GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1925, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

CRIMINAL’S STARTLING PROJECT NEW YORK, April 23. Henry Ferneckes, a bandit, and four times a murderer, confessed at Chicago ?har he had planned tor this week the most spectacular robbery Chicago had ever known, by taking t w'o million dollars cash from the famous Loop Bank, with the possible loss of a him. died lives. Ferneckes was captured on Saturday in a library, poring over a chemistry text book. He said that there were ten in the plot, all perfectly drilled and armed, with sawn off shot guns and rilles. Acting upon the confession the police seized three tanks of ammonia a dozen gas inasks( and smoke bombs de. ’signed to cut off pursuit after the robbery. 'The bandits planned to gas th-* clerks .*1)1,1 sustomei-s to sinstant sub mission or death. while they them’selves, protected by masks, would loot the vaults. 'They would cover their escape with black *<moke, which would ( almost turn day into night. Ferneckes bad gathered round him the most efficient gun fighters in existence. KIDNAPPERS GET OFF. LONDON, April 23. j I‘olliit ( the Communist who was 'taken from a train en route to a public meeting), cross-examined, said that he was a Communist who addressed trade unions. He admitted that he had been 'con\ ictcd for seditious speeches in 1921. and since then had made similar speeches throughout the country. Counsel: “ You might be described \*is famous.’” I’ollitl: “Yes, and I'm only young.” He admitted that he “shook hands 'with his captors preparatory to putting them on trial in order to see howjust ice works.” Rowlandson gave evidence that neither the Fascist! headquarters or branch authorised the kidnapping of I’ollitl, who left them good friends 'W it ness gave Pollill £5. I’ollitl: ‘ ‘ You ’re a liar.' ’ Accuse,! was found not guilty and discharged. ANOTHER TRAGEDY OF DANCING LONDON, April 2‘‘. Samuel Hudson, -hi, prior to being sentenced at th.* Old Bailey L> four years’ i inprisonmen I, for throw iny. .'U I . phuric acid over his wife, whereby she Jos! the sight of one eye, and had been otherwise permanent ly disfigured, dramatically declared that what had happened was the climax to two y-ars’ anguish. When In* threw the a<- : d he 'had no control oxer his physic,,.! actions. “My mind was tortured and concentrated on my wife. My p.cdoniinating tin.ughi was that I mr.-t take ax. ay what made her attract i c to other men. 1 thought I would tb.cn have her myself . I did not think ot any other consequence.” Hudson asserted that so in after the marriage, t’r.e wife began going to dances with olh * men, and he became heartbroken. The Judge, summing up said that for the most trivial reasons he had displayed jealousy. His had been a terrible action, without the shadow of justi’ica. t ion. AN OLD CONTROVERSY REVIVED. LONDON, April _*3. The Catenians, a Roman Ca'holic Society, at the annual St. George’s Dav Banquet in London, following the C'ntenian practice through the country had the first toast “Pd]>- and King.” 'The Lord Mayor, who *s a lb.man Catholic, mad;* a statemen; tonight. that “I was invited t" fiti'.‘iul, but when I heard the loyal loas! won id be honoured aftei that of the Pope I refused to go. I won’t attend ary banquet in the capacity of Lord Vay-ir, where the loyal toast is placed before the toast of t h<* Pope. ’ ’ BIG GRAIN FIRE. CHICAGO, April 23 I'ire destroyed '.wo million bushels of grain an.l two elevators. The loss is estimated at two million odllars.