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TAKEN UP By wm
Many Witnesses Subpoenaed to
Tell of Alleged Third Party
Theft in 8th District.
KOENIG GETS EVIDENCE
Prendergast Urges Inquiry as
to Mills's Testimony Involv
ing Friedel, an Appointee
of the Controller.
The ?? made twn weeka a^,, tliat
\ ? vote waa st.ih-n
?i -; ptimary
taken up yesterday by Dto*
? Attorney Whltman. Ogden U atHIa,
..I the Republican ' 'ounty Com*
iiihi.-i. rniid.- the charges when he teetl*
fled - ' gatlng 14>iii
miti. ,;.?-r 7. They were brought
io the District Attorney by Bamuel s.
Koenig, preaMenl of the RepubUcan
County Oommlttee, and Captain John
Boyle, .U. aecretary ol the committee.
Mr. Mllla made no boaaa of Baytag thal
Laolfl 1- rie.lel, the RepublkaB leader ln
tliat dlstrlct, C4)niii explaln why it went
aoltfj fni Rooaevelt A number ol facta
concerning; the prlmary electlon there
were turned over to the District Attorney
yiBtirtlfiy by Mr. Koenig nml Mr. Boyle.
M?re than one hnndred wltneaaea have
been auhpoenaed and an explanation arlll
be sought. lf it appears tliat a orlma haa
been rommltted proee< utton againat tho
person or peraons reeponslble wlll he
startfad ImmedlHt.-ly. The nature of the
evidence adduced wlll determlne whether
the Inqulry wlU then procoe.l before a
magistrMe or before a grand jurj
Grosseat Padding, Says Koenig.
After Beelna; JanxvK B. Keynolds. head
ot the Dtatrict Attorney's complalnt bu
reati yesterday, Mr Koenig said that hla
InvestlgaUon nhowed "the Kins?e-t pad?
ding and falalty in prlmary electloni ever
attempted ln New York CltJ " Mr. Mllls
nlao had a conforence wlth Mr. Reyno'.ds
about the matter. t'outrolh-r Prender
gaot, who on August 1 last appolnted
Friedel a deputy auperlntendent of mar
kets, wrote to the Dlatrlel Attorney ye?4
terdy, Incloalng a certlfi.l (*OPJ rf the
teatlmony given by Mr. Miiis in Wash?
lngton. Mr. Rayaotds, htmsc-lf a Progres
alve. turned the mati.-t OYOT t.. Oeorga /..
M*a.iaiie. the Aeetotanl Dtatrict Attorney
ln the complalnt bnreati who has been
a.?slgned tO look Into alleK.-d lnfra I
pf the electlon lnw.
Mr. Koenig and <"Hj.t.'iiti Boyle turned
to Mr. Medalh- tl - fa< tl in I
? ..--..ii They brought down a rard
lndex of all the Republl an votera .-n
i in the M*h Assembl) Dlstrlct The
. they had t.> tell ?as much the aame
I by Mi Mllla. Friedel, a
? No. I 4 aiiai atreet, * -
gntaed as tha leader of the dtatrict
Hi waa Bupposed to be a Taft man. It
| thal 'fii- RepUblii an organlaa*
gave ? I -'?" foi ezpenaea Inctdental
prli ...?;. - and thnt he recelved
foi a Blmllar purpose from the Pro
, ? Iae of the R?
Matrlct w< for
and there we/re aeveral pa*
a to the electlon. In elght
? ? n t.a-th<- int, Id, "d. Ith, Rh,
8th, ISth aud Mthi?Rooaevelt delegateg
ind Tafl alternatea orero chosen unanl
HMMjely; Bioreover, it was found thal the
t practlcally In alphah.-tl
. al nnler The return sh.-ots for tl
Assembly District were not turned ln
untll very l;.t?-. A ?aesaenger BSnl by Mr.
Koenig t44 Snd Friedel ahout midniRht of
prlmary day ia under BU th.
Distrii t Attoraey. it is aald that ba
found hlm ln b eafl wlth the return
slieeta ln hls pock- t
Msny 8ay They Didn't Vote.
Mr. KMBjg*- lnveetlgatora, whom he
Hent out aa B00II as he learned *>f Mi.
MlliBB atatements, devoted partlcuiar at?
tention to the 4th Blectlon Dletrlct They
:?-ported that UO votea Were eaat there for
the PoOBBVelt deletcates and M* for the
Taft alternatee, nnd that the voters ap?
peared to have 00OM vlrtually la alpha
beticel Order. There were no dicsentlng
votes. BlXty-eta of the tOtL it was said,
had I^en IntOITBgBted by tiie investl
ghtors and were willlng to Blgfl afldavita
Handsiuiic overcoats for
every tne of man ot boy!
For little fellowj of -.'
years, aiul right 00 Up througfa
very si/.c and erery variation
?l every sizc to 64 cbest.
With .special models fof
,mall boys, big boys, youths,
young men and their seniors:
for work and for play. .
In ? tnrpjrising variety of
i abrics.
Values tliat satisfy "yonr
money baek" any time thev
don't.
Chap. 11. of Same Story!
Suits, shirts. BOcks, hats.
gloves, underwear every
tiliflg men and hoys wear fo?
every si/e of man or boy.
Ro(;f.hs 1*1.1 r Company,
Three Broadway Stores
at
Warren St.
?I
13th St.
at
34th St!
I lhat they had not voted at all Some of
them had moved out of tne district long
before the prlmarv eleetlon.
All thls. Mr. Koenig thought. COBfU
tuted auch a remarkahle statt* ol affalra
that further lnveatlt-atlon U aa demanded.
Mr. Reynolds aml Mr. Medalle agreed
with him. After hearlai the faits. ns pre*
aented b> Mr. Koenig and Captaln Boyle,
.Mi Medalle eeat out a aheaf of sub
There wera taore than one hun?
dred uf them. Ha alao prepared an affi?
davit contalalag Maaka to b<* Ollad la by
th.- aitneaaea ln this wuy tlma wlll be
eaved, an it is thought that a very few
minutea aill aufflca for sacta <>f theaa who
wlah tu deaj* hatrlai voted on prlmary
day. it |g prbbahle tnat tha prellmlnan
ii..iuiiy wlll I..- Balahed by Tueeday, aad
that by that rlay BBOUgh Wlll have bOOB
learned about the eleetlon te dedda
whether a erlma has beea commltted
Mr. Frledel denled the charges made by
Mr. Mills and said that hls appolntment
as deputy market supe-ri nt en< lt-r.t had
nothlni whatever to du with tha prlmary
eleetlon of a few montha befora He said
thut fur thret yeara hia appUoatloo had
beea la tiu* Cont**oHer*a otBce, aad that
for three yeara b< bad aol aeen Mr. Pren
dergaat
Prendergast Urges Inquiry.
Mr. Miiis's teatlmoay waa followed by
a letter fnnn tha ' 'ont.oll.r tu thi- DU"
trkt Attorney, la whlch he aaked if any
auch cbargaa had been made at Ma oOca
Mr. Prenderaaat wrote thal ht- waa aaa*
loaa to know, as Frledel was employed
under him, and If chait.-e Wera madu
agalnst him they ahould .ittier Im preaaed
or thrown out, accordlng le tba evldeace
Bupportlag them. Mr. Whitman replied
that ao cbargea bad beea made to him at
that time. The Controller *>**t.t yeaterday
the Cpllowing letter to to. Dlatrlct At
tOl IH) . V
Dear Slr: Wlth tl.is I dealre to h.md ) oU
a certlfled copy ol the teatltnonj Blven
t.> Mr (.ijjcU-ri Mills. ?t this dty, coro-ern*
Ing fiauds alle^-d hy hlin to have been
commltted lu the Bth Aaaembl) Diatrlet.
Mr Mllla'a teatlmon) refera t" aih-gi-ii
frauda ln the 4th Blectlon Dlatrlct of the
Mh Aaaembly Dlatrlct. Btnee thls teatl*
moay was glven, l hav. been Informed
that almllar auaplcloua clrcumatancea, to
whlch ba called attentiuti hs belag con
nected wth th- returna In the 'th Eiec?
tlon Dletrht. nls.) ippear ln the r<*iH.rt?
made in tha prlmao eiectlon ol the lat,
2d ann Id Blectlon dlatrtcta of tiu* Ith
Aaaembly Dlstm-t. 1 now aubmll the en
llre muttr-r to you, hnowlna that n wlll
recelve at your handa prompt and aatls
factory Inveatlgatlon. lf any frauda have
been commltted they oertalnlj ahould be
exposed and the nullt> people puniahed.
Mr Mills, without offeriiiK a partlcle of
teatlmony Intlmated to tha eommlttee
that Mr. Loula Fretdel, an ctnploya of
this department, waa reaponslble for theae
derelictlona. l hope you wlll thoroughly
Inveotigata Mr Freldel'a connection wlth
tbe matter There la not thr- siig.lit.---t
, r Intentlon upon my part to pro
te l Mi PreWel or anybody elee.
I wouiii alao *aii your attentlon to the
fa.-t that \h. Mills clalmed lhat theee
f.-anit- were commltted tn the Intereal of
thr- candldacj ol Colonel Rooeevelt foi
Ihe Keptibllcan nomlnatlon for the Presi
denej Mr. Mllla olalma that he received
bla informatlon from Mr. Samuel B
KoenU, the chairman of the Republican
County Committee. Mr. Mllla led the,
eommlttee te belleve thal thla mattei I
been presented to you, whlch, of co rae,
la nol the .-ns*^ The altuation, therefore,
is that apparently Mr, Koenls had known
of th?-si* alleged occurrencea for aorne
time, bul nr-\?-i tuok any action whatever
rh.it the gullt) people *>? ? ? *? m
?-ii.il. it has remalned for the writer of
thia lettei. a? a frlend of ' '"'..?"? I
\. i. to brlns the mattei to your offlcial
:tr-nt!..ii. Colonel Roosevelt'a frlend
protectlng wrongdo< - v* truly
youra,
WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAST,
Coriti.. ei
SAY HE'S NE'ER-DO-WELL
Police Declare Alleged Burglar
Is Heir to $500,000.
A young man who said he waa John
iio*-, hut who th*- poltre aaj la Willlam
Arthtif Vlctor Koch, h.-ir to t$be,bOt aad
the sun of b rubber manufneturer, was ni
ratgned beforB Maglstrate Ilarlnw ln the
Jefferaoa Maiket court yeeterday oi
charge uf burglary aad heW In |2,o00 for
further exanttnatlon to-morrow The po?
liceman who m.'idr-* the nrrest aald h**
ht Ihe young man ln the aaloon of
C <;. Dwyer, at No. III Blghth avenue,
early yeaterdaj morning. and thal the
iirison?r had taken $.' and aeveral pack*
agea of clgarettea
Accordlng to th* polire. the ^nungmnn
Was CuliVl ??? Ml|ilir-It V In th*- frill
bery of the realdence of Arnold Kahn, nt
\u. 18 Kast '.;,tii atreet, In I90J, . nd aen*
teaced to atrve ala yeara They alsn aay
he ser\?d i term In tha Blmlra Reform*
atoi y.
Th.* man waa arreated after a flght, ln
whlch he threw a number of bottlea -it
ihe bartendei aad attempted to Injure the
policeman wlth aa He was
found In the aaloon when thr- bartender
went to open up fur th.- day, Bboul I
o'clock.
WIFE ADMITS WR0NGD0ING
Goes on Stand to Help Her Hus
band Oet Divorce.
Peiaiise she wanted to "do rlghl hy
her husband" waa the explanatlon made
I y Mra. Agnes Moldt for her readiaeea
to testify yesterday ln tlu- BupreiBB
Court ln the divorce sult Wblch her hus?
band, Otto Moldt, broughl axaiiiHt her.
Although advised bf* Juatlce Cfiegerleh
that she need not answer tba questlons
touehlng on her relatluns wlth one Harry
Male. Mrs. Moldt waived her OOnetltU*
ttonal rights and admltted her guilt.
Juatlce Olegerli h Interrogated the
woman, and she told him thut she had
prumised her husband that ahe would
teatlfy aud make ameBdfl for her trans
greeatona Bha verlfled the adrrrfssiona
whlch she BUkde t'> her husband she
abook her* head te Indicate uacortalnty
when the iourt aslieil her what she in
! tended to do now.
.lustice Oleaerlch, hoavever, refused to
Kiant Moldt a divorce when he learned
that the buaband bad no corroboratlva
evidence i wlll nol granl a divorce on
thla weman'a coafeaelon," said the juis
tlcc lie- agieeil *.. keep th<- raaa open
for i week to glve tha plalatlfl aa op*
portuuitv to aubmll further evldeace.
wblch tne lawyer for the husband salu
be did not think he OOOld produce.
e
AGAINST 0. C. HEINZE & CO.
Verdict of $19,314 and Another of
$9,967 in Stock Suits.
A Jury in the Supreme Court ln ought
ln two v.-rdl.ts \r-M.rday, for Uf it and
IMf] respr elively. agalnat Otto c. Melnge,
IArthur i' Helaae an.l Max H, Bcbultaa
ceaatltutlag tba hrm of otto C. Heiaaa
| A. < O.
'lh.* two suits were brought by Henry
; P Hat.h and Arthur M. llatch, Btock
brokera, aad were oa aapaM copper mar
carrted fur the defeodaata la the
bnanclal depreaalon of 1197,
DR. LIPIMAN GOES FREE.
At a hearing held yeaterday befOTB
Unlted Btatea Coaualaaloaer Hhieids, nr.
b.s.ph l.lpinaii, ol Mo. Hl Kaat 50th
atreet, v.*|s exoaerated of tha charge
made bi Anthony Comatoch of havlng
mai. .-.i an iii'!-i-. nl letter te Laah Bduck,
ol No 723 ' olumbua avenue. Tba caaa
? i-i ihr- iihyaliian fell ihrough when
uei Beluck, Dr UlpmaB'a fnther-ln
,.i? . sv.or*- i! nl lie ii'b niahle to i ead or
write and ti'.'i h. bad atgned the com*
t at Comatock'a requeat, and Samuel
Chilliis admitti i wrltmg tha oblectloB*
irit.-t ni thi auggeatlon of Beluck
Dr. Upman is autag hia wife, whoat
maldea aaata waa J.e.ih Heiuck, for di
\ orce.
DYNAMITE WAS TOO WEAK
McNamara Got Nitroglycerine
by Wagonload, Witness States.
SAID HE WAS A CONTRACTOR
Government Asserts Hockin
Rented House in Which to
Store the Explosive.
Indianapolia, Oct. 23. -HOW I B. Bt*>
namara and Ortle R. Mr.Manlgal carrled
away nitroglycerine hy the wagonlo.id
was descrlbed to-day by Charles K. Ktter
at the trial of the alleged ilynamtte plot
ters to-day.
Kizer, who now llves at Tuls... Okla.,
was the manager of h plant f.>r the manu
faotnre ,,f ex| loslvcs nt Albany. Ind..
when, tn 1D0S, he BgJd, the dynamltera be
gan buylng nlttoglyc-rlne fn.tn hlm and
h.-.ullng It nwuy ln Wag.1?a to Munde,
Ind. The governtnent, in charglng tiie
forty-rive men on trlal with compHdty,
ans.-rts that the M'Namuias res.Tt.-d to
nitroglycerine ln blowing up "jobs'' af
t.-r they found dynamite waa not strong
enough, and that they rented a house ln
Mutnle to hlde tshe explosive.
"4 ine day, ln response 1,4 a t.-b-phone
(?ill from tadlanapolla," aald Ktaer, "l
nu t .1 h. McNamara ..t Munde Ha r.-p
r.-n.-nted hiiosHlf as being Oeorge J.
Clark, a contractor ol I'corla, 111., ani
suhi he wanted nitroglycerine to.biow
up S4ii!ic dltchee near indianapoiis. H?
said he ha.l tri?-d tl> nnmlte, und lt waa
nol atrong enough. 1 agreed t" ??-11 b|ra
twenty quarta, and 1 deSvered lt to a
farm three mllea from Albany oa the
road i" Muncle A month lat.-r he bought
thlrtj quarta more. I dld nol bear any*
thlng from him untll ? year lat.-r, when
he and Mc.Maniga! bounht 131 nuarts
When I took it to the farm they had two
tcains waiting and i.a.j prepared twelve
boxea in Htihh to pach Iht cana Aftt-r
irarda 1 wrote t.. Clark at the .addraea
given nt Peorla. but tiie i.-ti.-r was re*
turned."
The boaee rt r.-r r. ,1 t,, by Kiz.-r lnt-r
were found ni the tmuse ln Muncle
arhlch the governmenl chargea waa
rented bj Herbert s. llockln, now aecre*
tan af ti)4- Internatlonal Aasoclatlon <<t
Bridge an.i Btructural Iron Work4tra
Chlldren of th.- nelghborhood, 'hinking
tlu- houae racant, entered lt 14, play and.
accordlng t.. tin government akated over
th.- Boora aear where expkrslvei were
Btored.
I.lm W QMlon, foremaii of a COnstrUC*
tlon company, descrlbed thr.-- explo*
siotiB on th>- aame .ua, ut Clnclnnatl ln
1888. He aald afler two of 'h.- explo
loni Bdward 'Iark. arho baa pleaded
gullty, visit.-d tha jcb ar.d said ' If vou
don't put union men 4m thera we II fi*
you." Qhllon also descrlbed two explo
sions on Jolis in Cleveland In MO
on,- ,,f them, ln Beptember, on 1 rallara*
vladuct, he aald a aatchel rontslnlna
twelve atlcka "f dvnamlte, fuse nnd a
rlock, arhlch .vld-nHs had i-???n thrown
...,t ol a passlng train. was found.
CLOSE CALL FOR AUTOISTS
-
Car Skids to Edge of Cliti
While on Glidden Tour,
*
I..-xlliKtoll. Miss . o. t
Gllddi 11. fo 1*1 l< ? ,.f the Olldden I
hla part) "f tourtota who are driviaa
\i , ^ rell 1 - ov< r the route .?r tl e Glio
deii contesl between Deti ill and Ht ?
Orleana r? -.?,-1.?-?1 lexlngton io-nlgh|
;i hard 1 in <>f 188 mltea from 1
,,-.. r atlck] ? lai roada
The - onti -? a< hedule wh* nol ?
talned by all tha cara ? >?*m,- ?-. u,' dltch*
Ing r,f Maxwell Ni. ".. driven y- A l
Davli ol Detroll Whlle ellmMng a
and aarrow grade in the Chenoya Mllla
n?-ar Tchula, Mtai . Davta was compelled
t? tm 11 oul loi ?? lea:n '.t f Ighteni d
mnl.-s. and hla car akldded to thc dllch,
where .? 1 ina auapendad nn ti,.igi of .,
tw.iitv-f.i44t 4 liff untll aiil came t.. bm!"
? , - Mi G!M?l4Mi had al*
ready 1 ? *? < ri.-.i lexlngton tvhen tt ? 1, 1 1
dent >.--ci.ri.-.i
JURY MAROONED IN HALL
Crowded Condition of Court
house Causes Concern to Justice
justlce Kapper, sitting la Part 1. Bu*
preme Court, Brooklyn, yesterday found
hlmaelt forced to dlrad n jury t? wall ln
me hallway untll a vacanl room could be
found for its dellberatlona. Justlce k.<p
p<-r was concerned about the . rowded
condition of the courthous.- ?rul
the reporters:
"You can say for me that l eonslder
th*1 Mtuatlon thnt COnfTOata us In this
eourtbouaa n publle sran4lal. Here we
have aeveB trial parts of the Bupreme
I'oiirt in BOSstan, wlth only fl.. ii'v
roorae, and Home of theae Jury rooma ara
t)4it Ht to house .-attle ln, l<-t alone twelve
iio-n rlolnn; a serli4iiH pobUc dut) To
day orn- of the Jury rooms ls BO ri???.. 1 ? ? ? I
that lt is llke ? swimiiilriR pOOl, and the
four other avatiable rooms are occupied
The fact that B Jury must walt In the
hall Utitll one of thi- other Jintee raCBtea
is ft nuitti-r of utmoat Impofiano
UNCLESAM WANTS DOCTORS
Eight Vacancies in the Public
Health Service To Be Filled.
t Ki..in The Trihu, Bui
Waahlngton, Ort 2.1 - Bxamlnationa of
candldatea to till elght vacanctes in the
grade of aaatataal aurgeon In Ihe Pi bllc
lieiiith Bervlce wlll be held on Noven
11 ln Washlngton, lha marlne hospital al
Ntapl.-ion. Btaten Island; Nee Ortwna
and San J-"i;,ti( Iv 0
Candldatea mual be, between twent]
thre.- .in.i thlrty-two \<-n 1 s oid, graduati
of a P-putuble medlcal coib k- and r 111 -
nish testlmonlsla from reaponalble peraona
.a t.i thi-ir persoaal and moral character
Bervlce ai Intemea in hospltala for the ln
aane 01 expertence ln ths detectlon of
mental dtoaasea win be conaldered In the
,-xaminat'on Candidates muti bave bad
4.ne year of BOSpltl I <t)..-. ??? - .- Ol tWO
\ears of professtonal erorh aft,-. gradu* i
otlng
CAUTIOUS AS TO BUSH PLAN
Hasty Adoption by City Opposcd by
Merchants' Association Board.
The board of Baroetoia of fhe Merch-|
ants' \sso.iati.n la oppos.-d lo a heat]
adoption bj the clty ef tbe ptaa ??f th.-|
Busn Tcrmlnal Company, In whlch lt is
proposed 'bat the r-it>? take over tiie
Bush T.-rminal .lo, ks lh Bouth Brooklyn ,
The hoard haa adopted a resolution ask*
Ing tliat the assiMiitli.ii wltbhold lt
aenl [to the proposal nnti! opportunlty ls ?
i,iT ird.-.i ai1 the rarkma commerctal ln
teresta of ihe -.i- to aequalai thamselv?a I
will, th. detalla of the plan
The preeeni proposal ?>f the Bush <'4im
pany la sn an-endm. nt ol a plan aubmtt* I
i,d Beptember 16. whlcb ,11,1 not m.-etl
w '1 the favor .'f tba Merchants' Aeeo*|
4. lallon
POLICE SPAP RIOTERS
Should Have Shot, Testifies
Lawrence Inspector.
JURY SEES BLACKJACK
Counsel for Ettor and Other
I. W. W. Leaders Swings .
Weapon in Court.
Palem, Mass. Oct 23?Police In
spe.-tor John J Kelliher uf I.awrem e
told the Jury to-day in the trlal of I'ttor,
illovannltti and Caruso for the murder
uf Anna Iypizzo, that on tlie nlght of
January 29 lnst he became ronvtnred
that the time had come for the pollee to
draw theli revolvers Thls day. the
most turbulent of the textlle strlke,
came tu a Blinaaa with the Leplaae trag
erlv In splte uf his ronvictlon the In
BPaCtor said he dld not draw his revol?
ver, and that he did not know of any
policeman flrlng a shot during the out
hreak. whlch resulte.l ln tbe fatallty anu
tlu- WOUndlBg <>f Meiiult, a policeman.
Kelliher testitied that the police had
struggled valaly at Oarden nnd Union
OU the Catal evenlng tn clenr the
str.-e-.K uf balllgereaf otrtkera, and that
thej had been ieei.-d and pelt.-tl wlth ice
nnd Other mlssiles. He descrtbed h<?w
they harl reeorted to the use uf dttbfl
BBd blat kjacks tu drlva back angiv men.
Ha lelated tl.e effnits nf th.* police tO
faree the people town i'nlon street until
h fusillade of shots was heard. After
th.- nmoke had deared nwny, he said, a
woman had been found dying.
The witness drew from his pocket a
blackjeck whlch he aald he ha.1 bruincht
down un the biuks of excited mlll work?
ers .lenies II Slsk, nf eouaeel for the
defendanta, took the blackJarh from
K.-lllher and swung It tn the pre-jence of
the Jurors. Ulustratlng how the vs.-apuii
was used on the strlkers
"Dld you use It this arayt" aaked sisk
?> the hlaikin. k loop "ti hl- ?**?'.-t
and efiiklng OUt with the lead BUed
lee ther
?v.-s," said the laapactor, "i atrack
ti.e men ***ho would not mova aboul tha
back and shuiilders "
"Ton never drea your re*. oiver-'"
\... i dld aot," replied Kelllhei
"Dldn'l you think that the time h..d
,-.,in.* for vou to do so, lf th- m?n weie
re-ls'ini: r.oti aa you deeeriber
? i -ild think rlght then at the corner
uf Oarden and Unlon Btreeta thal nlght."
aald Kelliher, "that the time la tha rlot
IriK- bad arrUe.l fur me to dl*aa a gUB
but i dldn'l "
? wi.v dldn't yini"" < oooael .i"-*' d
s. i , oncludcaVthat i rlral would
inke another ? hani - Ml\\ mj banda
Ti . . rosa-examlnation of K.-llilier led
un tr, tb- kllllng of Anna Loptaso, the de
Hcriptiun nf tb.- flring "f :rom ten '"
,! irt; ahota and Ihe flndlng of ? strioken
woman in ihe atreel ' <;i not on< e ua** tne
i ;.,,,.. ,,f ti..- v ;i ilm in* t'tiuifl in thi i* -
tlmony. ? or wa ..' ? ? dence t ikt n I ?
? tal al.llna ol thi I
?-??
LABOR LEADERS ARRESTED
Accused of Trying to Bribe Wit
ness in Grabow Case.
i.ak. Chat - '-a , Oct. % C l- Doree
? ,,i ore ; C T rillgno, ol Ban
. md ? B Bdwarda of Men ?
..i . are under erreel her.. to nlghl
. ng to bribe or Intlml
date a wltneea for tha proaec itlon ii. the
trlal ?f labor leadeffl i I Birged Wlth m r
der ln connection wlth l a ibor
?
..*.,* been In
i. ..., ra,-ii t i imt foi tba defeai e ..f
.-?a nf thr- Brotberhoo I
'. l,i.|..*r Wirh.ra. wai arre-ted to-dav.
The othera were erreeted two or three
.-... but the matter **?- k< 11
. . apl ire ol Doree, ? i
rhatged aith belng the leader.
i. . w ho * ame hen nt the begtnnlnR
... ' lai, '. a member of tt"- Ind
nf ti.. \\ orld t lllgno, alao a
? t tbal body, la aald I ?
!,.,,, . .,,* here to eo-operate wlth Doree
;.,u, .u.i i in. Timber W'orkera' Unlon,
* ,; Mi rj .tlie
YEAR'SHEAVIESTRAINFALL
Downpour Causes Floods and
Not a Little Loss.
'ih.- largesl amounl of ralnfalt Kew
y..tk has experlenee-d for ovor a year fell
. terdaj Accordlng to the report "f the
Weather Bureau the ralnfall betweea tba
hours of I a n. aad I p m. amount.-d to
:i 12 Incti-s Thls ls the flrst > onslderabb*
r.iinfaii aince August tn. whea the ngtmn
wera 1.11 Tha last heavy ralafall oe*
curred on Augual >t and .tt. li.n, w/u*n lt
was Ml laehea
Th.* downpour eauaed Booda ln dlfferent
t.uts ..f Queeni Borough aad la Jeraej
City. in Jamalca trolley cars running te
Brooklyn couM ""t forea *??*" t r wa'j
through the watet -itiKh it whs necee
onrf lo .uipb- two or three cars together
before thej* could make thelr trlpe, Many
automobllea wera staiied In de#p poola of
.,,..1 In ? me caaea theli paaoengera
I gd l" be frrrlr-rl frrun thi-m (?? dry land.
. #-??
HOSPITALS CROWDING RTVER
fhmkins Says Thoy Use Spac.e That
Conuncrcc Might Better Have.
ti . extenaive apa.icupled by boa*
long the Khsi Rlver ls datrlmental
io*sth< . i.rimierciai Interesta.of tiu- dty.
accordlng to a atatemenl made yesterday
0\ i *.,!,-,n Tomklaa, Uommlaaloaar ol
i ,. ; . .,,.., i . rlea, at the bt gtaalag <>t a
aaiiei of hearhiga ?n th*- developmenl and |
Improvemenl >>f tha Kast Rlver, held In
II , board room Bl Plei A, North Rlver,
tht Commleelonei admltted thal
the di-slre of lha hoopltala to aecuri the
apai-e ?*here Ihelr patlentfl could benetli
from ffesh hlr and auneblne waa reaaon
able, .t caured commercial congeetlon
Dr John W. Brannan, preatdenl of tha
board "f trustees of Belle\*ue and Allted
ii,, ipitali called tht ( omml aloi ei 'a at.
t, ntlon tu lln i "'t ,,li,; ?"?'''' y*ai ?*ot
fort) Ihouaand perhona beneflted by wh:ii
the Commlaaloner called the ctty a biss.
i., Brannan alao apoke ol the dump ut
?. , -nd of Raal 3Dtb itre t. from whlt li
? md debrla were blowi ncroaa Belle*
v.ir gre itb to Ihe dtsi omforl of the
patlenta Commlaalonei Tomklna aald lt
,\.,.iiii be feollBh for th.- clt* i" cloaa tba
dump. _
DENIES SCHOOL SITE BRIBE
McMaiion Contradicts Realty Ap
praiser's Testimony.
Btephea McMnboa denled yaaterday thai
h?* ever attem#lad to brlba t'haries mm.-iI
ley. r nal estate appraiier Im the Fliiaticr*
Department. ?" rafatd la tha s?b* tt a
tract of land for tba Brooklyn Dleclgiln*
?r\ Bahaal t" Deer i'ark. Long Island, m
D'Mall. v tr-.-tilied at a hearini* un Ttn-s
da*
McMahon is about alxty-flya n-am old,
aml a number of years hko was a hnt.-l
krip.r ln the Bliaaville aecttoa ol Long
laland City. His boma ts at Ne, II Fraak-1
lln Btreet, Astorla
T dld ask Mr O'Malley to call ou my
llfr*long frlend John J itreunan at Deer ,
IIIIIIIIIIIHinilllliiiiniiiiiii?.iim4.i?.?.?..MU44,,i>
Fancy
Overcoats
at Cut Prices
Special Limited Sale
All brand new coats
of seasonable
wei^hts, mostly in
the Hghter co'ors so
much favored for the
present cooler
wearher. Belted
Coats. Raglans. ani
the more simple
styles at SavingB of
from $3.00 to $8.50.
A rale for Men of
Knowl?dge and the
Ability to App'y It.
FANCY COATS
S12.50
Cut from $15.50
FANCY COATS
Cut from $18.50
FANCY COATS
816.50
Were $22.50 & $25
rumhtx:
OVrMRSW/JSINCE iete*
UMD-RSAME
BWADWAY AT mm*.lH St - HfW YORK -?W AV.BET 27* a, EB^STB
?BJITON ST..*TI?LATB0SH A_*-BIIOOM-YN -BROADWAV At JEOfORO AV.
SUES TOREGAIN ESTATE
James P. Oampbell Alleges Wife
Willed His Property Away.
James P. I'amphell, a ri, h lawyer of
Loe Angelea, bal., hut formerly of thla
clty, has tuoiiKiit a ouit ln th.- Bupreme
Courl for th>- IT'V"-' estate whlch his
wife, Mrs Bugente a Kavanaugh Camp
l.ell. lM,4t. hut wlil. h hla chlldren hBVS
r.futta-.l to tutn ovar to hlm The chll
drefl are Bugene Campbell aad [<o?toa
ORellly, who were appolnted aa exeen
\OTH Ol Ihe CSt.lt.
The a,ti.'ii af i'amphell is hrnuaht un
d.-r proeadnre that ls somewhat pecullar
t.i New Vork, arul is known sisi "the
communlty law" lt provld.-s, amonu
other thlnga, thal aii th.- hueband'a prop
.tt> ls bla aeparate .stnte, and property
Whlch bueband and wife BCqutrs aft-r
marriage la communlty property. After
tha death of the ..if.- th.- property be
honga to the buaband
Campbell aaya thal he had an e.at.it.
,,r |m)aooo pn.'i to bla marriage, Ib 101,
Hini thal ha turned thla over t'? hi* witt
Mts Campbell had no Hepnrate estate.
mi\.< ths lawyer, bul wben ii? - demanded
lha propertj aft-r the .bath nf hia wife,
hla son and daughtei refused t'? dellver
ii to h'.m Mia Campbell dlapoSed "f the
. .-t.tt.- m her arlll bj glv|ng ber aon H.000
and by il-vi?in?* th.- in> oeas from the re*
malnder ol the eatate to her husband
for llfe. At hia o^ath. the win provlded,
the ln.i>m.- waa to no In BQUBl parts to
U;, m M tnd daughter unA later lo their
chlldren
I'ounsel for Campbell aald yaaterday
lhal there had bon ao < ? ?r?rii* t ln the
i atnpba ll fumib Tha lawyar wenl to
nla foi hla health und begaa to
pra ti-.- ia? there, later becomlng ,4 ,-m
/, i ol the atate atra Campbell dld aot
accompan) her huebalid, because xlm ?.ii
.i.i.-ilj. an.l dld not want lo travel. Mr.'
rampbell came back tn hla old hom? ln
, i."tia; iHiand, every Chrtotmaa.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STRIKE
Westfleld, N. J., Pupils Angry
at Ban on Athletics.
Westfleld, N. J . < ut ? Puptla "f Ihe
hlgh achool here declare that unleee the
Board of Educatlon a*-r.-.-* ut a apeelal
meetlng on Baturday to reduoe th.- mark
ln Kngiish to ?' li ti "i af ? h* el prea*
ent, they wlll lt" on strike I n Mondal
H1I4I nlng,
pila ?:? maklrig a houae to houae
to-nlght obUlnlng aignaturea to
., pi?*dgc tr. Rghl in thelr behalf flve ef
ihe ..tiier pupila are buey framlag n n*?w
ronstltutlon to be preeented t" the i'4)ar.i
4,n Baturday nitfht. whlch sets the mark
ln Bngltah al ? MBBy commutere aa
thelr way to bUllaaBB In Manhattan wero
. hikii ih.- puplls' petttlon yaater
daj
rhe H4>ar.I 4>f Kducatlon h.-ld a Bteetlng
last nlght, but took no actl4>n on the clr
eul%r because It was unslgii'"!
Bome "f the huher grammar' grade
pupila and many "f the hlKh school girin
?a) thej wtll Joln In the strike ir pne ia
de. lared.
i-? ' ?
HORSEMEN JO SUE STATE
Will Ask $100,000 from Ind
iana for Stopping Races.
t'htcago, ' >'t ? Ofllcera of the |fln*ral
Bprlnga Raclng Assoclatlon applled t(>
da| to Judge \i'Mahon. of the Clrcult
Courl cf Valparatae, ind.. f.>' bb lajune*
ti4iii againat any further Interferenee ^nh
the r.44iiiK meetlnK by Qovsmor Marshall
itiiil lln state nillltla.
?ii,,. courl eontlnued Ihe heartag untll
to-morrow morning to give tlme ti, eertro
notlce on the defendanta that the Injunc*
tk>n had been asked.
After a long oonferenee tha owneraand
promotera < 1 * - < bi.-'i to brlns aull as-ainst
tin. Male for Jbm.iao ,Inning, | alleged to
bave been anetalned when tlu raees a ire
atopped by th- troopa reeterday.
Jockevs BXerHsed hi4rs.-s i4ver the
rourHe this morning b) parmlaelon ot tin.
mllltla omcers, whe w.-re Interested ape ?
tni44ra. s.-\.-r,ii atablc owners preparadfe
ship thelr Btrtaga to pthjar traeki
SILVER SP00N8 GO UP
Arivance in Crxst of Bullion Causes
Increase of 10 Per Cent.
BeeaUBi Of th>- Iw r< ase In the prh-,- <(r
aliver butllon, manufaeturen of st.rimK
aliver Batararc have advaneed th<- prlci of
leaBpooBB, deBBerl apeone, lablhepooaai
,!. perl farka ami table forks approxl
mately W per cenl Botne conoerna jmva
also tnotuded aoup apeona ui the Uat ot
iirii'bs ol Batwara whteh have been mi
ranced,
As yet there hns heeii no Imre.ise ln the
i.i.r hoiiow wai,-. but it is predlcted
in llaldea Lane thal if aliver bulttaa ."n
finii.-s |4, ko upwnnl ln prlce ln the next
si\ inonthB as fast na It haa In the last
Imlf year, an advance In the prlce ,,f hol
low war<- will also rSBUlt
Th<- reaaoBB gtven far the apward move
nii nt ol sllver rulllon are ihe fav.rable
economlc conditlona In Indla and th*. fact
that, the Indhiti Kovernment has come Into
in. market aa a buyer of -dlver bullion. I
GRAYWOOD
il*;.;KST SEI.I.BJR I> THB WORM
2 for 25
EARL8t WILSON
SHIRTS$|5_o AND MORE
AMUSEMENTS.
4M-4ttbX>ol\j M-re.B B??t **ttn tl Bf S.
WINTER GARDEN . ,.,;?.;.
? ihi- pahmi.no bhow tn iait.
playhouse;;;.,
LITTLE WOMEN
Miiiihiiltnn Up. II i ? ?l
SOTHERN & MARLOWt..Mrrrh;*n, *f veiii.e. ?
Maalae Klli.iit'a lh.. SOth. bei H y A I A
3Sr::ii_, " JREADY MONEY
BBth s< "' r' ? "' "*''" ''
in i: kki'ti-: l :
48TH ST. THEATRE , k" *}??_ i
LITTLE MISS BROWN
( \?.i\t>. R .\ Sfl !?:? I 10 Mata r\ ed **ut
THE MERRY COUNTESS
V* mum collU ' ? t OMEDY. 4im E of h *a>
.'ii,; i.v. FANNYS FIRST PLAY
1 *, Hl< . 42 \\ MI \ E* | '"? Mt? w. t.a
1_B|
w - h
m:t)\i?** \\ rl . * r it-- Ht b- ? i .
HANKY PANKY
? ) - I Wth U ?? ?th A'
KND K> sa.S i ? Mal s
K 42 W .rit \ h.% -? 1 . Hi * ? ? I""
> THE MASTER /,;. HOUSE
OVER NIGHT
rnK hk: rt
inc MfCQCQ'C *'? ""> *?' ****** "" ' ' "
JUt TVCDCfl O ||?._ \\,,i ;,?.| Bat ?.?.'?
k SCR.PE 0* THE PEN
FOOD SHOW ISSSSH
li a M le ii P M
71st Reeiment Band U. S. Gov't Ediibits
n*| V**l f HKATHK. n'way arnt HOih Ht.
W/alj I ?-?!!> M tn 11 V M I5c-24c-50c
SARAH BERNHARDT u^n Eiuabeta.
Bi |A|I luny aad BOth Si Bve. B:SO.
luUU M'T. EVERY 1>W VT .'.I'i
?y'RAINKY'S AFRICAN HINT
HllitirDCTTIU'C ''''" Bebae a Ce Big
UAfflmLnolLlnj 0 ? .,? ? 8am <*hlp * Mary
?"li .-. Mats -'"? .*???"*"'? Marble in.i 12 ttthejo.
Hlll st. BrORTING (II It. To-nlalit. s::n
JACK bRIlTON vi. FREO OUFFY
it.ii ? other '???ut*, *_*_ ?i "" Tu !?'? '"
I'ark " aald M. .Mahoti. "tO K'i over the
r*lte propoaed. Thta \*.u? thi only roqueBt
i made of him
.-?
SAYS POLICE STARVED HIM
"Third Degree" Figures in Eck
strom Murder Trial.
Juaapli i McKaBBB, arbo la op triai be*
fore judae Reealakj* la Oeaaral Baaatoasj
foi the murder of Bttl* itgrtd jBekatrom,
j teatlfled ycMcnla: that thlrd Ipgrai"
? methoda, lu whlch starvlnt; and hcatiuK
v, ere promlnenl factor.*-. had b.-en uped
to maka him talk of itu- erlma
'I'vu. eonfltctlnB Btatoiaaata by MeKenna
[wera latrodaced i>- Chartea C \<>tt, jr,
| tiu- kebtt laat Wati let Attoi
I om- wai made t" Captaln Prlca al Th.*
Hi.mx detccttvea, ami tiu* othea la Tbaron
h Itrong. an asalataBi Diatrlcl Atter
.,,.., to *'? ? Bisl McKeBBa 'i* tit'-.i am
kaoarfedga ot u,t\. Mgrtd Ra^etrom met
her diiltli. glld tn th** MO bi M -aid that
MgrM h.i i fallen from bla anna Bnd bo
coiiii- nu coaat i" i frem tba fall, addlag
lhal ba becaate fvlgbtanod und bld bar
bedjr.
?Captain Prlca told BM 10 aay that I
had Int tba chlld fall eccidentaUjr," i-airi
MeKenna. "Ha aald thal BO harm could
, OBM to mr* from lt. anrl that It would
ptop the oitlcbaa of the poUea. who
hadn't found an> MM up tO lhat tltne. I
dldn't got a artnk ot bbbbb. la mv oolt. aor
as much aa a drlnk of 4\at**r for hi.-ak
fant. and no luiu-h. an t at laet I BgTBtd
Then tiu-v biougbl taa aometblng to eat
_id I made tiie t-tatement to Mr. Itrpng "
i aptain Prlce and Bmaauel Rleta, ooun*
t4i*l for tti.- il.-fence, bnd .'i n.'t-to earller
|ln tiie duv over tlu- Bttaged ihird dc
groo." ' V"u augbl lo in- ashamad ol
rourself for aaklnx Hur-h quepflona," said
i'aptain I'rtce; "mv record of thlrty-lv.o
years ln the departmdat ia aaawor
snougb."
The cane will protiablx ao lo th<- Jury
to-day.
AMUSEMENTS.
M-11 lOBK'N I KAI)|\), THKATRF8.
EMPIRE :. ST_i^rM
JOHN DREW >-^'nrew
? wim uiiLII alfred autro'aCBaudy,
-THK IHvl'IKXrl) HtSBANP.
UCEUM E** * WBharp.
M,ss B1LLIE BURKE ;?i;P^
? lfl*- MIM) THK I'\|\. I.IHI_?
CRITERION '',;;. ;.;
' 4?i .t Mchia. Laat Mntinee 8Bs*erd_r.
TAbTAUZING tommy
GARRICK Feea t:?.
- - -... - i '?
?Ml IIMI NOXIIAV, M)\. |aT
JOHN MASON
IHI KTIVI k
HUOSON
ROBtRTLORAINEalV'Mnn';
II |a|M) |)f T. JW
HELEN WARE S5B_
PARK "t '"! ? " Mata
rhfm ti '.)
laat ? lleeka. Inn. lelo.l*. Brsuti.
CLIFTON CRAWFORO M(?IRBi
NEW AMSTEFDAM
THE COUNT I? LUXEMBOURG
LI8.RTY
_ *
MIIESTONES
k\U KrltltlllkKII. !: Ith Rl
K.-. a.lg. wata h?i. ,?,i a,, ,-.
lh.- I ?-l BJ ?r., in M...I. al ( , ,,,,.,;<
OH! OH! DELPHINE
_______________
GAIETY
PT-_rc_
_______
? rv..- N.aah - I ih.-ird \l.-le?
CLOBE montgOMERY & STONE
>? " ? * ELSIE JANIS
v#anl The Latfj of ihe Sllfiper
Hei >n* ?? epea dalli U i M. to w I M
rciiTIIQY 1 ''"?? * ' ' f-.'v*.
ItXrll uni ... t,Wed. gBa ?
PRICES 25c. to $1.50
4 Theatrl, al Rargaln of Year.*'?r \?.*.lall.>
I"- tt\ THK I.IEBI BB ' '?' B
$100,000 PRODUCTION
"THE ^AVGHiER.
OF HEAVEN"
Of %a hl, li Wllllam Wlnter. Ihe ?..-??<??*
livlna Amerlean 4 ritir. asyi
"I hav. aeen *\?r\ In*;i4ir-i
llaplayed IB AmTic.i .lurlna r! e :. ? I
reara, aad I think The i ?
H n* la il'PEBI" >H n i AX1 PH 1XO Of
HE KINTJ l EVER S v w "
WALLACK*SH;;\\.? THK
y.
?.i
I mll *:,- t 'h..'l(tht
i_r__i _v
^j? -r m\xt
y.t-nr.l l.anfeibneh. *** X *?
I ITTI n l'IIK*TKK. .4 ' U II M
H"H, "ANATOL"
CI TlrVP F w--' *M sr Bvea it 8:1*
t_l liroU-. ifata w.-.i and Bai I
WITHIN THE LAW
? T COHAN'S J?"*"
rtnr___> Evea a i, Mata. Wed j-.i.JH
l FLtmmmr laseiiea a Meet t^apular sur.
il ?sfCOHAN?
K\h "BROADWAY" JONES
F \ ; M i;I!IM; BEVEI
acTfID " ??? '' ''" t*i ; * . Mti '?' ?
AolVn v <a< tVetl.Mata Heat S***al__
THE WOMAN HATERS
PR-Un11" 1K\|| (II llll IdNtalDH
UnArlll |'|XK, -,,,;, < hnrlottr *-*4 nlker.
Keti W ?_ I'HK ROSI U 41?
BELASCO V
"MISSSTARRTRIUMPHS"
E;r FRANCES STARR
THB i I*.! oi nn KY,
REPUBLIC .; ,/...
\vii|i.,,h ,'.:? .-I ai il i' ? hl H. . "
?> GOVERNOR'S LADY
BfKfflHSJ&
UNION SG ?
" i,?,i. Ifata
Ulh Ht
Mat* Me.
POLONIAL SJ?
? ** Dalli Mata -V
; ALHAMBRA
.Iiminle Hrltt. Kmrae
I'artis, A\..ii <?..rn?riy *?
OraliHin M >ffaf* [*1?kV__?
\.\ H-. res. 1 '
Huiil & fherldah *3im?
?on.Vanderhlh * Mo?_
7 Ave . jl.ulu li.as. i i '.ln*. *"-'?
l-'fl si Kllnor* A 8am WIlUBS**
,'? \M JIA'atson. RenaBaSjg
UlilirU er- ?IIHTUKK.** ..
i nanL-is |{l, K,f r.->. r_ut- vtatie-^
( VltNKt.li: Hlll. Ne.l *.at. 4ft. at *?*
Vlolin Herltal >IIS<|1A Thkei* 1-V. I1'1
' $1 :,.) an.l |l?l;
..ii sslc ?t rr?.i_
ELMAN
-?? :,.? ij -'iHiio NUt. Wrolfs.t... I",r*?i
trih AVF "^ ,s h??Tm
Klll *!*- gL.th 8t. Morann. Hailey * 7...
?l^iiv M,,t. j.'.-Mk kh.i. rella Adler. ew