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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
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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.
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