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O.\E DIRECTOR HERE GAUVEX SEEKS REST. Meat Extradition Proceedings To Be Hastened. One of the indicted directors of the Na tional racking Company was represented by counsel in the Hudson County Court, at Jersey City, yesterday, and bail was fixed at $:.."<•«■. Extradition proceedings will be instituted forthwith -against the non-resi dents. The statement sent out from Chi cago purporting to have emanated from the indicted directors living in Illinois that they must tight and defeat extradition has caused Prosecutor Garven to change his mind about waiting for them to come ! voluntarily to court within a reasonable kimc, and he has set the machinery of tho «.oi:rt in motion. i The director who appeared through coun >.-. yesterday was James E. Bathgate, jr., ftvlio "ives in East Orange and has an Lffice in Newark. Ex-Judge Robert S. Qludspcth appeared tor him before County budges Blair and Carey and asked "that no Lar>ias be issued, as Mr. Bathgate would ke present * n court when wanted for trial. be asked, also, that nominal 1 ail be fixed. [assistant Prosecutor Yickers suggested [that as Mr. Bathpate was a resident of She state und voluntarily before the court, *rail be fixed at $2,500. but this should not ■ha taken as the amount of bail to be re 'Quircd of tw* null 1 1 still lit directors in dicted. The court assented to both sug gestions. i .rt absented to both sug . >-. ii ■: ■?. i Mr. Garven tell County Clerk Bother i-am to proceed at once with the prepara tion of the capiases for the other directors. fc"hcse warrants will be completed and de livered to Sheriff Kelly early to-day for L-rvice. The Sheriff will promptly return L he <apiases for those not within his juris fciction for the formal extradition proceed | Mr. Garven said yesterday that he would aake preliminary steps at once and that gie would confer with Governor Fort, who fevouid confer with Governor KM aeen of gUUnois. I 'There Is sufficient law.** he paid, "to §iave the men indicted brought to Hudson iVour.ty on extradition warrants, despite She alleged insurmountable technical bar i-ier in Illinois that they are not -fugitives [rom justice.' " I The Prosecutor's determination to pro ceed ... the extradition warrants seemed flo be the result of direct information that flhe statement sent from Chicago that the Idirectcrs would combat the New Jersey •process "was authentic. It was indirectly Sustained by ex-Senator William W. Ed utvards.' of Jersey City, and Richard V. SLi-jdabury. who are the New Jersey le^al practitioners who will represent the Chi foatro directors through Ralph ewe. of fciiscapo, counsel for the packing company, Lir.d Samuel Vntermyer. I Mr. Edwards said: -If the directors want to right extradition there is no chance to ihrir.g them here, because they have never tected as directors in the state or have not li^on-imitted the alleged overt acts set forth In the indictment- What would be the use Si.'f bringing busy men here only to be ae i;ui:ted?" He lined to impart any ad ditional information. r I The grand jury will convene acrain to morrow to resume its inquiry, probably ■Jong the health line. The Prosecutor de r-lined to tell what phase of the invest tion would be considered, but intimated it (vouid be a fruitful session. In answer to I question as to whether the cold storage companies could be indicted, he said that the responsibility would lie on the agent :if the articles stored. Health officer Hagen •f Jersey City told Mr. Garven that he had *?ized a box of turkeys at the Merchant.** riefrisrerating- Company's plant that had been en storage since January 4 of last ;.-<?ar and delivered them to Dr. Hern l^hmar.-n. the city chemist, for analysis. The Health officer said the turkeys were evidently decomposing- and not fit for food. y-v^ps h. Grossman, of the firm of House, Jro. c ?man & Vorhans, of No. US Broad ivay. said yesterday that he thought the liirectors could not be extradited, because Ihe Supreme Court of the United States | had lield that for the purpose of • ctradi- J tioi» an alleged criminal ■ tost have been I personally present within the state where 1 the crime wa? aliesred to have been com ■nitted at the time of its commission. I '"If the indicted eat pa* •> should re- : *ist Their extradlction from Chicago to New Kersey," ?si<3 ilr. Grossman, "they would >■. la the first Instance, entitled upon an Explication for requisition" made to the •Governor of the State of New Jersey to tpj*ar before him and assert that such requisition ehotrid not be granted on ac count «.>f their absence from his state at the lime f the commission of the crimes charged. If the requisition were then granted, a similar appearance could be irade before Governor Dennen of Illinois, to whom an application for a warrant of extradition would have to be made, and [such wairant could be resisted upon similar grounds." MEAT PRICES HIGHEST YET. ! Still a Retailer Declares His Sales Are Growing Smaller. Meat prices, which have ]■• d climbing ; ft-teadily ever since they found their low ! »eve-l during the "meat strike"* ■ few weeks Wf£°- touched figures yesterday a little B.igher than most men now in the business • San recall. This 5s true, without excep- S-icM. of sheep, lamb and pork, while beef | \f-z-~ not recently been so hi^h except for j m. few days immediately preceding the boy % Ec-€? sold yesterday at from $10 30 to $11 «. hundred pounds iv hole-sale, according to ! lp~et&il dealers; sheep ■..• from 12 to 13 cents | J^- I'O-jsd and pork loins at from It cents a jlj'ouiid upward. Fresh pork loins, cut In ! this city, -srent at 17 an;l 17 2 ,- cents. The ! ■ et&ilerg have peen one •'••■•.•.■■. top of another, till now they do not try to k«?cp their selling prices at a. constant level, but mark np their products with j [■very rise in the wholesale price, In the : 'ov.est priced shops in the city beef has gone up . and 3 cents a pound on the bet ter pradep, and 1 and 2 rents on the lower ■^r^<ics. Lee of lamb retails at from 20 to Z cents up and mutton at around 16 and 17 cents. "i notice two thint?." a retail dealer said yesterday. "My sales on Saturday, vwttes we had the high ;>rice-s on. were just Aas many in Dumber as usual. liut our re- for the <iay wore from 20 to 25 per in novy buy . .;; i But our re i i" 'S, par ' • . ■ People now buy e.^s meat. They also are fast learning to ihe the che-ar>er cuts. The demand for boM is growing; and unless prices take a pmbie the-re. will be such a demand for ' n«*ns that they will be BeHlns at a much .•Eher rate proportionately than the best ■"EN DOLLAR HOG IN CHICAGO. ■ o-vra Fanner Gets New Record Price * for His Porkers. Chicago. Feb. 2S.— An lowa farmer re eived the highest price paid for live hogs {' 3570 here to-day, when his porkers 1 - • -' ' c ):'>g.s ■ i . when Ms porkers 'i^ught him an even $10 a hundred pounds ft* BRACER TOE MORNING AFTER RETAW u-\ £j 1 r\ ¥ ¥ ALSO CURES HEADACHE. Splits only. Net 2 Laxative. !5 cents at the bar. Hotels, Cafes and Druggists. RET AW WATER CO.. V^s Whitehall Street, City. -~ at the stockyards. Sixty-six head of hogs, averaging 264 pounds each, brought this top price. Witnesses -who had already testified "be fore the federal grand jury In the packing investigation were recalled to-day and questioned on details which had been un touched In their first examination. This is expected to be the final week of the investi gation. v * NEW MILK ACTIOX. Directors Indicted as Individ uals — Poultry Xe.vt. The gra:id Jury which investigated the Milk Trust returned individual indictments yestorjay against the eight directors for merly chared with conspiracy under a blanket lnd'rtment, and received instruc tions from Justice Goff to meet this after noon and take up a further investigation of high food prices under the direction of Dis trict Attorney Whitman. A second blanket indictment for conspiracy was also handed in. The new investigation will have to do with an alleged combination of live poultry dealers to raise rrices. The conspiracy inulctments against the Milk Trust charge that on April 29 and on July 29 the directors conspired to fix the "value" of milk Each of them is charged in an Individual Indictment with having violated the law when he cast lots, as it is alleged, with his associates, to determine that "value" or price. The indicted men appeared in court yes terday and were released in bonds of Jl.OuO each. They will be arraigned for pleading next Thursday. William Travers Jerome appeared as counsel for Daniel A. Mcßride, Daniel Bailey. Thomas O. Smith, Henry F. Hunte man and Frederick E. Seiler. and the other three directors were represented by Alfred Ely, counsel for the Consolidated Milk Ex change. When explaining to the grand jury that he regretted having to keep them in har ness any longer. Justice Goff said that "after a conference with the District At torney,' he had decided "it was in the pub lic interest that they be retained." SCARES THE JURY. Justice M area n Has Xamcs Taken Off Roll For agreeing to disagree, in the belief that that would pass muster as a verdict, and for having discharged itself without the court's permission one evening last week, a jury was held in contempt of court yes terday by Justice Marean. of the Supreme Court, in Brooklyn. He did not fine or imprison the jurors, but lectured them se verely, and said he would send their names to the Commissioner of Jurors, so that none of them should ever serve on a jury again. Anxiety and even fear showed in the faces of the "twelve pood men and true" as they took seats in the jury box of Part 6 of the Supreme Court. After several bal lots on February 15 the jury sent in what it called a sealed verdict, which when opened was found to contain a statement that it had been unable to agree and then went home. Justice Marean is severe in such circum stances, but he laughed when the men in the jury box said they had retained George S. Billings as counsel. Mr. Billings is one. of Justice Marean's closest friends. "I don't intend to hear Mr. Billings in this case," said Justice Marean, "and I don't like the suggestion that is contained in Ma selection." "I never served on a jury before," said the foreman, "and when we couldn't agree I thought we had reached a verdict." "What a commentary on jury trials!" ex r!a;med Justice Marean. "It is immaterial v.iiether this comes from a lack of moral ity or a lack of intelligence. The jury sys tem, one of our sacred institutions, suffers just as much when twelve men get into a jury box and net one of them knows the simplest rule of conduct. An.] to have such men dispose of the lives, liberties and rights of the commonwealth!** XV A' BANNA HI) TO PAY. Negro Orators Bring Suit for Campaign 'ices. Otto T. Bannard was defendant yesterday to the 3d District Municipal Court in two salts brought by Isaac Allen, of No. 235 West C.a street, and Julius Ayler, of No. 1931 Broadway, both negro orators, who sought to recover $225 and $150, respectively, for thirteen days' service a? street speakers, from October IS to November L They were represented by John William Smith, a negro lawyer. Mr. Banrard was accompanied to court by his campaign manager. Congressman William Bennet. and he was defended by K. Kelly Prentice, chairman of the law committee of the Republican County Com mittee. Allen's contention was that Congressman Bennct had promised him a "substantial turn." to be paid after the campaign, but that after much effort he (ailed to set the money. Justice Murray dismissed Allen's complaint on the ground that no value of service* had been established. Ayler described himself as a former preacher, a Yale man, a lawyer now and for thirteen years an ''orator of experi ence." CongreasßDan Bennet testified that for all the money he paid out he was reimbursed by the Republican County Committee, and that he paid for the dinners and cigars of the orators and their expenses. Mr. Ban nard testified that Bennet had no power to make any contracts for him; that he was only his campaign manager and held an advisory position. Thomas W. Whittle, secretary of the county committee, testi fied to the same fact?, and Justice Murray reserved decision on Aylei "s complaint. TPvOUBLE OVER DIAMOND PIN. Prisoner Declares Woman Lent Him the $400 Jewel to Pawn. The trial of William C. Schieiber. of No. 227 West 45th street, charged with the larceny of a diamond pin valued at $400, began yesterday in Part II of General Ses sions. Mrs. Leba E. Weihcr. wife of Lorenza. F. J. Werner, of the Hotel Majes tic, owner of the pin, stated that Schreibcr took the pin from her when she showed it to him on January 16, 190?, and later pawned it. He was arrested in October last. Althouph Mr?. Weiher denied she had seen Schreiber for a long time before the day when she alleges he took the pin, he testified in his own behalf that he had been meeting her two or three times a week for at least a year previous to that date. Mrs. Weiher denied any knowledge of a receipt for $3 offered in evidence by Moses Sachs, counsel for Schreiber, and alleged to be a payment by Bchrelber to Mrs. Weiher on account of the value of the pin. BrtlM%— ■ on the »tar.d said that seven or eight years ago while he and a friend were driving along 125 th street in a runabout they net Mrs. Weiher and another woman and became acquainted. In an affidavit be fore the trial, asking dismissal of the in dictment, Schreiber alleged that he had spent thousands of dollars entertaining Mrs. Weiher. and that on January 16. 1909, when he ran short of funds the gave him the pin to pawn. TWICE TRIED, MUST DIE. Kdward F. McGrath, who was convicted of the murder of Benjamin Rose on Labor Day, was sentenced by Justice Goff, in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, yes terday to be electrocuted during the week beginning April U. McGrath was tried twice on the same indictment. The first time he was found guilty of murder in the second degree, the penalty for which is life imprisonment. On motion of Ills own coun sel that verdict was eet aside, _ m ,.- NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1910. FURLONG ON GRILL ELDER TURNS SPIT. Magistrate's Official Acts the Chief Topic, Magistrate Henry J. Furlong, who Is on trial before the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, spent most of yesterday on the stand under eross-exami r.ation by Assistant District Attorney Elder. Those in the courtroom were much amused at one point Mr. Elder had forced the witness to admit that he had appeared voluntarily before the grand jury and had so given his testimony. "DM you not ask me not to cross-ex amine you?" asked Mr. Elder. "I told you." replied the witness, "that I did not think It would be fair for you to rross-oxamine me in the absence of my counsel." "Don't you know, after your years of ex perience as a police magistrate, that your counsel could not appear with you before the grand jury?" demanded Justice Kapper, turning upon the magistrate. "I did not know but what he might have done so under the circumstances," replied Mr. Furlong. At the opening of the cession Mr. Elder brought up the name of Morris Zipkin, a painter. He Intimated that the man had been charged with manslaughter before the magistrate, that Rutherford B. Kathan had defended him, and that the case had been dismissed after he had done some painting for Mr. Furlong. The witness de nied this. He also denied that he had dis charged John Strangle, a van man, after he had moved some goods for him. The case longest dwelt upon was that of James M. Cunnean. The man was charged before Mr. Furlong with keeping a disor derly house and with violating the excise laws. Mr. Elder intimated that he had been discharged after transferring his music hall, at Bushwick avenue and the Eastern Parkway, to Jacob J. Gotthelf, and that Gotthelf and the magistrate ran it on shares. The witness denied this, but he ad mitted that he might Have gone to Deputy Police Commissioner Farrell and asked him to permit the hall to be reopened. Mr. Elder touched upon Magistrate Fur long's absence from home at the time of his wife's death. The witness said that he had gone to Bradley Beach secretly for a few days' rest, and that his wife knew of his whereabouts, but no one else did. He £id not learn of her death until he saw the papers on his return. He denied that he had been in the company of Mrs. Halsey while away. David M. Berger, interpreter of Hebrew. Russian and Polish at the Gates avenue po lice court, testified that Magistrate Fur long had secured his appointment, and that for the purpose the Board of Magistrates had set aside iJie rules and had admitted him upon a non-competitive examination. He added that the most he could do in Eng lish was to write his name. When he was asked if Gottheld was not a lawyer's run ner at the court he said he had never seen him run. FIXDS FERRY WASTE. Mayor Says City Service Costs $300,000 Too Much. In forwarding to Dock Commissioner Tomklns a preliminary report of the Com missioner of Accounts en the cost of the municipal ferry service, Mayor Gaynorsaid last night that the excess in operating ex penses over similar expenses in private op eration seemed to be about $300,000. "It would Feem as though th«=-se ferries have been operated by the city without any re gard to expense," said the Mayor. According to the report there are five boats In the Staten Island service and the same number in the South Brooklyn ser vice. Of the ten boats, two on each line are always, laid tip— one in the slip, ready for an emergency, and the other undergo ing repairs. The Mayor says in his letter; "The two boats so held in emergency have full crews on (hem all the time. In the case of the ferries operated by pri \ate companies in this harbor there is only one emergency boat for like conditions, and it has no crew, but receives the crew ©f the disabled boat whose place it takes. Furthermore, the crews of the city boats are much larger than those of similar boats of the private companies. "As the city's crews work only eight hours a day, each boat has three crews, Lut the excess I speak of is over and above the excess caused by the eight-hour day. The excess in operating expenses caused by the things I have mentioned alone, includ ing the two crews which are constantly idle, seems to be about $3uO,00o." BEATEN BY ROBBERS. Two 'Arrests Quickly Follow Outrages in The Bronx. y\v*. Margaret Tebeau, who lias a men's furnishing- store at No. 192 Lincoln avenue. The Bronx, was badly beaten by several young men, who entered her ptore and robbed her of $19 IS. Two hours after the assault and robbery two men entered the livery stable of Patrick Turley, at Lin coln avenue and 136 th street, slammed the door, backed Turtey up against it, and proceeded to ko through his pockets. Find ing nothing, they struck him several blows on the head and ran away. The livery stable keeper hurried to the Alexander avenue station, end Detectives Farrell and Hagan were furnished with a description of the men. I^ater they arrested two men in a saloon. They wore positively identified by Turley as the men who had assaulted him The prisoners, who gave the names of John Hanley, of No. 151 Alex ander avenue, and Hugh Devlin, of No. 494 Berg-en avenue, were locked up on two charges <<f assault, one of robbery and one of attempted robbery, after being identified at Lincoln Hospital by Mrs. Tebeau as two of the men who hud attacked her. Mrs. Tebeau was alone in the shop when the men entered. She was harshly treated by them when she attempted t<> make an outcry, and was unconscious -when they left the shop. Later Bbc revived and dragged herself to the door and called for help. Blood was streaming from a gash in her head, when an ambulance from Lincoln Hospital came and transferred her to that institution. MRS. HAVEMEYER IN COURT. Hears Justice Quiz Boys Charged with Sending Black Hand Letter. Mr?. Henry O. Havcmeyer was in the Children's Court yesterday and listened while Justice V/yatt tried to coax the truth from George Stahl and Samuel Williams, the nine- and seven year old boys who are charged with sending a Black Hand letter demanding $2,500 under pain of death 10 Mrs. Havemeyer. The youngsters per sisted In their original story that they did not write the letter, but took a decoy box from a stipulated spot in Central Park, i Just oft* Fifth avenue and Nth street, for a nan unknown to either of them, under the promts* that he would give them 25 tents. Finally Justice Wyatt. convinced that they were not telling the truth, remanded them until next Friday for further exami nation. -/ "•''-*■ - Mrs. Havemeyer was dressed entirely in black and wore I heavy Mack veil. She «a, accompanied by a woman friend, and M they were leaving the courtroom they 2sSi#f||iill§ their pictures -betas taken. .._,__. STOPS MAD FLIGHT. Mounted Patrolman Saves Broker's Wife. Mrs. Louis N. Greer, of No. 66 West 9th street, wife of William Armstrong Greer, of the brokerage firm of Dv Val, Greer & Co., of No. 74 was In an exciting runaway on Fifth avenue late yesterday afternoon. Through the courage and clever work of Mounted Pa trolman James Brady she escaped in jury, although the frantic horse attached to the coupe in which she rode dashe-1 from 50th street and Fifth avenue to 45th street at an hour when the avenue was crowded, with pedestrians and vehicles. As Mrs. Greer*s vehicle turned south ward into the avenue at 50th street an automobile shot in front of it. The horse bolted, and before the driver could get control the pin holding one of the shafts snapped. This added to the animal's fright. Brady was on duty at the corner of 47th street when the runaway hove in sight. Before it was abreast of him he turned his mount and started southward. An Instant later he was alongside, and with both horses at full speed he caught the bridle cf the Greer animal. He hung on grimly, and at 45th street he swung the runaway around the corner and brought it to a standstill. Mrs. Greer descended, nervous, but un hurt. She thanked the officer, entered a taxicab and went to her home. BUILDING IN RUINS. One Man Killed, Another Badly Hurt. Persons living near 49th street, be tween Second and Third avenues, Brook lyn, were roused about 11 o'clock last night by a tremendous crash and cries for help. When they rushed out, fearing an explosion had taken place, they found that the big three story tenement hou*e at No. 225 49th street had collapsed, the two upper stories having toppled over into an excavation on the Third avenue side. The building had been condemned as unsafe, and it was only yesterday that the last of the tenants moved out. In the building were two Italian watchmen, Albert Fortunato and John Copotzi. Copotzi was hit on the head by falling timbers and when taken out by firemen and policemen had a fractured skull and internal injuries. Fortunato was caught in the mass of wreckage and instantly killed. FIND XEGRO GUILTY. First Degree Manslaughter for Hornblower's Client. John Washington, the negro whom Will iam B. Hornblower defended upon his trial for murder in the first degree, was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree at 12:10 o'clock this morning "in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court. Mr. Hornblower was not present to hear the result of his efforts to save the negro's life, but Mr. McMahon and Mr. Derby, of li is office, requested Justice Goff to post pone sentence until Thursday. During the day the veteran lawyer, who had acknowledged when the trial opened that it was his first criminal case in thirty years, sat unmoved while Assistant Dis trict Attorney Frank Moss attacked the de fence built up by him for his client. "This man from 'San Juan Hill,' " said Mr. Moss, "has had the advantage of coun sel wortli a thousand dollars a day, who has asked for nothing less than acquittal of the prisoner. Here is this learned coun sel, the apoptie of law and order, making excuses for San Juan,' throwing a glamour about that district in our city and sending forth a message that they can carry pistols around there to take human life. But the less you have of that maudlin sentiment, the less of this pampering and dealing with people of San Juan Hill, the less crime of this sort you will have in New York City." Afer charging the jury on first degree murder, Justice Goff read p;irt of the tes timony brought out by Mr. Hornblower to which Mr. Moss referred, and state! that "because of the eminence of Mr. Hornblower at the bar," and because of his "emphasis of certain language." the court deemed it a duty "to prevent any misconception" on the part of the jury. Justice Goff then read from the cross examination of one of the. witnesses, Frank 11. Richards, in which Richards said: " 'In our district, when one gets a little hot-headed, there is a way of saying. "I'm going to kill you," but they don't mean it,' and Mr. Hornblower commented at the time: 'Just a little pleasantry; you have got to be bad or look bad.' " Justice Goff told the jury to "utterly disregard" the lunguage, as "the same law is applicable to 'San Juun Hill' that ap plies to every part of the state." A. A. RYAN IN EUROPE. Wife Stays at Lakewood— Father Ex pects Reconciliation. Theodore E. Tack, father of Mrs. Allen A. Ryan, wife of a son of Thomas F. Ryan, confirmed last night the repo-t that his son-in-law had gone to Europe follow ing a disagreement with his young wife. Mr. Tack repeated his assertions that he had no desire to appear in the matter, and would add little to the statement except to say that his daughter was still in Lake wood and that he would do everything in his power to effect a reconciliation. Although Mrs. Ryan has spent a great deal of her time at the New Jersey resort while her husband has been living at clubs in this city an.i attending to his business, with occasional trips to visit his family, tl^ere was no suspicion of a disagreement between the couple until he went to Eu rope alone three weeks ago. Mr Tack said that he thought it was rather early in the married life of his daughter and her husband for them to have any serious disagreement, and ex pressed the opinion that they would soon forget their differences. JAMES R. KSENE ABSENT AGAIN Rheumatism Prevents Further Exami nation of Hocking Pool Affairs. James R. Keene, who is the principal witness in the bankruptcy hearing of J. M. Flake & Co. again was unable to appear before Commissioner Alexander in the ex amination scheduled for yesterday. Solo rmui Hanford. counsel for Mr. Keene, told the Commissioner that Mr. Keene was suf fering from rheumatism, and therefore un aMe to leave his room. Mr. Keene's examination then was post poned until Thursday morning, when he will he sworn in as a witness in the bank ruptcy hearing of I^athrop, Haskins & Co. also. M. C. Bouvier, of the Stock Exchange firm of Bouvijr & Co., was then called to the witness stand, and he. said that on Jan uary 18 last his firm carried 8,700 shares for J. M. Flake & Co., 2,700 of which were Co lumbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Com pany shares. The balance due Bouvier & Co. by J. M Fißke & Co. was $77,343 63 on that day, said Mr. Bouvier. He will be ex amined further on Thursday. f , &T Revolution /^k W in baking methods which gave the ' r world Uneeda Biscuit also resulted in a ' Revelation mmfk in soda cracker quality* You Jw* realize this the moment you a Package open Ac royal I***** package (Never sold in bulk) ** d &** »da crackers so tempt ing and good that they cannot Uneeda mßar JBiscult a HELD FOR MURDER MOTHER-IK-LAW SHOT Angry Italian Also Fired at Wife, It Is Charged. In the presence of nine of her children, Mr?. Louis Murat was shot and instantly killed last evening, according to the police, by her son-in-law, who was enraged be cause he was not allowed by the family to take his fifteen-year-old wife away from them to The Bronx, where he said he had relatives and friends. Frank Saldamano, an Italian, about three weeks ago married Amelia Murat, whose parents are French. They had opposed the match partly on account of her Hge, and tried to get her to associate more with Frenchmen and Americans. Notwithstand ing the objections. Saldamano succeeded in marrying the girl. He had ben living with her family since then, but the way had not been altogether smooth, as there were fre quent quarrels, and he made frequent de mands that she leave her parents and go to The Bronx with him. Ix»uis Murat, who is employed as night foreman at an agateware factory in Wood haven, Queens, lives at No. 309 Shoe and Leather street, in Woodhaven. with his family. He and Mrs. Murat had eleven children, ten of whom -were girls, the eldest being twenty-one years old and the youngest nine months. Yesterday after noon Saldamano reached home about 3 o'clock and started a disturbance because the older people would not agree to his tak ing his young bride away. A little be fore 6 o'clock Murat had to start for the factory. He had not gone more than two blocks when he was overtaken by two of his children, who told him their mother had been shot by Saldamano. According to the Birls, Saldamano fired at his wife, who dropped behind the sofa, letting him think he hud killed her. He then shot twice at his mother-in-law, one of the bullets entering her neck and lodging in her brain. The Italian then walked out of the door and escaped for the time being. The police sent out a description of him, and three hours later he was captured at 2tMth street and Miller avenue, in Tlie Eronx. When Murat gut back to his home his wife was dead, Amelia (Mrs. Saldamano) was unconscious, and the other children were clinging to the body of their mother. A policeman had come in, but there was nothing he could do, as Mrs. Murat had been instantly killed and her assailant had vanished. Amelia when revived -.vas found not to be hurt. AID FOR PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL. Contributions to Project Made at Re ception fcr Officers. "One of the things on which the Jews pride themselves Is the fact th--u the sick, the suffering and the poor among our peo ple have been our wards." said the Rev. Dr. Rudolph Grossman, rabbi of the Rodoph Sliolom Congregation, last night at a re ception held at Terrace Garden Hail for the officers and directors of the People's Hos pital. The speaker recalled the treaty made by Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New York, two hundred and fifty years ago, with the Jewish refugees, whereby they j. omlsed that the indigent would never become a public charge. He appealed to those pres» «-nt to aid the work of the People's Hos pital, which will open in April of this year at No. 203 Second avenue. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the hospital gave a check for $1,000, while the Young Folks' League contributed 51 .300 as a result of its endeavors during the last month. The officers of the new institution are: Moses Greenbaum, president; Ely Bar nays, vice president; Max Scott, treasurer; Meyer Qreenberg, secretary, and Dr. Ig.if.tz Mor v:iy Rottenberg. of the Korh Institute, president of the medical board. FIFTH ACTION FOR DIVORCE. Mistrial in Starfield Case Makes Still Another Hearing Necessary. Th fifth action for divorce brought by Mrs. Annl* Starneid, formerly of Brooklyn, against Alfred Starfield has resulted in a mistrial. The entire proceedings extended over a period of three or four years. Mrs. Starfield sued three times in South Dakota, hut lost each time. She returned to th» East and served Starfieid by publication, and, the defendant failing to appear, she was granted an interlocutory de< ree. Miss Mary Colernan, of No. UA Nassau street, who represented Mr. Btarfiakt made a motion for a Jury trial, and the case was tried at Goshen on Saturday. Among the witnesses against Starfield wan his fifteen year-old daughter. The case will come up again at the May term of court In New burg. In his wife's complaint the defendant is charged yi'ith being too fond of Miss Battle Feist. StarfUld has filed a countercharge, suing A. Joseph Forges, formerly of Man hattan, for $25,000. alleging alienation of his wife's affections. -^ HURLED FROM BEDS. Explosion in Xezvark Wrecks Three Buildings. Three business buildings, at Nos. 6?. w) and 70 Springfield avenue, Newark, were wrecked and several adjoining buildings and private houses badly damaged by an explosion yesterday morning. The explo sion occurred in the cellar of the Palace Candy Store, and nearly caused the death of Joseph Floros, who, fortunately, was the only one near any of the wrecked buildings at the time. The effect of the shock was felt throughout the whole neigh borhood, and many persons were hurled from their beds, although none was seri ously injured. Floros went in the cellar to light a fire, when he noticed that the place was in fiames. He ruehed out to give the alarm, and had Just reached the street when the explosion came. He was hurled to the sidewalk and received severe cuts and bruises. At the hospital where ho was taken it was said that his condition was not serious. Following the explosion a hurry call was sent to the Police and Fire departments and to various hospitals, as it was thought that many must have been killed and In jured. No one could be found, however, who was very badly hurt, except Floros. In the hospital last night Floros denied that he was in the cellar before the explo sion occurred. He said that he was sleep ing in an adjoining building and that there were two explosions. When the second came, according to hia story, he had reached the street. The authorities differ as to the cause of the explosion, Chief Astley of the Fire De partment maintaining it was due to es caping gas. while the police think that some high explosive was deliberately placed in the cellar. The police point out that George Pappas, the proprietor of the candy store, is the head of a faction of Greeks, and say that his life has recently been threatened. FIXES ROAD'S PRICE. Court Sat/s Metropolitan Must Bring $10,000,000. The I'nlted States Circuit of Appeals handed down a decision yesterday affirm ing in a modified form the Circuit Court decree of foreclosure and sale of the prop erty of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. The purchaser, under the opin ion, must pay at least $10,000,000 in cash for the combined properties, whereas under the decision which was appealed from no price was fixed, and all claims which on account ing were held superior to the equity of the first mortgage were to be paid by the pur chaser when due. As amended, the purchaser will receive the property free from such a lien, the claims, as adjusted, to be paid out of the cash accruing from the sale. The term has been extended, and the Court of Ap peals will have time to recall th* mandate and make such changes as future events may require. Should {here be no bid of J10.U00.000 for the property as a whole, the decree can be so modified as to direct the sale in parcels. The Guaranty Trust Company held a mortgage, dated February 1. 1897. and it was under this that the foreclosure decree was issued. Among those who nled as signments of error were the Morton Trus* Company. The latter objected to the fore closure, because the deere* included the sale of certain property which, it was ciaimed. was not covered by the mort gage. Judge Ward, who wrote the opinion, a^ked the parties to the suit to prepare and serve each other within one week from the date of the opinion, and to submit to the court within five day-, thereafter sug of the Morton Trust Company » MSt be fixed. _ BROADWAY SEES "REAL 1 SNAKE Was Six Feet Long and Helped Owner Clean Out Saloon. Joseph Boakes. . whose calling may be guessed easily when it is sal.i that he walked up Broadway last night with a six foot snake around his neck, was arrested charged with intoxication after he had depopulated a saloon at the southwest cor ner of Broadway and 43d street. Pete, as the reptile has been known since he came from his Australasian home and placed himself under contract to Joseph, seemed to enjoy the excitement he was causing fully as much as hi* master. The pair strolled up Broadway from a downtown theatre, where they are appear ing. just as the regular playhouses were discharging their audiences into the rain. Nobody tried to . stop them until they reached the saloon, where they cam* to grief at the hands of Patrolman Cahill, of the West 47th street station, who came from Ireland. Boakes said that he lived at No. 1491 Broadway, which Is a fictitious point somewhere letween the southwest and north corners of 43d street. He will be arraigned in the West Side court this morning. Pete will be with him. The name of the theatre where Joseph and Pete are appearing is not omitted from this story by intent. The former wouldn't 4*ll and the latter couldn't. THE HATPIN OP WOMEX IX DEFENCE. Its Utility as a Weapon De bated ii Chicago Councils. • 'hicasro. Fro. 2S.— Chicago" a City Council formally took up and deliberated on the following question? to-night: "Are women's long hatpins, which men ace the noses, eyes and faces of other peo ple, a public nuisance? "Ought women, despite the danger >->t hat pins, to be aLowed to wear them for self protection?" Alderman Herman J. Bauler Introduced an order requiring the Corporation Counsel to draw up an ordinance restricting the length of hatpins worn in pul.lic places. "We have an ordinance prohibiting the wearing of .arg» hats In theatres," declared Alderman Bauler. "I am going to teach the women of Chicago that they must stop wearing pins a foot and a half long. Some of the pins stick five and six inches beyond the brims of their hats." Grave silence hovered over a delegation of women crowded in the galleries. Then a female voice piped out, "Doesn't your wife wear long hatpins?" "No. you bet she doesn't! She wouldn't do such a thing!" shouted Alderman Bau ler. "Oh. you women of Chicago, don't you ever consider when you get into a crowded streetcar with your long hatpins that you are endangering the faces of all us men?" The women had prepared an answer, and as soon as the alderman sat down the City- Clerk read a letter, which was spread en the council minutes. The letter was signed by May E. Davis. It read: "In behalf of myself and thousands of other women in Chh-ago who are occasion ally on the streets after dark. I want to express an objection against che prop to curtail the use of hatpins. "A hatpin Is a woman's weapon of de fence. She is no more permitted to carry a revolver or other weapon than is a mem ber of the sterner sex. I always feel safe going home at night with a hatpin avail able. Before leaving a streetcar I always get a hatpin ready in my hand until I am safe within the Joor of my honu\ Many a time It has proved its need. Thousands of other women can speak from their ex perience of how a stout hatpin has been an effective defence in time of danger." The council chamber rang with applause frcm the women's gallery after the reading of the letter. Aftfr Mayor Busse had pounded his gavel for order. Alderman Bauler's resolution was referred to a committee. TRIBUNE IS ALMANAC At All Newsstands or by mail 25 cents A comprehensive little vol ume that gives you practical Information. As essential to the business man as an En cyclopedia. A Library Edition st.oo NOW READY Bound in Dark Green Cloth with Oilt Lettering \ ADDRESS New- York Tribune 154 Nassau St., New York Z'