The Conshohocken Recorder, March 12, 1897

              Consljohockm ftecorfrcr.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
NO, 1500 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA,, FHIDAY, MARCH 12, 1897. $1.00 PER TEAR
TOPICS OF TWO TOWNS
Hems ol Interest conit-raing the people that
we know in both llorourln,
Other chat.
Mis. \l K. SI,• niiil,i is coulliii-d lo her
bome by slokness,
Horace C. Join's. 1,-fi oo Tuesday on a
business trip lo Km,will,,, I'•■mi.
Mi- i: W. Burlelgnot Ocean City was
visiting relatives here this weak.
Hereafter the Board of Health, will meet
In iii.> Ciim.ii Chambei, at 5.80 p. in., on
SD6 Hist Monday of ouch month.
Mi and Mis. John lloolh entertained
Komi' friends at (hail home Fourth avenue
and Hallow.,II stud lad evening
The fiiiifriil ol William Summers, Jr.,
will be held this afternoon at ono o'clock
• from hi~ into home on Fayette rtreot,
The Uogul boat dub will hold u meeting
tiiis evening at the bome of V*ioe>Preoldenl
,1.1.. I ley wood.Seventh avenue below Hatty
ifaoet
A spivliil meeting of the Wlndomerc
Clnli will bo hold at the hoino i.r Miss, Maud
Sagebeor ou Eighth Avenue ou Friday
evening.
Mrs Charles H. Hall of Philadelphia
will attend tbe loa iu the l'lesbytorlan
chinch on Thursday evening, and givosev-eral
reoltationa,
The walls of the Iii:.. ■ i:i«i:i: office are
decorated with two sketches made by
Homy I'hwaitos. They show a high order
of artistic ability.
Frank li .lones entertained a number of
his friends at euchre at his home In Kox-borough
last evening A number of Cou-shohocken
people attended.
At the phooogmphlo conoert to be given
in the M. K. Church on Saturday evening,
Mr. Henry Thwuitos will illustrate a num.
ber of selections by sketches on a black-board.
Joseph Clinch was arrested ou Wednes-day
ovening on a warrant sworn out by
Graham A Johnson, charged with stealing
newspapers. Magistrate I Inn-old hold him
iu |800 ball for court.
Mary K. tbe daughter of Jacob and Ida
V. Hennlg died OH Monday at her home
on Ehu street. The funeral services were
held on Thursday afternoon, the Interment
was In the (lulf cemetery.
At the regulai in,••■ling of Hie school
- bourd on Wednesday evening the resigna-tion
of Miss Klla Cumpboll was accepted.
No successor will bo elected until the next
regular meeting of the board
According to the Merchants' liovicweggs
nro likely to come to 5 or (1 cents a dozen
in the collecting districts the coming sum-mer.
The cold storage houses in largocities
are said to bl packed with hen fruit.
The vernal equinox falls on Sunday.
Maci-h 21, when spring commences, and the
• lays and nights will be the same length.
At the time tbe sun passes these equinoctial
potnbj heavy Btorma usually prevail on the
sea and laud.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
Police officer ('assay, Is confined to his
home by sickness.
Irvin Xaco, la erecting a |K>rch in the
front of his residence ou Ford street.
Bev. E. Iv Mitchell of Philadelphia will
preach Inthe tlulf Christian Church on Sun-day
morning.
John ti'Ne'li's. cinder omaher resumed
operations on Wednesday, a'ter a stoppage
of several (reeks
Mrs Hurley, died at her home, in this
boioiigh on Tuesday. The funeral services
were held tills morning from her Into rosi-clenee.
High inassat St. Gertrude's church.
Interment in St. Matthew's new comet,i T.
Naval Officer Holland
The news eo,nes from a reliable aouree
id Washington that James It. Holland.
ex-Dlstrlct Attorney of Montgomery
county, will be recommended by the pow-ers
that bo foi Nova! Oiliecr of I'liiludel-phla.
It was through Mr. Holland's
leadership that the tommies gal 1 the
aa idanoy iii Hootgomery ot ty, and
at the Quay Penroae Ouihum conference
Monday he was unanimously agreed Upon
aa the anooanot to J, Martha!! Wright.
Mr. Holland said that he had bean ad-vised
that the prospects for his ap|»oiiit-inenl
were favorable, lie Is so engrossed
with the Kaiser murder trial that ho has
no time to talk politics or think of an
official position for himself.
Mr. Holland was some time ago sugges-ted
for United States district attorney at
Philadelphia, hut us that appointment will
probably not be made for nearly three years,
tin-position of uaval officei, which will be
IlKedsoon, was regarded aa abettor reword
for bis political services.
As naval officer Mr. Holland would con-trol
several appointments and would bo In
a position to provide berths for a few of the
mon who havo helped him to win his vie
torlos.
NO TREASURER CHOSEN
Council faila to elect a Treasurer, but elect*
Samuel Elliott Street Commissioner.
The other business doae.
PLYMOUTH
W. & 0. II. Corson have erected a num-ber
of buildings on the Hurd farm, which
they recently purchased, and will engage
In the raising of high bred pigs.
Joel I). Ketper, who has been at
Swedesboro, N. J., for some time, has
returned to Cold Point.
A surprise was given to Rev. E. R.
Tilton by the members of the Cold Point
Baptist church at tho parsonage on
Thursday evening last. It wasn very
pleasant affair, and the table in the din-ing
room was left loaded with the sub-stuntials
of life.
The creamery directors at thoir last
regular meeting decided to put tho price
of skim milk to one cent por gallon. The
creamery Is now receiving about 4,000
pounds of milk dally. It Is expected
that the amount will soon be Increased
largely. It Is expected that 2-1 cents per
pound will Ixi paid for butter fat furnished
during tho month of Februarv.
sr
A Harness Thief.
Shirley Tetter, a colored man. employed
OH n laborer on the farm of John Dudily,
near Centre Square. Iiml a hearing hefoie
Magistrate lluny of Noiristown, on Tues-day
afternoon on the i-barge of the larceny
of n set of hum, -s from Ids employer's son
Martin, on I'ei.ru ry 27.
fetter was ana] ted at the Hme of hav-ing
stolen tin- harness, hut the evidence
did not win runt an anvst. I In Monday
tin- colored man Informed his employer
that he was going hack to Virginia. Yes-terday
morning fatter took a large box
supposed to contain his belongings to tbe
DeKalb sheet station of the Pennsylvania
railroad, Norrlstowu, and directed that It
be lent by freight to Ids wife's residence iu
Virginia. Tho box aroused Martin Duddy'e
suspicious and lie came to Norrlstowu and
hnd a search warrant Issued. The result
was that the box was found to contain tbe
missing set of horness, a quantity of pre-serves,
dishes, etc.
Yetlor'sarrost followed and ho was com-mitted
to Jail iu default of $500 ball for his
appearance uf court.
Baiket Ball
The game of basket bull si'lnduled for
the P. O. 8. of A. Hail on Wednesday
evening, between teams picked from tho
Mechanics and the P. 0. 8. of A., was not
played owing to a disagreement aliout tho
ollgibllity of those composing tho teams.
A game however was played between the
P. 0. S. of A. team and a picked one, tho
former wining by a score of 4 to 2.
The following with the Hue up:
First. Position. Second.
lien Attack Ki lei man
Jones Attack McGuignn
Campbell Center . Kocli ,V Johnson
Shaw Defense Aiiiiitim'c
I lines Defense Vellhaver
Goals,Campbell8, VeUhavn I.
WHITEMARSH
George Bartholomew removed from Mar-ble
Hall to Collegeville yesterday. Lowis
Yetter takes the farm vacuted by Mr. Bar-tholomew.
Andrew Hoffner, aged 19 yoars, died
on Monday at his home In Upper Roxbor-ough.
The funeral services were held
yesterday in St. Peter's Church, Barren
Hill; Interment was in tho cemetery ad-joining.
Theodore Bartleson, of Flourtown, has
been admitted to bail In the sum o
$1900, after a batman corpus hearing, ap-plied
for by William F. Daunohower.
His bondsman Is Charles Yeaklo Bart-leson
Is charged with rape by his wife's
sister, Mrs. Kiuinu Miller, and was com-mitted
to jail for court by Magistrate T.
Jefferson Day, of Flourtowu.
THE MERI0NS
Turnips Inn,- been occupying the summer
residence In Mellon Township, owned by
W illiam S. Koney. of Philadelphia. A
Squad ol offlcurs raided the place, but the
tramps had lied. They have been living high
on nclghbors'poultry, etc.
SPRIN0 MILL
Prayer niectlngwlll hi-held this evening
at the bome of Mr. James Blackburn.
Real Estate Transfers.
Benjamin A Shoemaker to William I.
Klkln. lot of ground In Cheltenham,
17700.
Frederick J. Powell to May I, Powell,
premises In Lower Merlon.
Joseph P. Robinson to Henry II. Rob-insoii.
|>nrt of bouse and farm In Lower
Merlon, $2000.
Boy Drowned at Norrlstowa.
James, a 4-year-old son of Timothy Mc-
Fadden, fell into Stony Creek on Tuesday
and was drowned. With a companion ho
wont to the stream to play fishing, lost bis
balance and plunged into live feet of water.
Before his companion could summon help
he was drowned.
Old Point Comfort, Richmond,
and Washington.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Stint*,• \llen s I ...it i:a-e A I'uwiler
Into your -li,-,- and j;--! Kent and Oomfort,
CUM-I'nrii-, Hindoos, Swollen' ACIIIUK. Hwent-illK
fcit. 10,1**1 tl'HlilllOlliftlH. Al ill llee.l-1., jUl't
Slice SI,MI- 23c. Sample I'UICK. Address Al-len
8. Oliusled, Li-lloy, N. Y.
runs many delightful tours, but none more
delightful than those toOld Point Comfort,
Richmond aud Washington. These em-brace
a territory peculiarly rich in attrac-tions.
Suporbly situated, famous In his
tory, the cnpltal of the grandest nation on
earth, these three cities form a trio unsur-passed
In Interest to Americans. Old
Point Is also one of the most popular and
luxurious peronnial resorts of tho rontl
llent.
The next personally-conducted tour will
leave New \ ork and Philadelphia March
18th Tickets, including transportation,
meals en routo In both directions, trans-fers
of passengers and baggage, hotel ac
commodations at Old Point Comfort.
Richmond, and Wushlugton, and carriage
ride about Richmond—In fact every nec-essary
expense for a period of six days -
will bo sold at rate of $35.00 from Now
York. Brooklyn, and Newark. $34.00
from Trenton, $33.00 from Philadelphia,
anil proportionate rates from other sta-tions
Tickets will also be sold to Old Point
Oomfort and returu direct by regular trains
within six days, Including transportation,
luncheon on going trip, and one and three-fourths
days' iMHtrd at Old Point, nt rate
of $10.00 from New York, Brooklvn, and
Newark, $19.00 from Trenton. $14.00
from Philadelphia, aud proportionate rates
from other stations.
Apply to ticket agencies, Tourist Agent,
1190 Broadway, Now York, or Goo. W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent.
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
All the member* oftownoot ii wen
present al the regular meeting on Wednes-day
evening. It was the Brat regulai t-ing
of the new council, aiidas a treasurer
and street commissioner w.-icto I looted,
there ma muoh interestehownln tho moot-ing.
The iiist state paper of Bnrgeas Jaooby
which was read, was f.-ivoiuhly received by
the members and the spectators who were
present
The following were appoint"! by I'n-sl
dent Cains on the ditTereiil committees.
Finance Messrs. A. L. Murphy, J.
Crimean and ('. W. Jones._
Ways and Means Messrs. It Rates. II.
Collins and II. Ross.
Appropriation Mi^ssis. D. Ross, John
Crimean and K. Bates.
Streets—Messrs. M. F. Stomple, J, Clark
and A. Long.
Police, l-'ii.- and Water Messrs. Joseph
I 'iivaiiagh, J. Campbell and A. L. Murphy.
Buildings -Messrs. J. ILGrifllth, Henry
O'Brien and C. W. .lones.
Pavements—Messrs. J. W. Campbell,
Wm. Toner and J, II. Griffith.
Railroads—Messrs. A. Long, II. Collins
and M F. Stemple.
Markets—Messrs. J. Clark, J.Cavauagh
and II. O'Brien.
Board of Health Dr. Hall.
THE HI'ROESS' riKST MKSSAOE.
The first message of Burgess Jacoby was
read by tho clerk It follows:
To tho Honorable members of the Con-shoboekon
town council:
It Is forty-seven years slncoour Borough
was Incorporated; can we look with pride
on our advancement-or must sober thought
tell us our progress has been slow?
One of the most Important factors In
good government Is tho condition of the
streets. It Is scarcely necessary to com-mcut
on ours, the point is to try to lm
prove them, and to do this wo must pro-coed
In a systematic manner. The proper
place to begin is on tho Main street. This
is at present in good condition irom the
canal bridge to Third avenue; finish this
to the Borough line; enforce the curbing
and paving ordinance, then we will have a
street to be proud of, and will have made
one great step forward. I would then sug-gest
we take the avenues In numerical
order. As a starting point, take the one
nearest Kiist avenue In need of repair, ma-cadamize
It as far as practicable before
commencing another: while this method is
alow It is certainly sure. 1 am not in favor
of putting material on the streets that will
not make a permanent road 1,,-d. this has
been done almost every year iu the past,
and will be to our detriment as long as con-tinuiil.
If we only do one hundred foot a
year make it permanent, or as nearly so as
possible; continue this method and our
mud holes will give way to macadamized
si re-is, which will mean an increase in the
value of property, an Increase of borough
funds, and a town of which wo can justly
foel proud.
Another Important factor in improve-ments
Is light. I don't see that wo have
much cause to complain In regard to this.
our town is certainly well lighted, still I
think our Main street should be lighted
from Ninth avenue to the Borough line,
as it is very dork and dangerous, both to
vehicles and |M-ileslrians. I would sug-gi-
st that Hie committee ou lights cousult
with the Manager of tho Trolley Coni|>any
with a view of having them put incan-descent
lights on their poles at Tenth.
Klovonth and Twelfth avenues. This can
probably ho done with very little cost to
the Boioiigh, and Is a much needed lin
provement.
Another very Important matter for your
consideration is the encouragement of new
industries. You can certainly afford to
give Inducements In the way of exemption
of taxes for five years. New Industries
mean an Increase in imputation, and this
means an increase in revenue I hope you
will take a broad view of this mutter, as
it is an important factor In tho future wol •
fare of this Borough. For example we
will take a plant that employs from five
hundred to one thousand men, take it for
granted, they only pay personal tax, isn't
it an Item worth considering? Can you
not well afford to exempt the manufacturer
for live years.
This, as well as the other matters
spoken of, I respectfully submit to your
calm Judgment. Yours very respectfully,
SAMUEL F. JAOOBT,
Burgess.
Crimean. Griffith. O'Brien, Ross. Stemple
and Toner II.
No Messrs. Hate. Campbell, Jones,
Long. Murphy and Caino—6.
THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
Mr. Ross suggested that council now
complete the organization by electing a
Siic-t Commissioner.
The president stated that to the best of
his knowledge council had never elected a
street Commissioner. But if the members
desired it, an election would Is, held.
The member! desin-d it, and nomina-tions
were quickly made ns follows: Mr.
Clark nnniiil Michael Brown: Mr. Long
named Samuel Elliott; Mr. Ross named
Thomas Molntyre. The vote elected Mr.
Klltolt as follows:
BlllOtl Messrs. Bate, Campbell. Grif-fith,
.lones, Loiiu, Murphy. Stemple and
CtJ.no- 8.
Malntym Messrs. (,'avanagh, Collins
Crimean, and Ross 4.
Brown Messrs. Clark, O'Brien and
TV r -8.
Ou motion his salary was Qnd at $1.05
per day.
Mr. Long of the Police Committee, re-portcd
two arrests during the month, for
vagrancy and one for drunkenness.
There was considerable discussion about
a bill for $10.00 presented by James Clin-ton,
for hauling cinder. Mr. Stemple ob-jeeted
to paying the bill, contending that
the borough was overcharged. Council,
however, differed from Mr. Stemplo's vlow
and ordered the bill paid.
On motion of Mr. Ross tho Street Com-mittee
was directed to place a crossing at
the alloy on Harry street at tho Baptist
church, aud on motion of Mr. Crimean one
on Third avenue across Forrest street.
Mr. Collins wanted osphaltun blocks
used for those crossings, and made a mo-tion
to that offoct.
Mr. Murphy amended tho motion to let
the street committee select the material
for tho crossings. It was lost by a vote of
15 to 10; Messrs. Bate, Long, Murphy,
Stemple and Calno voting aye
Mr. Collln's motion was passed after a
long discussion III which tbe members aired
tholr knowledge of asphaltun blocks,
street crossings, the condition of Wells
street and various other matters pertaining
to street work.
Mr. Campbell spoke of tho necessity of
having a |>avcment on Fayetto street be-tween
the canal bridge and the Reading
Railroad bridge. After some discussion a
motion was passed to refer to th? solicitor
the question of ownorship of the property
and as to who would be compelled to pay
for tho paving.
The treasurer's re|K>rt was read as fol-lows:
Balance In treasury Feb. 10 $0222 00
Licenses 70 15
$0301 18
i iide.s paid to date $2229 80
Bonds redeemed 1000 00
Balance In treasury March 10.... 8071 85
$0801 15
Orders for the following accounts wore
granted:
Gas $ 1170
Electric Light iM BO
Work on streets 145 40
THE TRIAL OF KAISER
The Hearing in the celebrated case now
oa Trial. The Common-wealth'*
Side.
A Postmaster Accused
Before United States Commissioner Bell
on Monday, Martin Helmer, Postmaster at
Limerick, Montgomery county, was held
iu $1500 hull, charged with converting to
his own use, botweeu September 5 and
March 5 last, certain money order funds
then In his possession; Issuing monoy or-ders
without previously receiving the
money therefor, and failing to make de
posit of money order funds then Iu his pos-session
in the depositoiy required, which
iii this case was to tho Postmaster of Phila-delphia.
Postal Inspector Moore was the only
wilncss examined, and lie, In a detailed
statement, told how he visited Limerick
in Septembci and examined the books of
tho |iost office, which he said he found to
be very Irregular. Money orders had been
ISSUIHI without any applications being tilled
out, which is contrary to law; orders hod
boon issued for largo amounts, aud only
small entries made in tho accounts; and In
several other ways Mr. Moore related how
tho |KWtinaster Is alleged to have neglected
to do his duty and used money belonging
to the United States for his own benefit.
tin one occasion a money order for $118
was Issued, and It Is said, only $8 entered
on the books.
THE TREASI I1EHSIIII'.
When the message was finished council
plunged Immediately Into the treasiirersbip
fight. A ballot was hud. resulting as fol-lows:
W right—Messrs. Bate, Campbell, Jones,
Long, Murphy, Caino—0.
Lubbe — Messrs. Cavanagh, Griffith,
Ross, Stemple—4.
Qulgley -Messrs. Clark, Collins, Crim-ean,
O'Brien. Toner—6.
Tills being no election, Mr. Crimean
moved to puslyuua the election until the
noxt regular meeting.
Mr. Murphy objected. Ho contended
that the borough bail no treasurer now and
should olect one before the moctlng*nd-
Joomed.
Tho roll call on the motion showed that
It had been carried by a vote of i) to 0. The
following was the vote:
yye—Messrs. Cavanagh, Clark, Collins,
A Norrlstown Weddinr..
The marriage of Miss. Sara Katbryu
Ruuford and George S. Johnson, both of
North Wales, took place ou Weduesday
evening at tho homo of tho brldo's parents,
1052Cherrystroot,Norristowu. Rev. Robert
s. Boeder performing the ceremony. Tho
bride Is a granddaughter of tho late Ex
Sheriff Kile, of Montgomery county, and a
niece of Harry It. Swartloy, president of the
Nafta Wales National Bank. Tho groom
is a son of Wilmor II. Johnson, odlter of
the North Wales Record.
Montgomery County grand Jury has
recommended two bridges, one in Lower
Morion uud the other In Cheltenham.
These id day's pro- lings iu thetrial
of Cbailes O. Kaiser, who sl.-mds ai
reigned (or the minder of Ids wife, were
Interrupted several times by disputes be
tw i counselovet technicalities. Thede-tense
wasted no opportunity to file an ex
ceptioii. and their objection to some of I be
evidence of the Commonwealth bt
out very nice points of law, to the argil
incut of which the court room full of lui
inanity listened with close attention. Tho
spin ling of counsel On legal questions
learned to noaaoaa more Easolnatlon for the
crowd than the testimony.
After Engineer Harry II. Ilallinan com-pleted
Ids explanalioii of a draft of the
scene of tho alleged munlcr, Hie immediate
surroundings and the roads leading to H
from Norrlstowu, the physicians who
made or witnessed the autopsy were exam-ined
in turn.
Dr. Joseph Mann, of Bridgeport, who
had been present at the post-inorteui exam-ination,
te,.titied that his examination
showed a slight contusion over tho right
temporal bone, two Indies abovo tho eye
and two inches abovo the ear. On the loft
side of the head there was a little blood, an
irregular jagged wound extending slightly
into the ear, and tho hair around was
singed and blackened with powder. In tho
skull, under the ear. was a piece of the
ll.itteued bullet. The ball, he stated, had
entered 1 lie skull and had gone dow uivanl
and slightly backward. The firearm.
Whatever it was, be thought bad been held
so close as "to permit the bullet to pass
through without much deflection.
Dr. M. P. Kisenberg, an ox-Coroner's
Physician, of Norrlstowu, was another of
the witnesses, and he testified as to the
direction tho firearm must have been held
whon the shooting occurred, tho appear
anco of the wound, etc.
Then tho matter of a motive for the mur-der,
if motive there had been, was gone
Into by the calling of various life insurance
men, who had made out policies In favor
of the prisoner or of his di-oeasod wife.
To do this, Mr. O. K. Hutchinson, of Al-toona,
a life Insurance agent, was first
called upon to testify, aud he told how he
had placed a polloy of $1000 on the life of
Mrs. Kaiser on March 1(1 of last year, -'e
daring that it was still effective on the day
of the woman's death.
Mr. Hutchinson was recalled, and stated
that he was agent for the Union Central
Life Insurance Company, of Cincinnati.
and that he hail solicited the insurance
from Kaiser, who took out two policies-one
for $1000 another for $4000. Hut
chiiison came from Altoona to Norrlstowu
on June 24. and. going to Kaiser's olllee.
Ill the presence of Mrs. Kaiser, figured out
tbe cost. She said at that time that, If
business continued as it bud been going. It
would be safe to take out the insurance.
Tho new policy for $4000 was a joint one,
and. uoeordliig to the rules of tho com-pany/,
wus so drawn tbut In case of her
death the money would go to her estate; in
case of his death, to bis wife's estate.
Dr. P. Y. L'iscnboig and Dr. Wartley,
of Altoona, who had exaini I Mrs. Kaiser
for life Insurance, testified to that effect.
and then ex-Mayor of Philadelphia Win..
B. Smith, who is an agent in that city for
tb*Covenant Mutual Life Association, of
Illinois, testified as to the making out of a
[xilicy for the Kaisers, his testimony bring-ing
the mil if the missing man, Cleminer,
into the case.
Mr. Smith staled that the applicalion-for
s joint policy of $5000 for tbe Kaisei |
came to him on July lOof last yea! through
a man Whom ho knew as James A. Clem-niur.
Subsequently Mr. Smith beard from
Kaiser by letter and in person, and ut Mr.
Smith's request Cleminer arranged for the
necessary medical examination of Mr. aud
Mrs. Kaiser. The premiums on this policy
wore $00.80 every six months.
The original applications and the joint
policy, as issued, were shown by the Presi-dent
of tho company, W. II. Siiiullingcr.
The will of Mrs Kaiser, executed in
August last, was admitted iu evidence. It
maks her husband executor and sole lega-tee.
The will was admitted to probate
two weeks after the murder, being filed by
Kaiser's father. Kaiser, whooccupied the
end of the prisoners'dock throughout tbe
day, chatted pleasantly with his mother
and frequently smiled 111 the most natural
manner possible at incidents calculated to
excite the risibilities of a person less vi-ta'
iy interested than himself.
A tired woman, Jimt as much an a nick mid all-biK
"iu-, needs Or. Pleree'a Favorite Prescrip-tion.
That Imililn up, ntrengtlietm, aud InviK-MSfteSfbe
entire female •ystein. It reg-illateti
anil proinoU-n all the proper functions of woman-hood.
Improve* IIIR-CU, -nrlclien the blood,
dis|M-l» action anil pnln„, melancholy and lier-vollHiieM,
ttrf ngn refreshing sleep, and rcntoren
health and -liencth. It's n |H>werful restorative
!<>iii, mil soothing nervine, made especially for
wouan's needs, mid for years was sold under a
positive guarantee as a remedy for woman's
weaknesses and ailments. In all "female com-plaints"
aud Irregularities, [twill fully sustain
the good reputation heretofore won by It.
TIIK WOMAN IN BUCK
The woman In black is still absent, but
her photograph, executed three years ago,
was put In evldonce to show by Mrs. Kin-iiia
P. Kline that sh,-came to hoi hoarding
house on July 31 last as Mrs. Kaiser, to
visit Clemmer, who boarded with her and
was coullnod to his lied with an Injury.
Kaiser called later In the day and did some
wilting In Clominer's room. Subsequently
Mrs. Kline discovered that they bud stuffed
paper Into tho heyhole.
Tho Commonwealth further proved
that Lizzie DeKalb boarded with Mrs.
Stauffer. on Cherry street, in Norristown,
under the inline of Beads Kulp Hero she
was vlsitod by a strange mail, having n
dark complexion. Subsequently on the
18th of October Mi. and Mrs. Kaiser and
Clara Nyoo called at the house la a two
seated carriage ami took .Mrs. Kulp out
driving.
Clara Nyoo, a little girl, fourteen years
of age, testified that while they were out
driving on the Sunday night lu question
along • atony and lonely road, lined on
both sides with bushes. | caiiiago OMM
op in the mar, followed, by ■ man walk
log.
As soon as I 'lain saw the mull she .Milled
the attention of the other on-nmuts of the
oarriage to bin. and us she did so, the --ti.-ui -
gel slowed up.
At the time Clara's remarked, "there's a
man," .Mrs. Kaiser said, "I'liai ley drive fas-ter."
lie failed to do so at one- and lbs
again enjoinedhim to drive faster, This time
he whipped up his BOOM and left tin- myster-ious
parsonage in the rear.
ll i-apparent Unit unless the unexpiTl-oii
occurs the trial of Charles 0. Kaiser,
Jr.. foi the murder of his wife will run
Into next week, and iii anticipation of Its
inability to complete the case this week,
tbe Court on Wednesday afternoon made
an onler postponing the civil court ordered
for next Monday untill tho following
Monday, uud directed the Sheriff to so
notify tile jurrors drawn for tho torm.
The reason for this is tho insufiieicnt
ai oiiiiioilntioiis for holding two sessions
of court while u trial in which so many
witne-sos are subpoenaed is In progress.
The Kaiser trial will break tho record for
time. The case of John Marsden Wilson,
who was convicted lu 1880 for the murder
of Anthony \V. Dealy, consumed seven
days.
For two weeks Immediately preceding
the murder, Lizzie DeKalb, then giving
her uume us Bessie Kulp, boarded with
Mrs. J. M. Stauffer In Norrlstowu, within
two blocks of Kaiser's little store. Dur-ing
these two weeks, It was testified by
W. Boss McKonloy, Kaiser and Lizzie
met frequently on tho street aud took
short talks together. Several timos Lizzie
was seen walking up aud down the street,
us if imputlontly waiting for some one,
and Invariably Kaiser would ultimately
ap|iear on the scone. She was evidently
urging some concession, for on one oc-casion
Mr. MeKenloy heard Kaiser say
to her, "I can't do anything for you to-day."
Kaiser who had incidentally made Mc-
Kenley's acquaiulauco, said to him one
day, "That woman you saw mo with is
nil right, but my wife Is jealous aud I
am jealous of her, too." Miss Dokalb, It
was shown,was not an infrequent visitor to
tho Kaisers, and soomod to onjoy Mrs.
Kalsor's friendship.
Tho most important testimony to con
uect Kaiser with Lizzie DeKalb was that
of Captain Bodenbaugh, of tbe Norrlstowu
police, who produced a card with the ad.
dress, "P. O. Box No. 59, 117 Nortl
Thirteenth street. Pdllodolphia," writtoi
on It which ho found lu Kulser's pocaet.
This is the address given by Miss DeKalb
to her attorney here last October, when
she filed exceptions to the report of the ex
aoutod of dor grandfather's estate. No
117 North Thirteenth street, it was stated
was a place kept by Julius Kiihlman, wh<
rents boxes to persons who may use fo
private letter boxes. Cleiumor, the othei
alleged conspirntor, was during tho sum
■nor months proceeding the murder iu the
employ of (lately A Kltzgorald. 3035 Mar-ket
siioct, Philadelphia. He wasengagec
to sell Bibles lu tbe territory comprising
norrlstowu and Coushohocken.
After those facia had been testified hi
by S. P. Ooggsball, the Coiumouwealtl
made another ch'ort to Introduce the ap
plication of .Mrs. lvuiser for insurance ii
111,- Atlas Insurance. Company, contend
big it was a forgery, but the Court refused
to admit ou iin- ground that the acciden
insurance had uothiug to do with th-crime
charged to Kaiser.
A witness, interesting for horstralghtfor
waidstntement and hor childish almnllolt}
was Itlanche Harrison, 11 years old. Blnuli-idontified
a watch offered in evidence
as that worn by Mrs. Kaiser on tbe day o:
the fatal drive. About 4 o'clock on the af
tornoon of October 38. Kaiser drove up to
the Store, ami calling to his wife said;"Com •
on, Toots, 1,-t's take a drive." Mrs. Kaiser,
while putting ou her hat. observed sarcasti-cally,
"This is a lino time to take a drive
for pleasure." As tho couple left tho store
to get iuto the curriugc Kaiser embraced his
wife and kissed bur. This wus nothing un
usal, according to tho testimony of Eugene
Kenny, an employe of Kaiser's, who said
thouccusodund his wife wore usually very
affectionate toward each other. His pet
uamefor hor was "Toots."
Mrs. Elizabeth Kills, whose homo Is In
Upper Merlon, a half inilo from the piano
w here Mrs. Kaiser is supposed to have mot
her death, swore that on the evening of Oc-lobei
38 slie was walking down the lane lead-ing
to her homo; that she heard a women
scream four or live times, the shouta of a
man and two pistol shout, all iu ranid suc-cession.
She is positive the woman screamed
u number of times. Soon afterward she
!i,-:u 1 a man. apparently movlug along tho
road toward Norristown, shouting as if in
distress and calling, "Help, murdor." Tho
uso made by tho defense on cross-examina-tion
of this witness indicates their purpose
to adhere to tho story of highway robbery,
as narrated by Kalsor in examination of
the shooting.
Tho last witness of the afternoon was
Charles Hughes, who examined tho Im-medlato
scene of murder with a lantern
within an hour after Its occurrence. In
the dust of the road loading from a pool
of blood to the fence be found the foot-prints
of two men and a woman. ( MM of
the men wore [minted toed shoes the oth-er's
shoos were square-toed. Ou tho sole
of the shoos of one of tbe men was a patch
as shown by the impression In the dust,
lint Hughes and a previous witness dis-agreed
as to whether the pub-h was on
thepoiuteri too or lie-square too shoo.
Wagon tracks about tho pool of blood
showed that there were two vehicles at
tho scene.
(Continued ou Fourth page;
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES
What ii goiag on in our different Lharckei
Ointr news ol Interest to our
Churcb people.
Calvary Church
S ml Sunday In Lent,Bible classes and
Sunday bOhools, U.r, a. in. Holy Com-munion.
H.-M. Morning service with ser-mon.
10.30. Evening service and semou,
7 00. Services^ tomorrow (Suturday) morn-ing,
ut 0.00.
Order of Lenten services, Sundays, as
usual, with special preuchers part of tho
time. Tuesdays, (spoolal preschors) and
Thursdays, 7.30 p. m. Woduosdays and
Fridays 0.00 a m.
ST. AJJOUKW'SMIS.-IuS
West t 'ou si eh,,,- ken Sunday school,
3.30 p. in. Lenten service Wednesday
evening at 7. 80.
Presbyterian Cburck
Sabbath School, 0.15 a. m. Preaching
by the pustor at 10.30 a. m., and 7.80 p. m
Morning theme, Incentives to otfort for
Christ. Practice for Cantata, 3.80 p. m.
Junior Y. P. 8. C. E. 3.80 p.m. Y. P. 8.
C.E., 6.S5 p. m. Mixed Tea, Thursday
evening.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church corner of
Fayette and Elm streets. Itev. J. Whar-ton
Bradley, pastor. Sunday school at
0.00 a. m. Prayer service, Weduesday at
7.80 p. m. Preaching at 10.80 a. in.
and 7.30 p. m. by the pastor. Epwortb
League service at 6.45 p. m. We extend
cordial welcome to all. Seats free.
St. Matthew's R. C. Church
Services are held on Sunday! as fol-lows:
First mass 7 o'clock a. m. Se-cond
mass 8.80 o'clock a.m. High mass
and sermon 10.30 o'clock a. ni. Vespers
and Bouodictiou 8.80 p. m.
Tbe Temperance Hall Bible Class
The usual session of tho class for study
of the scriptures will be held on Sunday
morning^ next at 0.15 o'clock, at tho Tem-perance
Hall, on Third avenue. An invi-tation
to tho public is -in,lin.lv extended
St. Mark's Church
Preaching by the Pastor, Sunday morn-ing,
at 10.30, and In the in the evening, at
7.80. Sunday School, iu tbe afternoon,
at 3.15.
Is McmoriuRi.
To tho KKCUKUKH:
In I.o i,ik- memorial of Elmer K. toil of the lutr
Uniis K.and Illuna Hiclciug-H, died Maxell ft, 1897.
Sleep on beloved, sleep anil take thy rest,
I.»y down tliy tiead upon thy Savior's breaat.
We love thee well, but Jeaiuj loves thee beat
Good niclil, Kood iUK1 ■!, icooil night.
C'ttbn is thy slumber us un infant's sleep
Hut thou shall wake no more to toil and weep
Thine Is a perfect rest, secure and steep,
< e„„l llicht. g-ood nichl. k" "I'l lllgllt.
Until the shadows from this earth are cast,
Until he gathers In hts sheaves at last,
tbitil the twilight gloom be ever past.
< * I night, good night, good night.
Only good nU'lil, beloved, not farewell,
A little while, and all His Saints shall dwell.
In hallowed union, Indivisible,
Good night, gqod night, good night.
Until we meet again before His throna,
('lothed in s|H>tless robes, He gives His own.
I'niil we know even as we are known,
(tood night, good night, good night,
God is calling yet, I can not stay,
My heart I yield without delay.
Vain world, farewell, from thee I part
The voice of (1,HI lias reached my heart.
Good night, go,sl night, good night,
I'hlladelplila, March B, 1897. A. F. O.
Resolutions of Respect
To tho noble chief, ofllcors and members
of Iron Castle, No 63, K. Q. E. Wo your
committee appointed to draft a sot of Reso-lutions
present tho following:
WIIERKAS: It has pleased the Supremo
Kuler of tho Universe to remove from our
midst by tho haud of deatb, our late bro-ther,
Henry T. \|oyer. Therefore be It
ItK-oi.vmi: That while we mourn the loss
of our esteemed brothor, we bow In hum-ble
submission to the will of him who do-etli
all things well.
K i.-, i .LU. That our brother Is another
Sir K night, whoso earthly crusade is ended
and that wo rocognlzo lu bis sudden depar-ture
tbu 11.M;I,- wamiug: be ye also ready,
tor at such an hour as yo think not, the
Son of man comoth.
KESOI.VEU: That our heartfelt sympathy
be extended to the family of our deceased
brother, and that onj charter be draped iu
mourning for a period of thirty days.
KESOI.VEI): That a copy of these resolu-tions
be sent to the family of our deceased
brother, the same to be entered on the
minutes of our Castle aud printed In the
Coushohocken KECOKDER.
It. M. AMHI.EK, (
WALTER HAWKINS.
A. SLOAN II ASM M.
Committee.
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