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Ptr^^t, KUzabPth. N*. J.. «■»• found at her
bom* yt»»t**rday afternoon. Sh* id^nti
tifd a rlfture cf Woltcr v ithout a mo
mrrt'p heattatlon
"I know Woltor," phr paid.
Then she fairly ■BfSJsl • "I only wish
I had him lirr* so that 1 DOntJ aveng*
the wrong he attempt in d»> me. lie
worked lit th# .»l*nisn T^rt>tti»»r^ Hospital
about two years aso. and one night, at
th« very thr<*?hPld Of ray bom**, whon I
hud bom ti.-quaintrd »"Jtb him only a
Bsvsrl time, ho tried to ptrcrtßle m« when
] trJed to resent his Insult*."
That V.»a all. nut Jlattla Schmidt, of
No. "49 Elisabeth avenue, wi^>«>e name
had nlf<r» been noted by Woltcr, was
reatfy to add another link to tho ihain
of eviflenw flrst furnished to the police
through Th" Tribune by Mary Weisman.
Knew Many Elizabeth Girls.
"Oh ho l» th« man," cried Mis?
FchmHt. "Thr.t mojth; thoae eyes! I
chii never forgit them. 1 mot Dim two
yc«rs aco> Ho had many acquaintances
among the Rirls, %vho !lv« here. He
r«me to my house. 1 cannot tell any
•
Th»n .«."• referred to Dora Litblcr, a.
friend, who had also known \Vi>; • It
*vas her nauip which was signed to a
m^tal card which lay unions the pcat
icrrd papers thnt the police lound in
WoHer> T^oni*. The tirl said that t^ie
nad never written on that card. Both
>*ounc women are employed in factories.
In Elizabeth ihtre Is another ho Is
orakmj xetrlUution. John Wheeler, gat
brother of the ir.urdercd clrl, who iives
at .\c 11.'. Ely street. He brush, away
yesterday dae last possible shadow of I
rioabt as to the identity of the girl whose
body was found outside of Walter's
room. The ncrklaee which clung to her
body he knew was nan and Ing h*
pointed to thJ umbrella which tho dcaJ
cirl carried. The- police found this, in the
houee where \Volt«-r and liis companion.
Ivatchcn Mueller, sought refuge on Fri
day night, in b^asi l«i.".Ki street.
"Shfi is dead and I am living," he said.
•*I swear by tli« Almighty If the New
Toriv authorities do nut "j<ut It over iho
rlatr" v Ith Wolter. and that very soon, I
«hall avenge the death of my little sis
ter, and nothing but brick. Iron bars and
a alii v.. stop me from getting at the
man."
Although new and apparently damn
ing evidence eor.tJnued to pile uj> against
Woltcr all day. he maintained the stolid
» ttitud? *hieh had, since hit* Incarcera
tion, testified to his remarkable nerve
jind bravado. Tne police, with all their
adroitness and their cunning of night
«nd day inquisitions, their relentless,
friTiiLbhing attack •->; his exhausted mind,
<verc untble to shake him He main
tained to th* last djssj ha was innocent
ol th.c nigUU'ul crime vuh which he is
chfcjxed.
1 driven
'.V ! -
■
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The dramatic identification made by
Mary fTeieman as she fell back into
the arm«> ef M'.rk Maude Miner for sup
port after the had picked her man had
no effect up<>n him. The bullying by
detective* and the recitation of ucvr evl
«l.~noc vhi<h had tightened the grip of
thr law around him left him calm and
i»r,o;'.p.
I Letter Breaks Woltcr's Calm.
- ,
All this meant nothing to him. But a
letter written by Katchen Mueller
I rough*, out the first stirrings of human
emotion 'that the police discovered in
Hi* extraordinary youth, on whom a
crime of TjnrNampled ferocity is being
fr.T'-nrd As the detectives stepped
d rh to allow him to read in* tsttor.
ihe contents of which they already knew,
his hand;; trembled.
Th* reasj
■ •
'Til open it for you, Ud."
Thru the cellmate unfolded the sheet
c* papT which b«>r« the oflicial stamp
of the House of Detention. The cell
mate could n»t read ihe words which
•fere m«ant for Wolt< r. Tiie girl had
*<T;tt(n tha Jcttrr in G"rr.iar.
Woltfr glanced at the letter. Then he
halted. The Rirl had pleaded with him
to teH th" truth. Eh« ha-1 promised not
to desert him. und her love h»d not been
turned SV^- by the terrible eharg<»
Hil! ' I him, tb* wrote. Hi? motbej and
f«th#r ha der.oun-.-ed him. but Katchen
Mueller still held her f*ith.
"O, mv CJoci! My <;»q'." burft out the
rrisoner. Ac his wails resounded ulr»ng
the. prison tier*. He doubled up in ap
r-iircnt a/ro:iy tnd sank to tho floor.
O\T wrought nerve? gnie way. Th»- ten
*i<»n SaaSJ and, us he writhed on th'
floor befor« the etony faced little group
••f poilceinen, ha cried hlv* a little boy
f<'U!. . out in some petty fiui'.t.
Hi* cellmate went to his rescue, whil»>
the policemen, supremely 1 Bgtfcsl by
Ma QafSßßj stood by. Not a word was
egjespe..' as tht group r.ioved nearer iho
iccH The man men Iti^pertor Titu^,
Captain Carey and Detective I^nglaxid.
They had s*en t-uch breukdowr.K before
»- - ". th«*y believed that the goal v.na in
tight.
"I want to nsk Katie t(» forgive m« .
iatni from the, prisoner. "I cannot an
*wer this letter. I cannot believe that
c he bear? no evil thought against mr"
"Tell us the truth," answered the
lnpj>e«-tf»r. and the inquisitors drew
nearer, but Wolter «■«.• not reaiy to
give til* 1 police what they wanted. Some
tlihiß ba4 Riven him bark hi* tiervA.
He had caught his Recond wind, sad it
war all to be oone over again.
** Come and See Ms Wednesday.**
•I want to usk Kati« 1o forgive me.**
he fe»id. *I wi'.l write to her i< -morrow,
t>.n<i then whm l;er answer corn's, I will
«e.:i all that I know. Come and see me
Wrttfnec-day."
There v.« re two rxaminatlono. V.*hil«
\Yo!tcr **■ bring aubjectcd to the cross*
fire of question* from the X'oHee. ofllcJaJH
J<»t< hen Mueller was under th«? fire of
Assistant Dltitrict Attorney Turnbull.
She knew that every word would »-'
UiUen n« against her companion's, and
frier atibv. ors were moro guarded than
Tho shirt with tV.f letter W, the Flgnet
Hunyadi ~!
J«inos i
Natural Laxative
I Water
Quickly Relieves:—
Biliousness,
Sick Headache,
Stomach Disorders.
Best remedy for
1 CONSTIPATION I
rinfr and auih other exhibits were fhown
to her to prepare- for the new evidence
with which the detectives were about to
confront her. As the girl told the same
Mor> which the hud recited day and
night Bin<-«« her arrest, the police showed
her what they believed to be their must
valuable trophy.
A detective reached into a long bo*
and pulled out thr««< umbrellas. One of
them had l»een carried by Ruth Wheeler.
It was identified by her mother, her sis
ters and bar brother. It had bean found
at No. ii!"j r.*.«t MSHi street, where l-oth
Wolter and Katchen Mueller had been
arrested. Th«- pirl glared at them. Sht
fpcmrd unable to comprehend what it
meant. Then Ban admitted. according, to
the poMce, thnt she carried the umbrellas
from the rooms here Ruth Wheeler was
killed to the new al>ode.
The police wore satisfied, but th^y had
another surprise ready for the girl. A
piece Bf rope which was similar to that
which lied been used I■• strangle the
victim of the tragedy in Welter's apart
mentß. va*= Shown to }•< r. Th*» police
raid that she told them she had seen the
rope .'i week ago and that it had been
in the «n*rtnicnt three days before the
murder. It was not a washline, and she
had km la Welter about it. He told
her that he had bourht it to tie the door.
When tlie girl had finished her story
about the rapes «nd the umbrellas Cor
oner Holtzhausir and Dr. O'llanlon ap
l»carod with Mary Weisman. They had
read what she told The Tribune on
Sunday and knew that another phase
ot the investigation depended on her
evidence. With Mary Weisman was
Miss Miner.
Tiv\ tn.^k Mary Weiamaa to th
Sf the boys" department of the
prison
Wester was lined up with ten men.
Including several detectives. The line
pointed north «nd pouth and he was
the fifth man Irani the end. He was
dressed in his nutty pray suit and
then" nnprar^d nothing unusual about
him which safsjM suggest a reason for
his presence in the Tomb?
The girl seemed to realize the serl
iousness of her mission. As the door
was opened the faltered, but was gently
pushed into th* room which leads to
th« corridor. There fhe saw the men,
all standing erect.
Girl Affected by Wolter.
She walked up and down in front
of the line. Every timf> as she passed
holier her head dropped and her cheeks
leddened. The men were becoming Im
patient. Dr. O'Hanlcm and the Coroner
noticed the change that came over Wal
ter as the girl passed back and forth.
"Do you know the man?" a*-ked the
Coroner.
Vt s. • •!<<!>.
Why ».■ . Ick him <
"I cannot. I fear to touch him. This
i? terrible,"" whispered the gnrt.
"Is this a case of great sympathy and
are you unwilling to add to the already
great load that he is carrying?" asked
tlie Coroner.
•Yes." sobbed the Ctrl. * # I don want
to place my hand on his rsody."
At last sh? stepped forward, but hen
she reached the fifth man her nerve
aagln failed her. Then the Coroner
walked to th" eighth man in the line.
He placed his hand en his shoulder and
asked if he -was the man.
"No," snapped Mary, and ucain ;\nd
again the said "No." . .-. :
Coroner" Holtxhauser then placed his
hand on Woltor*s shoulder. \ ■
■ is that the man . ' he barked at her.
"Yes." replied the girl. Then she fen
backward Into the) anas of a detective.
Slic v .... taken from the Tombs into
the sal of Assistant District Attorney
Turnbull. where she said there could be
no mistake in her identification. Bfe l'-ad
known Wolter Intimately. He had been
in her company, she said.
The girl also told of Jrnr.ie Kohn. the
woman tvho was a mutual friend of
Walter and Annie • . dstetn. Coroner
IfnttitituoTi derided that the rev- wit
ness was far mr-re important than the
police believed. They appeared yatlaflei
with the direct evidence in connection
v.itli the crime and showed no disposition
to dig deeper into the mysteries vhich
surrounded the last two yean in tha
life of Albert Wo'ter. Perhaps trure 1»
a reason.
A further investigation of the places
vhire Wolter formerly lived yesterday
revealed that he had a great many more
v.o;r.en iicrjuaintanres than the police
bett>vc When (-.»• live*] at the home of
Mrs. Loui.s Pipage*, at No. 2415 Eighth
avenue, he cave frequent entertainments
for sirls who were invited by himself
and Ijlf companion, Pa ' ■ ' rr -
Kat<hcn Mueller vas n constant vis
itor, and finally ehe and a girl narn^ri
lr.sio took rooms at the place; vt'oltrr
pamded as a bookkeeper, according to
Mr?. Plenges.
"He never se^nM to have any rr.or.ey."
b!j» said yesterday. *"liut he had plenty
of fri«nds among the boarders, nnd they
kept him up, as he was Buppoac^l to be
out of wr»rk." Atnong the girls that she
could remember who came to sr« Wolter
were one named Elhie Schrae'ler. another
nam^d Ina and one other nanv 1 Z'-lma.
Tho reason that Wolter had to leave th«
place s ■ 1 that Mrs. Pl'Migo tlu»uglit he
and Katie were too intimate. Plenty of
mail r'inie to the man. but few postal
cards.
About five a> nks ■ £•> Wolt'-r and the
Mueller woman were evidently attracted
by the German sign. '"Woblirtes Zlmmer
tv Vn iniethen** on the door -i Henry
Schmidt's lodging house at No. Cso Kast
4'jtli Mtrect, for they got a room there,
paymg a week's board in advance. They
lived under the name of Mr. and Mrs.
Woltcr. Wlien the seeand Break's board
was due Katie Mueller told Mr. Schmidt
that she did ii<jt receive in r wages until
th« end of th week and asked him to
wa.lt until that time, nut one- night, at
31 o'clock, they disappeared, with their
baggage.
Cumulative evidence thnt Wolter xrna
extensively '-ng&jct d in the "white slave
trade was obtained yesterday by The
Tribune. ]t wa« easy to obtain confir
mation of Mary Welsroau'fl extraordinary
storj'. «s be Tribune gave it yesterday,
and much was found hi the Bast K!d»?
neighborhood fi •!.. which Wolter drew
most of his victims to show what manner
of youth ).• is. Moreover, traces of him
were plentiful enough to snon Just about
what lie did last week.
I^iist Thursday Wolter wu* peen in a
store in the Bowery — or in Cooper Square,
rather — In a pawnshop between 'h and
•Ui streets, haggling SVCr the price of a
paint Irush. That »is the day i;. th
IviMOfet was killed.
He was also a familiar figure in the
neighborhood of fieeond avenue, ,1,1 it
was also paid that "Jonesey," on- ot the
names by which Walter's companion
wh^n h« rented rooms In Weal S4th
street for Jennie Koh/i was kno n, wai
a. veil Known piekporkct, vhoae hahiut
vat in the aotfhbarhuijd of 12th street
and Third avenuf. This choice spirit
SffifV^OßK DAILY TBIBUyE. TUESDAY. MARCH -29. IMP.
has been arrested for participation In
several Kast Sid* gun fights among
rival ganfr« He Is a particularly bitter
enemy of Iko nioom, known locally as
"Ike the Blood." nnd a meeting between
the two Is . rally followed by a shoot
ins: match.
All along Second avenue from i'.ist
«th street northward there are to be
seen every day dozens of young men who
are generally known as "cofletn** To
quote I resident of the locality who has
watched them for year*: "They do riot
toil, neither do they spin: yet they are
always dressed up and liave money to
nd."
Walter was .-» well known figure in
that fraternity.
Paint Brush Important Clew.
Walter's occupation when he was seen
in the pawnshop last week may prove an
Important link in the chain of evidence
in the murder trial. The di" of Ruth
Wheeler's murder Waiter painted the
hoards before the flreplaco in which the
youthful victim's body was placed, and
if tho d;ite of his purchase can bo un
questionably fixed it may have an im
portant bearing on the case.
Stirred by the revelations made In Th*
Tribune, the police were actively en
paged yesterday In getting further do*
tails of the statements made by Mary
Welpman and David Goldstein. Before
the osneors reached the Weisman home,
however. Mrs. Weiamaa had taken her
daughter over to Waveriey House, the
probation home for unfortunate girls
kept by Mts3 Maude Miner, nt No. 10.1
West 10th street, while David Goldstein
had pone to work in Brooklyn. Later
In the day the officers called again and
pot statementß from members of the
Goldstein family and started out on a
search for Jennie Kohn, who was »♦ one
time known as Wolter*s wife. But Mary
Weisman says Jennie Kohn has con-;
Weal
Mary Weisman was taken back to her
■•> mi-< Coloman, of Miss Miner's
itlon home, and wng not allowed to
make • ienl to tallers after she
had boon • vi:n:.ifd .;t tr.e District At
torneys onVc is rogardod a* a
™ itness of th* utmost Importance, sind
those Interested in the destruction of the
•white s:a\<- tr.ifli. »».ii(i that The Trib
une's diaroiifka madn public yesterday
had openni the nr.-t brooch In Urn com
pact v ali of defence the. "cadets'* and
- of them ha\» reared against
ofn>ial tovosUsatJon.
AIUH ( T/O.V ARREST.
Anonymous Letter Leads Po
lice to an Engineer's Home.
Richard J. Grimes, twenty-six years old.
of {Co. 9 Cast <Ed street, night engi
neer in the Manhattan Kye and '.'... Hos
pital, at SCo, 210 Kast ••! street, was
locKed up In tl:e Kast 67th street station
last night charged with abduction.
■ Grimes was arrested following a visit
,tc the East 67th street police station by
; Mrs. Mary Hisley, of N'». 71 Columbia
street. Brooklyn, who paid that she re
cently received an anonymous let! pay
ins that her daughter May, who has been
missing sine« February 13, was living
with .••. man In the <5Sd street house.
Detectives went to Grimes*» apartment
j and found. they say, two young women,
; who said that they were visiting Grimes.
1 They gave their names a« Edna Pearn,
eighteen y*-ars ol<J. living v/it'u her parents
lit No. S3 IJttle street. Brooklyn, and
j Mary Farrell. twenty, of No. 350 Central
avenue. Prooklyn, who has no ' parents.
("The young women and GrJmefl Trere taken
I to the station bouse, the women to be^ held
I until, the police can see their relatives.
According to the police. Grimes said
ithat Mary Itislcy had been with him for
two or three weeks of her own accord, but
j left him and Is now IKlng in Brooklyn.
ll* said he first met her while he was
working as a special officer In the Royal
Tuentre. at Willoughby and Pearl streets,
Brooklyn.
I Mr*. Risley went to Brooklyn to nnd her
! daughter. l>ut informed the. police late last
! nfght 'hat the had been unsuccessful. The
i two girls v(fi\t to the <Cd street house, <■■■■'■'
| ler-ted their bt-lonßinjjs and wt-nt away with
j relatives. Grimes v ill i.■ arraigned In the
i Vorkrille police court thia morning.
CAR ( RCSHES INFANT.
Croud Pursues M otorman t but
Police Rescue Him.
Mrs. Re
. .Ii tOd I . ■ fr'Mlt
of a M>uthboun I . ue car in
M. street, and almooi In fi
1 • !. nox'au * •mi , at No 117 Chi
I for in •■:
■
men 4 gathei I .-an to
• nt:.n t:.- otorman,
h mj.i !
■ ■ streel
D 1 trr.ni t!t.- i- IHp. k
: .■■ •v . answered a
burn 1 : - n . 1
patrol
-
Dr. < 'hilde. of (^ouverneur Hospital, re
moved tho child to thut institution. The
Kurseon suid there was no chance ■{ sav
in« hin life.
In the ■;:.!, stieot station th* mc
tormaiW who had been charged with fe
lonious uKsault. said be was Mlcnae]
L*hey, of No 147? Lexington avenue. n
was looked up. but later was paroled In
th rust Mi) >>t the counsel for the Sec
ond aicnue lino.
(URLS SEE Ml RDIIU.
Negro Shoots Dozen Another in
Harlem Steam Laundry .
ClAude Massphroy, a aagro machinivt.
•as nhot down In the Carolyn -:• vi. 1.8.111
dry, ■- ■. I<X iCas 129 th street, last even
in*? by another m«j;io. Humphrey «li«?d an
hour l.i t -i In the Harlem Hospital from a
bullet wound in the left trea.-t. The man
who wielded the pistol «- .*. after taking a
rartitig shot ■• the foreman. «;»iarl*s vita,
win- went wild. Two hundred girls work
ins la th« rla'-e »«« thrown into a panic
t-'liortly after the shooting the poll ar
itsled .. negro in the- ir.t!i fctrect station
of the New York Central Railroad and
charged him with homicide. Th- prisoner
haid !»•• was Viot«.»r Nelson, of nv>. Si Eaj,t
Ultfa htrret.
Questioned In the !-■• strei nation.
Nelson lrmlMed that tlie fhootltig was a
•family altair." '!■•• police ta y. The oltlceis
af=sert that he also mi. this statement:
"When It's hecetiettry ill plead guilty."
VIETOR'S CONDITION CRITICAL
Body of Companion, Drowned While
Canoeing, Recovered.
vVUMarattown', Mwp. March - —The
Lody of Barl H. Kirn ball, of ciearwater,
ll*.. the WilJlatT.B Collego student who
was drowned while canoeing In the Uooslc
Hi" * r at Valley tils, N. I . yesterday.
wsa found n<"ar Rehash ticoke. N. Y. to
<«ay. tan tnllea below the place whtre th»
eccldeut l><ii>pene<l.
1 redertck a. Vi«tor, of .».>«• York, whA
flfcnmpaniad Klmhiill on th« fjtal trip, waa
RAIDERS HIT OUT
EXCISE CUCSADi HS
TELL OF VIOLATIONS.
Cunningham and Kccnnn. on
Trial Say Then Were 'After
Police Officials.
Patrolmen Charles P. Cunningham
and Thomas Keenan, who were trans
ferred from th* "Westchester station to
lower East Side precincts and were sub
sequently suspended because they per
slated In making Sunday excise arrests
in The Bronx, appeared for trtal before
the Third Deputy Commissioner, Mr.
Walsh, yesterday. John Santora, of No.
361 Broadway, represented the men. Dr.
Charles 11. Parkhurst and Robert X.
MeCllntock. superintendent of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Crime, •"■re
interested spectators at the morning
session.
"My real motives for making the ar
rests," said Cunningham, when called to
the stand in his own behalf, "were that
I had reason to believe that ealoonkeep
on are paying high police officials for
protection. "Wherever I have been I have
found that the plainclothes men were on
friendly terms with saloonkeepers. I
have frequently oson them go into «a
loons on Sunday when liquor was being
sold and fail to make an arrest."
"Why did you not tell your superiors
that the law was being- violated?" abked
the Deputy Commissioner.
"Because I knew no action would be
taken by them." replied Cunningham,
lie said he believed that if patrolmen
were allowed to make arrests wherever
they pleased the saloonkeepers would all
close up. "1 did duty on my pool on
Sunday evening, and every saloon on it
was closed up. and if it was the x\ish at
the inspectors and captains to close up
saloons, every one of them would have
to close up." he added.
Same Story by Keensn.
Keenan said that his sentiments were
tho same a* Cunningham's m regard to
enforcing all laws. He said he found
that th« law was being openly violated
in The Bronx. He did not report to his
superiors, he sald, because they could
see the violations as well as he could,
and because they would take do action
If he did report to them.
"I wish to inform the Police Commis
sioner now that tho excite law i» still
being violated in the Ooth Precinct," he
said.
romnii.=sioner Walsh then toM him to
r'i">rt tins through »h»> regular police
channela. *u<] adjoorned the trial to this
morning.
Tlih appearance of Dr. Parkhurst and
Mr. McCUntock In the trial room z^^"
new impetus to the rumors that the ac
cnaed patrolmen ware to be employed
under tb*» latt<r's direction if the trial
weal apahißt them.
At the morning session Inspector
Flood, who is in command In The Bronx,
several police captains and saloonkeep
ers testified. Th- Inspector said that
the men had been transferred for the
good of the service.
Captain Day. of the Eldridge. street
station, said that Cunningham was a
sober, industrious, courteous an.] effi
cient officer. He denied emphatically
that he had ever ordered him not to
make an excise arrest. Captain Tapping
of the llorrisania station, said that ho
didn't know of any rules to' prevent a
patrolman's making an arrest outside of
his own precinct, but he would want to
know the circumstances surrounding th?
violation that prompted the arrest.
Tell of Money Borrowed.
Several sail on keepers testified that
Keen. m had borrowed money from them
at various time?. In some cases, they
said, he had repaid the amounts. Coun
sel for the patrolmen brought out that
the requests for money had never been
accompanied by any threats of arrests
for excise violations.
While Inspector Flood was on the
stand he was asked by Attorney San
t.>ra:
"Isn't It true that right after the first
excise arrest.", you, Ault. president of the
Liquor Dealers' Association, and Wei
gand. a saloon keeper, had a three-hour
talk in v7eigjand*s saloon and that the
transfers followed ?"
When Flood It the lawyer
if li" had not entered his name
In the blotter of tne • •
ranuary 27. and H!thouk;:i Bantora
i-aM that ' led to ?h^ v that this
conference had actually tnkt-n place
Commiraioi ' • . ».. allow
tiu- question to h* answered Ina
Flood allowed to say thai the •
■' th*' men "\\ ar for the besi Inter
■ thp departmeni and for the di-»
rlpline of tl
LAW CONGRE3S AT PARIS.
Delegates from Many States Meet to
Discuss Points of War.
Park March SI — The t<venty-third Con-
Sre.*s of the nsUtntfl of International Law
was opened to-day in the Borbonae |.y M.
Harthmj. MinUter of Ju»tico. Authoritta)
from all part* of the civilized world wera
represented. The delegate from th^ United
States U Jii^es Hrown Scott, solicitor of
th» Depart i .• of State.
Tl:e questions under discussion ■•.■•! ,-i*
the treatment nf the vessels of belligerenti
while In neutral ports In time of war, a
point which v..i> actively debated afnr tl. •
Rnoan Japanese conflict; regulations for
1 tyiris ■übaiarbM mines;, and international
laws ctteg Individual*. .
All «■ J .
All of to-days addresses expressed thj
conviction | hi the cause of arbitration
was crowing, and Charles V. !«yon-Cfren
and Won Bourgeois urged that it yi«9 im
i • rathe that an arbitration programme b;
prepared t»r th-- next Hague conference!
■"•! Bouri ] «...•.• to the United
Btates for her "went b*ne\c,i*nt itii'U
live" in l Mag to find the ba is of an ar
bitration undemanding He agreed with
M. Bartheu teat it was essential that Int.-r
t.atlonal law controlling a rial ji.ivifMtl?:''
be defined, at it might be the most dlOleuli
question .-' the future, but added that h
'■••- alee by the continuation of i:,«
struggle for obUgatoi arbitration.
CORNELL OARSMAN DEAD.
Appendicitis, Induced by Efforts to
Continue Rowing.
I By Ttltsrapt) t.> Th^ TrlSun* ]
Ithaca, S. v . March 3.~!lariry Gosrnan,
of roughkeep^te. a frrshmun in the Col
lege of sforhanical Bagtoeermg .i;.- 1 last
night from gangrene follow an o;>era
tion for app«iidicltiM. The attuok was
(•rough? on by QosSßOn'l efforts to .-tay In
the flrnt freshman boat, e>en thoin;!i he
was not m pocnl condition, and bl death
-• M ■'■ M to the. fact that be did not I • to
the bull wary when advised to do so.
'■^!Pi4n « «- one of the most procnislni
men on »■ ' freshman squad, and would
fcav* b**n pi-kei KaJ hs not been taken
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TAKE MAW WATCHES
Thieves Get TWO Thousand on
v Pier Here.
Boston. March 118.— Th« biggest theft
of matches reported in many years whs
made known In this city to-night, when
the Waltham Watch Company " an
nounced that two thousand of its
watches. valued at $20,000. were stolen
from a pier In New York last Wednes
day while awaiting shipment to London
on the steamer Campania.
The news of the loss has been kept se
cret by the Insurance people in the hop*
of capturing the thieves. With the
watches disappeared at lIM same time •
horse and wagon belonging; to an ex
press company. Vice-President Fitt3
Mid as th* watches were numbered th*:
robbers would have hard work to dis
pose of them.
BOr KICKED l l><>( ;
One Man Killed, One Fatally
Shot and Troops Called Out.
[By Telegraph to The Tribun".]
Washington, Perm.. March* 2 S. — In a
family feud, returned because a boy
kicked a dog at Bulger, uear her* to
day, on" man was killed, another was
mortally wounded and several others
were shot. A detachment of state troop
ers has been ordered to the scene to
stop further disturbances. The dead
man was George Clarke. He was shot by
his next door neighbor. Thomas Ander
son, who ia In a dying condition at th*.
hospital.
For years there had been bad feeling
between the Anderson and Clarke fam
ilies. It was brought to a head to-day
when Robert Anderson, a son of Thomas
Anderson, kicked a dog belonging to
Clarke. Thi3 started a tight between the
two clans, in u:|irli » 'lark* and his two
sons, Anderson, his wife and eighteen
year-old son were th<? participants.
peace o\ \i;n- u ai i \
Agreement Reached That Puts
End to Strike Talk.
New Haven, March :v- Follov.lnc a con
ference to-night Between General Manager
Samuel Mesial of the Ken York, New-
Haven & Hartford Railroad and the adjust
ment board of the railway conductors,
trainman and yardman, it was stated thai
a satisfactory settlement of all difficulties
had been reached ani that the settlement
was on the ba«ia of that recently made by
the Baltimore & Ohio with its employes;
The agreement covers' the wage and train
schfi'ilfs and the hours of labor.
The final obstacle which arose la prevent
a full settlement was the attitude of the
New Haven road toward the employes of
the New York Central in case a strike was
declared on the latter road. This land of
the New Haven employes, it 1* understood,
was not approved by the national officers
of their unions, and the latter prevailed
upon the New Haven m»n to forego thai
demand.
FIGHTING IN LIBERIA
Natives Attack English Factory and
Troops — Warships Sent.
Liverpool, March ZB.~ A fight between Li
b« rians and liostilo n^tive3 '.ras beintt '
waged ■-'!) -March ? at trap* 1 Palmaa, ac- !
ooTdin*; to reports fcroughl by the steamer!
■alaga, which arrived from Liberia tc r day. !
Th« natives from behind a stockade at
the mouth of f'a';na^ River were firing j
on an P^ißlish factory any 'the Liberian |
tioop;J.'"The latter repllt'fl *lth a machine
tj-'n. " It Is thought that th« Britten cruiser
Mutina ha-<? cor.» to the vicinity from Sierra .
L • as to protect Bril interests. ' .i
At the urgent request of the cov»rrment i
of Liberia. lbs United States sent the scout I
cruiser Birmingham to Monrovia. ■• was
rtpreaentf'l by the Liberia ru that the na-
I ires occupying the region of the Cabally !
T<!'-.-r ha<l revolted and wers b#si«gtni the :
ton of Harper, «>n Cape Pahaaa.
LOST PRINCETONIAN FOUND.
Young Sewall F. Camp Turns Up in
England as a Stowaway.
Plymouth. Enplar.d. March CS.— Se^ail V
Camp, th<; Princeton University student
who lias been ;i-.-!r?,; i-.-!r?, was round on th«
Krßnprinxes?ln Cecilie when shr arrivei
from New York 10-da: . having embarked
as a etowaway.
Young Can;p di?aprcare«i from Princeton
a week ai;."> to-<lay. having «-»»rr^>l. .is tsas
then .• isosed for hla home in Water town;
N Y.
The Kronprtnzessin Cecilia saile-J from
Hoboken on the day of hi? disappearance;
to tha-t he roultl liavrt -Aante'l little ti:n« In
petting •towed away. a tlescripfi^n ot
Camp was ■• nt out by the Prvncetou au
thorities -■ t< r.Ji,
FILIBUSTERING EXPEDITION.
Madris Representative Will Appeal to
Washington.
New Orleans. March C3.-Con.su! General I
Altschul, n<pre.=entinp the Madriz govern
tnfnt in Nicaragua •■ New Or!<»anr, an- !
nounced lat*> to-nJj that h«» would, take '
legal action to-morrow in th" federal court ,
bore to restrain a hugs fhipment of arm?
nivl a filibuatorins: expedition, reported 10
be about '■> leave this port for Fill!.-;;. in
support of th*> insurgent army In Nl<-*r
agua
MITE WILL BUILD CHURCH
IB'- T>l-Rr.»ph to The Tribune 1
Philadelphia, Marco !&— Bettevtng en h-r
d^athbr<l t^Mt -i new Methodist ehtireli
should be started li Qerm <: • little
Ktbel Shitißl*. the daughter of Mr. mid
Mrs. U illiuni Shingle, of No. zn ijuecn
Lane, save her mother ::7 cents %i liil
haver! to start a fund for the church. That
wjh twelve years ago.
1 rom tliat tin the iuikl has aro* n . until
to-day ground wuh broken for tli^ Metho
illM Church of the Advocate, *t Warn*
avenue ami Uuc-n !.;»ne. Tli« church w ill I
co?t jt:».o.»
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ART EXHIBITIONS AND SALES
This Afternoon at 2:30
Continuing gsstjvw
\, W«d'iesd»v 1 , Thursday, Fr^Hiy
and SalsjsdaTi at Mm- h-^u-.
1 !
Fifth Aye.
Art (iallcries
■ 11.. • U it !., ■
546 Fifth \vc .
cor. 45th St.. N. V.
Mi: JAMK3 P. SILO Auctioneer.
Ull.!. SELL
M 1 atsalilslsd Public %„. || „
The lintirc I.a Place Collection
of Superb Objects of
ANTIQUE ART
In FURNITURE, SILVER,
Porcelains, Bronzes and Tapestrie s;
BY OIIL.EK OF TUB ADSUNiSTRATOR
MR- I. I. LA PLACE
1 I
EIGHT SAILORS DEAD
The Charleston "Accident —
Breech Block Torn Off.
iranlla, Mai' 23. — Eight men were
killed and several were slightly Injured
in an explosion on the cruiser Charles
ton yesterday. During practice at sea off
Olangapa the brecchlock of a 3-lnch gun
blew off ami in its flight across th« dock
cut through a steel stanchion and mowed
down -the men In its path. Seven men
were Instantly killed and another died
as th« Charleston i m hurrying to
Cavlte.
The cause of the explosion 13 not
known. Rf-ar Admiral John bard,
commander of the Asiatic fleet, has or
dered rfn investigation.
The Charleston, which 13 Rear Ad
miral Hubbard's flagship, returned to tna
firing range to-day. Her commanding
ofllcer is Commander John 11. rjlbbom.
She la a protected cruiser of !>,700 tona.
and was launched at Newport News In
1304. She carries fourteen 6-lnch and
eighteen 3-Inch guns. •
Washington. March 25 — Rear A^lmlra!
Hubbard. reporting to the Navy Depart
ment the accident to the Charleston,
ascribes It as probably flue to the prema
ture discharge of the gun.
Admiral Mason, chief of ordnance. 13
of the opinion that the accident resulted
from a bent or broken tiring pin. When
the breechlock was swung heavily to
close the breech on the cartridge, which is
of brass, the projecting pin probably
struck the primer. Admiral Mason believe?,
and exploded the. chart;* beforo the block
*8» locked in place. The charge. he
think*, now out backward, tearing oft the
block and hurling ,' among the sailors,
rvho probably had gathered In the rear to
watch the gun practice.
The names, residence and next ef kin of
the men who were killed are:,
ANSTEDT. \\ai'»r r»xt •! kin, <;»..- - AnstwSr.
father, Tr*ntou, 11l
BARNARD. Maxl*?. Cave In P.<vk. 111.; n«xr of
kin. Mrs. Sana Shelton. mother, Ardmor*.
Okli.
BAHKMA.V. R«v n-T« of k!r, "W. Barkman.
father. McKlnlsy. Ind.
GRADED. Harr,- R»«ves; n»»t nf kin. V. Illlam
♦iraden. father. Cbeater, P*t.n.
HEATER Heacy Almon.l; n«xr of kin. .1. N.
H«atcr, fith<»r. .^mithlarrt. Kr.
M KF.K, PMiip John: imM of kin. "-■•. X.
KJvler. siatrr, West Nantkok*. • -nn.
lIE.'.tiIF.LK. |«o; mii of kin. Mrs. v. OiaadMt
Motav, Omaha. Neb.
MOU.V, E)?lr'! A.' r*. kf^r-1 HI ; n«»xt of
k!n, Chsrtotta Mnlia, mot!i«»r.
The hail will be buried at Canacao,
Cavlte.
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CHAS. SPRAGUE SMITH SINKING.
The condition of Charles Sprague Smitn,
who ts ill at the home of Charles B. Cole,
his brother-in-law. In Upper Montclair ave
nue, Slontclalr, N. .]., is said to be very
grave. Dr. George M. Tuttle and Dr. Will
iam Seward Clark, of New York, and Dr.
Martin J. Sinnott, of Montclair. held a con
sultation yesterday at the patient"? bedside,
after which they said that Mr. Smith's con
dition was critical.
J.SLOAN;
One Thousand
ORIENTAL RUGS
oi unquestionable durability have
been selected from a recent impor»
tat ion and marked at
PRICES BUT LITTLE HIGHER
THAN THE USUAL COST
OF IMPORTAii r^-
Sizes range ;>om 3 x 1.6 to 1-7 \ ij.4
We solicit your !nsp *nd
comparison with prices asktd for
similar qualities elsewhere.
No intending Rug purchaser can
afford :o gnore this opportunity.
Broadway & Nineteenth Street
" RT eXHIBITIONS A.\D SALES.
Attend the Exhibition curing the morning hours
and avoid being crowded.
V^SV^'' Day 9to 6 * /^^k*'lssk Evening *to 9:30 f / 1
MAKSOH SC&4SE SOUTH ffl|||§ NEW 'ork cm
Sunday Afternoon. > V 5! From 2 until 6.
Admission, Tr*k Days, One Dollar; Suodiy Afternoon. Fifty Cents
(payable at entrance). Packages o» 12 Coupon Tickets Eight Dollar*.
PUBLIC SALE AT MENDELSSOHN HALL
April sth, 6th, 7th and Bth ne*l
The
C. T. YERKES COLLECTION
Great Paintings,
"A rtilly r;m<irkab!e array of Pa-tatiags."
"Its dhpersil 15 b«youd til question -SQ» of the
c<j'.n*aQdicj eyenta '0 our artistic annals."— TF!B '
Remarkable Rugs,
" It is doubtful if there will igiin SI oHsfad '• public uisi >'• least in AcaJKca. ♦ '-'***
Hag o! ancifnt Oriental carpets so rep« tentative si the highest accoirp'lj&mcaf* •»
issaogajrfwri free from fabric? si ■CM utility, ■ that her* assembled."
JOHN KIMBERLY MUMFORD (^ent-Costlkyaa'
Beautiful Tapestries.
ADMISSION TO THE gVaaU
Admlsaiop ».. ' ■ \ >..-•>. ■ IIAU t!;« afternoon a:ul exenmt^ of
tli.» t,uUi will bo . .■■':■ CARD, atlmittins on- person, which
will be UsueU iv appllcunta UPON THEIR WRITTEN APr'U^ATION
ONLY, which appllctittor. must specify tho 'day or evpnlng * h - carJ ?,
to b« iweO. In order ti» provlUa for the convenlcnce*cf pto»P*«thri.bu>r
er* It will be neceaaary l<-» limit tn«> number cf theae cards to the ca
pacity of McndelitsohD Hal!, and. In furtherance of this purpo3». •
charge of ONE DOU *R v:\C\l « ( !l be ma,l.> f«-»r th- cards of atlmJJ
*lon. which amount ill be credited on bIU of purchaser.
It" *4le mil br «<•-,. hi. -ir.l br MB. THOMAS • KIROV, of
The American Art Association, Manage*
a Ea«t :3J j»tre»t, .MadUaa 9<juar» South. *•»" Vjrli
ALLD.^ VOTE TO-DAi
Continued from Ant v»V>. • '"
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•
of many New York Republican I*a4er3
»nd Assemblymen. While he would not
epeak for Lloyd Griscom and Herbert L.
Parsons, it is believed that they ar% ft
fa.vor of th* proposition.
Th* measure hi li th«» form cf a bill
{ and provides for an Investigating: com
mittee •■: thre* Senators ami five Aa-
I flymen.
"Its purpose." sail Mr. Dana, "is •->
I investigate all complaints or evidence
; now before the Legislature pertaining
ftCi the use of money or of other means
to influence the acu of the members of
the Legislature and to recommend legis.
lation for the future prevention of such
use."
Mr. Dana added that after the factj
! and recommendations had been placed
I before the Senate arnl Assembly it u Ou iri
I be up to those bodies to take whatever
action they taw fit to remote an" of
their present members against ivhom
damaging evidence might be obtained
The bill appropriates J30.000 for tha
■ expenses of the committee. Th* ofher
i corruption investigates measure! w*{tc a
I have been put in at thia session were in
j traduced by Assemblyman Bennett an!
• Senators Wainwright and N>\vcomfc.
I ASHOKAK FEES CUT,
! Justice Betts Disallows Auto
Hire, irith Criticism.
Kingston.. N. V.. March »- Ju»ttc« Botti,
in the Supreme Ckjmt*. to-day orrj-red re
liction.; in the fee 3of tha commissioners
for tile Ashdkan dam, one of th« proj;er:t
of New York City for 2n Increased wav
supply. Caustic critlc!?rn marked th* Jua
tlce's mental on Mm cas*.
The opinion Is handed down in connection
with a decision rixing the racompenw 1?
ex-Assemblyman Charles W. Mead, cr Al
bany: Bam Brady, of New York, and A.
Winthrop William*, of Highland. wh<?ss
compensation ia allowed at JMOO each, ani
whose charge for automobile hire \z entirely
disallowed. The comnf.3iiio.lcr3 a^ked com
pen3aiion at 530 a <!ay. which would fcav*
amounted to $.yx» each. Di!"*llotvfnsr tnii
automobile bills reduces their expen?»3
from KQO to ■M each. ~
"The year 130t» was 'camira!' year ta th?
Ashokan region. 1 ' Justice 3ctt3 said. • I Th»
roada leading fros Kingston to Aahokan
tand nearly all roada diij 7. ere kept dusty,
musical and rclolent with automoht!* 98t«4,
honka and fumes from automobiles used !>%•
some fbut not all> of the. commissioners.
"In the physical world • %. Tho go tha
pace must pay tha penalty. Carnivals ar«
expensive. Tlie city 02 >7*rv York, like an
awakening giant, la now trying to sett'.n
and a<ljU3L an>l pay ** as reasonable a rats
; a.s can be for the 'Joy rites." haste, con
fusion and mistakes of tha eanrtvai period.
It should be as?slst"d an«l no- hfr.dere-i by
th*s court ami the commissioners."
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ART EXHiairiOMS AND