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Show oo Thomas W. Simpkin ' Faces Murder .Charge NEW York, April 23 Faltering, shabbily dressed and with a week's growth of beard on his pale face, Thos. W. Simpkin of Dululh was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with murder in the first degree for murder in the first degree for shooting shoot-ing Dr. James Wright Markoe last Sunday Sun-day as the distinguished surgeon was passing the plate In fashionable SL George's church. In a weak, quavering voice, the itinerant itin-erant printer, said to have escaped H from five insane asylums, acknowl-edged acknowl-edged that he had neither counsel nor Hfcij. funds to engage one. He hesitated a BR full minute when asked if he wanted H the court to assign counsel to defend H . him. Then, In a lone scarcely audible, H lie said: H "Yes, sir." Wk Former Assistant District Attorney B Is'tilson Olcott and Joseph S. Rosai- V sky were assigned, and pleading in his Eft case was postponed until next Mon- Immediately afterwards Rosaisky BL conferred with the accused man re- ffl t garding. his defense. Simpkin at once Iff ' drew out a corncob pipe and shroud- wjk ed the conference in clouds of smoke. |