THE BROOKLYN TIMES. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1901. MORE DEMANDS ON THE GRAFF-NEVINS FIRM An. Explanation Is Promised for June 8 and Customers Must Wait Till Then. ALL OF THEM NOT POLITICIANS CLERGYMEN AND LADIES AMONG THE CLIENTS.
At One Time the Male Speculators Complained of the Invasion of the Fair Sex in the Firm's Offices. Fresh evidence of the degree of apprehenkion felt by, the creditors of the GraftNevins stock brokerage firm over the prospect of recovering their holdings without recourse to the most drastic measures, 1a daily coming to. light. Attorneys for several of the creditors appeared this mornIng bofore: Judge Thomas, In the 'United States District Court to apply for orders directing the receiver of the firm to. turn over to their rightful owners, stocks and securities which they alleged were paid for by Chem before the assignment, One of these applications was made Lawyer 'A.
J. Koehler, who did not state the names of his clients. Mr. Koehler 'stated that he had made a demand on the receiver to turn over the belongings of his clients and had been met with a refusal on the ground that the condition of the firm's books and accounts and its assets had not yet been made sufciently clear to enable him to adopt such a course with safety. Judge Thomas advised that Mr.
Koehler and other such claimants wait until June 8, when the order of the court to members of the firm will be returnable, and when the receiver will be able to state just how things stand. Another Jawyer said he a ellent who had bought 600 Amalgarepresented, mated Copper through the firm, and that It would be A advantage to him to get hold of the stock just now. This lawyer took the Judge's suggestion to wait two weeks. Amalgamated Copper is the stock on which a number of Willoughby street leaders were reported to have cleared fortunes some time ago. Lawyer Andrew E.
Colvin appeared in the Interest of ex-Congressman John M. Clancy, who, he said, had bought through the Graft-Nevins firm, 600 shares of the People's Gaslight and co*ke Company, of Chicago. Mr. Clancy got the stock, but his lawyer says a. dividend on the 'stock has since been declared, which Mr.
Clancy had not received. 1. What the lawyer wanted was that the receiver should turn over the dividend. Recelver. Naylor said he could not tell whether the firm had the dividend or not.
Mr. Clancy's representative decided to accept the course which the other attorney's had agreed to take, namely accept the Judge's suggestion that all hands await an adjudication on the matter. The news which came out yesterday that such a public figure as City Superintendent of Schools William H. Maxwell, been a victim of the speculative fever, and had been caught in the Graff-Nevins failure to 'the tune of $10,000, was not a surprise to those who have been familiar with the personnel of the firm's customers. Politicians, Democratio and Republican, did not make up the whole list of these by any "means, Doctors and lawyers, and even members of the clerical profession were frequent visitors to the convenient little basem*nt office, and on a day when stocks were active, the place was wont to wear all air not unlike that of a well-equipped pool-room, with the races under way.
There was A period when ladies of the Heights section began to visit the place in such numbers that some of the more staid of the men speculators sent up a protest, and showed signs of an intention to withdraw their patronage if this class of customers were permitted to continue their speculations through the firm. After that the ciass of women patrons dropped off to almost nothing. NO MONEY FOR INFLUENCE. Ignatz Martin Loses His Suit Against Citizens' Water Supply Company. Judgment for the defendant has been fled in the office of the County Clerk in the suit of Ignatz Martin against Cord Meyer and the Citizens' Water Supply Company, of Newtown, the complaint having been dismissed by Justice Gaynor on the trial of the action on the plaintiff's case.
Martin is the President of the Long Island Real Estate Exchange and Investment Company, a corporation which is building houses in the old town of Newtown. Cord Meyer is the President of the Citizens' Water Supply Company. The plaintiff alleged that prior to 1891 'the water company contracted with the authorities of. the town of Newtown to furnish fire hydrants and water for the use of the fire department and that the plaintiff's company allowed the water company to place Its mains through its property. In June, 1895.
President Cord Meyer was anxious that the town should extend its contract with his company for ten years longer. According to the plaintiff, who says he had a large influence among the voters of the town, President Meyer promised that it he would pro-. cure the voters to vote for an extension of the contract for another ten years he (Meyer) would pay him $2,500 for his servIces. 3. Martin alleged that he did exert his influence and that the vote of the town was largely in favor of the extension of the contract.
The town meeting was held on June 6, 1897. Justice Gaynor dismissed the case at close of the plaintiff's testimony, and no testimony was taken for the defendants. OBITUARY. James L. Benedict.
Benedict, Surveyor of the Port of New York under President Arthur, died at the home of Mrs. Wall, 254. Grand avenue, this morning, of general debility, in his seventy-eighth year. He was born in Schenectady and after graduating as a lawyear, came to New York with John Cochran, who, after his appointment as Surveyor of the Port, made Mr. Benedict his years.
President Arthur, who was persecretary, which position he held fort thirty sonal friend, appointed him as Surveyor. He retired from office with the President, since which time he has done nothing In politics or law. He was a member of the original Union League Club of Philadelphia. afterward assisting in the organization of the Union League Club of New York, with which he 'remained until the time of his death. He was a frequenter of that club until the last.
Though an earnest Republican he was not a machine politician. The rules which he formulated for the internal direction of the Custom House have remained as the laws of the Government. He was a bachelor and leaves no near relatives. Italian Bark a Total Loss. ATLANTIC CITY, N.
May exLamination made this morning of the Itallar. bark Blanca Aepasta, walch has been ashore here since lust Wednesday, showed a large hole in the stern of the bark. She will probably be a total doss. The wrecking tugs will probably abandon her to-day. WIND STOPS WORK ON BRIDGE.
Men Couldn't Keep Their Went on Foot- bridge Were and Work Ordered Too, pa Down. They The men in the employ of the Terry Tench Construction Company, the concern making the new East River footbridge, returned to work this morning at the old scale of a day--with the understanding that they, were to be allowed an extra half hour day for extra hazard of the present stage of the work. When the footbridge and is the completed work can past be done the as dangerous it as on the land, it in said to be the tion of the contractors to continue the same rate of wages without the extra allowance of time, It was for this reason that the firm did not recognize any increase in the rate of daily wages, 50 that, when other work is engaged in, there can be no demands made based upon a precedent that an increase WAs allowed as a result of the strike of Thursday, The men will receive for the present money equivalent to $4 a day, but the extra 25 cents In, as was especially stipulated by the PresIdent of the Terry Tench. Company, ply a present, so to speak, given by the contractors until the dangerous point in the work of making the footbridge is passed. At 9:20 o'clock the high wind that prevailed from the northeast made it difficult for the men to keep their places upon the narrow footpaths of three feet, while at the same time performing the work expected of them, and word was sent to Superintendent Porter, who ordered them down from the footbridge to the sheds at the, anchorages, where the work of preparing for the reception of the heavy reels of wire for the cables proper is being carried on.
Some of the men said that when they accepted the proposition made to them yesterday they had not quite understood the fact that they were to be made a present of the extra time, and that the rate of wages would remain the same, but they said also that they could not under the union agreement demand more money without four months' notice, 50 that they' were satisfled with what had been accomplished. GAVEL FOR MAGISTRATE. Judge Steers Receives Present From Old Friend in 31st Infantry, U. S. A.
Magistrate Alfred E. Steers yesterday ceived a gavel made of ebony and mahogany inlaid with pearl shells from the Philippine Islands. The gavel the gift of James W. Cochran, who is Post. Sergeant Major inCompany Thirty-first Infantry, a son of Dr.
Cochran, of this city, and is now at the Philippine Islands. The following letter was sent with the gavel: HAYES POST OF BAGANGA, BAGANGA, P. March 7, 1901. DEAR by JUDGE: mail I take pleasure in sendyou a little remembrance from these islands, in the shape of a gavel. It is made from ebony and mahogany with the shore.
decoration of shells picked up along the It is crude indeed, but I hope it will some how answer in your official capacity. You will no doubt remember me as your Q. M. Sergt. in the march to Peekskill some years ago.
Have been with the Volunteers in Cuba and the Philippines since May 2, 1898. Received my discharge when I returned from Cuba, June 8, 1899, and re-enlisted again to go to the Philippines. My time is up again June 30, 1901, I do not expect to of return with the regiment." I am in hopes getting an assignment. in one of the depariments here. Do not suppose you have read much about my regiment, 81st, owing to the fact that it is all split up into battalions and detachments.
All our engagements have been battles, of the have guerilla kind. There 'is no real had plenty of hard work, but have enjoyed good health. Fine country, but very warm and lots of rain. I hope will 'receive this gavel all right, as I would like to have it. I am here as Post Sergt.
Major. My family is living in Flatbush now, With so I suppose you see some of them. the hope you are enjoying good health and that I may hear from you some time. Respectfully yours, JAMES W. COCHRAN, Co.
31st Infantry, U. S. A. UNION STREET ROAD. Respect for the Children Stopped Work Yesterday-Rain Was the Cause To-day.
Work on the construction of the new Union street line of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad was stopped yesterday on account of the Anniversary Day exercises and to-day on account of the rain. On Monday, however, large force of men will be put to work, and it is probable that the roadbed from Hamilton Ferry to Seventh avenue will be completed before next Saturday. No decision has yet been rendered in the proceeding to make permanent the injunction restraining the company from constructing the road on Union street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues. The officials of the Rapid Transit Company are sanguine that the injunction will ultimately be dissolved, and confidently believe that the road will be in operation by June 15. It was said to-day that all the rails, sleepers and other material used in the construction of the roadbed had been ordered, and would be on hand early next week.
The chances are that 1,000 men will be put at work to dig the street, and that they will be divided into numerous gangs. At the office of the Rapid Transit Company to-day the officials refused to discuss the matter, but said that the fact that work was abandoned yesterday and to-day had no significance. Thousands of children who took part in anniversary exercises at Prospect Park yesterday went through they Union street, and it was decided not to interrupt their progress by digging up the street. To-day the fall of rain and the fact that sufficient material was not on was the cause of the suspension of operations. LAIMBEER WANTS A PLACE.
Either for His Lieutenant or Himself, or Else He Will Fight the Organization. The announcement, made yesterday that Secretary John Neal, of the Board of Elections, was slated for appointment as Assistant Jury Commissioner under seiner Brenner, has stirred up the Republicans of the Third Assembly District, under the leadership of ex-Judge Richard Laimbeer. Cornelius J. Teban, chief clerk of the Butler Street Court, has been an aspirant for the place for which Mr. Neal is slated.
Tebau is Laimbeer's chief lieutenant in the Third District, and has been backed by him for the place. Falling in securing the place for Tebau it was stated to-day that Judge Laimbeer would enter the lists for the nomination for City Magistrate-at-Large, under the recent act of the Legislature, and failing in securing both the Judge will enter the opposition to the organization, which is now being formed in the county. Say Suicide is Nature's Work. INDIANAPOLIS, May the closing hours of the State Physio-Medical Society, Dr. J.
H. Thurston, of Richmond, while discussing a paper on "Cause of Insanity and Suicide," said, "'That a man in a condition beyond regeneration is much better out of this world than in it, and by killing himself he confers a lasting benefit not only on himself but on his friends and the community at large." Meanwhile President Gammage, who submitted the original paper, had taken occasion to say that "Suicide is the natural remedy that old Dame Nature has of rid. ding herself of something not wanted." Sartorial Shears. Parker-Did you buy that suit for all wool? Tucker--I did. Parker-Well, you got fleeced, old fellow.June Smart Set.
CROAKING BUSYBODIES SCARED HER TO DEATH Mrs. Elizabeth Scheide Becomes Morose and Ends by Ing Carbolic Acid. SHE FEARED AN OPERATION. DEATH SHOWED SHE HAD NO CAUSE TO FEAR. Condition Said to Have Been' Due to Acquaintances, Who Told Her She Would Have to Go Under the Knife.
Mra. Elizabeth Scheide, 60 years old, of 991 Flushing avenue, underwent an operation for appendicitis two months ago, in the German Hospital. She regained her health and about a month ago was able to be taken to her home. Two or three days ago she complained of feeling Ill and a number of busybodies, it la said, advanced the information that it would be necessary for her to undergO another operation before she would be permanently cured. Mrs.
Schelde bropded over this. She feared another experience with the knife and after giving the matter much thought, declared that it she had to die sho would die without the aid of a knife. Mrs. Sehelde, however, became melancholy. The members of her family, who were ly attached to her and were overjoyed, when she was able to leave the hospital after the operation, tried to cheer her by saying that it would not be necessary for another.
The woman would not be comforted, however, and bemoaned her sad lot. Last night she. was greatly depressed. Her family sat up with her until nearly midnight, explaining that she was enjoying good health, and that the pain she felt had no connection with the At 12 o'clock the family retired. Mrs.
Shields occupled a room with her daughter. The latter was awakened at 4 o'clock this morning by hearing her: mother's groans. The daughter jumped out of bed, endeavored to arouse her mother and falling, summoned assistance. One member of the family notifled a policeman, and a call was sent in to St. Catharine's Hospital.
When the surgeon arrived, he saw at a glance that the woman had attempted to take her life by drinkIng carbolic acid. Ho realized, too, that. there was not a moment to lose, so he had her placed in the wagon, and drove with all speed to the hospital. It was too late, however, The woman had evidently taken the poison several hours' before she had been discovered. She died soon after, her admission.
When her death occurred, the Coroner was notifled. He gave permission for the removal of her body. An investigation that was conducted showed that the woman was not suffering from the effects of the operation which had been performed, and neither would it have been necessary for her to undergo another operation. Her death is due Ito meddling busybodies. The afflicted family has the sympathy of a large number of friends.
JEWISH CONFIRMATION HELD. 16 Candidates Perform Rites of Hebrew Religion at the Temple Beth Elohim. ple Beth Elohim, Keap street near Division avenue, yesterday, and sixteen candidates went through the rigid rites of the reformed Hebrew religion. The edifice was crowded to the doors with the relatives and friends of tho young candidates, and the decorations were in keeping with the occasion. A special musical programme was a feature, and the Rev.
Dr. Leopold Winter personally conducted the impressive ceremonies. The candidates entered the edifice in twos to the strains of a processional march by organ and string quartet. Dr. Wintner next delivered the address of welcome, and the class and choir rendered the confirmation hymn.
Beatrice Strauss delivered the opening prayer. The choir next rendered Rossini's "Bow Down," and then Bella Alexandre recited "Flowers, Spring, Youth." During the elevation of the torah, taking the scrolls of law from ark, Cantor Leon Kourcik and choir chanted in an Impressive manner. Helen Lewin delivered the prayer before the open ark and Adolph Flegenhelmer the first benediction. Lester Sterzebach dellvered the second benediction, and the reading of the haftarah was performed by Walter When the torah was returned to the ark Charles Kessel recited "The Two Tables of the law." The Ten Commandments were recited by Milton Arthur Sinshelmer, Jeanne Spitz, Emma Rebstock and Carrie Simon. The principles of Judaism, feasts and holidays were interpreted by the class, and the confession of faith by Josephine Coleman.
Then followed a soprano solo by Miss Julia Allen with violin obbligato by J. Nova; Biblical mottoes by Lillie Michel, and the invocation by Sophie Phillips. At the conclusion the parents of the candidates bestowed their blessing and congratulations followed. The candidates were Belle Alexandre, Morton Bamberger, Josephine Coleman, Adolph Flegenhelmer, Milton Igelhelmer, Charles Kessel, Helen Lewin, Lillie Michel, Sophie Phillips, Emma Rebstock, Carrie Simon, Arthur Sinshelmer, Walter Solinger, Jeanne Confirmation, exercises were held in Tem-260 BROADWAY'S ASPHALT STRIPS. The Department of Highways Promises to Make Some Very Badly Needed Repairs.
Alderman Peter Holler h'as succeeded in getting the Department of Highways to agree to attend to the repairs needed on the asphalt strips along Broadway, from the ferries to Berry street. A short time ago the Alderman introduced a resolution in the Municipal Assembly calling upon the department to make the repairs, as the strips were in a dangerous condition, being full of ruts and holes. To-day Alderman Holler called at the Highways Department, and had a talk with Engineer Lewis, the result of which was that the department promised to have the strips all repaired within about two weeks. Engineer Lewis promised also to call the attention of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company to the condition of the block pavement at Berry and South Eighth streets, and see that it was placed in repair, Alderman Holler has been active in securing needed improvements in his district. He had lights of the Welsbach order placed on Gwinnett street, which, through his efforts, has been changed in name to Lorimer street, and he has also agitated the question of a bridge trolley station at Bedford avenue to such good purpose that the New Bridge Commissioners have promised to see that the station is constructed.
The Park Board will on June 13 open bids for the completion of the New York PubMic Library Building, at Fifth avenue and Fortieth street, Manhattan. The security is $500.000, and the time of completion is three years. Secretary Baker, of the Brooklyn branch of the Citizens' Union, announced this morning that the following persons have been named as a Finance Committee: Henry Hentz, Willis L. Ogden, James Ollphant, George Foster Peabody, Ludwig Nissen and Frank Harvey Field. DOUGLAS WILL BE THE CHAMPION M.G.A.
GOLFER Played Superbly in the Morning Round and Defeated Travis' Conquer by Five Up. LITTLE DOUBT ABOUT RESULT: BEELY CAN HARDLY MAKE GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. Big Followed the Men, Despite the Rain--Long Islander Was in the Best of TrimThe Score. (Special to the Brooklyn Times.) RYE, N. May preparations were made here late yesterday afternoon for the final 36-hole match play for the golf championship of the Metropolitan Golf Association to-day, The course in at its very best, and If "Col.
Bogey" ever takes tumble along with the record the Apa- wamis course, it will be in -day's final dual for the premier honors. Yesterday's froquent Inroads upon the bogey figures is a forerunner of what may be expected before the close of the day's play. Ex-Champion Findlay 8. Douglas, of the County Club, of Glen Cove, L. and young Seely, who yesterday beat Walter J.
Travis, the present, champion, who won his title under the colors of the Nassau Club, but who recently joined the ranks of the Garden City Golf Club, meet for the final tussle. A large delegation of Garden City and Glen Cove golfers arrived here this morning on the early trains, and a host of others are looked for this afternoon. Douglas has a shade the best of public favor, though Seely won many admirers yesterday by his pluck in the Travis match. To-day's match for the handsome silver plate will be 36 holes, 18 of which will be played this afternoon. The course is 6,219 yards, or about 21 yards short of four miles for 18 holes and 42 yards short.
of 8 miles for the 36 holes. The holes, distances and FINDLAY S. DOUGLAS, Who Will in All Probability Win Golf Championship To-day. bogey scores follow: No. 1, "The Meadow," 377 yards, 5 bogey: No.
2, "Fairview," 355 yards, 5 bogey; No. 3, "The Dipper," 310 yards, 4 bogey; No. 4, "The Knoll," 322 yards, 5 bogey; No. 6, "'The Dell," 160 yards, 8 bogey; No. 7, "The Gorge," 391 yards, 5 bogey; No.
8, "Woodside," 220 yards, 4 bogey; No, 9, "'Broadway," 600 yards, 6. Total for nine holes, 3,065 yards, 41 bogey. No. 10, "Land's End," 345 yards, No. 11, "'The Bridge," 350 yards, 12, "The Loch," yards, No.
14, "Waterloo," 548 yards, No, 15, "Mount Hope," 361 yards, No. 16, "Consolation," 217 yards, No. 17, "Sleepy Hollow," 512 yards, No. 18, "Home," 311 yards, 4. Total second nine holes, 3,154 yards, and bogey score, 41.
Both men drove well from the first tee at the start off to-day, and reached the green in an easy. three. Seely played for the hole and missed by about six inches. Douglas was down in four, and the followers of the Glen Cove men applauded him enthuslastically. It was poor going to Fairview, the second link, and both men were short reaching the green together in four.
Douglas played his ball and lay less than two feet from the hole. Seely tried to drop his ball on a long put, but overplayed, and lay, like Douglas, but two feet away. Both were down in six, and went to the third hole, with the Long Island man 1 up. The next hole was halved with fours. Douglas added another hole to his advantage at the fourth by outplaying the Wee Burn man both on driving and approach work.
The fifth, a short hole, was halved with fours. Seely played a strong game both at the tee and green, and up to the fifth made Douglas work hard for his lead. Douglas simply romped away with the sixth, and bid fair to carry the seventh, but Seely rallied, and came very near beating him out, lying dead to the hole in 5, while Douglas was full three feet short. By a beautiful put the exchampion copped and halved the hole in six. The eighth was halved.
Both men drove to the green in three, and were down in four strokes, which was bogey. It was magnificent on the part of both men, and the gallery showed their appreciation by more than the usual hand clap. At the Broadway, the longest link on the course, came the struggle. Douglas sent a drive away from the tee, that it would have taken a telescope to follow. Seely followed and dropped his ball at the knoll of high ground a little short of his opponent.
Douglas over drove the brook while Seely fell a little short and escaped a dangerous spot, which came near being fatal to him in his match with Travis yesterday afternoon. Both men made the green leven up. Seely tried for the cup and failed on a short easy put. Douglas was nearly ten feet away and holed out on the prettiest put of the morning. This made Douglas 4 up at the turn.
Douglas made the turn in bogey 41, while Seely was charged with 45 total. When the players reached the ninth, the heavy clouds burst and there was a perfect downpour of rain. Many of the fairer followers of the contest turned back to the club house, but the men, reluctant to miss any. of the superb play, pegged on after the two stars. Douglas' work on the green was far better than at any time during the tournament.
and his driving was better than the Wee Burn man's on the average. On the run. home Douglas kept up his grand play and steadily Increased his lead. He lost the tenth by 5 to 4, recovering at the eleventh on 5 to 6. The win at the tenth was the first successful hole made by Seely.
Douglas played simply perfect golf in spite of the disastrous weather conditions. At the eighteenth hole Douglas won out by 6 up on the morning round. He did the nine holes in 47, and the full eighteen in S8. Seely made the last nine holes In 48 and the first eighteen In 93. This lead practically guarantees Douglas the championship, as It is hardly possible for the Wee Burn man to recover the ground he lost this morn- ing.
Injured at Sugar House. Edward Rosen, 38 years old, of 45 Scholes street, met with a painful accident this morning while working in the Havemeyer Sugar Refinery at the foot of South Third street. His head came in contact with an iron beam, and he was knocked unconscious. Dr. Knipe, of the Eastern District Hospital, removed him to that institution.
Injured His Left Foot. George Shaw, 43 years old, of 252 avenue, met with a painful accident this morning while at work in a soda water tablishment in Jackson street. A number of boxes fell on his left foot, inflicting a severe laceration. He. was attended by Dr.
Rorke, of St. Catharine's Hospital, and taken home. BOSS AND BOOTBLACK SUCCESSES AS SLEUTHS Proprietor of East New York Hotel Catches Night Intruder In His Place. PRISONER FORMER EMPLOYEE, HOTEL HAS BEEN BURGLARIEED MANY TIMES OF LATE. Once the Thieves Had Intrepidity to Play a Game of Pool During Their Stay--Accused Is Held.
Frederick Vespel, the proprietor of the Twentieth Century Hotel, corner of Broad. and Saratoga avenue, and him Italian way bootblack, have been doing some detective work for the last several weeks. They set a trap last night and this morning at 8 o'clock, quarry walked into it. As a result, Harold Lamport, 21. years old, of 30 Howard avenue, was this morning arraigned in the Gates Avenue Court, on the charge of burglary, On the first floor of the hotel de a saloon.
and on the floor above are the billiard and pool parlors. Lamport was at one time ployed by Mr. Vespel, in billiard room. For the last two months, the hotel has been entered several times. On two occosiona it was entered and 'robbed twice in one week.
Liquors and cigars were stolen and small amounts of money, theory having since been advanced that. thieves stole small the quantities in the hope that their peculations would not be noticed. Mr. Vespel's attention was called to the robberies in a peculiar manner. His cigarmaker had occasion to stop in another saloon not far away from the Twentieth Century Hotel.
He asked for a cigar and was handed one of his own brand. He thought this was odd, as he did not sell cigars to thin house. Shortly after this occurrence, he visIted the Twentieth Century Hotel and remarked to Mr. Vespel that It was, strange how his cigars came to be on sale in the other hotel. Mr.
Vespel smelled a rat at once. He and his faithful Dominick kept a watch for the thief, who was stealing his cigars. Last Friday night he neglected to watch, That night thieves entered his place, and not only stole several boxes of cigars and as many bottles of whiskey, but also took $15 out of the money drawer. They then had the nerve to play a game of pool during the night. The balls were found in disorder on the tables in the morning, with the cues freshly chalked, lying across the table, Just as they had been left.
Wednesday night last, Mr. Vespel and Dominick were on the watch. At about 2 in the morning, a young man attempted to lift the grating over the cellar on the toga avenue side of the saloon, but WAS frightened by some noise and ran away. Mr. Vespel claims to have recognized Lamport on that occasion.
Last night he again kept watch and saw Lamport lift the grating at 3 o'clock this morning and descend into the cellar. They stationed themselves in the saloon, which Lamport entered shortly after. The young fellow appeared to be suspicious. He did not attempt to take anything. After about fifteen minutes of this sort of thing, Lamport suddenly disappeared into the rear of the saloon, where it was very Vespel and Dominick came out of their hiding place and found Lamport squeezed in behind a ladder, Sergt.
John A. Sutton, of the Ralph Avenue Station, who was in the immediate neighborhood, was called in and took the young fellow to the station house. When arraigned in the Gates Avenue Court before Magistrate Teale this morning, he said he went into the place to sleep and had no intention of stealing. He put in a formal plea of not guilty and demanded an examination, which was set down for next Thursday. QUESTION OF ABANDONMENT.
In This Instance Who Was the Guilty Hurd Reserves Decision. Judge Hurd, in the County Court to-day, heard argument on an appeal from a decision by Magistrate Brenner, in ordering Willlam F. Pease to pay to his wife, Margaret, $5 a week, for the support of their children. The contention of Lawyer A. Cowin, counsel for Pease, was that the court had no jurisdiction in the matter.
The evidence showed, he said, that the couple were married in New Jersey; that they lived there until July 5 last; that Pease went to live in New York where he had worked for fourteen years and subsequently up a residence in Brooklyn; that the plaintiff came here and lived at 100 Fleet street for the purpose of bringing an action and that she caused the arrest of her husband for abandonment. If there were any abandonment, counsel said, it was in the State of New Jersey. Pease, on his return to New Jersey from his work, found that his wife had taken the children and all the furniture, and practically abandoned him. Judge Hurd reserved his decision. NO SCHOOL EXHIBIT, Pan- American Directors Refused to Allow Sufficient Space to Show the Work Properly.
President Miles of the Central ferent Borough Boards to-day that there Board of Education, word to the difcent, would be no school exhibit at the Pan-American Exhibition in progress at Buffalo. The school authorities made application for sufficient room at the exhibition to display the work of the pupils in the New York city schools, but the managers showed a disposition to restrict the space to 8 very small area. This was unsatisfactory to PresIdent O'Brien, City Superintendent Maxwell and other school officials, and it was decided not to take part in the exhibition at all. Hence all arrangements have been called off, and the principals, teachers and pupils who were preparing work need proceed no further. Unknown Man Was Martin Bonderheis.
The body of an unknown man, who died suddenly last night at the corner of Manhattan avenue and Moore street, was Identifled at the Stagg Street Police Station, this morning, as that of Martin Bonderhels, 33 years old, of 165 Johnson avenue. Bonderhels was stricken with heart disease and died before the arrival of Dr. Hanco*ck from the Eastern District Hospital, Pensions. (Special to the Brookiyn Times.) WASHINGTON, May following pensions were granted to-day: Increase, James H. Pangburn, Brooklyn, $10; widows, Margaret Johnson, Brooklyn, Ernestine Popp, Woodhaven, $8.
$100,000 for Dartmouth College. HANOVER, May Tuck, uncle of Elsie French Vanderbilt, has given Dartmouth $100,000 for the use of Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance. A short time ago Mr. Tuck gave this college $300,000. The Brookien Times is a welcome goest In every home on Long Island, COUNSEL SPOKE TOO, LATE.
Was Going to Ball Into Mrs. Hefner's Conduct When Called Down by Justice Maddox. Justico Samuel T. Maddox in the Supreme Court yesterday granted a decree of abaolute divorce to Mary L. Hefner In her suit againet Oliver D.
Heffner, and award. ed her 416 a week alimony and the eusotdy of their two children. The defendant le employed as a buyer in one of the Fulton street department stores with a salary of a work. The couple were married on March 17, 1888, and lived together until last March. After their separation the children, Winifred, 19 yearn old, and jarl, 10, were sent to the plaintiff's mother at Millersville, Pa.
After Justice Maddox had heard the alle. gationa of the defendant's Infidelity and fixed the amount of alimony, Lawyer Fragnet, counsel for Heffner, maid: "I will now make a statement regarding the conduct of Mrs. "The time for that has panned," said Justee Maddox. "You should have set that up in, your: answer." The decree was then granted. INJURED ON FREIGHT ELEVATOR.
A Jury Decides That Tassie and Steckel Had No Business There-Wanted $10,000 Each. John B. Tassle, of Decatur street, and" Edwin of 107 Amsterdam avenue, Manhattan, while employed Peck, Stawe Wilcox in a store on Warren, street, Manhatan, on January 11, 1808, Injured In an elevator accident. They came Into the Supreme Court yesterday and anked a jury to award each of them $10,000 damages for personal Injuries. The suite were tried jointly and were against: Elizabeth W.
Aldrich, the owner of the building. The plaintiffs were on a freight elevator when a chain broke and the platform of the elevator canted to one side and the employees were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft. Both Tassie and Steckel had several ribs broken, and sustained other injuries. For the defendant it was set 'up in the answer that the elevator was used for freight purposes, and the plaintiffs had no business on the elevator. The case was tried before Justice Martin Keogh and a a a a a a a jury, and the verdict was for the defendant.
BANK ROBBERS GET $20,000. Blow Up a Safe Near Milwaukee, With Entirely Successful Results. MILWAUKEE, May First National Bank of Mineral Point was burglarized early this morning of between 000 and $30,000. The vault was easily forced, and the safe which contained it was dynamited. "A posse was organized by the Sheriff immediately after he had been informed of the robbery, and the surrounding country is being scoured.
Sad Rat FOUND BLEEDING IN CELL. John Young Says He Cut His Throat With a Razor, but None Can Be' Found. A man named John Young, 50 years old, WAS arested on an Intoxication charge early this morning on Hicks street by trolman Moore. He was. locked up in the Amity Street Station.
This morning doorman, John Curran, found him suffering. from a gash in the throat and on Young was removed to the Long Island College Hospital. He said he had cut himself with a razor, His cell was thoroughly searched, but no razor or edged instrument of any kind could be found. Young said he lived at 805 State street, and also at 315 Hicks struet. Both houses were visited, but the occupants said they knew nothing about him.
THIS CADET PROTESTS. Says He Couldn't Have Committed One Offense While Confined for. Punishment for Another. WASHINGTON, May James A. Shannon, of Duluth, one of those suspended from West Point for a year, was at the War Department to-day endeavoring to obtain remission of his sentence.
He alleges that he was convicted under a misapprehension by the authorities, having been mistaken for some other cadet. Cadet Shannon succeeded in seeing Secretary Root. He told the Secretary, that during the recent trouble at West Point he was confined his room for a previous misdemeanor and therefore, could not have participated if he would, in the dragging of the siege gun into a position menacing Col. Mills' house. He asked for a specification of the charges against him, saying that he was still in ignorance of the act for which he had been suspended from the academy.
Secretary Root promised to review the case and inform the young man later. HER DEATH NOT SUSPICIOUS. Coroner's Physician Wuest Reports That Young Italian Woman Died From Convulsions. Mrs. J.
Lugheto, 21 years old. of 85 Spencer street, died yesterday afternoon at her home. Her death was rather unexpected. She had been married but a few When her death was reported to the police of the Vernon Avenue Station the latter commanicated with Coroner Delap and the Coroner's physician, Dr. Charles Wuest, was ordered to make an investigation.
He found that death had been due to convulsions. Yesterday afternoon the woman was found in A dying condition. Some one communicated with the Williamsburgh Hospital and Dr. Telfair was sent to the house. When he reached there, however, the woman was dead.
WITNESSES NOT NECESSARY. Court of Appeals Say Heads of Departments May Remove Those Under Them Without Interference. Supreme Court Justice Smith has vacated writ of certiorari granted by him review the action of William Dalton, Commissioner of Water Supply, and James Moffett, Deputy Commissioner for Brooklyn, in removing from office Phillip Post, an inspector of meters and water consumption. Post was removed on the alleged ground that he made an 'erroneous report concerning a building at 60-64 Fulton street. Justice Smith vacates the writ on the recent decision of the Court of Appeals in the case of the people on the relation of Kennedy vs.
Brady, where It was held that the head of a department may remove a subordinate without calling witnesses, if the explanations given are not satisfactory and upon facts within his own knowledge, or on information received from others. The reasons, however, must be substantial, and when they appear sufficient, the courts have no power to interfere. Justice Smith says the sufficiency of the reasons for Post's removal was a question for the Commissioner alone to determine, and the courts cannot interfere with his discharge. SHAMOKIN, May strike of 1,000 men and boys at the Excelsior and Corbin collieries, which are operated by Andrew Roberston Company, was declared off to-day, the operators conceding the men's demand for semi-monthly payments. The men will return to work on Monday, after being idle five days.
JENKINS HAD EVIDENTLY PLANNED DOUBLE MURDER Man Who, Shot Himself After Fallure to Kill His Sweetheart Premeditated the Act. SAID HE WAS A BROOKLYNITE, BUT NO ONE KNEW. HIM AT OR NEAR THE ADDRESS GIVEN. Miss Barboura Was Held as an 44A0- cessory to the Killing" of Jenkins -Saved Her Lite 1 by, a Ruse. (Special to the Bropkign Times.) PHILADELPHIA, May 25.
-Evidence obtained today tendu to show that the crime of John J. Jenkins, who shot himself last night after taking his former sweetheart to a hotel and making the most elaborate preparations to kill her, was carefully premeditated. On Thursday evening he showed a revolver to Howard Shoemaker, with whom he boarded, and maid: "I've only twenty-four hours, -four more to hours live." later It when was the just tragedy about occurred. Miss Mary Barboura, the young woman in the case, was this morning held without bail to await the Coroner's action. She is formally charged with being an 480- cessory to the of Jenkins.
She has many sympathizers, although, according to her story, she has not a living relative in the world, and no friends came forward to intercede for her at the hearing this morning. It appears that she was lured to the hotel where the shooting occurred, and was unaware that Jenkins had registered her as his wife. The police say there 'is nothing known against her character, despite the letter left by the suicide, in which he said: "This creature has ruined my life, and I will save other men the same fate by putting her out of business." The latter statement Miss Barboura today attributed to his jealousy, inspired by the fact that she had "thrown him over" two months ago. Jenkins was 31 years old and an ployee of the Keystone Telephone Company. Ho had been living lately at 143 North Thirteenth street, Philadelphia, but it was said he came here from Brooklyn, The details of last night's affair are attainable a only from this statement made by the this morning: "I had been keeping company with Mr.
Jenkins for about a year. He had always acted in a gentlemanly manner towards. me, but he was insanely jealous of me. FInally his manner became 50 distasteful that about a month ago I gave him up. This evening he came to my boarding house, at 319 North Thirteenth street, and asked me to take a boat ride.
I consented, and we went to Washington Park, returning about 10 o'clock. "He proposed going to place where we, could have a talk and. see if we could not patch up our differences. said I would not stay out late, and he said he would take me home in an hour. Then we went to the Pennsylvania TermInal Hotel on Filbert street.
"We were shown to a front room on the fourth floor 'and the waiter had: no: left the room than he closed the door, locked. it and put the key in his pocket. Then he whipped a revolver 'from his pocket and said: 'I'll give you just half an hour to pray and write to your friends, for I am going to kill "Then he stood over me. while I wrote the letter found in his pocket. I thought If I could get some one up stairs I could escape, so I asked him to get, some beer.
He consented, but said if I made a noise while the waiter was in the room he would kill me on the spot. As soon as the waiter came I made a dash for the window and was half way out when some one grabbed me, and that is all I can remember." While the walter was struggling with the young woman Jenkins started down the stairs evidently bent on escape. When he reached the third-story landing he saw Policeman Pierce, who had been attracted by the woman's screams, coming up the stairs, and fearing arrest he raised the revolver to his right temple and fired, falling to the floor insensible. He died on the way to the Hahnemann Hospital, and the body was taken to the morgue. The letter which Jenkins compelled Miss Barber with shaking hand to write at the point of a revolver showed plainly the nervous condition of the young woman.
It was as follows: Dear Mrs. Alderman and Mrs. Hanover: Kindly look after my body. Pay up my Insurance which they have failed to call for. will find the money in my bureau.
You drawer. You can keep some of my things and can give the balance to Nana Weber, 1,700 South Second street. Please give me for a doing so. Jack and I died in love and the good burial, and may God bless you triumph of love is death. Lovingly, 219 North Thirteeth street.
That Jenkins had planned a double tragedy is shown by the following letter, which was found in his pocket, addressed -To the Auth. orities: Kindly notify my brother-in-law, John of this T. happy event. This is the ultimate result of Murphy, 236 Prospect place, Brooklyn, gambling and a dissipated life. Let fast it be a warning to young men to leave women and slow horses alone.
God help my mother. JOHN A. JENKINS, 143 North Thirteenth Street. Two printed verses, one, entitled "Coming Home" and the other, "To-morrow Never Comes," were pasted on the letter. Inquiries by a Times man at the Brooklyn addresses given to-day, developed the fact that they were fictitious.
No. 236 Prospect place proved to be a vacant lot, and no such person as John T. Murphy lived at 265 A careful canvass of the neighborhood revealed the fact that the Murphys or Jenkins did not live there. The city directory gave information, as the of John T. no Murphy, or in fact the name of any John Murphy was not found therein.
Some of the residents of 265, when a this morning, seemed to be much amused over the fact that their abode should be mixed up with a sulcide case. Some of them had read the account of Mr. Jenkins' untimely end, but or Mr. Jenkins, or his alleged brotherin-law, Mr. Murphy, they knew nothing.
Installation and Entertainment. The Young People's Association of St. thew's Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold its annual installation of officers toevening in the church, 197 North morrow Fifth street. These newly elected officers will serve for one year: Simon Dorelaid, President; George Dick, Vice President; Miss Anna Schroeder, Recording Secretary; Miss Anna Boscher, Financial Secretary; Miss Lizzie Ehner, Corresponding Secretary; Robert Mills, Treasurer; Frederick Schnelder, Orator; Charles H. Schroeder, Trustee.
On Monday evening there will- be an entertainment and ice cream festival in the newly decorated and furnished basem*nt of the church. A diversified programme in promised. Splinter Caused His Death. Coroner's Physician Wuest performed An autopey this morning on the hody of George Peter. 15 years old.
Mr. Peter died yesterday at his home, 175 Sumpter street, from blood poisoning, the result of running a splinter of wood into his left foot while walking across an uncarpeted ficor Thursday a week ago..
