News of the World

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 September 1911, Page 4

News of the World

The following items have -appeared m the Australian papers employ in j>; the independent cable service:— NEW YORK, August 22. Paul Giedel, the 17-year-old, youth who is charged with the murder of Mr H. Jackson, an aged "Wall street brokei , *a-nd millionaire, by whom he was. employed as a. bell-boy, was placed upon his trial today. The. case lias excited groat interest, and as a result of the inkling that the public got of the revelations which uere likely to bo made, the Court was crowded , when bhe boy murderer was arrainged this morning. Because of t)he sensational evidence which is expected to he forthcoming, involving some of the most prominent persons in the city, the presiding judge (had the- Court cleared of all spectators, and the hearing is mow proceeding with closed doors. The presence of even the boy's mother was disallowed, but Mrs Giedel was permitted to occupy a small room adjoining {.lie Court. It is .understood that ample funds have been provided for young Gie-clol's defence, but those who have supplied the money have done so anonymously. The Now York detectives were completely mystified over the murder of the millionaire broker until Giedel confessed his guilt. The hoy's story, as told in the confession whioln he »ave to the police, was that he was discharged by his employer, but that Hie latter refused to pay the wages t.hat wero duo to him. GiodeL therefore attempted to drug Jackson n<; ihc slept, and was thrusting a chloroformed rag down his throat when the old man awoke and started to struggle. The hoy hit him a heavy blow on the head with a steel jonmiy, "and, the chloroform," as he. stated in h'is evidence, "did the rest," . SAX FR-AXOTSOO. August 22. The story of a- wonderful escapeii'om .a violent death, experienced .by a man and his wife- a-ml 'baby, domes fro.ni Santa. Barbara. (Cal). A truck .roi'i a freight train broke loose, and le-apniig the rails, completely wrecked tho house of Joflm Fields, which was situated close to the railway line. At the time of the smash Fields find his wife, with their baby wore -a-s----l-eep, but although the lied on which they were lying was struck by a truck and hurled against .a wall, none of tiro occupants were injured. WASHINGTON Av.gust 23. Two of the most powerful American Dreadnoughts, the Florida and the Utah, will be placed in commission by September loth. Each ship Vas a displacement of 21,825 tons, and is a"ined with 10 12in guns. Utah State is offering its namesake a magnificent silver service, on which are engraved portraits of Uriglvam Young. Numerous protests have been made against the Xavy Department receiving for any of its warships a service of plate embplMsh-e-tl with pictures of the man whio left ]7 wives and 50 children The department is therefore uncertain ns to whether it should .accept Utah's crift. OTTAWA, August ?• There is in Toronto just now an Italian, one Griro. of whom the Black Hand will make very short vvork of if he falls into their clutches. Griro lately created a creat stir by pivin<r the Toronto police information that pointed to the mvstcrous disappearance of two men from Italian colony of that city, and the suffocation of a third by gas, the circumstances in each case strongly siifireesHno" flint the cl render! socrrt so'-ioty had been at work Tho r'r>lice authorities have since found it advisable to place firirc under Iru-k o.r.d kev for his own protection, for if at liberty .his life would not ho. worth a minute's purchase. He has accordingly boon confinei? in the Toronto gaol, w'herc the precaution is taken not to allow him to go into the yard whoa the other prisoners are exercising there or anywhere near the corridor wcupic'l by the latter. At all times when Griro is out of his cell an armed guard is within hailing distance. The police declare that several men who .arc .suspected of being members of the Camorra arc engaged in the white slave traffic, a.nd that tho Italian ■headquarters of fchiat notorious organisation have sent for a- worldwide order demanding funds. August 24. The police in Winnipeg had a sensational encounter yesterday with a trio of burglars. Although .unarmed .a constable who had traced the men to a disorderly house made a courageous attempt to arrest them, but was shot in t'lio hip and disabled. The house-breakers then made off but brough -tup when they found that they were being chasd by another policeman. ai>d opened fire upon their pursuers. Fifteen shots were fired at the second , constable, one bullet cutting a hole in his trousers. The desperadoes then jumped on to a tram and ordered the driver to get nip all possible speed, but a youth very thoughtfully pulled the trolley pole off the overhead wire, and thus brought the car to a standstill. TiMiivinig the- tram tho fugitives covered with their revolvers two men wlvo were driving past in a buggy, and took possession of the vehicle themselves. But the resourceful youth, who bad already foiled the .ruffians, was once more in their way, for the lad pluckily grabbed the reins of the struggling horse, and managed to dodge the burglars' fussilade or bullets till the police came up. Mor shooting then followed, but the murderous trio were finallv eanturod' .though not until Constable Trainor bad been fatally wounded. Tim officer had been suspended only recently, for not chasing a liisrhwavman, who had fired at him. The police in Winnipeg are armed with only bludgeons, but these weapons haven't much' chanre .t'cainst the automatic rnstols carried bv hierhwaivmen and other desperate characters.