the work. The
bill was referred to the Finance Com-
mittee,
Albany, April 20. ----William Robinson,
of Old Norge, Po,, aged abort 27, this
afternoon ehot and probably fatally
wounded Ellen Moore, aged 26, a native
of Scranton, Pa. The woman was re-
moved to a local hospital, where it is
reported she cannot recover. Robinson
wits placed under arrest. Jealousy is
given as the cause for the shooting.
h is said by 1110 police that the eouplo
have lived together here for some time.
Last night they quarreled and this after-
noon when Robinson met her in the
south end of the city he is alleged to
have fired two shots, both of which
struck the 5vernen in the stomach,
HISTORIC CHURCH BURNED.
Kaiser's Favorite Place of Worship
in Berlin Destroyed.
Berlin, April 20. --The historic Gerrit
son Church, which was built in 1705, and
which was the Kaiser's favorite place of
worship, was completely burned this
evening.
'1'l,e Crown Prince hastened to the
scene and co-operated with the chief of
the fire brigade in attempting to
rescue numerous military trophioa, in-
cluding many regimental flogs, from the
time of Freolerick the Great onward, but
nll except one were destroyed. An ad-
jacent warehouse was also burned.
The firemen saved the other buildings
whose proximity endangered then, and
through them the Royal Castle, the new
cathedral, the Stock Exgehnnge and the
City Ball: Immense crowds witnessed
the. fire,
It is rumored that it was of incen-
diary origin. There have been numerous
cases of incendiary fires in Berlin lately,
The culprits have aiwa.ys escaped.
DEATH SENTENCE
For Man Who Attempted to Assns.
sinate Alfonso.
Barcelona, April 20, --,title Rall and
three of his accomplices, who had been
on trial here for complicity in the recent
aeries of bomb explosions and anarchist
outrages, were yesterday found guilty.
The evidence adduced showed that Rutl
and his associates were authors of the
attempt to assassinate King Alfonso at
Madrid and Paris, and of various out-
rages in different parts of Spain. Bull
5800 SellIfn(ed to death, and the others
to imprisonment.
HALF THE CROP SOWED,
Everything Looks Well at Swift Cur-
rent, Sask.-Seed Grain a Benefit.
Swift Current, Seek.. April 20. -Sigh•
ty-flue ears of settlers' effects have
been unloaded here since March 1, About
50 per east. of the trop is in this dis-
trict, and the weather for the farmers
is ideal. One prominent man who has
been in the district for a number of
years and who has taken a great inter-
est in farming says he los never seen
the land in better condition at this time
of year than it is et present.
The farmers say there is nothing but
praise coming to the (Incontinent for
furnishing seed grain, and tine C. 1'. R.
for the way in which the grain has been
handled. The furnishing of seed grain
has certainly been n great help to many
in this district.
STRIKE TO BE CALLED OFF.
Over Hundred Thousand Miners Will
Return -to Work.
A Wheeling, W. Va.., despatch: All
contracts between the United Mine
Workers and Operatore, with the pos-
sible exception of Illinois, will be
signed by the let of May," said Pres-
ident Lewis of the Miners' Union,
who was in the city to -day. "Mate
tern will have progressed to such an
extent," said Mr. Lewis, "by Thurs-
day of this week that 105,000 miners
in Ohio. Indiana and Pennsylvania
will return to work pending district
settlemeelts later."
DIG JOB FOR RAILWAYS.
They Are Arranging to Carry Troops
to Quebec Celebration.
\loll rale 11011 m, --1t a lrreesing_nf
the (1(111 0 lerceetenary Comeittsien,
held here to -day. the gnesiion of trans.
pmt8tuni Iva con:idercl, The g11,001io)
ire o Outdate
of carrying. the military fe -eat Outdate
e,
was first dientssel, and it was resolved
that the connnissiott should ask the Fed-
eral Government thattroops to be sent.
ft) the eelebruti nn should leave from
their reepectrve gunners two shays earlier
lima haul ,et first, hem (1 0au5011, in order.
Uit. limy' shinnld all let in Quebec' by
`; tt,I d ry, .1111,v 11.
The 1enneeortntimt reeneanie; 1111
great stress un 1 111 1.001 Ilml they will
not only he called meet to bring '255,11110
soldiers to (jotter, Ind they will also
have to ship mi they hoses, annuunition
amt also heavy pie,es of artillery. This
nudtilfeat100 M what is practically nn
11 1 11y corps is .0 big tuldertaking, ;tad
Elie. companies do not; wish to be caught
napping,
Of the 20,000 troops that will be sent
to cleehu' for the 1(8 011ten,uy 0014111u-
nit:1, ;LINO still nem. from the Ahtritime
Provinces, and will be taken care of by
the. Tntercolonml llnihruy. The remain-
ing 10,11011 wall conte from other pro.
rumce. mostly !!.elate and Ontario, ;ed
trill be handled by the (band Trunk and
Canadian I'neifu' Railways.
111 estinurl0 furnished by the h'ne-
putntion rompauues twinge the amount
of people they will he wale to carry to
Quebec to 10,000 a day.
TWO STORIES.
Bank Officials and Detectives on
Thornhill Bank Robbery.
A Toronto drsontrh Officials of the
Sterling Bank, in company with thins
live otfiee-., yesterday visited the
Thornhill branch -of tib bank and laude
a thorough investigation into the story
of the attempted burglary as narrated
by 210nagcl-1603' Henry.
As a result of the enquiry the offi-
cials were satisfied dont his narrative
is correct and ere satisfied that the
halm r90ri.0' ed court ;'eoesly ill def owe
01 the prpe'ty',
The question of offering a:rew'a.rd for
til cupturc of the' burglars 18 now 110-
du consfd00(11i00,
No Attempt at Robbery.
Crown Attorney Drayton yesterday,
under permission front the Crown auth-
orities, made a statement covering the
reasons why This department concluded
to drop any- further investigation into t'
the recent, alleged burglary at the
Thornhill.branch of the Sterling Rank.
As 'examination of the muddy ground
in the- ,vicinity showed no traces et
footmarks in the doorways or on the
wundoh sills, A thick deposit of dust
nn tine transom of the front door f:nl-
light was untouched, showing that no
one had tried to pct in by the fan-
light, '1'lo cartridges found in sin]
around the premises, which were said
to have been the property of the burg-
lars, were found to lo' similar to those
belonging to Hen','. In addition, Ah'.
Hector Wright, nu assistant of Air.
Henry's, who was passing at the time
the shot was fired, said he heard nm
footsteps and saw no one running away..
neither did he .see any ladder or other
article which woeld enable a mall to
mach the foithgd1t.
The line of the bullet hole, u,tide
the bank shows also that it was filed
at short range from inside the1
' and could not have been fired front "f
mashie to fanlight.
"The detectives del not advance nes-
t hooey
nvtheory os to how henry received his
injuries," said the Crown, "but Henry.
himself admitted to Detective 'Alfih'i'
that the idea ,f the burglary might
have originated 1u a dream and we etre
inclined to take that view of it,
"There is no evidence whatever
against Lhe three men now fn ,custody.>
Air. Drayton said the Crowtf did not
purpose 10 pa hsecnte henry.
THE STUDENT ASSASSIN.
Sziozynski Was Known to Many Win•
nipeg Ruthenians,
1', uufipre, -April 20. ---The. Ruth rti.urs
here ,re mounting Snc03nski, the as•
hissin of !,cruor Potocki'
of t elieLl,
r u great 11(111onal patriot, 1G- was y�
known pers0un11y to many residents v4t
here, curd 1ho editor of the Gitlici;ut
paper in 'Winnipeg was it fellow student
af. Itis in tat university. Sziezynski's
brother wah at one time priest of the
(.reek Church here, and his sister is
the wife of another Greek Church mis-
sionary who has hero heated here The
nsessiu is spu1ee of 05 a mai of
nobility, of character, loved by all the
common people, whee:tic Potocki was
brutal in his oppression, surpassing even
Russian tyranny in his efforts to stamp
tut liberal sentinu'ut. Tlfotfgh the Ru-
thenie.us of Winnipeg condemn this
method of self -denotes yet they t2 out
hesitate to put Graf Potocki on the sante
level with !Ile tyrant„ of Russia, and
Sziczyneki ea a national hero, suited for
that. period of national development.
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ESCAPED FROM GUARDHOUSE. ‘s,
Wolseley Barracks Deserter Makes a
Successful Break,
London, Ont, despatch: Private h:d-
weeds, of Wolseley Barracks, who was
tried Inst weer: by court-martial for de-
sertion and yesterday sentenced to sir
months' imprisonment, escaped from the
guard house at tate barracks to -night in
some way unknown to the authorities.
Edwards belongs to the engineer carps
and was apprehended last week by the
Windsor police 0101 returned to the city
last Thursday.